Category: Random News

Following the lead of Rey Valdez:

For the first three people that reply to me and re-post this challenge, I will send you something.

It might be something I’ve made, or something cool from my hidden stash, it might be a mix CD, or a rubber duck, a book I think you will enjoy, or something else that is awesome.

Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 365 days or less.

The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first three to reply to this, AND post this very same thing on YOUR blog – cause it’s fun to give people stuff.

Starbucks To Give Away Free iTunes Songs:
by Associated Press

Starbucks Corp plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that’s about to debut in select markets.

From Oct 2 to Nov 7, baristas in the company’s more than 10,000 U.S. stores will hand out about 1.5 million ‘Song of the Day’ cards each day. The cards can be redeemed at Apple Inc’s online iTunes Store.

For John and Marjorie:

bOINGbOING: Worst fake accents in film:
David Pescovitz:

Deputydog posted a great selection of “13 of the worst fake accents in film,” including YouTube clips where available. Readers have suggested dozens of others in the comments, which is where you should post your “nominees” too! From the Deputydog post:

keanu reeves – dracula
i was tempted not to even mention this one due to the fact that he’s not an actor. it’s just a given that he’ll never be able to imitate someone with an english accent because he can’t imitate anything unless it has no emotion, voice or physical presence. and to say yes to the part after finding out the gary oldman is gonna share scenes with you and make you look even worse is just acting suicide.

Poppins-1

dick van dyke – mary poppins
there’s a reason why dick’s performance in mary poppins is always mentioned when the subject of shit movie accents is brought up: because it’s absolutely hilariously bad. if the director had said to him before the film, “listen dick, i want you to do a comedy cockney accent throughout filming. don’t take it seriously.” he still couldn’t have done a worse accent.

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