When soda pop was a nickel

Console Prices Absoluteconsole prices relative

Curmudgeon Gamer shows video game console prices over time adjusted for inflation.

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A gift for the pet that doesn’t care

Pet Umbrella

A pet umbrella. To be seen dangling from the wrists of the botoxed on Newbury Street in 3… 2… 1…

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Neither Kid nor Play

This guy does a history of dance starting with Elvis and ends with getting the dirt off his shoulder. There are some funny bits, but surprisingly no Biz Mark or krumping.

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Mike Seaver on evolution

Kirk Cameron

For those of you who haven’t watched the “Where Are They Now?” episode on Kirk Cameron, he’s focused his God-given acting ability to doing only productions that promote Christian evangelism. One of these is a series with a like-minded minister, called “The Way of the Master”. It’s a disarming name in that when you see it listed, you’re expecting a kung fu flick. So here’s a bit from their show where they seek to prove creationism with a banana, or as they call it, “the atheist’s nightmare.” The minister does all the talking, but Kirk does some excellent sitting.

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Colbert vs. Bush

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Stephen Colbert, in character, roasted Bush at the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner. It was so good that it can’t be contained in one movie.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

He gives Bush so thorough a beating, you almost feel bad for him.

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That’s good enough for me

C for Cookie

Someone made a spoof of V for Vendetta with Sesame Street characters, called C for Cookie.

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Bring the Folk

Public Enemy

Brent Runyon (contributor to This American Life) does a folk cover of Public Enemy’s “Bring the Noise”.

Needs some S1W.

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Stop the madness

Nancy Reagan

Here’s the music video from 1985 that was sponsored by Nancy Reagan’s anti-drug campaign. Some notable participants: New Edition, Toni Basil, David Hasselhoff, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tootie from the Facts of Life, Boogaloo Shrimp (aka Turbo) from Breakin’, and for a delicious bit of retro-irony… Whitney Houston.

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