After experiencing a minor hassle on my other blog,1 I emailed Shane, my web whiz to whom I alluded in The Move: Status Check, only to receive this reply from him this morning,
“I am currently in Belgium.”
Of course, the movie, If This Is Tuesday It Must Be Belgium, immediately came to mind.
The confluence of this 1969 movie and Shane’s itinerary explains a lot with respect to Shane’s capacities and skills: he’s obviously a character in a movie with all the perquisites pertaining thereto.2
What other possible explanation can there be?
Don’t believe it? Well, how about this – one of the stars of If This Is Tuesday It Must Be Belgium is Ian McSHANE, who also played the lead in the Lovejoy TV series and Al Swearengen in the HBO series Deadwood . And, while I’ve never met Shane, I’m certain he looks exactly like this photo of McShane.
In celebration of this epiphany, I’ve designated today a Heck Of A Guy Fun-Video Day. None of these animations require deep thought or, indeed, much thought at all. Nothing on this list will evoke memories of that cartoon you saw in the third grade about cute blood cells that toddle about hefting their cargo of oxygen until succumbing to the enticement of spontaneous mutation, at which point they transform into defective cells that result in leukemia and death. The only benefit of this horror show was that it made Our Friend The Badger look good.
Amuse yourselves.
The following videos can be found on embedded players at:
~ Heck of a Guy Media Page for Fun-Video Day ~
Dress Code: This video was produced to illustrate the need for school dress codes as a safety measure. Almost anyone, however, will be impressed with the arsenal the actor playing the student withdraws from his baggy pants in less than a minute.
Consent: A clever film that takes the legalistic mechanisms that pervade our lives into the bedroom – literally.
The Hazzards: Formerly the ukes of hazzard, The Hazzards still strum their ukuleles and, occasionally, hammer their glockenspiels, but are now backed by a five-piece band, including harp. They are sweet, saucy, and sexy singers, who appear absolutely innocent but are definitely up to something. They have two videos for your viewing pleasure: Gay Boyfriend and Shut Up & Make Out
The Shining Redux: Behold the power of editing that transforms the trailer for The Shining into a lovable, moralistic family movie.
Stickbore
This may be my favorite animated gif of all time.
[Found at B3ta]
Bonus: For Those With a Taste for Pseudo-Lewdness
Playstation 2 Ad: This ad was produced for and then banned by France.
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