What Christmas?

Christmas is now over, please return your seats to some upright position of some type and GET BACK TO WORK!

Sorry for the fail posts the last few days but I figured Solve Unausement deserved a small Christmas break. Nothing fancy, just don't do anything for awhile and then pretend like nothing happened.

Lets take a moment to remember why Solve Unamusement is here, shall we? A moment to look at Solve Unamusement's first post and be ready for the new year.

Counter Productive Behavior

Is is counter productive to name your blog after that which it is meant to solve? If my blog is a means of "amusement" then naming it the adverse, with a made up word, should create a hint of intrigue. That is my hope, of course.

On this silly note, and possible anecdote, I bring you the "cause" for my blog. The cause is a simple thing: To inform people, who may or may not even actually exist beyond my computer screen, of my view of the planet called "Earth". I live there, on one of the largest landmasses and on one of the largest peninsulas. It is called "Florida" and it is where I have been sense my spawn.

That's right, copy-pasted! Now everyone who's reading knows the supposed story that is Solve Unamusement. Normal scheduled amusements to continue tomorrow with no specific topic at hand.

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Christmas Eve

I'm sorry, you were expecting something?

Just because I don't actively celebrate doesn't mean I want to sit here and drop obligatory Christmas stuff. Solve Unamusement takes a holiday!

See everyone bright and early, sorta, on December 26th. If you don't believe me, that's your problem. I also hope readers can take a joke.

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Christmas Techno

Didn't I say this was going to happen? Solve Unamusement supports Christmas Techno! So, in honor of this support, here are a few megamixes of some classic Christmas songs that are not only tolerable, they are enjoyable.

o2Jam - Christmas Mega Mix


DJ Lycan - Christmas Techno


I didn't try very hard with this post, to be honest. It's just supposed to be techno Christmas, so this works for me. Hope it was enjoyable!

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Carol of the Bells

One of the very few Christmas songs that I honestly fully enjoy from beginning to end. It is one of the ones that doesn't ever seem to annoy me, despite being so monotonous and repetitive.

Carol of the Bells just sounds cool to me. I honestly can't get enough of this song when it decides to play itself during this time. It's just intoxicating, I guess would be the word I'm looking for.

So for Solve Unamusement post number 204, I shall give you a few of my found really quickly favorites.

Orchestra Style


This one was the first to catch my eye and ear, the typical version most people hear done brilliantly with a live orchestra. I honestly wish I had seen this show, the Celtic Women sound awesome.

Rock It


Be honest, that was freaking awesome! I'm loving this song more and more as I see more versions of it. How are you doing, readers? Solve Unamusement find you the only Christmas song that is tolerable or, perhaps, the most annoying and overly used?

Techno Style


I head that one and just had no choice but to put this here. Techno Christmas is the new best Christmas thing, ever. I'm tempted to find techno remixes of some other favorites, as well. Come to think on it, tempted is not the word. The word is GOING to find other Christmas favorites in techno mixes.


Christmas posts will be broken up, with it being the 22nd and Christmas on the 25th. Expect more Christmas type posts for the next few/couple of days. And yes, I did avoid that horrible meme because I don't like memes but not including it does sorta defeat the purpose of the compilation so here.

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Potty Humor

No one is above it.

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Southern Fried Rabbit

Another Bugs Bunny cartoon that is [sorta] racist. In my opinion the supposed "racist scene" isn't all that bad. Especially compared to every cartoon from the 1940s.

Some of my favorite gags within the cartoon are that with the bomb and the southern bell. The bomb is very "saw it coming" as Yosemite Sam, the villain in this cartoon, runs to avoid bugs from blowing out the bomb. In turn Yosemite runs to far and ends up not making it back to where he wishes to toss said bomb and blows himself up.

Southern Fried Rabbit


"He's not in here. He's not in here."

The southern bell gag was just hilarious, in my honest opinion. A great excuse to get Bugs cross dressing, which is never not funny, and to have Yosemite go gay for him, also always funny.

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Perfect Balance (Two 4 1)

One of those "easy to play difficult to master" games, I give you Perfect Balance (2). Yes, there is a first one and a second one. There may be a third but I did not bother to check.

Each game is very simple to play and only requires your mouse to do so. The premise is very simple, as well. Generally, these games are puzzle games and require you to do as the game title says. You need to reach each pieces prefect balance without causing them to tumble down into the abyss below.

You will slowly learn tricks to doing this and each puzzle can be solved several ways, which is part of the fun. Some may seem easy to people because of a certain way people view things. I, for one, found several to be very difficult but at the same time there were many that just seemed silly to be so high a level and point value.

Controls

• Mouse - Used to drag and drop pieces
• A - Used to rotate pieces clockwise(?)
• D - Used to rotate pieces counter-clockwise
• R - Used to rest/retry

Pefect Balance

Perfect Balance 2

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Legend of Neil (Suggested)

Little, okay a lot, late on having this suggested to me. It was offered up by Lur after posting how antisocial Link was. That post shows how Link, from the Zelda games, is a total prick and hates people. This vid shows what happens when a real life prick who hates people takes over the shoes of the little fairy folk.

Ledgend of Neil Ep 1

Watch Here, Also

The second season ended and the third is ready for action. They are looking for fan donations and purchase of the merchandise. Solve Unamusement doesn't promote spending money but helping them out if you've the cash would be nice for us all. Remember, more Neil means more amusements in the future.

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Weird Al Time!

Well, sense I tossed Ray Stevens at you folks, it only makes sense to throw Weird Al at you too. It was Weird Al who, personally, got me into "humorous music" and now leads me all the way to artists like Steven Lynch and oldies like Frank Zappa.

Got questions who those people are or about those funny/humorous songs, then drop a comment here or on the suggestions and I'll bring them to Solve Unamusement with little need to question. They are all amusements, after all. Or you could find them for yourselves, no harm in that either.

Weird Al - Hey Ricky

Weird Al Playlist

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They Call Him The Streak!

A little Ray Stevens for the uninitiated, playing on an original 45 record. It's a comical song with zero seriousness to it, but Ray Stevens isn't known best for that.

Ray Stevens - The Streak


First time I heard this was on the radio back when I was a kid, then my mother went and found me a CD which had a few of Ray Stevens' classics on it. Another of these was "Me Again Margret" which I will happily post for you, as well.

Ray Stevens - It's Me Again Margret

Possibly the original music video, but I am not sure.

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InvaderZIM

"THE WORLD IS MINE!"

Invader Zim has to be one of the most awesome shows that ever showed on Cartoon Network. It was later banned after some hidden "bloody images" of Gir. That is not the topic for this, however. The topic for this post is that I could not find an embedded full version of the shows opening or at least none that were in English.

Several were linkable, and one such is available in the playlist I shall link near the bottom. There was a couple/few fan made ones but only one that I liked so just gave up and decided to embed that one, instead.

InvaderZIM Fan Made Intro

This Contains Cartoons Original Theme Music

Incomplete Season(s) on YouTube

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Brian's Guide

Brian's Guide is a silly little online fake guide to everything that is. Each panel is available to view and there are a lot of them. It's a very simple site but there's a lot to it, on the main scale.


Brian's Guide

• Main Page
• About Page
• Archive
• Brian's Guide to Collecting - How "Brian's Guide" was found.

Not much more to add besides stealing the comics and posting them directly to Solve Unamusement. As that's not cool behavior, this shall just be a very small post.

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Jim Carrey Christmas

Doing this has been on my list for awhile, not a long while, and should be done now that Christmas is so close.

Yes, it's "Scrooge again" but this was done so well that it was worth the view. 3d is the only thing to get me, personally, back into theaters anyway. It's a nice, possible gimmick, but it's guiding people back to the theaters once again.

Jim Carrey in "A Christmas Carol" was so well done that I wasn't even fully aware that the story had been done before. The graphics and animation were great and you get exactly what you expect plus more.

Comedy in the movie is grand as well as the action and small bits of not forced romance. Everything fits well and the death sceen with spirit three had to be one of the best in the whole movie.

Teaser Trailer

Official Trailer

I will note that I honestly don't think the film is worth owning or even renting. It was a see in theaters only film and has honestly no replay value past your first viewing.

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Neuroticfish Redoes It

"They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" redone by a hard rock(is) band called "Neuroticfish". While like most bands, it eventually broke and the only thing that remains is it's music.

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! : Neuroticfish


Not much else to say on the subject but that they need a new name. Why do rock bands, especially metal bands, insist on such horrible names? I suppose that is a topic for another day but if you wish to answer this question now, I'd not be upset on the matter.

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Napoleon XIV

An oldie but goodie, has to be some of the songs by Napoleon XIV.

Wiki Says:

Napoleon XIV was the pseudonym of American singer-songwriter and record producer Jerry Samuels (born 03 May 1938, New York), who achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" in 1966.

The problem with this is that it isn't exactly accurate. As there is actually a female in his group, who sings songs that go along with the hit "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!". It doesn't matter and I could be incorrect. Here is the combination of songs that is "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" as well as it's accompanying storyline.

Nepoleon XIV

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