Comments on: 1up!

1up!

loquacious — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:47:24 -0800

Baby, I'm gonna make you happy tonight. ...yeah, turn the lights down low. Turn the lights down low. It helps me feel like I'm in a spaceship!

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:08:06 -0800

Runs 3 minutes, 52 seconds, and 1 joke. Though I guess its good to know that next time I need an FPP, I can just refresh the Google Video popular page until I find something that hasn't been posted yet.

By: Corky

Corky — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:11:09 -0800

Everything else aside, this was like watching my ex-husband times three, assuming he could sing.

By: fire&wings

fire&wings — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:22:40 -0800

Not funny at all. Comedy + acoustic guitar = :*(

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:23:47 -0800

I guess Chas is not a gamer. Nice post. The dork/gamer in me really appreciated it.

By: jonson

jonson — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:49:28 -0800

I laughed, but I also agree, it did go on a little too long essentially on the one joke.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:52:52 -0800

it's not one joke. it's one joke archetype, rendered several different ways. This is a common practice in stand-up comedy. but hey, you like what you like. I thought it was funny. could have sworn I'd seen it here before. maybe it was mecha.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:54:44 -0800

australia sucks.

By: Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:55:45 -0800

Rather than complain about the one joke, I'll offer a sketch that I enjoyed: Alec Baldwin retooling his Glengarry Glen Ross role at Santa's workshop.

By: internal

internal — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:06:13 -0800

I guess I am just not cool enough. I liked it.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:06:28 -0800

Well, that got one little obligitory snuckle out of me. Here. This is funny.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:06:49 -0800

(if it works)

By: muppetboy

muppetboy — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:08:42 -0800

That was AWWWWWWWWESOME.

By: davejay

davejay — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:12:38 -0800

Ah, you kids today don't know what comedy is. I appreciated this not only because of what schmegegee already described, but also because it's nice to hear people willing to deliver comedy s-l-o-w-l-y. I like my funny on a slow burn, and actually enjoyed their voices. Then again, I write music AND game AND have a wife, so I guess they were just aimed right at my funny bone.

By: youarenothere

youarenothere — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:31:56 -0800

I was ready to snark, but that was actually kind of cute...don't know if its FPP material, but it put a smirk on my face.

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:46:43 -0800

I'm with davejay - I laughed out loud a few times. I 've got a game nd a wife as well, though.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:47:49 -0800

I've seen it before, and it still makes me giggle. But then, I'm a gamer, married to a gamer, so I'm pretty much the target demographic.

By: crawl

crawl — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:49:49 -0800

Yep, I'm gonna go with.... funny. Thanks!

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:04:55 -0800

it's not one joke. it's one joke archetype, rendered several different ways. This is a common practice in stand-up comedy. Perhaps, but lets be precise here: its common practice in hacky stand-up comedy. And as to the allegation that I am not a gamer (and therefore, I guess, don't get this), might I direct your attention to the FPP 3 below this one? I stand by my original judgement: I know funny when I see it, and this isn't it.

By: jefbla

jefbla — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:21:18 -0800

My wife got me a Nintendo DS for x-mas, and I've been trying to beat Metroid, so yeah, I liked it, and the wifey liked it too.

By: danb

danb — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:30:17 -0800

I liked it too. The chipmunk guy is a good singer.

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:44:34 -0800

Cute. Also Elf you. (I luv that Borat man)

By: Wolof

Wolof — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:50:43 -0800

australia sucks Somebody must have found the spellchecker. Nice work!

By: loquacious

loquacious — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:06:47 -0800

Would you prefer I had posted this? (probably nsfw) Suck it, haters. This one's for you!

By: VulcanMike

VulcanMike — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:16:51 -0800

I think I saw this as part of a comedy central improv special. Or maybe it was on-demand. Bottom line -- press those cable buttons -- you may be able to catch this in all its rerun glory. Aren't you exciteder?

By: forallmankind

forallmankind — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:19:03 -0800

I'm with fire&wings: when a comedian walks on stage with a guitar, my heart just sinks....

By: oddman

oddman — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:24:43 -0800

Ok, what the hell is wrong with the Japanese? Actually, I think they all got together 20 years and decided to just start messing around with our heads. They are really, really good at messing with people's heads. What was the deal with that hamburger at the end?

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:27:06 -0800

loquacious: what was that Japanese vid? My language skills seem inadequate, and I'm not about to ask my wife to explain it for me.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:43:46 -0800

Wife: Honey, don't you think you should come to bed? You have work tomorrow. Husband: Don't you understand? I'M GETTING STRONGER!

By: OU812

OU812 — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:53:25 -0800

great.....google keeps cookies for 38 years, which means that i may be held accountable in the future for having watched this...thanks!! (in the future you should put a disclaimer)

By: ed

ed — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:58:48 -0800

Took a while to get going, but I liked it. And I laughed. And I'm generally a jaded bastard about these things.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:04:25 -0800

I loved it. Never heard of those guys but I loved it. Thanks loquacious.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:07:36 -0800

Thanks for your interest in Google Video. Currently, the playback feature of Google Video isn't available in your country. We hope to make this feature available more widely in the future, and we really appreciate your patience.

By: blasdelf

blasdelf — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:21:30 -0800

That Japanese video was hilarious. About a dozen women in short dresses on a television soundstage. With sound activated vibrators in their panties. And dozens of men with loud drums, noisemakers, and those little wind up robots that clap the cymbals over and over. The women writhe around on the floor, with tons of panty revealing camera angles. With most Japanese television, the cameraman has to try pretty hard to get a panty shot, but here, every shot is a panty shot. I'm pretty sure its on a game show of some sort, but I can't tell how the women are competing with one another.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:32:57 -0800

blasdelf, somehow I think I know what you're refering to, but... wrong thread?

By: oddman

oddman — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:50:34 -0800

Oh, a game show with women competing using vibrators. That makes a whole lot more sense. ( I thought they might be competing to see who could keep from going to the bathroom longer.) But that doesn't explain the hamburger. At least it looked like a hamburger. (One of the guys looks like he is rubbing his finger between the bun and the meat.) Though, I suppose it must be some sort of noise maker.

By: blasdelf

blasdelf — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:07:03 -0800

Would you prefer I had posted this? (probably nsfw) Suck it, haters. This one's for you! posted by loquacious at 9:06 PM PST on January 16 [!] This is what I'm referring to. Loquacious led a great derail. The key part is that the vibrators are sound activated, so the guys running around making rythmic noise are tying to literally drive these girls wild. It looked like a hamburger to me the first time too, but I'm pretty sure it's a noisemaker of some sort.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:36:22 -0800

That hit a little close to home. Showed it to my girlfriend and she laughed harder than I did and said "that's you."

By: loquacious

loquacious — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:57:15 -0800

I showed it to my girlfriend and she laughed harder than I did - then went back to playing Animal Crossing. I'm not sure if that's better or worse than the various Zeldas. I haven't been able to play Metroid Prime in weeks.

By: Malor

Malor — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:05:44 -0800

Hmm. You know.... Stavros' post seems oddly familiar, almost like I've seen it before. And I have a curious desire, suddenly, to go work for Google, where I could do something about the problem, instead of just lounging about reading MeFi. But, of course, I'm far too lazy. But, who knows! Eventually, stavros, you may hit the jackpot... someone on MeFi who A) works for Google, B) has input on policy decisions, and C) decides to fix Korea on a whim. Hey, it could happen.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:27:44 -0800

I just talked to my friend at Google and he says that Korea won't get access to video.google.com until they stop port scanning every netblock in the known universe and stop playing Warcraft/Starcraft. He suggests that stavrosthewonderchicken starts by picketing the nearest internet cafe and distributing Jack Chick-like tracts on the evils of being a script kiddie and Warcraft addict and work his way up from there.

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:28:43 -0800

Arrrrr Matey Yer Google Video (TM, respect it slave!) advertizering shiver meeeh timbers rattle meeeh bonez !

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:53:21 -0800

I know funny when I see it, and this isn't it. posted by ChasFile at 8:04 PM PST on January 16 [!] So do I, and you aren't it.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:59:07 -0800

Is there anyone here that can translate what elpapacito just said from drunken pirate to English? I suspect it might be important, but I could be wrong.

By: hal9k

hal9k — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:30:46 -0800

That hit a little close to home. Showed it to my girlfriend and she laughed harder than I did and said "that's you." posted by Joey Michaels at 11:36 PM PST on January 16 [!] (Forgive me Joey for my first thought here): She also insists you don't return her vibrator.

By: graventy

graventy — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:50:17 -0800

The feeling I got from the vibrator video is that maybe they weren't allowed to touch themselves... And...possibly...that's what the guy was simulating with the hamburger. Possibly.

By: a3matrix

a3matrix — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:51:46 -0800

Thanks for that. I appreciated it.

By: shifafa

shifafa — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:01:49 -0800

Okay, you're all cracking me up. Reading the discussion of the Japanese video has to be as hilarious as actually seeing it. And Tripod made me laugh, too. Thanks.

By: Dantien

Dantien — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:55:05 -0800

No one can really stop playing Starcraft. We just internalize the game, turning our morning commutes into Zerg rushes.

By: NotWeButOne

NotWeButOne — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:07:31 -0800

Very clever, but about 40% too long (like almost every other song, film, book, or dance in the world).

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:29:55 -0800

OK, I get it; the dude fingers a hamburger, she comes and her head explodes. Her family gets the prize money. Colorful bubbly graphics and video game music are enjoyed by all.

By: lumpenprole

lumpenprole — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:49:21 -0800

Very clever, but about 40% too long (like almost every other song, film, book, or dance in the world). You know they have medications for ADHD now, right?

By: Aknaton

Aknaton — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:18:27 -0800

loquacious, I'll take your Japanese video and raise you this one of a woman being ravaged by little piggies.
NOT SAFE FOR WORK
OP: Oh dang, it's gone. Well, you'll just have to imagine. They were wearing little booties to keep from scratching the woman.

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:50:48 -0800

my next fpp

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:58:18 -0800

this is easy

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:13:13 -0800

It may seem so easy, especially if one assumes I actually found the video by browsing video.google.com itself. But, you see, I had not. Besides the video, there's heavy math and weird science involved - and no small amount of sacrificial chickens - calculating and scrying the probability of pleasing and displeasing exactly 50% of the MetaFilter userbase. The rest is all finesse and wrist action. Also, there's usage of the shift key combined with punctuation, complete sentences, not breathing solely through the mouth and marginally clever titles and tags.

By: inpHilltr8r

inpHilltr8r — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:27:04 -0800

I bought my wife Animal Crossing DS for christmas. So this is kinda funny to me at the moment. Shit runs both ways.