We're revisiting some of our favorite Boing Boing tv episodes during the holiday break, and while the one I'm embedding here (MP4 link here) is perhaps not going to win any Pulitzers, it was one of the most fun we had shooting anything ever. I won't spoil the surprise, but it involved making people in an office building very uncomfortable, and had absolutely nothing to do with George Lucas or Boba Fett. As for the bait 'n' switch title -- just work with me here, this was our April Fool's Day episode for 2008. And as for why it's worth posting today? If you're anywhere near an office park or an elevator with strangers in it, I strongly recommend you do this on New Year's Eve.
An Emmy For Megan is a funny take on the practice of “award whoring,” or creating work that is specifically created as bait for award nominations. Megan Amram’s web series just got two nominations.
Jimmy Fallon often features viewer submissions like mildly humorous CAPTCHAs, you know, “those squiggly words you have to type in before you buy tickets to concerts and stuff?” He seems very invested in humorously educating the public about CAPTCHAs.
Trump went off script in Montana last week, conceding “I don’t have a guitar, or an organ.” Trump did note that he has a mouth “and hopefully the brain attached to the mouth.” Stephen Colbert analyzes the rambling Trump rant so weird that Snopes had to confirm it. Democratic Underground was kind enough to share […]
Summer’s here, which brings not only warmer weather but also the unsettling realization that the year is more than halfway over. So, for those who weren’t as productive as they would have liked during the first half of 2018, we’ve rounded up 5 skill course bundles you can start learning today to help you finish […]
It’s good to be proactive, but when it comes to preparing for an emergency situation, one of the most important items you can pack is a flashlight. After all, whatever else you include in your kit won’t be of much use if you can’t see what you’re doing. The Viper 1000-Lumen Tactical Flashlights not only […]
Chances are you took a handful of language classes in high school, and aside from a smattering of conjugations and vocabulary words, the only things you likely remember are the dry, rehearsed sentences that did little to make you speak like a true native. If you’re still hoping to learn a new language but want […]
