Parody of Glengarry Glen Ross for the Harvey Awards

Posted by John Farrier in Cartoon & Comic, Video Clips on October 23, 2009 at 7:14 pm


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The Harvey Awards are given annually by the comic book industry. This promotional video for them is a parody of Alec Baldwin’s sales rant from the movie Glengarry Glen Ross. The corporate office sends Val down to talk to the dregs in the sales department: Garfield, Heathcliff, Dagwood, Charlie Brown, and that guy from B.C. The message is simple: sell newspapers or you’re fired.

First prize is a Harvey Award. Anybody want to see Second prize? A can of spinach. Third prize is you’re fired. You get the picture? … You’ve got a readership. The syndicates paid good money. Get them to buy the newspaper!

Here’s the original scene from Glengarry Glen Ross. Content warning: adult language in both videos.

via Popped Culture | Harvey Awards

 
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The Divorce Processional

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on July 30, 2009 at 1:45 pm

If you thought Jill and Kevin’s wedding entrance was exceptional, you should see what they did for the divorce! Link (embedded YouTube video)

 
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The Astounding World of the Future

Posted by Queuebot in Everything Else on June 1, 2009 at 2:16 pm


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Voted Best Short Film at the New York Comedy Festival, a tongue-in-cheek look at the thin line between Utopia and dystopia.

– via buzzfeed

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.

 
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VCR Hack: All You Need is a Screwdriver, Scissors, and Marshmallows

Posted by Queuebot in Gadget on March 11, 2009 at 1:07 pm


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Don’t throw away that VCR– hack it instead!  This is a spoof hack not a real one, and you’ll want to find out what the marshmallows are for.

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Marilyn Terrell.

 
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COPS for Kids!

Posted by Queuebot in Cartoon & Comic, Funny, Video Clips on March 7, 2009 at 2:16 am


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What would the TV hit series COPS be like if it were made for kids? Sunset Television explores the possibilities …

– via sunsettelevision

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by semoog.

 
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R2-D2, Subtitled

Posted by Alex in Movies & SciFi on March 2, 2009 at 3:52 am

Do you ever wonder what R2-D2 was saying in the Star Wars movies? YouTube user Mortal Wombat (of meanestbear blog) went to the trouble of translating "Artoo’s" machine chirping into English for all of our enjoyment:

Link (Embedded YouTube clip, warning: foul yet funny language) | If you like that, here’s the second part: Link (ditto)

 
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Kevin Garnett stars in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Posted by jstruan in Advertising, Food & Drinks, Video Clips on March 1, 2009 at 4:05 pm

As part of Gatorade’s new branding campaign (apparently research shows more people will buy sugar water if it’s called “G”), TBWA/Chiat/Day and Tarsem teamed up to make a brilliant parody of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Enjoy this ten minute film, as King Kevin Garnett and various other athletes go on a quest for hydration. Can’t say it made me want to buy more . . . G, but I’d buy a pagan Kareem and his talking goat herald toy in a second.

 
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The 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Library

Posted by Queuebot in Cartoon & Comic, Funny on January 28, 2009 at 4:11 pm

Re-enacting a movie in 30 seconds, needless to say, is tricky. But these crazy bunnies certainly have the imagination.

From Casablanca to Snakes on a Plane, one thing that the folks at Angry Alien Productions sure doesn't lack is a great sense of humor.

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From the Upcoming Queue, submitted by Christophe.

 
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VideoSift Clips of the Week

Posted by Alex in VideoSift on January 21, 2009 at 7:34 pm

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The Curious Case of Forrest Gump
Have you seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button before? If it seemed familiar to you, that may just be because you have seen it before fifteen years ago ...

From Talkshow with Spike Feresten: Link

My Kitty Can Fly
This is a story of a man, a fence, and a cat. It's not just a video clip, it's a quest to build the ultimate escape-proof cat fence.

Every time the cat outwits me, I figure out a way to stop her from jumping over the fence ... You may think I have a little bit too much time on my hand, and you could be right. But I just consider this a challenge because I read one time that nobody has ever built a fence that is capable of keeping a cat either in or out of a place ...

Link (I won't give out the ending, but it's pretty funny)

Ultra Slow Motion of a Falling Droplet of Water
Pretty much what the title said: a nifty clip of a droplet of water captured at 3000 frames per second.

Quick and fun: Link (24 sec)

Husky Says "I Love You"
For all of you who say that Neatorama has a cat bias, here's a clip of a Siberian Husky named Tubok saying "I love you" for a treat.

Cute and talented! Link

Bratz Doll Give Girls Unrealistic Expectations of Head Size
Well, if Barbie gives girls unrealistic expectation of body image, Bratz dolls give them something even better: unrealistic expectation of ... head size!

From The Onion: Link

For more the web's most interesting videos, check out: VideoSift.

 
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Olly Moss Pwns Shepard Fairey's Obey Giant

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts on January 19, 2009 at 3:49 am


Photo: Olly Moss [Flickr]

UK artist Olly Moss is currently conducting a Guerilla Sloth Propaganda, in which he reworks Shepard Fairey’s iconic Obey André the Giant posters. I quite like the smiley sloth! – via Super Punch

 
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Association Professionals Through The Ages by Dan Meth

Posted by Alex in Cartoon & Comic, Funny on January 19, 2009 at 3:48 am

What would it be like if noteable moments in history were run by committees and their endless strategy planning sessions?

Here’s the short 2 minute YouTube clip, titled Association Professionals Through The Ages, by Dan Meth: Link

 
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Mail Order Husbands

Posted by Alex in Blog & Internet, Funny on January 12, 2009 at 1:55 am

Guys have been able to erhm, order, a mail order bride from Russia and Asia for quite some time now. But what about the ladies? Fulfilling an obviously under-served niche is this fantastic website, Mail Order Husbands.

This one to the left is "Steven"

I’m definitely a classic romantic. I like a candlelight dinner, some quiet background music, and a couple hits of ether. I prefer a woman that has insurance and a car would be great as I need to make the occassional trip to Mexico to pick up "souvenirs".

I’m sure this is the foremost questions your mind:

Q: What does it cost the parties involved?

Art: It all depends on the demand. We have an excellent variety of quality bachelors, and the highest demand is for men around 30 years old with lots of hair. For example if you want to order a 52 year old bald man who has bad psioriasis, well then maybe $600.. but say we had a candidate that looked like a young Erik Estrada, well that kind of product doesn’t last long, we typically charge around $9,000.

Don’t forget to take the compatibility test! Link – via Rue the Day

 
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Doctor Who Meets Star Trek

Posted by Alex in Movies & SciFi on January 1, 2009 at 3:09 pm

Remember the epic Star Wars and Star Trek mash up on Neatorama a while ago? Well, Squeezing My Mind Grapes blog has something that may just be even better: forget Star Wars, the Enterprise has just met … Doctor Who!

From Kelvington (who has a whole bunch of other mash up parodies), behold the Doctor Who Meets Star Trek for Christmas: Link [embedded YouTube]

 
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Food Safety Songs

Posted by Miss Cellania in Food & Drinks, Music on December 19, 2008 at 2:25 am

Dr. Carl Winter takes popular songs and changes the lyrics to incorporate food safety instructions. The results are funny! I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles becomes You Better Wash Your Hands, Heartache Tonight is turned into Stomachache Tonight, and We Are The Champions becomes We Are the Microbes. Many songs have accompanying videos. Link -via Eat Me Daily

 
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Corporate Logos in Bad Economic Times Parody

Posted by Alex in Money & Finance on December 10, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Ryan of Business Pundit blog compiled some parody corporate logos that reflect the world’s current economic crisis (The Ford/Fail logo is originally from Ironic Sans) – Link – Thanks Mu!

Previously on Neatorama:

 
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