TubaPants TubaPants Celebrating internet minutiae. A ragtag band of bloggers from little ol' Green Bay, WI posts interesting, amusing and just plain weird stuff they find on the web. Reader submissions welcome. Articles
ColdPlagiarized
2008-12-08 01:45:00 Interesting comparison of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” and a tune by Joe Satriani from 2004. And yes, legal proceedings have already begun.
ColdPlagiarized
2008-12-08 01:45:00 Interesting comparison of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” and a tune by Joe Satriani from 2004. And yes, legal proceedings have already begun.
Pronounce names correctly
2008-11-30 07:00:00 I’ve long believed that we Americans are lazy when it comes to pronouncing words, in general, especially names. Along comes a site called HowToSayThatName.com that can help immensely with the task. Native speakers provide help with pronouncing a host of first and last names. Check out the site if you need help ... More About: Pronounce , Names
Pronounce names correctly
2008-11-30 07:00:00 I’ve long believed that we Americans are lazy when it comes to pronouncing words, in general, especially names. Along comes a site called HowToSayThatName.com that can help immensely with the task. Native speakers provide help with pronouncing a host of first and last names. Check out the site if you need help ... More About: Pronounce , Names
Macy?s Thanksgiving Parade Gets Rickrolled
2008-11-30 06:45:00 ok. can we put an end to the madness now? More About: Thanksgiving , Macy , Parade
Macy?s Thanksgiving Parade Gets Rickrolled
2008-11-30 06:45:00 ok. can we put an end to the madness now? More About: Thanksgiving , Macy , Parade
Vader Toast!
2008-11-11 05:44:00 I’ve long held that toast is a nearly perfect food. Now, it’s even more perfect-er, in a total geek sort of way. For $55 you can get your hands on a toaster that burns the image of none other than Darth Vader on your toast. Here’s to a balanced breakfast, with the ... More About: Toast
Keith Olbermann on Prop 8
2008-11-11 05:08:00 MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann used his “Special Comment” this evening to weigh in on the Prop 8 vote in California. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, first shame on you. Second, read about it here. Bottom line… the people of Kah-lee-forn-yah voted 52.3% to 48.8% to outlaw gay marriage. Olbermann’s remarks are stellar ...
Bloggers band together
2008-10-09 03:23:00 TubaPants will be participating in another blogosphere-wide effort coming up on the 15th of this month… it’s called Blog Action Day. According to the site, “Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world?s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is ... More About: Band , Bloggers
?In a World? without voiceovers
2008-09-02 21:13:00 According to media reports, quintessential voiceover god Don LaFontaine has passed away at the age of 68. His “In a world…” opening to seemingly every great movie trailer became his trademark. Thanks to our buddy jim for the heads up on this. Technorati Tags: Don LaFontaine More About: World
Fun Movie Poster Quiz
2008-08-10 06:49:00 So, do you fancy yourself something of a movie buff? Ok, smarty-pants, let’s see how you do with the Empire Movie Poster Quiz . You get just one letter from the distinctive font used on a host of famous movie posters… can you guess the title? Good luck. More About: Movie Poster
Blank Paper On Demand
2008-08-09 08:39:00 Do yourself a favor and get in on the ground floor of this amazing opportunity before word spreads. Among the many benefits of the Blank Paper Utility from Benjamin Bradford… Extend the life of your print cartridge. It’s free. No download required. Blank sheets of paper whenever, wherever you need them. Technorati Tags: Blank Paper Utility, Benjamin Bradford More About: Demand , On Demand
Paris for President
2008-08-06 22:35:00 I realize Paris Hilton and funny don’t always go together… at least not intentionally. But this is a pretty damn funny response to John McCain’s campaign ad that mentions her. Hold on to your shorts McCain and Barack Obama. Take a look and judge for yourself. From the fine folks at FunnyOrDie.com. Technorati Tags: ... More About: President
Rush plays Rush
2008-07-28 06:13:00 Legendary rock band Rush appeared on the Colbert Report last week, which was pretty awesome by itself. While they were waiting backstage, the show folks set up the band to tackle their own “Tom Sawyer” on Rock Band. Not bad for beginners, they scored 31% on expert mode. Technorati Tags: Rush, Colbert Report, Rock Band More About: Plays
Fonts Personified
2008-07-23 14:51:00 College Humor answers the age-old question… What if fonts were human? For all the desktop design, publishing, marketing and computer geeks in the crowd, yo. Click Here to view the video because their embed thing is retarded. Technorati Tags: College Humor, fonts More About: Fonts
Poker? I don?t even know her!
2008-07-20 09:55:00 Are you like me and secretly (or not so secretly) addicted to those television poker shows? No, I can’t explain it. One could argue that watching poker on TV is the most boring thing on the planet. And I can certainly see their point. But I can’t help it. I keep getting sucked in. If ... More About: Poker
The Website is Down
2008-07-11 12:14:00 this might not be tottally safe for work… but mostly… It’s pretty tame, but still… I warned you. But, here is the IT vs. Sales with The Website is Down. its about 12 minutes. Technorati Tags: IT vs. Sales, The Website is Down
For Your Friday Enjoyment
2008-07-11 11:44:00 Little Sparta, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelO o The Mean Kitty Song Technorati Tags: Little Sparta, The Mean Kitty Song More About: Friday , Enjoyment
The real Slim Shady had better not?
2008-07-02 17:27:00 stand up. At least at Arrowhead Stadium. Rules are now in place to keep roudy crowds to a minimum so all people can enjoy their Chiefs play football. Apparently, the teams new rules of conduct were written by 85 year old 2nd grade teacher. check it out. Technorati Tags: Arrowhead Stadium, Chiefs, football, conduct More About: Real , Slim , Slim Shady
want to understand what is going on in Lost
2008-06-30 16:32:00 without watching an episode? allow Kurt Fitzpatrick to help you out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dmPMwkQf4 w You’ll capture just about all of the major-ish events that happened over that last few seasons of Lost . Technorati Tags: Kurt Fitzpatrick, Lost More About: Understand
A reason to dig out that old disk drive
2008-06-24 10:59:00 So, you’ve got a floppy disk drive lying around. Here is a use for it! Technorati Tags: floppy disk More About: Drive , Disk , Reason
Receipt Generator
2008-06-17 22:56:00 Dunno why, but this was kind of intriguing. You can generate your own custom receipt with the Custom Receipt Maker. Technorati Tags: Custom Receipt Maker More About: Generator
Contact Juggling - pretty amazing
2008-06-15 13:50:00 It’s neat. It’s mesmerizing. It’s hard to explain. It’s called Contact Juggling . Wikipedia defines it as “a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in permanent contact with the body. Having little in common with “toss” juggling, it most typically involves the rolling of one or more completely transparent ... More About: Amazing , Pretty
Hulk-out list
2008-06-13 09:55:00 Our friend Ken hit us up with this awesome list of all the things that caused Bill Bixby to become a giant green Lou Ferrigno in the original The Incredible Hulk tv series. A couple faves from the Hulk-out list: 17. Receiving a lethal injection, and then having the person say, “Oh. I just ... More About: List
Smurfs Movie Being Developed
2008-06-12 16:46:00 Ok, you’re gonna want to sit down for this one. Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are bringing a live-action/animated “Smurfs ” project to the bigscreen. I’ll give you a moment to let that sink in. My favorite quote from the Variety article: “We’re very excited to introduce a new generation to Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the other smurftastic ... More About: Movie
A Really Short Video
2008-06-11 15:42:00 This is a little something I captured on my blackberry whilst leaving dinner with my wife. It’s hard to see, but there’s a nice Master Lock on the gate as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU2lLz9SMM M More About: Video , Short
Fraggle Rock Movie
2008-06-10 16:16:00 Apparently this is old news, but it’s new to me. The Weinstein Company has announced the creative team behind a musical movie version of the Fraggle Rock tv series. I’m cautiously optimistic. Gobo, Wembley, Boober (my fave), Red and Mokey head out into the world of the aliens (humans) and hilarity may or may ... More About: Movie
Take Flight
2008-05-29 23:41:00 Be impressed beyond all your Accordion expectations with Alexander Dmitriev playing Flight of the bumble bee by Korsakov! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVbuIZ-5-8 o Tell your friends. Technorati Tags: Accordion, Alexander Dmitriev, Flight of the bumble bee, Korsakov
Think you can balance the budget?
2008-05-28 22:43:00 Give it a try with NPR’s web based game. Marketplace brings us a generic look at how the budget can turn around, in a cartoony manner. This way we can forget how it would really effect actual people if the changes would happen. Plus, the options are few and basic. Stuff like Flat tax or ... More About: Balance , Budget
Graves? Take two, they?re small
More articles from this author:2008-05-16 20:23:00 BOGO offers (buy one, get one - usuallly free) have become commonplace in today’s competitive marketplace. But I stumbled across one on my local newspaper website that struck me as odd, funny and just plain interesting. A local establishment, Allouez Catholic Cemetary & Chapel Mausoleum, is advertising a BOGO offer on graves. I guess ... More About: Small 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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