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Man On The Street MegaMix of the Day: Ty Cullen’s idea to walk around New York City asking people what song they’re listening to has taken off in a big way.
You’ve already seen two Brits try it out in London, and watched a Swede give it a go in Stockholm, but those two were just the tip of the musical iceberg.
Above, an Aussie lass does the deed in Melbourne; after the jump, all the other global variations that have been uploaded to YouTube thus far:
Paging Wayne Brady of the Day: During a recent live performance for the French TV show Taratata, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am was forced to whip out his cellphone in order to recite the lyrics to “Don’t Stop The Party,” which he apparently forgot. (Starts around the one-minute mark.)
Hey, will.i.am — here’s a protip: If this happens again, just sing the same line over and over until the music stops. Trust me: No one will know the difference.
[thr.]
Saturday Night Live Spinoff of the Day: Japan recently premiered its own edition of the long-running American sketch show Saturday Night Live.
SNL JPN‘s live format is mostly unfamiliar to a country where most variety shows are heavily edited. The show will air once a month, and feature “the heavy influence of Japanese Konto style slap-stick comedy.” My favorite!
[axiom / splitsider.]
Kickass Commercial of the Day: Hahn Brewery walks you through the process of bottling awesome.
[b3ta.]
Apropos Of The Previous Post of the Day: On May 20th a “group of artists from a diverse range of backgrounds” walked into West Village bodega Hercules’ Fancy Grocery — a local landmark at risk of shuttering — and bought every last item in stock.
With the help of the Lower East Side’s Fusion Arts Museum, they then repurposed the products they purchased “into a collection of conceptual art that questions our perceptions of value and celebrates the Art of Convenience.”
You can repurchase some of these repurposed products, complete with an “arty” markup, via the Store Buyout Project website.
[vvv.]
Alternative POV of the Day: Remember that Argentinian IA 63 Pampa that flew so low it nearly clipped a bunch of spectators? Well, here’s what that daredevilish stunt looked like from inside the trainer jet’s cockpit. (Flyby starts at 0:55.)
[gizmodo / video: geekosystem.]
Shampoo Prank of the Day: Ah, the old “Perpetual Shampoo Prank.” Works every time.
(Alt: Lather, rinse, repeat forever.)
[thanks parker!]
Sweet Justice of the Day: When Bank of America tried to foreclose on Collier County (FL) homeowners Warren and Maureen Nyerges, the couple went to court to prove they never had a mortgage to begin with, having paid in cash.
It took a year, but the pair won their case, and the judge ordered Bank of America to cough up the legal fees. When, after five month, the bank still hadn’t given the Nyergerses a dime, the couple went to their local branch to collect — bringing a foreclosure defense lawyer, Sheriff’s Deputies, and moving trucks along with them.
Turning the tables on Bank of America, attorney Todd Allen instructed his entourage to seize the bank’s assets. “I instructed the deputy to go in and take desks, computers, copiers, filing cabinets, including cash in the drawers,” Allen told WINK News. After a standoff that lasted about an hour, the bank manager cut the couple a check, and Bank of America apologized for the delay, blaming an attorney who went out of business.
“As a foreclosure defense attorney this is sweet justice,” said Allen, “because this is a symptom of a larger problem.”
Earlier: A vampire from Philadelphia who foreclosed on his bank.
Kids Narrate The Darndest Fails of the Day: Ever watch a hurdle fail video and think to yourself “as much as I’m enjoying the misery of others, I can’t help but feel the schadenfreude would be greatly enhanced with the play-by-play narration of an overly analytical 12-year-old”?
Done.
[guyism.]
Poorly Timed Super Troopers Reference of the Day: Liberal Tasmanian senator David Bushby is being accused of sexism after directing a cat noise at Labor senator and Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong during a Senate hearing.
“It is just extraordinary,” Wong responded. “The blokes are allowed to yell, but if a woman stands her ground, you want to make that kind of comment. It’s sort of schoolyard politics, mate.”
Bushby initially defended his meowing, but later apologized to Wong: “My reaction clearly caused offence to Senator Wong and I have unreservedly apologised to her for that and she has accepted that apology.”
Too late: There’s already a Nyan Cat remix.
