The Mp3 Experiments

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The Mp3 Experiments

The Mp3 Experiment is participatory public event created by Improv Everywhere.
 We stage a new Mp3 Experiment in New York each year and also tour the project regularly to college campuses and international festivals.
Here’s how it works: 

• we put an original mp3 file online (usually around 45 minutes long) that people download and transfer to their mobile devices. 

•  Participants then synchronize their watches to an atomic clock on our website, head out to the same public location, and blend in with others.

•  At the predetermined time, everyone presses play. Hilarity ensues as participants carry out ridiculous, coordinated instructions delivered to their headphones via narrator “Steve” and everyone else tries to figure out what the hell is going on. 

David Pogue of the New York Times participated in our 2009 experiment and wrote:

It was hilarious. The crowd was young and fun, and the whole thing was orchestrated, planned and written exceptionally well. What a totally, totally cool idea: part mass hypnosis, part party, part comedy club… like a political rally, but with more to do. Find a way to be part of it.

You can read his full recap on NYTimes.com.

Here is an overview of all of the New York Mp3 Experiments dating back to the original in 2004. Take a look at the videos, and click on the titles to check out the behind the scenes project page.
 

Start the Term On the Right Foot

To start the term with good humour here are two videos from "Fawlty Towers".

A British sitcom, produced by BBC TV and first broadcast in 1975-79.

It takes place in a pretty ordinary hotel where Manuel,an Spanish waiter, works. It is the most loveable character, full of sincerity and vulnerability, whose confused English vocabulary causes him to make elementary mistakes. 
Anyway, he is proud of his English, thinking he kowns a lot. 

The Sleeper Car

 THE SLEEPER CAR 

They converted a New York City subway car into a “sleeper car,” giving New Yorkers the chance to rest their heads during a late night commute.

They set up three beds, each outfitted with a comforter, pillow, and sheets. Pajamas, sleep masks, and earplugs were also provided as part of this unauthorized free service.

The project took place on the above-ground N train in Astoria, Queens around midnight on a Sunday evening.

Continue reading here 

Enjoy the video.

No Pants Subway Ride 2012

Improve Everywhere was created in 2001 by Charlie Todd and causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places.

The No Pants Subway Ride

is annual event staged by Improv Everywhere every January in New York City. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness. Here is an overview of the history of No Pants dating back to its inception in 2002

January 8 is the 11th Annual No Pants Subway Ride. 

Train commuters in major cities worldwide will get a little cheeky Sunday as part of the annual No Pants Subway Ride that ... well ... is exactly what it says.

Pranksters will converge at train stations donned in shirts, shoes and no pants.

The only requirement is to act nonchalant - read, listen to your iPod, chat with your fellow riders - as you go about your normal business without any pants.

Dozens of major cities including London, New York, Washington, Mexico City and Tel Aviv, will take part in the rides, according to organizers Improv Everywhere.

The goal is to elicit laughs

Nice Weekend

 HOW TO MOON WALK

The Moon Walk is one of the most famous dance moves of all time. Done properly the Moon Walk can't fail to impress. Learn how to dance the Michael Jackson way with this simple three minute tutorial on the moon walk technique.

There are ten steps . Listen and watch the video 

Say Something Nice Today

By looking at the pictures I´d like you to tell me what they suggest.

How important it is to say something nice.

Do we always do so? Why not to try?

Watch the video now .Were you  right or were you wrong?

 http://improveverywhere.com/

• Today,all of you are are having the opportunity to "say something nice".

• In order to do so, please think aloud, express your thoughts as soon as they come to you.The harder you try, the better.

• After doing this, describe your opinion about this advertisement,the aim and if it was well done.

Continue reading here

Monday Morning Blues

Monday Morning Blues  (laugh it out.com)

I am sure you can understand the meaning of "blues"with  these pictures, if not, look it up in the dictionary.

How to Tackle the Monday Morning Blues

We all do it. We get a little sick feeling in our stomachs on Sunday evenings when we realize that the weekend is over and we have to go back to work on Monday morning. Why can't the weekends last longer? Why do they go so fast and why do the weeks seem to drag on forever?

How can we joyously anticipate Mondays instead of agonize over them? How can we look forward to the week like we look forward to the weekend? How can we have an attitude that declares, "Thank God, it's Monday!"

Here are a few helps to turn your dread into joy.

Les Luthiers

Some days ago you had the opportunity of watching a film that made you laugh. It was the one about The Italian man who went to Malta.
Don´t worry,it is still at the top right hand corner, so that you can see whenever you feel like.You saw how important it was to speak a language well and the pronuntiation,too.
There may be misunderstandings as long as your pronuntiation is not the required one. So,for the future take it into account.
Watch this new video with Les Luthiers and you will see what happens. 
Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-musical group known for employing instruments created from common, everyday materials. 
I hope you have fun. 

No Pants Subway Ride

 Improve Everywhere

was created in 2001 by Charlie Todd and causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places

The No Pants Subway Ride

is annual event staged by Improv Everywhere every January in New York City. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness. Here is an overview of the history of No Pants dating back to its inception in 2002

The Tenth Annual No Pants Subway Ride

took place on Sunday, January 9. 3,500 people participated in New York and thousands more in 50 cities across the globe.

No Pants Subway Ride 2010

 msnbc.com

January 12:!No pants! transit day

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COMEDY"Bank Robbery"

Yesterday there was a bank robbery in the High Street click on this link  to know what happened.
Now watch the video to see whether there is any connection between the two robberies.
From the classic BBC comedy TV series
The Yong Ones plan a robbery in their local bank with hilarious consequences.



PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Two of the most famous outlaws of the old American west were brothers. I'm Tony Riggs. Today, Maurice Joyce and I tell about Frank and Jesse James. Listen to  http://www.manythings.org/voa/people/Frank_and_Jesse_James.html

Back to School

The bus running to school                                                

A description of her summer

Global Back to School Video

 

MR Bean Back to School

The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun

 What are you waiting for? You've got one life, live it!

click here

Remember this video?

It was a great video 20 years ago, but it's even better with a literal interpretation.

Literal Video Interpretation - Part II

Things to Learn

Things to learn .Have a look at Nines´s blog. I hope you have a good time

THINGS TO LEARN from Nines on Vimeo.

Let´s have some fun with English

British commedy programmes