Surely You're Not Serious

Sad Sad Day

Trint — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:34:49 +0000

Well, I think we all know this day has been coming. Sadly, it’s finally arrived. I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.

I started this blog with a joke. Back in 2004, I thought blogs were stupid. Why would anyone want to read someone else’s diary. I don’t care what you had for lunch or what the doctor said about the growth on your butt. But, as it turned out, blogging was a great creative outlet for me. And it helped my family and friends keep up with me since I am notorious for not staying in touch.

But now, with the advent of social media, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, I’ve got more creative outlets than I can keep up with! Surely You’re Not Serious has become the low hanging fruit at a time when I need to trim. I just don’t have time to maintain it. And it’s purpose has been largely replaced.

I’m not going to delete anything. Lordy! There’s way too much comedy gold here to throw anything away. But, I will not be updating for the foreseeable future. Let’s call it an indefinite hiatus. But, if you have a fever and the only cure is more Trint, just follow me on Twitter and YouTube. (I’m pretty stingy with my Facebook friend list. So, let’s just pretend that doesn’t exist and avoid all the tears and feelings of rejection.)

http://Twitter.com/trint99
http://YouTube.com/trint99

It’s been a great run, and I’ve had a blast. And who knows?! Maybe Twitter make me mad enough to quit and come back here! Yeah… I know. You’re right.

So, it’s only fitting to end my run with one final White Board Quip of the Week (#230):

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

That’s all I have to say about that.

Word of the Day: Holycowlitosis

Trint — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:09:51 +0000

Holycowlitosis - n. Breath so foul that bovine methane release seems a comparatively pleasant alternative.

54k Views and Counting!

Trint — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:02:35 +0000

It’s official. I’m famous. I have a video on YouTube* that has, as of this writing, been viewed over 54,000 times. How awesome is that?!

Pretty dang awesome if you ask me.

* Okay, okay. So technically speaking, it’s not exactly, totally my video, per se. But I am a primary member of the cast**. So that should count, right?

** Yes, I know that there are only three people in the whole video, but I’m one of those three, so that makes me a co-star at least***.

*** Well, who cares if I’m only in 4 seconds of a 12 minute video? I’ve still be seen over 54,000 times and you haven’t, so… Nyaa nyaa nyaa!

Seriously, for those who don’t know (which, in my reader base would be “most”), Rhett and Link are pioneers of video blogging who have multiple YouTube channels, some with over a million subscribers. When they started their latest venture, a daily video blog called “Good Mythical Morning,” they asked for subscribers to send in video introductions. I did, and last Friday, my intro made the show. It’s kind of a big deal. But only kind of.

WBQotW #229: Facebook

Trint — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:17:23 +0000

I have no idea where I found this quip about Facebook. But considering the recent and frightening studies about internet and social media addiction, comparing it to jail seems apropos.

Facebook is just like jail. You waste time writing on walls and getting poked by people you don’t know.

Speaking of which… (stands and adjusts name tag) Hello. My name is Trint, and I just spent the last half hour going through over 200 previous blog posts to make sure I had the correct number of White Board Quips. (Group responds, “Hi Trint.”) But I’m totally glad I did because it turns out I was way off! (Group leader makes a note to increase my meds.)

Super Teasers??

Trint — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:55:06 +0000

I’ve always loved the Super Bowl. After our 2009 Super Bowl party (which inaugurated our media room and drew 45 guests… eek!) we have toned down the celebration a bit. This year will include just a few close friends. (Sorry chi’ren.)

I also love great, creative commercials. The Super Bowl has been the… well Super Bowl for commercials for decades now. In years past, I have blogged about my favorite TV spots from the big game (here and here). But, at least to my feeble old-man memory, this is the first year that such a large crop of Super Bowl commercials have been leaked before the big game. Frankly, I’m concerned that, like a bad movie preview, I’ll know all the jokes before I see them and that would just be awful!

I’ve already seen 2012 Super Bowl ads from Honda, Toyota, Audi, Doritos, and Volkswagen (and Volkswagen) commercials all on YouTube. There are even YouTube channels (yes, plural) dedicated to leaked 2012 ads. Really?!

What do you think? Have Super Bowl commercials jumped the shark? Will leaked ads ruin the game day experience? Is anyone still reading this post (if so, give me a *wink*)? The comments are open.

WFHF: Urgent!

Trint — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:38:05 +0000

I get a lot of spam. I mean a lot! But it’s not so bad because I know how to handle it. My personal advice for anyone who connects to the interwebs ever is to create a spam email account. I use HotMail. HotMail has a feature that sends all emails to a junk folder unless I know and have allowed the sender. Then, whenever a website (even a website I trust) asks for my email address, I use darkmanwork@hotmail.com. See?! I’m so confident that I’ll put my email address right here in the blog post!! Because I know if a spammer gets hold of it, they can do me no harm. Their scams and junk mail will end up harmlessly sitting in my junk folder. Because I do, on rare occasion get valid emails to that address, every couple of days, I scan through the junk folder. Some phishing emails I report to the owners of the site being phished (like when a get a fake email from PayPal or eBay). But most of it just gets deleted.

I get a lot of these Nigerian style scams. I scan through a few of them to chuckle at the grammar. But this one was so bad, it was too good to just toss in the trash. I present “Urgent!”

I Could Quit Anytime… If I Wanted To…

Trint — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:49:47 +0000

I suppose me posting a link on my blog to an article about internet addiction is a bit like one drunk hobo passing a half empty bottle of hootch to another drunk hobo. But it is an interesting read.

So… ‘ere ya go, buddy. *hic* Drink up. (Clicky clicky.)

NOOOOOO!!!

Trint — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:01:46 +0000

There are times when you wish you could recapture the innocence of youth. Remember how simple life was before 9/11? Remember how awesome the Matrix was before the sequels came out? Remember when girls had cooties and the only thing you wanted to do was make them cry? (Ok, me neither. But still…)

I think this YouTube clip can remind us all of that moment when life stopped being simple.

Let There Be Quips!!

Trint — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:43:03 +0000

It’s been a while. I know. So, you should be very excited to discover the first white board quip of 2012!

If Dracula can’t see his reflection in the mirror, how come his hair is always so neatly combed?
-Steven Wright

WFHF: In Four Parts

Trint — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:30:42 +0000

This was a lot of fun! It’s my first use of split screen! Cooool!

I’m pretty sure you need to watch this on YouTube in order for the embedded links to work.