Things to Make You Go LOL. Literally.

Right, back by popular demand is Things that Make You Go LOL. Literally. I missed one week - sheesh! 

Anyway - get your laughing gear ready because the LOLs are coming...

1. Because kids are freaks: 

Top 10 Creepiest Things Kids Have Said.

2. Sage Advice for iPhone Owners:

3. Daniel Day Lewis Plays Obama. Image!

4. Jeremy Knows. 

5. Pronunciation Manuel 

(Prepare to lose hours AND a lil' bit o' pee on this dude's back catalogue)

And that's them, peeps, tell me, did they work? 

As ever do please share in the comments what's been making you LOL this week. That Pronunciation Guide was almost my undoing on Twitter. Should seriously come with a health warning. Kanye West especially. 

Happy almost weekend, everyone!

Things to make you go LOL. Literally.

We can all be guilty of misusing the term LOL online, whether that be because we've run out of things to type in the little flashing box or you really want to get to bed and can’t be doing with midnight texting. Occasionally, however, we find things that make us literally LOL, so loud in fact that it becomes a wheeze with tears of mirth to accompany it.

While I always make an effort to share hilarity on my FB page here, I thought perhaps to cheer up a chilly Thursday I’d try a different kinda blog post to see what you think. A round up of rollicks as it were.

I give you ‘Things to make you go LOL. Literally’ Enjoy!

1. This post from The Oatmeal is sad, then happy, then sad, then sweet but never less than hilarious. I LOST IT at ‘There’s a fire, pass it on’. Do NOT attempt to eat while reading it though, serious choking hazard alert. 
2. The Onion is well known for its tongue in cheek tomfoolery but this article yesterday almost killed me. Having known the occasional ex that just doesn't like to let go, this really struck a chord. I had to reapply mascara before returning to work having cried tears of laughter. Many, many tears. 
3. This gif called ‘How I drive all rental cars’, wait for it, had me burst out laughing as soon as I saw the flames. I’ve watched it approximately 23 times now. Gas. 
4. Although I hearted the movie dearly, this review of Les Mis from @andywestradio
   was almost my undoing at my desk on Tuesday. Cracking stuff.
5. I’ve mentioned the fabulous Blogger Bitches before but this tumblr made me honk with laughter in the Post Office queue yesterday. Attractive.

And that’s them, 5 gems that made me literally LOL this week. I do hope I’m not as weird as I fear and you loved them too. Do please let me know what had you Guffawing this week, leave a link below if you’re feeling especially generous. G’wan, gizz a laugh…

Hold the phone!! Last minute honorary mention has to be given to Aengus 'Blue Steel' MacGrianna for this corker. I like to call it 'WHAT'. 

*Pic Credit* 

Cabin in the Woods - Movie Review (NO Spoilers)

Who's in it?

 Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz and Anna Hutchison 

What's it About? 

Five friends (stereotypical in slasher movie fashion) decide to escape college life for a weekend and head off to a cabin in the woods. Slowly but surely things start to go wrong, very wrong. Who'd have thunk it? Can they discover the secret behind this wooden structure in a wooded area? 

Any Good?

I'm going to try not to hype Cabin in the Woods too much and certainly won't be giving anything away (there's a special place in hell for movie spoilerers) but I do have to start by saying that this is easily my favourite film of the year, so far. I can't remember being so surprised at a movie since Scream in '96, the comparison lies only in their originality though, certainly not in content. 

Having seen the trailers and heard of the plagued release date set backs, I must admit I wasn't too pushed to see it, considering it a rehash of a dated, formulaic teen slasher flick. That may very well have added to my delight once the film started rolling and I was proven so very wrong. Buffy, Angel and the upcoming Avengers Assemble genius, Joss Whedon writes and produces with Drew Goddard of Cloverfield and Lost writing and directing. A match made in horror comedy heaven. If the fun I had watching is any indication, I can only imagine they'd the time of their lives making it. 

Whedon and Goddard. They're smiling on the inside. Obvs. 

The entire cast play a blinder, including the ones from the deepest depths of your nightmares, the scaredy fecks. Acting is fluid and, despite the outlandish scenarios presented, is always believable. Scenes are speckled with memorable characters of both Whedon's casting past and horror movies of yesteryear, which is a very nice touch. A stand out for me has to be Fran Kranz , the resident stoner, his medicine of choice leads to some seriously astute and often hilarious observations. 

As the story progresses you're launched from absolute distress, the kind that causes you to cover your eyes in horror to guffawing out loud and looking around to see if everyone else is finding it just as good. The timing of comic relief is executed with precision and very welcome on several occasions. A word of warning though, some of the horror scenes are about as horrific as they come, I can't remember when I last saw so much blood on one set so this isn't one for the under 16s by any stretch of the imagination. 

Cabin in the woods has been branded 'a game changer', 'meta as they come' and, by Whedon himself, 'a love/hate letter to the horror genre'. It's all of those things and more. It's carnage, it's hilarity and it's entertaining as HELL. I found myself wanting to see it again immediately during one scene then instantly swearing not to come the next, I'm not sure my heart could take it. 

If you're thinking this is just another Hollywood slasher churn out then, in the words of the token 'virgin' herself, Kristen Connolly, 'You're missing the point'. If you want to experience something very new and exciting that'll stay with you for a little while, then get yourself along this weekend, it's definitely one to see on the big screen but hold your popcorn tightly, it's a jumpy, rollicking ride.

Rating:

If You Go Down to the Woods Today..

Zorbing Nation

Looking to blow off the cobwebs & take advantage of the lovely weather we found ourselves over in the wonderful Corkagh Park today in Clondalkin. It's been several years since we'd been and there are one or two more attractions in place these days, Thanks to Outdoor Adventures. 

Aqua Zorbing. Most hilarious spectator sport EVER!

This park has to be one of the most beautiful amenities in the country and I spent the afternoon wondering why we don't go more often. With their fishing lakes, camping grounds and ginormous playground for the little 'uns there's something for everyone. A trip into the petting farm is also a must or a stroll around the beautiful, award winning rose garden. But the addition of these outdoor activties mean that if you find yourself with a surplus of energy and a need to make your loved ones laugh till they snort like pigs (I was that snorty soldier) then zorbing is for you. 

Cutie on the quad ready to stop the lads

Not too spendy, prices are for 3 turns

Gobble, Gobble. One of the gobbly residents of the lovely petting farm. 

If you find yourself at a loss for a day filler during the school holidays or any time of the year, I can't recommend this park enough. Throwing a picnic in the boot too would mean you could make an entire day of it. Bliss.