Comments on: German retro-futuristic group-dancing http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: GregLondon http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454921 GregLondon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454921 If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says 15 miles to the... Love Shack! Love Shack yeah yeah If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says 15 miles to the… Love Shack! Love Shack yeah yeah

]]> By: egghat http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455181 egghat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455181 Regarding the irons in Raumschiff Orions flight control desk takea look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKJqGn7_7nM after 23/24 secs you cann the iron. Raumschiff is extreme culty. Fantastic stuff. Sometimes even cooler than the first season of star track. Btw. The title song of Raumschiff Orion is rather cool as well. Regarding the irons in Raumschiff Orions flight control desk takea look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKJqGn7_7nM after 23/24 secs you cann the iron.

Raumschiff is extreme culty. Fantastic stuff. Sometimes even cooler than the first season of star track.

Btw. The title song of Raumschiff Orion is rather cool as well.

]]> By: obeyken http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455184 obeyken Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455184 Ah! I saw this a while ago and just recently (for no apparent reason) felt strongly compelled to dig it up. I drove myself mildly nuts searching youtube and google for "weird german robot dancing" and variations thereof, but with no luck. And here it is! Thank you easter bunny! Ah! I saw this a while ago and just recently (for no apparent reason) felt strongly compelled to dig it up. I drove myself mildly nuts searching youtube and google for “weird german robot dancing” and variations thereof, but with no luck. And here it is! Thank you easter bunny!

]]> By: skramble http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454677 skramble Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454677 "hold your butt, now spin around. and back 1 2 3 4" “hold your butt, now spin around. and back 1 2 3 4″

]]> By: obeyken http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455189 obeyken Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455189 It gives me that special funny German feeling. It gives me that special funny German feeling.

]]> By: Chalky http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454681 Chalky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454681 I wanna see someone mash this with Fatboy Slim. I wanna see someone mash this with Fatboy Slim.

]]> By: Gareth Stack http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454682 Gareth Stack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454682 That's pretty accurate. It's exactly how folks dance in Second Life or Home. That’s pretty accurate. It’s exactly how folks dance in Second Life or Home.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455206 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455206 I highly recommend watching this while listening to the Radiohead clip from the post above. Turn the volume down on this video and play the music from the Radiohead performance. They sync nicely. I highly recommend watching this while listening to the Radiohead clip from the post above. Turn the volume down on this video and play the music from the Radiohead performance. They sync nicely.

]]> By: dross1260 http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454698 dross1260 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454698 Was ist "Jazz Hands"? Was ist “Jazz Hands”?

]]> By: Permanent4 http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454700 Permanent4 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454700 I think we just found Peter Crouch's new goal celebration. I think we just found Peter Crouch’s new goal celebration.

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454962 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454962 Now if only we could get someone to film themselves dancing at various locales every day... Hmmm... Now if only we could get someone to film themselves dancing at various locales every day… Hmmm…

]]> By: nosehat http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454965 nosehat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454965 I love the contrast between the serious, normal conversation in the foreground and the increasing absurdity in the background. Without the foreground conversation, it would be a silly dance, but with it this becomes much more sublime. Thanks for the link! I love the contrast between the serious, normal conversation in the foreground and the increasing absurdity in the background. Without the foreground conversation, it would be a silly dance, but with it this becomes much more sublime.

Thanks for the link!

]]> By: ironcrow http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454713 ironcrow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454713 Unt now ist the time on Sprockets when we dance! Unt now ist the time on Sprockets when we dance!

]]> By: ck http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454719 ck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454719 Half "funky chicken" and half ice-capades. Half “funky chicken” and half ice-capades.

]]> By: TharkLord http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455231 TharkLord Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455231 Wow, the future used to be so... HOT! Tight clothes, super hairspray do's, sexy boots - Yowza!! Wow, the future used to be so… HOT!

Tight clothes, super hairspray do’s, sexy boots – Yowza!!

]]> By: Chas44 http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454986 Chas44 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454986 It's like dry heaving, and dry humping, and country line-dancing all rolled into one activity! It’s like dry heaving, and dry humping, and country line-dancing all rolled into one activity!

]]> By: DanC http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455003 DanC Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455003 Reminds me of a Naked Gun movie, where you pay absolutely no attention to the conversation going on because the background has someone on fire or something. The woman can't even help staring at it at one point. Reminds me of a Naked Gun movie, where you pay absolutely no attention to the conversation going on because the background has someone on fire or something.
The woman can’t even help staring at it at one point.

]]> By: phlavor http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455007 phlavor Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455007 The Nazis were a lot of things. Funky was not one them. The Nazis were a lot of things. Funky was not one them.

]]> By: yri http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454755 yri Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454755 It's the Space-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Dance" rel="nofollow">Chicken Dance</a>! It’s the Space-Chicken Dance!

]]> By: dbarak http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454772 dbarak Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454772 Wo ist Dieter Von "Sprockets?" Wo ist Dieter Von “Sprockets?”

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454780 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454780 And now, I take you to India, land of 1000 dances... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw rel=nofollow ">Benny Lava</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLpROhIg9eA" rel="nofollow">The Nipple Song</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOgALTFzFbQ" rel="nofollow">May He Poop?</a> ...And the classic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRRgt_2Nfmc" rel="nofollow">Gumnaam from Ghost World</a> And now, I take you to India, land of 1000 dances…

Benny Lava

The Nipple Song

May He Poop?

…And the classic Gumnaam from Ghost World

]]> By: Boba Fett Diop http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454799 Boba Fett Diop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454799 This seems like perfectly normal German dancing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjHpwoNgpA This seems like perfectly normal German dancing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjHpwoNgpA

]]> By: eyeruh http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454810 eyeruh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454810 On a side-note, Amazon sells the soundtrack from the show & it's *fabulous*! On a side-note, Amazon sells the soundtrack from the show & it’s *fabulous*!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454558 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454558 I always said that the Macarena was ahead of it's time... I always said that the Macarena was ahead of it’s time…

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454561 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454561 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH8ea0M-r8o&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH8ea0M-r8o&feature=related

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454819 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454819 Yeah, this is great because it shows Germans doing ballet. HAHAHAHAH! Yeah, this is great because it shows Germans doing ballet. HAHAHAHAH!

]]> By: whisper dog http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454567 whisper dog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454567 Brilliant. It's like watching birds mating rituals. Brilliant. It’s like watching birds mating rituals.

]]> By: freshacconci http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454823 freshacconci Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454823 I read all the comments, get to the bottom, and #25 has already basically said what I was gonna say. Damn. I read all the comments, get to the bottom, and #25 has already basically said what I was gonna say.

Damn.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-454571 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-454571 do we deserve Raquel? do we deserve Raquel?

]]> By: caipirina http://boingboing.net/2009/04/01/german-retrofuturist.html#comment-455596 caipirina Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-455596 Fantastic TV show (pre-Star Trek!) .. i hold my DVD set of it very dearly ... i wonder if they ever released a version with English subs ... Fantastic TV show (pre-Star Trek!) .. i hold my DVD set of it very dearly … i wonder if they ever released a version with English subs …

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