June 2009
6 posts
Too Late For This Bumper Sticker
I had this bumper sticker idea a while ago, but never got around to posting it. Now it’s totally out of date. Such is the peril of ideas conceived in election cycles: “McCain: Bush’s 3rd Term (And If He’s Really Good, Bush’s 4th Term Too)”
Jun 12th
Improving the Q&A Format
Instead of answering every question in the order of hands raised, filmmakers or other illustrious types on a stage for a Q&A should have three or four people ask their questions, and then pick the best and answer that one. Or go on an extemporaneous riff that touches on all of them. Then they’d call on three or four more people, and pick the best of that batch as well. And so on, until...
Jun 9th
1 tag
Unprogrammed Worship Freestlying
A hip hop video that takes place at a Quaker session of silent “unprogrammed worship.” At these meetings, Quakers sit in silence for an hour, unless someone is led by the spirit to stand and share a message. The video would start with everything normal at one of these meetings: We see shots of devout, conservatively dressed Quakers, silently pondering. Then we cut to a famous hip hop...
Jun 7th
Pithy Comic About Early Demise
Two teenagers are at the edge of a cliff. Below is a lake. One is about to cliffdive off. The other is too scared. “Come on, live a little!” the brave one chastises the cowardly one. He then dives off and happens to land on a rock sticking out of the lake, splattering. The cowardly one looks down. “Live a little is right!”
Jun 6th
Beyond His Years
Short movie about a six-year-old child who gets in big trouble and/or is wildly praised for doing the things that average adults do on a regular basis. The movie opens with him taking his mom’s car keys and driving off with the family car, only to be pulled over by the police once he turns onto the highway. His parents are furious, but he makes the local news and is invited to a latenight...
Jun 3rd
1 tag
Against Obama Before It Was Cool
Here’s a funny bumper sticker idea from Nicole B.: i saw a bumper sticker that said “i was against bush before being against bush was cool.” the bumper sticker irritated me because it was dumb. being against bush was always already cool. [editor’s note: I can confirm this, having witnessed/attended a large anti-Bush protest in Austin on his 2001 inauguration day] so i...
Jun 1st