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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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• Leonard Cohen & Sonny Rollins perform “Who By Fire” live… (Thingamabob)

• And Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, live… (Thingamabob)

• Rufus Wainwright’s take on the tune… (Thingamabob)

• Surely you’ve heard of Captain Nice… (Thingamabob)

• And we end with Maxwell Smart meeting Siegfried… (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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• Dancers that appear and disappear?!? Impossible!!!… (Thingamabob)

• Dean Martin gives Don Rickles the spotlight… (Thingamabob)

• You kids and your Facebook… (Thingamabob)

• Conan the Barbarian punching a panther. ‘Nuff said… (Thingamabob)

• Or maybe you just want to see Devil Dinosaur kick some ass… (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 Jolly Green Giant will kill you in your sleep… (Thingamabob)

• So visit with the mellow, good time Colonel instead… (Thingamabob)

• Because you deserve a break today… (Thingamabob)

• But avoid the hamburger happy clown… (Thingamabob)

• Unless the clown looks like 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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• Wolf Blitzed… (Thingamabob)

• Allan Sherman sings “Crazy Downtown”… (Thingamabob)

• A virtual tour of the sets from Ratatouille… (Thingamabob)

• And you can also give Popeye a spin… (Thingamabob)

• Agent J… (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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• Today we’ve got a special birthday theme, which will kick off with a song about how you celebrate the other 364 days a year – The Unbirthday… (Thingamabob)

• Macca sings about your birthday (it’s my birthday too, yeah)… (Thingamabob)

• Jack Black with an alternative birthday song… (Thingamabob)

• Posh Nosh on Birthday Parties… (Thingamabob)

• And finally, the Queen calls on the teen wizards of Hogwarts for a birthday request… (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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• Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, shills for Lay’s Potato Chips… (Thingamabob)

• More Lahr for Lay’s… (Thingamabob)

• “It’s the Super Mario Bros. Sup-ah Show!”… (Thingamabob)

• Do the Mario!… (Thingamabob)

• Dylan Moran on Smurfs… (Thingamabob)

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Here are today’s top entertainment headlines:

• A Nebraskan micro-brewery is naming a beer in honor of Larry the Cable Guy. The beer will be named Git-R-Done. According to the micro-brew’s owner, the beer will taste like racism and stupidity.

• In preparation for the release of its new album, the Smashing Pumpkins have announced plans for a fall tour.  Kicking off in Montreal on September 8th, the tour will run through November and hit many major US cities.  The tour has been affectionately called the “[EXPLETIVE DELETED] James and D’arcy World Tour.”

• The film Transformers recorded the biggest Tuesday opening in history, raking in more than $27 million. The film, based on a popular line of toys, was directed by Michael Bay. Producers are pleased with the success of the film and are now looking forward to a sequel, saying, “maybe next time we’ll have money for a plot.”

That’s all for today’s news, stay tuned to this channel for all the news that matters least but you still care about.

(Compiled by J. Allen)

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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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• Peabody’s Improbable History… (Thingamabob)

• Fractured Fairy Tales – “Tom Thumb”… (Thingamabob)

• Thurl Ravenscroft, and his well-known voice… (Thingamabob)

• Rocky & Bullwinkle, Cocoa Puffs whores… (Thingamabob)

• Octosquid!… (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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• We all like bloopers, don’t we? And Don Rickles, too? Let’s see the first part of some bloopers from Rickles’s short-lived Fox sitcom Daddy Dearest… (Thingamabob)

• Part 2… (Thingamabob)

• Part 3… (Thingamabob)

• Part 4… (Thingamabob)

• Part 5… (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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• Let’s kick off the week with a classic dominoes bit from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson… (Thingamabob)

• Wallace & Gromit in “The 525 Crackervac”… (Thingamabob)

• Bullwinkle sells more Cheerios… (Thingamabob)

• A very funny sketch from a 1959 Sid Caesar special… (Thingamabob)

• Chad Vader – Day Shift Manager: Episode 1… (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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• Rocky & Bullwinkle shill Cheerios… (Thingamabob)

• Wallace & Gromit in “Bully Proof Vest”… (Thingamabob)

• A little clip from the Friday Night Project… (Thingamabob)

• Muppet Heat… (Thingamabob)

• The janitor song… (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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• Tie me kangaroo down, sport… (Thingamabob)

• Terrytoons in 1939… (Thingamabob)

• The New Zoo Revue… (Thingamabob)

• No gnus is good gnus… (Thingamabob)

• Joey the Lemur… (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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• Improv puppets… (Thingamabob)

• A little piece of Gleason… (Thingamabob)

• Lowe’s certainly delivers… (Thingamabob)

• Are you ready for marriage? Part 1… (Thingamabob)

• Are you ready for marriage? Part 2… (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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• A cereal called Twinkles… (Thingamabob)

• A cereal called Twinkles… In color… (Thingamabob)

• Stick figure revolutionary… (Thingamabob)

• Build your own dart gun… (Thingamabob)

• A day at the fair… (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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• Spidey songs… (Thingamabob)

• Sugar Jets and Wheat Hearts!… (Thingamabob)

• Jackie Gleason on LSD… Damn you, Otto Preminger!!… (Thingamabob)

• McDonald’s is for birthdays… (Thingamabob)

• Tesla coil jukebox… (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 Bat-Friday here at Bat-Quick Stop, so let’s kick things off with the Bat-theme to Batman… (Thingamabob)

• Alfred shills Diet Coke… (Thingamabob)

• “Hey Joker, a batarang surprise!”… (Thingamabob)

• It’s the Batdance… Get funky… (Thingamabob)

• And we wrap up in class with the opening to Batman: The Animated Series… (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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• Posture Pals… (Thingamabob)

• A groping course from the officers of Reno 911!… (Thingamabob)

• Darkseid, en Espanol… (Thingamabob)

• A look at the new George of the Jungle cartoon… (Thingamabob)

• Kingpin has a trap door!… (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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• A rare bit of The Tonight Show, Part 1… (Thingamabob)

• Part 2… (Thingamabob)

• Part 3… (Thingamabob)

• A little piece on Rocky & Bullwinkle… (Thingamabob)

• Magic Moving Images… (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 horrifying Mr. B Natural, Part 1… (Thingamabob)

• Mr. B Natural, Part 2… (Thingamabob)

• Ever heard of the show It’s About Time?… (Thingamabob)

• What teachers make… (Thingamabob)

• The Chatty Cathy doll… (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 little buttercup has the sweetest smile… (Thingamabob)

• Sarah Silverman vs. Kermit the frog… A titanic match-up… (Thingamabob)

• Pixar gets extra brownie points for using a cue from Brazil… (Thingamabob)

• Keeping clean and neat… (Thingamabob)

• And we’ll sign off with some blue shadows on the trail… (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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• Our own Kevin Smith is the featured guest on the latest podcast from Sideshow Collectibles… (Thingamabob)

• Hey, that looks familiar… (Thingamabob)

• How *not* to celebrate summertime… (Thingamabob)

• Circuses are always fun, right?… (Thingamabob)

• Why study industrial arts?… (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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• RIP, Mr. Wizard. I’ll never pass a supermarket without thinking of your science… (Thingamabob)

• How about The Wedding Singer, Broadway style?… (Thingamabob)

• The Chipmunks sing with children… (Thingamabob)

• Always beware of railroad crossings… (Thingamabob)

• No springs!!!!… (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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• “Hired!” Part 1… (Thingamabob)

• “Hired!” Part 2… (Thingamabob)

• “Hired!” Part 3… (Thingamabob)

• It’s a Mads vs. the SOL swing choir competition… (Thingamabob)

• What a pleasant journey… (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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• Penn & Teller explain sleight of hand.. (Thingamabob)

• Superman vs. Darkseid… (Thingamabob)

• S v. D – The Rematch… (Thingamabob)

• Mac vs. PC on the Satellite of Love… (Thingamabob)

• A Date With Your Family… (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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• What does Batman do with a bomb that isn’t Batman & Robin?… (Thingamabob)

• Whatever happened to Steve Martin?… (Thingamabob)

• Skinheads from Maine, courtesy of The Dana Carvey Show… (Thingamabob)

• I could care less for sports, but I do make exceptions for videos like these… (Thingamabob)

• Optimus in his prime… (Thingamabob)

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