I expose the truth about the mass delusion of DST, daylight saving time–before I’m too sleep-deprived. There may be Cajun French involved. And kitchen items. I’ve said too much already.

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Have trouble figuring out the days of the week? You need The Calculendar!

This TV-commercial parody was inspired by the lyrics

Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
Today it is Friday, Friday [. . .]

Tomorrow is Saturday
And Sunday comes afterwards

from Rebecca Black’s song “Friday” (which was written by adults not by the young singer).

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You don’t need to watch the original video first, “Rebecca Black – Friday – Official Music Video,” but here it is:

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Steven and Brandon have a misunderstanding. Can you spot the ambiguity?

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Here’s my story of talking to zoo animals and imitating their calls. It’s a true story, but I took some dramatic license. I didn’t actually wear glasses as a young child. And I don’t remember the monkeys’ food being invisible.

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This is the first show of “Language and Humor.” You’ll see that everything goes well until— Actually, you’ll see that it never starts going well.

Could I— Could I have a moment alone, please?

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While I was working on my blog layout recently, my site logo asked if he could have a little time off. I said OK.

Little did I know that he’d gotten a starring role in a movie.

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Closed-captioning is available. It’s actually a transcript, but it synchs up pretty well until the fast-talking end.