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Road Gems

Limited internet-ing on the road, but here are some gems while trying to catch up:

January 17, 2014 4:11 pm by Brian

I posted about it before, but Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee were worth a watch. The new “season” is out starting now, with Louis C.K.’s episode as the first and Patton Oswalt(they won’t let me embed this video, so click the link) as the next.

January 10, 2014 7:10 am by Brian

Not Aziz, but a bunch of more random stuff that I didn’t put up with that flu that I had:

Officially licensed Simpsons Legos for their 25th anniversary. Via DesignYoutTrust.
There is a funny website called lol my thesis that asks graduate students to boil their thesis to one sentence. Via Nora.
Nick Waterhouse(check that link to see the video of him rocking out), the lesser known Mayer Hawthorne, has a new song worth a listen. Via MyOldKentuckyBlog.
During a few select times at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you can have your face scanned to be put on your own personal Stormtrooper doll. Via UnCrate.
Mental Floss has some more Life Hacks that were debunked.
Watching an Alabama fan jump over a crowd to start a fight is funny enough, but overlaying Wrecking Ball is a great touch. Almost as good as Neil soundtracking Cora’s jumping. Via TO.
Like Vines? Wanna watch 23 minutes of someone’s best of 2013? Via TO.
Did anyone else know about KFC being so huge in Japan? It feels like it might be a joke, but also doesn’t. Via TO.
Not sure if this baby trying to imitate her beat-boxing uncle is as funny or as cute, but watch for yourself. Via TO.
Yeah, I link to Tastefully Offensive a lot. Turns out they post different stuff to a tumblr of theirs.
Tastefully Offensive also has a NSFW version of their site that I also just discovered. Here is a gem from that, a best of 2013 gifs with sound:

January 9, 2014 3:00 pm by Brian

As it will retell in the video, John Lennon wrote Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite was written after looking at an old Victorian poster. This crazy/awesome artist went to extreme lengths to recreate it and now you can own it for 245 pounds ($402 USD currently). Here is how he did it:

January 8, 2014 11:19 am by Brian