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Synchronized Swimmers

by John Cole|  March 24, 20088:00 pm| 34 Comments

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I need something to cheer me up. Can anyone find the Synchronized Swimmers clip from SNL on Hulu featuring Harry Shearer and Marting Short?

And this is another open thread.

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  1. 1.

    jake

    March 24, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    No dice. You’ll have to settle for a very young Chris Rock.

  2. 2.

    Stimpy

    March 24, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    Of course, here is a short version… http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f02d0b8cca

    The longer version is on DVD at Amazon, alas.

  3. 3.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    March 24, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    Try this:

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4122944961711350389

  4. 4.

    wvng

    March 24, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    Hi John, it made me laugh just to think about it. Thanks to Stimpy and Notorious for the links.

  5. 5.

    skippy

    March 24, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    how about some old school comedy: sid ceasar and nanette fabray argue to beethoven’s 5th.

  6. 6.

    srv

    March 24, 2008 at 9:09 pm

    Oh, thankyou Hulu. My mom, who hated Ronnie more than anyone, choked on this one and fell off the couch:

    Reagan the Mastermind

  7. 7.

    OriGuy

    March 24, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    Life imitates art: a Santa Clara man is barred from Olympic competition in synchronized swimming.

  8. 8.

    John Cole

    March 24, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    These links are great.

    I am such a loser. Levelling a horde warrior and watching youtube while fighting the cat for control of my computer mouse. Does it get better than that?

  9. 9.

    Froggie

    March 24, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    “I’m not that strong a swimmer.”

  10. 10.

    Andrew

    March 24, 2008 at 9:38 pm

    Reagan the Mastermind

    RIP Phil. One of the only actors I’ve ever been sad to see go.

  11. 11.

    John S.

    March 24, 2008 at 9:44 pm

    how about some old school comedy: sid ceasar and nanette fabray argue to beethoven’s 5th

    Absolutely fantastic!

    Thanks for posting that. You have to love the internet if only for its innate ability to archive arcana.

  12. 12.

    demimondian

    March 24, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    Levelling a horde warrior and watching youtube while fighting the cat for control of my computer mouse. Does it get better than that?

    Not always, dude. Not always.

    I spent Easter weekend trying to shepherd a Really Large Process through to completion. That is the ne plue ultra of loserosity.

  13. 13.

    over it

    March 24, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    Synchronized Swimmers clip from SNL on Hulu featuring Harry Shearer and Marting Short?

    = Best skit EVAH

  14. 14.

    Zuzu

    March 24, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    This won’t cheer anybody up, but it looks like it’s something not to be missed.

    Tonight and tomorrow night on PBS/Frontline:

    Bush’s War

  15. 15.

    stickler

    March 24, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    Oh, hell no, Zuzu. I can’t watch that PBS stuff anymore. My blood pressure just goes through the roof. I know how awful the war is, I don’t need to watch it again. Plus, the idiots are trying to start another one just up the road a bit in Iran.

    It’s also true that I still have 58 of 61 blue book exams left to grade. And I promised that I’d have them back tomorrow. So there’s that excuse, too.

  16. 16.

    Ninerdave

    March 25, 2008 at 1:32 am

    Levelling a horde warrior and watching youtube while fighting the cat for control of my computer mouse. Does it get better than that?

    Yeah usually my cat shoved her ass in my face while she thinks about maybe thinking about lying down on my mouse hand. Of course this happens right when I get two adds.

    FYI. Phil Hartman was a genius, and News Radio was one of the best shows ever.

  17. 17.

    D-Chance.

    March 25, 2008 at 3:24 am

    Mr Cole, your Pittsburg Steelers are a classy bunch… they can’t win football games, but they can beat their girlfriends.

  18. 18.

    Napoleon

    March 25, 2008 at 5:08 am

    I really didn’t know who Harry Shearer was until 2 or 3 years ago, so thats interesting to learn that was him in that skit. I just recall Martin Short and someone else.

    A classic.

  19. 19.

    TR

    March 25, 2008 at 6:02 am

    “No you’re not mad at him, you’re just pointing. ‘Hey. You. I know you, I know you!'”

  20. 20.

    Seanly

    March 25, 2008 at 6:57 am

    Ya got something against Horde warriors? Go prot spec & you’ll never be short of invites.

  21. 21.

    TheFountainHead

    March 25, 2008 at 7:29 am

    These links are great.

    I am such a loser. Levelling a horde warrior and watching youtube while fighting the cat for control of my computer mouse. Does it get better than that?

    Not in any manner of measurement.

    Well, unless you roll a Shaman, then it’s better by default.

  22. 22.

    jnfr

    March 25, 2008 at 7:53 am

    Why in the world would you want to play a warrior?

  23. 23.

    over_educated

    March 25, 2008 at 7:53 am

    These links are great.

    I am such a loser. Levelling a horde warrior and watching youtube while fighting the cat for control of my computer mouse. Does it get better than that?

    Are you moving over to Warhammer when it comes out? I’m not sure how much you enjoy the PvP…

    We need more MMORPG threads, the election is getting me down.

  24. 24.

    over_educated

    March 25, 2008 at 7:58 am

    Well, unless you roll a Shaman, then it’s better by default.

    Dude, shaman suck now.

  25. 25.

    Phoenix Woman

    March 25, 2008 at 8:21 am

    John, not sure if this will cheer you up, but it might be a good topic for a post: GOP State Party Orgs Near Collapse I’ll bet that as conservative who left the Republican Party because it was hijacked by yahoos, you and other sane cons would have a LOT to say about this, and much of it being stuff that former Republicans would understand the best.

    And there’s also the percieved “honesty gap” between Hillary and McCain and Obama. Bet you’d have a lot to say about that as well!

  26. 26.

    Zifnab

    March 25, 2008 at 8:33 am

    I am such a loser. Levelling a horde warrior and watching youtube while fighting the cat for control of my computer mouse. Does it get better than that?

    No.

    SATSQ vol Eleventy-one

  27. 27.

    DBrown

    March 25, 2008 at 8:41 am

    With the 4000th american to die in this insane war, and this is your thought for the day? You are making me think you are jumping the shark with this bog

  28. 28.

    TheFountainHead

    March 25, 2008 at 8:48 am

    Dude, shaman suck now.

    /boggle

  29. 29.

    demimondian

    March 25, 2008 at 8:57 am

    I tell you that I’m looking forward eagerly to the next Star Wars RPG. I know, I know — I’m a loser. But the physics just sounds so cool. And the idea of being forced to play an antihero is pretty compelling…

  30. 30.

    Krista

    March 25, 2008 at 9:16 am

    I am such a loser. Levelling a horde warrior and watching youtube while fighting the cat for control of my computer mouse. Does it get better than that?

    Dude, you were the one giving me advice on playing horde, and now you’re saying you’re a loser? Are you trying to drag me down with you or something?

  31. 31.

    over_educated

    March 25, 2008 at 9:17 am

    dem – Is that the next in the KOTOR series? FYI I heard that a KOTOR MMORPG is in development.

  32. 32.

    demimondian

    March 25, 2008 at 10:18 am

    No — there’s a single player RPG set between the trilogy that sucks and the decent trilogy where you get to play as Darth Vader’s apprentice.

  33. 33.

    tBone

    March 25, 2008 at 11:08 am

    No—there’s a single player RPG set between the trilogy that sucks and the decent trilogy where you get to play as Darth Vader’s apprentice.

    I assume you’re talking about the Force Unleashed? It’s an action game with some minor RPG elements, not a full-fledged RPG. And apparently the physics engine can lead to some interesting scenarios.

  34. 34.

    Rick Taylor

    March 25, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Ronald Reagan Mastermind.

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