justin thomas

champagne-campaign:

this is my cheese mouse, melville!!

he is the cousin of my childhood cheese mouse, popogiggio, which i thought was the name of the mouse on the Ed Sullivan show but i just learned that the mouse’s name on Ed Sullivan is Topo Gigio, and this fact is extremely distressing to me. i’m viewing the world in a whole new way and all my values and everything i thought i knew was true has changed.

what is your cheese mouse’s name?

We never named our cheese mouse but I definitely thought Parmesan cheese was called mouse cheese for most of my childhood.  My favorite part of eating Italian food was breaking out the mouse cheese.

inothernews:

Sometimes, America makes me sad.

Just asked three people in my office (all University of Michigan students) and none of them knew.  So that 28% seems sadly about right.

fishingboatproceeds:

I got pissed off that Canada is moving ahead of us in the vital field of Not Having Idiotic Pennies, which made me think about all the other economically irrational and inefficient things that result from the childish and divisive political discourse we have in the United States at the moment.

So I made this video.

So many logical non-partisan reforms!

tommphilip:

If you’ll allow me to be real for a moment, I’d like to express my disappointment with the recent news that the MPAA denied The Weinstein Company’s appeal for “Bully“‘s rating to be lowered from an R to a PG-13, meaning the film will be released unrated. They did this solely because the language…

Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review “Multiplication Philanthropy”

I’ve seen a lot of commentary about the relatively small percentage of Invisible Children’s funding that goes into the direct services.  Don’t forget that this was basically an invisible problem before IC got involved.  More people have probably watched the Kony2012 video in the last 72 hours than had heard about the Lord’s Resistance Army three years ago.  Giving large percentages of their funding works for larger groups like the Red Cross or Amnesty International because people are already aware of them and the good they do.  To expect a small non-profit like Invisible Children to match that percentage while simultaneously growing their ability to impact change is preposterous.  They need to be able to invest in themselves to make their change, as does any non-profit group.

There are several reasons to find paths other than Invisible Children to support change in this situation (which you can read about here here or here), and I encourage everyone to investigate their donations further.  Think critically about what you want to invest your charity in.  Just don’t be afraid of an investment based on a few statistics.

cockenblog:

erockappel:

steveagee:

steveagee:

please watch this and don’t click “like”, click “reblog”. 

I’m excited that this video has been reblogged over 2,000 times, and I’m really bummed that only 3 of my actual friends have reblogged it. Maybe it’s because I posted it late last night, so I’m putting it out there again. 

I’m talking specifically to my friends and the people who follow me that haven’t reblogged this.  Please watch.  It’s important.  Don’t just hit “like”.  Pass it on.  I’ll get back to posting my usual stupid, goofy pics and videos later, but for now, this is more important.

and for those of you who have watched and passed it on, thank you!

Please watch and share this.

All the goosebumps.

WATCH THIS!  Then reblog it.

The Puppy Bowl is by far the most corrupt of all the professional sports leagues.  How can we believe that these are the best puppy squads when we’ve seen exactly ZERO regular season or playoff games leading up to this?  It’s time to end the backroom dealings that bring us this ‘championship contest’ and bring the entire league into the 21st century with at least a few dozen games each year.  Let us see the action Animal Planet!

somuchfunithurts:

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chriskelly:

huffpostcomedy:

popculturebrain:

Taran Killam Does His Best Robyn Impression at 4:30 am on SNL’s Writing Night

With bonus flashlight rave from Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer, Sarah Schneider, and Abby Elliot.

(via whereistheothersock, Killam on Twitter)

This is so wildly endearing.

I’m so glad this is up!

Taran Killam wins the internet.

Perfection.

Such a great week for Taran Killam (this, Community holiday special).  Love the guy working through the entire video.

fuckyeahumich:

Michigan: 40 That School in Ohio: 34

Rushing the Field

Beat Ohio (past tense).

Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson runs for a second quarter touchdown against Nebraska.

In preparation for Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags New Orleans closed and never reopened.  Click the pic for dozens of pictures from an abandoned tour of the amusement park.

tsexrex:

the temptations - ain’t too proud to beg

i’m all jacked up on thera flu, and this is my favorite song of always.

also listen to the song, and then re-listen to this song while only paying attention to the horn line.  it is the best use of horns ever.  the sax on the 2’s of the verses makes every other song invalid.

Also one of my favorite songs.  Tommy why didn’t we spend our year as roommates just dancing around to Motown?

chriskelly:

The Vote-Off

Here’s a video I wrote and directed for Funny or Die. We picked ten people off the street, put them in our conference room, and made them immediately start voting each other out, for absolutely no reason at all. Thomas Lennon was our host, and was absolutely amazing. That guy can improvise!!! 

And thanks to the entire crew: the producers, editors, camera guys. Everyone was awesome. 

P.S. Did you know that 2011 is the year of the nearly-eleven-minute-long web video!?!!?

(Sorry it’s so long.)

All the tension!  Arsenio Hall clearly gives the best advice.

cockenblog:

inothernews:

psydoctor8:

In repsonse to aatombomb’s and approachingsignificance’s post about Troy Davis, I propose we DO SOMETHING about it that takes 30 seconds.

We’ve all seen Tumblr do some amazing things ranging from donating thousands of dollars to friends in need, raising tens of thousands for countries who faced disaster to finding a place for friends to live, finding them a job or just giving moral support everyday. I’m not asking for money, but how about signing a petition that may save an innocent man from the death penalty?

From the Innocence Project:

Davis was convicted almost exclusively on the basis of eyewitness identification testimony, which has been shown through DNA exonerations and thousands of academic studies to be unreliable. Seven of the nine witnesses who testified at his trial have since recanted and strong evidence points to another person as the real perpetrator in the case. 

The only man that can stop the execution scheduled for tonight, September 21 at 7pm, is GA District Attorney Chisolm and he needs to hear from us asap.  And so does Mr. Davis.

Sign here. Reblog. Thanks.

Signal boost, part 2.

This makes me sad.

Please sign and reblog.

liberal-life:

Viewers’ Opinions Toward American Muslims broken down by Media Source

This chart  shows how Fox viewers, more so than viewers affiliated with any other news outlet, are more likely to hold incorrect and Islamophobic views

More Information @ Think Progress

The Fox News results don’t surprise me.  The ~35% of other people who believe that Islam isn’t important and is at odds with American values worries me much more.

For those of you wondering about Topher Grace’s ability to pull off an action thriller, I’m pretty sure his face in the corner tells you all you need to know.

thedailywhat:

Sexist Ad Spot of the Day: Goodyear Polyglas: Because women are inferior to men.

[buzzfeed.]

I like to think instead of it showing women as inferior, they just did a horrible job of showing her adventurous chase sequence and they think women actually live much more intense lives than men.

ladynightblade:

PLEASE REBLOG, SIGNAL BOOST

ATTN, FRIENDS IN ANN ARBOR: If you or anybody you know has seen Brice A. Moss in the past 2 days (since Friday 04/27) please contact the authorities. He has been reported missing. He was last seen at 2:41 am walking in Kerrytown and missed Michigan graduation this weekend. Brice was last seen driving his beige 1999 Lincoln Towncar license plat BEF2737. Call Ann Arbor police if found.

My friend Brice Moss has gone missing. I know I don’t really have a tumblr following, but if any of you wonderful people reblogged this you might have a follower in Ann Arbor, MI that has seen Brice.

Please help.

Edit: I realize that the blurb I have said he both last seen walking in Kerrytown, and driving his car. I’m not certain which is accurate, so I kept both in in case either rings a bell for someone.

A hopefully future Wolverine sitting on the University of Michigan waitlist decides to sing a song to the undergraduate admissions office (to The Jackson Five’s I Want You Back).

Michigan offensive linemen Taylor Lewan and Graham Glasgow riding a tandem bicycle home after practice.  It’s Lewan’s bike and he often rides with other Michigan athletes like hockey player Chris Brown.

supjeffreydahmer:

My computer’s keyboard. I bleed blue.

ambotherambo:

You know the founder of Google went to the University of Michigan when this makes it into google maps! Cracking up! OhHowIHateOhioState

queerumich:

Welcome to our NEW blog for all things Queer @ the University of Michigan! There are so many unique experiences that students in our queer and ally community have here at UofM – and this is a place for EVERYONE to share these experiences. If you are interested in adding YOUR…

Welcome to Tumblr, Queer at UofM!

The look of amazement on the face of Colton Christian (under the ball) is perfect.

effyeahmichiganbasketball:

When College Gameday visited Ann Arbor, they did “Know Your Teammate” with Zack and Stu.  The results were pretty funny.

flyingupoctaves:

:’)

effyeahmichiganbasketball:

Tim Hardaway Jr.’s alley-oop from the Indiana game.  I don’t think I need to say anything else.

hawkseye-view:

Probably should have been studying for finals last semester… made this instead.

effyeahmichiganbasketball:

Last week, the Journey showed this great feature on the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry.

annabelletomorrow:

A copy of The Victors signed by President Obama

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Expected to start in a few minutes (around 9:50am), the President will be speaking on College Affordability from the Al Glick Fieldhouse on campus in front of a sold out crowd.

Michigan a capella group The Friars sing “Denard Robinson” (to the tune of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson”).

lauraannjustema:

most adorable picture ever. 

Football players Denard “Shoelace” Robinson and Roy “Tree” Roundtree dance to The Blues Brothers in the Maize Rage student section during Michigan’s 60-59 win over instate rival Michigan State last night.

As ESPN said, “See Denard Robinson in the stands going bonkers for the Michigan Basketball team? That’s why college sports are awesome.”

effyeahmichiganbasketball:

Tonight we got to see the rare but wonderful thing: a dunk from Zack Novak.  Needless to say, it brought the house down.

Neil Patrick Harris sports the Maize and Blue pride in LA.