Pete Hindle

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June 9, 2010

(Stocking) Filler

translator

I got lost on my bike today, and ended up doing a fantastically long ride by accident. So instead of writing anything useful I thought I’d share this advert with you…

It’s some sort of Russian translation device that allows Father Christmas to end up knocking boots and bumping uglies with people. Obviously, Father Christmas doesn’t need to translate “до бит” or “Могу ли я на вершине?” when in the bedroom. Also of note is the way it puts our puny iPhones to shame with its ability to instantly translate seductive murmurings. Perhaps it has a special “smooth talking” mode to help with chatting up people, although it would be terribly embarrassing if it got stuck in that mode when you are trying to hold a business meeting (“Darling, after the merger I’m going to make half your staff redundant. Because you’re so sexy!”).

If you are interested in this device, try giving those UK numbers a call. I have no connection to the object, and I wish all the best to those flogging it.

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April 14, 2010

Quantum Leap’s Samuel Beckett

Famous Irish playwright Samuel Beckett has a science-fiction namesake: Doctor Sam Beckett, who leaps through time to set right what went wrong.

The above video is a joke about these two Samuel Becketts. In his later career, the playwright Beckett made some awesomely post-modern offbeat works, including a play that lasts for three seconds, and consists of a giant mouth sighing.

Every episode of Quantum Leap starts with Sam Beckett “leaping” into a new dramatic scene, where he says “oh boy” (such is the non-offensive nature of the show, even when faced with near-certain death Sam does not drop an f-bomb).

The video is a mere few seconds of a Samuel Beckett, wearily saying “oh boy”, and then roll credits. The humour comes from knowing that there are two Samuel Beckett’s being referred to in this video, leaving me with the problem that it’s a very obscure joke… I believe that it’s so obscure, I can depict the people who will find this funny using a venn diagram:

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April 28, 2009

The Artists Rifles of the French Foreign Legion

Until earlier this week I had a dream of running away to Buenos Aires, but even the foreign office advises against that now. In that case, perhaps the traditional thing to do would be join the foreign legion. Perhaps they have an artist’s squadron I could join, where I can sit around drinking espressos and smoking gaulette’s with fine-honed military precision, drilled into me by fierce sculptor-sergeants.

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