Today’s Distraction brought to you by “Barack O’Mama Jeans”

Heh.

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Today’s Distraction brought to you by Evian bottled water.

See if you cant watch this without smiling or tapping your toes.

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Today’s Daily Distraction brought to you by the dancing inmates of Cebu prison in the Philippines:

If you’re not completely sick of Michael Jackson by now, here’s their version of Thriller:

I’m sure most of you who have a tv set (even before analog was retired) have seen this commercial:

I’ve had the song stuck in my head, waiting for a release of the full version.

For those who enjoy the novel new cover of the Bellamy Brothers song by Petra Haden, it’s now available for a free download.

Click here.

UPDATED: Answers Added.

Dead frogs lay on the shoulder of Highway 315 in Dularge, La., Thursday. Police said two vehicles, one of which contained frogs from a man who had been frog hunting earlier, crashed. The drivers suffered minor injuries. (Matt Stamey/The Houma Courier via Associated Press)

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Today’s Distraction: The Gloucestershire Cheese Roll.

This event looks like fun….and a great way to break a leg, or arm, or two.

Last Monday, May 25th, the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake was held near Gloucester, England. In a tradition that dates back at least 200 years, possibly much longer, groups of fearless competitors chase an 8 pound (3.5 kg) round of Double Gloucester Cheese down an extremely steep and uneven hill, with a 1:1 gradient in some parts. Thousands of spectators gather to watch the five downhill and four uphill races, and to celebrate the winners and console the losers afterward. Injuries such as broken bones and concussions are commonplace, but the event continues to grow in popularity. The winner of each race is awarded the delicious round of cheese they were chasing.

Photos from the event below the fold.
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Now this is the way to leave your cubicle at work and start the weekend off:

Making of…

McAfee did a study on what search terms constitutes the most dangerous on the web:

Those searching for Obama are four times more likely to get infected with a virus than those searching for viagra (6.2% vs 1.6% risk)!

Check out The Most Dangerous Search Terms…and beware what you search for!

Hat tip: Hugh Hewitt

I make no secrets about watching WWE (more so in 2000-2003, than now); nor about my being a fan of Chris Jericho. He’s the reason I got hooked in the first place. He portrayed himself very charismatically in 2000-2002, understands the nature of the business, delivers good matches and knows how to connect to the audience on the mic.

These days, Chris Irvine (his real last name) portrays himself as a heel (bad guy). If he seems arrogant and pompous in interviews, much of it is “kayfabe” and an act (he is, after all, an entertainer, where the character and the person behind the character sometimes has the line blurred).

I don’t know what Chris Jericho’s politics are (I posted his interview in 2007 during a WWE Christmas tour in Iraq; also, a post in 2008), but many WWE wrestlers do seem to lean either conservative Republican voters or libertarian.

Here he is in a TMZ bit. I found it a bit entertaining. Might be scripted; but I wouldn’t be surprised if the line was spontaneous as well as his own. If you’ve seen him in other interviews, he’s naturally funny and articulate.

At 1:30, he’s asked if Obama has better abs than he has:

Today’s Daily Distraction brought to you by a rejected, but funny, Wendy’s commercial.

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A good news story of the ugly duckling who sings like a swan!

You may have already heard the Cinderella story of the 47 year old Scottish spinster who always wanted to be a singer. She got her wish on the British show Britain’s Got Talent.

Video of her performance and background is here.

It’s a feel good story that ranks right up there or surpasses the cell phone salesman Paul Potts who sang opera (here).

Proof that extraordinary, good things can happen to ordinary people!