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CLASSIC HORROR FILM WITH LON CHANEY

Ah, the 1950s…

Anybody seen my conch?

Weird cover of “Heartbreak Hotel” by Gisele MacKenzie, Taken from a 1956 episode of Your Hit Parade. Intentionally hilarious, Gisele MacKenzie takes a beloved rock song and gleefully turns it into a parody of bad horror films.

Why? Why Not!

Sure, This may just be the immature reaction by a bunch of adults who thought rock’n'roll was a fad, but who cares?

This one, by the way, was found in the public domain on Archive.org.

What is it about being on the Jumbotron at a sporting event that turns people into 30-second stars? I blame American Idol. This one is obviously from a recent Boston Celtics home game. As if the song isn’t creepy enough, that dance just makes me… well, kinda feel like the guy with the camera in the white T-shirt who’s basically saying, “Get the fuck away from me, ya weirdo.”

Uh-oh. Bill O’Reilly ain’t gonna be happy about this. That nutjob is already convinced that we “godless liberals” have declared an unholy war on the sacred holiday of Christmas. Now there’s evidence that he’s right — atheists are trying to steal the holiday from christians!

Worse yet, this new attack in the War on Christmas comes straight from America’s heartland. A greeting card company from Iowa City, Iowa, has now come out with a line of christmas cards for atheists. The company is called Order of St. Nick, and they have designed several cards to please the discriminating atheist. Even the well-known evolutionist P. Z. Myers has given the cards his “blessing.”

Order of St. Nick’s owner and creative director, Andrew Shaffer, puts it this way:

Christmas is a federal holiday in the United States. Every year it grows increasingly secularized, for better or for worse. Rather than feeling like outcasts around the holiday season, it’s clear that atheists are already joining in on the celebration. Why not openly embrace them in the spirit of the season?

Among the card designs are Charles Darwin dressed as Santa, and an evolutionary lineup going from the monkey to Santa Claus. Another card shows a reindeer with a red nose, which reads “The red nose isn’t weird… it’s an evolutionary advantage.” A fourth card shows a snowman and reads “The atheist snowman was a man of science and a firm believer in Darwin’s theory of evolution… until he met his creator.” There are eight card designs in all.

I’ve got to get me some of those cards!

Sedaris on Stinkerklaas – Funny video about the origins of Christmas and how they celebrate it in the Netherlands.