Awesome randomness, random awesomeness!
Ms China Universe 2010 recently gave an interview where she had to mimic sounds (do they all have to do such random things?). She’s really…special at it.
I’d totally get on a rocket that goes “Phuang. Teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwww.”
eta: Oh apparently all the contestants do have to do it. Here’s Ms Singapore’s one and her…onomatopoeic rendition of “lion”.
Following Roger Federer’s shot of the tournament two days ago, there was more drama yesterday, this time of a not-so-good nature.
Victoria Azarenka, #11 in the world, played a shaky couple of games before, while preparing to serve, fainting and having to be carried off.
Speculations were that the faint was heat-induced, since the temperatures at the tournament these few days have been reportedly insane, but apparently she blacked out due to a concussion she suffered earlier while warming up in the gym. Scary stuff.
While the authenticity of Federer’s astounding serves in a recent Gillette ad have been heavily disputed (with many pros weighing in that it would be impossible, even for Fed), the current World #2 proved in his opening match at this year’s US Open that, special effects or not, he is still capable of cranking out insane shots.
The tweener is actually one of his trademark shots and, as you can see from the end of the video, he pulled off a very similar shot last year in the US Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic (although it has been stated that the one he did last night was even more technically proficient due to the amount of distance he had to cover).
Since this one was live (and you can see his opponent’s bemused/resigned reaction shot), it’s definitely real and, considering the speed and accuracy of the shot (landing just within the boundary) and sheer incredulity of the shot, was no doubt the point of the first round.
And he pulled it off within even looking. I can’t even do that while staring right at the ball.
And now that we know all we need to know about internet memes, here’re two especially viral ones for you to take a gander at:
The first is an audition from the latest season of the British X Factor and, trust me, this is the breakthrough performance of the year (if not exactly for what you think). Watch the entire video, including the judges’ comments because that is some hilarity going on over there:
The second video is a news report of a rape which features the victim’s brother, who is all sorts of whacked and ghetto:
And this, as has most news of any note recently, was of course transformed into this:
I know it’s a tad evil to be laughing at…things we should laugh at (Shirlena was later kicked out of the competition when it was revealed that she actually had a history of mental illness; and the second one is, y’know, a rape case) but, taken in and of themselves (and ignoring any external context), the videos make for entrancing views.
Whether you all know it or not, as internet users, we have all been exposed to different internet memes in different forms (Ris Low video, anyone?). So, for those of you not up to snuff, here’s a huge infographic on everything you need to know about memes.
Via: Online University
Biggest takeaway (other than the fact that I apparently have not encountered half of the most popular memes ever)? The pronunciation. I never knew it was pronounced as “meems”. Totally thought it was “mee-mee-s”.
Go ahead. I challenge you to un-see this. Looking at ducks will never be the same again.
By the way, if you say “Ducks dogs ducks dogs” non-stop and really fast, it totally sounds like “Dustox”. Random Pokémon shout-out!
LOL at Cockroach. More historical Facebook statuses here. Warning: some contain slightly objectionable material.
Good to know this doesn’t just always happen to me.