Sunday, August 30, 2009

Two Minutes 33 Seconds with Ken Jeong

The spanish teacher at Greendale Community College wants to say Hola!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Big Buck Bunny

Big Buck Bunny is a computer animated short film created by the Blender Institute using free software. The film tells the story of “a giant rabbit with a heart bigger than himself. When one sunny day three rodents rudely harass him, something snaps… and the rabbit ain’t no bunny anymore! In the typical cartoon tradition he prepares the nasty rodents a comical revenge.” Watch the short embedded after the jump.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Woman, 75, drives 2 miles on bridge the wrong way

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -Police said a 75-year-old woman drove the wrong way on New York's Tappan Zee Bridge. State police in Tarrytown said the woman entered the highway from the Exit 9 off-ramp Sunday morning and drove north in the southbound lanes of the bridge. She drove about two miles before she was stopped.

She told police she knew she had been driving the wrong way but kept going because she thought there would be a place to make a U-turn.

She was given tickets for improperly entering a highway, driving in the wrong direction and reckless driving.

Eight people died on July 26 when Diane Schuler drove a van carrying her three nieces and her own two children the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. She crashed head-on into an SUV.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Mystery Team Adventures: The Case of the Haunted Hotel

An all-new original short film featuring the characters from DERRICK Comedy's first feature film, "MYSTERY TEAM."

"MYSTERY TEAM" is coming to theaters in select cities starting August 28th, 2009, expanding nationwide in October 2009.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Paul - Games!

The following video contains actual games played by the cast of Paul during the all-night shoots. Warning: Do not attempt to play these games yourself unless you are fully familiar with the respective rules. Failure to comply could result in injury.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Saudi Family Sues Genie for Harassment

A family in Saudi Arabia has taken a genie to court, alleging theft and harassment, according to local media.

The lawsuit filed in Shariah court accuses the genie of leaving them threatening voicemails, stealing their cell phones and hurling rocks at them when they leave their house at night, said Al-Watan newspaper.

An investigation was under way, local court officials said.

"We have to verify the truthfulness of this case despite the difficulty of doing so," Sheikh Amr Al Salmi, the head of the court, told Al-Watan. "What makes this case and complaint more interesting is that it wasn't filed by just one person. Every member of the family is part of this case."

The family, which has lived in the same house near the holy city of Medina for 15 years, said it became aware of the spirit in the past two years.

"We began hearing strange noises," the head of the family, who requested anonymity, told Al-Watan. "In the beginning, we didn't take it seriously, but after that, stranger things started happening and the children got really scared when the genie began throwing stones."

A local charity has moved the family to a temporary residence while a court investigates, the newspaper said.

In Islamic cultures, a belief in genies, or jinns, is common.

Genies not only appear in pre-Islamic fiction such as "Arabian Nights," but are also mentioned in the Quran.

Many Saudis believe invisible genies live among them and are capable of demonic possession and revenge.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Grandchildren left in car while Fla. woman gambled

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -A Florida woman has been sentenced to 14 months of house arrest for leaving two grandchildren alone in a parked car while she went to play the slots.

A Broward County judge also gave the 54-year-old woman three years' probation Monday.

Authorities say the woman left the children in a car parked outside a Hallandale Beach casino in August 2008. The windows were down, but the air-conditioning was off.

A witness saw the 2-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy in the car and told the casino's security.

The prosecutor tells the South Florida Sun Sentinel that the woman had pleaded guilty to charges including felony child abuse and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Chris Kattan Tries Gay for Pay

The economy is affecting everyone. Even Chris Kattan.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Friday, August 14, 2009

Robbery Suspect Returns to Say Sorry

RAHWAY, N.J. - Police in central New Jersey said they arrested a man for burglary after he returned to the victim's house in Rahway to apologize.

Police arrested 35-year-old Craig Fletcher of Elizabeth on Wednesday shortly after the homeowner told them a man had just rung his doorbell, apologized for the break-in and ran off on foot.

The homeowner said he interrupted the June 29 burglary. He chased the burglar, who had stuffed three laptops and an Xbox game console into a backpack. The intruder threw the bag down and got away.

Fletcher was also charged with a second burglary in the same neighborhood.

He was taken to the Union County Jail in lieu of $60,000 bail. Police did not know if he had retained a lawyer.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Prank leads Fla. couple to trash hotel room

ORLANDO, Fla. -Authorities say a prankster persuaded a married couple to smash their Florida hotel window after falsely telling them the room had a gas leak. Police say a person claiming to be a front-desk clerk at an Orlando hotel convinced the couple to break a wall mirror and use a lamp to punch a hole through the wall. The couple also threw a mattress out the window, but a hotel manager came to the room before they could jump.

The manager told the couple there was no gas leak. The manager also said employees had received a memo from the hotel's corporate office warning that dangerous pranks were being pulled at hotels in other states.

The prank cost about $5,000 in damages. Police say the couple were not arrested Monday because they thought it was an emergency. The hotel has not asked them to pay.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Raaaaaaaandy - Part 3

Part three of a documentary series profiling Randy (Aziz Ansari), a rising standup comic featured in the new film Funny People. Spend more time with Randy at www.laughyourdickoff.com

Friday, August 7, 2009

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Woman jailed after man complains about her cooking

NAPLES, Fla. -A southwest Florida woman was arrested after deputies said she assaulted her 71-year-old common-law husband after he complained about her cooking. A Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report shows 66-year-old Meredith Hart Mulcahy was charged with battery on an elderly person Tuesday night.

Deputies said the man got into an argument with her about undercooked potatoes and burnt bread. He went to the bedroom and began eating, and authorities said the woman then threw a phone at him.

Deputies said Mulcahy became belligerent in the back seat of the patrol car and told them that she "burned the bread she was cooking because she was so intoxicated." She was in the Lee County Jail on Wednesday pending a $1,500 bond.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Saturday, August 1, 2009