Your daily dose of silliness....

[Octobercountry]

Thought I'd occasionally post bits and bobs that struck my funny bone here.... if anyone has anything to add, please join in!

First up---have a look at this series of tweets, from a fellow on the way to the hospital after an accident of an intimate nature. Man---could ANYTHING be more embarrassing than this?!

(Oh---probably NSFW. And you'll have to click on "next" a couple of times, to read the entire line of tweets.)

http://www.dailydot.com/lol/vibrating...

[Octobercountry]

If there’s anyone who hasn’t seen this yet (it’s been a very popular video)... This random bit of silliness did make me laugh---and okay, I confess, I do think the guys are cute too. It’s ”How Animals Eat Their Food”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnydFm...

The blooper reel made me smile also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4UMaz...

[Jax]

Octobercountry wrote: "If there’s anyone who hasn’t seen this yet (it’s been a very popular video)... This random bit of silliness did make me laugh---and okay, I confess, I do think the guys are cute too. It’s ”How A..."

That is so goofy, I love it! Thanks for the laugh.

[Jax]

Sweet and funny new David Sedaris story about he and Hugh hosting guests at their home:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/20...

[Octobercountry]

Jax wrote: "Sweet and funny new David Sedaris story about he and Hugh hosting guests at their home...

Nice! Great little article.... But at the same time it's depressing for me, to know that my siblings and I are also rapidly approaching that age where it becomes a question of which one of us will go first....

[Jax]

I know. The very finite amount of time we have left crosses my mind quite often these days. But I practically gasped out loud when he actually put in print that it was only a matter of time before he or a sibling gets cancer. I guess that's a common fear for someone who's had a parent die of it, but my Irish-Catholic background doesn't go for tempting fate that way. I feel like I should spin counter-clockwise three times & spit in the wind on his behalf. Or something. I'll look it up in my Irish superstitions handbook.

[PaperMoon]

Jax wrote: "But I practically gasped out loud when he actually put in print that it was only a matter of time before he or a sibling gets cancer. I guess that's a common fear for someone who's had a parent die of it"

My parents are still alive as is a maternal grandparent, so it's easier to fool myself that there's still a generation or two ahead before it's 'my generations' time'. But since cancer runs rampant through my maternal family line (both my grandmother and mother are sole survivors of all their siblings taken away by cancer) ... it hit me really hard last year when my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer.

She's had all treatments and the disease is in remission and I feel the experience has caused my siblings and I to become more closely bonded, to communicate more frequently, to become more engaged with each others' lives. My brother and I have become more vigilant with screening tests for prostate and other cancers.

And I guess at the back of all our minds is indeed the unvoiced question - which of us will go first, even IF there is a generation or two ahead of us still. Hmmmm ... this thread is about silliness and humour so how did things get so dark all of a sudden???

SO to return to matters more light-hearted, thanks for the David Sedaris article - it cracked me up and I LOVE his writing/books; he can do no wrong.

[Octobercountry]

I'm a huge fan of the AVbyte brothers, who put up little mini-musicals on Youtube. Here's one of their productions---a little mashup of Darth Vader and Loki, and what might happen once they meet (since both characters are now owned by Disney):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUzEzh...

Now, this is only mildly amusing---it gave me a smile, but they've done other clips that I've found much funnier. However, what really got my attention was the behind-the-scenes video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KStyjJ...

If you cue it up to minute 2:52, you'll see what I mean---heh, heh, heh. I found myself staring at the screen; just couldn't tear my eyes away. 0_o

Wow, those are two very fine-looking young men! I believe they've both appeared in other AVbyte videos.

[Jax]

If this doesn't make you laugh, check yourself into the morgue.

http://www.fark.com/go/7821055

[Octobercountry]

In the so-stupid-it-may-be-funny category, we have the new film Sharknado . (Yes, seriously.) I just read the following at Deadline Hollywood; click on the link for the teaser trailer:

What would summer be without another SyFy Channel schlocky original TV movie about sharks? In the lame tradition of Sharktopus comes this latest on July 11th,Sharknado, which is what happens when a tornado sucks thousands of sharks out of the ocean and hurls them around Los Angeles. Tara Reid and Ian Ziering star so you know it’s quality casting. Though Roger Corman does it better:

http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/syfy-...

[Octobercountry]

The Awkward Family Photos site is always good for a laugh or a smile. Okay, I've been the subject of some really terrible photos myself, but man---many of these are just too much!

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

And here's an example of possibly the ugliest bridesmaids dresses ever created, in the history of the universe:

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2013/0...

[Mercedes]

For a good chuckle and my daily dose of celebrity gossip (guilty pleasure) I read dlisted.com. MichaelK (who is gay btw) writes the snarkiest posts ever.

Another source of funnies in my day come from the comment section on Towleroad.com. I am sure Andy and his team post certain stuff just to rile their readers. The comments in this post today have been making me chuckle all day http://www.towleroad.com/2013/08/demp...

[Jax]

Ok, these are a little disturbing. If celebrities looked like "normal" people:

http://www.estergoldberg.com/views_fr...

[Jax]

I used to check this site years ago & my son happened to mention it out of the blue today. I love the goofy reasons for why they're crying.

http://www.cryingwhileeating.com/

[Octobercountry]

This made me laugh---Guys with Fancy Lady Hair:

http://www.thebolditalic.com/Jessica_...

Though---at the same time, it makes me nostalgic for those long-ago days when I had long hair, half-way down my back... sigh...

[Octobercountry]

Jake Nodar always cracks me up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEz9Hv...

[Mercedes]

I thought that was funny too OC!

[Octobercountry]

Here's a goofy gay spoof of the "Christian Mingle" adverts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blvubp...

[Octobercountry]

I was going to save this video to post in December, but I see it's being removed from YouTube and other sites, so I thought I'd include this link before it is blocked.

This always makes me smile---funny (and talented!):

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watc...

[Karl]

I'm sure a lot of people have seen this but thought it would be appropriate for this thread- Star Trek parody of Miley Cyrus' VMA performance- good for a laugh..

http://youtu.be/k6Lb3kFwJRQ

[Jax]

Here's something for the cat lovers. Huff Post ran a picture post called "20 Reasons A Cat Is the Best Investment You'll Ever Make" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09...). Lots of cute photos, but it's #5 that keeps cracking me up. Could this kitty look any more miserable?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/formy1/3...

[Jax]

This article isn't really silly, but I got a chuckle out of these two older gentlemen (who've been together for 58 years) who seem baffled by today's young folk who want relationships. They seem quite proud (and why not) that in their day, the community was much more promiscuous. One of them even says a day without sex was a failed day!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/nyr...

[Jax]

Just heard of this odd, but cute site:

http://deshommesetdeschatons.tumblr.com/

FYI: Although very tastefully shot, there is some NSFW content.

[Octobercountry]

This guy cracks me up: How To Be A Great Father:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXlCbv...

[Wren]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Bn7x...
this one is quite disturbing

[Octobercountry]

What if animals were round?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCu6J5...

[Octobercountry]

Here's a rather silly video, what appears to be an advert for jeans---but be warned, there's plenty of peen on display in this clip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YseEAQ...

[Octobercountry]

I'm not a fan of this bitterly cold winter weather, that's for sure, but these fellows have turned the season into a vehicle for artistic expression:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egUK4...

[Octobercountry]

This April Fools prank is rather amusing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9rym...

[Octobercountry]

I can't believe this is real:

http://observationdeck.io9.com/this-s...

[Octobercountry]

Pure unadulterated silliness!

Hugh Jackman and Kylie Minogue on Innuendo Bingo

[Octobercountry]

Wow, this video went viral very quickly indeed. It's gotten over 12 million additional hits since I viewed it this morning.

How would you react if you saw this running at you in the darkness?

It does make me laugh---now, how many people do you think will be dressing up their dogs as giant spiders this Halloween?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoB8t...

[Jax]

This cleaning cutie made me smile.

http://www.cupoporn.blogspot.ca/2014/...

BTW, don't look around the rest of that blog at work. NSFW!

[Octobercountry]

I've never been a huge fan of drag, but this really did make me laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGToc...

[Octobercountry]

Heh, heh... this made me laugh. (Make sure to pause to read the type)---

If Disney Princes Were Real

[Jax]

Any cat lovers here? You'll appreciate this:

16 Reasons Cats Make the Best Reading Buddies.

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2015/1...

[Jax]

Ok, this isn't exactly silly. And it's a few years old so you may have seen it before. But here's a fun quiz about how your vocab reveals where you're from. It got me exactly right. All the different regional words/phrases for the same thing were interesting.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...

[Aussie54]

Jax wrote: "Ok, this isn't exactly silly. And it's a few years old so you may have seen it before. But here's a fun quiz about how your vocab reveals where you're from. It got me exactly right. All the differe..."

Looks like I'm from Boston. :D

[Jax]

Oops, I should've mentioned that it was for the U.S. I guess if you ever move here Aussie54, you'll fit in best in Boston. But as a Buffalonian, I'd have to hate all your sports teams!

[Aussie54]

Jax wrote: "Oops, I should've mentioned that it was for the U.S. I guess if you ever move here Aussie54, you'll fit in best in Boston. But as a Buffalonian, I'd have to hate all your sports teams!"

Haha! Have you heard of Billy and Pat on YouTube? They live in Buffalo, and often post interesting videos from around the city. (I don't think they follow any sports teams, though.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/Billyand...

[Jax]

Aussie54 wrote: "Have you heard of Billy and Pat on YouTube?"

Very cool! Thanks for the link. I'll check out their Buffalo stuff.