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I guess this is a new internet meme.

Backstroke of the West

Genesis

Oh and maybe something more serious:

As We May Think

http://static.vsocial.com/flash/ups.swf?d=75313&a=0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOYfG0QGG0

http://emuse.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/377

http://www.gofish.com/player.gfp?gfid=30-1084728

I had posted in the past about The Yes Men, probably the most unique activism I've ever seen.

Well, I found the movie on Google Video. Check it out before it gets taken down.

For some highlights, skip to about 38:00 minutes into the film, where they demonstrate the 'Management Leisuresuit'. Some funny CGI .

And the grand finale at about 1:00:00 (1 hour) into the film, the McDonald's sewage system. "The #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 would no longer refer to combinations of food, but rather just the number of times the product has been recycled." Pure genius.

I think you get the picture .

Funny stuff.

Here's an interesting 1-hour BBC docudrama on 'what if drugs were legal.'

Also came across this neat acoustic cover of Outkast's Hey Ya. I even put up an mp3 in case you want it.

Last but not least I saw an advertisement in the local newspaper for a cool electric bike. I liked everything about it except for the 'keep out of rain' warning.