A little bit older, a little bit slower

Today's my birthday.



In honor of my reaching 37 on 2/19, I'm posting two clips wholly unrelated to each other and barely related to me. One is of the scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where they talk about systems of government, strictly for :29 to :33.



The other is a cover of the Tom Waits song "2:19." Even though it relates to the time and not the date. Trust me, this is better than all the "February 19" entries.

Muppets Galore

So I'm going to be getting into the fourth Thursday of November by taking off until Sunday. Of course, I don't want to leave you in the lurch too badly, so I'm going to load up a ton of Muppet-type clips. (Really, it's been far too long.) Hopefully they'll keep you from suffering too much withdrawl.

From Sesame Street, here's a personal fave, "Some Of Us Are Here."



Next, some disco, with Cookie Monster channeling Isaac Hayes and George Clinton.



And now, Pigs In Space, between servings of cosmic slop (hi Sam!) with John Cleese. Note the parrot reference.



Followed by Veterinarian's Hospital, featuring Christopher Reeve.



Now for a couple mashups - here are our felt friends acting out the sound to the trailer for House of 1000 Corpses.



And Beaker emotes "Yellow."



Finally, if you click here, here, and here, you can watch a complete episode of The Muppet Show with Milton Berle. I picked this one solely for the way Statler and Waldorf heckle Berle to powder.

So enjoy the rest of your week, everyone, and I'll see you on Sunday.

Just a flesh wound? Highly illogical.

What could possibly be more exciting to an Internet geek than something which combines Star Trek with Monty Python and the Holy Grail and does it flawlessly?

How would I know? I'm not an Internet geek.

However. I can report that this is a mighty good larf.

The fish slapping dance

What is it that's so funny about these fifteen seconds?

The term "fish slapping"? The merry music? Michael Palin's knees-up jig? The little "smek" sound of the fish? The surprise ending?

I submit to you that it's the way Palin falls. Not only is it a steep drop - a one-foot drop wouldn't have been as funny, don't you think? - but there's almost a resignation to it that flailing arms and legs would have obliterated. Just turn and drop face-first and you'll have your high hilarity.

Oh, and the huge splash helps too.