The Straight Dope

Go Back   Straight Dope Message Board > Main > Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)
Reload this Page Funniest 36 seconds on the internet
Register FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 02-19-2013, 06:27 AM
Antigen Antigen is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: was Montreal, now MD
Posts: 6,666
Funniest 36 seconds on the internet
I had not seen this until last week. I won't describe too much so I don't ruin the punch line, but it's a cat video with music, so be sure to turn the sound on.

Here's the video.

It just gets funnier with repeated viewings.

Reply With Quote
Advertisements  
  #2  
Old 02-19-2013, 06:57 AM
Joey P Joey P is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 17,437
I'll see your cat video and raise you "Trust Fall Fail" (and it's only 14 seconds).
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 02-19-2013, 07:00 AM
April R April R is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Sep 2012
I love that cat video, it is one of my family's favs. It crosses generations
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 02-19-2013, 07:05 AM
Antigen Antigen is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: was Montreal, now MD
Posts: 6,666
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joey P View Post
I'll see your cat video and raise you "Trust Fall Fail" (and it's only 14 seconds).
Ok, that's pretty damn funny!
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 02-19-2013, 08:02 AM
CalMeacham CalMeacham is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: May 2000
When I read the title, I thought it must be referring to this video, which someone showed me yesterday: Snooky and the Metronome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdmd5fenroU
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 02-19-2013, 10:31 AM
Chefguy Chefguy is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Portlandia
Posts: 24,664
Quote:
Originally Posted by CalMeacham View Post
When I read the title, I thought it must be referring to this video, which someone showed me yesterday: Snooky and the Metronome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdmd5fenroU
twitch...
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 02-20-2013, 07:26 AM
williamweigand williamweigand is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 343
Antigen, thanks for the link to that video. I like that song and have often thought of asking here what it was, and who does it.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 02-20-2013, 11:21 AM
Jenaroph Jenaroph is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Very well done syncing of music to video there, I laughed.

This one was posted on Cracked a few weeks ago in a list of obscure YouTube comedy gold videos. It's so simple and dumb, and yet I laughed until my nose ran.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 02-20-2013, 11:28 AM
EmAnJ EmAnJ is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Jan 2007
I fricken' love that video, hahahaha!
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 02-20-2013, 11:43 AM
jools jools is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Mar 2002
Quote:
Originally Posted by CalMeacham View Post
When I read the title, I thought it must be referring to this video, which someone showed me yesterday: Snooky and the Metronome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdmd5fenroU

I just laughed so much at this that I cried and had to explaining to do, since I'm at work.

Dang that poor cat, was probably very relieved when he killed it!
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 02-20-2013, 08:41 PM
PapSett PapSett is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: May 2005
OMG those are all great! Especially loved the cats and the metronome.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 02-20-2013, 09:22 PM
FloatyGimpy FloatyGimpy is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Aug 2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by jools View Post
I just laughed so much at this that I cried and had to explaining to do, since I'm at work.

Dang that poor cat, was probably very relieved when he killed it!
Oh my gosh, I had tears running down my face. How can he jump at every tick??
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 02-20-2013, 09:33 PM
simster simster is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,473
I give you - Cayanne vs Oak Leaf

This is mid round - the full battle lasted close to 20 minutes - in the end, Cayanne was indeed victorious...
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 02-20-2013, 09:35 PM
SeaDragonTattoo SeaDragonTattoo is online now
Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago, north, beachside
Posts: 4,130
Quote:
Originally Posted by jools View Post
I just laughed so much at this that I cried and had to explaining to do, since I'm at work.

Dang that poor cat, was probably very relieved when he killed it!
Me too. Not the at work part, but tears and not breathing for an alarming amount of time.
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 02-20-2013, 09:36 PM
Leaffan Leaffan is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
I don't get it.
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 02-20-2013, 09:55 PM
panaccione panaccione is offline
Member
  
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 1,601
Hilarious. All of them.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 02-20-2013, 10:06 PM
Leaffan Leaffan is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leaffan View Post
I don't get it.
No, I mean I really, really, really don't get it. Youtube comments:

"I've seen this almost 20 times and it just gets funnier each time! (:
:THE BEST VIDEO EVER"
"i've seen this a million times. shit never gets old! always got me laughing."


It's a fucking cat jumping off a rail.
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 02-20-2013, 10:26 PM
FloatyGimpy FloatyGimpy is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Aug 2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leaffan View Post
No, I mean I really, really, really don't get it. Youtube comments:

"I've seen this almost 20 times and it just gets funnier each time! (:
:THE BEST VIDEO EVER"
"i've seen this a million times. shit never gets old! always got me laughing."


It's a fucking cat jumping off a rail.
Yeah that one didn't do it for me either. But the metronome one is funny.
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 02-20-2013, 10:42 PM
Jenaroph Jenaroph is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Quote:
Originally Posted by simster View Post
I give you - Cayanne vs Oak Leaf

This is mid round - the full battle lasted close to 20 minutes - in the end, Cayanne was indeed victorious...
I offer you Hope and the Scary Banana
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 02-20-2013, 10:56 PM
picker picker is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Sep 2003
How about Goats Screaming Like Humans? I laughed. I cried.
Reply With Quote
  #21  
Old 02-20-2013, 11:17 PM
simster simster is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,473
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jenaroph View Post
Nice - that dog is so huge it has a hard time playing - can't imagine hearng that 'growl' at nite if I wasn't the owner...
Last edited by simster; 02-20-2013 at 11:18 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 02-20-2013, 11:43 PM
GuanoLad GuanoLad is online now
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Where the wild roses grow
Posts: 18,133
It's arguably NSFW, but here's 36 seconds that amuses me.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 02-21-2013, 12:10 AM
Projammer Projammer is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SW Arkansas
Posts: 4,035
Dogs, cats, and trust.
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 02-21-2013, 01:57 AM
Eyebrows 0f Doom Eyebrows 0f Doom is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Oct 2004
Quote:
Originally Posted by picker View Post
How about Goats Screaming Like Humans? I laughed. I cried.
Oh God, my sides hurt from laughing at that. The one at the very end just made me totally lose it.
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 02-21-2013, 02:44 AM
Jeff Lichtman Jeff Lichtman is offline
Head Cheese
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: El Cerrito, CA
Posts: 2,027
A kitten confronts its mortal enemies.
__________________
'Tis a pity that I have no gravy to put upon Uncle Hymie.
Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 02-21-2013, 04:53 AM
BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Jul 2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leaffan View Post
No, I mean I really, really, really don't get it.

...

It's a fucking cat jumping off a rail.
Do you just not find it funny, or do you actually not get it? Cats are usually graceful, and the video is set to music that has a dramatic build to a climactic moment. When that moment comes, the cat misses his jump by a mile and falls with splayed, rigid limbs. The humor is supposed to come from the dichotomy between both the music and the agility of cats, and what actually happens.
Last edited by BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed; 02-21-2013 at 04:53 AM. Reason: formatting
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 02-21-2013, 05:04 AM
ptr2void ptr2void is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Nov 2002
Quote:
Originally Posted by Projammer View Post
This was pretty damn funny. Actually, in our house, one of our cats taught the dog to go up the stairs here.
Reply With Quote
  #28  
Old 02-21-2013, 07:37 AM
Machine Elf Machine Elf is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Feb 2007
Ticklish camel.
Reply With Quote
  #29  
Old 02-21-2013, 09:10 AM
Jenaroph Jenaroph is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Quote:
Originally Posted by picker View Post
How about Goats Screaming Like Humans? I laughed. I cried.
Love that one, although as has been pointed out by many people on the Interwebs, a lot of those aren't goats. Some of the best ones are sheep. My fave is the goat arguing with the Italian guy and spitting at him.
Reply With Quote
  #30  
Old 02-21-2013, 09:26 AM
gwendee gwendee is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Charm City
Posts: 3,064
Quote:
Originally Posted by April R View Post
I love that cat video, it is one of my family's favs. It crosses generations
Just what I was going to post! It's a cat so...great for my mom and a song my son likes (that I also like).
Reply With Quote
  #31  
Old 02-21-2013, 11:04 AM
Leaffan Leaffan is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed View Post
Do you just not find it funny, or do you actually not get it?
Both, I guess.
Reply With Quote
  #32  
Old 02-21-2013, 01:02 PM
jools jools is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Mar 2002
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leaffan View Post
Both, I guess.
It didn't make me laugh as much as the metronome one but the mix of music and suspense plus it's always funny to see a cat fail a jump!
Reply With Quote
  #33  
Old 02-21-2013, 04:06 PM
G0sp3l G0sp3l is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Sorry, but this is the funniest thing on the internet.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed View Post
I'm gonna go 'head and assume that this is relevant here.
Reply With Quote
  #34  
Old 02-21-2013, 04:19 PM
FoieGrasIsEvil FoieGrasIsEvil is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Nasty Nati
Posts: 13,411
This one is tried and true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94
Reply With Quote
  #35  
Old 02-21-2013, 09:27 PM
Jeff Lichtman Jeff Lichtman is offline
Head Cheese
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: El Cerrito, CA
Posts: 2,027
Cat alarm clock
__________________
'Tis a pity that I have no gravy to put upon Uncle Hymie.
Reply With Quote
  #36  
Old 02-21-2013, 09:33 PM
Cat Whisperer Cat Whisperer is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Calgary, AB.
Posts: 43,578
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chefguy View Post
twitch...
No kidding - I started to twitch along with the cat after a while.

Quote:
Originally Posted by FoieGrasIsEvil View Post
This one is tried and true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94
Terry Tate! They got the office stuff so, so right. "You kill the joe, you make some mo' - you know that, baby!"

This isn't the funniest thing ever, but it is unusual - cats in snowbanks!
Reply With Quote
  #37  
Old 02-22-2013, 07:55 AM
moriah moriah is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NJ, USA ♂
Posts: 3,761
Not wanting to rain on anyone's cat parade, but the OP's cat jump fail is already a long time meme. With a .gif of it being a popular avatar: http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/up...-off-ledge.gif

Although, the nicely timed music is a nice touch.

And an update on the old faithful: http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/8/2...00nl_06345.gif
Reply With Quote
  #38  
Old 02-22-2013, 07:57 AM
Antigen Antigen is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: was Montreal, now MD
Posts: 6,666
Quote:
Originally Posted by moriah View Post
Although, the nicely timed music is a nice touch.
The timed music is the whole point of that video.
Reply With Quote
  #39  
Old 02-22-2013, 09:51 AM
shijinn shijinn is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: waist deep in ink
Posts: 3,514
was the timing of the music with the cat peering in and out of the clothesline intentional or coincidence?

anyway, the choice of music was definitely intentional - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k guy flying in a squirrel suit.
Reply With Quote
  #40  
Old 02-22-2013, 12:38 PM
pulykamell pulykamell is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: May 2000
Location: SW Side, Chicago
Posts: 25,365
Quote:
Originally Posted by shijinn View Post
was the timing of the music with the cat peering in and out of the clothesline intentional or coincidence?

anyway, the choice of music was definitely intentional - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k guy flying in a squirrel suit.
Yeah, I remember seeing that when it first came out. That has got to be one of the craziest extreme sports type of videos I've seen. Possibly the craziest. I just noticed there is a video of him actually wiping out and sustaining injuries (cut it just a little too close--we're talking inches--with the edge of cliff.)
Last edited by pulykamell; 02-22-2013 at 12:38 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #41  
Old 02-22-2013, 04:03 PM
Batsinma Belfry Batsinma Belfry is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Nov 2001
For some reason, I don't think a video of a cat, seconds before it is injured/killed, is funny.
Reply With Quote
  #42  
Old 02-22-2013, 04:06 PM
Machine Elf Machine Elf is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Feb 2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Batsinma Belfry View Post
For some reason, I don't think a video of a cat, seconds before it is injured/killed, is funny.
How about a video of a cat seconds before it severely embarrasses itself?
Reply With Quote
  #43  
Old 02-22-2013, 06:25 PM
Two Many Cats Two Many Cats is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Apr 2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by jools View Post
I just laughed so much at this that I cried and had to explaining to do, since I'm at work.

Dang that poor cat, was probably very relieved when he killed it!
I love how the cat sniffs the floor afterwards, which is cat-ese for "Victory is mine!"
Reply With Quote
  #44  
Old 02-22-2013, 07:11 PM
SeaDragonTattoo SeaDragonTattoo is online now
Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago, north, beachside
Posts: 4,130
Quote:
Originally Posted by Batsinma Belfry View Post
For some reason, I don't think a video of a cat, seconds before it is injured/killed, is funny.
The video with the music has a link to the original, in which the owner states in the description and in the comments that the cat is fine.
Reply With Quote
  #45  
Old 02-23-2013, 12:21 AM
drewtwo99 drewtwo99 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 5,712
The cat jumping out of the window was good enough for 2 viewings. The metronome one was side-splitting. Absolutely one of the funniest videos I've seen.
Reply With Quote
  #46  
Old 02-23-2013, 03:28 AM
brujaja brujaja is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Jul 2006
Aw, now I really wanna see "Kitty Is A Very Bad Mystic" ... alas, it has been removed from, like, everywhere. <sigh>
Reply With Quote
  #47  
Old 02-23-2013, 07:11 AM
FoieGrasIsEvil FoieGrasIsEvil is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Nasty Nati
Posts: 13,411
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cat Whisperer View Post
No kidding - I started to twitch along with the cat after a while.

Terry Tate! They got the office stuff so, so right. "You kill the joe, you make some mo' - you know that, baby!"

This isn't the funniest thing ever, but it is unusual - cats in snowbanks!
I like the guy that tosses his pop can into the wrong bin. "The pain train's a'comin'! WOOT WOOT!!"

Reply With Quote
  #48  
Old 02-23-2013, 03:51 PM
drewtwo99 drewtwo99 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 5,712
That may be the funniest 36 seconds, but this may be the funniest 47 seconds on the internet!
Reply With Quote
  #49  
Old 02-23-2013, 09:16 PM
Cat Whisperer Cat Whisperer is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Calgary, AB.
Posts: 43,578
Quote:
Originally Posted by FoieGrasIsEvil View Post
I like the guy that tosses his pop can into the wrong bin. "The pain train's a'comin'! WOOT WOOT!!"
That is one of my absolute pet peeves in offices - people tossing cans in garbage cans when there are ALWAYS recycling bins right nearby. I adored seeing Terry Tate take someone down for that.
Reply With Quote
  #50  
Old 02-23-2013, 09:29 PM
Amblydoper Amblydoper is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Dec 2004
Assuming you know about Minecraft, this is a story about a cat. Don't watch the clock, but the 36 seconds is over at the exact moment you think it should be.
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:53 AM.

Contact Us - Straight Dope Homepage - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

Send questions for Cecil Adams to: cecil@chicagoreader.com

Send comments about this website to: webmaster@straightdope.com

Terms of Use / Privacy Policy

Advertise on the Straight Dope!
(Your direct line to thousands of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks.)

Publishers - interested in subscribing to the Straight Dope?
Write to: sdsubscriptions@chicagoreader.com.

Copyright © 2013 Sun-Times Media, LLC.