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Infomercial parodies are a fine art that only a few have mastered. But we think YourTango has just joined the ranks of elite spoofers with their “SpatSolver.” We guarantee you’ll be wishing this thing was real in seconds! Yeah, the commercial goes on a little too long, and the free “Apologizer” is pretty unfunny, but the site itself is impressively authentic looking and the bit about wearing the SpatSolver as a fashion accessory is Bumpits genius.
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Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns
Zach Galifianakis is one of those weirdo comedians you either love or you hate. We love him, mostly for his entirely inappropriate sexual humor. So if you haven’t checked out his Funny or Die series, “Between Two Ferns”, we recommend you blow off work for 15 minutes and do so. It’s a super low-budge talk show in which he interviews — or should we say berates? insults? assaults? — big-name celebrities who are so A-list you’ll wonder how he got them to agree to be guests (of course, they’re in on the joke, but still). The interviews with Charlize Theron, Michael Cera, Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm are the ones with the best cringe-worthy material. (He actually asks “Don Drapper”, totally deadpan, if he’s fingered any of his fellow “Mad Men” characters. Oh man.) It’s not high art, but it’s a pretty good commentary on the necessary evil of social niceties.
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AwkwardBoners is one of those genius sites that appeals equally to 13-year-old boys and, well, us. While awkward boners in public can be kind of creepy (like when the guy across from you on the subway has morning wood — one of many reasons why men should close their legs on public transportation), the image gallery on this site mostly just makes us glad we’re not dudes.
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We mentioned comedian Mike Birbiglia in passing the other day, but failed to convey just how awesome he is. Someone who can appeal to both the audiences of Comedy Central and This American Life possesses a rare gift. He covers crass topics without ever crossing the line. He’s the boyfriend you love so much, but ultimately only as a great friend (and we mean that in the nicest way!). You’d have a great long-distance relationship with him over the phone, but then face-to-face a little of the magic would disappear. That’s not to say he’s ugly (he is in fact adorable, like a beagle) — but the richness of his voice and how it helps tell tales and deliver jokes can best be appreciated without a visual, or at least without his visual. Which may be why he’s recently animated a few of his choice bits from his latest show, “My Secret Public Journal,” on his YouTube channel, Birbigstube.com. The second in the series is “Porno for Parents” which, again, tackles a touchy topic hilariously without going for gonzo shock. And we love him for it. Like a brother.
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We were once fond of telling people who’ve been dumped to buy a box of red wine and watch some good mindless action movies. But we’ve now got a better idea: buy a box of rose (it is summer, after all) and spend a few hours scrolling through the archives of FAIL Blog. (If you have yet to visit this site, we’re jealous, because there’s nothing like the magic of one’s first time.) It’s a photo and video archive of shit gone wrong in the world. We don’t care if your now-ex cheated on you with your best friend since grade school and then told you that those pants actually do make you look fat — you’ll still laugh at the Chocolate Chip Muffin Fail. Here are a few recent sex-related gems:
Kid’s Slide Fail: “Mommy, what does ‘vagina dentata’ mean?”
Aisle Information Fail: Clean up in aisle 5!
Curiosity Fail: Why it’s not nice to stick your tongue out, kids.
Parenting Fail: “Daddy, I’m scared.”
Massage Chair Fail: We’re really hoping this chair doesn’t fulfill the promise of its name.
Name Win: She just beat out Ben Dover and Craven Morehead.
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Josh Marshall of the great Talking Points Memo just posted this excellent behind-the-scenes video, which was filmed as he accompanied John Kerry to a taping of The Colbert Report in April 2007. As Josh points out, it’s a rare and fascinating thing to see Colbert break character, because he almost never does:
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A poster of Robert Doisneau’s “Le baiser de l’hôtel de ville” from Art.com
The Men’s Health article 18 Things a Grown Man Should Never Have made us think we should have dated more Men’s Health readers back in our single days. (”10. A name for his penis. Even if it’s a really clever name. … 13. A futon. Sure, beds are for sleeping. But such a meager, slouchy spread has never, in the history of sex, inspired a woman to say, ‘Take me on your futon.’ … 14. Code words for ugly women. Actually, code words for anything.”) It also got us thinking about the sort of things a grown woman should never have…
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“Happy Mother’s Day!” photo from Awkward Family Photos
Just in case one of your friends hasn’t forwarded you this new website yet, check out AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com. In the awesome tradition of FAILblog and The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks, Awkward Family Photos aims to “spread the awkwardness,” in their case by collecting some of the most horrendous displays of familial unity — and hilariously captioning them.
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