The Muppets’ Bohemian Rhapsody Turns 15: Mamaaaaaa!

Fifteen years ago, The Muppets decided Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody needed more chickens, more diva moments, and about 100% more chaos. The result? A hilarious masterpiece with over 185 million views on YouTube and a 2010 Webby Award win.

Featuring Gonzo’s melodramatic chickens, Animal’s unforgettable “MAMA!” and Miss Piggy’s dramatic takeover, it’s pure Muppet mayhem, all backed by Queen’s original 1975 instrumental tracks. (Yes, the band actually said, “Sure, go wild.”)

It’s been projected at Disneyland, performed live at the Hollywood Bowl, and even rocked London’s O2 Arena. Clearly, the Muppets know how to bring the house down—literally and figuratively.

Revisit it today, because nothing says iconic like a prawn belting out Freddie Mercury!

[Via LS]

The Guys Who Invented Q-Tips [Comedy Sketch]

Ever wonder how Q-Tips became the forbidden fruit of ear cleaning? Spoiler: it involves medical warnings, poor listening skills, and a lot of “but what if I’m really careful about it?”

Parental Guidance [Comic]

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Protection [Comic]

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INSANE DEAL: Get Tolkien’s ILLUSTRATED Lord of the Rings for UNDER $2!

Sure, most of us have read The Lord of the Rings, but have you ever looked at the Illustrated edition (by Tolkien himself)? Amazon is currently offering the eBook for just $1.99! If that’s not the deal of the decade, I don’t know what is!

For the first time ever, a very special edition of the J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, gorgeously illustrated throughout in color by the author himself.

This one-volume, jacketed hardcover edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty color illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvelous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.

You can check it out right here.

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