The Slapdash Society

My Wife Is Cheating On Me

2012-01-29T10:36:00.000-08:00

Mr. Happy Saw! Can't really see Mr. Fox in his prison.

Despite all his rage, he is still just a...fox? in his cage.

You would think something would go wrong with all that duct tape, cardboard, and dollar store squirty toy, but that is part of the fun. Yes, I made the prop without any consideration of how Blot would manage to stay in the shot:

All things considered, I consider it an above-average success. Stoners get tripped out, I get delicious blood over everything:

Some of you (I think about 90) may have noticed that I uploaded a video on Thursday with no name or description. Oops! That was supposed to be for the blog here, sorry about that. Sorry if I didn't respond; I started the upload then was called away and promptly forgot about it. Here it is if you want to see, but if you are a Fox Fan, you might want to skip it. (I also noticed the poll is closed, with interesting results!)

Too bad I couldn't get a nice picture in a picture with the Livestream broadcast on Friday. Also, I should have recorded it myself, so as to not have to rely on the stream download for picture quality when showing you these snippets. Not that I was Mr. Top Quality Recording before hand, but..

Sorry if you thought this post was going to be about me losing my shit or some divorce drama because of some stuffed animals. I'll just take this time to again thank the two lads chatting with me for the hour I was letting my ass fall asleep.

If you leave any sort of comment, I'd like to know your thoughts on cheating at Scrabble.

Mr. Fox Gets A Body

2012-01-20T14:16:00.000-08:00

I was supposed to rotate the picture of the nice
cake my wife made for me on my birthday.
(Also, I didn't want the first picture to be a spoiler.)

So...neat-o, right! Thanks to boobookittyfuk (no really, that is her username) for the quick tip that allowed me to do what I had to do. Spoiler images below, so you might want to watch the video first.

I should put another video in the way! Some unlisted Scraps (4?) that are the main reason that I am hesitant of doing any Livestream. I might look a little loopy without editing.

There was a disturbing amount of "fluffy fox brains" when Mr. Fox was slit open. Mr. Giraffe paid a lot of money to not have ANY HARM done to him so that he may RETURN TO NORMAL AT ANY TIME so I was careful to get the whole Face Off thing going:

Never a pretty sight. Mr. Giraffe looks concerned, but excited.

Dr. Penguin was the Chief Fox Head Surgeon in charge of the
operation. He was later executed.

So thanks, Fun Guy With Imagination! Your imagination added a high-caliber G.I.Joe-rated machine gun in to the mix because you can't rub your stomach and pat your head.

Nah, it was fun.

Tomorrow at 12:01pm EST there will be some Livestream action. You know what I am talking about! Mr. Fox will tweet you (link is here) if you would like.

Controlling Humans 2

2012-01-16T15:25:00.000-08:00

OK, so we all know that was kind of a cheap trick. Buuuuuuuuuuuut she really could have answered differently if she wanted to. We don't expect much else from our friends on the random chats! So this was just a quick one off. I am not entirely sure when we will see Mr. Fox's new body (because he got one on Sunday) but until then, have some super-secret unlisted YouTube Videos.

This is the silent Swedish woman from then end of Insane-o-tron 2012 (link will redirect you to YouTube page) who I felt like I could "crack" and get her to use her mic. No dice. Someone asked me in the YouTube comments what I would have done if she did prove she did/didn't have a penis. The answer: Shrug. Record. Release.

So enjoy 8 minutes of me trying to get her to ditch "her friend she was on Skype with.":

Get me my killing gloves.

Twitter: theamazingmrfox

Facebook: RorschachRedemption

Mr. Fox Gets A Body (First Attempt)

2012-01-15T15:48:00.000-08:00

I promise after the Sunday Footbal action I will make a proper post with proper special stuff. But for now, hey, a shadow box with blinkey lights? Not too shabby, eh?

P.E.N.I.S. (Part 2 of 2)

2012-01-13T15:34:00.000-08:00

Ok, good. NOW I can have Mr. Fox appear in an AT-ST whenever I feel like it. Gonna have to take some nice photos.

I Am Not A Prop Maker

2012-01-13T13:20:00.000-08:00

We've really ramped up the production value here.

Free Horoscopes!

2012-01-12T13:48:00.000-08:00

I was always a big fan of The Onion's horoscopes, so I thought I would try and write a few in that style, then spring them on some random chatters. In disguise. Gots to love dem eyebrows. And yes, Mr. Fox is just standing there; I was debating a gag based on size/perspective to the camera. Sorry Fox Fans!
I also was kind of hoping someone would ask what book I was looking in, as it was a dicitonary, and I wanted to call them "persnickety" for asking.

Here is a horoscope (if your astrological sign is also Brontosaurus) that I didn't get to say, but am rather proud of:

Your fifteen minutes of fame you dreamed of will only last for about 2.2 minutes due to the high response time and efficiency of professional snipers.

At some point I have to put up secret clips for only blog followers or Facebook fans. Hmm...

I have also decided that there should be scheduled story arcs. I hope there is one this weekend. I really need to get to a certain point so I can use a whole bunch of other props. Nothing is trash anymore!

Puppet Emissions: Tinychat

2012-01-11T12:46:00.000-08:00

It's just not the same in the small confines of Tinychat (and if I leave it on open mic, it is chaos!) so I run out of hands.

P.E.N.I.S. (Part 1 of 2)

2012-01-10T12:47:00.000-08:00

Oh, D4, to answer your question:

On the one hand (the one knocking everything over) I feel that the less I switch to "artificial means" the better my chances of keeping someone around. On the other hand, the person did have his eyes shut.

Never Close Your Eyes On The Internet

2012-01-09T08:19:00.000-08:00

Freaks me out looking at that image. TOO CLOSE.

I saw yesterday that there were several people on the hunt for the Fox and the Hound, but alas, no dice. If it is any consolation, I would have killed for more interactive people. WHY WOULD YOU SKIP A HYPNO-WHEEL? I am not being egotistical here. I am just saying: Spirals. Blood spots. An Obviously Staged Puppet Zone with a Fox. To the one out of fifty people that at the very least squint or raise an eyebrow, I salute you.

From the YouTube Description:

I have watched this a few times, and I believe that Bored Hand On Chin had his eyes shut (excluding those initial peeks) until the last (4th) sign. While I was blundering all over the place, I think I can walk away with the satisfaction of knowing at the end he was probably wondering, "I wonder what he did when my eyes were closed?"

Mr. Fox was supposed to come back out with cotton on his face and tell the chatter that they have been engaged in hypnosis for several weeks and that it was their 43rd session. It was just because Mr. Fox looks cute with "untrimmed facial hair."
I don't know why I ask them to look in to the wheel and then close their eyes. It sounded like a good idea in my brain.

Yes, I know I wasn't doing the traditional Mr. Fox voice. Rather than give you a big song and dance about boring problems, just accept that hiccup along with the many others in my amateur productions.

I SUSPECT SOME OF YOU ENJOY MY MISTAKES. You would think I could handle a sign by now.

Music: http://soundcloud.com/mabull/chill-night
Used under CC license (attribution)

Sunday, January 8th, 2012. 6pm EST

2012-01-08T12:30:00.000-08:00

The title is the time I will be on. I am pretty sure when I post here it will show up on Twitter and Facebook. We shall see.

For the record, I am not sure whether it will be Chatorulette or Omegle; when one irritates me I switch to the other.

The gags I am going for tonight are the Anti-Masturbation Convention (in which the random chatter will be a part of) and Mr. Fox, Hypnotist. If there is time, I hope to hear some paranormal stories...

I can't even give away a year's subscription
to XBOX Live, I wonder if I will be able to
give away this old MAD swag.
(Yes, that is a roll of Spy vs. Spy toilet paper.)

A quarter! A quarter saved me aggravation by being the
perfect wedge to keep this pipe level.

Why on earth I thought I should have PVC running
the length of the desk was beyond me. Just saw that bitch
off. Now I have proper "string" functions and droppy-
things. (Still working on that.)

I found my old Ewok Village.
Yes, yes I do intend to use it in the future.

Sorry I don't have anything planned if we do meet up (other than those set pieces) because of time constraints. We'll see what happens! The password is, "persnickety".

Move Along

2012-01-05T07:26:00.001-08:00

Damn, I hate test posts.

FJ Scouting Mission

2012-01-02T15:47:00.000-08:00

I had to do a few tests on tinychat to get a feel for it again. I also went on FJ's tinychat, just to get a feel for the people hanging out there. Nice bunch. I ended up not being there too long, but that had nothing to do with FJ or tinychat.
Oh, no, I didn't go on with Blot or anything. I was just kind of lurking and talking to myself (although you can see when I Push To Talk) and trying to guess the average age and...take notes.

CAN'T COMPETE WITH BOOBS IN CHAINMAIL was my first thought. But I don't think I am going to try and bust in there and mess up someone's nice chat. I'll dick around in my own room.

Let me know if you recognize anyone. ("She goes to my school!" seems to be a popular statement in the past 24 hours.)

And some pictures before I delete them off my phone.

Before "He Asked Us About Lollipops"

...and after. Fuck the police!

Cleaning up after Sammy is a messy affair.

Also I ditched my New Year's videoblog entry with Blot and Mr. Fox. Here is the jist: Puppet Station 2 was fucked, I was salty, I thought I lost a recording, had a temper tantrum, was annoyed that I posted Sammy to Reddit (not because of redditors, but because I feel I have a couple of subscribers that will be disappointed that he isn't the star of the channel.)

Something bad is about to happen to Mr. Fox.

No Blog Crossovers!

2011-12-27T08:05:00.000-08:00

"Conjoined Unicoodles Peeing"
Thanks Ziggeh!
Click to Enlarge

"My Friend Joe" by Anonymous

Reconstruction of the new puppet zone has begun, I hope to have a new "set peice" recorded for the New Year.

I have had a few responses for the unofficial FJ Game Show, so thank you for that. I no longer need any volunteers at this time. I still haven't actually contacted all the people yet, sorry.

D4, I keep meaning to respond to you about several things (like the card trick) via email, so consider this the first sentence.

My wife may be freaked out by Blot's appearance. That may be why she got me this gift for him:

Xmas Post

2011-12-25T11:33:00.000-08:00

The votes have spoken.

Also, if you want to help me bust out some games, please watch this video:

Happy Holidays!

I Have Lots Of Skits Written Down

2011-12-22T13:58:00.000-08:00

Sorry son, no more scaffolding...for now.

Ok, so I really needed to break things down. I needed to clean, I need to remake the "set" (and make it a little more sturdier, bigger, and easier on my arm) and I don't think my wife wants a bunch of duct-taped crap up for holiday visitors. (Why do they have to come IN HERE?)

I don't think I have enough videos to fill the void between now and when I return (somewhere between Xmas and New Year's,) but I do know that I should also return with a schedule, and not the kind that the people on FJ want. (Although I will provide that for you guys and gals later on.)

GO VOTE. UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. USE ANOTHER BROWSER TO SEE IT IF YOU HAVE TO.

Enjoy the holidays if you are in to that sort of thing. Don't do drugs.

Police Line (blot?) Do Not Cross

I Don't Even Know A Jennifer

2011-12-20T15:45:00.000-08:00

HELLS YEAH FAN ART

The Amazing Mr. Fox

This was kindly made ("nothing special," just from memory) by Philip, the illustrator of Unlimited Ammo, a webcomic about logic, victims, video games, and mortality. That was my description by the way, not theirs. They have been at it for well over a year, and it is a treat to be able to see the progress of the comic itself (not just the characters.)
It's weird, and you need to start from the beginning.

So many thanks, Philip! One day I will send you another 'L' for your name, just see if you like it.

GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE

"What do you mean I can't use our computer right now?"

The cat ate bits of Mr. Ape's police
outfit shortly after the incident.

I think that as long as she is distracted by Xmas (I like to keep Christ out of my holidays) I might be able to keep this up long enough (provided the duct tape holds) to get enough videos to tide me through until after Xmas. Then I need to hit up Home Depot. I can construct whatever I want, she said, as long as it is not permanent.

Before I forget, I should make a sign in the shape of a spiral and see if anyone is able to read it. I mean, when I put it over the Wheel of Death. I *promise* there won't be long "pweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" noises in videos anymore. It cordless drill was the only motor I had for the job.

I don't have a video diary recorded yet. I sort of started it before recording the Wheel bit, but then lost my mind a tad. Some of that video is up (under Human Test) and I am debating putting the other bits. Share my brain with the people watching these videos? I should at least stop talking about it like I did something horrible. It's just a mental fart, like forgetting the pun to your joke.

THOSE PUNS I MESSED UP

After a bit of arguing, Officer Ape was supposed to go, "Well, I don't feel like getting stuck with the paperwork."

That was to be followed by:

Blot: (Something along the lines of:) "Yeah, you just avoided getting the shaft."

Officer: "Toi toi toi! Your sense of humor is right on target, dog!"

Blot: "Haha, yeah, like killing a fox with a broad head dart on a spinning wheel of death that I made for the occasion. Haha! Oh. Shit."

I just got done rendering a new video. I wonder if I will remember to come back and embed it here. I believe it will be titled, "Omegle: Controlling Humans

Signs and Portends

2011-12-15T15:54:00.000-08:00

I'll be uploading "Signs" soon. I thought I would upload a picture of what is in store for Mr. Fox this weekend.

0o0o! And I think I have a good clip for tomorrow. That dude from Ireland, the one from the Video Game Walkthrough. The one not giving the finger.

The Amazing Mr. Fox

2011-12-14T11:27:00.000-08:00

So I had built this prop (which is just me trying to sound fancy instead of saying, "I glued and spray painted some wood,") with the intention of the knife (letter opener) dropping down in to the pill bottle behind Mr. Fox which would contain gooey, bloody bits and stuff when pulled out. Mechanical issues aside, I determined that I didn't want to risk staining either of the puppets, and anyway I broke the "winch mechanism" like 10 minutes before I even starting recording.

First round: meh. Practice. (See below) Second round: something fucked up the recording, but it was a meh connection anyway. Third round: The Three Amigos.

These dudes were fun. They got in to it, and I didn't realize how devious they were until near the end. I don't know what they were expecting, and the ending may seem a little lackluster (which is why I always travel with my own laugh/applause track), but I am going to continue with these guys tomorrow. They stuck around to read some signs to random people. Sort of. Also, I just assume all audio feedback problems are on their end. It's not bad though.

Anyway, here is our short production of The Amazing Mr. Fox

This production was difficult for me. I'm used to playing second fiddle, but to stand in place for such a long time...
And that lick Blot gave me! We did not discuss that!

I'm always telling you, kid: improvisation ain't worth it unless you get to lick someone.
If it makes you feel any better, you tasted like cinnamon.

But you had just previously licked yourself off-screen!

Oooooooh yeah...that's weird. I, uh, have to check something out. See ya Sunday, kid.

I can see I am going to have to make some more suitable images for them if I am to continue this facade.

Here is my Problem of the Week:

So those three amigos were my third attempt at this. What follows is my first. I cut out the beginning, but I did manage to get him to applaud a little in the name of magic. My problem wasn't that Johnny No Emotions wasn't responding, it was the fact that I lied to get out of it:

Why didn't I just click Next (or Stop) as soon as I realized I didn't want to waste my 2-Total-Hours-Of-Man-Time-On-Props on this guy that didn't really seem interested? I mean, I guess towards the end he caught up, but am I wrong in not wasting my precious little time on someone that doesn't emote well? It's not his fault. Maybe he is jaded. Still, why should I care? Just Next (that was originally going to be Blot's name) and move on, right?

Take A Bite Out Of Crime

2011-12-13T07:18:00.000-08:00

I don't know if I am making a mistake putting out these hodgepodges (one is rendering right now) but some people seem to like them. So far 'Boner Killer' is the top vid. BECAUSE OF SEX? I imagine so.

In leiu of anything sexy, here is a picture of me this past Fall buying drugs from Detective ("Take A Bite Out Of Crime") McGruff. I don't know how this dog got his badge, but he has been on the force for a while.

He's stuffing the opium in my backpack.

I think tomorrow I shall release the New Magic Routine (well, I gotta tell ya, there ain't no trick to it, but it should be entertaining.

Yesterday Was Sunday

2011-12-12T08:07:00.000-08:00

EDIT: I guess I should NSFW this post.

I had a checklist of shticks I wanted to do, and got a bit flustered in the process. I think I got some good stuff. The Video Game Walkthrough is already up, and here is the video diary:

I kind of left that last half in because I would hate for people to assume that I am lucky in finding people, or have you get lulled in to a sense of continuity from my editing (which would seem unlikely with my editing skills.)

I had FOUR SIGNS to try and be attention grabbing. You know, and the puppets and props too. Still, I consider it time well-spent because of the spoils I have.

The clip below is my "probably call it a night and pack it in after this" moment. I ran in to a troll running a loop of a dude hanging in the hallway. I know it has been around for awhile; I just don't know the origins of the clip - is it real? My internet senses tell me "No" but then I think back to 1guy1cup and worry that this hanging clip is one of those things that got slipped in to the media and turned in to a gif for trolling. Probably not though. It's too perfect an angle.

And that's how I spent my summer vacation.

2011-12-11T20:29:00.000-08:00

My chair is broke. Mind you, I end up sitting on the stool.

Side view. Doesn't look as fancy as my diagram.
Also, the books holding that up?
Big Book Of Dirty Limericks and a Good News Bible.

"Over The Backdrop" shot. Because I thought it looked cool.

I'm glad I held on to those books.

I have to admit I got...well, not exactly what I wanted, but I got some good stuff a few hours ago. I will mark this as a good Sunday.

Now, to parcel out the clips over the course of the week! Hopefully before the end of tomorrow I will have the video diary up here.

I think I have to go. E-Relevant wants to chat. I can't explain why that should make a difference to any of you. But I must end my post early.

Disable Email

2011-12-07T12:05:00.000-08:00

Much love to funnyjunk and most recently the lads and ladies from pcgamer999's channel on YouTube. What a pleasant surprise. I'm flattered, and I do read most of what is being said, and yes, I know to some people I sound like other people.

Thanks, Owen!

PRESSURE IS ON NOW, BABY. We'll see if I sink or swim.

Schematics

2011-12-06T07:02:00.000-08:00

Oh no! What will happen to Mr. Fox next Sunday?

Drawing and penmanship are not my strong points.

Mock-up of prop for next magic trick.

Results From Sunday

2011-12-05T11:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday's run was good and bad. I should be happy with what I got, but I am still upset at what I lost because of technical doofusery. I was particularly pleased with the way The Crystal Ball Of Levitation went.

I'm trying to think of actual tricks to perpetrate in the future. Hmm...

I had my first (several) video entries, but that has it's own post, so that leaves me with this hodgepodge of clips. I have some other stuff, but I might as well save that for midweek when no one feels like living.

Video Diary Entries 1-7

2011-12-04T18:11:00.000-08:00

I thought I would try to keep some sort of video diary. I wanted to try and document why so many people are on these sites, and they aren't doing anything sexually, yett they aren't exactly entertaining many forms of conversation. Why doesn't anyone chat? The "all those penises" answer can only go so far.

The diary entries didn't work out too well. It's long and boring unless you like character development.

I just wrote like, 40 lines of text explaining my actions further, but what is the point? This is my secret unlisted YouTube video diary. Fuck typing. Also, "Stranger Is Typing..." is already in print, so SUCK IT.

The Amazing Mentalist!

2011-12-04T13:07:00.000-08:00

Meet Jamal. I am not sure if I am spelling his name right, I didn't ask, and I have not emailed him yet.

Jamal completed all 4 of my challenges. Then he let me do this card trick. I was really nervous and giddy, and I thank him for putting up with that. We'll see more from him later on. As far as random chatters go, I hit the fucking goldmine with Jamal. Very casual dude.

So with all that in mind, I give you, ANOTHER CARD TRICK ON YOUTUBE:

Mr. Fox, always trying to get in on the scene! Sorry little buddy, you don't have any moving parts to make it in front of the camera!

It's almost time to avoid dinner at the in-laws, so wish me luck. I guess I should tell people about this blog at some point.

Am I Being Recorded?

2011-12-01T18:34:00.000-08:00

Mr. Fox: Engineer,
Abused Worker

Hello, were you just talking to a dog? It is rare for people to engage in any conversation on those random chat sites these days. So congratulations on either being interesting, or bored. Or both.

You might like how you were presented, and if you don't, then think before you do something in front of your webcam. Remember, that is short for "web camera." Camera. Assume you are always being recorded. But try not to feel too 1984. But be afraid. But you know, try and be cool.

Blot: Amateur Mage,
Imaginary Psychol-
ogist, Disgruntled
Chatter. M.C.
Dog.

I just wanted to add that if you were one of those people that asked me, "Is this going to be on anything?" the answer is also 'yes', it will be on your conscience. You were either a good sport, a dicky bastard, or in some rare instance a masturbator that at least didn't try to beat around the bush about what YOU were doing. Let's face it, you'll NEVER get your penis around any bush anytime soon. You know what I mean. Penis jokes.

You were bored, or you would not have been on Chatroullete or Omegle. At some point in our conversation, you had to think, "This guy must be up to something." I guess that is just an assumption on my part, but I stand by the fact that you were most likely bored and killing time, and unless I put up a clip of you whacking off to 18 blue balloons in a box, then this was all just a little harmless random fun.

OK, I thought it would be cute to have them have their own little personalities. And I know how much people love three different fonts in the same post. I might roll with that. I might not. If you were directed here because you were just talking to Blot (I realize now that is his official name) then maybe leave a comment and tell us how you feel.

EDIT: Obviously, if you were just directed here, your recording has not been put up yet. Keep checking!

Go Find Your Own Place To Live

2011-11-29T20:42:00.000-08:00

I am going to lose my inkblot blog (and all I have put in to it to collect the art and imagination of random people) because there is an animal tearing the place up. So now the fox and the hound can hang out here and do their own experiments. They will always be welcome in the place where they were born, but they better call first.

Forgive my whimsical ramblings; I forgot what all that "ilipsum ipsum lorem Cicero-semantics stuff" that people usually use as placeholders for test posts.

Oh, yes. A picture. A test post needs a test picture.