November 2008 Archives

I never really knew of anything cool and famous that was related to Norway, other than Norwegian Cruise Lines and the Norway village at Disney's Epcot theme park. It ends up that there are some pretty well-known bands and musicians from Norway. When I think of Norway's music scene, I think of lots of electronic and metal music. Thankfully, there's more genres to it.

Röyksopp

This Norwegian electronica duo is probably best known in the U.S. for their song "Remind Me", which was featured on a Geico caveman commercial.

A-Ha

This band from Norway has been around since 1982 and they're still making music. Although I doubt anyone can name one of their songs other than "Take on Me".

After conducting a brief study among Vat19.com's employees, I've compiled a list of the 5 most difficult two-word tongue twisters. It's unlikely that you'll ever say some of these word combinations, but it's fun to try to say them and even more fun to listen to others try to say them!

Try to say each combination of words 5 times fast.

5. Request report
I had a friend that could not even say this one time, at normal speed.

4. Girl gargoyle
"Gargoyle" isn't a very common word, and it is even less common to specify that the gargoyle is a girl.

3. Toy boat
OK, this is one that you might actually say, although you probably wouldn't say it 5 times in a row unless you were a little kid whining that you wanted a toy boat.

2. Rural juror
Some people can't even say "rural" or "juror" separately!

1. Irish wristwatch
Neither myself nor any of my co-workers could say this 5 times fast. Heck, once is hard enough!

If you know some really difficult tongue twisters, feel free to leave them in the comments so we can all give them a try.

Live television can be risky. Some newscasters are able to remain calm, cool, and collected after a mishap and others can't seem to keep it together. There are tons of blooper videos, but today I'm focusing on falls. People stumble over words all the time, but it's not every day that you see an on-air fall!

It can also suck even if you aren't the one who had the blooper because you can't laugh or freak out. I don't know how the cameramen and other newscasters keep a straight face. I'm definitely not fit for live TV!

If you missed the videos of kids getting hit in the head with balls, you should check that out for more laughs.

Reporter Falls Off Skateboard

Honestly, why would you try to skateboard on live TV without any skating experience? She totally asked for it. TJ doesn't even try to catch her or help her up!

Reporter Gets Hit by Sled

This flip is almost too perfect. Why didn't someone from the entire crew suggest moving further away from the sledders? Look at how far his "trusty stopwatch" flies. Yes, that was a bad idea, sir.

Reporter Falls Down a Snowy Hill

I can't believe the cameraman doesn't have any reaction. He doesn't even cut away or yell to see if the guy is OK. The camera seems to jiggle a little, so I think the cameraman is quietly laughing.