The Ranting Beaver

I love Titus and this appears to be some new stuff for him.

Because it's Friday and who doesn't like laughing at someone biff it.

I actually really like this song. Don't hate.

This cracked me up, but I suppose you have to be a fan of the show to enjoy it. Or high (as much of Adult Swim's demographic likely is).

I know it's a bit of an oldie, but I overheard the song today at lunch and had to go watch the video again. Since it's Friday, you should sit back and enjoy it too. See how many 'web celebs' you can recognize here.

I this is how they taught English in schools, we'd reach more kids. Just saying.

Yeah, I know, not a huge news flash but sometimes we forget the talent behind the voices. Saw this on TV last night, had to share:



Wrong, yes. Funny as hell, also yes.

Been meaning to post these for a while ... been playing around with them both to see how much I like them.

I have two new items for you, one is a visual search engine and one will allow you to create a link for generating buzz on any topic you like.

First up is Spezify.
This is called a 'visual search engine' which means that the results come back in a more visual layout. This is actually really useful for pictures and video, both of which can be viewed without leaving the page. Includes Twitters too. You also navigate by dragging the mouse in a 3D motion. Definitely cool.

Here are some example results pages:
Mets
Olivia Munn
Venture Brothers

Next is Addictomatic.
This is kinda neat as it allows you to create a 'one-stop' page for any topic. The page contains multiple sources so you can have multiple links for your specific topic. You can then send this link out in a Twitter or as part of your Facebook status for example. Might also be good to see what others are saying about your topic. Seems useful either way.

Here are some example results pages:
V (as in the TV show)
Obama
Deviant Art

Feel free to let me know what you think about either of them.
- Ken

Was trying to explain Tex Avery to my 7-year old and it made me want to go look for one of my favorites. Thank goodness for YouTube. Enjoy!

Requires the slightest bit of knowledge of band names, but this is one of the funniest cartoon clips I have ever seen. Yes, even better than Dr. Tran and this one is clean. Thank heaven someone was able to find it and post it.



I miss the Animaniacs. Some of the best writing and ideas in a cartoon - fresher than the Simpsons and more clever than Family Guy. Subtlety should never be underrated.

Had a chat with a co-worker yesterday and I had forgotten about this ... I had to go find it, to share. Thanks goes to Brice H. for the reminder.

It's so bad it's good. At least if you are from Denver anyway. Quality isn't all that great, but (a) it is from the 80's so can't be helped and (b) I think it adds to the atmosphere.

Posting this for my peeps. Mr. Scary, Beaver - enjoy some nostalgia fellas!

I'm sure you've seen the ads by now, some may even say that they've been annoyed by them by now, but you can't escape the overly enthusiastic character Flo. I'm sure you have said, "where the hell did this girl come from?" or "they actually had an audition to be that person?".

At any rate, little did you know, the actress that plays her has been around for some time. I noticed her in a small part in Mad Men, so I had to look her up. Her name is Stephanie Courtney and here is her IMDB page. Holy crap she's a busy gal.

Then I came across this gem as well ... a video of her standup routine:

A little rough, but entertaining. I love my comedians.

I guess the point here is this: we often see some character in a commercial as we zoom past it on our TiVos, often without a second glance, but we should probably remember them. They work almost as hard as any other actor, probably harder in a lot of cases, just to get a big break. Next time think about that when you catch yourself watching a commercial and hoping you had the remote in your hand to fast-forward. Show some respect and watch that damn commercial instead!

Well ... any of them except that annoying Geico commercial with the money and the googly eyes - go ahead and zoom past that, no one was working hard the day that was thought up. That's just plain creepy.

Thanks to Michelle A. for finding this gem for me. It's crazy to see that much of anything in one place.

Click the link as they have turned off the embedding.

So awesome. And people worry about kids cartoons today.

Just because ...


Happy Friday!