OK, there's been a lot of serious blogs recently (including Erin pleading for the umpteenth time for us to try and remember to be civil with each other instead of ripping off each other's heads!), so I thought I'd quickly grab a few amusing songs from my YouTube favourites...
Righteo, here we go. Let's kick off with a publicity stunt / fake flashmob by the Swingle Singers.
A couple of medical professionals describing their new wonder drug: Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin.
N.B. Contains a few blue words, and the auto-generated list of related videos looks a little dodgy...
You may have heard of a chap called Eric Idle. You may/may not belieeeeeeve his guide to ageing (originally written for a sitcom).
Still got some grey matter? I'm offering lessons in chemistry, physics and biography.
And (almost) finally, are you an optimist?
But being a Radio 4 fan, I can't leave you without Sailing By to the Shipping Forecast.
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Swinglle while youre winning!
Cheered me up no end!More sudden flashes please.
Shipping Forecast
Greetings
Just before logging on here, I was listening to the local BBC radio station. The recording they played was "The Shipping Forecast"! However, this version was written by a comedian who lives in landlocked Shropshire, named Les Barker.
It can be found on YouTube, The Shipping Forecast read by BBC Radio 4's Brian Perkins,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWl0QD9W-Oc&list=QL
If you find other items by Les Barker they are likely to give you a chuckle or two.
Brian
Idea
I came across that clip (courtesy of Wikipedia, it was originally done as a Dead Ringers sketch) as well during my hunt for a full length shipping forecast (as opposed to the first couple of minutes) - one segment of that spoof forecast had the relevant areas of the sea highlighted. Maybe one day I'll so something similar with a real forecast (and now YouTube have extended the maximum upload length to 15 minutes, I might be able to get sailing by and the forecast into one video!), as Wikipedia helpfully provides a map of the sea areas and provides coordinates to the coastal weather stations (e.g. "Channel Light Vessel Automatic").
As the main forecast has a strict format and size (370 words), it does have a certain poetry to it, which has helped make it a hit amongst landlubbers as well as sailors. There have even been four books written on the subject (!), including "Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around The Shipping Forecast", where the author literally visited every area of the forecast and wrote a book on the experience.
EAFOAB Episode Summaries
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!