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Over a year ago, Elizabeth and I were walking around the ass-end of the Stanford mall when we spotted two small children running in circles around a copy machine inside one of the shops. At the time, I mentioned how hilarious it would be to see a Kinkos staffed entirely by children.

Some time later we were in Piazza’s cruising for groceries when we saw another teeny person pushing a teeny shopping cart. The girl was using the cart for balance and couldn’t bother looking where she was going as she was too busy staring at us. I think it was this cart episode that really crystalized our idea of ‘Baby World.’

We would go about our days and nights, finding examples of life that could be made hilarious simply by replacing adults with small children; baby gas station, baby delicatessen, and of course baby cafe. The key was to have the right age of child, where they still had their ridiculous lack of motor skills, their swollen diaper butts, and their rudimentary grasp of speech.

So imagine my surprise when this morning, while locked in a battle for the ages with some horrendous infection from parts unknown, I find this video. Obviously ‘Baby Landlord’ is a scenario we would’ve come to with time, and I’m glad Will Ferrell got out there to takewhat I’m sure will be a wave of humourless criticism, but I’d just like the record to show that Elizabeth and I were way ahead on this one.

Update: YouTube took the video down, so go enjoy it at the original Funny or Die site.

This feels like that John Travolta-in-Pulp Fiction moment. It’s a piece of video that will mark the turning point for a brand we all thought had passed its prime. I hope they turn the whole industry on its head all over again!

Just when you were asking yourself, “Adam Sandler, what have you done for me lately?” comes this gem. It’s certainly Barley Safe For Work, but that’s the danger we all love to live for.

(via Laughing Squid)

PS-Thanks Eric for being my feed aggregator when Leopard breaks everything ;)

Last week I was in San Francisco, ranting about what’s wrong with Saturday Night Live. One of my complaints is that they don’t utilize the musical guests in any of the skits:

Thanks Niall.

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