Google has a series of charming ads on YouTube called “Search stories” that are just perfect for English lessons. This one was broadcast on Sunday during the Superbowl. I’m going to play a few of the series in my classes tomorrow and have groups develop the profiles and tell the stories of the people doing [...]
Alison Schulnik’s clown reminds me of the “Fool on the Hill”: “And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round.” Tired eyes. The music is Grizzly Bear, singing “Why don’t you do any dishes? I always clean up the kitchen fine.” I think this hobo clown needs a hug and a vacation.
A: Lindsay! Great job in the sales meeting! – Hey, do you have a pad I can borrow?
B: Sure! Here you go!
A: No, you know, the ‘other’ kind of pad.
B: I can’t believe you still use maxipads.
A: I know, I just… I have a narrow cervix, so it’s painful for me to use tampons…
B: No [...]
Marvin Minsky of the MIT Media Lab and MIT AI Lab has a very pragmatic approach to robotic engineering and artificial intelligence based on systematic redundancy. “I’ve never seen any mechanical device that actually shows any thought about reliability,” he says (4:40) and goes on to explain his approach (from 4:45):
“My theory is that there [...]
“Hey, listen, Cathy, why don’t we go up to my place tonight? You know, I’m a marvellous cook.”
“Really? What’s your specialty?”
“______________.”
PS: How embarassing: The name is Dick, not Dean. Thanks, Meg, for setting me straight!
Let’s continue our conversation about Laugh-In up here. Chris was saying that he was watching Laugh-In “from the conformity of suburban London”. Well, Washington, DC was also not exactly California, either, and Laugh-In (1968-73) was a revelation to little-girl-me, too, and gave me the specific sense of humor I have. It’s just hit me that [...]
James: The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James!
The same procedure as every year:
11.500.000 hits on Google. 57.200 hits on German pages, alone.
A sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie in the 1920s, the German TV station Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) recorded “Dinner for One” with [...]
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