Well well well… Here we are again. A new year – a new decade*, and a new Friday funpack. What could possibly be better?
That’s rhetorical, by the way. I don’t want a list.
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that this was posted on a Wednesday rather than a Friday. Those of you that are even more eagle-eyed will notice that I don’t care about that sort of thing. So – whatever – it’s a Friday Funpack. Like it or lump it.
I hope you all had a good Christmas, and a spiffing new year. I did. Santa got me a saxophone – you can see how pleased I am with it!
As you’ll have noticed, I haven’t updated this blog recently. It’s partly due to lack of material (I struggled to find anything funny enough for a Funpack for a few weeks), partly due to the fact that I was busy (not strictly true, but it’s the sort of rubbish that people believe) and partly, nay, mainly due to overwhelming lethargy. So – I’ve finally found the sites, the time and the motivation to actually write one of these things. Here goes…
First up – Beatboxing’s a funny old thing, isn’t it? When it’s done well, it can be bloody impressive (search youtube for Shlomo, Killa Kela or Beardyman, and you’ll see/hear what I mean). When it’s done badly, it can be very, very, very,very, very, very funny. Like this:
While I’m on the subject of videos involving tragic furry-faced people, here’s a brilliant video, which I guarantee you will love.
If you enjoyed that, you might want to check out his animatronics showreel, too. It’s fan-flippin’-brilliant. (Aside from the fact that it shows that he is partly responsible for the travesty that is ‘In the Night Garden’, but I mustn’t start venting my hatred for that programme - I don’t want this Funpack to turn into a tidal wave of vitriol….grrrrrrrr…..). My favourite bit is the bendy banana. That is, quite literally, the stuff dreams are made of.
I stumbled across this video recently – the kid hasn’t YET become a web phenomenon, but I’m pretty confident that he will. I’m not sure much introduction is necessary, just watch this:
On a side note – are his classmates REALLY taunting him about having no soul?! That’s the most bizarre bullying ever. I mean, I could understand it if they mocked the shape of his head, or his weird little piggy eyes, or that freaky crease-thing that appears at the top of his head from time to time – or just the fact that he’s a psycho. And a Christian. But – no soul?! Things have obviously changed since I was at school.
Obviously, bullying people is BAD, and you shouldn’t do it. Kids, eh? They’ve got no respect. Not like old folks. They’re kind, gentle, respectful, and they’d never, ever use foul language. Right?
Wrong. Check THIS out:
Astonishing.
In other news, I recently found someone called ‘Benny Bender’ in the phonebook at work. That kept me chuckling all day. Because I’m a child trapped inside a man’s body. Like the opposite of what Matthew Kelly gets up to in his spare time.
Allegedly.
Right. Enough slander. Or libel. Or whichever one it is. I’ll go with ’slanbel’ – a cross between the two. (‘Linder’ just doesn’t work for me). It’s time for some music. If you know me you’ll know that one of the few things I love is reggae music. So it made me jump for joy (not literally, that would require some physical exertion) when I saw that Robert Popper had recorded a reggae song. As if it couldn’t get any better – It’s got Peter Serafinowicz on backing vocals. Oh my, oh my. I hope this brightens your day up:
I hope you liked that.
As you know, anything involving Peter Serafinowicz is likely to be amazing, so it’s no surprise that his new Paul McCartney pastiche ‘Head Lice’ is …well… amazing. Click here and you’ll see what I mean.
And that, my dear readers, is the end of the first blog entry of 2010. There will probably be more. But if not – just in case – Happy Christmas!
x
*Actually it’s not, but I’m bored of arguing with people about it.











