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Australia Day

2012-01-26T04:28:00.000-08:00

There's nothing like Australia

2012-01-26T03:55:00.000-08:00

“There is nothing like it, is it ?!!”.

“No…” [Somewhere at east coast beach on sun rise. Early morning surfing with a mate, watching a couple of dolphin playing while waiting for the wave]

“There is nothing like the sunrise, the first wave of the day” [Playing piano on the beach]

“The trip along the coastline” [In a plane]

“It’s right across the bay” [Ferry at Sydney Harbour]

“There’s nothing like this ancient place” [Aborigine Elder on the rock]

“Sunset on a camel” [Northern Territory]

“This organism” [Great Barrier Reef]

“This billabong” [Aborigine kids]

“Or this duck-billed mammal” [A ranger holding platypus]

“Ta ra ra ra” [Train trip with boyfriend across the bush]

“Ta ra ra ra” [BBQ on the beach with mates]

“Ta ra ra ra ra ra ra ra” [Rowing in Brisbane(?) River]

“There is nothing like the people here” [Outdoor tenor singing in a winery]

“or here” [Gold coast beach lifeguard]

“or here” [At fresh water river inside a tropical rain forest]

“or there” [In front of Melbourne Central Station, basking on the street]

“My mates up here” [A boy sitting on a branch of tree with couple of Kookaburra bird]

“My friends down there” [On a reef with Colourful fish]

“There is nothing like this bear” - “That’s not a bear” [A Girl Holding Koala, with ranger behind]

“There is nothing like this giant shrubs” [In a national park]

“This rock” [Uluru]

(muffled) “This Fish” [Diving near a whale shark]

“These birds” [With Australian Budgies]

“There is nothing like this furry thing that bounce around in herds” [Driving in a prairie with Kangaroos]

“There is Nothing Like, Australia” [At the Twelve Apostle, Victoria]

“There is Nothing Like, Australia” [Girls night out with train]

“There is Nothing Like This wondrous land” [On the top of the valley to the desert with 4WD]

“From Darwin to Bass Strait” [2 girls in a car]

“There is nothing like the people here” [People at rock pool]

“Where everyone is mate” [Drinking in a Pub]

“There is Nothing Like Australia” [Bridge Climb at Sydney Harbour Bridge]

“There is Nothing Like Australia” [Concert at outside of Sydney Opera House]

“There is Nothing Like Australia” [Firework starts]

“There is Nothing Like Australia” [Firework continue]

Crowded House - Weather With You

2012-01-23T14:08:00.000-08:00

Lyrics | Crowded House lyrics - Weather With You lyrics

Ali G - Environment

2012-01-23T10:44:00.000-08:00

Extract from "Da Ali G Show" S01E05-Gail Porter. With Professor Michael Redclift, Professor Jonathan D.G. Jones, Margaret Wright and Professor Phillip Stott.

- Professor Michael, what is the idea of recycling?
- The idea of recycling, l would say, was to cut down on the materials that go through our patterns of consumption.
- Ain't it dirty to use somefin' that has been used before?
- Well, if you think that, almost everything we do has been used before. Even the water we drink, we bath in... it's been actually...
- What do you mean?
- ...it's gone through eight human bodies.
- lt's passed through?
- ...the scientists know more.
- They've drunk it, it's gone into the sewage, into the water treatment and somebody else has drunk it.
- You's 'avin' a bath in someone's -pardon me French- piss?
- Yes, that's right.
- l ain't never 'avin' a bath again. That is dirty...ls you serious about a bath?
- Yeah, absolutely serious.
- So, Professor, is it all right to have a piss in the bath?
- As far as the water supply's concerned, fine.
- ls it morally right to use recycled bog roll (=toilet paper)?
- l don't think we have a choice.
- l sometimes use a sheet twice if it ain't got much dirt on it. ls that a good thing?
- Yes, it's all right.
- Let's take it on to global warming. What would you prefer out of no ozone or stinking pits?
- You don't have to make that choice.There are different ways of using antideodorant without using those awful spray things which l react to badly anyway. l've never ever used one in my life. l don't stink. Here, smell.
- No, l ain't doing that.
- He's scared!
- We's gonna go round and l want you to say one word that you want them at home to take home with them. Margaret?
- Peace.
- Change, this is a restless earth.
- One word.
- Restlessness. Change.
- Which one?
- Change.
- Change. The earth changes all the time.
- All right. Forget the restlessness.
- Commitment.
- Think.
- Peace, restlessness,...change,...
- Commitment.
- lt was?
- Commitment.
- Commitment, change.
- Think.
- Think and change your restless peace. Yes?
- Very good.
- l do the lyrics. So, OK, my word is respect. Respec' yourself, respect the environment and respec'...you know. Other things.

The house of tomorrow

2012-01-22T15:04:00.000-08:00

The TV of tomorrow

2012-01-22T15:01:00.000-08:00

The car of tomorrow

2012-01-22T15:00:00.000-08:00

Mika - Rain

2012-01-21T16:10:00.000-08:00

Lyrics | Mika lyrics - Rain lyrics

Emission Admission

2012-01-20T02:55:00.000-08:00

In this animated short film an eco-friendly couple in the early stages of courtship "come clean" on some of their idiosyncrasies and discover that they are perfect for each other.

How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

2012-01-18T13:55:00.000-08:00

Our carbon footprint is how many greenhouse gases you release in your daily activities. Be remembered by your good deeds, not your carbon emissions.To complete this How-To.

You will need: Deep concern for the futureSense of personal responsibility

Step 1: Turn thermostat up/down
Turn your thermostat up in the summer or down in the winter by just two degrees, and you'll prevent hundreds of pounds of carbon dioxide from being released each year.Tip: Close doors to rooms that you are not using to maximize heating and air conditioning. Insulate windows and doors to save even more heating costs.

Step 2: Unplug electronics
Turn off and unplug your computer, TV, and other electronics when you're not using them. Even electronics in sleep mode draw power.Tip: Leaving your TV cable box on 24 hours a day uses about 65% as much energy as a standard refrigerator.

Step 3: Change bulbs
Change all the incandescent bulbs in your home to compact fluorescent bulbs, which use about 75% less energy.

Step 4: Do full loads of laundry/dishwashing
Do your laundry or run a dishwasher only when you have a full load. It saves water and it's an excuse not to clean.

Step 5: Eat local
Eat local: An organic out-of-season vegetable from the other side of the world may sound delicious, but it had to make that trip on a huge container ship.Tip: Take a canvas tote with you shopping, so you have a ready -- and better -- answer to the question "paper or plastic?"

Step 6: Bring own coffee cup/mug
Bring your own cup or mug when you buy coffee and stop tossing an average of 20 pounds of disposable cups a year.

Step 7: Cut back on bottled water
Cut back on bottled water. Most tap water is perfectly safe to drink, and making the plastic and transporting the bottles uses huge quantities of fossil fuels.

Step 8: Plant a tree
Plant a tree. Trees help reduce greenhouse gases, and every one counts. Consider it a peace offering to the Earth.

Step 9: Consolidate car trips
Don't jump in your car every time you feel the urge to run an errand. Plan and consolidate your trips to cut down on gas.

Step 10: Carpool, public transportation, bike, or walk
When you can, carpool, use public transportation, or ride your bicycle. Or walk, proud to be treading lightly.

Climate Change

2012-01-18T13:00:00.000-08:00

Adele - Someone Like You

2012-01-10T05:09:00.000-08:00

Lyrics | Adele lyrics - Someone Like You lyrics

URNT4ME

2012-01-10T03:06:00.000-08:00

SMS is quick, easy, sometimes sexy and always to the point. But it is also the modern, surgical way to dump a lover. Mobile savvy singles reveal their views on the 'textiquette' of modern love.

A co-production of Film Australia and the National Film Board of Canada

Jib Jab - 2011, Buh-Bye!

2011-12-31T02:59:00.000-08:00

Two Thousand Eleven was hairy,
A year unlike any we've seen.
There were Schweddy Balls from Ben & Jerry,
And a warlock assassin named Sheen! Winning!

Lohan!
Strauss-Kahn!
Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Cain-
THREE 9s!
Big Trials!
Love Childs!
Two Thousand Eleven, buh-bye!
AGHAGHAGHAG!

The S&P blew up our rating.
The job market stayed in a slump, a slump.
The debt ceiling kept us debating
While Weiner just tweeted his junk!

Tax more!
Class war!
I nearly got hit with a pie!
Banzai!
Health threats!
Greek Debts!
Two Thousand Eleven, buh-bye!

The whole Arab world was rebelling.
So long, Moo-a-mar Ka-da-FAY!
While soldiers were asking and telling...
We told the whole world, "We're not gay!"

We finally took out bin Laden.
Japan had one hell of a year! (A year)
There were riots in Britain --
How rotten!
The rapture!
Not yet, but it's near! (Next year)

Got hitched!
Got ditched!
Got knocked-up,
Went bankrupt,
We unsubscribed!
Hairspray!
Friday!
Two Thousand Eleven, buh-bye!

There were Occupy Wall Street protesters,
And folks who will surely be missed,
Falling satellites!
Panicked investors!
There's just way too much stuff to list! (To list)

Quakes!
Crimes!
New signs!
Loose Lions and Tigers And Bears (Oh my!)
Let's cheer the new year!
Two Thousand Eleven
You're ending -- Thank heaven!
Two Thousand Eleven, BUH-BYE!!!

2011: Year In Review

2011-12-31T02:37:00.000-08:00

Lyrics | Mat Kearney lyrics - Sooner Or Later lyrics

The Catherine Tate Show - Nan and the Ghost of Christmas Present

2011-12-25T03:21:00.000-08:00

Ghost busters theme song and the Ghostof Christmas Present (David Tennant) appears.

Ghost:Makes me laugh every time! Hello?Ghost of Christmas Present.

Nan: That's all I need, a Scotch ghostwith a comedy ringtone.

Ghost: Oh hiya. No I'm just in themiddle of a wee job, can I call you back? OK, lets get started! Nowhave you got any of those porcini mushrooms? Cause I see you have awee tin of the button variety but they've not got the same zip.

Nan: Give me strength!

Ghost: I've got a wee risotto on thego, I don't think we should travel on an empty stomach. So? Porcinimushrooms?

Nan: Yes love, they'll be in my fridge,next to my Chinese water spinach.

Ghost: Fantastic, I don't see any Chinese water spinach?

Nan: No darling? Oh, you know whatthey've probably fallen down by my Goji berries.

Ghost: No, I can't seem to find anything.

Nan: No? I can't help you then love.

Ghost: Are you sure they are in there?

Nan: Of course, they're not! What's thematter with you What do you think this is? Saturday Kitchen?

Ghost: Oh, I love that show, JamesMartin, don't get me started!

Nan: Well, it's just as well he cancook, cause he dances like he's shit himself.

Ghost: I'm sorry but his cha-cha-chawas a triumph!

Nan: What do you know about it? You'rea ghost, and not much of one by the looks of you.

Ghost: What's wrong with the way Ilook? This is Giorgio Armani!

Nan: I don't care if it's George atAsda! That aint what a ghost's supposed to wear!

Ghost: I'm the ghost of Christmaspresent, I'm up to the minute! Constantly changing. Ever evolving, yetalways on trend! Unstructured, yet tailored, clean lines, sharpsillouette but with a whiff of the shambolic rockstar! Do notcriticise the clobber!

Nan: You couldn't be bothered, couldyou? Nah, that other fella I had here before, oh smashing he was! Yeahhe looked the part! Was all done up in his costume, lovely pale faceand what a stench! He stank like a rancid old arse! Whereas you,,, yousmell like? God what is that?

Ghost: That's Paul Smith Summer!

Nan: You're very effeminate for aghost!

Ghost: Hey, Don't play your games withme Joany Taylor! Alright! You think your snide wee remarks are goingto get a rise out of me you've another thing coming! It's wake uptime, OK? Because the things I'm going to show you tonight will leaveyou horrified by what you've become! And just for the record, thereis nothing effeminate about me! OK?

*TIMER PINGS*

Ohh RISOTTO RISOTTO RISOTTO!!! I'veburnt it!

Nan: Yeah, well, risottos are notoriouslydifficult to time.

Ghost: Joany!

Nan: Yeah alright, keep your skinnyjeans on! This ain't my kitchen!

The Catherine Tate Show - Nan and the Ghost of Christmas Past

2011-12-25T02:01:00.000-08:00

Nan gets a visit from the ghost of Christmas past and questions his credentials.

Charlie Brown Christmas

2011-12-24T05:13:00.000-08:00

Charlie: Isn’t there anyone who understands what Christmas is all about?

Linus: Sure, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.

Linus goes to center stage, spotlight.

Linus: “And there were in the same country Shepards abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘fear not, for behold, I bring you tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you. Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in the manger.’ And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men.’”

Linus picks up blanket, walks back to piano.

Linus: That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

I Want a Dog

2011-12-23T03:51:00.000-08:00

In this animated short by Sheldon Cohen, young May wants a dog more than anything else in the world. She thinks about dogs all the time; she talks about them, reads about them and covers the walls of her bedroom with dog pictures. But every time she asks her parents for a puppy, they tell her to wait till she's older. But sticking to her motto of "If at first you don’t succeed, try again," May comes up with an ingenious idea to change her parents' minds. Based on the book by Dayal Kaur Khalsa.

The interactive Christmas book

2011-12-22T14:39:00.000-08:00

Click here to open the interactive Christmas book

Eddie Izzard - Crimes

2011-12-13T13:01:00.000-08:00

Also, I got done for jumping a 20p tube fare! This is my whole crime sheet, right? Which is quite an interesting read… 20p! This is not Don Corleone, this is Don Crap.

I jumped a 20p underground tube fare, and I was waving a pass at the time, you know, it was drawnon a Rizzler or something; it was a Bishop of Durham pass. “I’m the Bishop of Durham… And the guy said, “Bless you my son, bless you my son” “You’re not Bishop of Durham! He wears a bigger hat than that!”

So he got me. “I got him! I got the 20p kid! You’ve caused us £1.60 worth of trouble, you have, in your time. I’ve got him and I’ll be promoted in the underground system. I’ll get my own darkness!”

Then an off-duty policeman came, and he had a pot plant and a camera, on his way home for a good night photographing pot plants, I suppose… This is all bizarre, but true; this is what he had, and he said, “I’ve got him too! Oh, I’ll get promoted… King of Metropolitan Police!”And I thought, “I’m going down for 20p! No, I’m gonna run for it! I’ll run for it like Mel Gibson in the film “Gallipoli,” and… other people in running films. So I run, and I run, and I run, and I run, and after five inches, they caught me…

They called for backup, and now 20 policemen are coming down, thousands of pounds worth of police work – “We’ve got the 20p kid! 20ps are safe from now on…” And three policemen pulled me for five minutes! I don’t know if you’ve ever had this, they grab one leg each, and I don’t know – obviously, they were working together; they thought I was struggling like crazy, I’d given up at this point. one over here was going, “Don’t struggle, there! Don’t struggle!” People over here going, “Eh! Don’t you fuckin’ struggle!”So it was a continuous machine of them pulling against each other, had one hand free, I was going, “Hi! How are you? I’ll talk about this in many years…”

And then they put me in Bower Street overnight, and that became assaulting a police officer! Surely it was stretching a pedestrian! It was! I got down for assault, and I was running away! Assault is motion towards, I feel…it takes an accusative. Very rarely in war, they go, “Assault that hill over there!” “Let me do a bit of stretching here…” I should have been done for deserting a police officer.

There’s a shop in South London which was a very… it’s still there, apparently. It’s in Tooting High Street, and it sells two very disparate items. On one side of the shop – they put them on different sides, it’s great! One side is guns, and knives, and harpoons and fucking- really mean fucking weapons. On the other side, there’s banjos, and violins, and bassoons, And you know about it, don’tyou? Yeah! It’s fucking there! And what’s the guy doing? “Oh, we’re way down in weaponry,but up on banjos this week… That’s good, people are getting lighter these days, in tough times. They shift to music like crazy at the moment! Way down on bassoons!”

Come fly with me - Penny's Royal Visit

2011-12-08T12:44:00.000-08:00

Great British Air stewardess Penny Carter is thrilled that Princess Anne is planning to fly with Great British Air. A member of the Royal Household has been sent to inspect the cabin...

Great British Air stewardess Penny is thrilled that Princess Ann is planning to fly with the airline next week.

I’m not surprised that the Princess has chosen to fly with us. It’s well known that we do provide the finest first class service. For example all of our stewardesses are now trained in massage therapy so, on long route flights we can offer shiatsu, sweedish, deep tissue, all of which end up with a happy ending.

A member of the royal household has been sent to inspect the cabin.

So the flight is next Tuesday ?

Yes it is next Tuesday but I’d rather you did not broadcast it. And that should give you sufficient time to completely repaint and recarpet the cabin.

Yes, yes of course. May I say how honored I am that the Princess is flying with us. I’ve personaly admired her for many many years.

One thing the Princess Royal despises is sycophancy (=adulación). We need to discuss Princess Ann Princess Royal’s dietary requirements. Do you provide a fruit salad ?

Yes we do.

Wonderful. Princess Ann Princess Royal adores fruit salad but she can be a trifle choosy about what sort of fruit she has in it. What does your salad contain ?

Grapes ?

The Princess Royal does not eat grapes.

Strawberries ? Kiwi ? Orange ? Goava ? Lychee ? Pomegranate ? Passion fruit ? Grapefruit ? Pear ? Gooseberries ? Blackberries ? Melon ? Mango ? Peach ? Pineapple ? Apple ? Plum ? So just apples ?

Yes.

So I should just give the Princess an apple ?

Yes. Do you provide yoghurt ?

Yes we have the finest organic yoghurts flown in daily from Guernsey.

The Princess detests yoghurt.

Come Fly With Me - Melody And Keeley

2011-12-08T12:31:00.000-08:00

Matt Lucas and David Walliams return to the BBC with a new series set in a busy airport. In this clip, it turns out the speedy boarding scheme at FlyLo may not be as quick as it claims.

The FlyLo Check-in girls are the glamorous face of the airline...

- Hello, madam.

.. and 22-year-old Melody Baines is no exception.

- I hope you don't mind me saying, madam, but I couldn't help noticing you are quite old.

- Well, yes.

- So I wondered if you wanted to take advantage of our speedy boarding scheme?

- What's that?

- There are no reserved seats on this flight so you pay an extra £20 and you can board the plane before anyone else.

- Do I need to do that?

- I'd hate to see you trampled underfoot.

-Some passengers do resent the extra charges, but just last week we did lose an elderly gentleman in a stampede. All that was left was a shoe.

- Oh, I don't seem to have any speedy boarding passes to hand. One moment, please.

- FlyLo Check-in, Keeley speaking.

- Hi.

- Who's calling, please?

- Melody.

- Hi, Melody. Is this about the speedy boarding passes?

- Yeah, I seem to have run out. Have you got any spares?

- Yeah, I'll just get one over to you as soon as I can.

- Ok, bye.

- Bye.

- Shouldn't be a mo.

- Excuse me, madam, can you pass this over to my colleague, please? Thanks, love.

- There you are, madam, one speedy boarding pass.

- Thank you.

- Do you sell many of these?

- Yes! Today we've sold one toevery passenger on the flight. Next, please.

Brandi Carlile - The Story

2011-12-05T04:52:00.000-08:00

Lyrics | Brandi Carlile - The story lyrics

The Girl Who Hated Books

2011-12-05T03:48:00.000-08:00

This animated short about literacy introduces us to Meena, a young girl who hates books even though her parents love to read. Books are everywhere in Meena's house, in cupboards, drawers and even piled up on the stairs. Still, she refuses to even open one up. But when her cat Max accidentally knocks down a huge stack, pandemonium ensues and nothing is ever the same again...

Eddie Izzard - First Thanksgiving

2011-11-23T14:01:00.000-08:00

But in America, it was different. The founding fathers landed in ... (Mumbles) They left from Plymouth and landed in Plymouth. How lucky is that? "Is this Plymouth? We've just come from Plymouth. "We've gone round in a circle, lads, back on the boats." They said, "This is where our God has brought us to. "We can practice our religion, raise a family. "There's nobody here. Excuse me. "Nobody here. Yes, a land empty of human existence.

"Who the fuck are these guys? "What's all this, please? "No, we don't want any of your food, thank you very much. "Just put some clothes on."Meanwhile, that winter... "Excuse me, do you have any food? "I love all this, lovely idea." "I'm sorry we were a bit brusque when we first arrived. We didn't realize you owned the entire country. "But you have no system of ownership? Mm. lnteresting. "That'll be useful later. Food, thank you very much. "There's more of us coming but we'll keep our promises."

MC Hammer - U Can't stuff this

2011-11-23T13:59:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Eddie Izzard - Plane Safety

2011-11-22T15:28:00.000-08:00

If you've been in a big aeroplane, no one's listening to the security announcements. Everyone's going, "Yeah, yeah. There, there. "Lights flash. Put the thing on. Pull the thing " and death." It's a kind of, "Yeah, all right."

So the pilots have been told to kick up the importance of these speeches.They go, "Please do listen to the safety announcements "because we've changed things around. "You don't know. We're putting the life jacket on back to front. "Some of the safety exits are false. They're not true. "And I've got a bad feeling about this flight. I don't think we're going to make it." After that everyone's going, "Show me everything!"Private showing. I'm putting it on now. Fuck it. "Yes, I'll have coffee, thanks."

They have these life jackets and you pull it and... Thbpth! You've got a pipe here for top-up. I don't want top-up. I want stays-up. Top-up implies hole in. Implies having to... I want fucking stays-up, no hole in the first place, thank you. Bloody top-up! It's all a bit tea and crumpets with the vicar. Top-up. Crashed in the Atlantic, bobbing around. "Oh, you survived as well. Well done. Care for a top-up? "Couldn't top me up, could you?" "I didn't need it. I'm just trying to break the ice. "Hey, float over here. "Look. Two pipes. Panpipes." It's miles to Europe, miles to America. You've got your whistle.A little light going beep, beep.

The Chasers War on Everything - Airport Security

2011-11-17T12:30:00.000-08:00

Check out Mr Terry Wrist and Mr Al Kyder boarding an Australian Virgin plane.

Monty Python - Bomb on a plane

2011-11-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

First Pilot This is Captain MacPherson welcoming you aboard East Scottish Airways. You'll

have had your tea. Our destination is Glasgow. There is no need to panic.

Badger There's a bomb on board this plane, and I'll tell you where it is for a thousand

pounds.

Second Pilot I don't believe you.

Badger If you don't tell me where the bomb is... if I don't give you the money... Unless you

give me the bomb...

Stewardess The money.

Badger The money, thank you, pretty lady... the bomb will explode killing everybody.

Second Pilot Including you.

Badger I'll tell you where it is for a pound.

Second Pilot Here's a pound.

Badger I don't want Scottish money. They've got the numbers. It can be traced.

Second Pilot One English pound. Now where's the bomb?

Badger I can't remember.

Second Pilot You've forgotten.

Badger Aye, you'd better have your pound back. Oh... fingerprints.

First Pilot Now where's the bomb?

Badger Ah, wait a tic, wait a tic. Er, my first is in Glasgow but

not in Spain, my second is in steamer but not in train, my whole is in the luggage

compartment on the plane... I'll tell you where the bomb is for a pound.

Second Pilot It's in the luggage compartment.

Badger Right. Here's your pound..

Headphones Is this character giving you any trouble?

First Pilot He's just ruined this sketch.

Second Pilot Yes, absolutely.

Headphones Let's go on to the next one.

Badger Wait a tic, wait a tic. No. I won't ruin your sketch for a pound.

Second Pilot No, no.

Badger 75p.

Eddie Izzard - The Heimlich Maneuver

2011-11-09T15:45:00.000-08:00

What the Americans think about British accents

2011-11-09T12:19:00.000-08:00

How Did Guy Fawkes Become a Symbol of the May 15 Movement around the world?

2011-11-06T05:36:00.000-08:00

... In the lead-up to today, a Guy Fawkes mask spawned by the 2006 movie “V for Vendetta” has become the accessory of choice at Occupy Wall Street and similar protests around the world.

So who was Guy Fawkes, and how did he become a symbol of protesters more than 400 years after his death?

Guy Fawkes was a Catholic who, spurred by religious persecution, led a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and bring down England’s Protestant monarchy. He was caught, imprisoned in the Tower of London, and tortured for four days under personal orders from King James I.

He refused to name his co-conspirators, but they were caught anyway. The plotters were tried, found guilty and sentenced to death by being hanged, drawn and quartered.

Annual commemorations of the foiled plot began soon after, as reminders to defend England from other traitors, especially disloyal Catholics. Over time they became a day and night of fun and pranks, with bonfires, fireworks and the burning of children’s effigies of Fawkes. Today kids have swapped effigies for Halloween, leaving just Bonfire Night and its fireworks, according to The Guardian.

In Britain in the early 1980s, artist David Lloyd and writer Alan Moore created the graphic novel “V for Vendetta,” about a masked rebel named V who fights a fascist future British government. Lloyd suggested having the rebel wear a Guy Fawkes costume.

“We shouldn’t burn the chap every 5 November but celebrate his attempt to blow up Parliament!” Lloyd wrote in a 1983 essay titled “Behind the Painted Smile.”

This inverted Fawkes’ image — from traitor to hero fighting an unjust state. It also separated it from religion. The movie adaptation of “V for Vendetta” concocted a finale in which a whole movement of discontents wearing Guy Fawkes costumes watch the Houses of Parliament burn.

The Fawkes mask resembles the man only in having dark hair and a moustache. The mask adds the soul patch, rosy cheeks and charismatic-trickster look.

In 2008 the Fawkes mask was appropriated by the hacker group Anonymous as its public face for a protest against Scientology, according to the BBC. Forbes.com has reported that Anonymous has said it would execute a computer attack on the Mexican drug cartel Zetas today, a date picked for its echo of Guy Fawkes Day...

(From http://abcnews.go.com/)

V for Vendetta - People Should Not Be Afraid of Their Government - Awesome video clips here

From the movie V for Vendetta (2006)

E: Can I ask about what you said on the telly?
V: Yes.
E: Did you mean it?
V: Every word.
E: You really think that blowing up the parliament is going to make this country a better place.
V: There is no certainty only opportunity.
E: I think that you can be pretty certain that if anyone does show up Creedy will black bag every one of them.
V: People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
Evey: And you're going to make that happen by blowing up a building?
V: The building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world.
Evey: I wish I could believe that was possible."

Two Englishmen going to Italy

2011-11-04T09:52:00.000-07:00

Breaking sterotypes

2011-11-03T05:31:00.000-07:00

Haunted History of Halloween

2011-10-30T14:01:00.000-07:00

All About the Pumpkin

2011-10-30T13:56:00.000-07:00

Everything you ever wanted to know about the pumpkin, but were afraid to ask.

Madness - Cardiac arrest

2011-10-26T11:55:00.000-07:00

Lyrics | Madness - Cardiac arrest lyrics

Teacher after 35 years of service

2011-10-24T11:20:00.000-07:00

The Armstrong and Miller Show - Injured at work

2011-10-21T13:47:00.000-07:00

Big Train - Tyrant In Hospital

2011-10-21T12:07:00.000-07:00

Comedy Inc - Ultrasounds

2011-10-21T05:11:00.000-07:00

Comedy Inc - Doctor Delivering News

2011-10-21T05:08:00.000-07:00

Nathan Fielder - Check Up

2011-10-17T12:52:00.000-07:00

Ronald Shoub - Psychic and spiritual healer

2011-10-16T12:33:00.000-07:00

A bit of Fry and Laurie - Psychic Spoon Bender

2011-10-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

Hugh and Stephen are sitting in a TV studio. There is a table lamp. Hugh has an annoying accent.

Stephen Now, Mr Nude, you claim ...

Hugh That's right, I do claim, I do ...

Stephen Yes, you claim to be able to bend spoons with psychic energy ...

Hugh Psychic energy, yes, that is the method I have chosen, to bend spoons, yes.

Stephen How long have you had this ability?

Hugh How long, precisely, that's absolutely right.

Stephen Well?

Hugh Indeed, you are very sympathetic, thank you. It's very difficult when people are not sympathetic, but you are very sympathetic.

Stephen Thank you.

Hugh No, thank you.

Stephen Can you do other things with spoons, apart from bend them?

Hugh Yes of course I can. I can do anything with a spoon.

Stephen Can you?

Hugh Indeed I can. Give me a spoon, and I will give you the world.

Stephen Well that's a very impressive claim, certainly.

Hugh Thank you.

Stephen That's alright. Well Mr Nude, we have some spoons here. Perhaps you'd care to give us a demonstration?

Hugh I am not a circus freak, you know.

Stephen I realise that.

Hugh Some people think I am a freak. I am not a freak.

Stephen Well I'm sure that nobody here ...

Hugh "Freak!" They sometimes shout at me in the street.

Stephen Do they really? That's awful.

Hugh But you are very sympathetic.

Stephen Thank you.

Hugh Thank you.

Stephen Would you care to have a go at bending this spoon for us?

Hugh Thank you, yes I will bend this spoon.

Stephen Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Nude is now going to bend this spoon using psychic energy.

Hugh That's right, now is when I'm going to bend it.

Stephen Go ahead, Mr Nude.

Hugh quite plainly bends the spoon with his hands.

Hugh Thank you very much, you are all very sympathetic.

Stephen Well the spoon is certainly bent.

Hugh Of course it is bent. Of course it is. I bent the spoon, so, of course it is bent.

Stephen Yes, that much is clear and without argument.

Hugh Forgive me, I am very tired now. To bend a spoon is very tiring, and I have bent too many spoons today.

Stephen How many spoons have you bent today?

Hugh Four spoons today. It is too much. I am not a freak, you know. I am a human being.

Stephen Forgive me, Mr Nude ...

Hugh Of course.

Stephen Thank you.

Hugh Thank you.

Stephen But from where I was sitting, it looked rather as if you just bent the spoon with your hands.

Hugh What are you saying?

Stephen I'm saying that ...

Hugh What is this?

Stephen It's a bent spoon.

Hugh There.

Stephen Oh quite, the question is how did you bend it?

Hugh I don't know how much I like you now.

Stephen Well, I'm sorry.

Hugh Before I thought you were very sympathetic ...

Stephen Well I hope that ...

Hugh But now, I think you are not so sympathetic. Now, I don't like you.

Stephen I'm sorry to hear that.

Hugh At all.

Stephen Are you sure it isn't "fraud" that people shout at you in the street, rather than freak?

Hugh It is you who make the claims. I have always been honest. I bend the spoons with psychic energy, I have told you. I never claimed to be able to bend them with my hands. That is your claim.

Stephen And you did bend it with your hands.

Hugh The spoon is bent, that is enough. Perhaps it does flow through my hands this psychic energy of which you claim. It may be. Certainly the spoon is bent. Therefore I bent it.

Stephen I can bend a spoon with my hands too.

Hugh I have never said that my powers are unique. Always have I striven to teach the world that anyone may bend a spoon. My book is not expensive.

Stephen bends a spoon.

Stephen There.

Hugh To think I found you sympathetic. I hate you now.

Stephen Well next week I shall be examining the claims of a man who says that in a previous existence he was Education Secretary Kenneth Baker and I shall be talking to a woman who claims she can make flowers grow just by planting seeds in soil and watering them. Until then, wait very quietly in your seats please. Goodnight.

Hugh (Simultaneously) If viewers living in the Matlock and Buxton areas of Derbyshire would be so kind as to inspect their cutlery drawers at home they will find that they contain a bent spoon and an unused Weetabix special offer coupon. I can also reveal that everyone in the town of Datchett over the age of fourteen has a slight itch just above the right thigh which they are scratching as I speak. Thank you.

The Peter Serafinowicz Show - The MacTini

2011-10-06T09:22:00.000-07:00

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die

2011-10-06T08:55:00.000-07:00

The Hollow Men - Speed Dating

2011-09-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

The Hollow Men

Speed Dating

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Mary: So … then I was there for about three years and then I moved to the job I’m at now and I’ve been there for about six months now… Oh, sorry! Oh, I’m so sorry, I know this is our first date, I must be boring you to tears.

First Partner: Oh no, no, no, please.

Mary: It’s just … I don’t know, I’ve not had a lot of luck with men. They always seem to leave me.

First Partner: A pretty girl like you? Why?

Mary: I don’t know, maybe I’m too clingy… It’s just…whenever I start to get close to somebody, that’s it, he’s off.

First Partner: That’s terrible!

Mary: I know. Because it makes you feel you can never really open up to someone because as soon as you do …

BEEP. CHANGE PARTNERS, PLEASE

Mary (crying): Harry, Harry, I’m …

Second Partner: Hi! I’m Richard.

Mary: Mary

Richard: Mary! Hello! Richard Young. We were at school together.

Mary: Oh my God! How are you? You look fantastic.

Richard: Thanks. You know, you probably don’t know this, but I always had a massive crush on you back then.

Mary: Really? I always liked you too, I just never had the courage to say anything.

Richard: Why? I never thought I’d have a chance to tell you that.

Mary: Me neither.

Richard: Listen. Why don’t we get out of here and go for a drink?

Mary: Oh Richard! I think that that would …

BEEP: CHANGE PARTNERS, PLEASE

Mary: Richard, Richard, wait… (Third Partner arrives) Listen, I know we don’t have much time, and I know we’ve only just met and I don’t want you to be scared of me, you know, it’s just I have this thing where I scare men away but I’m not really like that, you see, I’m nice and I’m kind, I just want someone who I can open up to, who won’t be afraid when I do, do you understand? Because as soon as I start getting closer to somebody, they run away or they disappear. It’s not that I’m needy or clingy, it’s just I want to be able to share my emotions, you know, and I think that we, you and I, we’ve established a connection here, haven’t we? And I think if we gave this a chance, this could be something really special because I don’t think I’ve felt love about someone before, and I think I love you and maybe you can love me too if you gave it a chance to get to know me.

BEEP. AND THAT’S THE END OF OUR SESSION

Third Partner: Sorry? Could I…

Mary: Yes.

Third Partner: Can I ask you something?

Mary: Yes.

Third Partner: Do you know the name of that red-haired over there?

Mary: No, no, I don’t, no.

BEEP: SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, MARY

Sex and the city - Speed dating

2011-09-28T07:41:00.000-07:00

SCRIPT

For Miranda, the only thing worse than being Charlotte's 34-year-old bridesmaid was being a 34-year-old bridesmaid without a date. With the wedding less than a week away, Miranda fell prey to the siren song of a New York singles event: Multi-dating.

$20 bought you seven mini-dates, each eight minutes long which incidentally is about as long as blind dates should be.

- Hi. I'm Miranda Hobbes.

- Dwight Owens. Private wealth group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management for high net-worth individuals and pension plans. Like my job, been there five years, divorced, no kids, not religious. I live in New Jersey, speak French and Portuguese. ........... Business School. Any of this appealing?

- Sure. Portuguese, that's impressive.

- Obrigado. What about you, Mandy?

- Miranda.

- I'm a lawyer at a mid-sized firm. Actually, I was recently made partner.

- I'm a lawyer.

- I'm a lawyer. I went to Harvard Law School.

- I'm a stewardess.

- Really?

A Bit of Fry and Laurie - Names

2011-09-26T14:45:00.000-07:00

SCRIPT
- Hello.
- Certainly. Well, as you can see, we've had lots of letters, erm, in response to our name quest.
- Yes, we know that most of you out there have met people with amusing or unusual names.
- And so we asked you to send in and write and tell us what names they were.
- Yes, and what corkers you've sent us. Thanks so much.
- Yes, I've, for instance, got a letter here. "Dear Mr Fry and Laurie, There is a man who comes to wash my windows once a month whose name is Jervillian Swike. It always makes me laugh a great deal." That was sent in by Mr Suckmaster Burstingfoam of Ipswich.

This is an absolute favourite of mine here. "Dear A Bit of Fry & Laurie, I was at school with a boy called Donald Duck and later went out with a woman named Soilia Piffin. Yours, Peter Cummin-Myear."
-5 pounds on its way to you, Mr Cummin-Myear.
Well, then here's another. "Dear 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie', My wife's first husband was called Simon Coggie. I still split my sides whenever I hear that stupid name. Yours faithfully, Frigmy Popplehate-Fresharse."

- Well, absolutely tremendous response all around. Thanks so much to those of you who sent these in. Meanwhile...

A Bit of Fry and Laurie - 'Your name, sir?'

2011-09-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

Stephen is a police sergeant, writing down the particulars of an arrest at the station counter. Hugh is on the other side, looking sheepish.

Stephen: And the vehicle belongs to you, does it sir?

Hugh: Yes.

Stephen: And your name is?

Hugh: Right. Hold on a second. (Hugh gets a lighter out of his pocket) Ready?

Stephen: Yes.

Hugh: My name is Derek ... (Hugh drops the lighter onto the counter)

Stephen: What are you doing?

Hugh: That's my name.

Stephen: What is?

Hugh: This. Derek ... (Hugh drops the lighter again)

Stephen: That's your name?

Hugh: Yes.

Stephen: What? Derek (Stephen drops the lighter) ... is your name?

Hugh: Yes.

Stephen: What kind of name is that?

Hugh: Well it's my name.

Stephen: Unusual, isn't it, Mr ... (Drops lighter)?

Hugh: If I had a pound for every time someone's said that ...

Stephen: And how do spell ... (Drops lighter), Mr ... (Drops lighter)?

Hugh: It's as it sounds.

Stephen: Uhuh. Yeah but I wonder if you'd mind actually spelling it for me, would you?

Hugh: Well I mean, can't you just ...

Stephen: I'd be very grateful. If you wouldn't mind.

Hugh: N-I-P-P-L hyphen E.

Stephen: Nipple.

Hugh: I beg your pardon?

Stephen: Nipple.

Hugh: Nipple? Where? What are you talking about?

Stephen: N-I-P-P-L-E ...

Hugg: Hyphen E.

Stephen: Hyphen E ... spells Nipple. In my book. It does not spell ... (Drops lighter).

Hugh:Have you gone mad? What's the matter with you? I thought the modern policeman was supposed to be a highly trained law enforcement unit. You can't even spell.

Stephen: Alright, Mr Nipple, address? Hugh looks around. What's your address?

Hugh: Are you talking to me?

Stephen: Yes.

Hugh: You want to know my address?

Stephen: Please.

Hugh: Or do you want to know Mr Nipple's address, whoever he is?

Stephen: Your address please, sir.

Hugh: Alright. My address is Number twenty-two ... (Hugh tapdances, slaps Stephen) ... Kings Lynn.

Stephen: Now watch it.

Hugh: What?

Stephen: Just watch it.

Hugh: Watch what, for heaven's sake?

Stephen: You do realise, do you, that assaulting a police officer is an extremely serious offence?

Hugh: Yes, I imagine it probably is. Very serious. But telling a police officer your address, on the other hand, is probably not very serious, is it? Or is it? Perhaps the law's changed since I last looked. Perhaps the Home Secretary has had to take stern measures against the rising tide of people giving their address to policemen whenever they're asked to.

Stephen: Alright. Alright. My fault. Ask a stupid person and you get a stupid answer.

Hugh: I beg your pardon?

Stephen: So, can I just check this with you, Mr ... (Drops lighter) ... ?

Hugh: What?

Stephen: Just to make sure I've got this right. Your address is ... number twenty-two ... (Tapdances, punches Hugh) ... Kings Lynn?

Hugh: No, no, no! What's the matter with you? Are you deaf? It's ... (Tapdances, slaps Stephen) ... Kings Lynn.

Stephen: Oh I'm sorry. I though you said ... (Tapdances, punches Hugh) ... Kings Lynn.

Hugh: Well I didn't.

Stephen: My apologies sir. I can't read my own writing.

Hugh: Well get a typewriter.

Stephen: If only we could afford it. Actually, at some angles, this almost looks like ... twenty-two ... (Tapdances, hits Hugh with a cricket bat) ... Kings Lynn.

Hugh: That was too hard.

Stephen: Oh I'm sorry sir. You're right. We really should get a typewriter.

Hugh: That was too hard.

Stephen: Well sir, you must admit that it's an unusual address for anyone to get the hang of ...

Hugh: Never mind the fucking sketch! That was too hard. That really hurt.

Stephen: Oh diddums. Did the nasty actor hit the poor little twerp ...

Hugh: Fuck off. Hugh exits.

Stephen: (To camera) He's just a child really.

Wishing you a lot of luck in your exams and a nice holiday

2011-06-01T12:10:00.000-07:00

The Killers - Human

2011-05-31T13:45:00.000-07:00

Are we human or are we dancer? No s. Human and dancer are both adjectives describing people, that is why there is no s. As an adjective human means free thinker, that we can do what we want when we want. Dancer refers to a puppet dancing on string. having someone move you where they want you to go, thinking for you, and living our life like a routine that is all planned out.

Awesomely incorrect test answers by kids

2011-05-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

Catherine Tate - Complaining about international food

2011-05-27T03:35:00.000-07:00

Janice and Ray are a couple from Beverley, East Yorkshire who express their disgust at the various signs of multi-culturalism in their very British circle. Sources of outrage include restaurant meals, due to their perception of over-pricing or the exotic nature of the food such as grapes in a brie cheese sandwich. They perceive global foods as adulterated British fare and view such culinary transgressions as personal assaults - finally responding with their catchphrase "The dirty bastards!"

Northern moaners Janice and Ray complaining about gazpacho with croutons ("It's cold tomato soup with tiny bits of stale bread") served at a wedding reception in Pudsey.

The northern moaners compaining about being served sushi. "This is in Nagasaki! The dirty, evil, raw fish guzzling bastards!"

And French sandwiches with no bread.

Greatest Marriage Proposal EVER!!!

2011-05-26T11:46:00.000-07:00

My girlfriend Ginny gets taken to the movie theater to see "Fast Five". After a preview for the Hangover 2, a trailer for a movie comes on. A trailer I made of her father and I where I ask her father for her hand in marriage. After he gives me permission, I race off to the theater she is at to ask her to marry me. What she doesn't know is our familiy and friends are in the theater with her watching the whole thing, along with about 100 strangers ;-)

Monty Python - Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! (or the Spanish revolution...)

2011-05-21T04:41:00.000-07:00

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
In the early years of the 16th century, to combat the rising tide of religious unorthodoxy, the Pope gave Cardinal Ximinez of Spain leave to move without let or hindrance throughout the land, in a reign of violence, terror and torture that makes a smashing film. This was the Spanish Inquisition...

Ximinez: Now, old woman -- you are accused of heresy on three counts -- heresy by thought, heresy by word, heresy by deed, and heresy by action -- *four* counts. Do you confess?
Wilde: I don't understand what I'm accused of.
Ximinez: Ha! Then we'll make you understand! Biggles! Fetch...THE CUSHIONS!

Biggles: Here they are, lord.
Ximinez: Now, old lady -- you have one last chance. Confess the heinous sin of heresy, reject the works of the ungodly -- *two* last chances. And you shall be free -- *three* last chances. You have three last chances, the nature of which I have divulged in my previous utterance.
Wilde: I don't know what you're talking about.
Ximinez: Right! If that's the way you want it -- Cardinal! Poke her with the soft cushions!

Ximinez: Confess! Confess! Confess!
Biggles: It doesn't seem to be hurting her, lord.
Ximinez: Have you got all the stuffing up one end?
Biggles: Yes, lord.
Ximinez Hm! She is made of harder stuff! Cardinal Fang! Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR!

Fang: The...Comfy Chair?

Ximinez: So you think you are strong because you can survive the soft cushions. Well, we shall see. Biggles! Put her in the Comfy Chair!

Ximinez: Now -- you will stay in the Comfy Chair until lunch time, with only a cup of coffee at eleven. Is that really all it is?
Biggles: Yes, lord.
Ximinez: I see. I suppose we make it worse by shouting a lot, do we? Confess, woman. Confess! Confess! Confess! Confess
Biggles: I confess!
Ximinez: Not you!

Spain wants true democracy

2011-05-19T13:55:00.000-07:00

Hugh Jackman dancing in Uruguay

2011-05-19T13:49:00.000-07:00

This Lipton Ice Tea TV advert, 'Join the Dance', starring Hugh Jackman, was shot in Uruguay. Enjoy!

Lyrics | Men Without Hats lyrics - The Safety Dance lyrics

Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing

2011-05-10T04:41:00.000-07:00

Lyrics | Aerosmith lyrics - I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing lyrics

Learn About Mother's Day

2011-05-08T04:15:00.000-07:00

Learn About Mother's Day

Catherine Tate - The Tired Mother

2011-05-08T04:10:00.000-07:00

Catherine Tate - The Aga Saga mother

2011-05-08T03:56:00.000-07:00

The character of the Aga Saga woman makes fun of the stereotype of the pretentious middle classes having an Aga oven at home. An Aga saga is a type of popular novel, set in middle England and populated by the middle classes of the sort that typically own Aga cookers. Agas are kitchen ranges, often very large and expensive, that are seen as epitomizing the prosperous and cosy middle-class English country lifestyle.

Catherine Tate - The working mother

2011-05-08T03:16:00.000-07:00

Angie Barker, Working Mother - The Catherine Tate Show

Smack the Pony - Mother's juice

2011-05-08T02:42:00.000-07:00

French and Saunders - Mothers

2011-05-08T02:21:00.000-07:00

President Bush Reacts to Osama Bin Laden's Death with Will Ferrell

2011-05-05T14:10:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama sent Navy Seal Team 6 to take out Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad and made a statement confirming it on Sunday night. Former President George W. Bush finally responds to who and what has been terrorizing him for years.

Good evening. Tonight, as of 14:00 hours military time, I can report to America, the world and the folks here at the Sizzler steakhouse on Canyon Ranch Road – right outside my gate-guarded community in Dallas, Texas where I frequently eat lunch – that I've personally overseen a strategic and covert operation that killed the gopher who's been tearing up my backyard. This gopher has been responsible for terrorizing Laura's fruit trees and diggin' up holes all over the yard, causing me to trip and fall over them no less than 15 times a day.

Buddy, go around, just go around.

None of us will ever forget that day when that sucker first reared its gopher head. I was reading Us magazine on the toilet when I heard a scuffle outside and ran to find my copy of The Dallas Morning Union Tribune Ledger Guardian newspaper was missing.

Then two years ago, a reliable source, my gardener Alberto de Mendía, identified a head gopher, who I named Ardilla, because that's Spanish for gopher and it's also real fun to say. Then last August, after years of painstaking work by my white staff, and my Mexican staff, I was briefed on a possible lead to Ardilla. We found out it was hiding deep inside a hole just 100 yards north of the jacuzzi-hot tub area.

Today, at my direction, Alberto de Mendía, my gardener/guide, who helps me get down from my horse Chocolate Thunder went in and rooted out the gopher while I watched through the blinds of my second kitchen. After a ferocious 40-minute firefight involving a lot of hissing, a garden hose and a rake, my staff killed Ardilla the gopher and took custody of his body. The gopher was buried in accordance with gopher burial traditions — it was wrapped in a bathroom mat, and thrown in my neighbor's yard.

So I repeat, Ardilla, the gopher is dead. God bless America, and God bless the Sizzler although it would be better this Sizzler had a taco bar. Some of them do.

Sir, they've killed Osama Bin Laden.

They've got Bin Laden? Well, that's two good things .

There also is a taco bar here.

There's a taco bar here?! That's three good things. This a great day for America. How did I miss it? Show me where it is.

Right this way.

How would I've missed it? I combed this place over, you know.

I understand, sir.

a gopher

Osama Bin Laden Dead: Obama Speech

2011-05-04T12:47:00.000-07:00

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history. The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory -- hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.

And yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. The empty seat at the dinner table. Children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. Parents who would never know the feeling of their child’s embrace. Nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts.

On September 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the American people came together. We offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood. We reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family.

We were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. We quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al Qaeda -- an organization headed by Osama bin Laden, which had openly declared war on the United States and was committed to killing innocents in our country and around the globe. And so we went to war against al Qaeda to protect our citizens, our friends, and our allies.

Over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our military and our counterterrorism professionals, we’ve made great strides in that effort. We’ve disrupted terrorist attacks and strengthened our homeland defense. In Afghanistan, we removed the Taliban government, which had given bin Laden and al Qaeda safe haven and support. And around the globe, we worked with our friends and allies to capture or kill scores of al Qaeda terrorists, including several who were a part of the 9/11 plot.

Yet Osama bin Laden avoided capture and escaped across the Afghan border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, al Qaeda continued to operate from along that border and operate through its affiliates across the world.

And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.

Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.

Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.

For over two decades, bin Laden has been al Qaeda’s leader and symbol, and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies. The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al Qaeda.

Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There’s no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must –- and we will -- remain vigilant at home and abroad.

As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not –- and never will be -– at war with Islam. I’ve made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.

Over the years, I’ve repeatedly made clear that we would take action within Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was. That is what we’ve done. But it’s important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding. Indeed, bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan as well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani people.

Tonight, I called President Zardari, and my team has also spoken with their Pakistani counterparts. They agree that this is a good and historic day for both of our nations. And going forward, it is essential that Pakistan continue to join us in the fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.

The American people did not choose this fight. It came to our shores, and started with the senseless slaughter of our citizens. After nearly 10 years of service, struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the costs of war. These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to sign a letter to a family that has lost a loved one, or look into the eyes of a service member who’s been gravely wounded.

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda’s terror: Justice has been done.

Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who’ve worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome. The American people do not see their work, nor know their names. But tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice.

We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country. And they are part of a generation that has borne the heaviest share of the burden since that September day.

Finally, let me say to the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 that we have never forgotten your loss, nor wavered in our commitment to see that we do whatever it takes to prevent another attack on our shores.

And tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11. I know that it has, at times, frayed. Yet today’s achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people.

The cause of securing our country is not complete. But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it’s the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place.

Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. May God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.

Rowan Atkinson - Father of The Bride Speech

2011-04-30T03:46:00.000-07:00

Father-in-law: Ladies and gentlemen, and friends of my daughter. There comes a time in every wedding reception when the man who paid the for the damn thing is allowed to speak a word or two of his own. And I should like to take this opportunity, sloshed as I may be, to say a word or two about Martin. As far as I'm concerned, my daughter could not have chosen a more delightful, charming, witty, responsible, wealthy, let's not deny it, well-placed, good-looking and fertile young man than Martin as her husband. And I therefore ask the question "Why the hell did she marry Gerald instead?"... because Gerald is a sort of man we used to describe at school as a complete prick! If I may use a gardening simile here, if his entire family may be likened to a compost heap (and I think they can) then Gerald is the biggest weed growing out of it. I think he's a sort of man people emigrate to avoid. I remember the first time I met Gerald, I said to my wife (she's the lovely woman propping up that old lush of a mother of his) either this man is suffering from serious brain damage or the new vacuum cleaner's just arrived. As for his family, they are quite simply the most intolerable herd of steaming social animals that I have ever had the misfortune of turning my nose up to. I spurn you as I would spurn a rabid dog. I would like to propose a toast to the caterers. And to the pigeons who crapped on the groom's family's limousine at the church. Er....as for the rest of you around this table not directly related to me, you can f*ck off. I wouldn't trust any of you to sit the right way on a toilet seat.

The Royal Wedding Vows

2011-04-30T03:30:00.000-07:00

SCRIPT

Royal Weddings Past and Present: From Princess Diana to Prince William

2011-04-27T07:25:00.000-07:00

New Words Born This Decade

2011-04-25T12:45:00.000-07:00

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters

2011-04-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

Eddie Izzard - Easter and Christmas

2011-04-20T14:26:00.000-07:00

So, yeah. So the Pagan religion had very big festivals, remember, on Easter and Christmas. The Christian religion came along and had very big festivals, at Easter and Christmas. Jesus died on one and was born on the other. ( doubting sounds ) ‘Cause Jesus I do think did exist, and he was, I think, a guy who had interesting ideas in the Gandhi-type area, in the Nelson Mandela-type area, you know, relaxed and groovy; and the Romans thought, "Relaxed and groovy?! No, no, no, no, no!" So they murdered him. And kids eat chocolate eggs, because of the color of the chocolate, and the color of the... wood on the cross. Well, you tell me! It's got nothing to do with it, has it? You know, people going, "Remember, kids," the kids who're eating the chocolate eggs,

"Jesus died for your sins."

"Yeah, I know, it's great!”

“No, no no, it's bad, it's bad!”

“ No, it's bad! It's very bad. It's terrible! Whatever you want, just keep giving me these eggs."

And the bunny rabbits! Where do they come into the crucifixion? There were no bunny rabbits up on the hill going, "Hey, what, are you going to put those crosses in our warrens? We live below this hill, all right?" Bunny rabbits are for shagging, eggs are for fertility. It's a festival - it's the spring festival!

Christmastime, you know, Jesus born to a big jolly guy in a red jacket.

"Ho, ho, ho! Ho, ho, ho, baby Jesus! And what would you like for Christmas?"

"Peace on Earth and goodwill towards men."

"Well, what about a clockwork train?"

"Oh, yes, much better. Forget peace on earth, I don't care.”

And, you know, the Christmas fir tree, there's none of them in Nazareth. The “partridge in a pear tree” song was not sung at the Last Supper. They weren't there going,

" 'And a partridge in a pear tree. Five goold rings!' Come on, loosen up, Judas."

"Oh, all right..."

" 'On the seventh day of Christmas...’ Judy, come on, Judy, loosen up."

"Don't call me Judy, I've told you!"

"Oh! Can you lend us a fiver, Judy? I'm a bit short."

"All right, lads, Leonardo da Vinci's painting the picture, so everyone get your positions, here we go.""Jesus, why are you doing the big arms thing?"

"Well, I don't know… I just thought I'd do a big arms thing, I don't know."

"Well, I'm going to do a big arms thing as well."

"Yeah, me too! I'll call that the big arms..."

"Look, we can't all do big arms! We'll look like a squadron of Spitfires, for fuck's sake! I'll do big arms and you just look at me and go, 'Ooh, he's doing big arms.' "

"All right."

"Leonardo, have you got that one? Have you got the painting? All right, now a fun one as well, ‘member...( mocking laughter ) "

Dan Everett : Losing Religion to the Amazonian Pirahã Tribe

2011-04-20T02:34:00.000-07:00

Professor Daniel Everett, author of Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes, discusses the importance of preserving dying languages. He describes his experience living with the Piraha people in Brazil, and explores what Piraha, both the people and the language, can teach us about human nature.

On this video he explains the idea of "xibipiio," a way of life he encountered while studying the language of the Amazonian Piraha tribe. Everett, a former Christian missionary, was challenged to rethink his faith after learning the Piraha's concept of experiential liminality.

Complete video at:

http://fora.tv/2009/03/20/Daniel_Everett_Endangered_Languages_and_Lost_Knowledge

The meaning of tingo

2011-04-05T16:45:00.000-07:00

A brief excerpt from "The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words From Around the World", by Adam Jacot de Boinod.

A thousand cranes for Japan at the EOI: learn how to make one

2011-04-01T09:34:00.000-07:00

In Japan, the crane is a holy or mystical creature and is said to live for 1000 years. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish. And no one needs those wishes more than the people of Japan, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

How to make an origami crane (If you get lost following the instructions on the video, click here: 3D video instructions)

Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English!

2011-03-30T12:48:00.000-07:00

At TEDxDubai, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL?) It's a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas.

Going underground at the EOI

2011-03-24T11:09:00.000-07:00

Logorama

2011-03-23T13:37:00.000-07:00

Logorama is a Oscar-winning animated film written and directed by H5/ François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, and produced by Autour de Minuit. The film depicts events in a stylized Los Angeles, and is told entirely through the use of more than 2500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots.

Creature Comforts - Pet Hates

2011-03-18T15:33:00.000-07:00

Super Moon

2011-03-18T09:11:00.001-07:00

How To Do An Irish Accent

2011-03-17T14:27:00.001-07:00

Hello, I am Gareth Jameson. I am an actor and a voice coach from www.londonvoicelessons.com

Here are some tips for working on your voice. The key to any accent is to isolate sound that is specific to that accent.

Now for me the most important one in an Irish accent is the "i" sound. The "i" that we get in "like" or "height", or even at the beginning of the word Irish. It becomes like an "oi", almost like the "oi" in oil.

So that is why you sometimes hear people say "oirish" and "oireland". It is not quite "oi" really, it is slightly less than that, it is "oii". So that we have "I will be fine with all this oil", there is a difference "I will be fine with all this oil, I will be fine".

That introduces another feature as well, the "th", "I will be fine with all this oil". The "th" is usually removed from Irish speakers, especially with more casual speakers so that you get more d's and t's instead. So have a listen to this.

"What do you think of this, what do you think of this?" That is "think" and "this". Our next feature is the letter "r". Now for most Irish speakers the "r" is always pronounced.

So, instead of saying words like "park", we will have "paark", with a "err". It is right at the front of the mouth, unless you are from Dublin where your right at the back of your mouth. You are right at the front, "park" and "garden".

Right at the front like that. Now we move onto a "l" sound. Now, for British English speakers we have two versions for the "l" sound.

We have one at the back of the mouth, like in "kettle", "bottle" and "pull", and one at the front in "lovely", "lemon" and "limned". For an Irish speaker, they are all at the front. In fact, it is quite helpful I like to think of the whole accent coming from the front of the mouth.

This phrase might help, "a little bubble at the front of your mouth, a little bubble at the front of your mouth". Finally, that introduces the "ou" sound in mouth. It becomes "ouw", like if starting on a "ou", if you start on "ou", "ouw", "mouth".

So try "how now brown cow, brown cow" with an "our" in it. "How now brown cow, a little bubble at the front of your mouth". Now we have not got time for more features today.

I am Gareth Jameson, thanks very much.

How To Use St. Patrick's Day Phrases In English

2011-03-16T10:21:00.000-07:00

Rowan Atkinson in hell

2011-03-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

George Clooney and John Malkovich in heaven

2011-03-14T01:20:00.000-07:00

Javier Bardem on acting

2011-03-12T14:49:00.000-08:00

In Character: Actors Acting

2011-03-12T14:24:00.000-08:00

World renowned photographer Howard Schatz sits down with comedian/actor/director Ricky Gervais to gain insight on his career hand what he loves about the trade.

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at his photoshoot for Vanity Fair and Howard's "In Character" series.

Ricky Gervais is known as the creator of The Office, and star of the British version of the show. He is also known for The Ricky Gervais Show, Extras, and The Invention of Lying.

French & Saunders - Actresses

2011-03-12T13:40:00.000-08:00

Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world

2011-03-08T12:48:00.000-08:00

As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what's happening in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and beyond -- at this powerful moment when people realized they could step out of their houses and ask for change.

The Man Song

2011-03-05T14:38:00.000-08:00

The Woman Song

2011-03-05T13:30:00.001-08:00

The Human Animal - The Language of the Body

2011-03-05T07:36:00.000-08:00

A personal vView of the human species by Desmond Morris. This episode focuses on the planet's most advanced animal, beginning with a look at how man communicated before the evolution of language. Some gestures and expressions are so ingrained that we have not been able to erase them from our vocabulary...

Watch full video here.

Britain's Supergran becomes international heroine as she appears on U.S. TV (and sells her famous handbag on eBay)

2011-02-16T14:23:00.000-08:00

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

What is love?

2011-02-14T12:18:00.000-08:00

Black History Month

2011-02-08T15:56:00.000-08:00

Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. Since 1976, it is celebrated annually in the United States of America and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October.

It's Groundhog Day! What Did Phil See?

2011-02-02T13:33:00.000-08:00

A groundhog (=marmota) is a small animal that digs and lives under the ground. It is also called the woodchuck. Groundhogs live in many parts of America. In the winter they hibernate like bears and some other animals.

There is a legend that says a few hundred years ago Europeans brought Groundhog Day to America. They said that the ground og wakes up from his hibernation on February 2. (February 2 is half way between winter and spring.) If he comes up from his hole and it is sunny, he will see his shadow and be frightened. If he sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter weather. But if he comes up and the sky is cloudy, he will not see his shadow and will not be frightened. Then spring weather will come very soon.

Phil's official forecast as read February 2nd, 2011, at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, PA:

Here Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Groundhog Day, February 2, 2011

Punxsutawney Phil was raised from his burrow

By the call of President Bill Deeley.

He greeted his handlers, Ben Hughes and John Griffiths.

After casting an inquisitive eye towards thousands of his faithful followers,

He proclaimed that the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl!

Back to the business at hand...

He surveyed his surroundings carefully and found that there was no shadow around,

So, an early spring it will be./

What's internet?

2011-01-30T03:28:00.000-08:00

17 years ago many people had no idea what the internet was.

Urban Freeflow - Parkour & Freerunning

2011-01-28T13:56:00.000-08:00

If you want to know more about free running, click here.