Vote for your fave smash-up
Two days ago, we axed Peeps to PLEASE overdub this redonk video with their own jokes. Here's what happened. Please vote for your favorite, and they shall WIN a Cute Overload 2009 Calendar!
First up, it's Evil "Laughing" Prairie Dog, by Alison
Second, it's Prairie Dog Comic, by Mike
Next up is Jokes for the Prairie Dog... [Embedding is working now! Yay! - Ed.]
Then we have Dave Gahan: Prairie Dog
Followed by Another Prairie Dog Bites the Dust
And who could forget: Prairie Dog Dance (Also Shake)
And finally, don't let your children see: Prairie Dog, smallest man, longest legs by RatherGoodStuff
// REMOVED 'cause it was too gross. Sorry, RatherGood, you are OUT [Say in Heidi Klum voice] //
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE HERE. You have 24 hours. GO!
[Oi Peeps! We got a late entry here from Patito Gigante. I'm afraid it's not vote-able, but it sorta includes a vote, and hey, I laughed... - Ed.]
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Another one bites the dust is really good, but are we rewarding that person simply because they had way more time to work on their video? They didn't even stay within the guidelines. My fave was the one with animal-specific jokes and addressed the surroundings.
The last one was just disturbing.
The music ones are very very CLEVER, but haven't they missed the POINT? I thought the whole idea was that in the original silent version, the sudden random'laughter' needed to be accounted-for...
Let's get bleening for the Prairie Dog Dance!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHA!!!! XD!!!
Another One Bites The Dust!! Hands..I mean..Paws Down!!
C'mon, I like it Old Skool!!! I was laughing so hard at the "HEYAYAYAYAYAYayayayayayay!!" part I think I peed a little!!
Good job on whoever did it!
OMG I LOVE ALL OF THESE. SO GOOD!
i call shenanigans on the poor jokes for the prairie dog post!
Of course they are last, they require an extra click to watch the video!
They are the only ones to use the cute prairie dog laughing sound...
I LOVE that Shimmy Shake one, I can't stop watching it!
@Felicityanne/james: Some of the music ones weren't made specifically for this contest, they were found already made on YouTube, so yah, they don't quite meet the guidelines, but fantastic nonetheless!
I'm kind of for people bending the rules a bit, when it comes to being creative. But I understand the point that some of these people are competing according to the rules and it's kind of unfair to judge them against those that were made outside the scope of this contest.
That having been said, I have to say that the Freddie Mercury P-Dog was very, very well done, so that gets my vote. My vote among the "real" contest vids would be for the Jokes for Prairie Dog.
I am ashamed that i voted for one outside of the competition guidelines but....Eeeeee! Queen! ^_^
*has a fangirl moment*
wow, that last one?
uh...
I can't stand that last one,with the worldest smallest man ect, its disgusting...NOT CUTE at all!!!! BLECK!
Tough, tough, tough... I agree with the ones who said that the song ones are not according to the rules - the trouble is that they're both great. And, I love Freddie!!! I would have voted for "Another one bites the dust", but I've decided to vote for Mike instead, with the Prairie dog-specific jokes :) It's obvious that a lot of thought was put into that one, and it does answer exactly what Meg suggested in the beginning. Great job, everyone!
Definite peeage!
I know which one I'm NOT voting for. The last one was disgusting and transphobic, it kind of ruined it for me. Oh my g-d genitals! That is so scary...Someone really needs to grow up.
Just amazingly funny, brilliant find!
I can't get any of them to work, they all stop 2 seconds in.
I cannot deny it. I have mercury running through my veins!
Not that it's important to the video, but I've kept prairie dogs and I'm pretty sure that's not a p.d., but a Richardson's Ground Squirrel (which I've also kept). They're much smaller and sometimes sold as "miniature prairie dogs" since p.d.'s are harder to get now. The "trilling" you can see is typical of RGS's. It's still a great video, though.
Sure, the song ones are nice, but they're NOT what the competition was about. Only Prairie Dog Comic and Jokes for the Prairie Dog are.
Also, two of the songs were made by people ages ago outside of the competition, so they had all the time of the world for it.
petsareforlife: I second that!
I can't stand that last one,with the worldest smallest man ect, its disgusting...NOT CUTE at all!!!! BLECK!
Prairie dog dance (shake)! Just because it's cute :)
I agree with Jae -- wtf on the RatherGood video. That one is not cute, novel, or funny.
I did enjoy Mike's video, but I voted for the one with the Personal Jesus soundtrack. :)
It's easy to edit the video to fit a sound clip. I don't think that was the point. The video was already funny. Meg requested some well timed jokes for the little guy to laugh at. Mike gets points just for following the assignment, not to mention how he tied in the rings of the tree and the sawdust.
There are six videos that I can see, but there are seven videos listed for voting. Can somebody please tell me where I can view "Jokes for the Prairie Dog"?
Thanks.
Oops! Never mind. I found it.
Love your website but was sorely disappointed by your choice to post the smallest man/longest legs video. It was absolutely disgusting and now I can't recommend your website to anyone because I can't count on the quality of your content.
Bummer.
Although the song videos were very clever, I think that the 'prarie dog comic' video was true to the actual suggestion for the contest and very original!!
I voted for "Jokes for the Prairie Dog"! Very good!!!
I really liked the "Shimmy Shake" one----why is it that the songs about big butts are always so great??? (I like big butts and I cannot lie....Fat Bottomed Girls....etc!)
The music ones are cute, but they don't follow the spirit of the original contest -- plus, if I understand the comments, they weren't even made for this contest specifically!? I voted for Mike's because it's the funniest hands down. Do the people who did the music ones, apparently "found" on YouTube even care about getting a CO calendar???? I'm gonna be kinda disgusted if one of them wins.
And, I also liked the other 3 that were specifically for this contest!! I thought the Evil Laughing one was good because of the annotations.
I voted for Another one bites the dust, but I also like the other music ones as well.
Need a mix of 1 and 2. All of them were fun to watch though.
Well, I cast my vote for one of the first three but I think ALL of them should win. I mean, this is CO, THE NICEST PLACE ON THE INTERNET.
What happened to the one with the kids telling jokes? that was my fav.
'Dog Bites Dust' is puuure (minimalist)geeeniuuuuussssss ! 'Shake' is goooood too ! Hard to decide. Love eet ! :)))
Oh, now I see what the peeps mean about following the contest rules... But if you vote on just the entries, I still think it's a shoo-in... Although in terms of actual *cuteness*, Alison and Mike have a tie.
My grand daughter loves to see CO when I baby sit her,
NOW how do I tell her today she can't see it ????
What's the need for putting in such X rated garbage in what was a cute site Meg ?
Your stooping as low as other's for sick ratings !
Oh, and Dave's is fan-tastish too ! They all deserve calendars.
'xecpt the last one. OK now I'm done.
The second one (the comic)... I'm not a fan of the music videos.
"Prairie Dog Comic" is very good, the contest rules are followed and the jokes even have something to do with the video itself.
"Jokes for the Prairie Dog" is also very cute, with the kids telling jokes. Too bad the video can't be imbedded, most people will probably overlook it.
The others don't follow the contest specifications. "Another Prairie Dog Bites the Dust" and "Prairie Dog Dance (Also Shake)" were made by somebody outside of the competition several months ago (YouTube user crasse), and just found by somebody on YouTube. He probably doesn't even care about winning a calendar.
As for "Prairie Dog, smallest man, longest legs": Wow, farting and genital humour. I feel like 5th grade all over again. I wouldn't worry too much about kids seeing this one, though, it's pretty much what 5th-graders' jokes they hear at school are like anyway.
Anyway, thumbs up for "Prairie Dog Comic" and "Jokes for the Prairie Dog"!
@Papilio "My grand daughter loves to see CO when I baby sit her, NOW how do I tell her today she can't see it ????"
Just don't play that last video for her and you're fine. If she's young enough to need a babysitter, she shouldn't be surfing the web unsupervised anyway.
For following the rules, and making the jokes topic-appropriate, definitely Prairie Dog Comic!
(Although I love Another One Bites the Dust, it could have been used with any video)
First off I'm still laughing at the mock music videos ...
But did anyone else notice that they used the prairie dog's laugh in the Another Prairie Dog Bites the Dust?
::Listes closely again::
*Listens
Another One Bites The Dust was okay, but it was too long and involved. I like the jokes one (especially the PD's long pause after the orange punchline), but I voted for the Shimmy Shake one because of the duet. Hilarious!
My Own. . . Personal . . .
P. Dawg . . .
Sorta kinda against the rules, but gotta give it UP to Dave!
Bang bang!
I HAD to vote for "Another Bites the Dust" as my 7- and 9-year-old daughters have recently discovered that song and rock around the house singing it (and it's variant, "Another One Rides the Bus.") I can't wait for them to see this.
And yes, if you listen closely, the pd's 'laughter' IS part of the song.
I can't believe people are voting for "Bites the Dust." SO LAME. Not even remotely clever. Can anyone tell me why this is funny?
And I agree with others that "Longest Legs" was a big error in judgement. What were you thinking, Meg?
"It was absolutely disgusting and now I can't recommend your website to anyone because I can't count on the quality of your content."
Count on the quality of the content? Give me a break. Meg has never, ever, EVER suggested that CO is a 100% kid-safe, raunch-free site--it's a site by adults, for adults (who happen to like Teh Qte). As has been stated by Teho, if this site had a rating, it would be PG-13, and that humor is precisely what 13-year-old boys would find funny!
[Well sure, but c'mon, it's not ALL like that... - Ed.]
Second, a purple cartoon penis and a stupid fart noise is absolutely disgusting? It's the INTERNET. You haven't surfed much, apparently.
"My grand daughter loves to see CO when I baby sit her, NOW how do I tell her today she can't see it?"
Not Meg's responsibility. See above.
Sorry . . . I just get annoyed at people who blame Meg when they get offended at some of the content. This is just her blog, people--she didn't sign up to be the last bastion of pristine moral fortitude.