By Lauren Ratliff on November 18, 2008
Comedian & author, George Carlin, illustrates American English, which is packed with irony.
I’ve always been interested in where “sayings” originate….(etymology), and how many HOMONYMS are in American English, and why particular people speak in a certain manner….have certain speaking tics…have certain impacts in their speaking patterns, etc…
So I came across this video today. It is [...]
Posted in parodies, YouTube | Tagged English, etymology, speaking, word
By Lauren Ratliff on October 2, 2008
READING RAINBOW Theme Song
CURRENT/redone READING RAINBOW Theme Song
I’m not sure how many of you watched READING RAINBOW as a kid on PBS… but this brings back so many memories from elementary school. The teachers would show us these PBS videos all the time, and this one was featured just about every other day. NOTE: I [...]
Posted in Books, childhood, entertainment, God, parodies, photos, t.v., YouTube | Tagged Books, James Patterson, learning, novels, PBS, reading, reading rainbow, Stephen King
By Lauren Ratliff on August 13, 2008
I’ve been listening to the College Radio Station on iTunes called “Flatfoot Records” and they’ve been playing some great music. I heard the song “It rubs the lotion on its skin” by Greenskeepers for the second time this week and I love it. A few of my friends and I have an ongoing inside joke [...]
Posted in entertainment, music, parodies, YouTube | Tagged Greenskeepers, It rubs the lotion on its skin, The Silence of the Lambs
By Lauren Ratliff on May 28, 2008
Here is our company “spoof” video for the Dallas Ad League 100 year celebration. (Written by our CEO, Sean Jackson, the main character.)
Posted in entertainment, Lead Maverick, parodies, technology, YouTube | Tagged Dallas Ad League, entertainment, Google, Lead Maverick, parody video, spoof, work
By Lauren Ratliff on May 22, 2008
As you know, I am a big fan of SNL digital shorts! What a great illustration of “Mom Jeans.” I know that day (of sporting mom jeans) is inevitable….but I will fight it with all my might or I will learn to embrace it and slap on a fanny pack to top it off. I’ll [...]
Posted in entertainment, parodies, t.v., technology, YouTube | Tagged amy poehler, MOm jeans, SNL digital short, tina fey
By Lauren Ratliff on April 17, 2008
Hulu.com
Watch all your favorite shows online for FREE!!
This is one of my favorite video clips… “Iran so far”- SNL digital short.
This site allows you to view numerous full-length T.V. episodes, video clips, as well as full-lenth movies, and movie clips!
You can see the Top 10 on ESPN, game recaps, classic games, etc…
Posted in entertainment, Movies, news, parodies, t.v., technology | Tagged clips, free, hulu.com, Movies, shows, sports, tv episodes
By Lauren Ratliff on April 15, 2008
This is a promo poster for my cousin’s husband’s band in Austin, TX, Canopy. They put out some great music… and even greater posters. This one especially makes me happy. It’s a perfect display of personality, humor, and great Photoshop skills. Enjoy.
Posted in entertainment, music, parodies, photos | Tagged austin, band posters, Canopy, humor, live music, TX
By Lauren Ratliff on March 13, 2008
If you’re a fellow blogger, you know you’ve been there…. spent hours looking at your blog analytics/stats. Well I haven’t so much been spent hours upon hours researching, but I spent the past couple of minutes venturing through them and I noticed a strange “search term” that lead someone to one of my blog pages.
girls [...]
Posted in entertainment, food, Movies, parodies, technology | Tagged blog, cake, mean girls, search terms, stats, web analytics
By Lauren Ratliff on February 22, 2008
This blog entry is going to be a conglomeration of randomness… prepare yourself.
.
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I have gone CRAZY for Craisins! Apparently as a child I loved raisins although, I will never fess up to that sick lie. Recently I was walking through the grocery store and my eyes landed on a bag of Craisins. [...]
Posted in childhood, entertainment, food, Movies, parodies, t.v., technology, YouTube | Tagged craisins, ellen degeneres, igby goes down, independent films, infomercials
By Lauren Ratliff on February 15, 2008
More great Andy Samberg SNL videos… JJ Casuals “Shoes that look like feet.”
Posted in parodies, YouTube