Stuff Calvinists Like

Stephen Altrogge lists some of the quirks of the Reformed...

http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/05/stuff-calvinists-like.html

Old Spice Commercials...

A medley of some of the new "odor-blocking body wash" commercials...

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Speaking With Conviction

This post is not about sharing one's faith, but it IS about speaking in such a way as to communicate the confidence you have in what you are saying!

Frog Fail

3.5 Year Anniversary!

In three days, Jess and I will have been married for three and a half years! It has been non-stop action and adventure; similar to Die Hard. I'm not sure why I thought to post something about a half-anniversary, except that a friend of mine from church forwarded me an email with a bunch of kids' responses to various questions about marriage.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10 No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with... -- Kristen, age 10 WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED? Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. -- Camille, age 10 HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. -- Derrick, age 8 WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON? Both don't want any more kids. -- Lori, age 8 WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough... -- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure?) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. -- Martin, age 10 (isn't he ready for the world of dating?) WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR? I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns. -- Craig, age 9 WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? When they're rich. -- Pam, age 7 The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that. -- Curt, age 7 The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them... It's the right thing to do. -- Howard, age 8 IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? It's better for girls to be single but not for boys.. Boys need someone to clean up after them. -- Anita, age 9 (bless you child) HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED? There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? -- Kelvin, age 8 (I like this kid) And the #1 Favorite is .... HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK? Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck. -- Ricky, age 10

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Lost in Translation!

Happy September everyone!

Wanted to share this website with you that will translate up to 150 words at a time. You basically enter the text, and then select which language you're translating FROM and which language you're translating TO, and then it does it!

What I recommend is to then copy the new translation (I did "Chinese-simp") and then paste it into a fresh translation box, and then translate it BACK into English!

Here's what I put in:

Oh boy! How I love to sing songs and hang out with my friends! They are all very cool and fun to be around, and they will always be there when I need them.

Here's what I got back:

Oh boy! How do I like singing the song and killing time with the friend of mine same place! They are is cool and the pleasure, and they forever need them in there me.

Try it! CLICK HERE

CNN.com: The 12 Most Annoying Types of Facebookers

It's worth the read. CLICK HERE.

Talking Animals?

It figures that this would only be in Candada...


This on the other hand is real!


Search YouTube for "talking animals" and you can easily waste a good half hour...

Hilarious Cat Captions

www.icanhascheezburger.com

Total Eclipse of the Heart (Literal Video)

Awkward Family Photos

Finally! A blog dedicated to this important cultural phenomenon! 

Check it out!

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo...

Those of you who know me well know that I derive a certain enjoyment from English as a spoken and written language. I love how imperfect it is, and how often we fail to communicate what we mean, despite (for some) an extensive vocabulary.

My buddy Peter showed me this Wikipedia article on this famous example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated sentence constructs.

Before you follow this link, let me encourage you to stick with this, and not give up if it seems complicated at first. I would definitely recommend you share this experience with someone in your near vicinity. I would also recommend that you read the article out loud (either one of you). Hopefully it will sink in and have you reeling at just how ridiculous the idea is, and at the same time, how much sense it makes. Just wait until you get to the examples from other languages!!!

CLICK TO EXPERIENCE "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"

Hilarious...

Dreaming Doggies

We've heard that dogs dream like humans do, but it's always a little strange when they start making noises or twitching when they're dreaming.

Maggie was with me at the office last week when she started having a little dream, and she started making some kind of noise. I couldn't figure out if she was excited or scared, but she was breathing really deeply, and it was almost like a long wheezing noise. I wanted to shoot a little video of her on my phone, but the annoying "beep" that the phone does when it starts recording was enough to wake her up enough where she stopped her dream noise.

Oh well.

This poor little guy however, didn't stop at making a little whimper noise...

Drugs and Kids

This is why drugs are bad...and funny...

NPR on Microsoft's Songsmith

Apparently Microsoft has come out with some really advanced (if infinitely hokey) voice/pitch recognition software that builds an entire band's worth of music around a melody that you sing into the computer along with a simple drum track...

Trust me, you want to READ THIS, and check out the videos...

I Was Crying From Laughing So Hard

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

"Silent Library"

My brother just told me about this Japanese Game show that is set up to appear to take place in a public library.

There are a group of six contestants sitting around a table "pretending" to read books. There is a large flip chart that lists an action that is to be performed on the losing contestant each round. Each contestant takes a card that is face down on the table. They all flip the cards over simultaneously, and the one with the big X and the skull and crossbones on it means that contestant must suffer the event on the chart.

All the while they must try to keep quiet in the library so as not to disturb the other guests.


In other news, I got Rock Band for the PS2, and I must say that while I did look condescendingly on it before, it is amazingly fun and addictive.

We Live in an Amazing Age, and Nobody's Happy!

I'm on another kick of posting videos; must mean nothing interesting has happened to me lately, and/or nothing interesting is going on in my head...

My friend Shay posted this video of comic Louis C.K. on Conan O'Brian, and it's really eye opening to the marvels of the world we live in, and the marvel of how ungrateful and ignorant our society is of it all...

CHECK IT OUT HERE. It's amazingly funny.