I love this. It was made by Roving enterprises who produce Rove, a TV talk show made here in Melbourne. The final line says it all;
‘for people who have too much time on their hands….’
Of course, I disagree with this, but it’s funny nonetheless!
Have a great weekend. I’m looking forward to a Saturday morning sleep-in. I need it. : )
Someone tweeted this on Twitter last night. I’d love to give attribution but I’m afraid I’ve forgotten who it was. This is the literal video version of Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart. A literal video sings exactly what is happening in the video and in this case, it’s pretty funny. Where did they come up with all of the strange, seemingly disconnected imagery in this video?!
It’s got me thinking though. Wouldn’t this be a fun activity to do with kids? They’d have to be creative trying to find lyrics that represent what is happening, and it would have to fit with the tune and possibly rhyme. If I get a chance to experiment I promise I’ll upload the result here.
Have a great weekend. I’ve got so much work to do I might as well camp there this weekend. Hope I get it done!
I hadn’t seen this. It’s The Chaser’s War on Everything and assorted Australian television and sporting personalities performing Rudd.i.am, inspired by will.i.am’s tribute to Barack Obama’s ‘Yes we can’ speech. You may have to be familiar with the Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, to appreciate the humour in this. Or, maybe not.
I’m off to Lorne this Sunday for the Expanding Learning Horizons conference. I’m presenting about Ning and learning communities on Tuesday. I hope your weekend treats you well.
Want a feel good video for the end of the week? Something that will make you laugh and possibly cry?
Then invest the next six minutes or so on watching the above video of Stavros Flatley and son and their effort for Britain’s got talent. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.
It’s a wonderful story of family love. You can see the depth of the relationship between father and son. It reminds me of the relationship my husband and son share. They don’t dance together, but my husband coaches my son’s soccer team. You can see the pride in my son’s eyes every week as they tackle the next game of the season. My husband loves it too, so I hope they have a win this weekend!
Meet the weekend head on feeling positive about things after watching Stavros and son. That’s my plan. And just to make it even better, watch the video below. They made it to the final!!
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Here’s a new improveverywhere mission. This time they throw a surprise wedding for a couple who have just married at a New York registry office. You can see this couple had a memorable day – probably far more memorable than they had first anticipated!
Enjoy the weekend and whatever it brings your way. : )
I love Hamish and Andy. You’ve probably figured this out if you’ve been following School’s out Friday posts for awhile. This one is worthy of a look. It’s Hamish and Andy freeating for a week. They decided that a solution to the Global Financial Crisis would be to avoid paying for food and see what you could get for free. They weren’t allowed to try the same tactic more than once.
I certainly laughed. I hope you do too if you watch it. Have a great weekend.
Flash mob tribute to Michael Jackson in Sergels Torg, Stockholm.
Same song, same flash mob, this time at Central station, Stockholm.
Flash mob in London : tribute to Michael Jackson on June 26th, the day of his death.
Wikipedia explains a Flash mob as being;
A flash mob (or flashmob[1]) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via social media or viral emails. The term is generally not applied to events organized by public relations firms or as publicity stunts.
Michael Jackson’s recent passing has seen a spate of Flash mobs coming together to pay tribute to a singer who had an enormous influence on people the world over. You can find evidence of this by searching on YouTube for ‘Flash mobs Michael Jackson’. It appears there are more to come. On August 9th in London a mass ‘Thriller’ dance is planned as a ‘Goodbye Party’. I’ll have to keep my eyes open for the YouTube footage of that one.
It’s interesting how technology has enabled people from various backgrounds to congregate for action, be it a tribute to Michael Jackson or protests in the streets of Iran. In the videos above, what is most noticeable are the mobile phones raised high in salute, capturing the evidence so that it can be passed on and shared.
I hope your weekend holds something exciting that you can share with friends and family. Enjoy it.
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I felt it only appropriate to use The Colbert Report‘s, Jeff Goldblum will be missed as this week’s School’s out Friday post. (Click above on ‘Jeff Goldblum will be missed’ to see the very funny eulogy Jeff delivers for himself.)
Considering I had to write a lengthy post to keep my online reputation intact after I’d tweeted about his possible death, I have to admit to having a good chuckle watching this. I hope Richard Wilkins is able to see the humour in it too. He’s copped a bit of a serve from some media commentators over the course of the week.
If you want to read where the whole rumour emanated from, take a look at John Skelton’s post. He’s a Scottish blogger laying claim to sending out the tweet that started the frenzy of activity.
Lying low this weekend; looks like a cold one coming up here in Melbourne. Fire, blanket, cup of tea (maybe a glass or two of wine). Hmmmnn—-sounds good really. Enjoy whatever it is you are doing.
Thanks to the generosity of my husband’s cousin, last night we saw Pink in concert at the Rod Laver Arena here in Melbourne. This excerpt on Youtube is from the opening number. The concert was part of Pink’s, ‘Funhouse tour’ and it was incredible. It was one of the 54 shows she is performing in Australia over a period of four months. Her athleticism and amazing voice outstripped the spectacular staging. You were focused on her performance from beginning to end. Far and away the best concert I’ve ever been to. To top it off, we got to watch it from a corporate box. Free and luxury surrounds. Doesn’t get much better than that!
Hope your weekend treats you well. School holidays have begun for me so rest and relaxation will be the order of the day – make that days!
I know half the world has probably seen this, but the fact that my entire family stops and watches when the Cadbury Eyebrows ad appears on television, has got to mean something about its appeal factor. Last night I went to my son’s school concert. Two of the students replicated this ad; it was a standout highlight.
Plenty of others on YouTube have had the same idea. Here’s a selection of examples.
Here’s Lily Allen on Channel 4 (not a patch on the kids);
And another;
And finally, to demystify the whole thing, here’s a tutorial showing you how to make a replica of the ad without having to have your actors move their eyebrows;
No reports to do this weekend so sleeping in will be the priority! Enjoy whatever it is you are doing.
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