Tell me the internet is not the greatest invention of the last 50 years. It has opened channels of communication enabling us to exchange vast quantities of information to pretty much anywhere in the world nigh instantaneously. 50 years ago such feats were the stuff of science fiction. As a tool it can be used to educate and empower the masses, a tool that can shape societies and develop mankind. Today the internet represents as complete a reflection of the human consciousness that has ever been amassed.
It is also home to nearly an infinite amount of porn, a fact I can attest to, there really is no need to watch the same porn twice. Do not under estimate the value of pornography in deciding the success of media. It was the porn industry that backed VHS beating off their rival Sony’s Beta Max. A similar stand off occurred with Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, although this time there came a less decisive climax, as the porn industry were just happy to keep pumping their wares and stretching the bandwidth, through the easy to access channels of the wanton and accommodating internet.
Ever since I have been able to lock my door and have access to the internet I have I have been involved in rigorous research, looking for the edges of decency and fondling mankind’s perverse creations with out stretched, needful arms. I have seen much in this life time and I am about to pass on the fruits of this research to you.
shayesaintjohn.net
This site is just plain weird. It is more than just a website, it is a fictitious internet person. Complete with a back story the disturbing Shaye has her own website, Facebook page and numerous YouTube clips. As far as I can tell there is no more purpose to Shaye’s existence as there is to our own, it’s simply mindlessly weird and there is lots of it.
Weird rating 10/10
Here’s a link to one of her YouTube videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUxjG4VBTag
http://www.boohbah.tv/zone.html
Do you miss the days when we used to do LSD and stare at our hands for hours? If so boohbah.tv will have you experiencing acid flash backs. A hallucinogenic, psychedelic, meaningless mishmash of colours and sounds that you can manipulate. There is no score to get and nothing to be achieved. Like the internet it is just a waste of time, but it pretends to be nothing else.
It’s weird, but it’s no Shaye: 8.5/10
http://zoomquilt.org/
You fall into a piece of collaborative art created by Salvador Dali and Hieronymus Bosch. That’s it, really. After a few minutes it starts to repeat itself, but they’re a good few minutes none the less.
Short lived weird value 5/10
http://www.fearthegaychicken.org/
In the same style as Zoomquilt, it is hyper repetitive, for a while this is what makes it so brilliant. It’s madness and I dare you not to laugh, I would however be very afraid if you were entertained for an evening by it. What adds to the weirdness is that once you go beyond the introduction they try selling you shirts and clocks.
A short lived buzz of disturbing and weird 7/10
http://www.puppetryofthepenis.com/
To be honest I just feel too uncomfortable to get beyond the home page. From what little research I have been willing to do, I am led to believe it is a comedy act from western Australia, which makes sense as I was recommended it by an individual of that area. An excerpt from their website offers this insight and frankly that’s enough.
Puppetry of the Penis was born when Simon Morley teamed up with fellow puppeteer David “Friendy” Friend. Their first show at the 1998 Melbourne International Comedy Festival was received as the “Outright Best Show”.
For those of you who need to know more look at their website or their are plenty of videos on YouTube.
Weird rating: N/A There’s no way I’m going to watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbuluDBHpfQ
This YouTube clip is only three minutes long, when it finishes the frustration is immense . When I die I want to be watching this, I have no idea what it is but I don’t think that is what is important.
Maybe the weirdest thing on YouTube: 9.5/10
http://larrycarlson.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPSb_d1I2AI
Congratulations for making it this far, Larry Carlson is perhaps best described as a surreal, psychedelic artist. He has quite a collection on YouTube and his website shows plenty of his work. Whilst his work might be, let’s say trippy at best, it is not weird because you get the impression that he has a purpose to what he does, thus completely undermining its weirdness.
We end with a weirdness rating: 1/10
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