# Your favorite Youtube video (new thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296 "2007-06-08T19:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/61 "2007-06-13T21:40:57Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] I know nothing about singing, but why wouldn’t an opera want local singers? ETA: Given that there is local talent, that is. [/QUOTE] There’s a feeling (which is probably true) that audiences and critics will see the company as more prestigious, exotic, whatever, if they bring in talent from elsewhere, especially New York, LA, or abroad. It’s unfortunate, but true. A relatively small company will tend to hire locally for comprimario roles, but will almost always hire leads from elsewhere (once they’ve reached the level that allows them to not only attract talent from elsewhere, but pay to bring them in and house them). ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/62 "2007-06-13T21:43:31Z")
Then couldn’t an enterprising singer simply register with an agency in New York or London and land local gigs? ETA: For that matter, an enterprising agent could open a New York office and solicit business from all over. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/63 "2007-06-13T21:50:20Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Then couldn’t an enterprising singer simply register with an agency in New York or London and land local gigs? ETA: For that matter, an enterprising agent could open a New York office and solicit business from all over. [/QUOTE] Yup. Or you can just lie (or at least fudge) on your resume. Lots of people sort of pretend they live with their parents and list their address instead of their own (local) one. The problem arises when you are relatively well known (for whatever reason) to the people running the auditions, who will know whether you’re really local or not. For instance, the director of Union Avenue Opera Theatre (the “other” St. Louis company) had a close relationship with the University where I did my Master’s (and my Bachelor’s, but I didn’t know him then). The other person who sits in on auditions and assists in casting teaches the Opera Class, and is my voice teacher’s wife. I can’t really get around that one. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/64 "2007-06-14T03:10:06Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] Yup. Or you can just lie (or at least fudge) on your resume. Lots of people sort of pretend they live with their parents and list their address instead of their own (local) one. The problem arises when you are relatively well known (for whatever reason) to the people running the auditions, who will know whether you’re really local or not. For instance, the director of Union Avenue Opera Theatre (the “other” St. Louis company) had a close relationship with the University where I did my Master’s (and my Bachelor’s, but I didn’t know him then). The other person who sits in on auditions and assists in casting teaches the Opera Class, and is my voice teacher’s wife. I can’t really get around that one. [/QUOTE] There are ways around [that.](http://www.fakecrap.com/products/groucho_glasses.html) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/65 "2007-06-14T05:09:27Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Your comments have been edifying, Fachverwirrt. Thanks. [/QUOTE] Yes, thanks a lot. Very interesting! ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/66 "2007-06-14T05:24:11Z")
[Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the Tonys](http://youtube.com/watch?v=6qY1j_bKg8o). ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/67 "2007-06-14T07:26:20Z")
I’m told this is old, but it was new to me: [Original](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj9swNR5-lY&mode=related&search=) (a minute will do) [The parody](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4moXgu6aqfI) ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/68 "2007-06-14T08:31:09Z")
This clip defies this white boy’s sense of rhythm. [The Godfather - 1966](http://youtube.com/watch?v=7K3KbzjT6Sc) ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/69 "2007-06-14T15:32:25Z")
This one. I cannot stop watching it–it’s hypnotic. Also, my husband is totally in love with this girl. No idea why? 😃 [Groovy Dancing Girl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr2JneittqQ) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/70 "2007-06-14T18:28:31Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] There’s a feeling (which is probably true) that audiences and critics will see the company as more prestigious, exotic, whatever, if they bring in talent from elsewhere, especially New York, LA, or abroad. It’s unfortunate, but true. [/QUOTE] I’ll bet there’s also the issue, if they hire locally, of seeing the same handful of people in the lead roles, over and over and over, and that gets boring. It’s like radio commercials around my small town. There seems to be only one local ad agency that does jingles, and so we’ve got the same woman singing the jingles for every single commercial, for many years now, and it’s getting really old. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/71 "2007-06-14T18:43:33Z")
Charlie the Unicorn! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7vrjwwOCxc) It’s kinda surreal, but watch it til the end - the end is a bit of a twist. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/72 "2007-06-14T21:34:00Z")
[A six year old sings](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWNoiVrJDsE) These are fun. [Skullcrusher Mountain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJNSC3k5Nwg) [Another by Coulton](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltjbnyvq_SI) ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/73 "2007-06-14T22:56:32Z")
[Another one from _In Living Color_.](http://youtube.com/watch?v=cwr7NseyPUY) ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/74 "2007-06-14T22:57:35Z")
[Pickle Surprise!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgWn7zbgxZ4) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/75 "2007-06-15T04:18:57Z")
[QUOTE=guppy] [Pickle Surprise!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgWn7zbgxZ4) [/QUOTE] Thanks, now I have to scrub my brain. For that I give you [Mighty Horse.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C97CtJW06H8) ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/76 "2007-06-15T04:55:14Z")
[“Deadwood Pancakes.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f31PLcCXD0U) Not work safe, with all the language you’d expect from “Deadwood.” ---
**Author:** ![delsol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@delsol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delsol)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/77 "2007-06-15T13:43:41Z")
Oh, this is by far my favorite. Hilarious. Its called the [swear jar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhP4sMzHN0) , created by [bud.tv](http://bud.tv). Seriously, I wish all offices would do this… ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/78 "2007-06-15T14:34:17Z")
The ending of this show was good on it’s own, but here’s proof that some people have [far too much time on their hands](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvoQz4mSHOo). ---
**Author:** ![Haunted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Haunted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/79 "2007-06-15T14:45:34Z")
[This](http://youtube.com/watch?v=0j1kMnafV1c) one is my favorite. Rated R for strong language and animated violence. This video always cheers me up when I’m down. Favorite game/favorite song. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/80 "2007-06-15T14:48:57Z")
The Killers are generally good for total WTF videos, but thanks to YouTube I stumbled upon the one for [All These Things That I’ve Done](http://youtube.com/watch?v=k6ERe23kSBM) yesterday and this one is definitely way up there. The most bizarre part is when I realized that in some kind of crazy way it actually makes sense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296.md?page=5)