The Swamp

Johnnie wrote:More posts from me today...

There was a gathering at UMASS featuring Milo Yiannopoulos, Christina Hoff Summers, and Steven Crowder.


Look at these highlights (lowlights?). What the hell is going on at college campuses?

And on the opposite end of the spectrum, heinous fuck Paul Lepage, governor of Maine, walks offstage at a speech because 2 people quietly held up signs.

If you YouTube around to some of Milo's stuff from over a year ago, he was quiet, measured, made cogent points, and the flamboyance was turned way down. I didn't realize he was gay until he himself had an offhand comment of "...as a gay man...".

But now, he's doing it to troll, be loud, and egg on. He's an outspoken Trump supporter and he aligns himself with the far right and acts as they do. It's rather annoying. I listened to his podcasts with both Joe Rogan and Adam Carolla and he seemed to be amenable to some opinions different than his, but ultimately held his views.

This college tour is rather silly on both sides.

Maybe you Baltimore guys can clue me in on whether this is a bit or real. The McDonald's logo in the back seat just seems too perfect. Still funny.

The Sybian wrote:That girl screaming has some serious issues way beyond needing a "safe space."

The internet has dubbed her Trigglypuff.

Mill's reaction video in that link is classic.

Johnnie wrote:

The Sybian wrote:That girl screaming has some serious issues way beyond needing a "safe space."

The internet has dubbed her Trigglypuff.

Mill's reaction video in that link is classic.

Sometimes I love the internet.

JT just dropped the song of the summer yesterday. It's basically on the same vibe as Happy by Pharrell. Also, Gwen Stefani is 46 years old.

Doesn't do anything for me.

(The song. Not Gwen.)

Jerloma wrote:Doesn't do anything for me.

(The song. Not Gwen.)

Seconded. But I can watch Anna Kendrick all day. Damn.

Well, shut down the summer. Jerloma and BSF aren't impressed.

(Also, I'm actually saying it will be anointed by the masses as the song of the summer. Not me.)

This is what you see when you attach a couple of GoPros to a sounding rocket and launch it to almost 400,000 feet.

It's pretty incredible.

That is great. Also, just noticed your signature. That is great also.

We can strap HD cameras to the sides of rockets going (nearly) into space, but yet radio communications about said launches still sound like it's 1968.

Johnnie wrote:JT just dropped the song of the summer yesterday. It's basically on the same vibe as Happy by Pharrell. Also, Gwen Stefani is 46 years old.

She's been our go-to "everybody ages differently" person for a few years now.

Shirley wrote:We can strap HD cameras to the sides of rockets going (nearly) into space, but yet radio communications about said launches still sound like it's 1968.

I'm sure a live stream of the video wouldn't exactly be in HD.

Gunpowder wrote:

Shirley wrote:We can strap HD cameras to the sides of rockets going (nearly) into space, but yet radio communications about said launches still sound like it's 1968.

I'm sure a live stream of the video wouldn't exactly be in HD.

I was just riffing on the fact that the radio communications for anything related to shooting rockets in the sky always has the same sound, like it was recorded on a CB radio.

I can never remember where I saw things on the internet, but your post had me remembering a video that was posted the other day. It was HD-VHS video from NYC in the early 90's. Crazy to see video that old be so clear.

Flo did some weird shit before she got the progressive gig.

Tim and Eric haven't gotten much attention in the swamp. I love their weird shit.

Back with part 2:

Modern Chevy vs. old Chevy. You'd think the heavy steel frame of the old car would destroy the new one. Nope.

Casey Neistat always has awesome vlogs.

Japan's weird products are legendary.

But there's a product you see all over the place that Ronaldo endorses that (apparently) is designed to help people have stronger smiles... or something.

I had to check out this ad to see what it actually did.

It's amazing how many highly famous people they can get to endorse goofy shit in Japan that would be seen as "beneath" them if it ever appeared in Western media. I guess it's the combination of huge stacks of money + the assumption that no one outside Japan will see it.

Pruitt wrote:Japan's weird products are legendary.

But there's a product you see all over the place that Ronaldo endorses that (apparently) is designed to help people have stronger smiles... or something.

I had to check out this ad to see what it actually did.

Shake Weight for your mouth?

The Sybian wrote:Shake Weight for your mouth?

That has "new GPJ song" written all over it.

h/t

This will fuck with your shit.

Holy Fuck.

Holy shit. That got me sweaty.

Shirley wrote:Holy shit. That got me sweaty.

Holy Shit is right!

I was watching without volume since my family's still asleep - but at 5,000 I turned it on, and there was no indication as to what was going on. My palms are sweaty.

Shirley wrote:Holy shit. That got me sweaty.

Dammit, taken down. What was this?

It was insane. Dude jumped from a plane with four other guys and landed in a big ass, supersized trapeze tent, without ever opening his chute.

govmentchedda wrote:It was insane. Dude jumped from a plane with four other guys and landed in a big ass, supersized trapeze tent, without ever opening his chute.

If it was the one I saw on the news this morning, the dude didn't even have a chute for the just in case.

I thought the video that I saw said that he wore one because of safety regulations. Can't imagine there are two different people with balls that big.

I just saw this. Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane with a parachute is a bad idea. This is the stupidest thing I've seen in a long time. Bless him, glad he survived.