1. In the 90s, you had to wear a thong.
2. Asking Irish people to do an American accent.
3. Present day celebrities who look uncannily like somebody in a photo from the distant past.
4. Things he's apologized to his wife for.
5. An actor and scholar of acting explains what's so wrong about Amber Heard's testimony.
6. A clear aerial view of Rich Strike's impossible Derby win.
7. The alien welcomes you to space.
8. A man in his 20s with "the social life of a pensioner."
10. The insufferable vocal fry of indie films.
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First time I’ve viewed your Tik-Toc list. The best was the derby win from an excitement standpoint. Most informative was the acting coach re: Amber Heard.
English, Scots, Irish and Aussies actors/actresses do a much better American accent than Americans do one of theirs. Apparently even everyday people on the street, or in the pub, or at a wedding.
So, if you had to choose --
LiMu Emu
or
Doug?
Ellen DeGeneres and Henry David Thoreau.
Hahahahaha! Actor explanation was brilliant after a very slow start. Loved the vocal fry and the incredible Derby winner. And the adorable thong girl.
The Irish people doing American, especially the first guy. Also the uncanny celebrity look alike, especially Ellen Degeneres.
I only watched a few of those, but Rich Strike really blew it away! That horse must've had a rocket strapped to his back. He was going way faster than anyone else in that field, once he decided to get out front. Like Wile E. Coyote always dreamed about, with the latest rocket-gear from the Acme Co., except that RS's gear actually worked.
#6 I'll probably watch that race 25 times before I get bored with it. It's extraordinary that the winner would be almost unmentioned as the race was called once at 1:00, once at the end.
1. Very weird oral expressions
2. They're not imitating American accents, they're imitating American expressions. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!
3. Excellent matches - Ellen DeGeneres made me laugh out loud!
4. Meh
5. Skip all the repetitions of your credentials and make your point.
6. Fabulous outcome. The announcer was so concentrated on the favored horses that he didn't even see the massive acceleration of Rich Strike coming up on the inside until the very end.
7. Someone made an alien Memoji and then struggled to think of what it should say.
8. Zzzzzz
9. Some people are easily amused
10. These two are expert fry actors!
Rich Strike! It’s like that horse went in to overdrive…and the announcer didn’t even see him until the very end!
Wow! That horse came on to win like a male swimmer in a pool full of girls.
Celebrity dopplegangers wins out, especially Depp and O'Brien. And thanks to whoever did this for reminding me again that Channing Tatum is not a woman.
And number 5, isnt that the guy from "Mythbusters"?
Quite possibly one of the worst race calls in history. Sure, it was fun to only hear Rich Strike’s name at the last minute, but there’s no excuse for Collmus to miss that move and only notice the horse at the very end. A good caller would have been on it far sooner.
Ellen DeGeneres doppelganger is a dood. Seems right.
Rich Strike's charge is one of the greatest athletic feats in memory....of course a team effort with jockey Sonny Leon who had tremendous patience waiting for openings to get him in striking distance. Watch the video...look at Rich Strike's head...cocked right looking at Epicenter the last 100 yards. Rich Strike knew what he had to do. And he sure the hell wanted to win. The perfect pair of jockey and horse.
I'm no horse racing expert or even much of a fan. But I've watched that overhead video 100 times, and will likely watch it 100 more. Amazing.
#2,3 and 6.
The thing about Rich Strike, it seems to me after reading EVERY duck Francis book ever written, is that the jockey led that horse STRAIGHT into the melee - what a courageous jockey (so much can go wrong doing that), and what a bold horse! Incredible!
And... oh the vocal fry. After 12 years in the Philadelphia area, I've had to retrain myself to speak in my normal register instead of like a Broadway (non-operaric) tenor, as just about every native Philadelphia woman over the age of 13 seems to. My name, among native Philadelphians, is apparently (lower your voice by at least an octave) "Jay-may." I now find it endearing but at first it was... disconcerting.
But according to vocal teachers and coaches I have talked with, the Pacific Northwest is the Home of Vocal Fry (it takes the place of a regional accent, at least for women), which certainly goes along with the indy film thing.
I feel the same way as everyone else about Rich Strike. When his jockey pulls him into the opening- the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up lol!! It was a beautiful sight- a la Dick Francis, as you say, Jamie. Love him, too.
And yeah- how the hell did that announcer miss the progression of the longest shot in the race??
Also love the doppelgänger video.
One maybe not so important observation: train-spotting or trans-potting? Not to cast aspersions: dude has no Adam’s apple? Cause, I’m thinking- it’s such a “see me”/“don’t see me” game that’s played on folks, in general. My take on it.
"Ellen DeGeneres doppelganger is a dood. Seems right."
That "dood" is Henry David Thoreau.
I laughed so hard at Indie Film Vocal Fry ... reposted on my FB page
Acting coach = primo.
Sony Leon did an amazing job. What a ride.
Agreed about the Indie Film vocal fry. LOL.
But the aerial view of Rich Strike: Wow!
The vocal fry one made me laugh the most. The celebrity doppelgänger’s was the coolest. I’m just mad at the race caller on the Derby because my husband has, for years, complained about them switching over to Collmus and how bad he is. Now I’ll never hear the end of it. Maybe I should do a Tik Tok on things my husband complains about (usually wrt sports.)
I've been following this Althouse series. Some funny stuff so well done.
But lately, when I go to You Tube I see a lot of suggested material like "The Tik-Tok No-Bra Challenge." It's obvious what that is about and then there are some where women remove their underwear while retaining their other clothing.
I've been wondering why. I never look at "Tik-Tok".
Viewing the "thong" segment cleared up the mystery. Thanks Ann.
"Independent film vocal fry" -- that's why they called those pictures "mumblecore."
Rich Strike for the win--again! I have never seen anything like that.
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