This a clip of 14-year old Dev Shah clenching victory in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling ‘psammophile’ (pronounced sam-a-file, a plant or animal that prefers or thrives in sandy areas). He knew from the very start that he had it. Way to go, Dev. For reference,
These are two videos of British actress and accent vocal coach Sarah Valentine performing the same lines (“You’re grounded,” and “You can’t park there”) in 20 different accents, with what I assume are the appropriate accompanying faces. She’s good. So, which was your favorite? And how much would it cost
This is the entirety of The Clash’s 1979 album London Calling, but nothing but the lead vocals, as isolated by recording engineer ieatmdf. Wait — medium-density fibreboard? That can’t be a healthy diet. If you’re a Clash fan the video is definitely worth a listen — I particularly liked hearing
This is a video from SiriusXM of Howard Stern having comedian and Howard Stern impersonator Matt Friend on his show. He’s not much of a convincing Howard visually even with the cheap costume, but he sure does sound like him. If he called me I would definitely think it was
This is a clip from a 2011 episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in which a contestant (who already used all three lifelines in the firsts four questions) is asked which planet out of four was derived from Greek mythology instead of Roman. While talking out her answer,
This is a video from CUT of 100 different people trying to describe how they flirt. From what I gathered watching, it’s amazing any of them are in relationships, because they are not very good at it. It seems like a lot of them do more blurting than flirting, which
This is another compilation created by Trekkie and editor John DiMarco (previously), this time highlighting 40 years of various Star Trek characters saying ‘Engage!’. Oh you thought it was just Picard? Some fan you are. The Enterprise crew has been engaging since the original series! Probably in freaky deaky alien
This is a video of musician Joel James singing Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ entirely backwards, then playing it forwards to see how close he was. The result? Amazingly close. Better than I can even sing the song forwards, especially at karaoke night when everyone realizes the song