Meet Nick Vujicic

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Ten Commandments - Redneck Version

The Ten Commandments - Redneck version (sent to my by my good friend Patt Papesh)

(1) Just one God
(2) Put nothin' before God
(3) Watch yer mouth
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'
(5) Honor yer Ma & Pa
(6) No killin'
(7) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal
(8) Don't take what ain't yers
(9) No tellin' tales or gossipin'
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff

Works for me! Tye out.

How NOT TO wind up in the doghouse this Christmas

Make sure you listen real carefully to the female voice in the background. I love this video. I think it could be especially to helpful to some of our your and newly married friends. Enjoy!

If it were possible...

It was cold this week in Iowa. Saturday-Sunday saw temps well around -9 F with 30 mph winds.

Wealthy Nigerian prince who loves jazz wants to give his wealth to you

I often get these emails that manage around my spam folder that alerts you to the fact that some wealthy individual wants to bequeath you some major dough. I received this one yesterday.

Subject: A sincere request for help

Dear Friends, my name is Ndugood. I am a wealthy Nigerian prince who loves the jazz of music. I am seeking your help to move $200,000,000 from my checking account here in Nigeria to the United States. I too love the jazz of music and am planning to flee to America to open many jazz clubs at which I would like you to perform. You will receive $42,000 a night,plus a meal.

My new "Tribal Village Vanguard" clubs will be of great success and you will become rich like the rest of American jazz musicians. I have already applied for building code exemptions to allow thatched stages and the spearing of live animals.

But I desperately need your help. My tribe, the Swindlisi, a peaceful, jazz-loving people, has been horribly oppressed by the ruling military junta, which despises the jazz of music. My father, an exiled king and booking agent, was recently imprisoned under the draconian "three gigs you're out" law. And now I must flee my beloved country with all of my improbable wealth. But I need help in moving it. I have so much money that it will not fit in the allotted two checked bags and one carry-on. I am therefor want to transer the money through your ATM system. (The Nigerian ATM system cannot exchange international currencies; it only converts "antelope to money").

So please to just provide me with your full name and address, social security number, bank account and PIN numbers. And you will become incredibly (literally) rich from playing many jazz gigs.

(Note: normal Nigerian Musician's Union rules apply: three-hour performances, two 15-minute breaks allowed, musicians to provide their own mosquito nets, one open fire per bandstand, one free meal plus anything you kill).

Act now. The first ten musicians to respond will receive a free copy of the Nigeria's Greatest Jazz Hits CD, by our beloved 'Disoriented' Gillespie Band, which contains the hits:

The Night Has A Thousand Flies
Goodbye Shrunken Head
Here's That Rainy Season
Just Tribesmen (Lovers No More)
Take the 'A' Trail
When I Fall In Quicksand
Half-Nelson Mandella
Blue Monkey
Leopard Skins and Moonbeams
Blue Mombossa
Almost Like Being In Lagos
Sunny Side of the Goatpath
I Didn't Know What Century It Was

Thank you for your many help.

Your inordinately wealthy Nigerian brother, Prince Ndugood.

Tye here. This story has me pretty jazzed. Tye out.

Merry Christmas from the Male's - disco style

I didn't get Andrew in this one, so it's just me and the girls with the disco ball.

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Einstein the Parrot

Here's a video someone sent me today that I thought you might enjoy watching, just for the fun of it.

Friday Humor

I am in the news!!! Check this out!

Airline Mechanics Humor

I found received this today and it caused me to chuckle and thought you might enjoy it as well.

After every flight, pilots fill out a form called a "gripe sheet", which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct the problem, and then respond in writing on the lower half of the form what remedial action was taken, and the pilot reviews the "gripe sheets" before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual logged maintenance complaints and problems as submitted by Qantas pilots and the solution recorded by maintenance engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident.

P = The problem logged by the pilot.
S = The solution and action taken by the engineers.

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Click here to read the answer and many more.

Tye out.

MORE COWBELL!

If you haven't seen this sketch from Saturday Night Live you have missed a treat. I was just sitting here at Panera in Cedar Falls this afternoon enjoying a IC Caramel beverage and listening to one of the funniest skits ever on SNL. Will Ferrell is absolutely hilarious. I hope you enjoy it!

Click here to watch.

More Frank Caliendo - Letterman 2008

I've enjoyed video week and hope that you have too.

I think this guy is amazing. I put this video up because I love the interaction between Dave and Frank. It is obvious that David is really impressed with Frank and enjoys talking to him.

Frank Caliendo - amazing impressions

Frank Caliendo has practically become a household name. We saw him at Riverside Casino a couple weeks ago and even got a picture taken with him. His John Madden impression is unbelievable. Enjoy!

The Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler

This is a really funny song. There are a couple of PG-13 moments. Only Adam Sandller could pull this off. He plays guitar pretty well too. Enjoy!

My Favorite Motivational Speaker - Matt Foley

Have you got rowdy teenagers? Why not enlist the services of a motivational speaker? Have him come over to the house and give your kids a good talking to! I highly recommend Matt Foley. Here's a video clip of him at his best!

Will Ferrell is Harry Caray

I love this clip of Will Ferrell doing Harry Caray on Saturday night live. I never knew of Harry when he was alive but I have heard all about him. Enjoy!

"He bit my finger!"

Video week at Tye's Jazz dot com strikes again. This one is hilarious!

Video week at Tye's Jazz dot com

I am declaring this week as "Video Week" here at Tye's Jazz dot com. I have seen some cool videos here recently and want to share them with you. Some are humorous, some are thought-provoking, and others are just plain random.

Let's get the ball rolling with our first video from the fine folks over at meatloafmedia.com. You can purchase the video. It is a spoof infomercial advertising the "Complaint Zapper." Click here.

Frank Caliendo and me!

I had the awesome privilege of seeing Frank Caliendo perform in concert this past weekend thanks to some very generous friends. Frank was absolutely amazing and worth the price of the tickets times two - however much that was! He performed many of his impressions and kept us laughing for almost an hour!

If you would like to see some of his material you can find several of his bits on YouTube. I have posted one of his performances here. Tye out.

Cletus take the reel

(I changed the title from "Cletus take the Wheel" to "Cletus take the Reel." Thanks Sara and Gina for the heads up.)

If you are not a country music fan, this will make no sense whatsoever. And even if you are, it might not make any sense. Thanks to Gina Green for sending this one.