Random Absurdity

  • Feats of strength to inspire you this Festivus

    Coming up with new and exciting ways to demonstrate one’s strength to one’s friends and family over Festivus can be a challenge. Fortunately, We Interrupt has the inspiration side of the equation covered. The videos below offer a range of possibilities for demonstrating your physical prowess for today’s secular...
  • We interrupt your weird news to air some grievances [Festivus]

    While Festivus can actually be held at any time of the year, we like to do things the Costanza way and celebrate just before Christmas on December 23rd – which also happens to be the day that the Emperor of Japan celebrates his birthday, thus earning yours truly a...
  • Slaughterhouse, a gingerbread-style house constructed from delicious meat

    This slaughterhouse, which is a gingerbread house in meat instead of cookies, looks like it would feed an army of hungry carnivores or a couple of really big ones. Hopefully the people responsible for this meaty monstrosity did the right thing and saw that none of the delicious meat...
  • If you can’t jump over hurdles, just bash through them [video]

    Videos of hurdles are often as amusing as the event itself. This one comes out of China but as you can see from the second video below – hurdles failure is a universal phenomenon. ...
  • M*A*S*H fan builds backyard set

    Redditor relocopter was kind enough to share these pictures of his/her friend’s backyard – in which the set of M*A*S*H has been lovingly recreated right down to Hawkeye’s famous red bathrobe. I love the detail, but that combined with the neatly manicured lawn speaks of a level fastidiousness that...
  • BASE jumper temporarily evades police by taking quick down [video]

    Elsewhere there have been suggestions that “Jester”, the BASE jumper in this video, was drunk. I think that might be because of his annoying – high on adrenaline – routine at the start because his movements seem far too measured when he does is his personal somersault and escapes...
  • Wampa cave scene recreated in a freezer

    There will be some people that dismiss this clever bit of fan art as being the work of someone with too much time on his or her hands. The thing is, the wampa cave scene is one of the defining moments of The Empire Strikes Back and it would...
  • Sledding behind a fighter jet, what could possibly go wrong? [video]

    The forgettable action flick, Point Break might have been entirely forgotten were it not for Bodhi’s memorable maxim: “it’s not a tragedy to die doing something you love.” That quote springs to mind when watching these crazy Swedes sledding behind a fighter jet. As far as crazy winter activities...
  • A good reason for health insurance

    In what can only be described as a parents nightmare, this video shows that some people never grow up… and some are lucky if they get to grow up at all – a collection of people of various ages doing stupid things. My personal favorite, the guy who misses...