Friday Videos will not steal your Red Vines. Ok, maybe one or two.

Constant Readers,

Allow me to take this pre-video moment to make two quick points:

1) I wrote a few weeks ago about the fact that, when talking about disaster emergency preparedness, the Board kept referring to the NERT program. I made fun of of the name of the NERT program, but let me clearly state: it is great. We should all be certified NERTs, especially since earth-whisperers with complicated laser machines think we will experience a shit-shifting situation soon.

There. Okay, NERT people? Please don't be mad at me anymore. My emergency kit contains half a pack of Camels, a box of Ju-Ju Bees and some No-Doz. I won't last long without your help.

2) Bay 2 Breakers is coming up on May 17, and I think there is still some confusion about what level of debauchery is acceptable. This official-looking website purports to know the rules. Drunk-running is fine, but "Please don't pee in the streets, okay?"

Let's start in our own backyard as Supes tell us to vote in the May 19 election. You know how to get people who are too disillusioned, apathetic or bored with politics to vote? Get politicians to ask them. Then await the stampede at the polls. 

Locally, the gun show at Cow Palace sported record-breaking ammo purchases by people whose crazy uncles told them that "that foreigner" Obama is going to take away their guns and gun accessories. Here's a parallel argument by some RePUGlicans against DemoCATs. Liberal references to testicles may make this not safe for work. But hella funny. 

For some reason, I can't embed from Barely Political without messing up this whole page, so here's the link.

Representative Michelle Bachmann (R-Crazytown) talking drrrty about the economy...quotes include: "We have seen an orgy… The government spent its wad."

Parody of Joe Biden talking about swine flu. Please, oh please watch.

Again with the embed problem. Here's the link. Just click - it's worth it!

I would opposite marry Jon Stewart in a second. Here's him discussing gay marriage, Marion Barry and morals. 

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And in non-political videos, I was looking for a different video when I saw the title of this one:  "Rick Astley, Samantha Fox, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson - Together Forever." On April 10, 2009!! It starts out with Rick Astley carrying around underwear that someone has thrown on stage. Um, wow. Sad, funny, bizarre, sad, weird, and off-key. 

A friend who obviously understands my lowbrow sense of humor sent this to me. Just try to watch it only once. You can't. No one can.   

So apparently, there's a new thing that the kids are into these days - they take a video and sound of a cat playing the keyboard and use it to highlight embarrassing moments. Here's an example.

So, yeah, this is now the soundtrack to my life. More examples here and here.

Have a great weekend!

-Melissa

Comments

[generic]

I was so hoping when the supes were each doing their respective "languages" that Dufty would give 3 snaps and an "Okaaay?"

Sadly, it did not come to pass.

[Be_devine]

How come Alioto didn't tell us "Your vote is your voice" in Italian. Or Mirkarimi in Ruski-farsi? Or Daly in pig latin?

And how come Maxwell is the only one who didn't get to take a field trip to cut the video?

[Mary Stream]

Here is the history of Keyboard Cat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p_UgQoqpbI