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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Sharks eating a whale! (Thingamabob)

• Another Laurel & Hardy rarity… (Thingamabob)

• I can think of no better teacher than Big Bird – even if the pupil is Sid Caesar… (Thingamabob)

• And who can forget when that big yellow turkey visited The Muppet Show.. (Thingamabob)

• Preview the first 9 minutes of Ratatouille… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Everybody do the Weng Weng Rap… (Thingamabob)

• Squash & Stretch… (Thingamabob)

• Men In Black… (Thingamabob)

• PAX presents The Sopranos… (Thingamabob)

• Stan and Ollie in the UK… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Comedy, thy name is Batman: Defenders of the Night… (Thingamabob)

• And there’s a sequel! (Thingamabob)

• Gnarls Barkley & The Joker… (Thingamabob)

• The late, lamented Dinner For Five, hosted by Kevin Smith, and featuring guests Jason Lee, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and JJ Abrams… (Thingamabob)

• The golden age of Marvel ads… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Video podcasts are now available for Have I Got News For You. Brilliant… (Thingamabob)

• Which joins the vodcasts available for both Doctor Who… (Thingamabob)

• And Graham Norton… (Thingamabob)

• Eddie Izzard on being bilingual… (Thingamabob)

• And the Death Star canteen… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Nothing makes me feel better than a little Rocky & Bullwinkle… (Thingamabob)

• And then there’s Raging Bullwinkle… (Thingamabob)

• Well, you’ve got to recoup that obscene budget somehow… (Thingamabob)

• Stop, Look, & Listen… (Thingamabob)

• All I have to say is “Right on, Roger, and I hope your recovery is speedy”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• With The Producers ending its Broadway run, here’s a clip from the original classic… (Thingamabob)

• And a peek behind the scenes of the cast album recording… (Thingamabob)

• A sketch from the 1982 Cambridge Footlights Revue, featuring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery and Penny Dwyer… (Thingamabob)

• If you can’t smoke it, kick it to death… (Thingamabob)

• Paul Merton – “Bank Robbery”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Nothing brightens a Monday morning more than the wonderfully daft adventures of Superman’s pal, Jimmy Olsen… (Thingamabob)

• How to sell Kentucky Fried Chicken, circa 1971… (Thingamabob)

• Ocasionally, my faith in the system is restored… (Thingamabob)

• But let’s take a trip to McDonaldland… (Thingamabob)

• Before a terrifying visit with the Burger King… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• It’s all-bork-bork-bork Friday (thanks to one of our readers, Jesse L.), so let’s kick it off with the Swedish Chef’s donut recipe… (Thingamabob)

• The Chef gets a visit from his uncle (Danny Kaye).. (Thingamabob)

• And advertises his own brand of cereal… (Thingamabob)

• Bet you didn’t know he had his own ringtones, too… (Thingamabob)

• And we wrap it all up with a day in the life… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Yes, Studio 60 was just this pretentious and self-important… (Thingamabob)

• A John Kerry interview from Talking Points Memo, with a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of The Colbert Report… (Thingamabob)

• Garfield in the Mark Evanier-penned “Mistakes Will Happen”… (Thingamabob)

• Doesn’t this make you want to see Ratatouille even more?… (Thingamabob)

• If you’ve never seen Spaced… Well, correct that gross oversight post haste… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Remember when Cracker Jacks had real prizes worth caring about in them? (Thingamabob)

• Why can’t we have journalists like this in the US? (Thingamabob)

• The newest Hot Fuzz video blog… (Thingamabob)

• Cellphone Wah-Wah… (Thingamabob)

• Go support Team Venture, why don’tcha? Go! (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Star Trek… It is a silly place… (Thingamabob)

• Homemade flame thrower… (Thingamabob)

• Everyone wants to be a celebrity… (Thingamabob)

• Cleveland rocks! (Thingamabob)

• Go support Team Venture, why don’tcha? (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Maura Tierney Can’t Sleep with Dave Foley… (Thingamabob)

• Who’s On First?… (Thingamabob)

• Yes, Cartoon Brew really is like this… (Thingamabob)

• Johnny Vegas reunites with Monkey… (Thingamabob)

• Just in time for the weekend, get some free love on that freelove freeway… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Bugs & Elmer, shilling for Alpha-Bits… (Thingamabob)

• Look Who’s Driving… (Thingamabob)

• Jimmy Olsen: #1 With The Ladies… (Thingamabob)

• Neil Cicierega, you frighten the bejeesus out of me… (Thingamabob)

• Dave Foley proposes… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• How about a little cut from Sweeney Todd? (Thingamabob)

• The Japanese art of “Air Sex”… (Thingamabob)

• Buzz & Woody, NOOOOOO… (Thingamabob)

• I love a good Chilly Willy cartoon to get over an otherwise work-intense Wednesday… (Thingamabob)

• And while we’re at it, let’s close with a Woody Woodpecker short… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Morrissey in Tupperware… (Thingamabob)

• Holiday Road… (Thingamabob)

• Who will I kill? (Thingamabob)

• Love pads the film… (Thingamabob)

• The Three Cabelleros return… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Little Lulu, Little Lulu, with freckles on your chin… (Thingamabob)

• Kermit visits LeVar and Reading Rainbow… (Thingamabob)

• Jimmy Olsen, world’s best quasi-sidekick… (Thingamabob)

• Uncensored Full House outtakes… (Thingamabob)

• And after seeing the first one, you’ll want to see more of those Full House outtakes… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Mickey Rooney, you’re the best!… (Thingamabob)

• Our own Widgett Walls makes quite a fascinating point about the state of comic book cover-dom… (Thingamabob)

• How ’bout a little bit from The Dana Carvey Show? (Thingamabob)

• What’s Batman writing? (Thingamabob)

• Gorilla vs. Nazi! (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• There’s nothing like a “Little Swee’pea” to make the week go by in a flash… (Thingamabob)

• BBC America inserts their head head up their own ass and manage to import all the wrong “best of British television” they can get their hands on. If they knew what they were doing, it would be less Hollyoaks and Lead Balloon (sorry, Jack – love ya, but it was a shit version of Curb Your Enthusiasm) and more shows like QI, Black Books, Ideal, and such… But they’re not smart. (Thingamabob)

• New Coyle & Sharpe podcast, courtesy of not just America, but world’s sweetheart Jesse Thorn and The Sound of Young America… (Thingamabob)

• Celebrate the renewal of 30 Rock… (Thingamabob)

• How do you even try to find out you can do this? (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• The Max Fleischer Studios teach audiences about those new fangled sound pictures… (Thingamabob)

• The heavens have opened up and deposited a new episode of Jordan, Jesse GO! upon a grateful humanity… (Thingamabob)

• Jesse Thorn and The Sound of Young America interviews the legendary Anne Beats, Part 1… (Thingamabob)

• And Part 2… (Thingamabob)

• Alan Partridge sings an ABBA medley… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Now this is a smart dog… (Thingamabob)

• I have to agree with Mark Evenier’s assessment – Pretty girls painting cels = a hit Disney picture… (Thingamabob)

• Crow T. Robot stars in “Give ’em Hell, Blank”… (Thingamabob)

• Terminator vs. Robocop… (Thingamabob)

• Alanis and a bittersweet tale of humps… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Buster & The Balloon… (Thingamabob)

• Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, & Howie Morris… (Thingamabob)

• Sample what The Sound Of Young America has to offer… (Thingamabob)

• Ricky Gervais meets Garry Shandling – the highlights… (Thingamabob)

• Where are my It’s Garry Shandling’s Show DVDs????… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Can we give a medal to The Sound of Young America‘s Jesse Thorn? Can we do that? Because he deserves it for helping to bring more attention to the criminally overlooked comedy of Coyle & Sharpe… (Thingamabob)

• Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes Of All Time… (Thingamabob)

• This is wrong on just so many levels… (Thingamabob)

• For those of you who’ve ever been curious about that whole Pink Floyd/Wizard of Oz thing… (Thingamabob)

• Garden gnome problem? Try “Gnome-Be-Gone”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• It’s your mystery date!… (Thingamabob)

• Remembering Marshall Rogers… (Thingamabob)

• An insider ode to the impending crap Transformers flick… (Thingamabob)

• Pinwheel, pinwheel spinning around… (Thingamabob)

• Of course, we have to follow that up with Today’s Special… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• My surrender to the internet has finally reached the point where I’ll watch a man’s beard grow… (Thingamabob)

• Like me, I’m sure you’ve often wondered exactly who has been banned from ever making a repeat appearance on Saturday Night Live… (Thingamabob)

• Find out about the mysterious Jesse Thorn and his Sound of Young America… (Thingamabob)

• And then, for the loveogod, go listen to the latest episode of Jordan, Jesse GO!… (Thingamabob)

• Finally, wrap things up with an online preview of the very first episode of Ira Glass’s This American Life… (Thingamabob)

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