December 2007
41 posts
WatchMy seasonal message of goodwill, which I made last year.
Turning the tables on Nigeria's e-mail conmen →
As a regular recipient of emails from West Africa, I found this quite amusing.
“1. Leon Jackson, When You Believe
2. Eva Cassidy/Katie Melua, What a Wonderful...”
– This is the official UK top 10 for Christmas 2007. As expected, some faceless 9-day wonder who won the X Factor is at No. 1. On the bright side, Fairytale of New York is at no. 4, helped by the publicity surrounding Radio 1’s tediously pathetic temporary ban. Malcolm...
Watch My son’s latest Bernie claymation.
Queen launches YouTube channel →
She’s got it all wrong. She should join Vimeo instead.
Bible-bashing dying out in Kansas →
Says the BBC’s Washington correspondent.
Sad, Pathetic and Useless Radio 1 (briefly)... →
Hip and groovy young persons’ station BBC Radio 1 decides to bleep alleged homophobic words from “Fairytale of New York”, while oldsters’ station BBC Radio 2 happily played it uncensored. After a public outcry, the song is now being played on Radio 1 unbleeped. The only person who still supports a ban is Peter Tatchell. What a twat. Someone needs to explain to him the...
WatchMy entry for the One script-multiple short films Vimeo project. All entrants interpret the same script (by Adam Deeves) in whatever way they choose. More info can be found on the Obstructionist Channel. I used Babel Fish to translate Adam’s script into French. I would like to thank my two actors, Bill Newsinger and Dawkeye, for their courage in taking on the French language.
Alan Davies bites homeless man's ear →
This is for Andrea, who is sexually attracted to Alan Davies: “Best known on screen for his curly mop of hair and faux-idiotic demeanour, Mr Davies, a vegetarian, was accused of sinking his teeth into Paul McElfatrick outside the Groucho Club in Soho, Central London, last week.” And…… “Mr Davies, a fervent Arsenal supporter who loves motorbikes, said that he did not...
Watch This features my debut as a singer.
Hindu holy man has his "healing leg" stolen →
A very odd story: “Police say the reason for the attack could be because Mr Kondaiah told too many people of the alleged magical powers of his right leg. “This might have motivated some people to take away his leg hoping to benefit from it,” a police spokesman said. ”
WatchDobbsie’s guide to eating Marmite correctly.
WatchJakob Lodwick gives us a brief but informative history of Vimeo.
Shamrock, Rose, & Thistle →
I wonder how Mobile’s newly-opened tea room (“British Tradition with a Southern Accent”) will measure up to afternoon tea at Claridge’s. The menu looks promising. — tallulah The Shamrock, Rose and Thistle in the name represent Ireland, England and Scotland, respectively. This so-called “British” tea room omits to mention Wales. I think Tallulah should visit the...
James Bond and Marmite →
WatchVimeo legend Charlie Steadman takes the Marmite Challenge.
'Fake penis' sex attacker jailed →
The interesting part of this bizarre tale of a driving instructor and his fake penis is where a female witness says he “regularly groped her during lessons between August 2005 and February last year”. That’s six months of groping. How many times was she prepared to be groped before she looked for someone else to teach her how to drive?
WatchI like this claymation by opex, even though it’s in Russian. He helpfully provided me with a translation, which doesn’t actually make things much clearer: “Hello im good doctor, and Im again create the drug against bacteriums and microbs, yes, yes, yes, ha-ha! oi its real funny, its horrible what i say, just amazingly, perfect!! ” and in end he speak: “I dont want to...
WatchToo cruel.
WatchAnother one for the Marmite Channel. Yet again, the advice “spread it thinly” has fallen on deaf ears, with catastrophic results.
WatchThe big news on Vimeo is that the Marmite Challenge has reached Germany! Well done, ojo!
