I can't help but think someone at Tufts University really wishes their school's a cappella group had chosen another song to sing at their winter concert.

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Check out what happens when you combine President Bush's televised address to the nation with a scene from "The Dark Knight."

This whole thing does feel sort of like a movie, doesn't it?

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So about 1,000 people descended upon downtown Grand Rapids, MI, for a pillow fight last weekend.

I know they are just armed with pillows, but some of those guys look like they are out for blood.

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VHS tape again! To be fair, if anyone has a clip of Sen. Joe Biden in swim trunks or *shudder* a Speedo, we'll put it up here.

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Finally, a clip from Black20.com for all those people who can't remember which Tom Cruise was in "Top Gun," or who have trouble telling apart the former lead singer/drummer from Genesis and the guitarist from Def Leppard.

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Remember good ol' Rick Sanchez from his days on Channel 7? Now he's on CNN and he's got his very own In-A-Minute clip on 236.com.

Make sure to send him a link to this blog post so he can show it on air!

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Hayden Panettiere of "Heroes" fame would like to remind you to cast your ballot on Nov. 4 -- especially you young people who might be doing other things like buying cigarettes or porn once you turn 18:

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Buncha Brits playing ukuleles. Weird.

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Not many know this, but there's been a vicious back-alley war going on between search engine giants Google and MSN. The field of battle? Seedy clubs. Their weapons? Freestyle rap.

If only all wars could be settled with the mic. Who do you think won this one?

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Click to relive or spoil this turning point for two beloved characters!

(I need to keep telling myself this is just a TV show and these people are imaginary...)

The next video pretty much sums up my whole thinking about this plot line. I totally related to the guy in the black T-shirt. You'll see what I mean.

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I must say, if this isn't the best, it's got to be up there in the top 5. Watch Edwin Baptiste, wide receiver for Morgan State, seemingly float in the air and effortlessly stretch out for an impossible, one-handed catch. The landing alone probably would have killed me.

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This funny lady makes a case for all young Jewish folk to travel to Florida (The Great Schlep) and convince their grandparents to vote for Obama.

Silverman provides talking points and tips such as threatening to not visit the elders again for a year.

There's a Facebook page with almost 5,000 members. Meetings across the country are scheduled for Oct. 10, but as of Friday, no one has signed up to attend the meetings in Fort Lauderdale, Tamarac or Palm Beach. Let's see if that changes once this clip goes viral.

The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

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Remember Winnie the Pooh getting stuck in a tree when he goes for some honey?

This burglar found himself in a similar predicament. You can understand what's going on in this clip even if you don't know Russian.

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Just hitting the Internet today is the latest single from Britney Spears, 'Womanizer'. Be one of the first to check it out and click below!

What do you guys think? This is supposed to be her first single off her new album 'Circus' that is scheduled to come out Dec. 2.

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With the rise of the Internet, 1-900 numbers have become nearly extinct. Some of them provided us with gloriously cheesy commercials.

I don't know if this commercial is real, but it feels real. The clip was found floating around YouTube earlier this week by the folks at videosift.

Why do you think these people are crying?

Better question: Why would you call a phone number that would make you cry?

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Remember Matt Damon commenting on how John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate seemed like something out of a bad Disney movie?

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This is what happened when John McCain cancelled his Wednesday night appearance on Letterman's Late Show.

Let's just say Dave was a bit perturbed.

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Apparently Canada actually has football teams. Imagine that? And you know what? They actually have better touchdown celebrations than they do in the NFL. Here's the Winnipeg Blue Bombers showing those uptight NFL officials that the anti-celebration rules need to be scrapped, eh?

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Yeah, the Tina-Fey-As-Sarah-Palin thing was really good, but my favorite sketch from the season premiere of SNL was this one. It's really bizarre, and it cracks me up every time I watch it because it's so absurd.

The waiter is played by new cast member Bobby Moynihan, who gives me hope for this season of Saturday Night Live.

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Regardless of your political leanings, Wanda Sykes is a funny woman. She doesn't hold back on the Tonight Show when Jay Leno starts talking politics.

On the Republican Convention: "It was like watching a meeting in Dr. Evil's lair." On Sarah Palin: "I'm a feminist, but I'm sorry, that woman's crazy." On the prospect of being both mother and veep: "Hold on Vladimir (Putin), my baby wants to say 'Hi'. Say 'Hi' to Vladimir."

Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green -- I don't care what party she's in, I'll vote for Sykes for Secretary of State...*

* You actually can't vote for Secretary of State, so don't try. We don't need any more election problems in Florida.

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He's out of jail an average of two days before he's arrested again.

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It's time to dig up the old video cassettes because more than likely they'll contain viral video gold.

For example, this really odd clip. It starts with a lady talking about whole grain and ends with a shirtless headband wearing guy slicing bread. I can't rationalize why it exists. You'll see what I mean when you click on it.

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So you've probably heard that David Blaine is hanging upside down in Central Park right now. He's doing this for 60 hours. Why he's doing this, I'm not sure, but CBS shot some video Monday and posted unedited footage on their Web site.

Here's something I didn't realize, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch blog: Apparently, David Blaine gets to take breaks. So it's not just 60 hours of hanging upside down. He gets right-side-up time.

Yes, I know the guy needs to eat and use the bathroom, and keep the blood from pooling in his cranium. But it seemed a far more impressive feat when I thought he was upside down for 60 consecutive hours.

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ABC is airing a special on this tonight, so you can watch even more of this later.

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Everyone's favorite micro-blogging site, Twitter.com, is quickly becoming more and more mainstream. You can even follow the Watch This Now blog on Twitter -- yes, we are that cool.

Check out Ben Walker singing, "You're No One If You're Not On Twitter":

Thanks @ericasmith for the heads up!

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Los Angeles Channel 4 News cut in to the Conan O'Brien show Monday night to censor a joke about Spencer Pratt and Dog the Bounty Hunter. O'Brien was about to make a joke about annoying celebrities smashing together at high speeds, but instead of showing the two collide, Channel 4 showed this.

I guess Spaghetti Cat was busy?

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You've got to think this clip from Biden's interview with Katie Couric is going to end up in a McCain/Palin ad sometime in the next five weeks:

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I can just imagine my dad or some other poor schmuck calling about a great deal on a computer and getting this yahoo on the other line. His hard sell leaves a lot to be desired and calling the customer "leetle girl" over and over again probably doesn't help.

But you've got to admit, he's right about one thing: "The future is gonna cost more money."

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OK, they're imaginary attack ads, but they're nearly as funny as the real ones.

Check out the latest in the 236.com series "If Democrats Were Republicans, They Would Totally Run This Ad."

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I'm assuming this was not done during an actual Sunday service. But this would be a really cool song choice to play during the offering, don't you think?

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Why, oh why, didn't anyone tell him how bad of an idea this was? He's a fine singer. He does not deserve this.

But the clip from Sunday's Emmy broadcast has gone viral, so maybe thousands of people disagree:

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Remember when the Miami Arena was a viable sports and entertainment complex?

I do. I saw my first professional basketball game there (the Heat, of course), attended my first concert there (Amy Grant, on a church field trip), screamed through shows by a number big-hair metal acts (Poison, Cinderella, Extreme) and watched post-Van Halen David Lee Roth ride a giant inflatable microphone across the arena stage.

Sure, the arena was small, smelly and in a not-nice part of downtown Miami. And it's a downright pit compared to the American Airlines Arena. But don't you just hate to see memories blown up like this?

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There weren't many funny moments in last night's Emmy Awards broadcast, but this was one of the bits that worked:

Special note to the Academy: Kudos for ending the show on time, because 11 p.m. is my bedtime. But the five reality show hosts as Emmy hosts thing totally did not work, and Howie Mandel got on my last nerve.

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Someone took the audio from the "No Country for Old Men" trailer and mixed it with scenes from "Superbad."

Why? I don't know. But it actually works.

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Brad Garrett, best known as the older brother in 'Everybody Loves Raymond," is looking for love.

So he had a panel of four judges--his mother, his ex-wife, his exterminator and his urologist--pick 10 women for him to date. The search is documented at Crackle.

Here's the first episode and check in every Monday for a new one.

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He goes after the protesters outside the convention. Hey, when did protesting become marketing and advertising?

Amusing. But the other two Triumph the Insult Comic appearances were more amusing.

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Goodness, people online can be mean. There seems to be a running theme in the list of questions that may not be safe for work, so um, headphones warning.

Best part: "Thought bubble."

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Here's a new dancing car commercial. The first one was so cool, everybody was like, why doesn't somebody make a Transformers movie? And somebody did.

And so here's the newest commercial, with a car strutting like Travolta, not fighting over some energy cube.

Want to watch the first car commercial I mentioned above? Click the following link

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Actually, no. It's just being towed.

Still, this woman cannot wrap her mind around the sight in front of her. She must be related to the rainbow conspiracy lady.

She says it best at the end of this clip: "Kaaaaaa-raaaaazy!"

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Rule #1 for singing the Star-Spangled Banner: Know the words.

Rule #2: A pinch of embellishment is cool, but keep it simple.

Kat DeLuna failed on both counts Monday at the Cowboys game. In this clip, she sounds like a combination of a 12-year-old boy going through puberty and a bad Christina Aguilera impersonator. And her gesticulations look like... well, see for yourself.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" done South Florida-style by 98.3 FM La Kalle's Enrique Santos and Joe Ferrero?

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These two guys are great riffing as hockey commentators. Probably funnier than the movie. I haven't seen the movie, so I might be wrong. Speak now if you thought the movie was hilarious. Anyone? Thought so.

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Don't bother watching the commercials -- you can get all you need from this handy clip. Now you can just sit back and relax for the next six weeks:

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But there's a surprise ending.

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Ever notice how all the Disney teen stars have a certain sameness to them?

"If you look closely, you'll notice a certain deadness around the eyes."

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What if you took two photos of yourself everyday for 17 years?

This fellow did. Make sure to click on the arrow in the bottom left-hand corner.

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After the grace, the pageantry, majesty of the Olympics comes this: Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov and a little too much Stolichnaya vodka and Red Bull. I'm not judging him, I've been there too many times before. I have never, however, attempted a high jump in front of a stadium full of people while in that state. Yet.

The video is a pinch slow to begin, but it's worth the wait. Gives new meaning to the legendary Fosbury flop.

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Carly Fiorina, McCain advisor and former Hewlett Packard CEO, did not like the skit. Whatever. I haven't seen an SNL skit forwarded around the Internet so much like this since SNL's "Lazy Sunday."

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This mother on "Family Court" was a little too committed to her son's soccer team.

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Live TV is always a good way to get into a viral video. Check out these two guys trying to "console" one another outside Lehman Brothers during a live CNN broadcast.

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I'm not a big fan of cute animal videos, but I must admit I enjoy the "Ninja Cat" clip, which is probably the hottest viral video out there after Tina Fey's turn as Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live."

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John Kerry had the Swiftboaters. Sarah Palin now has the Hockey Moms For Truth.

"I am not a pit bull."

Funny stuff.

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What was it about Hurricane Ike that prompted people to dress up in animal costumes?

First, there the man in the bear suit wandering the beach. Check out the clip here.

Then came the man doing a chicken dance behind Anderson Cooper.

I got to say that chicken looks familiar.

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I don't understand why anyone would want to pose as a high school student.

Maybe her punishment should be spending a year sitting through high school classes.

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See if you can guess whether the bad dancing is by a Republican or a Democrat! The winner gets a sense of satisfaction that comes with being right.

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I can't get enough of TV reporters being toppled by hurricane force winds and storm surge. The score is now:

Ike 2
TV Reporters 0

Fortunately for Geraldo, his mustache absorbed the fall when he was nearly swept away by storm surge...

But no such luck for Mr. Weather Channel who gets tossed into some bushes.

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The highlight of this past weekend's Saturday Night Live (sorry Michael Phelps!) was the opening of the show starring Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton.

Don't worry, there are no eBay jokes.

Originally Barack Obama was scheduled to appear on Saturday's SNL, but canceled due to Hurricane Ike.

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It's the 25th anniversary of the Cabbage Patch Kids, ugly dolls that produced ugly scenes like these at toy stores around the country.

Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid? What did your parents have to do to get you one?

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... and they want their flannel shirt back.

I actually still have flannel shirts that I wore in the '90s, just in case it 1) gets cold enough to wear them, or 2) flannel shirts make a comeback. You never know.

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Actually, "sings" is generous. "Butchers" might be a better verb. Or "slaughters."

But he seems to be having fun and it's for kids (and their mentors, as the video points out at the beginning and end) so good job, Greg Oden of the Portland Trailblazers!

And thanks to Sarah, who corrected me that this was not Backstreet Boys, as I'd originally posted.

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Let's get this out of the way: this dude and the two ladies can move. That being said, why does this vaguely remind me of a Will Ferrell skit?

Me? I was born with two left feet. Thanks a lot God.

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The new commercial for Old Spice featuring Chicago Bears LB Brian Urlacher made me laugh.

Plus, it's refreshing to see a football player in a commercial whose last name is not Manning.

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The headline says it all.

This is beyond ridiculous.

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I've had enough of Obama and McCain and Biden and Palin. Roll the cat video!

Have a good weekend!

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Remember the two guys from Eepybird.com who did that thing with the Diet Coke and Mentos? Now they've moved onto office supplies, and much higher production values.

The clip is pretty cool, but I couldn't help thinking that it was a tremendous waste of paper.

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One of the (few, for me) appeals of American Idol and their ilk are the early train wreck performances. "Scat girl" is my favorite. But the following performance, from Bulgaria's "Music Idol" comes a very close second.

Best line: "Tulibu Dibu Douchoo!"

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It's the 10th anniversary of the Coen Brothers' "The Big Lebowski," which features one of my favorite movie characters of all-time: "The Dude."

Here are a bunch of kids interpreting a classic scene from the movie.

I think if The Dude saw it, The Dude would abide.

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This Microsoft commercial is funnier than the first, but still really, really weird. Alright, I admit it, the series is growing on me. Wait for the robot encounter. It's worth it.

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There's a very powerful lesson in this. Somewhere.

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On Wednesday, Seth MacFarlane unveiled his first short animated skit from his Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. It features Mario, a Princess and Bowser, yup.

These bits are made exclusively for the Internet and feature the sort of non-sequiter gags found frequently in Family Guy, i.e. "It's almost as bad as that double date we went on with Mr. T!" Except there won't be any FCC rules to follow.

MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, is set to make millions of dollars with these shorts from his partners Google and Burger King.

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There's a controversy brewing in College Football World, involving the Georgia Bulldogs and a should-have-been-a-highlight clip that wasn't.

The background: Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno, in the middle of a run, hurdles a Central Michigan University player. It's an amazing play, but apparently not amazing enough for ESPN to include it in its 400 million college football clips over the weekend. And that has irritated some folks, including Georgia's coach, Mark Richt.

You can read more about the controversy here, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

And you can stay right here and watch the clip:

Thanks to WTN fan and Sentinel online producer Kara Romagnino for the heads-up on this one. Now, Kara, give it good play!

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She thought her outfit was "adorable." The judge disagreed and sentenced her to three days in jail.

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Here's what could happen if football players are allowed to go all existential on us:

Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life

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Mythbusters explains just why your voice gets all weird when you suck helium out of a balloon. Or why it gets so low when you inhale some other gas with a name I can't remember.

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Good news: Diddy's jet is back in the air. Apparently gas prices have come down enough that the rap mogul can fly again without having to share his air space with the unwashed masses aboard American Airlines.

To bring you all up to speed: A couple of weeks ago, Diddy posted a clip on YouTube where he ranted about how he had to fly coach because of gas prices. I would post said clip, but he drops a few too many F-bombs for a family newspaper Web site. Also he clearly takes a seat in first class, since I've never seen headrests that nice or taken that short a walk to get to my seat on an American flight. You'll have to settle for this story instead if you want more information.

What kills me is, he can't afford fuel for his jet, but he can afford gas for the half-dozen or so SUVs and the limo flanking the jet. I'm starting to think this was all a ... publicity stunt (please note sarcasm).

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Now you can see what it's like to be wealthy and have people give you stuff for free!

No actual celebrities were shown during the filming of this AMC News -- AMC News? Really? -- clip of the Toronto Film Festival Celebrity Gift Lounge. But now us common folk can watch just how awesome it is to be famous and have people give you things that you could afford to buy for yourself.

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Back in April, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 26,000 packages of "Hillbilly Teeth"--those gag teeth that can be found at convenience store counters.

The "Hillbilly Teeth" tested for excessive amounts of lead.

Anyone who wants a refund for their "Teeth" can call 1-800-434-5207. Seriously.

This ad isn't serious though.

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A German TV show host who clearly enjoys Will Smith songs busts out his ukulele during an interview with aforementioned movie star/rapper, and they sing the theme song to "Men In Black."

Yeah, sure, he knows all the words to Will Smith's popular songs from his popular movies. But I bet he doesn't know the theme from "Wild Wild West."

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I've got two videos from the Republican National Convention for you guys to watch. (The last one is after the jump -- you gotta click on the 'Continue reading' it to get there)

Admittedly, I think the second Triumph video is better. But here's the first:

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Remember a few weeks ago when the Watch This Now blog introduced you to the BarackRoll video? The creator of the BarackRoll video has made a new masterpiece.

While I was watching the Republican National Convention last week, I knew the big screen on stage would be good for something. I just didn't realize it would be for this.

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So Brazilian news reporter Lasier Martins was doing a live report when he touches an electrified, mutant grape.

Seriously.

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You know Mr.T saw the sacks of cash George Foreman is sitting on and said, "I've got to become a spokesman for the next revolutionary kitchen appliance."

Well, Mr. T, meet the Flavorwave Turbo.

I briefly considered buying a Flavorwave Turbo just so I could have friends over to my house and say in a robotic voice, "Now I will cook your meals in the Flavorwave Turbo."

The best line from Mr. T: "If you're like me, you love great tasting food but hate spending hours in the kitchen."

Mr. T, we finally found some common ground. That, and our love of gold medallion necklaces.

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One of my favorite clips from the Republican National Convention: Balloons attacking NBC News reporter Andrea Mitchell.

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An odd report out of Modesto, California: A man goes into a Denny's and tries to amputate his arm with a butter knife.

I wouldn't have been able to eat the rest of my Moon Over My Hammy if that happened in front of me.

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I don't quite know how to describe the vocals of Lil' Markie. One Website describes him as "a man who impersonates a little boy."

His voice changes rather dramatically at the 1:08 mark.

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Somehow a squirrel made it on the field during Thursday's Indians-White Sox game.

Just a thought: Next time get the peanut vendor to come down and try to lure the furry fellow away.

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The best commercial of the summer: Nike's spot to The Killers: "All These Things That I've Done."

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I know I should not find this funny:

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Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates shop for shoes and everyone eats churros.

This commercial just hit YouTube this morning and its already getting a ton of hits (the number keeps changing so I'm going to go with the estimate of "a ton."

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There are many, many differences between print and broadcast reporters.

Here's a big one: When there is a hurricane outside, we newspaper people stay indoors. The indoors we stay in may be in a hotel room right in the storm's path, but we're definitely not outside where you could get smacked in the head by a flying mailbox.

Only when a reporter is smacked in the head by a flying mailbox will this sort of TV stand-up stop.

But first, watch this lovely package put together by CNN, of all the TV reporters (including CNN crews) who went to Louisiana to give us first-hand accounts of what it's like to be bounced around by wind and rain.

And let's please hope they don't come down here next week.

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Probably the best "awww" moment of Republican convention came last night during Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's speech. Palin's youngest child, Trig, was being held by Piper when Piper fixed Trig's hair.

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Almost everything out there in the viral video world this week is related to politics. For a blog that is "apolitical," that's a problem.

So here's a favorite clip of mine from comedian Demitri Martin's stand-up act. Regardless of party affiliation (or lack thereof), this will make you laugh.

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Here's the clip people are talking about: two prominent Republicans off-camera speaking frankly about Sarah Palin as the VP pick-- but with their mic still running.

Pundit no. 1 is Mike Murphy, who worked on Senator McCain's campaign in 2000.
Pundit no. 2 is Peggy Noonan, columnist and former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan. You can read her response/apology here.

Otherwise, here's that clip!

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It's a catchy song, but by the two minute mark I'm lost.

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I know what you're saying: Didn't the Whig Party disband in 1856?

Yes, but don't tell these guys. You'll just ruin it for them.

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Please take notes, South Florida political candidates. This guy didn't win, but he got a write-up in The New York Times. He was on "The Soup." And this ad is still circulating nearly two years after he made it.

Just think what you can do with a YouTube video in a semi-major media market!

I challenge you, South Florida political candidates: Produce a campaign ad as entertaining as this one and send it to me at KBushouse@SunSentinel.com. Our panel of viral video "experts" will pick the best ones to post on Watch This Now.

Here's your inspiration:

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The song is called "The Beast That Swallowed Its Young." I can relate -- I'm still paying off my student loans from a decade ago, and probably will be paying for the next decade.

The thing is, you kind of have to pay it back if you take out the loan. Or else it would not be called a loan, it would be called a very generous gift.

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Reason No. 1 is I'm afraid to get hit on the head. This is reason No. 2:

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It happens. But usually when they're out in hurricane-force winds.

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If you've ever seen a movie trailer, you've probably heard the voice of Don LaFontaine. He died Monday of a collapsed lung.

Here's a clip of LaFontaine talking about his life and his craft.

My favorite line: "My voice lives in an area of the sound spectrum where nothing else lives in."

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If this guy is willing to dress up his dogs in Star Wars costumes, just imagine what he would do to his children.

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You can just hear the claws coming out. A FOX 5 News reporter for their Las Vegas affiliate explains an on-air misunderstanding between another FOX reporter and singer Solange Knowles.

The anchor actually says: "Quit gravy training off your sister and do your own career" -- OUCH!

Who do you think was the bigger diva -- the anchor or Solange Knowles?

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Here's a look at how YouTube operated before the Internet.

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