December 2008
27 posts
WatchScalpel and Forceps
Created using the bizarre software at xtranormal.com, and inspired by Donald Glover’s very funny Howard and Leslie.
- adam
WatchHere’s a video we showed at last Friday’s Christmas-themed Very Fresh. Not much setup needed here — it’s the director’s commentary for one of those “Yule Log” DVDs. Enjoy, and stay toasty!
Reject'd by Urban Dictionary
If you don’t already know, Urban Dictionary is an online slang reference guide created by user submissions. It has always been my hypothesis that there was absoluteley no approval process to determine which terms/definitions were legit and which weren’t. Examples:
Christmas Boner The strange erection you get on Christmas morning due to the excitement of opening presents or the...
Rest in Pieces
For those wondering — Super Deluxe, our former publisher, shut down their website today without any warning, rendering two years of Olde English videos inaccessible. (Way to go, guys!) Don’t worry — we’re working on it.
- adam
Not sure if everyone's aware of this...
The last thing the writer/director of the Oscar-Buzzworthy flick Doubt directed was:
Not sure if this is a bad thing…
-dave
Very Fresh update
This Friday at the UCB in NYC. 11pm. OE’s Very Fresh with Jamie Lee, Matt McCarthy, and more! Come!
-dave
We'd like to thank the Academy... →
Cracked.com just named us the #1 sketch group on the web! Thanks guys! Now let the backlash begin!!!
-dave
WatchFlying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish
This music video, directed by Eric Wareheim of Tim & Eric, is unbelievable. (It’s also definitely not safe for work.) Somehow Eric has managed to create something even more grotesque, fascinating, vulgar, and engrossing than his own show. I’ve always loved and envied Tim and Eric’s visual style, and this strikes me as the pinnacle of their...
Words involved in the pitch Adam just made:
Silent
Slapstick
Glory Hole
“We see dick”
Sesame Street
-dave
“Some days, the web feels like 5 people trying to make something; 5k people...”
– Twitter / hotdogsladies (via charlietodd) - adam
Click to see the degree to which my name is not... →
There are way too many David Segal’s. And the most popular one on youtube is a hockey player that apparently gets in a lot of fights, with second place going to an actor from the radio version of Doctor Who. Ouch.
I’m officially taking pseudonym suggestions…
-dave (for now)
There are a ridiculous amount of Sleeping Beauty-themed forest fire PSAs during Hulu’s commercial breaks for Basic Instinct.
-dave
Audience Attention Span for online videos.
jonahray:
this makes me feel sad.
Audience Attention Span Video length % of Audience who watched the entire video 10 sec. 89.61% 20 sec. 80.41% 30 sec. 66.16% 60 sec. 46.44% 2 min. 23.71% 3 min. 16.62% 5 min. 9.42% Source: Tube Mogul
I’m guessing this means...
Adam just searched his e-mail outbox for “Sorry for the delay.” 120 results.
-dave
Exciting New Internet Pastime!!!!!
Reading Amazon user reviews for conspiracy books! They’re so conspiracy-crazy that they think that the conspiracy-books might be a conspiracy. Check some of these choice cuts:
Space Intelligences “SI’s” says
We commend Steiger on inclusion of John Lennon, UFO researchers, Jonestown and George Wallace MURDERS via possible MK ULTRA….Dr. Henry Kissinger (Master Spy,...
Raphael has a terrible Tumblr →
-dave
Great story about a massive security flaw that... →
- dave
The new OldeEnglish.org is up! →
And so is our new blog. We’ll be posting miscellaneous Olde English stuff, news, and crazy internet crap here. This is also a Tumblr blog, so you can follow us if you have a Tumblr account. Awesome!
-adam