Results tagged “humor” from karlo.org

"The Magliozzi Brothers are qualified. They both went to MIT, and Tom has an MBA and Doctorate of Business Administration from Boston University. They have long railed against SUVs and called for increased fuel efficiency. Tom doesn't even own a car, and Ray drives a 1987 Dodge Colt Vista, which he bought for $100. These guys are not automotive industry insiders and will be on our side."

- John McGrath in the Facebook Group "Click and Clack for Car Czar"

If we're going to blow $15 billion on Detroit, we might as well at least get a laugh or two out of it. One things for sure - they can't do any worse than the current guys in charge. As someone who worked with these guys many years ago (on the original version of CarTalk.com), I wholeheartedly endorse the nomination.

A delightful, entertaining talk by Hodgman from this year's TED conference. Perhaps not quite an illuminating or informative as the usual TED video, but well worth watching nonetheless.

You too can make money off the green energy revolution. Talk to our in-house biogas consultant on how you can covert inexpensive dog food into the kind of raw energy that will drive the masses across the entire living room.

"Should the applicants decide to apply again, they must make appointments using our on-line appointment system."

- Debra Heien, chief of the consular section for the U.S. in Nigeria

Three West African bushmen recruited to build an authentic mud-hut village at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia were denied visas because they are too poor and inarticulate. Consulate officials noted that the bushmen (who were recruited specifically for their knowledge of how to build traditional native mud housing) could not demonstrate a bank account and e-mail address, mortgage, or lease agreement that would demonstrate residence in Western terms, and they could reapply using the consulate's web page.

I'm guessing they're probably not heavy web users. But who knows.

You might have to be a little bit of a videogame industry wonk to find this amusing, but the creative team that developed Battlefield: Bad Company came out with post-launch video clips poking fun at the sometimes overly intense Rainbow Six, Metal Gear and Gears of War franchises. I'm surprised they haven't posted one for Call of Duty yet - it seems ripe for the picking.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
I was using this originally to illustrate the earlier post on HD video... but frankly it wasn't a great spot for that. I still love this video, and the back story.