December 2011
12 posts
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WatchQuick and dirty. (Original video, recorded 2011-12-30)
Transcription:
“See you next year. Carry on.”
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WatchThe age of Aquarius. (Original video, recorded 2011-12-14)
Transcription:
“Hi there, you weirdos. I haven’t been around, no, I’ve been preparing for Christmas. I’m, like, totally psyched for this year.
“One thing people keep asking me, tho’. They say, ‘Lady Gav Gav? Is that all your own hair?’ I say, ‘Well yes, it is, don’t be silly....
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WatchTake off your scarf and jacket. (Original video, recorded 2011-12-14)
It’s freezing outside these days, so I’m taking precautions, mainly by dressing up as a cross between Darth Vader and an eskimo.
The music is Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black, and there is no speech apart from my usual tagline.
Carry on.
Why Is The Middle Finger Offensive?
mentalflossr:
On MSNBC this morning, Chuck Todd was caught on camera flipping the bird. What is it that makes that gesture offensive? Here’s a little background.
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WatchNew Year’s Eve music help required. (Original video, recorded 2011-12-15)
Transcription:
“[Gavin] I’ll be pre-recording a New Year’s Eve show for hospital radio and I need your help. What sort of songs do you expect to hear at a New Year’s Eve party? Apart from this one, of course…”
“[Dougie McLean, Auld Lang Syne] Should auld...
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WatchT-winning. (Original video, recorded 2011-12-14)
Transcription:
“As you already know, I won the NaNoWriMo competition this year, er, beating the fifty thousand words by quite a substantial margin. But I’ve gone a couple of stages further.
“First one is the Winner’s Circle T-shirt, which is… you’ve still got to buy it but it’s only available to those...
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WatchLet’s go shooldering. (Original video, recorded 2011-12-07)
Transcription:
“I think after such crazes as planking and horsemanning, it’s about time we came up with something new.
“Well, I propose shooldering. A shoe on your shoulder then you snap a picture and post it to your preferred social network. Shooldering.
“So share it, reblog it, let’s get this...
«Once Upon» by Olia Lialina & Dragan Espenschied →
“Three important contemporary web sites, recreated with technology and spirit of late 1997, according to our memories.”
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WatchHow I wrote my novel. (Original video, recorded 2011-12-03)
This should have been posted on Saturday but it failed to upload, so you’re seeing it now.
Transcription:
“-dary.
“Well, that’s NaNoWriMo over for another year. Takes up the whole of November, takes up all of your time but I’m pleased to report that I got fifty-four thousand, four hundred and twelve...