There are secret societies who would wish to effect a change in the way things are, true. Some are so secret it’s debatable whether they exist outside the minds of paranoids.
The RSA is a society which isn’t so much secret as criminally undervalued. However, they would like to see a change or two in the way we live our lives and run the world.
It’s no secret there are things we HAVE to change if we want the human race to survive past the next few hundred years or so. The questions are basically down to two.

“What do we need to do?”
“How can we get people to do it?”

The RSA* has been around for roughly 250 years, trying to identify these key points. More lately, it’s been joined by the TED talks and other such thinktanks. However, I think the RSA has hit upon a great way of putting their ideas across. Think big and draw quickly…

*Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Now you know why they never use anything but the initials…

You probably stumbled across a viral video called ‘Do you wanna date my avatar‘ featuring a group of people who appear in a web-series about WoW gamers – The Guild.

Well they’re at it again and it would appear they’ve caught the Bollywood bug from repeated viewings of Slumdog Millionaire.

Cheers to Wolf over on Facebook.

Today, my friends, we go… through the keyhole. You’ll have to imagine Lloyd Grossman’s horrible twang as I have no inclination to replicate it here.
Having said that, I don’t need to. Just watch this clip, in which someone with one of the oddest French accents ever gives you a tour of his humble abode.

It’s certainly an interesting way to advertise a house that’s on the market, right? I’m just gutted it has been sold, because I wouldn’t have minded it myself.
On the other hand, this is what it looks like on the outside:

Ignore the model shop – everything else, from the door just to the right and all above belongs to this guy’s amazing place. It’s just a shame it’s situated in one of the naffer areas of Eastbourne’s nightclub scene.
Ah well.

Remember ‘Popcorn’ by Hot Butter? If not, allow me to enlighten you by offering a chance to listen to a classic slice of pop cheese HERE. If on the other hand, you can’t be bothered leaving the comfort of Sikkdays (and who can blame you?), then suffice to say that it was an instrumental track forged in the early 1970s using what was then cutting-edge synthesisers to produce a disco track powered by Pong.

Now that I’ve bored you to tears with a rambling introduction, why not sit back and watch the Swedish Chef as he wrecks… um recreates Popcorn in the Muppet kitchen…

Part one, obviously, being the previous post. Truth to tell, I hadn’t thought there would be a second stage, or at least so early, but I Stumbled across a clip that slotted in perfectly.
You may recall I just posted a video about three guys proving that 4 chords are all you need to get yourself a decent tune. I remarked that the only other thing you needed was someone to write the lyrics for you.
But… what if you’re a bit strapped for cash and can’t afford to hire a decent lyricist?
You pinch bits from films and whack a backing track on it, that’s what…

I’ve ranted enough about crap music and the pathetic approach that the big corporations take to music these days for you to realise that I’m not going to take the soft line when it comes to my opinions.
That’s why, when Jay dropped me this clip via FaecesBook, I was mightily pleased. The rib-tickling didn’t harm either.
One thing I don’t understand, though, is just when did Jack Black find the fountain of youth and ditch Kyle Gass? Okay, so it’s just Axis of Awesome, “Australia’s most tolerated band”.

That’s all you need, then folks; four chords, the ability to play them in various guises and someone to put words into your mouth. Status Quo, step forwards.
Amazing, really, that so much has been done with so little…

…um… maybe not then…

…and raise you a cheerleading squad.
(Korean guy) Is that so? In that case, I’ll see your cheerleaders and raise you a human LCD screen.
(Me) What? You have got to be kidding. I’m calling ye on that one.
(Korean Guy) Here you are.

(Me) Well, crap. Well played. [pushes his chips over]

Cheers to Holz fer this find. There is another clip, longer by a couple of minutes, but this is the better of the two.