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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Web humor Panda Cam Stars Move to Zoo Boise

Posted by Andrew Crisp on Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 3:44 PM

In December 2010, Cobweb wrote about a "panda cam" set up by Mozilla, the software development company behind the Firefox Web browser. A 24-hour stream of three young red pandas was sent out to millions of users to raise awareness of the endangered species.

After broadcasting "250,000 hours of cuteness," Mozilla is closing down Firefox Live. The red pandas, now 8 months old, have reached adulthood.

Three red pandas were broadcast for 250,000 hours, total.

After the antics of three red pandas were broadcast for 250,000 hours, Mozilla is closing down the Firefox Live stream of cuteness.

Two of the amber-colored critters, Dolly and Winston, will now head to Zoo Boise, according to a Mozilla announcement in March.

Zoo Boise officials will continue to implement a species survival plan, part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' efforts to save red pandas. Dolly and Winston will add extra genetic diversity to the red panda population already on hand at the zoo.

Their sister, Bernadette, goes on to Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Va., for an arranged marriage with a young male panda named Oscar.

Tags: Mozilla, Firefox, Zoo Boise

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Web humor Obama, Our Heartthrob in Chief, Sings Al Green

Posted by Josh Gross on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:18 AM

There have been approximately seven bazillion Republican presidential debates so far. And the candidates seem to view them as an opportunity to strip off whatever shreds of likability they have.

Meanwhile, on the other team, President Obama is singing Al Green in front of a Patton-sized American flag.

Good luck topping that, Romney.

Tags: Obama, Viral Video, Politics, Al Green, Video

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Web humor The Best Thing on the Internet: Pepper Spray Product Reviews

Posted by Josh Gross on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:29 PM

The flames of outrage were fanned in Davis, Calif., last week when riot police pepper-sprayed a crowd of nonviolent student protesters. At the core of the populist backlash was an image of Davis Police Lt. John Pike that showed him pepper-spaying protesters as casually as if he were watering a garden.

That image went viral, spawning countless parody images of him casually pepper-spraying everything from Renaissance paintings to Britney's hoo-ha. Pike has been placed on administrative leave.

But by far the best response has been the boom in product reviews for pepper spray on Amazon.

Here's one example:

Tags: Lt. John Pike, Pepper Spray, Amazon, Internet Memes, Protest, Occupy

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Web humor Epic Rap Battles of History Gets its Own Channel

Posted by Josh Gross on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:00 AM

The comedy YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History made two big announcements over the weekend.

The first is that the evil geniuses behind it, Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, are busy preparing the show's second season, which from the trailer looks like it may involve Han Solo.

The second is that said season will be moved from Nice Peter's YouTube channel to its own dedicated Epic Rap Battles of History channel. The move shows that the series—which has been viewed tens of millions of times—has gained enough weight to stand on its own apart from the rest of Mr. Peter's oeuvre, which involves a lot of commentary on garage sales and insults directed at Fifty Cent. The existing 15 episodes of the series will also be on the new channel, YouTube.com/ERB.

The new season will launch in December.

Tags: Epic Rap Battles of History, YouTube, Video

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Friday, November 4, 2011

Web humor Video of the Day: How Does it Feel to be a 'Banksta'?

Posted by Josh Gross on Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 6:00 AM

According to this video parody of The Geto Boys' "Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta," it feels pretty damn good.

Tags: Video, Hip Hop, Occupy Wall Street, Bankstas, Video

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Web humor Americans Coolest; Belgians Not So Much (But Love the Waffles)

Posted by George Prentice on Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM

There's no indication that the survey was conducted in February, but a new international poll says that the United States is still "the coolest."

Social networking site Badoo polled 30,000 people across 15 countries. Brazilians were ranked the second coolest and the coolest Latin Americans, ahead of Mexicans and Argentinians. The Spanish, in third place, are the coolest Europeans.

10 COOLEST
1. Americans
2. Brazilians
3. Spanish
4. Italians
5. French
6. British
7. Dutch
8. Mexicans
9. Argentinians
10. Russians

FIVE LEAST COOLEST
1. Belgians
2. Poles
3. Turks
4. Canadians
5. Germans

Tags: coolest, badoo

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Web humor The Best Thing on the Internet: A Mariachi Band Serenading a Whale

Posted by Josh Gross on Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Tags: Mariachi, Whales, Viral Video, Video

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Web humor Harvey Sid Fisher's "Astrology Songs" (Nine Minutes You Won't Get Back)

Posted by Amy Atkins on Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Even if you believe that a change in the Earth's rotation means a shift in your astrological identification (it doesn't), and even if you were a peace-loving Libra and are now an analytical Virgo, actor/musician Harvey Sid Fisher has a song for your sign.

If you get all of the way through this video, go immediately out and buy yourself something nice. You deserve it.

Tags: Harvey Sid Fisher, Astrology Songs, Video

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Web humor Going Viral: Drunk Baby Tourist "Trashes Bar in Las Palmas"

Posted by Amy Atkins on Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:23 PM

Even if you've already seen "Baby Trashes Bar In Las Palmas," at least one person will probably send it to you via e-mail today. As of now, it is nearing 3 million views on Youtube, and it's too funny not to share.

Apparently this is just the trailer for the short film Las Palmas from Swedish filmmaker Johannes Nyholm, and if his attention to detail—the watch, the fanny pack, the black socks—is always this sublime, I can't wait to see the whole film.