Ooh! » commercials | Ooh! https://fernlim.com/bits { Snippets that tickle my fancy} Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 42! Babelfish not needed. https://fernlim.com/bits/530/42-babelfish-not-needed/ https://fernlim.com/bits/530/42-babelfish-not-needed/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:00:42 +0000 Fern http://fernlim.com/bits/?p=530

They’re ordering food in Hindi… without knowing a single word of Hindi. (Apparently it’s quite accurate!)

Unfortunately, Google Translate won’t help you understand what the replying party is saying. Where’s Douglas Adams’ babelfish when you need it?

Check out the first comment below the video for what the entire conversation actually is: Google Demo Slam: Extra Spicy

via Ben Casnocha

]]> https://fernlim.com/bits/530/42-babelfish-not-needed/feed/ 0 Heathrow Airport Flashmob of Joy https://fernlim.com/bits/446/human-orchestral-flashmob/ https://fernlim.com/bits/446/human-orchestral-flashmob/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:18:16 +0000 Fern http://fernlim.com/bits/?p=446 I LOVE FLASHMOBS!

Side effects may include: grinning til it hurts, joyous tears and a happy swelling heart… Or just joy. Which totally works too.


The most impressive thing about this particular flashmob? No instruments were used. The “human orchestra” mimics the sound of trumpets, violins, and drums, among other instruments.

The crowd, made up of more than 500 actors, dressed up as taxi drivers, cabin crew, baggage handlers, and members of the public. They burst into dance sequences throughout the day as an estimated 80,000 people passed through Terminal 5 on arrival.

via Eugene at MyModern Met

]]> https://fernlim.com/bits/446/human-orchestral-flashmob/feed/ 1 Yeah! Rip that shirt off! (Old Spice New Spice) https://fernlim.com/bits/381/yeah-rip-that-shirt-off-old-spice-new-spice/ https://fernlim.com/bits/381/yeah-rip-that-shirt-off-old-spice-new-spice/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:29:30 +0000 Fern http://fernlim.com/bits/?p=381 Have you watched the New Spice “Study Like a Scholar, Scholar” Old Spice Parody? Well go and watch if ye haven’t… This site has some splendid behind the scenes picture (and a video!)

This one is my favorite.

Yeah! Rip that shirt off!

via Production Stills.

]]> https://fernlim.com/bits/381/yeah-rip-that-shirt-off-old-spice-new-spice/feed/ 0 Old Spice New Spice https://fernlim.com/bits/297/old-spice-new-spice/ https://fernlim.com/bits/297/old-spice-new-spice/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:03:28 +0000 Fern http://fernlim.com/bits/?p=297

The Old Spice Commercial is funny in a groan-this-is-so-cheesy way… but this parody cracked me up.

“Did you know that 8 out of 5 dentists say that studying in the library is 6 bajillion times more effective than studying in your shower?” HA!

(Don’t miss the 18-second mark: in the background. Plant. Dominates. Man.)

via Alice at MyModernMet

]]> https://fernlim.com/bits/297/old-spice-new-spice/feed/ 0