Anyone that spends any time on the internet knows that myths spread like wildfire from places like Twitter to just stupid bloggers. Some guy will make a claim like “We are heading for an ice age! Global Warming is FAKE!” while citing some source that completely disproves their claim. Yes I said that right, people actually cite a source in many myth stories that end up disputing their headline. These are the dumbest of the dumb of course, as most try to hide their sources, or just plain don’t have one. They are literally just saying things some random person told them and running with it as if it were proven.

9/11 theories tend to be of this sort. People call themselves “skeptics”, but this is meaningless if they don’t actually do any of the research that is required of being skeptical. You have to have a reason to dispute a claim. You can’t just go with your gut. I wanted to recommend a couple of people that take different approaches to skepticism (one just recently), and another who has a myriad of great videos about BS finding its way into common bar talk.

The first is more of a POE (Click here for Poe’s Law), that has just recently started mockign Truthers for fun. This would be the great EdwardCurrent.

Ed is so convincing to some it appears that they actually believe him to be a man of God. While most can tell he is not, it is amusing to see just how many do think he is. The skeptic side seems to be a new thing and he is coming clean a bit with his trolling. Now just outright mocking all the non-logical believers in the absurd. He looks like a Travel Agent Jobs type to me for some reason.

The next guy I find to be much more of a pro. He isn’t just out there mocking, but doing the research to back up his claims. A well-versed reporter for his entire career, he shows you how to be a REAL skeptic. Not just one that takes anything outlandish they hear and spread it around as fact.

I am speaking of potholer54. He spends time on climate change, scientific lies being perpetrated by lack of research, and mocks a few that he considers outright liars. This guy isn’t the typical skeptic. He is very good at research and he is quite comical with his dry humor on top of his relentless research. He also spends some time sharing with you how to research all this nonsense you hear yourself, which is quite simple. Highly entertaining.

If you have never seen the Police Academy movies you probably have no idea who this guy is. In those movies he made all kinds of ridiculously awesome sound effects using only his voice to help his academy cronies get away with stuff. Playing pranks on their superior officers and whatnot in the classic comedies. (Movies are worth a watch if you have never seen them. Surely found in bargain bins, or Friends and Family Offers somewhere.).

While it is incredible that this guy hasn’t found more success over the years, he does have some pretty awesome videos floating around doing some pretty amazing things. A recent video popped up this week in which he sings and plays guitar with his voice of the legendary Led Zepplin. I also tossed in a Jimi Hendrix impersonation too which is crazy as well. (NOTE: The National Anthem part is EXACTLY the way Hendrix played it. It’s not him screwing up.)

I’m sure you know by now that I am a Detroit sports slappy. Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings (if thy make the playoffs *cough*), and the Michigan Wolverines when I am not sick of college football.

So I pretty much pay attention to these teams and watch most games for the NFL and even baseball. Forgazi produces a serious of videos that are based on some innocent Michigan promo videos that are “Pure Michigan”. These videos talk about the lakes, certain attractions, steel buildings, etc. to promote tourism. Forgazi on the other hand…makes them all into a joke among other videos like mocking Lebron James.

This one is a Redux of the original Lions fans video here. This one states that the Detroit Lions are MURDERERS. Enjoy

Since I’m a big Detroit sports fan, and the Tigers are int eh playoffs, I figured I’d share some of our local flavor. Our trusty Tigers announcers may not be the flashiest guys in the business, but they have some hilarious moments in their calls. Rod Allen has a lot of silly catch phrases that people say mockingly. Mario is pretty laid back, but they tend to have a good time in the booth.

If you follow the Tigers you know them both, and you know all about Rod Allen chasing a Japanese pitcher around the field when he was in Japan trying to make him need a heated mattress pads. Here are a few funny videos of our dynamic duo.

Better than Rick:

Whoops. I guess I forgot to post this a couple weeks ago. I am so ashamed as this should be one of your favorites on Youtube now.

It is “I’m a Stupid Cat!”. Nothing better than animal videos obviously, but cats seem to win the award for best animal videos. This one in particular is exactly what cats are thinking when we are serving them. Get some grad gifts full of cats.