BP Logo Redesign Contest

Funny Site of the Day -- While the tragic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is nothing to laugh at, creative minds at LogoMyWay.com are relieving some tension and working to get even by participating in a contest to update BP's corporate logo to reflect the events. Hundreds of entries have been posted with a winner to be chosen soon, based on the following criteria:

Top Three Things to Communicate Through Our Logo Design:
#1 - Oil spill disaster - Toxic
#2 - Death of wildlife
#3 - Incompetence

View the Gallery: BP Logo Redesign Contest:

'The Lowercase a-Team'

Funny Site of the Day -- "The Lowercase a-Team can help you with any problem, big or small ... but they prefer small," promises host Break.com.

The video contains a tiny -- well, of course -- bit of explicit content.


"The Lowercase a-Team" via Break.com

Beyonce Music Video Parody: 'Wrinkled Ladies'

Funny Site of the Day -- Seen on YouTube: "Anita Renfroe feels that Beyonce may have left out a category of women who need some recognition and sends out this parody to women of a certain age who aren't afraid to shake it like a Polaroid pick-cha."



Watch: "Wrinkled Ladies" via YouTube

Cracked.com

Funny Site of the Day -- This is not your writer's "Cracked" (and I'm not your grandfather, by the way). Decades ago, the newstand monthly was a pale copycat of "MAD" magazine, the humor publication geared to adolescents.

Today, Cracked.com has grown-up just a bit to include much more sexual and profane material. Think of it as college humor and dive-in to a big resource of online comedy. Articles, Videos, Columnists, a Forum, and -- golly! -- Craptions are the order of the day.

See: Cracked.com - America's Only Humor & Video Site Since 1958

Derrick Comedy: 'Gink'

Funny Site of the Day -- Derrick Comedy introduces details of the new social network, Gink, in this video. Be the first on your Blorkiffability level to amass Goints and Quimbles. I sure Blinxxed.

So, wha'd'ya spink?

View: Derrick Comedy: "Gink" via CollegeHumor (explicit language)

"The Fastest and Funniest LEGO 'Star Wars' Story Ever Told"

Funny Site of the Day -- Most people would probably agree the original "Star Wars" trilogy is an amazing spectacle, but most of them probably haven't seen the same tale told in two minutes and LEGOs!

Watch and listen to some blockhead kid "with one heck of a LEGO collection."

That's incredible!


"The Fastest and Funniest LEGO 'Star Wars' Story Ever Told" via YouTube

JibJab: 'Star Wars' Starring You!

Funny Site of the Day -- "May the 4th be with you" is so yesterday. Let's move forward, people, it's May the 5th.

And what could be cooler than appearing front and center in remakes of "Star Wars" movies. Thanks to the animated JibJab masters, you can see the finished results in a few minutes from now. You and your friends will be the heroes of "The Empire Strikes Back," free.

As they say in outer space, "Golly."

"A New Hope" and "Return of the Jedi," starring you, require a paid JibJab membership.

Action!: "Star Wars" Starring You! Powered by JibJab

See: Mike's "The Empire Strikes Back" via his blog

'Seinfeld' Horror Trailer

Funny Site of the Day -- We didn't start out to have a "Seinfeld" weekend, but the bits just keep on coming, as seen in this frightful spoof of the modern horror film genre, mashed-up with reedited footage from a certain sitcom.

No one is safe while a serial Kramer is on the loose.


"'Seinfeld' Horror Trailer" via YouTube

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via PopEater.com, thanks to Frank Thompson

'Seinfeld' Movie Trailer: 'George'

Funny Site of the Day -- Here's one of those TV sitcom coincidences occurring in real life. I featured "Daily Seinfeld" less than 24 hours ago and now this new "Seinfeld" movie trailer has splashed itself across my monitor.

And it's just not right. Comic schlub George Costanza's life has been recut into a fuzzy, Hollywood drama.

--*Gasp!* "George" might even be a chick flick!

Add schmaltzy music to cleverly reedited "Seinfeld" footage with Jason Alexander and Heidi Swedberg as Susan, and you have an emo weepfest.

Add a red nose and it might even be "Patch Adams 2!"

Nahhh, but we can scream, cant we?


"'Seinfeld' Trailer: 'George' RE-CUT" via YouTube

Fake AP Stylebook

Funny Site of the Day -- Way back, when I was in Journalism school, during those antiquated days where we were taught to be adamantly objective in our reporting-- Oh! How dear and quaint we were in ye olde-fashioned times!

Anyway, we were also taught style. Proper journalism style includes chain-smoking cigarettes, swigging gin, and following the rules of grammar as depicted in either the UPI or AP Stylebooks. I've consulted both over the years, but they cost money and gin ain't cheap.

Thanks to the Fake AP Stylebook, hosted by Twitter, a steady flow of the dictates, which do change in contemporary circumstances, are presented for free. Ta ta, Associated Press.

Readers do not have to be active Twitter followers to access the instructional material, but I find it helpful to have those valuable tweets sent directly to me. My writing has improved exponentially with the Fake AP's tips and guidance, such as:

• The word "asshat" is vulgar and should be avoided. Use "butt bonnet."
  
  
• Gary Coleman doing something crazy is not news. That's just a Tuesday.
  
  
• "Weather Bureau" is no longer in use. Instead, use "National Weather Service" or "Those Freakin' Liars."
  
  
• Be sure not to confuse "aural" and "oral." The former is very uncomfortable.
  
  
• You know what? F**k it, just add "'s" to everything.
  
  

Some material contains explicit language, but you want to learn, don't you?

Study: Fake AP Stylebook (@FakeAPStylebook) on Twitter

Hey, while there, follow me (@MikeDurrett) on Twitter, too.

'The Onion' - America's Finest News Source

Funny Site of the Day -- "America's Finest News Source," as it is branded, is exactly that, if you prefer your information to be expertly fake. And who doesn't?

The most imitated humor on the Internet is currently honored with a Webby Award nomination in the humor category. "The Onion's" satirical style traffics in a journalism based on truth and fantasy, while steeped in a bias slanted always to laughter. The content can be mean-spirited, vulgar, politically incorrect, and unflinching in mining its themes, but, then again, some stories are simply silly -- a joyful news.

Newspaper-style articles are the prime focus, although clever videos, funny pictures, editorials, and cartoons are to be found in the mix with an emphasis on Sports, Politics, World, Local, Economy, Sci/Tech, Radio, and Entertainment. Several I've eyed to investigate: "Opening Staff Rails Against Incompetence Of Closing Staff," "Most Men Are Too Intimidated To Date A Successful, Educated Gorgon," and "New Six Flags Ride Based On Relationship With Deborah."

For true pop culture news, interviews, and opinions, don't miss "The Onion's" The A.V. Club sister pages, accessible from the main site.

View: "The Onion"

CollegeHumor

Funny Site of the Day -- Their slogan, "Funny videos, funny pictures, funny links!" pretty much sums up CollegeHumor, a gigantic aggregation of Internet comedy and site originals. Throw in a heavy dose of sexual content and sophomoric snark to complete the youthful approach. As you might expect, some material is unsuitable for work or class.

CollegeHumor is a Webby Awards nominee for humor.

Study: CollegeHumor

Butterfinger Comedy Network on Yahoo! Video

Funny Site of the Day -- More than 3000 comedy videos are collected amongst the chocolatey goodness. Categories include Parodies, Pranks, Kids Can Be Cute, Epic FAIL, Funny Movie Trailers, Sketch & Skits, Songs, Stand-Up Comedy, Stupid Animals, Political Spoofs, The Onion, JibJab, Commercials, Animation, and WTF!

Proceed at your own pace and explicit content threshold. Brush your teeth after every view.

Watch: Butterfinger Comedy Network on Yahoo! Video

Here are a couple of videos I enjoyed right off the top. Oh, and could I get a bowl of those bite-size Butterfingers over here, please?

"Rich Fields and Adam West Gone Wild - The Price is Right" @ Yahoo! Video

"Snuggie vs Robe" @ Yahoo! Video

Harvard Sailing Team: 'Boys Will Be Girls' / 'Girls Will Be Boys'

Funny Site of the Day -- The New York sketch comedy troupe has produced a pair of opposite videos, as an entry in what we used to call The Battle of the Sexes. I'm not certain what we call the bubbling conflict now. The UN Sanctions on the Sexes?


Harvard Sailing Team: "Boys Will Be Girls" via YouTube


Harvard Sailing Team: "Girls Will Be Boys" via YouTube

More original videos, cast materials, and appearance schedules appear on the team's official site. Their spin:

Harvard Sailing Team has been featured at Carolines on Broadway, The Kennedy Center, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Gotham Comedy Club, The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT), Comix, SketchFestNYC, Chicago SketchFest, National College Comedy Festival, Toronto SketchFest, Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival, and The Longest Sketch Show Ever. In 2008, HST was named Best Sketch Comedy Group by the ECNY awards: NYC's original comedy awards. Since September 2006 they have been housed Saturdays at The PIT and have presented six full-length original sketch shows. Their videos have been featured on G4's Attack of the Show, Cracked.com and CollegeHumor.com, among others, where they have received collectively over 700,000 hits. In Fall of 2008, the team debuted their clean-cut style to children nationwide on Sesame Street.

Visit: Harvard Sailing Team