October 8, 2009
The Best Three Minutes You Ever Spent
C’mon. Admit it. When you’re bored you surf YouTube. It’s okay. I do it too. Probably too much. Wait. What? You don’t surf YouTube?? Are you clinically insane? Sure, most of it features Video blogs of some of the most retarded teenagers you’ll ever see. I once found a ten minute video of a girl explaining how she’s afraid of ketchup. I wish I was kidding. But actually, if you’re willing to look hard enough, you can sometimes find some gems. One of my favorite things to look at are videos reposted from a sight called Failblog. Usually they feature pictures, but sometimes they include videos. On YouTube, I can mainline the videos. I entertain myself for hours that way. Today, I’ve decided to post three of my very favorite Fail Videos. Don’t worry. They are short.
AYDS Commercial Fail
“Question: why take diet pills, when you can enjoy AYDS?” This was actually a real product. It was a chewy, butterscotch flavored candy that contained the chemical Benzocaine. As it turns out, benzocaine is a local anesthetic. So it suppressed your appetite BY MAKING YOUR MOUTH GO NUMB. This product was pretty popular in the late 70s and mid 80s, but the AIDS epidemic of the mid 80s started to kill sales. Who would have thought? Needless to say, the company changed the name of the product…TO DIET AYDS. (I’m not making this up).
Golf Club Fail
19 seconds in, you see the screw on cap. Surely its an extra tube you carry in your backpack. A second later, you realize that tube is part of the club. “Contains a reservoir?” No…no…they aren’t suggesting… And then the money shot: he’s peeing right into it. I love how they supply you with a little green towel you hold over Mr. Woodcock, as if that somehow fools those standing right next to you. “It appears that you are just checking out your club.” No, actually it looks like you are pissing right into your golf club! At the end, you think to yourself, “this can’t possibly be real.” Oh its real, friends. It’s very real. (uroclub.com)
Animal Identification Fail
I really love this one, for one simple reason– he refuses to give in. He says at the beginning, “Remember the picture of the horse I showed you?” At first you think maybe they switched pictures on him or something, so you’re willing to forgive him. But then he looks right at it, pauses, and says, “this is a big horse.” Is this what went on his mind: “ok, so i’m looking at this thing and its clearly not a horse. Hmm. But if I admit my error, I will look stupid. They taught me in salesmen school to be very confident…maybe if I really believe it’s a horse, it shall be so!!” Or did he really think he was looking at a horse? It is an enigma. BUT THEN HE POINTS AT IT. He actually touches the picture, points to the moth’s head, and calls it a “bushy tail.” Somehow he manages to identify teeth and hooves on it. Is he, in his mind, really seeing a horse?? Is he on acid??
I hope you enjoyed these. I know I did. Let me know what you think, or send me other videos that you’ve found!
