I better not watch the how to get out of a speeding ticket one. I might jinx my natural vibe, which has gotten me off more times than I can even count. And I'm not even especially large-chested (for a man).
I like that one category is "Science & Rockets" although there aren't any rocket videos, so.... posted by DU at 6:48 PM on October 27, 2008
Love this! I will be absorbed for awhile. posted by bjgeiger at 6:52 PM on October 27, 2008
i'm guessing that Effigy2000 got the inspiration for this post from the same article i saw, which was doing the rounds of the press websites down under:
i scanned it for any mention of AskMe, but found nothing, because it was about video sites.
that got me thinking...why not a MeFi project to transform important AskMes into how-to videos? and corpse disposal would have to be right up there at the top of the list. posted by UbuRoivas at 10:58 PM on October 27, 2008 [1 favorite]
the dude near the end seems to be repeating
"bastard!"
"bastard!"
"bastard!"
It sounded to me like he was chanting 'die nigger die!' I've sent mefimail to our video websites mod, flapjax at midnite, for a definitive ruling. posted by PeterMcDermott at 2:18 AM on October 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
How to Select a Sexy Halloween Costume is a post-feminist nightmare.
The Heath Ledger makeup routine was not as impressive as I had hoped. It was more like "zombie who thought a tube of lipstick was a severed finger and couldn't quite figure out how to get it into her mouth." (How did they get that craggy, wrinkle-emphasizing look on Ledger?) And, gracious, if I could do without yet another "sexy" costume setup. I liked costumes better when people made them and you could get a feel for their creativity. Maybe they were scary, or fanciful, but now it's just "dress like a tart" day.
Wait, hold on ... perverse justification circuits warming up: post-feminists should embrace the construction of "sexy" costumes (deconstructed from "safe" outfits accessories), as they allow liberated women to not only show that they have a deeply sexual nature, but that they might also express it according to their own individuality; a woman with her own desires and preferences is inherently threatening to the suppressive forces which sought to restrain a woman's costume choices to Alice in Wonderland or a nun. This Halloween, the scariest thing for the patriarchy is a woman who is confident in her desires and is unafraid to show her body! Women's sexuality isn't just something that goes bump in the night. Let's make sure that Halloween is every day. Thank you, postmodernism! posted by adipocere at 3:54 AM on October 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
I liked costumes better when people made them and you could get a feel for their creativity.
Yes! Anyone can wear some skimpy nylon pre-packaged costume. Making something out of glue and wire and cardboard, that's the fun of it.
Friends of mine had a British Institutions party. One of my friends went as "In The Closet", which involved a suit on his top half, suspenders and stockings on his bottom half, and a cupboard that he wore around him, partying from within it. Lining the inside walls of the cupboard was hardcore gay porn. It was brilliant.
One drawback was that he was unable to move his arms outside the cupboard, so when very drunk I realised this and thought it would be funny to push him over because he couldn't stop himself falling. Gosh, I'm a dick sometimes. posted by alasdair at 9:35 AM on October 28, 2008
I like that one category is "Science & Rockets" although there aren't any rocket videos, so....
posted by DU at 6:48 PM on October 27, 2008