Indeed, Accidents Will Happen
Reihan already put this up at the Dish, but I felt a masterpiece of this caliber deserved some time in the top spot here at the Scene. Behold, the promise of the internet fulfilled:
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I’m waiting for Reihan’s Run-DMC inspired cover of Costello’s Oliver’s Army.
Seriously, my life was transformed by this.
— Michael Brendan Dougherty · Feb 21, 06:35 PM · #
You know, you can freeze-frame this at any point and it’s super-amazing. Try it, you’ll see.
— Alan Jacobs · Feb 21, 10:21 PM · #
Oh, believe me. I’m well aware. I’ve been doing it all afternoon. It’s hypnotic.
— Peter Suderman · Feb 21, 11:02 PM · #
I’m waiting for a “Chocolate Rain” “reinterpretation” under the new title “Josh Levin” as a forum to discuss his Slate columns.
This should be a regular TAS feature.
**i move away from the mic to wax eloquent on the sociocultural impact of FEMA
— Maureen · Feb 21, 11:06 PM · #
Indeed, Accidents Will Happen
That was painfully funny.
By that I mean that I, with my disabling back injury, laughed so hard that I literally fell out of my chair, disabling myself further, and, because of the searing pain, was unable to stand, bend, or do anything to stop the pain because the video continued to play, and so I continued to laugh, and the wracked and tortured muscles roared enthusiastically, even though each laugh added to my misery.
Eventually, in my attempt to turn the video off before it killed me, I was able to use an elbow to hunch up enough that I was in a kneeling position with one elbow on the chair.
This was a serious miscalculation as I could now see the screen. Within seconds I was again in hysterical laughing pain of the kind that can only be described as torturous, maudlin or literally head-banging.
As the window of my vision began to grow smaller, I wondered if I risked cardiac arrest or stroke. Had I been able to do such a thing I would have hurled something at the keyboard but both arms were clenched against my chest as I wracked myself with the effort to breathe.
Were such a thing physically possible, or effective, I might have considered gnawing my ears off, but then, thank God, it ended.
When I regained consciousness I righted my computer chair, one that has no wheels so that I cannot fall out of it. I now know that it also needs to be attached to a plywood board and requires a seat-belt so that I will not risk falling out of it when I next visit this web site. Which I know I will. I know my limitations. I am a fool.
Then I used the chair as a prop to pull myself up off the floor and regain a seated position. No bleeding. No missing limbs. No evidence of an actual stroke.
Time lost: about 3 minutes. Not too bad.
I turned to the screen and laughed the laugh of one who has laughed all of the laughs they can laugh that day and is left only with physical pain to show for it and the memory of the experience and plans to send the video that caused both the laughter and the pain on all his friends that will survive it and especially, to all his enemies.
I then made the kind of error that God does not often forgive you for.
I brushed against the space bar and the video began again.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
* * * * * *Back from the emergency room.
Have been assured that the neck and body brace will be off in time to do my 2008 tax returns.
What a video!
What a website!
Peter, Chief Editor, Spelling Wrecker, and Interesting Website Finder
The Peter Files Blog of Comedy, Satire, Jokes, Commentary and Videos
— Peter, The Peter Files Blog of Comedy · Feb 22, 09:12 AM · #
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FYI, I noticed that while your posting instructions say:
In fact, both were needed.
It was not a problem, but a bit confusing.
Was that a bug or a feature?
<grin>
— Peter, The Peter Files Blog of Comedy · Feb 22, 09:20 AM · #