Jon Dyer's Blog » Strange http://www.dyers.org/blog Taking All Your Base Since 2002 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:13:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ear Way In Hay Ee Thay Uney May http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2010/07/30/ear-way-in-hay-ee-thay-uney-may/ http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2010/07/30/ear-way-in-hay-ee-thay-uney-may/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:12 +0000 Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=2115 While waiting for #1GF! to get out the door this morning, I was sitting on the bed and singing to the baby. “Ear way in hay ee thay uney may. Ear way in hay ee thay uney may.”

#1GF! snapped out of her morning routine for a second. “Wait. What are you singing?”

I shrugged and repeated. “Ear way in hay ee thay uney may.”

#1GF! shook her head. “What is it? Did you make it up?”

It wasn’t an invalid question. It’s not entirely uncommon for me to make up songs. “No, I’m singing ‘We’re in the Money’.”

“Oh my god.”

“It’s Pig Latin.”

“Oh. my. god. She knows a handful of words and you’re already branching out into Pig Latin? Is that a good idea?”

I shook my head. “It’s from this movie from 1933 called Gold Diggers. Ginger Rogers sings it.”

“So…you’re singing it in Pig Latin.”

“She did too.”

“No, she didn’t.”

“Oh, yes she did.”

“In 1933.” #1GF! dipped her chin. “Riiight.”

“Really. It’s an old-school, big-production dance number until the camera gets right up in her face and she starts singing in Pig Latin. I’m telling you. It’s really weird.”

#1GF! shook her head. “How do you find these things?”

I mistakenly thought it was an actual question. “Well, during a writing break yesterday, I was looking for a little history on Esquivel, and Wikipedia called him the ‘The Busby Berkley of Cocktail Music.’ So, I was like, ‘Who the hell is Busby Bixby,’ and—”

#1GF! patted my chest. “Okay. I have to go.”

“You’ll see. I’m going to find the video for you.”

She kissed me as if she were patting my head. “Love you, gotta run.”

“It’s real,” I muttered as she walked down the hall.

“We’re In The Money” Sung By Ginger Rogers In Pig Latin

So, to prove to #1GF! that I wasn’t making anything up, here’s “We’re In The Money” sung by Ginger Rogers in Gold Diggers of 1933 in pig latin. To skip the Busby Bixby dance number and get right to the weirdness, skip forward to 1:35. Remember, kids: Don’t do drugs.

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]]> http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2010/07/30/ear-way-in-hay-ee-thay-uney-may/feed/ 5 Hammer pants, Hammer Dance Flash Mob http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2009/06/12/hammer-pants-hammer-dance-flash-mob/ http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2009/06/12/hammer-pants-hammer-dance-flash-mob/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:17:48 +0000 Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1991 While it seems like a bit of a promotional stunt for MC Hammer’s upcoming show Hammertime than a natural flash mob, it’s difficult not to appreciate a ton of people showing up out of nowhere to do the hammer dance. Any resistance you have to the idea will be broken down by the sheer volume of gold hammer pants.

School’s in sucker. Ans you know… U Can’t Touch This.

Hammer Dance Flash Mob

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I found this outside your locker. If you feel like there’s anything you want to talk about, I’ll be available during normal business hours all week.

-Jon

70s PSA: VD Is For Everybody

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]]> http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2009/04/23/1970s-psa-vd-is-for-everybody/feed/ 1 U-Haul’s New Kavorian Edition Gentle Ride Van? http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2009/04/08/u-hauls-new-kavorian-edition-gentle-ride-van/ http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2009/04/08/u-hauls-new-kavorian-edition-gentle-ride-van/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:00:59 +0000 Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1966 #1GF! and I were driving around the other day and passed a U-Haul moving truck. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary…

U-Haul Gentle Ride Van

until we got along side of it and saw this “feature” listed on the door…

U-Haul Gentle Ride Van - easier to die

This wasn’t any sort of photo editing. This deadly U-Haul really exists out there somewhere.

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too much metal

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]]> http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/08/19/can-you-have-too-much-metal/feed/ 2 Should I Be Rolling Up My Windows Or Something? http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/08/05/should-i-be-rolling-up-my-windows-or-something/ http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/08/05/should-i-be-rolling-up-my-windows-or-something/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:28:30 +0000 Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1718 deer fing sign

(Now, whenever I see deer, duck, moose, pedestrian, or any type of Xing sign, I end up smirking like a 12 year old.)

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]]> http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/08/05/should-i-be-rolling-up-my-windows-or-something/feed/ 1 Where The Hell Is Matt? http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/07/04/where-the-hell-is-matt/ http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/07/04/where-the-hell-is-matt/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:00:10 +0000 Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1689 Matt Harding quit his job a few years back, and wandered around Asia until the money that he had saved ran out. At a friend’s suggestion, he filmed himself showing off his unique style of dancing in various places during the trip. In 2006, his video caught the attention of Stride Gum, who sponsored a six month trip to 39 countries for another round of dancing. In 2007, Matt got Stride to sponsor a second trip around the world so that he could film other people doing his dance with him. That idea transformed his video from a neat oddity into something that you can’t help but smile at.

Matt’s latest video is four and a half minutes of people from 42 countries sharing a brief moment of silliness, which is something that we all can use to remind ourselves that there is a big, fun world out there beyond bosses, bills, and baggage. It also should serve as a reminder that if your cubicle is sucking the life out of you, you’ll never know what strange adventures are in store for you until you turn in your ID badge and leave it behind.

Matt, if the unlikely event that you ever happen upon this page, thanks for making my day a few times over. This is awesome.


(found via Boingboing)

More information on where the hell Matt is now can be found at his website, wherethehellismatt.com

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Daughter: Ma, you can’t say Chinaman. No one says that anymore.

Mom: What? Well, what am I supposed to say?

Daughter: I dunno. Asian.

Mom: GEISHAN? Oh, come on now.

Daughter: Aaaaasian.

Mom: Well, what’s wrong with Chinaman?

Daughter: It’s like Negro. No one says that anymore.

Mom: Since when don’t people say Negro?

Daughter: Oh, a long time, Ma.

Mom: Well, what am I supposed to call them, then?

Daughter: Black or African American, I think.

Mom: African American? They get TWO names?

Daughter: Yes, Ma.

Mom: Two names. What Am I then?

Daughter: You’re still white, Ma.

[Indian waiter delivers food and walks off]

Mom: Is he a Geishan? Because he looks black to me.

Daughter: Oh, dear lord.

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Sunday: 12:23 a.m. caller reports a car alarm sounding and this is an ongoing problem. Officers detailed report only sounds are chirping birds. Female called again and states this is an electronic alarm that sounds like birds and requests that the officers check again. Officer advised and reports this is a bird in a tree.

Have you ever heard birds imitate car alarms in your area?

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]]> http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/18/small-town-police-log-the-return-of-the-car-alarm-bird/feed/ 9 Swing Wing Commercial + Slayer = Thanks YouTube! http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/05/30/swing-wing-commercial-slayer-thanks-youtube/ http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/05/30/swing-wing-commercial-slayer-thanks-youtube/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 10:00:17 +0000 Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1648 When Mike sent over an old commercial for a weird kids’ toy called the Swing Wing, my first thought was, “Monkey? check. Elephant? check. Soundtrack? Meh. If this toy only had a big name band doing its jingle, it could’ve been as big a fad for the head as hula hoop was for the waist.”

It didn’t, so it wasn’t, but thanks to some creative individuals out there, the Swing Wing may still have a chance at catching on with pre-headbangers, tiny hustlers, and kids who are on the “E”. Or the “X”. Or whatever the kids are ingesting that makes them swing around glow sticks these days.

The Swing Wing Thrash Remix (featuring Slayer)


The Swing Wing West Coast Hip Hop Remix (featuring E-40)

The Swing Wing Techno Remix (featuring John Acquaviva)

Some of the segments worked really well depending on the music. Did you have a favorite part?

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2. Pity Them.
3. If they deserve extra pity, have a certain someone drop by to pity them for you while you’re offline. Ungh.

This is what happens when I’m left alone all day with nothing to do. It’s hard to look away from though, isn’t it?

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After watching it a few times, I’m not so sure that I should’ve included it. The tones of the bottles during the test runs at the beginning of the video really don’t match with the tones when the theme is playing, making it seem like it might be a hoax.

What do you think? Is this a fake?

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“Let him who hath understanding
reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number
its number is six hundred and sixty six.”
-Revelations 13:18

I always had a suspicion that my site logo may be working it’s black magic on my site stats behind the scenes, but could never prove it. He’s always sitting up there looking all like “IM UP IN YOUR BROWZR CURSN UR PAYJZ, BICHZ”. Now, I finally have the proof that the evil bastard is all up in my browser cursing my pages. Look at this little gem that I came across when looking through my stats this morning:
satanic stats

Can someone call Jebus for me? Or at least loan me a pair of boots of escapening with a +2d6 against evil logos?

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]]> http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/03/26/six-six-six-the-number-of-this-site/feed/ 0 White Christmas On The Theremin http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/12/24/white-christmas-on-the-theremin/ http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/12/24/white-christmas-on-the-theremin/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:00:15 +0000 Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/12/24/white-christmas-on-the-theremin/ If talkbox professionals have had trouble finding work since the eighties, then imagine what the poor Theramin players are going through. There hasn’t been a large demand for the Theramin since Ed Wood was in nylons.

If the sound of the Theramin isn’t strange enough, the way that it has to be played makes it look like the musician is constantly going “Ta Dah!” for a a trick that you never see. This video should bring a twinkle to your eye with its almost surreal awesomeness.

Enjoy!

Pekkanini With “White Christmas” on the Theramin

If you’re looking for more holiday music to get you through the next couple of days, don’t forget about all the great playlists that you all contributed to FineTune Friday: The Holidaze.

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Beard, No Beard, Beard Beard, Mooostache.

Beard, No Beard

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