Peter Griffin forms the NAAFP

I don’t watch The Family Guy on a regular basis, but I’ve seen a few episodes and clips here and there, and this is one of the funniest.  It’s not complicated humor in this one, but some of you will really like it.  Peter Griffin formed the N.A.A.F.P. — The National Association for the Advancement of Fat People.  Their first meeting is hilarious.

Unfortunately, the full clip of this scene got removed from YouTube, but here’s the Spanish version of it, which is still funny.  Really, with this clip, the dialogue isn’t really needed, because I’ve already told you what it’s about.  The humor results from bodily functions, which naturally translate into any language.  🙂  Click here to watch the video.

Someone took the English audio from this clip and applied it to President Bush’s last State of the Union address.  Click here if you have a taste for such things…

the cost of being honored

My brother got a letter in the mail offering him membership in a group called “Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century”.  Sounds all fancy, doesn’t it?  Supposedly the book with people’s names in it will be stored in the Library of Congress, so perhaps that makes it all “official”.  I also wonder why he was chosen to receive the offer, although being related to me, I could see it happening.

But here’s the catch.  If you want a copy of the book for yourself, the Grand Edition is $300!  That’s a LOT of money for a single book!  If you want the full package, you can get the Grand Edition, a fancy diploma, and a silver medal for $825.

I’m thinking if I’m all that famous as an “outstanding intellectual”, they should pay me to put my name in their book.  And if you’re one of the outstanding intellectuals of the century, you probably already have a diploma or two…

Maybe I need to start one of these groups, to make a lot of money.  I figure some people will buy that stuff, to make them feel all important.

crazy ambulance in Madden Football ’92

Being a computer programmer, I realize how bugs (errors) can slip into programs unnoticed.  It’s just an aspect of programming.  This also happens with video games.  Usually bugs in games are a bad thing, but sometimes they are funnier than how it was supposed to work.  For example, check out this video clip from John Madden Football ’92.  Even if you don’t care anything about video games, you should watch this, because it is random and funny.  When a player gets injured, the ambulance rushes out onto the field… with much haste… with no regard for who is in its way…

Madden ’92 ambulance bug

I have no idea how the developers didn’t notice this before it got released.  Perhaps they did see it and decided to leave it, but considering how “mainstream” EA Sports is with Madden and its other franchise sports games, I wouldn’t think they’d allow players to be run over by an ambulance.  It’s just awesome.  There’s even the sound effects of the players getting roughed up.  🙂  Somehow the players who were run over weren’t injured and got to stay in the game.  I reckon that’s quite fortunate, or half the team might be mowed over and have to be taken out.

Madden Football ’92 wasn’t the first game to feature injuries, but it might’ve been the first game to make gamers look forward to them.  🙂

BTW, in later versions, like in Madden ’96, there was no ambulance.  But in this video compilation of late hits causing injuries, you can hear bones breaking and the announcer doesn’t seem that concerned…

add your own captions, superwuss

It’s time for another caption contest!  After a few consecutive political photos, I’m going to the realm of superheroes (or, in this case, wanna-be superheroes).

The “rules” are the same as before: you make up a caption for what the guy in the photo is saying (or thinking) or what onlookers might be thinking or just general analysis.  The “prize” is, um, nonexistent.  Oh, wait, you get to make people laugh by saying funny stuff.  And a picture is worth a thousand words, so I’ve set up lots of potential commentary with the image below.  Have fun!  🙂

Superman wannabe

(To see the other entries in our caption contest, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)