I like to make pancakes... they are so very tasty

August 18, 2006 12:08 AM

Gir, it's time for PANCAKES!youtube
posted by jonson (64 comments total)

Go ahead and mock, but I'm warning you, watch the video twice and the stupid song will be stuck in your head.
posted by jonson at 12:13 AM on August 18, 2006

Look, as much as I liked this, it isn't dislodging that "Chicken Noodle Soup with a Soda on the Side" thing. And believe me, I don't think I can go another day with that song stuck in my head.
posted by maryh at 12:20 AM on August 18, 2006

That song is so stuck in my head! It's actually quite good. Cute video, just sent it to my young nephew who loves to cook.
posted by nickyskye at 12:22 AM on August 18, 2006

waitwaitwait... what song is it you refer to, maryh? I think I may have missed a meme.
posted by jonson at 12:23 AM on August 18, 2006

Reminds me of I Use Magic (.MOV file), but snappier, and with more pancakes.
posted by shoepal at 12:27 AM on August 18, 2006

Go ahead and mock, but I'm warning you, watch the video twice and the stupid song will be stuck in your head.

Ah, MetaFilter at it's ostensible best. So I can mock? I have permission? Your tiny disclaimer irks me. You come across as something.... other than...
posted by persona non grata at 12:29 AM on August 18, 2006

Oops! I thought you posted it, but chunking
_express was the culprit. Memelette here.
posted by maryh at 12:31 AM on August 18, 2006

I'm not going to mock it despite your permission!
posted by TwelveTwo at 12:31 AM on August 18, 2006

Right, that's it. Permission revoked. No one is allowed to mock, persona non grata fucked it up for all of you.
posted by jonson at 12:31 AM on August 18, 2006

I like this because the sounds and the images are so tightly wound together. Especially the eggbeater solo in the middle: makes it seem like the song was arranged from the cam audio instead of the video being made for the song.
posted by damehex at 12:32 AM on August 18, 2006

You're warning me!? Get over yourself, jonson, FFS.
posted by persona non grata at 12:32 AM on August 18, 2006

1) What does FFS mean?
2) Where am I warning you?
posted by jonson at 12:34 AM on August 18, 2006

Oh wait, I see now where i was warning you. Never mind.
posted by jonson at 12:35 AM on August 18, 2006

Zim: "Gir, your waffles have sickened me! Fetch me the bucket!"
posted by scodger at 12:37 AM on August 18, 2006

WTF!? he didn't roll them, he didn't have cinnamon or sugar to go with the lemon, he used NUTELLA!? WTFFF!? he went to sleep afterwards? what an ass, pancakes are powerful and give you power! not sleepyness! he tricked me into thinking Invader Zim cartoons might somehow be involved, he cooked the pancakes for too long. ANd He has dark hair.

Too many unelaborated YouTube links at mefi!!! GIRRRR!
posted by wumpus at 12:45 AM on August 18, 2006

I'm with wumpus, someone needs to let him know how to make real pancakes.
posted by newscouch at 12:49 AM on August 18, 2006

I got nothing against pancakes and all but really my heart belongs to waffles.
posted by aubilenon at 12:51 AM on August 18, 2006

Five stars. Entertaining and educational. But the end result is more of a crepe, not a pancake. Not to this American, anyway. Is this European style, or...?
posted by zardoz at 1:06 AM on August 18, 2006

I clicked thinking this was actually Zim-related.

You have successfully wasted the 60+ seconds of my time it took to scan through that video and then write this post.

A music video about making pancakes? Seriously? An FPP?
posted by Riovanes at 1:36 AM on August 18, 2006

I love/hate this a lot. And I'm way impressed at his flipping skills.
posted by leapingsheep at 1:48 AM on August 18, 2006

That was a British-style electrical plug.
posted by Loudmax at 2:01 AM on August 18, 2006

Could be from England or a former colony.
posted by Loudmax at 2:02 AM on August 18, 2006

Sorry about single sentence posts.
posted by Loudmax at 2:02 AM on August 18, 2006

Something about pancakes.
posted by Loudmax at 2:02 AM on August 18, 2006

Oh, man. Here I was expecting a clip from the Zim Eats Waffles episode.

Even though pancakes were not involved at all.
posted by neckro23 at 2:09 AM on August 18, 2006

He just made what we refer to in Finland as a 'lätty'. It's not really a pancake either. A sweet crepe is the closest thing I can think of...

They're delicious. I prefer them over waffles & pancakes, actually.
posted by slimepuppy at 2:27 AM on August 18, 2006

Unsettling. Shallow. Amateur.

For one thing, pancakes come in stacks. In between comes the ton of butter so conspicuously missing in the video. On top of a stack of cakes, goes a sunny side up egg, to make a one eyed stack. Over the top of that, goes maple syrup. Beside the stack, on at least 3 sides, and preferably 4 to 6 sides, goes crispy fried cased pork sausage links.

The only thing the doofus in the video was doing was making a mess in the kitchen. Nutella? Lemon & Sugar? One at a time?

Crimes against humanity, maybe. Certainly nothing to do with pancakes.
posted by paulsc at 3:16 AM on August 18, 2006

It's early AM EST and I just wanted to say THANK YOU FOR THIS AWESOME VIDEO!
posted by mistersquid at 3:34 AM on August 18, 2006

Pancakes before and after watching Deadwood nsfw language, duh.
posted by shawnj at 4:05 AM on August 18, 2006

Jesus paulsc, you want some coronary with that? I feel just nauseous reading about it.
posted by slimepuppy at 4:12 AM on August 18, 2006

FFS=Flapjack film sucks. Sorry, jonson.
posted by emelenjr at 4:23 AM on August 18, 2006

paulsc is correct, but only to a point. Pancakes are different everywhere. Just because they are Best in America, doesn't mean a nice sweet crepe isn't good! Or a Dutch pancake,with ham and cheese (kind of inbetween American and French style). These days, I make mine with yeast, Belgian style, but thick, American style. They are nearly perfect.
posted by Goofyy at 4:31 AM on August 18, 2006

paulsc, to me, pancakes look just like the ones in the video, you serve them one at a time so they're always hot to eat, and you cover them in sugar and lemon, just like that guy. I call them pancakes because my family, my friends, and most of this country call them pancakes. What you describe are "American Style Pancakes", which come in a packet with a little flag on them and have the texture of overcooked beef.
posted by ArmyOfKittens at 4:33 AM on August 18, 2006

Fantastic. Thanks!
posted by billysumday at 5:32 AM on August 18, 2006

doesn't mean a nice sweet crepe isn't good!

Crepes are good, yes, but here in America, we serve them with sweetened fruit, whipped creme, and a side of bacon.
posted by thanotopsis at 5:33 AM on August 18, 2006

Only problem for me was, it seemed he was making the flapjacks in the morning. That ain't right.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:41 AM on August 18, 2006

Awful lot of provincials around here.
posted by crunchland at 6:11 AM on August 18, 2006

Catchy song, nice video. For those of you who were expecting something slightly more... Zim-ish... GUESS WHO MADE WAFFLES!
posted by boo_radley at 6:20 AM on August 18, 2006

Thanks, boo_radley,

GIR - The Doom Song.
posted by blahblahblah at 6:51 AM on August 18, 2006

Fucking Nutella.
posted by NationalKato at 7:06 AM on August 18, 2006

shouldn't there be a rabbit under the pancake?
posted by exparrot at 7:43 AM on August 18, 2006

I watched it without the audio portion. "Mundane" fails to adequately describe. We have NSFW, how about NPWA, No Point Without Audio?
posted by scheptech at 7:48 AM on August 18, 2006

Another good GIR vid is Sheep are Fluffy

His profile explains the crepes (and choice of toppings)
posted by samsara at 8:17 AM on August 18, 2006

I'm going to take this opportunity to link to my favorite pancakes song ever.
posted by kookywon at 8:37 AM on August 18, 2006

Single-link YouTube posts are killing Metafilter.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:58 AM on August 18, 2006

Dammit, this thread compelled me to hop over to the Coney Island and get some pancakes to go.
posted by fusinski at 9:04 AM on August 18, 2006

Single-link YouTube posts are killing Metafilter.

C'mon crash, if you don't like the direction the site is going in, you could always just not participate any longer. As long as you promise not to let the door hit your ass on the way out.
posted by jonson at 9:11 AM on August 18, 2006

It's all right, I quit drinking and now everything's just peachy.

Except for the single-link X posts killing Metafilter.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:13 AM on August 18, 2006

Uh oh... lives in Utah... doesn't drink... mormon?
posted by jonson at 9:33 AM on August 18, 2006

I couldn't handle the funny underwear.

But an extra wife or two might be all right.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:52 AM on August 18, 2006

For one thing, pancakes come in stacks. In between comes the ton of butter so conspicuously missing in the video. On top of a stack of cakes, goes a sunny side up egg, to make a one eyed stack. Over the top of that, goes maple syrup. Beside the stack, on at least 3 sides, and preferably 4 to 6 sides, goes crispy fried cased pork sausage links.

Between this and the sartorial advice he's given elsewhere I want paulsc to be my valet, or my dad, or both. Haven't decided yet.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 10:03 AM on August 18, 2006

It's not the single link youtube posts that are killing metafilter, crash. It's jonson who is killing metafilter. Him, and the parochial, provincial nitwits.
posted by crunchland at 10:06 AM on August 18, 2006

I confess crunchie, I totally don't understand the last sentence of your comment. Are you implying there are a bunch of rubes here who are amused at the slightest thing, and that's what's bad for Metafilter? Cause I could see that point, but it's a pretty aggressive, elitist thing to say.

As for me killing metafilter, isn't that what you said about Miguel? After a while, you've gotta let a place be what it is; if you wanted a site that was run by you, with only people you approve of posting only things you approve of, I think there's a link to one on your user page.

P.S., I know you're only teasing because you have a crush on me. From now on, I will call you crushland, in reference to this fact.
posted by jonson at 10:22 AM on August 18, 2006

"These have peanuts and soap in them!"

ROTFLMAO!
posted by ZachsMind at 10:27 AM on August 18, 2006

Envy.

Crêpes and pancakes may look similar, depending on how they're cooked. I like really thin ones with apricot jam and butter, mmmm. Or with Nutella. That stuff is addicting!
posted by nickyskye at 10:45 AM on August 18, 2006

Reminds me of I Use Magic (.MOV file), but snappier, and with more pancakes.

That, my friend, is totally awesome. I love the fact that you essentially end up with such a high-resolution video.
posted by odinsdream at 11:29 AM on August 18, 2006

I occasionally enjoy eating Dutch babies for breakfast.
posted by owhydididoit at 11:29 AM on August 18, 2006

This thread made me buy the ingredients for pancakes. A lot of pancakes. God, I'm looking forward to pancakes.
posted by ArmyOfKittens at 11:36 AM on August 18, 2006

I make pancakes by going to IHOP
posted by ZachsMind at 11:42 AM on August 18, 2006

I think you take yourself, and what I write, a little too seriously, jonson.
posted by crunchland at 11:43 AM on August 18, 2006

I make pancakes by going to IHOP

Remind me never to eat your pancakes!

As for you, crushland, hmmph.
posted by jonson at 11:58 AM on August 18, 2006

I, too, was expecting something thicker but whatever.

The song reminded me of something The Rip-off Artist (I recommend "The Kids are Alright" or "In Through the Out Door") or Cursor Miner would put out.

If you're looking for a cooking song that will absolutely not leave your head for at least a week, click here.
posted by redteam at 12:21 PM on August 18, 2006

I hadn't thought of putting lemon and sugar on pancakes before, but now I totally want to try it. With some of those bizarre crepe-like Europancakes. And fortunately, I have more lemons than God right now, having gone to the store to buy a lemon and found that they only had big bags of them for two bucks.

I know everybody was dying to know about this.
posted by moss at 2:11 PM on August 18, 2006

Aside from panacakes - this really was a towering pile of poo. ooh, it's a beat with 2 lyrics! Colour me impressed.
posted by Sparx at 3:36 PM on August 18, 2006