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OK, no, THIS is how the summer ends. You guys, I’ll be honest, summer is kind of the worst. I mean, it is the best and also the worst, which in some ways is the most that you can expect from any one thing. That it raises so many emotions! But you have to admit that the summertime exerts an almost impossible, aggressive tyranny over your ability to live your life. HAVE FUN! BE OUTSIDE! BBBQ IS THA BEST! That is what the summer says. And yet we submit! Like battered housewives, NO OFFENSE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I am simultaneously trying to be cute and also explain something real:which is that the summer’s grip is a strangle, and our breath is a death rattle. And yet, we win. Because we live on. So, goodnight, summer. Hello, autumn. We’ve got a bunch of shit to show you. Are you ready, autumn? Get ready. Here it comes.
After the jump, the five Highest Rated Comments, as voted on by you, the Lowest Rated Comment, the winner of this week’s Eastbound and Down Season 2 Caption Contest, and the Editor’s Choice:
This Week’s Highest Rated Comments
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facetaco | Aug 31st | Score:84 |
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They should have stuck with the original title “From Gucci to Hoochie”. |
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| Posted in: Which Of These Movie Posters Is Worse? | |||
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Godsauce | Aug 30th | Score:85 |
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Shiba’s Just Not That Inu You |
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| Posted in: Best New Party Game 31: Dog Movies | |||
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duncan | Aug 31st | Score:86 |
| Posted in: Lionel Richie’s Potato Chip Commercial Is The Saddest Potato Chip Commercial Of All Time | |||
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dexterbotwin | Aug 30th | Score:88 |
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Eat Spay Love |
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| Posted in: Best New Party Game 31: Dog Movies | |||
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the dilemma | Aug 31st | Score:104 |
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As a human person, I am offended by both posters. |
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| Posted in: Which Of These Movie Posters Is Worse? | |||
[Ed. note: You guys, I only say this once or twice a year, and that's on me, but you guys make Videogum what it is. On this SACRED HOLIDAY WEEKEND let me once more say that this site would be nothing without its community, for which I am eternally grateful. And I mean that literally. I'm going to be there, in the sand-swept wastes of time at the gates of hell letting you know that I appreciate it. You'll see.]
This Week’s Lowest Rated Comment
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fourisfive | Aug 30th | Score:-61 |
| OH MY GOD. Can we all do the world a favour and stop asking if something is a “thing”? Ex: teacherman: Is Felicity still a thing? What the fuck is wrong with you? That’s ridiculous for so many reasons and it’s not cute or funny or even GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT, you terrible person! imperialism and bigots: Was this a thing? In the first 20 comments, there are two instances of mis-”thing”-use. I see it all over this site, as everyone is trying so desperately to be cute and funny for their INTERNET FRIENDS. Ahh, everything about this makes me sad. You’re all ridiculous and this inane site with its cultural musings are irrelevant and wasteful. I hope you all see the error of your ways. |
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| Posted in: The 2010 Emmy Awards | |||
[Ed. note: Shut up, fourisfive.]
This Week’s Caption Contest
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That One | Aug 27th | Score:76 |
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Sorry to be off-topic, but an adorable dog post seems like the appropriate place to tell you guys that I’m heading back to Michigan on Monday to get married! I don’t know why I thought I should mention it, but I’m super excited and you guys kinda seem like friends to me. Yay! The next time you hear from me, I’ll be a married monster. |
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| Posted in: Two Corgis On A Treadmill Is The New TGIF | |||
[Ed. note: OK, so, admittedly, this was not even a comment on this week's caption contest. But for one, usually the caption contest generates at least ONE comment in the top 10, which we can bump up to this glorious position of enobled recognition, but this week that did not happen, and fair enough, it was a publicity still from a TV show after all, nothing to get the heart racing. And for b) THIS COMMENT IS SO TOUCHING AND AWESOME. Congratulations once more, That_One. You earned it.]
This Week’s Editor’s Choice
[Ed. note: Do I really have to do this? Select a single comment from the multitude of wonderful comments this week? DING DONG! Nope! I don't. Guess who makes the rules around here. GABE DOES! So, congratulations to everyone. Let's go to the beach. See you at the beach.]
POSTSCRIPT: I am taking an extra day off this weekend and REALLY doing it. See you Wednesday, fellas.
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Good job everybody! I’m going to Detroit for the Eminem and Jay-Z concert and leaving right now, so if a nerdy white kid gets shot and somehow gets a recording contract, it was me
I’ll go ahead and pre-order your album on amazon now.
is Amazon still a thing?
It is, but calling it an online bookstore will make you seem unfathomably old.
In England, pensioners call it an on-the-line lorrystore.
That online bookstore will probably outlive the rainforest.
Crazy Duncan. Friday’s for happy dancing animal .gifs
http://www.gifbin.com/983624
Did I say .gif? I meant pictures
These are my weekend plans:
It’s a series of tubes that delivers books. Obviously.
This is what I’ll be doing all weekend:
I thought was “in-the-queue”
What the hell is fourisfive talking about? I literally cannot follow the argument. Also, no entendro, you can pry my thing from my cold dead hands.
I don’t know what that person is talking about either. Seems to me like a case of “If you don’t like it then get the fuck out of here and let us enjoy ourselves” to me. Besides, if “is _____ still a thing?” bothers you so much, the internet in general is probably just not the place for you.
I came to the conclusion that fourisfive was a big failure of a joke to make any sense out of that mess of a thread.
I don’t see why he was making such a thing about it.
I totes agree with this. Is fourisfive a thing? …I literally think not.
Fourisfive is my new nemesis. Winwood, consider yourself notified.
The Monster Wars commence. After Labor Day.
I hope they’re better than the Clone Wars. Those wars blew.
I thought you said “fourisfive is my new numerals,” and I thought, sure, okay, why not? But I couldn’t figure out what Winwood had to do with it. Then I put my glasses on. Now everything’s literally clear.
That whole thread was like X-Men The Last Stand, monster-style. It was awesome.
which thread?
sh
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I like how their signs ask if they look racist but if you combine the words on their shirts it says “Old School South(port).”
Also, I’m pretty sure they HATE that turtle.
Aw snap, just under the wire! Congrats to everyone who was funnier than me, whether you were recognized here or not.
Obvs their not racists, they keep a black man in their wallet.
wow bad grammar and spelling. I must have gone on vacation early too.
I am going to spend my entire holiday weekend working on this terrible song for the contest.
Literally me right now:
*also, i tried to posted this about 400 times and kept getting an error so if this ends up posting 400 times with subtle differences in phrasing, my b.
Were you getting a blank white screen, too?
I was! So many witty comments lost to the ether of the internet. So many fart jokes now left untold…
So was I! Fuck videogum — I’m going outside! (J/K you guys. I don’t even know what sunshine is! This website is my Plato’s cave.)
Yoooops! Not meant as a reply, but at least it worked this time guys. :-/
yeah i tried to post some crap a bunch too – I’M NEW AND NEVER HAVE POSTED AN IMAGE HERE BEFORE SO I THOUGHT I WAS DOING IT WRONG.
Do you just use html to post images & what not?
just put the link to the image on the comment. No tags.
thanks for the help – i’m still getting the white screen of fail.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO SAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE FUNNY, BUT ALSO TRYING TO SAY IT IN A FUNNY WAY WITH A FUNNY PICTURE :/
Amberto, Here are some more things to keep in mind:
1. Just paste the link, like they said.
2. Make sure the link ends in jpg. Nothing more after it.
3. Make sure the url is short enough no to get broken in the box. Use something like TinyPic to shorten a long one, or in general–it will make sure any url will work.
This picture is moving exactly in time with the song I’m listening to right now and it’s totally mesmerizing.
What’s the song? I want to play.
For reference (and so you can try it at home), the song is Starkey’s “Sector 9 Shootout”.
That is crazy. Its perfect.
Awww, Gabe, don’t take the day off on Tuesday. What are we supposed to do at work if we can’t read this hilarious blog? You don’t expect us to actually do our jobs, do you?!?! WHAAAAAAAAATTTT?!?!
[Ooops, I didn't mean this as a reply!]
#videogumlove
People who post on Videogum from the office, what do you do for a job? Are you shirking your work, or are you in a receptionist-type situation where your ass has to be at your desk, but you are mostly idle? I’ve been curious about this for so long.
(I’m a biologist; about 50% of my job happens in an office. Today I looked at Videogum from my office for the first time ever, and couldn’t even enjoy it ’cause my eyes kept straying to the long-ass survey report open in another window…”Work on me, Exene,” it seemed to say, “Or I’m going to be sitting here just like this on Tuesday, no more done than I am right now. And then won’t you be sorry.”)
i worked as an assistant to the director of biological sciences at a university. there was a time when i waited anxiously for each new vgum post. then i became a grad student.
now i also work at a high school and do nothing and videogum is blocked.
I am a music promoter, and the summer months are really slow, so I can post more often when I am at work. Once we get into October though, I will probably be non-existent around here.
this is me. we are probably coworkers and do not know it.
I’m a teacher (#videogumreveals) and I read-n-post during free periods when I’m trying to avoid grading papers. Soooooooo….during free periods is what I’m saying.
Same here. High school Spanish. I also reserve posting to videogum to free periods, or whenever the kids are weeping their questions to me. Nah, j/k, I love those little guys. Shine on, you crazy diamonds.
In a related story, what am I supposed to do on Tuesday?? Teach?? I think not. Those kids don’t even *speak* Spanish. Joder!
I don’t know if anyone is still reading this or cares, but I do tech support for the Process Automation systems for a large chemical company. I am in my office 95% of my work time and nobody knows or cares what I’m doing in here as long as the work is getting done.
That is what I do for money. I’m also a musician and have a BA in English which is going to waste.
I’m reading, and thanks for your answers, everybody. As for me, I brought my enormous report home over the weekend and informed my bosses that I’d be WORKIN’ FROM HOME today. So I’ve got my slipper sox and my kinda-clean leggings on, my report is hidden away at the bottom of the screen, I’m posting on Videogum, and it feels stupendous! Until they invent the infinity-day weekend, I could totally live with this “telecommuting” thing.
Wherein I play the part of Michael Jackson and Whoa! plays the part of Diana Ross.
I like that they thought, “Hey, we have a point to prove to the mainstream media, so let’s make signs with arrows and attract reporters with cameras and stand in a certain formation to get our message out there” — basically, they developed a media strategy,,, and then that’s how they dressed.
“Turtle shirt and fanny pack? Check!”
“No sleeves and one sock? Check!”
“Faded t-shirt tucked in over beer belly, manpurse, and also one sock? WE’RE A GO.”
I like to think their setup for this picture went a little…something…like…this:
Guy 1: Excuse me, homes? What it is, bro. Would you mind if my friend and I took our picture with you? We…erm…love turtle t-shirts.
Black Guy: Uh, okay, I guess.
Guy 2: Great! Okay, you just get in the middle here…
Black Guy: Why are you two holding signs?
Guy 1: We’re not holding signs.
Black Guy: What are you talking about? You are clearly both holding signs. What the hell–
Guy 2: Norman! Take the fucking picture already.
*click*
And scene.
The idea that those two guys are carrying around a dead black man through conservative rallies to appear less racist is TERRIFYING.
Unless it’s the black man who is carrying two dead white men around on his arms, in which case, LOL4ever?
I think to imagine the guy in the middle is a ventriloquist.
Uh, woah, “I think to imagine?” Apparently my brain is also taking a 4 day weekend.
Christian-side-hugging a black man cures racism
Racism is evil
Cool post.
so i think we need a 5 day BNPG or at least an idea for posting cute animal gifs.
Any suggestions?
bbq movies
Hot Dog Day Afternoon
The Hot Grill
What about Shish Kabob?
The Big Coleman Chiller
Dark Watermelon
Deep Blue Seasonings
Grilladelphia
BBQ Chickinception
No? no.
Yes.
Marinade in America
Charcoald Mountain
Grill Bill
Ketchup if you Can
Tyler Perry’s House of Propane
oops, sorry I didn’t refresh
the big miller lite chill
Ketchup Me If You Can
I Love You, Mayonnaise
Lars and the Real Grill
Some Like It Hot Dog
Hot Dog Time Machine
I Spit on Your Grapes
This delights me!!!!
Dial M For Mustard
There’s Something About Marinade
The Ribs Are All Right
the foot long goodbye
the foot long good friday
the grilling
fillet misty for me
Inglourious Mustards
Ketchup in the Air
Relishtar
Thousand Island of Dr Moreau
I guess I should finish off the condiments:
Devil Mayonnaise Cry
Lazy Wars Episode One: the Hammock Menace
Half Baked Beans
john bbq
pierogies 3d (at a polish barbecue?)
Repo-tato salad Man
Jurassic Pork
Fruit SAladdin
Hamburger Hill
The God’s Mustard Be Crazy
Watermelonception
What’s the Bratwurst That Could Happen
Ice Cream Coneheads
Ketchup 2: the Streets
Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
Garden Steak
The Big Chillidog
One Lighter Fluid Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Hand That Rocks The Coleslaw
Was no one going to try “Ribseption”?
Bill And Ted’s Deviled Eggcellent Adventure
the cole slaw-terhouse five
Charcoald Mountain
Bar-B-Trek III: The Search for Pork
The Red Horseshoes
Seeing as to how it seems everyone raised their eyebrow at this title, I wanted to clarify that I meant horseshoes as in, like, the game, the one commonly played at barbecues. I wasn’t implying that I char-roast our equine friends.
Just didn’t want anyone to think I was a weirdo or anything. It’s still the internet out here.
Wrath of Condiments
Rookie of the Beer
Haloumi, You, and Everyone We Know
Desperadoritos
Seven Samuraice Cream
Okay, so this is not part of the game, but it is food-related. I just made a sandwich for lunch, and the expiration date on the peanut butter was January 2012.
You guys…EVEN THE PEANUT BUTTER KNOWS.
Wait – is it really January 2012 that the world ends? I thought it was December 2012. I THOUGHT I HAD MORE TIME!
I guess you’d better get to work on that bucket list.
OOh Baby Friday got a makeover! Loves it.
Aw, thanks!
Children of the Corn on the Cob
Potato CHiPs
Mountain Dew the Right Thing
Good Night and Good Pot Luck
Best Bratwurst Movie
i think Amelia would still qualify
Bratzwurst: The Movie
Hey guys, I really think we can break the internet this time. Remember when Gabe went to the Lake House with Keanu for the weekend and that last thread got up around 400 comments. It was so many comments. So close to breaking the Internet. Let’s do it this weekend. This weekend is our Labor Day. Or something.
Brisket Jones’ Diary
Adam’s Ribs
Cake Placid
The Cake House
Dude, Where’s my Carne Asada?
There will be Tacos?
There Will be Blood-sausage?
(ew gross, no one likes blood-sausage! Blood oranges?)
Surviving the Game….starring Iced Tea.
The Roman-ticks
Tenacious D & the Picnic of Destiny
Corn on the Forth of July
Fourth of July was two months ago, brainiac
You’re the wurst.
Good lookin’ out, you two.
5 Second Rule of Engagement
What about posting pics of Gabe at the beach?
To Ultimate Frisbee or Not to Ultimate Frisbee
Hey monsters — is anyone having problems commenting today? If so, plz write admin@stereogum.com. Operators are standing by.
Man, this is how it starts. First you steal our contents, then you steal our email addresses, then you steal our thoughts. I’m onto you ominous face of Phil Collins (circa 1984!) and you will never get my ideas about phantom time and how the meat industry created furries.
“yfyrm” is all like, “Taaaaaaake… Take me hooooooome / cause I don’t have a car / take take me hooooomme”
That’s a little Weird Steve Yankwoodvic number I concocted in my younger days
Ok, guys, we never got a True Blood recap this week, so I will say this here (also can’t start a new comment, so I am replying):
My new favorite euphemism for sex is, “You wanna drop by my nasty-ass trailer?”
My euphemism for sex is, “Do you want to hear about our specials? [pause] We don’t have any.”
I’m gonna go with The Rodge for my favorite sex euphemism: “Just take her out this weekend. Maybe come Thanksgiving, you can stuff her.”
Roger Sterling is my favorite Mad Men character.
Is this anyone else at work today:
Yes! This is the paper clip chain I made this morning….
I don’t have anyone to take a picture of me limboing though. So you guys are missing out on my good times.
Can’t you get the old man who likes to hug you to take the pic?
I could…But he got fired…no, not really, I wish. I bet he would like to take a picture of me doing the limbo. EWWW!
I think we need a monsters Bulletin-Board-Off. BNPG?
Criiter, I like the way you think. I have time to waste, obviously. But, Monster Bulletin-Board-Off BNPG, how do they work? You start us off…
there’s no Don Draper photo (that was you, right?) or paper clip chain but I do have a Minties wrapper and a fortune cookie fortune!
Blast! I suck at this posting photos-business. One last try:
Oh I see!…You want the full experience of monster bulletin boards. Ok, give me a minute, I am having trouble with photobucket mobile today.
BTW, I enjoyed your board very much. And, yes, that was my Jon Hamm!
So I have two boards…
This is my bulletin board, like five years after everyone posted theirs.
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/xmoa4x.jpg[/IMG]
I enjoyed yours very much as well, nightmare! was your prety pictere also given to you by a 6 year old boy named Cole?
Thanks, Critter. My “prety pictere” was actually done by a 24 year old lady who is a co-worker! We like to draw stupid pictures for each other. All artwork (minus Sexy Hamm) was done by her. I like to give credit where credit is due.
Catocalypse_now, nice board too! I am glad someone else decided to participate in our game.
Guess who is off to find many, many paperclips!
Here’s me working hard:
Hipster bulletin boards! So good!
I would like to second Gabe’s assertion that we are all the best that the internet has to offer, but I would also like to add that if it weren’t for Gabe being so good at what he does, and if he didn’t blog such a good and thoughtful blog, we would all be on http://www.sexypuppyknittingextreme.biz leaving half-hearted comments from our iPhones in half-empty Hobby Lobbies and we would never learning what friendship really means.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!
You said it, Mans. What other blog in the whole WORLD wide web could be this much fun without actual posts? NONE. Just goes to show you how essential we monsters are to the success of… oh man, I’m starting to sound like James Cameron.
Well, give yourselves a pat on the back anyway, monsters.
Much love & bobsled.
I say, “No.”
Here’s some eye-candy for you Steve:
Psyche!!
This is eye candy for me…thanks! Got any Vampire Eric gifs?
#creepyladygum
Here’s one:
I’ll take it!
Alexander’s abs are that show’s Last Bastion of Hope.
Steve Winwood, you have no heart!
You are HEARTLESS!!!
how could you be so heartless?
Also, Bing is onto something…
there are monsters and there are internet commenters.
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
#videogumpride & #someone-needs-to-ease-up-on-the-steroids
You said it, Mans. It’s Gabe’s world — we’re just uploading .gifs of dancing cats and posting fart jokes in it. Still, some of the fart jokes make poetry references, which is pretty cool.
Wrong again
I love this gif so much.
It’s got that perfect crisp-ly pro-nounc-ed iron-straight pure seething hatred just right.
It’s what is going on in my head most of the day.
I also love this because I love Penn and Teller’s Bullshit show. I don’t always agree with it, but it’s always funny.
Don’t Forget about Chat on tinychat
Also October 2nd Monster Karaoke in Chicago
&
November 13 Monster end of year meetup in Austin
Nov 13th is my birthday… have a drink for me (note: not on me)
And the song contest! look at werttrew’s tumbler or on the post from Wednesday for more details
http://werttrew.tumblr.com/post/1049295909/videogum-song-contest-rules-faq
Chicago
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145234912173504
Austin
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149918491703073
Chat
http://tinychat.com/videogum
SCORPIOOOOOOOOOO!!!! me too.
me and all my friends are scorpios. we will cut you.
unfortunately, october 2nd is a poor day for monster karaoke in Chicago, as we Chicagoans should all be fulfilling the Videogum Louis CK promise and going to see him at the Chicago Theater.
Actually, you should all be celebrating my 21st birthday on October 2nd!
…just kidding, Louis CK and karaoke sound much more fun.
Monster’s Squall: The Weeks Best Storms
The Weeks Lowest Rated Storm: EARL -1,0000,000
(Ed. Note: YAWN)
Yes. Thank you.
So here’s a thread idea: Who’s got your favorite avatar? Personally, I gotta go with explainer guy, because of my unending love for Steve Martin, or Caseanate, because of my unending love of gay unicorns. Thoughts?
Off the top of my head… Wertrew (i love that video), KajusX (Batman was my favorite show growing up), southernbitch (it’s a bacon, right?), Carrie (Chuck Close FTW) and Woofeza or wofeza wowfeza or whatever, mostly because I can’t tell what the avatar is and am spellbound by it.
Steve Winwood’s still makes me laugh.
Best avatar? Guided By Vodka, ‘cuz my 1st date w/ my husband was at a GBV show.
Although I haven’t seen him in a while, Spice Weasel’s gif of Freddie Mercury in a banana hat tops my list.
Napoleon Complex’s, back when they were gifs, was hypnotic beyond all belief.
I like Sen Tankerbell’s roving gallery of political miscreants.
Guided by Vodka, because who doesn’t love Robert Pollard (America’s Genius).
And yes, Southernbitch’s Bacon is the best.
art nerdery FTW! thanks, mans and sen_tankerbell! and dear god i hope i don’t resemble my avatar in real life, because i would be terrifying. i consider my avatar to be a symbol of my divine rage at, like, stuff in this world, or whatever.
On a side note: Am I the only one who imagines that the Avatar is actually what the commenter looks like?
I do the same thing! Makes for some hilarious conversations in my head.
And that is why yours is my favorite Avatar, Mans.
concur! Mans has the best avatar because i always am like “ok old guy, you must be right because you have so many books!”
Aw, thanks fellow GBV fans!
And I do imagine some people look like their avatars, but mostly if they have a cute girl as their avatar. (Mr. Hausfrau excepted)
This totally implies that I’m Schroeder from Puppy Bowl 4.
I am okay with this.
Hey, That’s My Bike! is my fav (haven’t seen him around lately though…) b/c I love Reality Bites.
Oh, and I really like Lizzing’s that makes me LOLz every. single. time.
i dont remember whose it was, but back when avatars were gifs someone had the melting face of the nazi dude from raiders of the last arc. i loved it.
http://videogum.com/author/JimJBollocks/
You guys are all great, but Huckabeast turns my frown upside-down.
High five! Thanks teacherman.
I’m a 5 foot tall dyed-redheaded midwestern girl and look nothing like a buff manicorn…but he is too awesome to be replaced.
I like KissThePan’s avatar, but I haven’t seen the transmogrifier in a good long time.
for some reason, the combination of the axiom “grad students are the worst” and edward james olmos is very appealing to me.
Since I can’t remember who had the Clueless avatar, I’m going to say huckabeast. Honorable mentions for lilbobbytables and Patrick M because I like their comments, and the avatars seem to fit the image I have of them.
On a side note, I don’t like my own avatar that much, I always feel like I have to add an explanation so here it is: the owl is a real live owl one second after it took off from my own personal arm, it was awesome but it doesn’t translate well to the picture…
Side note two: can some technical person please give us back the moving gif’s, and the javascript:onhover=makepicturebigger()? I ask not for myself, but for Napoleon Complex mostly. That was a great avatar.
Yay! Honorable Mention!
I KNOW NO ONE CARES BUT: my avatar is from something I drew for a friend’s book; you might be interested to see what my avatar is doing EVERY SINGLE TIME HE’S COMMENTING:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbikferd/267917484/in/set-72157594325192345/
Avatars are like having Halloween everyday.
Also, it’s hard to pick a favorite because I associate so many of the avatars with the personalities of the commentators and I’m just happy/relieved to see them when I do.
Also, let’s not forget about That One, who will be becoming Those Two this weekend, or so I’ve heard.
I am Feeling the Kitteh Love Today
That tiger is getting all, “I must respect where my meal came from” with that human. NOMNOMNOM.
That’s what i look like *after* the party, slumped over in a contorted position and full of food and alcohol. But man it was probably a great party cause look at the hat!!
I love each and every one of you.
It’s Friday, guess who just got paid: http://youtu.be/etH3Hjn3vkI
Wow guys. I’ve been outside ALL DAY. I missed all of this. I am sad….but i work all weekend so… Have a nice Summer!
I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend!
People I know in real life refuse to understand why I am excited about getting the fourth place comment on a pop culture blog.
We understand you, Godsauce. You’re home now.
CONGRATULATIONS to Godsauce for being the first monster ever to win the Full EGOT!
EGOT The term stands for “Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony,” and an EGOT is getting all four. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_persons_who_have_won_Academy,_Emmy,_Grammy,_and_Tony_Awards In terms of Videogum, it means getting on Monsters’ Ball Lowest Voted, Top Five, Caption Winner, and Editor’s Choice.
Since “Lowest Voted” is really not an ”award,” I’m going to list everyone who’s hit the three main categories as well.
There are three EGOTs:
Standard EGOT: Caption Winner, Top Five, Editor’s Choice.
Steve Winwood, wwwest, Godsauce, Huckabeast, Mr Hausfrau, Patrick M, That One, Spice Weasel*
True EGOT: Caption Winner, Top Five, Editor’s Choice, Lowest Voted.
Steve Winwood, wwwest, Godsauce.
Full EGOT: Caption Winner, Top Five, Editor’s Choice, Lowest Voted, plus a #1 comment, a #2 comment, a #3 comment, a #4 comment, and a #5 comment.
Godsauce.
*technically not top five, but had a caption winner with points high enough to have been placed in the TF.
See more stats here: http://werttrew.tumblr.com/post/270476062/complete-list-of-videogums-monsters-ball-commenters
Spice Weasel should be listed as a “True EGOT” as well. My mistake.
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You’re like the Susan Lucci of EGOTgum.
Susan Lucci’s a thing, right?
Exactly Fozzy. and I have had lowest comment before but on those weeks for whatever reason (to spite me no doubt) Gabe goes away and there is no Monster’s Ball. IN FACT with Gabe gone until Wednesday who is to say there will even be a Monster’s Ball for next week? Gabe, that’s who. and Gabe….Gabe is a jerk. ♥
Complaining! What else do you have to do on a Friday?
I’m the same way, but I didn’t think my psyche could take the downvotes.
Let me know how your psyche does.
(this is “psyche” with a long ‘e’; not in a Winwood sense)
Pour on the downvotes people!
I’ll downvote every comment you make until you succeed!
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As much as it pained me to downvote your lovely compliment, my word is my bond.
“You’re a peach” would be the best lowest voted comment ever. #facts
It really would!
I am downvoting your comments as well, but it is surprisingly painful to do so. So even though I am downvoting you, know that you are still the hausfrau of my heart!!!
Maybe you have some interesting opinions on race or gender that you would like to share?
I think you’re just too well liked to get the lowest comment of the week. And I think you might be right about this week! Three days may mean NO MONSTER’S BALL!
Well, you have the True Egot of my heart, Mr. Hausfrau, just because you are so determined!
I know I don’t post here a lot, but I just want to say how much I love y’all. I just got laid off and I plan to spend most of my free time reading old posts to put in my newly depleted LOLk portfolio. <3 Happy Labor Day, y'all!
Upvote to you, losertracer. Downvote (in spirit) for getting laid off. Hang in there!
That sucks you got laid off. On the other hand
They are totes dancing to my music. (Just like Superglue said about the gif above)
What song?
So, you probably won’t see this since it is like 3 days later. But on the off chance that you are checking back today since there will no new posts, and now that I have ramble-typed…I believe I was listening to Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover of “Sheena is a Punk Rocker.”
Oh my God. That is awesome! This song makes the .gif like 10x better.
Now is an important time to invest in your LOLk. It will help–I’ve been there! Stay strong.
aww, we look forward to you putting all your time toward posting here. good luck on the job search!
Yay for newly laid off Monsters!
Can someone start unemploymentgum.com? I think there’s enough of us to make it the funniest/saddest site ever!
Tonight, I celebrate!
Can someone photoshop this so that Papa Smurf is dressed up like Freddie Mercury? It’s Freddie For A Day Day, guys! http://www.freddieforaday.com/Home.aspx
Is this good?
YES!!!
HOOO RAYYYY!!!
Does anyone remember Donnie Darko’s monologue on Smurfs? So good, right?
Enjoy yourself, Godsauce. You earned it
This also works as a reply to cakeordeath’s post above.
Have a good weekend folks. And remember: Safety first when letting off fireworks! Losing a finger can DEFINITELY hinder your typing ability.
I doubt anyone will scroll so far down to see this, but… I love you monsters! You brighten my life (TM)
I, for one, saw it and smiled.
Hooray!
NO!
All of the important people have left for the weekend, so I just had a dance party in my office with 3 other co-workers, complete with disco ball, bubbles and a strobe light (ok, someone flicked the light switch repeatedly). JEALOUS?!
Best. Day. Ever.
So jealous! I also had a dance party when the office emptied out. I emailed my friend and demanded a SKYPE DANCE PARTY, which ended up being her laughing at me as I lip-synced to Cee-Lo & wildly flailed by limbs. It definitely would have been better with a disco ball.
Even though I barely comment and no one probably knows me…I love you guys.
I feel the same way, football puppy. Hug on the 40 yard line.
I bet there are a lot of us out here. Hello everyone!
I was once a lurker, too, and now–look at me! At least three people know who I am.
And now they’ll have no idea who I am, since I changed my avatar. But hey, these things happen.
Oh, I like your new haircut.
P’shaw! We recognize Baby Friday anywhere! And YAY to lurkers who turn into commentators!
We’ll be a-reckonizing you, too!
Sweet, thanks guys!
I’m extremely late to this conversation because I don’t have internet at my new apartment yet so I’m at my sister’s borrowing her WiFi but YAY FIRST MONSTER’S BALL! Huge thanks to everyone who upvoted! You guys are awesome and not being able to get on Videogum is the worst part about my lack of internet.
Unrelatedly, tomorrow is my 21st birthday! WOO PARTY!
My brother is turning 21 in two weeks! Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday! This should mean that you will get to enjoy Labor Day as it was meant to be enjoyed — hangover recovery.
You guys! Mad Men is so GOOD! If there’s no recap (not unfair, there was no True Blood recap, plus the hardest working man in blogging can’t be expected to do it ALL)–then Baby Friday will recap. It might not be funny, it might not be insightful, but God is my witness, it will be under the influence of alcohol. Trust.
Also, I swear–no ten-year-old kids.
Yikes, Baby Friday. No more drunken claims. Verboten!
That ep was so good I’m on the internet trying to find other people who are saying how good it was. Thanks for being there, Baby Friday!
Anytime! It helps that I was guided by gin.
Check out Vulture’s recap. Very insightful.
HOW GOOD WAS LAST NIGHT’S EP, FO’ REAL?!?
I finally realized that Don is not our hero… PEGGY IS!!!
Or this gal:
Natasha Vargas-Cooper has also been rocking as a hurricane on The Awl:
http://www.theawl.com/2010/09/footnotes-of-mad-men-the-promethean-woman-or-our-dog-in-the-parthenon
Although it was supposed to be sorta depressing, I couldn’t help but laugh when Duck poured his morning drink on himself. “Ugh! I have REALLY got a case of the Mondays!”
I know! I was like, I wonder if people are commenting at the end of the monster’s ball thread because it was just that good. We can’t wait an extra day for cleverly captioned screen shots.
Funniest scene in Mad Men history (Sterlings book narration)? Check.
Peggy finally blowing up at Don? Check.
Don being emotionally vulnerable in front of another human being? Check.
A drunken fight between Duck and Don for sullying the good name of Peggy Olsen? Check.
GHOSTS? Check.
stu, I have been meaning to make friends with you, because your avatar is Ana Torrent, and she is my very favorite and the very best. She was a huge part of my Masters thesis. Also, she was one of the creepiest little girls ever. Love her!
Well then we’re friends, because she is the very best. I remember being so blown away by her performance the first time I saw Spirit of the Beehive I had to watch it again the next day. People throw around the term “haunting” sometimes with child actors, but nobody comes close to her in Beehive or Cria Cuervos.
I adore both of those films! Have you seen Tesis?
I haven’t. Actually I don’t think I’ve seen anything with her as an adult. Maybe I just want to maintain the illusion that she’s still a seven year old living in Spain.
She got very pointy in the older age. But she was a lovely (and preternaturally intelligent) child. Made those films unforgettable. Tesis is great too–you could always pretend it’s someone else! What led you to Spanish film?
I’ve been into international films in general for a while, and I kept reading that those were a couple of the essential movies of the 70s and of Spanish cinema. So glad I listened to the advice. You have any other suggestions of similar films I should look into?
Anything by Carlos Saura is good (you’ver already see Cria Cuervos), although I wasn’t as crazy about Peppermint Frappe. The Hunt is good but fair warning–there is some violence against animals, which was a little hard for me to stomach. I wrote my Masters thesis on Alejandro Amenabar, who is young but brilliant. Spanish horror is pretty good too–El dia de la bestia is fun. Cuban film offers a lot too–I’m partial to Fresa y chocolate and La vida es silbar. Happy watching!
awesome, thanks.
“Open or closed?”
“Open.”
Perfect.
“I like Liston. He works the body” — Don Draper
“I like Don. He works the body.” — Every woman in the 1960s
(me… watching this episode)
I give you eternal thanks for posting this gif. Now my daughter can see her favorite part of the movie without Daddy having to sit through all the racist Indian stuff. (“What Makes the Red Man Red”? Really?)
That’s a great part, though, because in the middle of all the racism, they manage to throw in a mother-in-law joke.
“Nine Old Men”? More like “Nine Old Class Acts”.
This encapsulates it perfectly!
Yes, please.
I liked the part when Duck almost left a Steve Winwood comment in Roger’s office.
“Psyche!” – Matthew Weiner
Man, I hate it when Videogum takes a day off. Especially when its for an American holiday that I don’t understand. What exactly is “Labor Day”, and why isn’t it spelt with a u?
Fry: Hey, quit it, Hermes. It’s Labor Day.
Hermes Conrad: Labor Day? That phoney-baloney holiday crammed down our throats by fat-cat union gangsters?
Fry: That’s the one.
Hermes Conrad: Hot damn! A day off!
-Futurama, “When Aliens Attack”
I love Hermes! “When push comes to shove/ You got to do what you love/ Even if it’s not a good idea.”
Alright, monsters. It’s a new day. Gabe is taking care of Gabe, so let’s have a quick BNPG to start it off in his stead. (And don’t forget to downvote Mr. Hausfrau in the appropriate place up there to be polite, if you haven’t already done so.)
Here we go, “VideoGUM/StereoGUM movies or movie quotes” (or the next decent suggestion, ratified by a quorum of monsters monstering it)
examples:
- Airforce Gum
- “I want the tooth!” “You can’t handle the tooth!”
- Bubblicious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
- Not Another Dentyne Movie
We are be the blog!
The Talented Mr. Wrigley
Star Wars Episode Gum: The Tartar Menace
I have to say, Steve’s frequent use of the “Star Wars Episode____: The ___ ____” formula for movie games never ceases to amuse me for some reason. One of his more underrated calling cards.
Wrigley’s Field of Dreams
Double Mint Indemnity
Machewte
GUMMO!!!!!!!
Game, set and match, Winwood.
Bang the Gum Slowly
Forrest Gum
Gum Station
Big Red Trouble
Big League Chew of their Own
This Gum one didn’t really take off… but like I can let anything die…
Bazooka Joe vs. the Volcano
Hubba Bubbarella
Live Freedent or Chew Hard
La Femme Nicorette
Beetlejuicy Fruit
Fruit Stripes (starring Bill Gummay)
Blow….pops.
Can we also include inside jokes, like….
You Mad Men
No.
I am starting to get the sneaking suspicion that you are my Debbie Downer office mate.
thisisyourproblem
Oh, I got an idea incredimarc. Joshy, Sloth and I were playing this the other day. BNPG: “Larry the Cable Guy Titles”, remember “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector”? What if all Movies had titles like that?
Examples:
-Brad Pitt: Anarchist
-Marlon Brando: Mobster
-Michael Cera: Nerd
Jim Carrey: Cable Guy
Bradley Cooper: Asshat (I’m sure he’s very nice in person, but he’s been the asshat from Wedding Crashers in every movie he’s been in)
Shia Lebouf: Kinda LeDouche
Kristen Stewart: Vampire Hunter
Kristen Stewart: She’s Pretty
Harrison Ford: Guy Saving His Family
Michael Cera: Michael Cera Character
Renee Zellweger: She’s Pretty?
There’s no words to express how much I love this one.
Zooey Deschanel: Quirky Love Interest
Ewan McGregor: He’s Got A Big Penis
(sorry)
Ben Affleck: He’s White
Samuel L. Jackson: Badass Motherfucker
Martin Lawrence: The Ku Klux Klan Justifies their own Existance the movie
Woody Allen: Al Qaeda Justifies their own Existance the movie
Roman Polanski: Castration Doesn’t Seem so Bad NOW, Does It? the movie
Jessica Alba: You Will Rent This Off Netflix and Watch It Alone
Where’s that other a-hole, “Eric Clapton”, when you need him?
Where’s YOUR FACE when you need it?
????????????
Jack Black: OUTRAGEOUS FACIAL EXPRESSION!
Denzel Washington: Strong Black Lead
Denzel Washington: Fear of Kissing a White Woman Planet aka Julia Roberts the Movie
OK, GANG — Here’s another one… if you find something on the internets that you want to share, do so with an title that’s an homage to Gabe.
“That’s Your Boyfriend: James Franco Jerks Off For Extra Credit”
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/james_franco_even_busier_than.html
(I’m sure you guys will be much better at this than me)
James Franco is so lucky he’s hot.
THAT should have been the title!
No. Nope.
Did everyone see the promo for TLCs new reality series glorifying polygamy?
http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2010/09/trailer-for-tlcs-worst-show-yet
Wow, I didn’t anything could be worse than the Duggar family.
I’d upvote you, but…
I definitely left out the word “think.” My brain has been so messed up lately. I am misspelling and omitting words all over the place. My apologies to the grammar police who (whom?) may be lurking around.
NEW MEME! NEW MEME! NEW MEME!
http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2010/09/meme-alert-crying-don-draper
as in…
via The Daily What
I know last week I said I was throwing Sad Keanu in my wheelie bin, but shit just got real…
Dear DollarTheater.tv,
Marry me.
Forever yours,
cakeordeath
p.s. I’ve gotta get Photoshop.
Here’s one more link:
Leno’s rating are worse than Conan’s were last year:
http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/09/leno-ratings-tonight-show-lowest-summer-ever.html
You guys saw this, right?
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/play_the_room_the_video_game.html
I really enjoy the repulsive amphibian squelching noise when Wiseau wakes up and opens his eyes.
Off-topic: Looks like True Blood is going Inception next week.
Hopefully, Gabe recaps the Season Finale.
Bummer. Looks like Jenny Slate got canned from SNL. Way to give her time to blossom, Lorne. Looks like the doorbell sketch will be her legacy.
In semi-related news: Amy Poehler hosts Season Premiere of SNL on 9/26.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100907/tv_nm/us_poehler
A LOL A DAY KEEPS THE CARDIOLOGIST AWAY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YDyjOimInA
(An oldie, but a goodie. Anyone else miss Rachel Dratch on 30 Rock?)
No one will ever read this comment.
I couldn’t help it. It was just there.
GABE WOULD’VE HAD A FIELD DAY WITH THIS VID ABOUT A 7 YEAR OLD RAPPER: http://youtu.be/fifkj8rTN4Y
“Y’know, a lot of people have dreams growing GUP. More have dreams of growing GUP to be professional entertainers.”
400th.
Clever girl.
This was supposed to be in response to Mr. Hausfrau’s post above. 402.
We get it. We love you.
Raptors had feathers.
This was supposed to be in response to fozzy the chair’s post above but OH NO I SENSE A PATTERN
Try to imagine yourself in the Cretaceous Period. You get your first look at this “six foot turkey” as you enter a clearing. He moves like a bird, lightly, bobbing his head. And you keep still because you think that maybe his visual acuity is based on movement like T-Rex – he’ll lose you if you don’t move. But no, not Velociraptor. You stare at him, and he just stares right back. And that’s when the attack comes. Not from the front, but from the side, [makes 'whoshing' sound] from the other two ‘raptors you didn’t even know were there. Because Velociraptor’s a pack hunter, you see, he uses coordinated attack patterns and he is out in force today. And he slashes at you with this… a six-inch retractable claw, like a razor, on the the middle toe. He doesn’t bother to bite your jugular like a lion, say… no no. He slashes at you here… or here… or maybe across the belly, spilling your intestines. The point is… you are alive when they start to eat you. So you know… try to show a little respect.
406.
Thank you. That just…that just made my awful morning significantly better.
I think now, here at the bottom of this thread, where no one is going to ever read it, now is the time to admit to the world…Jurassic Park is literally my favorite movie.
I wish I was half as funny/clever/witty as you guys. You all really make my morning when I’m at my dreadful job eating a dreadful bagel and drinking dreadfully gross coffee. I LOVE YOU!