<Grey_Loki> http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/ear_trainer/index.php
<Grey_Loki> I got 69% after 70 tries - my main problems were recognising perfect 4ths and minor 6ths
<khenes> I can't get any
<khenes> shouldn't be surprised...I'm a punk bassist :P
<Grey_Loki> 'Durrrr.....harmony? Consonance?'
<Grey_Loki> :D
<khenes> haha
<khenes> I'll just play these three notes kinda fast, okay guys?
Grey_Loki laughs
<khenes> meanwhile the vocalist is trying to figure out which end of the mic to sing in and the guitarist is currently ODing in the alley behind the venue

Via Tom/vervain:

http://www.marcofolio.net/imagedump/imagedump_january_2009.html

http://www.marcofolio.net/imagedump/imagedump_february_2009.html

So I was going through my inbox deleting old and trash email, and came across this one, that's been sitting in my inbox since 2002. It seems I got this joke off a newsgroup at the time. It still cracks me up.

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Two nuns, Sister Marilyn and Sister Helen, are travelling through Europe in their car. They get to Transylvania and are stopped at a traffic light. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a diminutive Dracula jumps onto the hood of the car and hisses at them, through the windshield.

"Quick, quick!" shouts Sister Marilyn. "What shall we do?" "Turn the windshield wipers on. That will get rid of the abomination," says Sister Helen. Sister Marilyn switches them on, knocking Dracula about, but he clings on and continues hissing at the nuns. "What shall I do now?" she shouts.

"Switch on the windshield washer. I filled it up with Holy Water in the Vatican," says Sister Helen. Sister Marilyn turns on the windshield washer. Dracula screams as the water burns his skin, but he clings on and continues hissing at the nuns.

"Now what?" shouts Sister Marilyn. As Dracula hangs on. "Show him your cross," says Sister Helen. "Now you're talking," says Sister Marilyn as she opens the window and shouts, ... "Get the Fuck off our car!!"

Going through some older mail in my gmail account, I came across this gem:


Subject: I MUST KILL YOU
From: clifford avrus <cliff_avrus06a@hotmail.co.uk>

I am clifford avrus a murderer who lives in london but on mission to kill you,for your informations i was paid $100.000.000 to eliminate you.
I just wanna get you informed that i am coming after your life and that of your family so that you would definitely knows your death is around the corner.
And i must make sure you die,so bad that you offend a friend of your who paid me this money to kill you.
bye

clifford.
contact me on this mail:princegordons@aol.com



HAHAHAHA. Man, I'd love to know who I pissed off enough that they can afford to waste 100 million dollars on coming to kill me. You'd think I was Bush or something.

PreZ and I caught some random episodes of this BBC sit-com on PBS and while we were in Holland, and were happy to find out that they've started releasing it on dvd. Only the first 2 seasons are availible on dvd in the US though, and courtesy of Netflix we've been watching them.

The clip is one from an episode in the first season, after mum Susan (the excellent Zoë Wanamaker) has decided they should have a burglar alarm installed. It's been going off several times most nights, to the chagrin of husband Ben and the kids. Hilarity ensues, of course.

The eldest son Nick in the series is played by the guy who played dorky Colin in Love Actually.

So, enjoy the clip, and besides that, I really recommend sniffing out the series via Netflix or wherever, it's very funny :)

Screwed By Bush...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hAL3ceozbRQ

After watching this video that abigailvr posted a link to, I saw a link to this one, which just had me laughing with tears in my eyes.

The song in the first one might not be entirely worksafe, depending on whether "boob" will have your workmates looking at you funny, but the videos are both worksafe, with babies in them.

For those unaware, Finland got sick of always losing the Eurovision songfestival, so this year they thought "fuck it!" and entered Lordi, a hardrock band that dons monster make-up. Now, Eurovision generally inspires insipid pop music entries (and you can thank them for ABBA and Celine Dion), so this is quite a departure.

This weekend was the final, and Lordi actually won. I think this is absolutely fabulous and completely hilarious.

Their entry "Hard Rock Hallelujah":

Eurovision version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MMZPtfUOwO4&search=eurovision%20lordi

It's like Warcraft: The Band *giggle*.

The song's videoclip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fVFw1cI2XjU&search=lordi

After this, I wonder if it will open the floodgates to whacky entries in Eurovision in future years.

Youtube is good for finding other entrants too. The Netherlands apparantly didn't make it past the semi-final, yet somehow the UK's entry did... I really have to wonder how/why, that "rap" song sucked ass.

Edit: Google Video has better quality videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD4OnHCRd_4

Bahahahaha.

Both Whedon themed... and courtesy of darkvervain

Thanks to darkvervain for this one:

More Firefly/Serenity amusement



:D

And a damn fine reason for being gone too, I might add!