I am often researching the internet for leads and over the course of a typical days work I almost always come across a few ‘funnies’ - people, places, and websites that relieve me from the normal humdrum.

so far from this morning - This interesting video i caught on youtube. It’s funniness only became apparent after i realized it was a complete joke. at first i was thinking “how lame is this guy?” because i thought he was actually for real, and taking himself way too seriously. i almost didnt watch the whole video. As it turns out though, i like the effect of setting the expectations low and then slowly delivering a good punchline.

then there was uglybabies.com I have to say i was a bit disappointed with this one though. i found that none of the babies were really that ugly. i think this site falls far short of its true potential. is it that the people with the ugliest babies don’t want to submit their photos? but isnt it true that all babies, even the ugliest ones are cute in the eyes of their own mothers and fathers? perhaps the site should accept stealth submissions from aunts, uncles, the neighbors, friends from church, ..

my conclusion so far is that when you anticipate something lame and it turns into funny, all the more gratifying. but when you anticipate something funny and it winds up lame, its like getting 75 cents for a dollar.

nonetheless, my commendation to the developer of uglybabies, which is after all a pretty nice little niche site.