I Don't Understand: 2637 The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of Charades.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

2637 The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of Charades.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Garrison Keillor says he speaks Danish well enough to get into trouble,
but not well enough to get out of it.

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Last Thursday The Man showed me some YouTube clips of a comedian and communicator he finds fascinating - Demetri Martin. Martin's obvious intelligence probably makes life difficult. He thinks about and does things that are ... uh ... not normal, like a lot of complicated word-play. He's OCD-wracked. For example, he became fascinated with palindromes, and wrote a 224-word palindrome that actually makes sense (well, sort of). He provides an entertaining glimpse into a very strange mind.

There are several short clips of his standup routines on YouTube, most of very poor recording or editing quality. The best thing out there is the six-part "If I" program, which is a glimpse into a very strange life. (If you watch only one of the following videos, go for part 3.)

Here is part 1:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKnzPHtf9u4&feature=player_profilepage#]

An aside - I had to snort at the book he held up. Jay and I used to amuse ourselves finding the errors in that book. In about 20-30% of the problems, the answer the book gave was not the only possible answer. The authors didn't consider other possible solutions, and didn't pose the question in such a way as to eliminate other solutions than the one they saw. Arrogance.

And part 2, where he climbs into his mind a bit more:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98RECgRc5HA]

Part 3, in the series of rather ordinary photos, did you wonder why the middle guy is identified as Hawaiian? Wait for it..... It's so bad it's good.