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Storm wrote: Hilarious prank of a man playing George Michaels on his saxophone at various public places:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui_CNb4F ... e=youtu.be
Haha!  This reminds me of "It's Spagett!" (1:35):

http://youtu.be/uyh3C1xDT3Y

Another clip from Tim and Eric Show: (0:17 - So Paleo!):

http://youtu.be/aAT-dURUf3A
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AdamA wrote: I don't know why it's funny, but it is.  Cried from laughing.
I think its funny because he looks like a white trash stoner on drugs and the other people aren't finding it funny.
The fact that all of the spectators seem to find it annoying is definitely part of the appeal.
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AdamA wrote:
MachineGhost wrote:
AdamA wrote: I don't know why it's funny, but it is.  Cried from laughing.
I think its funny because he looks like a white trash stoner on drugs and the other people aren't finding it funny.
The fact that all of the spectators seem to find it annoying is definitely part of the appeal.
For the record, Careless Whisper is a great song.
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AdamA wrote: The fact that all of the spectators seem to find it annoying is definitely part of the appeal.
Personally, I admire how persistent he is.  It's a great song, but after the 10th or 20th time hearing the same sax riff it gets a bit old.  Then, just when the mall cop tells him he's going to get arrested for trespassing, he decides to play it again on his way out... Comedic genius.

For some reason I love comedy that can repeat a joke so many times that it becomes not funny, then by the time you're totally sick of it, it becomes funny again because of how far they took the same bit.
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Storm wrote:
AdamA wrote: The fact that all of the spectators seem to find it annoying is definitely part of the appeal.
Personally, I admire how persistent he is.  It's a great song, but after the 10th or 20th time hearing the same sax riff it gets a bit old.  Then, just when the mall cop tells him he's going to get arrested for trespassing, he decides to play it again on his way out... Comedic genius.

For some reason I love comedy that can repeat a joke so many times that it becomes not funny, then by the time you're totally sick of it, it becomes funny again because of how far they took the same bit.
That guy is sort of like a cross between Clarence Clemons and Borat.
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MediumTex wrote: That guy is sort of like a cross between Clarence Clemons and Borat.
I think there is a greater resemblance with the guy to ZZ Top than George Micahels.  But then, I wasn't exactly looking at George Michaels when he was popular...
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MachineGhost wrote:
MediumTex wrote: That guy is sort of like a cross between Clarence Clemons and Borat.
I think there is a greater resemblance with the guy to ZZ Top than George Micahels.  But then, I wasn't exactly looking at George Michaels when he was popular...
I don't think he's supposed to resemble George Michael.  He's supposed to look like the saxophone player from the Careless Whisper video. 
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AdamA wrote:
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MediumTex wrote: That guy is sort of like a cross between Clarence Clemons and Borat.
I think there is a greater resemblance with the guy to ZZ Top than George Micahels.  But then, I wasn't exactly looking at George Michaels when he was popular...
I don't think he's supposed to resemble George Michael.  He's supposed to look like the saxophone player from the Careless Whisper video. 
What if this had all been an elaborate ruse to get you to admit that you knew what the saxophone player in the Careless Whisper video looked like?
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AdamA wrote: I don't think he's supposed to resemble George Michael.  He's supposed to look like the saxophone player from the Careless Whisper video. 
What if this had all been an elaborate ruse to get you to admit that you knew what the saxophone player in the Careless Whisper video looked like?
I think he tipped his hand with the "Careless Whisper is a great song" quip. ;)  Not that I disagree. :)
Well, I'll go ahead and say that I think that "Kissing A Fool" is George Michael's best song.

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Wow Clive, that is seriously intense.  I'm not sure that any video can top that...
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Clive that video is awesome. I could feel calm and peace clearing my mind  :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K6m3Ua ... re=g-all-f

Interesting perspective of why the U.S. is not the greatest country in the world.
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1NV35T0R wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K6m3Ua ... re=g-all-f

Interesting perspective of why the U.S. is not the greatest country in the world.
Wow! That was intense.  That clip motivated me to watch the first episode of The Newsroom, and I gotta say I'm impressed.  I'll be adding it to my TV rotation.
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Gosso wrote:
1NV35T0R wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K6m3Ua ... re=g-all-f

Interesting perspective of why the U.S. is not the greatest country in the world.
Wow! That was intense.  That clip motivated me to watch the first episode of The Newsroom, and I gotta say I'm impressed.  I'll be adding it to my TV rotation.
On a somewhat tangent of your post Gosso, I got a gold buffalo today to now have a 1 oz. version of the American Eagle, Canadian Maple, American Buffalo and South African Kruggerand. From my limited experience, it looks like the Maple is the prettiest of all of my coins, especially the leaf itself (the eagles on the Eagle coin are a close 2nd). Looks like America is in 2nd place to Canada in my mind now (at least when it comes to gold coins hah). :P
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1NV35T0R wrote:
Gosso wrote:
1NV35T0R wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K6m3Ua ... re=g-all-f

Interesting perspective of why the U.S. is not the greatest country in the world.
Wow! That was intense.  That clip motivated me to watch the first episode of The Newsroom, and I gotta say I'm impressed.  I'll be adding it to my TV rotation.
On a somewhat tangent of your post Gosso, I got a gold buffalo today to now have a 1 oz. version of the American Eagle, Canadian Maple, American Buffalo and South African Kruggerand. From my limited experience, it looks like the Maple is the prettiest of all of my coins, especially the leaf itself (closely in front of the eagles on the Eagle coin). Looks like America is in 2nd place to Canada in my mind now (at least when it comes to gold coins hah). :P
Haha, yeah, Canada is pretty good.

While we're talking about Canada, here's "Shit Canadians Say, Eh?" (1:48):

http://youtu.be/m0EsYiNA76Q
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18 Awkward Kisses (12 minutes):

http://youtu.be/vG9xLJSJA48
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Gosso wrote: Haha, yeah, Canada is pretty good.

While we're talking about Canada, here's "Shit Canadians Say, Eh?" (1:48):

http://youtu.be/m0EsYiNA76Q
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This is pretty cool.  Its of an old guy on a game show broadcast in 1956 who saw Lincoln get assasinated way back in 1865!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_iq5yzJ-Dk
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... QMO6vjmkyI

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TennPaGa wrote: "TED" talk from The Onion:

Social Media Economy

"In the new social media economy, you just have to keep looking like you're doing work, and people will pay you for it."
That was amazing!
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Not exactly Youtube, but a great way to waste some time:

http://www.theuselessweb.com/
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http://youtu.be/WninWFtO0Gg

Still seems timely enough. Grateful Dead: Throwing Stones 1987
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I'm not sure why but I have been listening to a lot of jazz lately, it's good working music.  Here's some Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (55:26):

http://youtu.be/hB669XXjnUg
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Gosso wrote: I'm not sure why but I have been listening to a lot of jazz lately, it's good working music.  Here's some Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (55:26):

http://youtu.be/hB669XXjnUg
Thanks, Gosso. Miles and Co. are kind of perfect!
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