A Mexican prisoner tried to escape from prison in a suitcase that his girlfriend had brought in. He squeezed himself into the suitcase and his girlfriend then tried to haul him out of the prison, one of the guards became suspicious when the girlfriend was struggling with the bulging bag and behaving in an evasive manner. This case is definitely closed.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The Wilhelm Scream - From Distant Drums to Post-Modern Icon
All of us here at MRHP are rather partial to the auld stock sound effect and what could be more "stock" than the famously underappreciated Wilhelm Scream. For this reason we have chosen to inform you on this iconic film sound effect.
The Wilhelm Scream was first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums (1st instance in the above image). The effect gained new popularity (its use often becoming an in-joke) after it was used in Star Wars (see clip below) and many other blockbuster films as well as television programs and video games. The scream is often used when someone is shot, falls from a great height, or is thrown from an explosion.
The sound is named for Private Wilhelm, a character in The Charge at Feather River (see clip above), a 1953 western in which the character is shot with an arrow. This was believed to be the third movie to use the sound effect and its first use from the Warner Brothers stock sound library.
The Wilhelm scream has become a cinematic sound cliché, and by 2008 had been used in many instances, including over 216 movies, television shows and video games. Some directors, most notably George Lucas, include it in almost every one of their productions (the clip above gives a brief e.g. of this).
Love it or hate it this strange high pitch scream has been around a long time and whether you like it or not will probably continue to do so. The family guy still below is a fervent example of how it has been rendered as both a form of post-modern pastiche & parody within popular culture. Next week we will be looking at another famous stock sound titled Youraagh, so keep those ears peeled and those finger clicking. HUH!!!
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Worst Refereeing Decision Ever: Most blatant penalty
This officially has to be the worst refereeing decision in the history of football. Luckily for Australia's sake they went on to win the game. My question is did the ball grabber even know how to play football?
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
What Is Loam?
You can be loamed, you can go loaming, you can loams about. Loam is a soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay and silt, and organic matter, which soil scientists with baggy pants say 'yeah babez it allows excellent aeration. Although some of the larger particles find it difficult to suck on water babez, it is the shizz bottle though when it comes to growing plants, get your loam on awhhh yeah!'
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Top 3 Anime Personalities
1- L from Death Note
2- Totoro from My Neighbour Totoro
3- Haruko Haruhara from FLCL((フリクリ, Furi Kuri, pronounced in English as Fooly Cooly)
2- Totoro from My Neighbour Totoro
3- Haruko Haruhara from FLCL((フリクリ, Furi Kuri, pronounced in English as Fooly Cooly)
Friday, July 1, 2011
Ken Jeong Versus Senor Chang
Who is Ken Jeong and can he ever silence the enigmatic and malevolent Senor Benjamin Franklin Chang. In these next few videos you will see the duality that exists and the power struggle that ensues. Who will win, will reality defeat fiction or vice versa. Ah who cares just enjoy some Korean GP comedic genius Too-daa-Loo Muda-fuckers!!!
Lapik The Space Monkey's Favourite Hip-Hop Records.
Lapik is a monkey who flew into space back in 1996. His friend Multik, who was also on the mission, sadly died. Lapik earned a pair of Pioneer Decks as reward for the mission. He then bought these records for his new home. We ranked them from 1 to 8 based on whatever record got played the most to the least. Unsurprisingly they all have monkey themes in them.
1. De La Soul-3 Feet High and Rising
Measure in my music, raised in three parts
Casually see but don't do like the soul
'cause seein' and doin' are actions for monkeys
2. Beastie Boys- Licensed to Ill
(chorus) Brass Monkey - that funky Monkey
Brass Monkey - junkie
That funky Monkey
3. M.F Doom-Madvillainy 2 - The Madlib Remix.
4. Tribe Called Quest-Midnight Marauders
Please proceed with caution 'cause the lyricist is fatal
I can kick your little monkey ass like Kato
Formulate your rhymes like a child forms Playdo
Calm an' serene like the study was Tayo
5. Del Tha Funky Homosapien-Automatik Statik
6. Nas-Illmatic
Rappers I monkey flip 'em with the funky rhythm I be kickin
Musician, inflictin composition
of pain I'm like Scarface sniffin cocaine
7. Wu Tang Clan-8 Diagrams (note song below is bonus track on that album)
Hip hop junkie flunky, monkey see, monkey do
Great minds connect like mobster rings
[...]
Somebody let the monkeys out the cage
Over-crowded police blood bamboo bimbo
Chickenhead skeezer crackrock hoodrat
Somebody let the monkeys out the cage
Barney here is down to a feeding dreadlock
Armpit like two Buckwheat's in a headlock
Macy Gray's hair between your leg lock
Somebody let the monkeys out the cage
Ya mother's so cross-eyed, when she cry tears roll down her back
Somebody let the monkeys out the cage
Somebody let the monkeys out the cage
8. Public Enemy-Greatest Misses
The monkey ain't no joke
So you want to mess with the coke
Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy
The monkey ain't no joke
You better leave 'em alone
He's home grown he's the cyclone
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