April 2009 - Posts
HBO’s “In Treatment” may not get the fan accolades or the critical love of some of the network’s other series, but it’s the kind of show that sneaks up on you. Even though I’d watched last season faithfully, I wasn’t even sure if I’d watch this new one. All new patients? Did I really want to put in the time and get invested? Well, it took about half an episode and I was hooked.
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We haven't done five fun links of time-wasting goodness in a while. Here's a quintet of links I've been entertained by lately -- post your own new faves in the comments. Thanks!
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Angela's "Office" wedding is off, but her wedding Web site lives on.
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• Foamigami: Amazing artworks created with those old-fashioned white styrofoam cups that I haven't seen since we all got landfill conscious a few years ago. (A reader sent this one in and I lost his or her name...thanks, reader!)
• Although Andy and Angela are broken up on "The Office," their wedding Web site is still alive, and a total hoot. The blend of Pachelbel's Canon and "You Can Call Me Al" by Andy's Cornell a capella group, Here Comes Treble, is sheer genius, but don't miss the tour of Shrute Farms, the bit about Angela's eight cats as ring bearers, and the photo of her dress.
• In my head, I am very crafty. But when it comes to actually sitting down trying to make stuff, I am all thumbs. So I appreciate knowing I'm not alone by reading this Weblog, Craft Fail. My favorite is "Fat Dog in a Little Coat." ("Tommy Boy" fans are singing along.)
• And Craft Fail reminded me that it's been a while since I checked in on the awesome Cake Wrecks, a Weblog highlighting unbelievably horrible professional cakes. (They don't mock home decorators like yours truly -- people actually paid for these cakes.) If anyone had made one of those pregnant belly cakes for my baby shower they would have been wearing it, I'm just saying. I needed to scrub those images from my brain by looking at CakeWrecks Sunday entry, where they feature really GOOD cakes. Love these board games!
• One of the most memorable scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" was when Luke Skywalker tries not to freeze to death inside the slit belly of a Tauntaun. For an April Fool's Day prank, ThinkGeek.com pretended to sell a Tauntaun sleeping bag, complete with internal intestines on the lining. This fake product was so popular that the company is looking into making real ones. Why not? It worked for this 1982 Kenner action figure, with "open belly rescue feature."
I’ve never thought much about DVD piracy. But on a recent trip to China, I got to experience it firsthand. Now, of course, being an upright U.S. citizen, I didn’t actually purchase any illegal DVDs, but I did get to check out some flicks courtesy of some Chinese friends. And here’s what just 80 cents American will buy you.
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See, this is why I love the misheard lyrics topic, and never really get tired of it. Because for every "there's a bathroom on the right," a.k.a. a lyric that's been banging around this topic for decades now, there's a "I fight with Loralee, Loralee always wins."
The "Loralee" lyric is how reader Allie's sister misheard "I fight authority, authority always wins" in John Mellencamp's "Authority Song." and I tell you, I am never going to hear that song again without singing the new version. Loralee must be one tough cookie.
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KISS wants to rock and roll all night, and probably every day.
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Since we're pushing 500 comments on the original post as I write this, it's hard to sort through and find the gems. Here are my favorites so far.
"Mine was for the Beatles' "Paperback Writer." For the longest time (seriously, until I was in college), I thought the lyric was "Take a back right turn" instead of "Paperback Writer." --Jen
"One I still get teased about by my brother: "Help me Rhonda, help me get a ride on my horse." Hey, I was only 8 or 9 at the time!" --Andy
"One of my co-workers legitimately thought that the chorus to Van Halen's 'Panama' was 'Had enough! Had enou-ugh!' He started singing it at the end of a work day and we all giggled heartily." --Jim
"A friend thought the lyrics in Sister Golden Hair were 'I could not make it Sunday 'cause I got some dandy grass' rather than ".. cause I got so damn depressed." We were in college so it made sense." --Rex
"I've heard many people mix up REM's Orange Crush line "I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush" with 'I've got my Sprite, I've got my Orange Crush' as if the band were enjoying some soft drinks." --Paul
Back to Kenny Rogers and "Lucille." I still think he sings -- 'Four hundred children and this crap that won't heal.' " --Wes
"Every girl's crazy about a shark that's tan." --David
"My 3-year-old at the time sang 'I can see all popsicles in my way' instead of "I can see all obstacles in my way" in the song "I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone"." --Mel
"I heard 'Hollaback Girl' by Gwen Stefani as 'there ain't no Hall of Fat Girls.'" --Gavin ("I ain't no Harlem black girl" was also heard by a few of you.)
"(My ex) thought that it was 'I've got shoes, they're made of plywood,' instead of "I've got chills, they're multiplying" from Grease." --Michelle
"I used to believe that during his Peace Train song, Cat Steven's was singing 'The B-String sounding louder... higher up on the B-String.' --Bill
" 'I've been waiting for a squirrel like you,' Foreigner." --Jeni
"My son thought KISS sang 'I wanna rock and roll all night and probably every day.'" --Tami
Keep the misheard lyrics coming in the comments, and watch out for Loralee, she's trouble.
Let's resurrect the eternal misheard lyrics topic. All the Pringle haters! All the Pringle haters!
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Growing up in Los Angeles, cars played a big part in my life. I remember my horror the first time my dad taught me to drive on an L.A. freeway. In fact, it was much like the scene in “Clueless” when Dionne tries to negotiate the freeway. But I’ve always loved a good movie car chase.
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