You Tube All Stars

March 29th, 2008 at 05:28am Keith Hemstreet 8

The internet, God bless it, sure does make work a whole lot more enjoyable. Who amongst us hasn’t spent time randomly browsing the internet while at work? Everyone does it. It really is a blessing to be able to spend time pursuing a topic of interest, purchasing a book, or planning a vacation on your computer, all while pretending to be working on something job related like a spreadsheet, a memo, or some such ridiculous thing. Prior to the advent of the computer, I can’t fathom how employees wasted time efficiently. They really had it tough.

Note to managers: employees, including yourself, are incapable of working for eight hours without interruption, especially given the uninteresting nature of most work. How it ever came to be that people should work eight hours a day (minimum) five days a week, I’ll never understand, but that’s another topic for another time. The truth is, most employees spend ample time each day tending to matters that are in no way related to work. Accept that your employees are wasting just as much time as you and you’ll be a happier manager.

In my time wasting collaboration with fellow employees, we’ve uncovered great jewels on the vast video portal known as You Tube. Below, I provide links to some of my favorites. Enjoy.

“Grape Lady Falls”
This video has given birth to a host of animated shorts and music videos. If you appreciate clumsiness that results in injury, this one’s for you. Audio capabilities are essential for this one. Turn it up.

“Fat Kid With Light Saber”
Attention George Lucas: put this kid up for your next Star Wars movie. Even a short scene with this dude would increase the entertainment value of your awful prequels ten-fold.

“Butter Floor”
Such a great prank, I wish I’d thought of this while in college.

“Best Basketball Shot”
As long as you live, you’ll never see a more amazing game winning shot.

Feel free to share the videos that you’ve discovered while at work. I will be sure to watch them with my colleagues at our next time-management meeting.

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