Happy Friday.
Bad Lip Reading might be the funniest thing on the internet right now.
In this take on Gotye, “I guess you’re just somebody that I used to know” is badly lip-read as “I kicked your monkey and I used your goat.” Obviously.
There’s a great interview in the Village Voice where you can learn more about the anonymous man behind these videos, and his creative process.
Then go watch more bad lip reads of folks like Rick Perry, Michele Bachman, and Herman Cain. Genius. Just genius.
badlipreading: “Kicked Your Monkey” — A Bad Lip Reading of Gotye
“Is that a tiger in your wine bottle, or are you just…?”
“I’m going to stop you right there.”
Delightful wine stoppers from Designboom.
I’m in love with these wood etchings by artist Kiersten Essenpreis - the perfect memorial to eight perfect one-liners. Rest in peace, Mitch.
What if New Yorker cartoons had literal captions?
This made the rounds, but I can’t not post it:
Sacha Goldberger found his 91-year-old Hungarian grandmother Frederika, a WWII survivor, feeling lonely and depressed. To cheer her up, he photographed her dressed up as a fictional superhero. To his surprise, she loved it. The photos are a bit comical, but there’s an underlying sense of hope, strength and courage in them.
from BoingBoing.
Rice Krispie-henge! Look at it! So tiny and crunchy.
