This Guy's a Shoo-In for the Neighborhood XMas Spirit Award

Ksyrup · 11-29-2005, 08:12 AM

hxxp://www.rocketboom.com/video/extra/unknown/house_lightsx.mov

CraigSca · 11-29-2005, 08:18 AM

You know, I tohught so at first...but then I began to wonder how annoying it would be to listen to the same soundtrack over and over and deal with the flashing lights if you were his neighbor.

Ksyrup · 11-29-2005, 08:25 AM

I assume he does it once a night or something. Otherwise, you'd be like Julia Louis-Dreyfuss in Christmas Vacation.

Drake · 11-29-2005, 09:10 AM

If he was my neighbor, I'd burn down his house. Hopefully while he was still inside.

cuervo72 · 11-29-2005, 09:12 AM

I'd rather have the Julia Louis-Dreyfus Christmas card from Seinfeld...

BTW (threadjack alert)...is it shoe-in or shoo-in? I had always thought it was the latter, and that would seem to be backed up by answers.com. Interestingly though, if you google each, shoe-in will yeild 1,020,000 results, to only 273,000 for shoo-in. A rare case where the misspelling is more popular than the correct one (I know we had a contest on this some time back)?

Ksyrup · 11-29-2005, 09:19 AM

It is. My mind was on remote control when I posted that this morning. It didn't even register until I read your post.

Ksyrup · 11-29-2005, 09:20 AM

Just to continue the threadjack, apparently the term shoo-in originated from early 1900s horse races that were rigged.

cuervo72 · 11-29-2005, 09:23 AM

Yeah, I came across that too.

(forgot about the World Wide Words site, it's a pretty good one)

vex · 11-29-2005, 02:46 PM

Pretty cool.

Buccaneer · 11-30-2005, 07:51 PM

Ksyrup, yes, it's real. One listens to the sound track via radio.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/xmaslights.asp

Buccaneer · 11-30-2005, 07:53 PM

LOL. Looks like Ksyrup, Subby and I entered into a time warp for minute.

Airhog · 11-30-2005, 07:55 PM

Looks fake. Look at the way the grass moves in the picture. Probably shot using something similar to stop motion capture

Buccaneer · 11-30-2005, 07:56 PM

The rough quality of the video has led some viewers to believe it was put together in stop-action form from still photographs, but that is an artifact of the high compression used in the clip circulated via e-mail

Subby · 11-30-2005, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

LOL. Looks like Ksyrup, Subby and I entered into a time warp for minute.

That was fun.

terpkristin · 11-30-2005, 08:23 PM

For whatever it's worth, the Snopes page on this thing has a link to the page where the creator described how he did it.

Kind of an interesting read, really.

/tk

ice4277 · 11-30-2005, 08:33 PM

That is crazy awesome.

primelord · 11-30-2005, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigSca

You know, I tohught so at first...but then I began to wonder how annoying it would be to listen to the same soundtrack over and over and deal with the flashing lights if you were his neighbor.

Playing the music over a radio broadcast certainly makes it a bit better. Assuming he keeps it down to a few "performances" a night (say once an hour between 6 and 9) I wouldn;t have a problem with it. I am sure the traffic on the street and the flashing lights would get a bit annoying, but it is only for a few weeks. No big deal.

11-29-2005, 08:18 AM	#2
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	You know, I tohught so at first...but then I began to wonder how annoying it would be to listen to the same soundtrack over and over and deal with the flashing lights if you were his neighbor. __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

11-29-2005, 08:25 AM	#3
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I assume he does it once a night or something. Otherwise, you'd be like Julia Louis-Dreyfuss in Christmas Vacation. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-29-2005, 09:12 AM	#5
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I'd rather have the Julia Louis-Dreyfus Christmas card from Seinfeld... BTW (threadjack alert)...is it shoe-in or shoo-in? I had always thought it was the latter, and that would seem to be backed up by answers.com. Interestingly though, if you google each, shoe-in will yeild 1,020,000 results, to only 273,000 for shoo-in. A rare case where the misspelling is more popular than the correct one (I know we had a contest on this some time back)? __________________ null

11-29-2005, 09:19 AM	#6
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	It is. My mind was on remote control when I posted that this morning. It didn't even register until I read your post. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-29-2005, 09:20 AM	#7
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Just to continue the threadjack, apparently the term shoo-in originated from early 1900s horse races that were rigged. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-29-2005, 09:10 AM	#4
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	If he was my neighbor, I'd burn down his house. Hopefully while he was still inside.

11-29-2005, 09:23 AM	#8
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Yeah, I came across that too. (forgot about the World Wide Words site, it's a pretty good one) __________________ null

11-29-2005, 02:46 PM	#9
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Pretty cool.

11-30-2005, 07:51 PM	#10
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Ksyrup, yes, it's real. One listens to the sound track via radio. http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/xmaslights.asp

11-30-2005, 07:53 PM	#11
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	LOL. Looks like Ksyrup, Subby and I entered into a time warp for minute.

11-30-2005, 07:55 PM	#12
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Looks fake. Look at the way the grass moves in the picture. Probably shot using something similar to stop motion capture __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

11-30-2005, 07:56 PM	#13
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	The rough quality of the video has led some viewers to believe it was put together in stop-action form from still photographs, but that is an artifact of the high compression used in the clip circulated via e-mail

11-30-2005, 08:23 PM	#15
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	For whatever it's worth, the Snopes page on this thing has a link to the page where the creator described how he did it. Kind of an interesting read, really. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

11-30-2005, 08:33 PM	#16
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	That is crazy awesome.

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