A furious magician
Wednesday, September 17 2008
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I was reading through some of my favorite websites yesterday when I stumbled across a YouTube link on Metafilter that pretty much screwed up the rest of my day. Jon heard me playing it on my computer and was so disturbed by the sound of it that he walked over and we watched it together, over and over again, and then we spent the next eight hours quoting it to each other and laughing until we cried. And then late last night we both reached the conclusion that this is a pretty good litmus test for relationships, because you're either going to love this video or despise it. And I could see someone going, you know what? I can't believe you think that this piece of crap is funny, and the fact that you do makes everything else you do so much more annoying. Like what? Like how about those gerbil noises you make when you eat Corn Flakes. Or how you clip your toenails IN BED. Also, I hate it when you keep repeating the word pussy when we're having sex. And everything that has ever gone wrong between this someone and their significant other comes right up to the surface, all because these two kids had to go and give the world this present:
"A discussion with Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve."
But what makes this video even more genius to me are the comments left on Metafilter about it, like "I think metafilter just jumped the shark" and "weak and pointless" and "I didn't get it either." And I'm guessing that if I was in a relationship with any of those people and they saw how hard I laughed when I first saw this video that they'd be cursing the fact that we had ever swapped saliva.
1. Daddy Scratches said:
Kids nowadays ... Whatever happened to mailbox baseball?
2. Lauren said:
Ha ha! I think it's funny too, Spencer.
3. Anonymous said:
I don't get it?
4. Mrs. X said:
Great now I'm going to have a nightmare about a furious magician with giant teeth feeding applesauce to a baby in a highchair! Creepy, Spencer!
5. Becky said:
At around the 1:20 mark, when he started talking about Spencer's teeth, I died. But I was happy.
This is better than those Twilight books. Fo' sho'.
6. Megan said:
I got Avada Kedavra!
And then pretty much nothing else...
7. Lauren said:
Brilliant!
8. Julia said:
I think (I didn't check and verify, but the names sound very familiar) that these are the same kids who are responsible for Potter Puppet Pals, one of the best things to ever come from Harry Potter.
9. apt said:
I hope you have seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfsb5HUFMQ0
Prepare to hum it endlessly.
10. Mrs Smith said:
Hubby is looking over my shoulder and alternately telling me to turn it off and shut the door so the kids can't hear us laughing. Guess I married the right one!
11. Anonymous said:
I couldn't watch it. His teeth almost made me lose my lunch.
12. Amy said:
What makes this brilliant is at minute 2:43 you can see the guy recording the whole thing in the mirror laughing!
13. Sarah said:
I'm sorry to say I don't get it. Is there a reference I'm missing?
14. Curlsz said:
I'm scared, very very scared...hold me.
15. Carolyn Online said:
Uh yeah I didn't really get it either which means I'm either retarded or brilliant.
16. Andrea said:
I couldn't pay attention to what was going on because I had an unrelenting urge to brush that guy's teeth. Ew.
17. KC said:
1) I was really hoping for the first minute or so that he was talking to Spencer Pratt.
2) Totally f-ing hilarious, even though he wasn't.
18. Jane said:
This is not the first time I'm glad we didn't swap spit, but it is the first time I've been glad of that because of one of your video picks.
Emperor's new clothes.
19. Anonymous said:
I don't get it. Seriously, someone enlighten those of us who don't get it.
20. Nicole said:
I don't get it either, but it's edited by the guy that does the Potter Puppet Pals videos. Those I get.
21. Honey said:
I don't get it either. I had two loud outbursts of cackle somewhere in the middle. Now I am going to try my best to repress the lot of it.
22. Jennifer said:
Yeah, I get the feeling if I knew why this was supposed to be Ben Bernanke talking to someone named Spencer, that that the whole thing WOULD be f-ing hilarious, but alas, I too do not get it. Oh, and that dudes mouth could compete with Mick Jagger's, easily!!
23. Anonymous said:
Loved it. Thanks!
For some reason it reminded me of the George Washington song, also super funny.
www.metacafe.com/watch/557695/george_washington/
24. Julianna said:
I just kept hoping that it somehow had something to do with Spencer Pratt. Which makes me all kinds of dumb.
25. Sethonious said:
I need your teeth spencer.
I'm a furious magician!
Instant classic!!!
26. gingela5 said:
I hate it when I'm at work and people post videos that I can't listen to! Although from the looks of it the kid looks creeeepy. Maybe the sound will change my mind.
27. Robin said:
You sexy little rattlesnake, Spencer. You tall drink of water, Spencer.
28. Lisa said:
I kind of want to make out with that kid now. Pretty bad, actually.
29. anna said:
I need you for my Lonely Hearts Club Band, Spencer. LOL
I think you call the appeal of something like this, the Ionesco factor.
30. Anonymous said:
it's okay. I laughed my ass off. and I too will be quoting it for the next eight hours.
31. Liz C said:
I appreciate the madcap off-the-wall goofiness of it but it didn't make me laugh.
Maybe I'm too old? I bet when I was 18 I would have peed myself over this.
I need to go check out the Potter Puppet Pals. Maybe I'll get that.
32. Mari said:
Meh. Didn't really do anything for me.
33. Kameron Kiggins said:
I'm exhausted from laughing so hard. Don't get it. Is there anything to get? I feel kinda naughty, like I got crabs from watching this. And I need applesauce!
34. kerry said:
i wish i got it. i think i'll share it with one of my friends. maybe he can enlighten me.
35. Dan said:
I listened to it while trimming my gums with a razor blade. It works quite well, and it makes the whole process of gum-trimming much more enjoyable. In fact, this may very well replace the Big Bob's Polka Mayhem album that I used as a gum-trimming soundtrack.
Yay!
36. shonda said:
I look to you, Heather, to make me laugh about the shitty economy and corporate welfare.
37. brandy said:
I can't decide if it's a good moment or a horrible moment in my life when the only part of this I got was the Harry Potter reference.
38. Anonymous said:
Is that Bladezz from THE GUILD?
39. SuzieQ said:
I'll probably lie in bed and get a fit of silly giggling bcause this video will pop up in my head.
40. Michelle said:
I'm just glad my name isn't Spencer - or Id be having nightmares about my name being said over and over in the creepy voice. Oh, and I totally don't get it.
41. Sus said:
Holy fuck; that was hysterical. How he was able to keep a straight face is beyond me.
42. Jamie said:
Oh my gosh. I'm dying of laughter right now and promptly sent it to my boyfriend who will die of laughter as well.
This is the best thing I have seen all week!
43. rpk said:
reminds me of Ernie Kovacs
44. Jennifer said:
I don't get it either, although it reminded me vaguely of Interview with the Vampire for some reason. Is that what it is supposed to be?
I do find the intensity humorous, but was held back from full enjoyment by my puzzlement over whether there was some broader theme that I was missing.
45. V. said:
You're the architect of my dreams, Chuckles.
46. Kristan said:
Why do I get the feeling this is really deep and political and just totally over my head?
Also, mildly creepy. I hope I don't meet anyone named Spencer soon.
47. M said:
you sexy little rattlesnake.
this is funny in that Old Gregg, ridiculously quotable way.
(and render spencer was my captcha phrase.)
48. thedogatemyhomework said:
I did the same kind of crap when I was a film major. It's called college humor. Not well done and not so funny. But, glad to have seen it anyway. I feel like I'm part of the with-it crowd now..
49. candybeans said:
made the mistake of watching it in the quiet section of my school's library. my eyes began to water and i had to stop when he started talking about "OLD OATS, SPENCER."
50. Eve Grey said:
I'm a litle concerned now that I may utter the phrase "furious magician" at inappropriate moments, and often.
51. Ely said:
Oh man i'm going to be quoting this for a while...this was hilarious
52. Stacy said:
It wasn't funny, or smart, or anything else. People just want to feel that they are part of something cool. Have the strength to admit there was nothing there.
53. Sundance Moods said:
Hilarious, but now I'm going to have nightmares about it or repeat it incessantly in my head for days! Thanks so much...
54. Anonymous said:
I'm with the "huh?" crowd. It's probably really funny if you have any idea what he's on about.
And I'm also commenting just for the hilarity of a ReCaptcha of Everingham as.
55. Acher said:
That is completely pointless, and ABSOLUTELY FRIGGIN HYSTERICAL. I laughed so loud it startled my lazy ass hound dogs into action... Spencer.
56. Alexis said:
I will be in the "finding it fabulous" camp. My ability to creep out the people around me has increased ten-fold.
57. Jason said:
Huh? Is it because I'm Canadian? I was waiting for the "hilarious" part and it never came.
I've never wanted my time back on a Dooce post, but I think I want my time x5 please. :(
58. Anonymous said:
Way to piss in the Post Toasties there, Stacy.
If someone else wet their pants and fell out of their chair, then yay for them -- we can never laugh enough when the economy sucks and jobs suck and bosses suck, and well, you know.
If you didn't find it funny, well, Dooce will post more tomorrow.
I didn't laugh, but I also didn't feel it necessary to pee all over everybody else's enjoyment, either.
59. Jenski said:
Well, I didn't even crack a smile, sorry! The only redeeming thing about watching it was listening to Prokoviev's music (Romeo & Juliet)
60. Crystal said:
Well, at least we found out early that our relationship will never work. We can still be friends, right?
61. Jen said:
I can't concentrate ... I keep wanting to put lipstick on him.
62. kristy said:
People who didn't like it are completely right, it's pointless and stupid. There's no secret punch line. But I thought it was hilarious probably because I'm a 13 year old boy on the inside , partly because I like to blurt out nonsensical things when I'm bored or just want to see my friends and family shake their heads at me.
63. jennielynn said:
I'll admit, I was laughing and I will probably spend a week laughing every time I hear the name Spencer. Damn you, Dooce.
64. Kate said:
Loved it. And I loved these by the same kids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqTBcIzJD7M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvRIBAdRSDU&feature=related
65. Kim said:
Nope. Not funny. Or I didn't get it. Except the Harry Potter reference, of course. And his teeth are really disgusting.
66. Melis said:
Brilliant! Best thing I've seen all day!
Oh gosh, still cant stop giggling. Must watch it again.
67. notmuchofacook said:
Completely clueless here. Although I do agree with the poster who referenced Ernie Kovacs (#42)and I usually appreciated and "got" his humor.
I imagine I'll live to laugh another day--especially if I hear "furious magician."
68. Sarah said:
And there's three and half minutes of my life I'll never get back...sorry Dooce, gotta disagree with you on this one.
69. Desiree said:
I have to admit I might be missing something "more" to this video since "I don't get it". But that's not the point. The point is it did, however, make me crack up. It's sickeningly quote worthy for no damn reason and I love it for just that reason.
70. camille Patti said:
I in no way understand what the hell is going on but am still laughing hysterically.
71. Creature of Habit said:
I loved the first minute...I was laughing....at "You're the Architect of my dreams Spencer. You plan them and build them on blue paper and then hand them to me. And then I dream them. That's what you do for me, Spencer. Thank you for that, Spencer. You prick"
That and "you're old oats" made me laugh.
Other than that, I seriously wanted that kid to get to a dentist, pronto. All I could think about was The Big Book of British Smiles.
72. Jim Brodhead said:
I have never felt as completely clueless as I did trying to get what was funny about this. I too want my 3 1/2 minutes back. I'm 63 years old and can't afford to piss away 210 seconds like that.
73. J-lo said:
Hah! Spencer just sits there!
And, AaaaHH close up of upper lip hair!!!
74. Brett said:
I will never get that 3 min. & 33 sec. back. There must be some deep meaning to it all that I didn't get. Or do you have to be high off your ass to get it?
75. KAS said:
In agreement with a couple of other posters, you need to see the music version of the original video you posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfsb5HUFMQ0
To explain some of this, Neil Cicierega and his sister Emmy, who are both in Ryan Murphy's Beowulf that another poster has linked on YouTube, and who are also responsible for the musical version of Ben Bernanke by Lemon Demon, have also done extensive work on a very popular phenomenon called "The Potter Puppet Pals" which can be easily searched on YouTube. Anyone who has seen the Harry Potter movies or read the books will be able to find the humor in these shorts, and best of all, they are (relatively) kid-friendly, as long as said kid has a sense of humor and is old enough to understand the jokes.
The humor involved in things like these clips is the same sort of humor that inspired Monty Python - there is really nothing to "get", nothing to understand. It's just silly, mostly inside jokes, or things that have never been jokes before now.
76. Kate said:
Hm. Well......I'm glad you found each other.
77. Smackumup said:
I have tears streaming down my cheeks. I hope no one here at my office heard me giggling uncontrollably in my cubie.
78. Janet said:
Thanks to KAS (#75). The music video is actually pretty good, even if it doesn't make any sense, and especially after watching the non-music version. Also, silly humor is good for the soul, but it's a lot easier to 'get' Monty Python than these guys.
79. ana said:
makes me curious whether you've ever watched the mighty boosh?
take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Fz07yg7es&feature=related
80. amber said:
Now that was one of the funniest things I think I've seen on youtube ever.
81. Miko said:
It felt kind of like a de-contexted Frisky Dingo sketch that's been stretched out to four times its normal length.
..you have seen Frisky Dingo, right?
82. Owen said:
I agree with the above: put me in the "I think this is fabulous" camp. My friends and I, when we were in highschool, used to do ridiculous radio plays along the lines of this. We were the only ones who found them funny, spencer, but oh, OH!, how we laughed.
83. Rebekah said:
So.... my response was WTF??? But I showed it to my husband who is losing it laughing. He claims it's "horrible crap, but it's funny" and that he'll never watch it again. I dunno... I don't get it - except the "architect of my dreams" bit, which is pretty silly in itself. I wonder what that says about our marriage?
84. Meranath said:
LOL wut?
85. April said:
That was funny!
86. jessica said:
Wow! I am lost on this one.
87. Treska said:
It was the weirdest thing. I watched it all the way through, occasionally snickering a bit, but mostly feeling bemused. Then about a minute after it ended, some of the lines were running through my head and I burst into hysterical, uncontrollable giggles. I couldn't stop laughing and I had tears pouring down my face. I want to watch it again so I can quote it properly.
I agree with KAS. I don't think that there's really anything to *get*. It's just absurd, funny, and random. And eminently quotable. I need to show this to my boyfriend so that we can quote it to each other at random times.
Thank you, Heather, for brightening my day with this little sweetmeat of absurdity.
88. Natasha said:
Heather... That was SO. PAINFUL. that I think I have contracted bone cancer.
WTH?
89. Natasha said:
And! And! My poor friend who named her son "Spencer". May she never see this video and be haunted every time she calls her son to breakfast.
90. Lighten up said:
Stop worrying about what it says about you and realize that it doesn't have to "mean" anything.
Your precious time you "want back"? You will NEVER get it back, Spencer.
91. Braidwood said:
It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, and made my eyebrows go way up my forehead. You and Jon must be sick, sick people. Just kidding.
The look on "Spencer's" face made me laugh a little. The metafilter comments made me laugh most of all. I'm still laughing!:
"I thought it was going to have something to do with Ben Bernanke."
"I don't think I can relate to this is a fashion that resembles that of any other mefites. Both of these guys look equally just like me, but in different ways, and I don't need the internet posting videos of me yelling absurdities at myself."
Ho ho... :)
And a slightly related link, also posted on metafilter: http://www.someecards.com/upload/most_popular/were_total_fucking_bad_ass...
hee, hee, hee
92. Spandrel Studios said:
Throughout the whole thing, I kept thinking how badly he needs a haircut.
93. jaxsdamax said:
LOVE IT!
94. so NOT cool said:
It is also a good litmus test for mother/16-year-old daughter relationships. We both laughed.
In fact, my daughter just told me that she can't put into words what she thinks of the video, so she's going to EMAIL ME HER THOUGHTS.
Not sure how she's going to do that WITHOUT words.
95. Michelle said:
Now, I probably didn't get it because I have absolutely nothing to do with politics. At all. Ever.
But, that boy is going to go far with that voice. And that mouth. I bet he could suck nails out of wood.
96. Karyn said:
no one's teeth are safe in our house anymore.
97. heathabee said:
I immediately sent this to my best friend so we can start quoting it.
98. #99 said:
Make sure to brush and floss before bed!
99. Buy Vintage Sneakers said:
Why is that funny? And why am I laughing? LOL
100. Buy Watches Online said:
I get it. this is like one of those japanese riddles.
101. Canuck said:
Well, I'm going to join the ranks of the "I don't get it" crowd. Didn't resonate with me. Not that the acting was bad, but it didn't seem to be about anything. Nothing to hang a laugh on. If that's funny, so are toenail clippings in bed. Shrug.
But that bit you said about saying "pussy" too much when having sex? I like a little bit of "dirty talk" when we're shagging. Not constant chatter, but some is good. And some of those nice terms for the power centre of the universe are just fine in there.
102. Dorie said:
I generally like stupid stuff, but didn't get that. I laughed my A** off with the leprechaun video - I'm at a loss here. Too creepy, probably why I don't like Radiohead either. I can appreciate their musical talent, but it's all too melancholy.
I do like your style though - keep the letterpress stuff comin!
103. Meggerz said:
I think I need to see it again due to the immense anxiety I felt the whole time about what Spencer would say in response. Why didn't Spencer say anything? What would he say if he could? Why isn't it longer? I'M SO CURIOUS. See, that is probably even more crazy than thinking this is super funny. NOw I must have my boyfriend watch this and see what he thinks. SPENCER.
104. Dave said:
Ouchie. I laughed, and then I coughed up a lung. I am going to mail my lung to you, Spencer. You'll like that, won't you?
105. Bran said:
WTF? That's all I got.
106. Jill s. said:
Gee, do you think the guy he's talking to is named Spencer, lol? If I had three more minutes in my day, I'd watch it again and count how many times he said the name "SPENCER"!!
Hi, my name is Jill and I'm a professional time waster.
107. Blue said:
Totally hysterical! Still cannot stop laughing.
108. Natasha said:
Yes! The hair! Oh, the horrible, horrible hair. You know what? CREEPY was the word I was looking for.
And 101's comments reminded me of something else I wanted to say: Your comments on saying "pussy" over and over during sex totally made me think that's what Jon does and UGH! I don't need that picture in my head. Jon's cute but I don't need to know him that intimately. I hate the idea of dirty talk during sex. It's so contrived and affected.
Anyway....
109. The Dalai Mama said:
Love it!!!!!! Thank you so much.
110. Kim said:
I was recently introduced to your website and I am thoroughly enjoying it!
-The video was hysterical
-Your daughter is adorable and consider yourself lucky if you don't know the friggin Barbie Magic of Pegasus movie and songs as well as the 12 Dancing Fairies. Both.. given as birthday gifts to my daughter!! but that's okay... those people haven't had kids yet.. I will get the last laugh!
Thanks for the smiles :-)
PS: Thanks for the post on your experience as being a single Mom. Been one for 5 years now (not by choice) and people don't get it, it's hard work!
111. suzaneptune said:
I love you Spencer. I am going to spank you silly.
112. Kate said:
I didn't get it...my husband didn't get it...and we were both mad that we wasted time watching it. I guess we are soulmates!
113. Sher said:
I'm a complete tool...I didn't even get the Harry Potter reference.
114. Lauren Strange said:
Those 1,000 "Spencer's" made me want to piss myself.
I'm not sure I'll be able to get that out of my head for the next week.
O.o
115. jodie h said:
There is no humor like random humor that only 7 people think is hilarious. I watched it twice, once with a slight chuckle. The second time (after 2 glasses of wine) with incredulous hilarity.
This reminds me of the SNL Digital shorts....
116. Laurie said:
You want ALL THE APPLESAUCE!?.... Spencer!?
117. Erik said:
My wife has/had a thing for Alan Greenspan. It is part of the reason I love her so much - her passion for Alan Greenspan. Unfortunately, Greenspan is not has fun to say as Bernake.
118. Anonymous said:
Uh, I don't know. I think for this to seem funny, or genius, I'd have to take up smoking pot again.
119. Summer said:
I didn't get it. AT ALL. But my son was crying until he turned around and watched it. he sat mesmerized the entire 3:33 ( and is still chilling watchin' me type). Which is unheard of from my 7.5 month old monkey who tries to WALK. For that I thank you. And Spencer.
120. Elisabeth said:
Perhaps this clip would also be a good litmus test for finding out if someone you just met would be a true friend. Sort of like when you use the ol' Monty Python expression: "You know what they always say." And a newfound friend replies, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
121. Anonymous said:
Is any one else obsessed with South of Nowhere?
That's what I thought about when he kept saying Spencer.
122. ktjane said:
LOL! that was awesome!
and you can see the reflection of the guy filming in the curio cabinet at about 2:43... nice!
123. Shoooba said:
OK...that was fucking funny. Or maybe it was the two glasses of wine at dinner? But I laughed...you tall drink of water, you!
124. sravana said:
Well, this 51-year-old thought it was hilarious. Pointless, but hilarious. Oh, and I'm sure to floss tonight...
125. Starr said:
Am I missing something? I think I am going to start quoting this to the hubby, so he can be like, "Huh?" and I will giggle maniacally. Bwah hahaha!
126. ninib said:
Ack! My husband's name is Spencer. I think I'm going to go spank him silly...
127. ebh said:
I'm still undecided about the video. I wanted to laugh...
About YEE-HAW. I used to live 5 blocks away from the shop when I was in undergrad (I'm a Tennessee girl, too). I love that place. They'll give you a tour if you ask.
128. Anonymous said:
There is NOTHING funny about Socialism!
129. Ryan said:
I love the fact that Spencer is barefoot. He's my favorite too - the parts that made me laugh the most are when he took his glasses off, and then when he bit the stem. Hee!
130. Taylee said:
What the hell was that? HA!
Your a tall drink of water Spencer. HA!
131. PJ said:
It wasn't deep or meaningful, people, it was just very funny in a bent, deeply weird, creepy and quirky way. If you didn't laugh, don't get angry. I had two Caesars before watching, so maybe alcohol is a prerequisite.
132. alisha said:
Just FYI to anyone who doesn't know... he's quoting the Lemon Demon song, which was written by comedian Neil Cicierega. Just to put it in context.
133. alisha said:
And also, it is funny as heck. If you ask me.
134. Robin said:
Well that was 3:33 minutes I'll never get back.
Off I go to brush & floss my teeth however...
135. Deidre said:
Goodness - I, too, felt kind of naughty. I am in a computer lab at Uni, most people are writing essays and working on projects. I'm giggling over a tall drink of water. awkward.
136. RzDrms said:
#1 comment: i played mailbox baseball with my *head* when i was about seven, whilst riding my bike. no fun.
no fun at all.
(p.s. this video = way dumb. thank goodness no saliva was swapped!)
137. Jenn H said:
Yah, this is hilarious! Spencer! You dirty....BOY! Love it. This will definitely be running through my head over the next couple days. he he he :D
138. aubriane said:
I'm going to watch this so many times over the next few days.
I'm so thankful for this video, you rambunctious little infant.
139. ShellyD said:
That was so creepy it made me laugh. Crazy what people put on YouTube.
140. Tina said:
I found myself listening as I was doing other things and snorting when I heard "You tall drink of water" to the scared pathetic man in the chair next to him.
I am pretty sure he said Spencer 34,000 times which was hysterical.
141. Colleen said:
That was amazing.
142. Dana said:
Must use at work: "I'm going to spank you silly."
143. Jen said:
Spencer?! That was hilarious! 2 hours later I'm sitting here and randomly bursting out laughing.
144. Lisa said:
Okay, that was pretty funny. I don't think my husband would have the attention span for the whole thing but that doesn't matter as he's already asleep.
Thanks, Ben.... We're all socialists, now!
(And "Ben"'s teeth look about like my 14 year olds. It takes all my strength not to brush them madly in his sleep.)
145. Heather said:
Hated and loved it. Kind of had a Napolean Dynamite effect on me. I HATED it the first time I watched but then spent the entire next day laughing over it and repeating lines. UGH that voice is going to be in my head all night!
146. Anonymous said:
i didn't get it...
147. TitanKT said:
Well... I didn't love it and I didn't hate it. I may not have understood it but I confess that I was pretty impressed with that kid's stream of consciousness of non-sequiturs... do you think he just made that up on the spot or what? That's pretty good.
"I need your teeth, Spencer!" Did you see Spencer's face? He was clearly perplexed about that, too.
Also, yes, the plaque-encrusted teeth bothered me as well.
But yeah... I kinda wanted to make out with him, too. But I'm not a Spencer nor a tall drink of water nor a sexy little rattlesnake nor a baby eating applesauce so I'm pretty sure he'd furiously make himself disappear rather than make out with me and my squeaky clean, well-flossed teeth.
148. TitanKT said:
Okay... I got the delayed reaction thing. I didn't laugh when I watched it the first time because I was just too thrown. But now thinking back over the ridiculous stuff he said is causing me to laugh 'til I cry.
149. lily said:
"You sexy little rattlesnake..." Comedy gold people...comedy gold!
150. Glenn said:
There is an extremely horrible error at 2:42. In the top right corner. I'm pretty sure I saw a reflection of Spencer filming. There are 148 comments before this one, so I'm sorry if this was previously mentioned.
151. Amanda said:
Thank-you so much this made my night after discussing the possible end of the world on 12-21-12 and the upcoming possible stock market crash with my boyfriend, ha! Love it, I will be quoting it for days.
152. bonzai said:
I think I'll stick with Sarah Silverman - I hummed this for days...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLG3S5WzHig
Though I kind of got a thing for Spencer by the end of it...
153. Britt said:
I don't really get it, but I don't think its a deal breaker in my love for dooce.com. :)
154. Ozma said:
I wish you hadn't told me about the Ben Bernanke part. That was the funniest part.
And I just thought the other day how my husband and I laugh at the same things and how weird it is the way our little tastes dovetail like that. So yes, I know he'll think this is funny.
155. Tara said:
haha I could see spit particles spraying out of his mouth..."sssPPPPPPPencer"
156. Kaitlynn said:
If there was something to "get" here, I missed it. I laughed hard enough to disturb my roommate though.
Love the blog, Heather!
157. Paul said:
Oh, wow, I am still wiping tears away. Bloody brilliant.
158. online dating said:
LOL for those who don't appreciate it, watch it again, and again, and again LOL
159. Charis Robinson said:
Hey ya,
Not sure if you have seen this, but from what I can tell is your sense of humor (and how am i too really know unless we were to sit down and drink a bottle of tequila) you should like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdVHZwI8pcA
160. K. Rogers said:
I'm pretty sure that this is an exact replication of an incident that happened to me while I was tripping balls on mushrooms back in the early 90's.
Marvelous.
161. Lezzles said:
Did Dooce just jump the shark?
162. Jennifer said:
There are parts of this video that will haunt me forever. It's too late at night, or early in the morning, for me to decide if this is funny or not. Since comments have turned into show and tell of videos we find amusing, I decided to share a video that always makes me laugh...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f8grWE7AOw
"I'm going to enunciate wildly while you cringe at the close up of my teeth. Are you cringing SPENCER? Are you? Do my teeth make you want to gouge your eyes out? I bet they do SPENCER. Gouge away, you can gouge away, stay all day if you want to..."
163. Anonymous said:
I love the kid's canines. So wolf-like.
164. Matin said:
I don't bloody get it, Spencer!!
165. Eater's Regret said:
Hah hilarious, love creepy humour
166. Anonymous said:
LOL i think it's funny:)
167. Magicjack said:
Lol ha ha ha:)
168. Jackie said:
Ludicrous things that strike a pair as funny makes perfect sense; the sad irony is that your readers take you much too literally and are using this video in particular as a benchmark of marital success and intact humour. Ah well, whatever floats your boat.
169. jameos said:
I guess funny really IS subjective.
Here, this is funny (the payoff is at the end of the clip...jump to 3:45 if you want):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXPgKMLDZY
You CANNOT beat Peter Sellers!
170. Laura said:
I can't wait for my husband to get home so I can play this for him. I woke up the kids laughing! The best comment was this: "I kept clicking 'watch in normal quality' but it never got normal."
171. Alayna said:
go to youtube.com and search for old greg - if you haven't seen it yet. if you have, then you understand why this post made me think of that video. thanks for the share! this is definitely a new favorite.
172. ANGELA said:
This was too funny and along with apt's post with the link to the music video i laughed so hard for so long i about peed my pants...
173. JennyM said:
I'm with Teresa (#87) -- I was vaguely bemused until it was over, and now for the past hour I've been saying "I need your teeth, Spencer," and giggling uncontrollably. "You're OLD OATS."
174. Jennifer said:
"You think you're something special Spencer? You think you're BRAND NEW?" LMAO to all the people who were hoping he was talking to Spencer Pratt.
175. Old Mother Hubbard said:
I'm showing this to my 15 year old daughter the minute she gets home from school. I predict she will be dying laughing by the end of it. She loves off the wall, clever crap like this and was totally into the Potter Puppet thingies though she never read a Harry Potter book.
Looking forward to my bonding time, Spencer. God, I'm old.
176. Sharon said:
For the rest of the day, I'm going to respond to anything anyone says to me with quotes from this video.
Cashier: Your total comes to $123.48
Me: You think you can mock me?
Door to door hydro guy - Have you locked in your gas prices yet?
Me: No I haven't you tall glass of water.
My son's kindergarten teacher: Liam didn't listen well at school today and you need to work on listening at home.
Me: Oh I'll work on it. I'm a magician. A FURIOUS magician.
177. Jacqui said:
That is classic. Makes me want to go watch some old Vincent Price movies just to chuckle over the vague homosexual overtones.
178. Anonymous said:
that really was obscure... but maybe the slight hangover i have is diminishing my ability to appreciate humor... wine is not my friend... :(
179. leah said:
oh my god. not only did i laugh whilst watching it, i laughed all throughout reading the comments every time someone quoted the video. #71 especially did me in.
AWESOME
180. Carrie Ann said:
I just loved the way he said "rhetorical device-ees." And, everything else.
181. amy j. said:
Nope, didn't think it was remotely funny. Just made me realize just how much 20 something kids get on my absolute last frickin' nerve. God, how they need to get jobs already.
But THIS...now this is funny....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLBvo8ExTtE
I'm sure you've seen it though. We quote it all the time.
182. Barbara E. said:
Eh. You're funnier. So's Monty Python. Though I did appreciate the graphic teeth-whitening product ad to the right of the video.
183. Anonymous said:
i couldn't get past the teeth. ugh.
184. LikeALurker said:
Disturbing, but I'm still giggling...
185. hybrid said:
"I'm cutting interest rates in half, Spencer. And I need your teeth."
done and done.
186. Chris said:
can I get my three & a half minutes back??
187. andrea said:
I think I need to watch it again but not when I'm at work because I had to laugh silently to myself and that hurt a little. I adore the random British humor and the absurd lines had me in (silent) stitches. Plus I'm hoping to throw in "furious magician" when I speak to my next client. I think it might work!
188. Katy said:
I foresee these kind of conversations in my future, all fueled by bourbon and sexual frustration.
189. christine said:
I loved it!! This never fails to make me laugh, so I thought I would share it with people with the same odd sense of humor...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tcR19y7GPM
190. Heather Angele said:
Those teeth! Like a plaque carpet on them. Spencer needs to get all furious magician with a toothbrush on those suckers!
191. Jennifer said:
I'm with the delayed reaction bunch....Watch it. WTF? Watch it. Dude, that's friggin hysterical. Watch it. I need your teeth Spencer. Watch it. Giggle all day.
192. Missy said:
The part I found funniest was about 2:42 in, when you look over the furious magician's shoulder (um, wtf?) in the curio cabinet/mirror thing, you can see "Spencer's" reflection, laughing his ass off.
Otherwise, um. Hmmm...
193. Anonymous said:
My favorite part was at about 2:43 when you can see the camera person reflection in the mirrored hutch behind the "Furious Magician".
I found it slightly creepy, but I do have to agree, Spencer is a tall drink of water.
194. Laura said:
I feel stupid. I don't get it. And his teeth were really gross.
195. Anonymous said:
#187 Andrea: you do know those lads aren't British, don't you?
196. Freckled said:
This is way funnier if you think the Spencer he's talking about is the horrible Spencer Pratt from the Hills on MTV. I know why this is funny, DOOCE.
197. Shiri said:
I furiously googled "Spencer" and Wall St. and then just gave in and enjoyed the teeth. I need your teeth for the Federal Reserve. I need your teeth!
198. Jen said:
I love it. I love it so much.
You guys might appreciate this too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFyZyZlsfig (horse blog movie)
199. Meg said:
You are a TALL GLASS OF WATER.
This is the quote that my significant other and I will be repeating to each other all day long. He thought I was being weird as to why we had to watch it at the same time, but we both laughed at the same parts and then immediately turned to each other and called one another a Taaaaal Glllaaaaass of Waaaaaateeeeerrrrr.
:)
Thanks, Heather!
200. FatCat said:
Spencer Bachus (R-AL) is on the House Committee on Financial Services (Ranking Member) and Chair of the Financial Institutions Committee. He said this to Ben Bernanke in Feb, during a meeting of the House Financial Services Committee, “There is perhaps no other public figure in American who has been subjected to as much Monday morning quarterbacking as you have," when Bernanke announced he was going to cut interest rates... Bachus has been a vocal supporter of Bernanke's theories of "financial engineering."
...of course you don't have to understand all that to think the video is funny as shit, spencer.
201. Beth said:
Loved it! That will join my collection of random quotes from youtube videos...charlie bit my finger!
202. DesignGirl said:
HA! That was one of those things that is so ridiculously stupid it's funny. Although, I must admit, I've laughed more at reading the comments posted!
For #106 -- Jill, I had the extra 3 minutes to spend, and watched it again. Unless I mis-counted, he said "spencer" 30 times!!!
Thanks, Heather! You've helped solve my latest problem, what to name these 2 new kittens I've adopted ... they will now be known as "spencer" and "ben".
M
oh, yeah, now I feel compelled to go brush my teeth ... AGAIN
203. Melissa Kairuz said:
I don't know what this says about me, because although I didn't understand it, I found it funny.
204. Kate said:
Thanks for posting that funny vid, Heather. I find Ben Bernanke even creepier in real life.
It seems like these kids were influnced by the brilliant British series The Mighty Boosh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0S6vL0-u58
205. Andrea Spamdrea said:
I knew there was a reason I liked you Heather.
206. heyjoe said:
I lost focus after picturing Jon saying pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy....I need to start this post over again.
207. Traci said:
Ewww...his teeth were nasty. I wanted to smack him and hand him a toothbrush. Ugh.
I did chuckle at a few places...but my favorite part was when you saw the cameraman in the mirror.
208. yeah said:
Make a difference!
Take Responsibility!
I challenge all of you to listen to this and help make a change!
Hear this kid's song "if you (have a voice)"...the Best New wake up call for America and the world we affect!
We need everyone to make this happen. Do your part.
209. jen said:
And there goes Thursday.
Best study break ever. Thanks, Heather.
210. Anonymous said:
Two things:
1. That was incredibly stupid and pointless.
2. It's actually a compliment to how well you've done with the site that you can post something like this and people actually think it's funny. Not because it *is* funny, but because you *said* it was funny.
211. mamaforobama said:
I LOVED it! However I think this tape is more of a litmus of whether you ever did hallucinogenic drugs and went to college. No matter how in sync my parents marraige is, they would never get this and never laugh. However, show them a sermon by Joel Osteen and you'll have them cooing together like little parakeets.
212. Tiggerlane said:
My daughter and I need to hang out with you. This is like totally screwed up funny, like smoking pot without the pot!
OMG...when he started the applesauce segment, I thought I was going to pee my pants!
We are going to be calling each other Spencer all damn week. Thanks a lot!
213. Deanna said:
One day when we can record our dreams and play them back for everyone to see, everyone will realize that whole 3:33 as being from the inside of my sleeping REM stage brain.
Spencer.
214. Anonymous said:
First semester film school project. As teacher, I'd make them reshoot.
215. Jill said:
Funny and weird. You might like this too. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0S6vL0-u58
216. slodwick said:
I cannot even handle cackling that hard at work. Wow.
217. nanny said:
How could someone not get this? It's hilarious!
218. Amber said:
Mmm... kay.
Yeah, the funniest thing I saw in all of that was the quick glimpse of the reflection of the guy filming it.
220. Tootsie Farklepants said:
Ohmygod it's Stewie from Family Guy all grown up!
I might be speaking this way for the rest of the day. Spenceahhhh.
221. Robert B said:
A clockwork orange with long hair. Somebody needs to give the boy some dick to calm him down.
222. Mindy said:
Gadzooks...I started laughing, but didn't get it either.
Until I realized something. The British accent. Immediately makes the most mindless jibber jabber somehow appear legitimate and/or funny. My grandmother was British and could say she was going to cut our heads off, put them on a spike and feed our corpses to the pigs, and we would just laugh and say, "Hee! Hee! Grandma's so funny!"
People that like quoting this stuff are the same people who quote Monty Python.
I am one of them.
223. Denise said:
Add me to the team that "doesn't get it"...
224. Stenar said:
That's one of the best things I've seen on YouTube in days or hours.
225. Karen said:
I'm with Jane...(#18)
Definately Emperor's New Clothes!
or...to quote that sweet little "BLOOD-AH!" boy:
"NOT FUNNNEEE!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzWeaEiaabQ"
226. Emma said:
There must be some cultural reference I'm missing but still, the sight of Ryan Murphy's teeth and acting was enough to make me laugh!
Also - these are the geniuses who created the Potter Puppet Pals. If you haven't watched it, go do so now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4
E.
227. ...loveMaegan said:
You're the architect of my dreams, Spenca!
fuckinghilarious! definitely to be quoted!..
228. Leah said:
Oh my Effin Geez thats Hillarious!!!
I can't wait to show my husband.
229. Summer said:
I thought that was seriously funny, even thought I have to admit I didn't get it...But I couldn't stop looking at the dudes lips! They were so full and yummy looking...man I need to get laid or something.
230. Katie said:
Points on my laugh meter for goofiness including big teeth and bad accent: 80 gazillion.
Points on my skeevy feelings meter for creepy content using the name Spencer, which is my 11-month-old's name? -9999 gazillion
231. Anonymous said:
huh... do you have to be old to get this?
232. Jennifer Suarez said:
It was funny in a bizarre way but I totally don't get the refrences. Of course I haven't come out from under my rock in a while either...
233. cris said:
As with most non-subtitled big-worded english stuff, I just sat here, occasionally giggling at the intonation, and the crew shot. Then I checked another vid from them, Zap, from the related youtubes strip. And both combined are really funny. Need to check the other vids out.
But, anyway, yay for the Potter Puppet Pals guys!
234. Beth Spencer said:
My name is Spencer, and I'm not planning on having any nightmares... hysterical. Hang on to your pants Spencer.
The musical drama was provided by Prokofiev's: Romeo and Juliet.
235. meghan said:
i don't get it at all either. but i still chortled. out loud. and immediately wanted to show it to my husband because he too will chortle. out loud.
236. Dirk said:
Oh Spencer, you tall drink of water, I'm going to spank you Silly! Spencer!
237. Wendy said:
That is three minutes and 33 seconds I'll never get back, HEATHER.
I dated a guy once who looked a LOT like Spencer. That part was creepy
238. Tanya said:
I have no idea what that was, but when he clicked his teeth together, I had to slam my head in a desk drawer to keep from laughing out loud.
239. Jannie said:
I want that 3:33 of my life back.
Slow news day, I guess?
240. Scandalous Housewife said:
Hell-AR-ious!
Gotta make me a dramatic video, stat!
241. Rachie said:
I didn't understand anything but the Harry potter reference. What is it all about? I did think it was hilarious tho!
242. Sybann said:
Betting Heather likes Monty Python too eh, Spencer?
243. Pau said:
LOl!!! I laughed so hard!!! Spencer!
244. Emma said:
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=nfsb5HUFMQ0 That's the music that ties in with the video.
E.
245. nifty tit witchery said:
no that isn't my name I just felt like putting that...um, yeah you need to do a post on those of us who didn't get it and just sat there drooling. This video made me itchy.
246. Dave vogt said:
"I'm Ben Bernanke, and I need your teeth for the federal reserve. I'm slashing interest rates in half and I need your teeth."
Well, maybe that is the answer, the way to avoid financial collapse from a lack of market confidence.
247. kariberi said:
You naughty naughty minx Spencer! lol I cant get this kids voice out of my head now! Funny!
248. Jay said: