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This Is Genius

by John Cole|  February 15, 20086:10 pm| 25 Comments

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Via Sullivan, Lionel Ritchie on Helium:

Such a simple idea and so damned funny.

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  1. 1.

    calipygian

    February 15, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    This is funny, too

    Saudi Arabia’s rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents revealed yesterday.

    Previously secret files describe how investigators were told they faced “another 7/7” and the loss of “British lives on British streets” if they pressed on with their inquiries and the Saudis carried out their threat to cut off intelligence.

    That Bandar Bin Bush – what a card!

  2. 2.

    Dennis - SGMM

    February 15, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    This is funny, too

    Holy fucking shit! I’m now amenable to the suggestion that Bush’s strategy has been to deflect attention and invade/bomb/threaten anyone but the real enemy. Once you’ve held hands with a man you can’t invade his country.

  3. 3.

    Krista

    February 15, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    That was delightful. “Let’s Get it On” by Marvin Gaye would also be great on helium.

  4. 4.

    Zifnab

    February 15, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    Such a simple idea and so damned funny.

    Lulz. Excellent entrance into the weekend, JC.

    This is funny, too

    Aaaaaaaand, you killed it for me.

  5. 5.

    rawshark

    February 15, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    Sigh

    Sorry for the OT

  6. 6.

    Krista

    February 15, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    This probably shouldn’t amuse me. But it does.

    I’m a bad, bad person.

  7. 7.

    calipygian

    February 15, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    Aaaaaaaand, you killed it for me.

    If I’ve ruined your weekend, my job is done here.

  8. 8.

    MonkeyBoy

    February 15, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    He must have practiced. Otherwise how would he know what pitch his voice was so that he could come in on key.

  9. 9.

    Dennis - SGMM

    February 15, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    This shouldn’t amuse me either. Fercrisesakes, I’m sixty years old! When will I outgrow this kind of thing?

  10. 10.

    calipygian

    February 15, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    This shouldn’t amuse me either. Fercrisesakes, I’m sixty years old! When will I outgrow this kind of thing?

    First rule of manliness – farts is funny.

    Once you lose sight of that, time to pull the plug, Schiavo-style.

  11. 11.

    Ted

    February 15, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    Once you lose sight of that, time to pull the plug, Schiavo-style.

    At which time, you’ll probably let a big one rip, one last time, for your gathered family you’ve always tormented with them.

  12. 12.

    RSA

    February 15, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    My God, Wetten Dass is still on TV? They’ve been doing this sort of thing since. . . (checking). . . 1982. Pretty funny, sometimes.

  13. 13.

    Krista

    February 15, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    This shouldn’t amuse me either. Fercrisesakes, I’m sixty years old! When will I outgrow this kind of thing?

    That will always be funny. It transcends age, gender, race, class. It’s the Magical Unity Pony of YouTube videos.

  14. 14.

    D-Chance.

    February 15, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    Sullivan posts the oddest collection of random links. Yesterday, a hedgehog eating a carrot; today Ritchie on helium.

  15. 15.

    Quiddity

    February 15, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Talk about Balloon Juice!

  16. 16.

    Birdzilla

    February 15, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    have you ever heard anyone who have been breathing helium? they sound like chip and dale or donald duck

  17. 17.

    HyperIon

    February 15, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    yeah, bird, i’ve inhaled a lot of He and old Lionel did not sound like he had much in him. i was disappointed.

  18. 18.

    jake

    February 15, 2008 at 9:09 pm

    First rule of manliness – farts is funny.

    Once you lose sight of that, time to pull the plug, Schiavo-style.

    Amen brother! [bwwart!]

  19. 19.

    Andrew

    February 15, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Rolando Villazon is freaking me out.

  20. 20.

    Mike P.

    February 16, 2008 at 2:05 am

    Saw it on Sullivan’s site – and even before I clicked I knew it had to be British (or maybe Japanese, but for different reasons).

  21. 21.

    tBone

    February 16, 2008 at 2:16 am

    I find it fitting that Birdzilla’s most coherent post ever is about inhaling helium.

  22. 22.

    Svensker

    February 16, 2008 at 8:41 am

    Krista Says:

    This probably shouldn’t amuse me. But it does.

    I’m a bad, bad person.

    You are. So’m I. Heh.

  23. 23.

    RSA

    February 16, 2008 at 10:51 am

    Saw it on Sullivan’s site – and even before I clicked I knew it had to be British (or maybe Japanese, but for different reasons).

    German, actually.

  24. 24.

    Punchy

    February 16, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Panel members said that, in meeting with community members over the past two months, they found a great deal of confusion about when police will ask about a person’s citizenship and when they won’t.

    Now, they say, the rule is simple: Commit a crime and you’ll be asked. Don’t commit a crime and you won’t.

    I’ve seen some bullshit, and then I’ve seen this.

  25. 25.

    Goseph Gerbils

    February 16, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    First rule of manliness – farts is funny.

    Once you lose sight of that, time to pull the plug, Schiavo-style my finger.

    Fixed, etc.

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