Engrish Subtitles for The Two Towers

| Posted in Archive, Lord of the Rings, Silly Link

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Once upon a time there was an Asian bootleg of [tag]The Two Towers[/tag]. This bootleg featured some subtitles that weren’t quite in english. Then, some kind soul took a whole bunch of screen caps, and posted them on a website for all to see. Enjoy the [tag]Engrish Two Towers[/tag].

Gandolf foogray that was my name…

Hoom! Map to Mordor

| Posted in Archive, Lord of the Rings, Silly Link

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Just think how much easier Frodo’s trip to [tag]Mordor[/tag] would have been if he had consulted the [tag]Hoom! Map[/tag] to Mordor. It features both a map and turn by turn directions.

He wouldn’t have gotten lost once. Mind you, as they say, it’s good to stop at inns on your way to ask about the conditions abroad. That way you can avoid stumbling into any wars…

Middle Earth Mad Libs

| Posted in Archive, Lord of the Rings, Silly Link

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Do you love Mad Libs? You know, those silly little stories that let you add your own verbs, nouns, adverbs, etc. to hilarious effect. Why not try some [tag]Middle Earth Mad Libs[/tag]?

Those folks over at the Barrow Downs have a great sense of humour.

Gollum Rap

| Posted in Archive, Lord of the Rings, Silly Link, Video

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We here in the Lair of Silliness love Albinoblacksheep. Where else would you find something like [tag]Gollum Rap[/tag] by [tag]Ned Evett[/tag] and [tag]Paul Teharr[/tag]?

Stand by for silliness.

You are a product of the ’80s if …

| Posted in 80s, Archive, Inbox

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(This is one of those e-mails that circles the Internet endlessly…or so it seems. We here in the Lair of Silliness have encountered different versions of it for years. That doesn’t stop us from enjoying them, though. We’re dreading the “you know you grew up in the ’00s when…” e-mails. Enjoy the list, Karate Kid.)

You are a product of the ‘[tag]80s[/tag] if …

-You know what “Psyche”(Sike) means.
-You know the profound meaning of “Wax On, Wax Off”.
-You know that another name for a keyboard is a “Synthesizer”.
-You can name at least half of the members of the BRAT Pack.
-You know who Tina Yothers is.
-You wanted to be a Goonie.
-You know who Max Headroom is.
-You ever wore Flourescent, neon clothing.
-You could breakdance, or wished you could.
-You wanted to dress like the Hulk at Halloween.
-You believed that “By the Power of Greyskull,” you HAD the POWER.
-You thought partying “like it’s 1999″ seemed sooo far away.
-You knew that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
-You wanted to be on Star Search.
-You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
-You have worn a Banana Clip, or knew someone who did.
-You owned a doll with “Xavier Roberts” signed on its butt, or knew someone who did.
-You knew what Willis was “talkin’ ’bout”.
-You HAD to have your MTV.
-You hold a special place in your heart for “Back to the Future”
-You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
-You have heard of “Garbage Pail Kids”.
-You remember when “punks” actually shocked people
-You knew “The Artist”, back when he was humbly called “Prince”
. -You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played “Sam” to be.
-You remember when ATARI was a state-of-the-art video game.
-You bought cassettes instead of LPs.
-You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we’d all be living on the moon.
-You remember and/or owned any of the CareBear glass collections from Pizza Hut, or any other
collection of glass they came out with.
-Poltergeist freaked you out.
-You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
-You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
-You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish,or know someone who did.
-You ever had a Swatch Watch, or three.
-You had a crush on one of the Corey’s (Haim or Feldman).
-You had a crush on Bo Derek or Heather Locklear.
-You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
-You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos.
-You know what a “Whammee” is.
-You had a crush on Jon BonJovi, or knew someone who did.
-You thought eating Reeses Pieces would attract your own Alien.
-Your name is Jennifer or Jason.
-You have ever called 867-5309.
-You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Camron, or Michael J. Fox on your wall.
-You held the top score on PacMan.

IF you can identify with at least half of this list then you, my friend are a child of the 80′s.

Hello World!

| Posted in SiteInfo

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Well, hello! Welcome to the new [tag]Silliness.org[/tag]. We hope that you will all enjoy the new rendition of this site. It will include daily updates for the first time in 8 years, and you can still access the archives from the sidebar. Don’t worry, it won’t just be “cool link of the day.” We will continue to offer silly e-mails circling the web, point out silly products, and we will begin to showcase the occasional silly video. Many thanks to our admin team for all of the hard work getting this blog set up! Let’s get started!