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July 1, 2009 8:36 p.m. InigoMontoya Reader

I was thinking of a certain staff member when I found these videos:

http://www.urlesque.com/2009/07/01/beatboxing-birds/
July 1, 2009 8:40 p.m. Lesley SuperDork

Cute.

Did you see this one, from the same site? Sometimes I've wanted to let loose like this on one of my beaters....

http://www.urlesque.com/2009/06/09/real-life-martial-arts-master-destroys-a-car-wi...
July 2, 2009 8:46 a.m. JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director

There's actually a few guys doing heavy research with "dancing" birds now to see how they equate musical rhythm to movement. A lot of the research they do with coginitive processes of parrots translates well to autistic kids. If you've ever spent a lot of time around a parrot that would make perfect sense.

And we need to get that karate guy to the next Challenge.

jg
July 2, 2009 10:14 p.m. Appleseed HalfDork

Watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDj7DuHVV9E

Observe the beat box puffer fish.
July 2, 2009 11:51 p.m. Lesley SuperDork

Cute... but there's a fresh water piranha mixed in with salt water seahorses and puffers...

My fish do that little dance when they're hungry. They've yet to sing to me though.
July 3, 2009 6:26 a.m. InigoMontoya Reader

No, the karate guy needs to be at the next LeMons event, he can dole out the peoples curse.
July 3, 2009 6:50 a.m. Goldmember Reader

InigoMontoya wrote:

No, the karate guy needs to be at the next LeMons event, he can dole out the peoples curse.

Best idea evar. . .
July 3, 2009 7:38 a.m. 11110000 New Reader

JG Pasterjak wrote:

A lot of the research they do with coginitive processes of parrots translates well to autistic kids. If you've ever spent a lot of time around a parrot that would make perfect sense.

A conversation with my parakeet:

Hi Buddy. BuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBuddyBiiiiiiiiiiiiirdy

I love you. I love you I love you I love you I Looooooooooooove you!
July 3, 2009 4:06 p.m. RexSeven HalfDork

Lesley wrote:

Cute.

Did you see this one, from the same site? Sometimes I've wanted to let loose like this on one of my beaters....

http://www.urlesque.com/2009/06/09/real-life-martial-arts-master-destroys-a-car-wi...

Ken from Street Fighter: Ryu, you've really let yourself go, haven't you...
July 3, 2009 4:24 p.m. Salanis UltraDork

I did vocal jazz at Sac State with the international women's beatboxing champion, Butterscotch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5xmb7Az8nM