World of World of Warcraft

I didn't mean to jump in right in front of Jeff's post, but this is just too good. Please scroll down and read about they Wonder/Travesty that is Volo, IL. And by please scroll down I mean after you watch this (make sure you watch to the end, there are two clips):


'Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft'

Slamball

A fantastic combination of football, professional wrestling, and the all-star weekend slam dunk competition, SLAMBALL gives you everything you could possibly want from a sport. And by everything I mean trampoline dunks and the best goaltending money can buy.

This video will show you the ropes. Pay attention to the rules, and remember SLAMS are worth 3 points, everything else is worth 2.



Here's the slamball dunk competition:



More great slamball action:



A video of some kids playing playing slamball with terrible results. This video is definitely a minute too long.



Try this at home.

LARPing

For those of you unfamiliar with this concept, LARPing stands for Live-Action Role Playing, it's where you dress up like Dungeons & Dragons characters and fight with cardboard swords and axes, all the while throwing spells, represented in a number of hilarious ways. I don't quite understand why live-action roleplayers would allow themselves to be filmed, but luckily for us they have.

The following video came to my attention because it is the basis of a Carleton GOP cheer. The way the cheer works is that everyone starts by quietly saying "lightning bolt," and then it gradually builds up to everyone screaming "DEATH! DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!" You'll see why:



And now the same battle scene, except seen through the eyes of a true LARPer:



This next video is just hilarious. Magic Missile is a level-1 D&D spell, or so I hear:



Bald Spot at midnight. Bring fake beards and chainmail.

Avatar and Trash Baby

Ok. Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I really liked having Adventure Time up there. Ha. Anyways, I want to give a shoutout to Jim K, for being the first person to e-mail me for Air Alert 3, or really anything for that matter. Yeah, don't hesitate to e-mail me if you want Air Alert, or if you have any questions or comments about posts. I'll try to get back to you within 1-2 business days.

Anyways, for those of you that haven't yet seen every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the fuck are you waiting for. Avatar is a cartoon on Nickelodeon that has a ridiculously strong following among college students and adults. The reason for this is pretty clear because the writing is fantastic, it's definitely the funniest politically correct show I've ever seen, possibly the funniest period. The humor is very silly and the characters are really well drawn. The plot centers around a Asian-themed world with four nations based on the four elements: fire, earth, water, and air. The fire nation is trying to take over the world, and the only person who can stop them is the Avatar, who can master all four elements. Sounds kinda stupid. It isn't. It's awesome. Torrent it here.

Also, if Avatar is a little too racy for you, try watching the latest installment of Trash Baby for some good, clean fun.

Adventure Time

I give you Adventure Time, the best thing to come out of Nickelodeon since Avatar. I don't need to tell you why it's funny, but look at the only two items in the Ice King's tower once you get there.



Out. Of. Control.

Abdominal

So if you like either hip-hop, Canadians, or Judaism, you'll probably like Abdominal, who is, surprisingly enough, a Canadian Jewish rapper. He has a ridiculous vocabulary and spits mad rhymes while rarely taking breaks. His repeated partnerships with the fantastic DJ Format ensure that he always has a sick beat to bust his tech to. Enjoy these videos:

Abdominal Workout



Vicious Battle Raps: DJ Format Feat. Abdominal



And my personal favorite, 3 Feet Deep: DJ Format Feat. Abdominal and MC D-Cisive. This is one of my favorite music videos ever.



If you've been converted, you can buy his album here

Beirut Pump-Up Explosion

So after a week of training, my roommate and I are finally ready to participate in our dorm beirut (beer pong) tournament tonight. In honor of this occasion, I decided to collect some beirut pump-up videos.

First, 9000 cup beirut:



Then it's time for some ridiculous beirut shots, i know this is a super popular video, but there are still people that need to see it.



Wish us luck.

Dave Koz, Best Sax Player Ever, or DOUBLE Best Sax Player Ever

Now as you watch this, it is important to realize one crucial thing, Dave Koz is a huge tool. You can just imagine middle-aged women creaming their jeans to this. That's when it gets really funny.

Here are some things to look for:

- Tiny phallic saxophone
- Unnecessary dancing
- Facial expressions that go along with the music, meant to imply "soul"
- Roundhouse kicks to emphasize certain notes
- The bass player who is stoned out of his gourd
- Dave Koz sneaking up behind the bass player and playing behind his leg
- Dave challenges the bass player to a "battle," but never actually lets him play and instead invades his personal space.
- Obscenely long high note with equally preposterous angle of both back and saxophone


Spread the word, people. Dave Koz 08.

Robotic Plants

I was thinking about the environment today. And how we need plants to convert Carbon Dioxide back into Oxygen for us to breathe and also so we can burn stuff. But. What if robots wanted to take over by destroying all the plant life on Earth. For what that might be like, watch this:




Back to the point. Robots try to kill all our plants, til there's only a couple left that a human rebel force must defend to save the race. That's the theme of Save the Last Plants, a sweet sci-fi short story I'm going to write. Maybe.

But really, why can't we make some sort of machine that converts CO2 to O2? We just need to get rid of that stupid Carbon, and plants can do it, and we're like a billion times smarter than plants. Admittedly, I know next to nothing about chemistry, but i'm sure some people do, and there shoud be a way to figure this out. Think about it. We could just cut down the whole rainforest and replace it with a sweet metropolis of solar-powered robotic trees. How ill would that be?! And for all you tree-huggers out there, I have this little nugget of wisdom for you to chew on: no matter how many trees we cut down, there will always be an environment.

So there.

Fat Kid Falls Down

Let me first say that I unconditionally love any and all people of size. Unfortunately there aren't hilarious youtube videos of thin people falling down. Just type "fat kid falls down" into your Youtube search box and laugh for hours. You will find that thin kid falls down, will have much less satisfactory results. Here are some of my favorites:

Fat Kid DDR


Fat Kid Falls for Peer Pressure (literally)


Fat Kid Reaches for Rainbow and Falls Short


Slip N Slide Rejects Fatty


Fat Boy attempts to scare sister, gets owned


Fat Kid incurs nasty fall from van


Fat Swimmer has Diving Mishap


Adorably Chubby Child Falls off Log Thanks to Traitorous Friend


Fat Boy Suffers on Rollercoaster to Delight of Mother


Spread the word.

Guitar Hero

If you're roughly my age and live anywhere in America, you've probably played, watched, or at least heard about Guitar Hero. In case you're in the dark, Guitar Hero is a series of video games that started with the original Guitar Hero, released in November 2005. The game fed off the popularity of unorthodox controllers started by Dance Dance Revolution and used a guitar-shaped controller to simulate actual guitar playing.

The series has taken off from there growing to get more and more popular, as well as a staple of any college's dorm life. If you're in a college dorm right now, think about how many feet away from the nearest guitar hero set-up you are. Right now I'm 25 feet away from one (two floors above my room) and about 80 feet from another (down the hall), it's ridiculous. So, as you may imagine, being good at Guitar Hero is a very important status symbol, so here are some tips to help you get good and look cool:

1. Unless you're in a social setting where you need to show off, play the highest difficulty you can barely survive at. You don't get good by playing songs on Easy perfectly. You get good by eeking out Free Bird on Hard.

2. Don't be afraid to use Practice mode, it's a great way to nail a hard part of a song that gives you trouble.

3. Choose your party song. The most important thing is to find the right party song. Most parties and social gatherings where you play guitar hero will have you waiting in line just to play one song. Your party song is that one song. You just have to go in there and nail it near perfectly on Expert, possibly adding some complementary dance moves. No one has to know you played that one part of the solo on repeat in Practice mode for 2 hours. They just see you kicking ass. You should try to have one party song for each volume of Guitar Hero, and it should follow these criteria:

a. Recognizable, at least by a few people
b. Catchy riff (songs that are just chords are boring)
c. Difficult/Badass solo (this is how you impress people)

My songs are More Than a Feeling for Guitar Hero, Sweet Child o' Mine for Guitar Hero 2, and Cliffs of Dover for Guitar Hero 3. They're definitely solid.


But enough of that, time for some sweet videos. This first one is a guy playing Through the Fire and Flames, the hardest Guitar Hero song ever, on Expert. Prepare to be humbled:



And here's an 8-year-old that's probably better than you. Half showmanship, half skill, all second-grader.

Eddie Izzard: Offering the Finest in Male Lesbian Transexual Stand-Up

Eddie Izzard loves women so much that he likes dressing up as one. Not gay. Fascinating. I first encountered the work of Eddie Izzard in what I feel was one of the most underappreciated films of the past decade, Mystery Men. Little did I know, the "normal" way he appeared in the movie was actually quite abnormal for him.


This is how he usually chooses to appear for stand-up gigs and the like. Classy. Anyways, the reason Eddie Izzard came up was that I was watching 28 Weeks Later at my friend P's house. The movie was pretty sweet because rage zombies are the best zombies, as seen here, you have to verify your age and shit, but you get to watch free videos. Watch the first one, "Infected Attack," it's ridiculous.

Anyways, we were watching this Deleted Scene on the DVD where the family is in the cafeteria just kind of talking to people and being awkward. Then P showed me this perfectly topical piece of Eddie Izzard stand-up comparing British with American film, making it obvious why the scene was deleted.



Enjoy.

Main Hoon Na: Bollywood at it's Best

This movie has everything. First let me tell you about the genre as listed on imdb, Action/Drama/Romance/Musical/Comedy. So good. So for those of you that don't know much about Bollywood, it's basically a genre of Indian film that is usually a long and complicated love story with tons of arbitrary and hilarious song and dance numbers.

Anyways, Main Hoon Na, is great to start out with because it stars Shah Rukh Khan, the Tom Cruise of India. He's the best romance/action/musical star in the world. I don't want to give too much of the plot away, but basically Shah Rukh Khan is a Major in the Indian Army, and after a terrorist kills his father, he has to go undercover as a college student to protect the general's daughter from the same terrorist as well as find his estranged step-brother and have him help scatter their father's ashes. And then there's all sorts of love stories too! This movie alternates scenes of impossible Matrix-esque action with absurd, over-the-top dance numbers. It's extremely well written and very funny.

Here's a clip from the film. The main character has just saved the life of the most popular kid at school, so now everyone is showing how much they love him.



And here's a compilation of some action clips from the movie, set to "In the End" by Linkin Park. I thought there time in the sun was done, but no, here they are again.



Oh. And Merry Christmas.

Once and The Edukators

So I saw the movie Once on the airplane home from Japan, but I really liked so I watched it again two nights ago. Some of the music scenes are so ridiculously awesome that I decided I'd share them with you. This first scene is from when the two main leads first try to play a song together, inside a music store. There's also some other clips from the film spliced in. Enjoy:



Then there's my favorite song from the movie, which I imagined must have required a hundred takes to get right. Then I saw this video of the two main characters performing it live. Note the part where they are just screaming in perfect harmony. Glory.



Okay. So. Now that you're going to the video store to get Once, you should pick up this next film too. It's called The Edukators, and it's a German film that made a pretty big splash at Cannes. It's the kind of movie that can fall apart if you try to point out all the little flaws and improbabilities, but it can be really life-changing if you let it. Here's the trailer:




Cheers.