"even if it’s impossible to say whether it means anything, politically speaking"
Are you kidding? Indian Sikhs (the turban-wearing folks that untraveled Americans love to assume are 9-11 nutcases) suffer all the time from the ill-informed, appearance-based snap-judgement that a video presentation of information makes "real." As a demographer, I'd bet large sums of money that people view this video and presume the rumors of Obama's suspicious "muslim" roots are proved true - It's on the internet, it must be real.
Yeah, it's a crap mash-up. But with further implications than an insult to real creativity.
dude, when every pompously official-sounding message of government already has the credibility of an arsonist giving fire-safety tips, you oughta think about the benefits of cutting through the clutter to reclaim some little bit of attention. Or you could just take a breath and take what seems like a much-needed vacation.
Awesome. With all the fantastical silliness of our 2004 election, a simlar Henson take seemed appropriate back then - http://www.alchemysite.com/blog/2004/02/ahh-geez.html
Quick story. Summer, 1969-70ish. A group of USAF brats whose dads were stationed at RAF Lakenheath in UK. When parachutes got old or used (cool!) they were retired/destroyed. Somehow a few harnesses (minus silk and nylon cord) found their way to our house. My older brother and I got some rope, some friends, a very tall oak tree and a not quite deep enough pile of leaves and shrubby stuff. A few tests and sore ankles/crotches later, we remembered the obvious: "mattresses!" A very fun day followed by 2 very boring weeks of being grounded. The day sticks with us both. Haven't a clue what we did the rest of the summer.
Some restorer must be very happy. Reminds me of a T-shirt design a few years back for a group of us taking a Risk Management seminar. Highway sign yellow triangle + Falling grand piano icon. We expanded it for the rest of the team (in UK) to include a falling anvil version.
Well, I miss behaving. Actually, that was a nice blurry tour of the town. Check out this link mined from youtube comments - a mash up of the vid with following googlemap in realtime. Sort of an irish GPS, James Bond-y thing.
Not sure if this is a haxxor or not. Many of those pieces in the Scan "from 1961" were available til the 90s - flourescent headlight disks, hinges for the window pillars etc. Nice hack of the typography which is about right.
...with one man climbing a tree to feed the birds.... the commandeer gave up, collapsing in a heap of laughter himself.
Now that's how you fight a war. Forget the UN, we need a Lysergic Action Force. Equal does aerosolled over both sides, beer, soda and cheetos for the after party.
Are you kidding? Indian Sikhs (the turban-wearing folks that untraveled Americans love to assume are 9-11 nutcases) suffer all the time from the ill-informed, appearance-based snap-judgement that a video presentation of information makes "real." As a demographer, I'd bet large sums of money that people view this video and presume the rumors of Obama's suspicious "muslim" roots are proved true - It's on the internet, it must be real.
Yeah, it's a crap mash-up. But with further implications than an insult to real creativity.
dude, when every pompously official-sounding message of government already has the credibility of an arsonist giving fire-safety tips, you oughta think about the benefits of cutting through the clutter to reclaim some little bit of attention. Or you could just take a breath and take what seems like a much-needed vacation.
Quick story. Summer, 1969-70ish. A group of USAF brats whose dads were stationed at RAF Lakenheath in UK. When parachutes got old or used (cool!) they were retired/destroyed. Somehow a few harnesses (minus silk and nylon cord) found their way to our house. My older brother and I got some rope, some friends, a very tall oak tree and a not quite deep enough pile of leaves and shrubby stuff. A few tests and sore ankles/crotches later, we remembered the obvious: "mattresses!" A very fun day followed by 2 very boring weeks of being grounded. The day sticks with us both. Haven't a clue what we did the rest of the summer.
http://www.cafepress.com/fouroboros.106562497
http://bhendrix.com/wall/Gmaps_GVideo_Mashup_Rendezvous.html
signed, a Brady
Now that's how you fight a war. Forget the UN, we need a Lysergic Action Force. Equal does aerosolled over both sides, beer, soda and cheetos for the after party.
Great stuff!