Hey! My sketch group made this. (I'm not the guy in the video, but I directed and edited most of it.) There's a higher-resolution version on our website, which will also also you step through it frame by frame if you so desire.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 6:35 PM on November 13, 2006

bob sarabia, three straight days of shooting -- hundreds and hundreds of photographs -- but counting writing, preparation, and editing, about two and a half weeks.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 5:23 PM on November 14, 2006

Hey everyone. I created this piece, so I'd like to point out that this is a comedy sketch -- nothing more, nothing less. This was not an attempt to rip off kung fu movies and the Matrix, but rather to reference them. Likewise, this isn't intended to be a film masterwork -- we just hoped it would be funny. Thanks to those who liked it -- I'm flattered.

(To preempt any suspicions -- I had nothing to do with the posting of this link. I've learned my lesson well.)... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 3:51 PM on June 23, 2004

Thanks, bluedaniel, I really appreciate the compliment. And thanks, ciderwoman, no offense taken -- though I do suggest you might enjoy more of what you find on the net if you lower your standards a bit, and look to be entertained rather than awed. ;)
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 8:38 PM on June 24, 2004

I just don't particularly understand why they issued it as a press release, considering that not much is said except for "Stop asking me questions -- I'm trying to order ribs."
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:45 PM on January 22, 2004

Moonbiter -- That's my question exactly. I didn't link to this because it says anything about Bush in particular, but because the fact that this was recorded as a press conference is uniquely bizarre.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 9:23 PM on January 22, 2004

Let it be known that I never intended to stir up a political brou-ha-ha.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 10:57 PM on January 22, 2004

Man, I feel like a boob.

Still, if I had any part in getting the hoax into mainstream news sources, I'm happy.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 10:25 AM on July 17, 2003

(I did, by the way, actually get drunk. And I'm not sorry.)
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 10:27 AM on July 17, 2003

Three comments:

1) I'm all for the promotion of masturbating, but I do wish they hadn't used the term "self-pleasuring".

2) This article, like most health reports, has some serious correlation/causation issues to work out. (I bet men who ejaculate more buy a lot more Kleenex, but that doesn't mean that Kleenex prevents prostate cancer.)

3) Well, guess all that masturbating will make up for the smokin'!
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:06 PM on July 16, 2003

Only if you're doing something wrong Wrong WRONG with those lit cigarettes, me bucko.

If putting cigarettes up my you-know-what is wrong, I don't want to be right.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:52 PM on July 16, 2003

Personally, I'm a fan of Adam Cadre's Lyttle Lytton, which recognizes that brevity is the soul of wit. One of my favorites:

"Jennifer stood there, quietly ovulating."
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 9:41 AM on July 16, 2003

And personally, I found the runner-up far funnier than the winner, which is just a lame joke.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 9:45 AM on July 16, 2003

... and it sounds like the intern was pretty young, so there are some excuses for the letter's folly ...

I'm twenty myself, and I wouldn't grant him any excuses. By the standards of my sub-generation, at least, Kelly Tripplehorn is an abusive, manipulative maniac who should never be let near a woman again.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 12:24 AM on July 16, 2003

No actual puppy-killing is performed, don't worry.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 11:41 AM on February 3, 2003

Oh, and I hope you guys watched all of the video. The REAL punchline comes in about halfway through...
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 11:42 AM on February 3, 2003

What a coincidence, dhoyt -- I just got back!

I would address this in the MetaTalk thread, since that really is the place to do it, but since there's so much discussion here already, I'll just do it here.

First of all, the background: Yes, I'm in the comedy troupe that filmed this piece. However, in line with the strict wording of the guidelines, I neither created it nor was involved in its creation. I didn't write it, I didn't film it, I didn't... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 3:49 PM on February 3, 2003

Wulfgar -- I don't know why you're so dead-set on making me look the fool about this. I would continue to defend myself, but after explaining and apologizing for myself, I'd rather not respond to what I see as trolling. People like you, who don't seem to want to let honest mistakes lie, are what makes Metafilter a much more hostile environment than it should be. We're all friends here.

SpaceCoyote -- thanks!
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 5:18 PM on February 3, 2003

Maybe, just maybe, my Metafilter karma will come out even.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 5:41 PM on February 3, 2003

Wulfgar, I made a judgement call, I made the wrong one, I apologized. You seem to want more than that, but you haven't yet said what that is. That's all I was getting at.

(And I know what trolling means, and I meant it.)
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 5:46 PM on February 3, 2003

Oh, and by the way, I inadvertantly killed the website. I hadn't realized there was so much of a MeFi effect, but apparently you ran through all the bandwidth in a few hours.

Oh, the irony.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 7:51 AM on February 4, 2003

I saw Country Joe at Clearwater Folk Festival a couple of years -- at that time, he was singing,

"Well it's 1, 2, 3, what're we dying for?
Don't ask me cause I don't know
Next stop is Kosovo."

The rest of his songs were about how great nurses were, if I remember correctly. The man is a hack, unfortunately.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 3:24 PM on January 29, 2003

Uh. From what I can see, Williams and daSilva haven't said anything on intelligent design. I think all of us agree that intelligent design is pretty fallacious -- could we therefore avoid preaching to the choir and have a more interesting discussion? (Not trying to moderate, here -- just a suggestion.)

I'm lucky enough to be on a university computer at the moment, so I snagged a copy of the article, and am currently printing it. If anyone wants the PDF, feel free to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 8:22 AM on January 20, 2003

I have to agree -- this is the one of the greatest links ever.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 6:42 AM on January 16, 2003

In response to the question of why I linked to this: first of all, everyone loves Jack Chick. Everyone. I've always gotten a kick out of him, frankly. But when I read the new tract, it felt a little strange -- because this time it was topical. When chick has a punk rock kid say, "Wow, this music is totally awesome! It makes me want to committ suicide!" and then kill himself, it's humorously ridiculous. When he uses the same sort of exaggeration in... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 12:01 PM on January 2, 2003

It's an interesting argument, but without more knowledge of law than I have, it reminds me of the old "The United States declared itself bankrupt and therefore doesn't exist" wacko argument. (I'm sure there was a previous thread about this, but I have no idea where.)
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 12:01 PM on December 27, 2002

Man, perplexed's link was even better than the original one. I just had a decade of computer user common sense ("What they REALLY need to do is throw out the old code!") thrown in my face. Terrific.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 10:33 AM on December 27, 2002

Unfortunately, class-action settlements like this often end up with the defendent receiving a profit anyway. When Blockbuster was charged with overcharging all their customers for late fees (a huge income stream for them), they made up for it by printing a free rental coupon on every receipt. And sure, it's great to get a free rental, but that hardly set them back as much as they profited. (And, as far as I know, they haven't changed their late fees as a result.)
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 11:46 AM on December 19, 2002

I can't see the site either. Anyone?
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:03 PM on December 12, 2002

Hey. Buddy. When you put "Blah blah blah" at the end of your post, it sounds like you're mocking your own links as being a waste of time, which certainly doesn't make me want to click them. No big deal, just think about the message you're trying to send.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:31 PM on December 11, 2002

Oh, god, fuck me. Immediately after posting I realized my stupidity and did a simple google search for the phrase -- it's hidden in a sidebar on Washingtonpost.com. Sorry folks, mea culpa. Unless there's something else to talk about here, this post can be killed.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 9:32 PM on December 7, 2002

God knows how they do it, but Amazon just seems to know how to take a good idea and make it better. I used to prefer CDNow to Amazon before I switched to Half.com (honestly, who the fuck is going to pay $18.00 for a 1995 Magnetic Fields CD when you can find it new on Half.com for ten?), before Amazon's "Used & New" became much, much better than Half.com could ever be. (For instance, on Amazon you can -- gasp! -- e-mail the person who buys a CD from you! Think of the possibilities!)
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 8:27 PM on December 7, 2002

Found browsing TSG: this picture of Bill Gates is amazing.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 8:00 PM on December 7, 2002

Let us know when this is turned into a real class action suit -- I want in on that five hundred bucks! Better start clicking those banners now -- they'll be worths omething later!
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 8:34 AM on December 4, 2002

I can't help it -- every time I read "Djibouti" I immediately think of some forgotten comedian's riff on the poor country's name. "I want some of Djibouti! Woo!"
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 10:07 PM on December 1, 2002

Man, for the only superpower and leader of the free world, we sure have some silly fucking traditions.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:40 PM on November 26, 2002

Hey, Diana was just as much a genius as Shakespeare! Whoda thunk it?
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 5:35 PM on November 24, 2002

You know, I thought that MeFiers were pretty good at recognizing satire when they saw it...
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:17 PM on November 20, 2002

The new internet meme-scape seems to go filepile -> Metafilter -> memepool.

I saw the xylophone on FP yesterday. I see on MeFi today. Tomorrow I just know it's going to be on memepool.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 5:34 PM on November 19, 2002

Sorry, the link was meant to be the main feature of that post, but how could I not run with a joke like that?
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:45 PM on November 19, 2002

Take my wife! Please!
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 2:46 PM on November 19, 2002

So, I like black holes. Do any of you guys like black holes?
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 3:08 PM on November 19, 2002

WolfDaddy -- I had no idea what you meant, so I Googled"kosmossa" All I found was this contributionslist which has this listing: "The central radio source in the NGC 383group: jet -- IGM interaction? Kosmossa, Stefanie et al Books." Did theymisspell her name? And if so, how did you know, considering that I can'tfind any other sources for her?... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 3:11 PM on November 19, 2002

Oh, crap. Honestly, I wanted to have an interesting conversation about black holes. I checked the other thread to make sure it wasn't linking to the same story, but didn't go over the comments. Oh, well.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 5:30 PM on November 19, 2002

Honestly, I was always less of a fan of the Sierra adventure games than of LucasArts. And what's more, they're actually supporting the Monkey Island franchise!

A few links: Though I haven't really checked it out, there appears to be an open-source version of LucasArts' legendary SCUMM system (the one used for the earlier, 2D games like Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island 1 & 2, etc.) in the works.

Plus, if you liked Infocom games... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 8:05 PM on November 16, 2002

Shoos -- could you point me to any info on that? (University employees and students retaining copyright.) I'm planning on going to grad school, and will be submitting my first paper (which I'm working on RIGHT NOW) to undergraduate journals this semester, so the issue obviously interests me pretty deeply...
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 6:51 PM on November 16, 2002

Isn't anyone sick of the "weird and ineffable Flash movie set to Japanese music" trend yet?

(Actually, upon viewing, this is definitely more interesting -- but not by all THAT much...)
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 1:14 PM on November 16, 2002

Yeah, seriously, this was a great post. I first heard of Ossian when read The Sorrows of Young Wether. What's interesting about it is that Goethe uses Ossian as a fairly central feature of the book, much as he might have referenced Homer, for instance. The question of what sort of "truth" this gives to the work is really interesting.

I mostly bring up Ossian now as an example of what I feel Tolkien was originally doing (and what must have... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 10:29 AM on November 16, 2002

Oh, and an interesting tidbit from exclassics you didn't mention: the popularity of the name "Oscar" is apparently entirely due to MacPherson's use of it in his forged works. Amazing. Oscar the Grouch has been living a lie.
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 10:32 AM on November 16, 2002

Somehow, before clicking I thought, "This is going to be a photo of Michael Jackson's hideous face."
posted to MetaFilter by tweebiscuit at 6:28 PM on November 15, 2002