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Night Owl at the Fair

Nick is the type of person who likes to stay up late, who doesn’t sleep so well at night. His friend Judy is a morning person. If a scientist could examine both people, would he be able to tell which one is the night owl, and which is the morning person?

By Mohammad Zahidul IslamPublished 4 years ago 3 min read

Nick is the type of person who likes to stay up late, who doesn’t sleep so well at night. His friend Judy is a morning person. If a scientist could examine both people, would he be able to tell which one is the night owl, and which is the morning person? Maybe he could test Nick by having him stay up all night in a darkened room, observing him, and then ask Judy to wake him in the morning. That’s basically what this bit is about: the two of them falling asleep watching a movie, Judy putting Nick in a sleepover and waking him up, Judy placing Nick in a dark room and waking him up, and then Judy taking Nick back to Judy’s house. As my mother would say, it’s about the best example of a punchline one could ask for. It’s just so incredibly well done, especially the bit where Nick’s eyes pop open, and he screams. It piqued my interest.

You Are All Going To Die A While

Do you know what you call a Tim Burton title card? It’s a grotesque death-eater and a Gothic cathedral. I knew this song was coming, but I thought it was going to be from some murder mystery movie. I was wrong, it’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s been twenty years since the movie came out, but it’s got the same sing-song, evil-sounding score from Danny Elf man. Of course, Nick doesn’t die in this bit; he can’t. It’s all just a movie. The song he sings is “Theme From Nightmare Before Christmas,” and it’s not as good as the movie’s soundtrack. It’s the song he sings when Jack has set him up in this disgusting place. It’s bizarrely happy and annoying. I like the bit, but there isn’t a lot of singing and animation in it. There isn’t much to it. This only worked if you watched the whole video in one sitting. I would have liked to have watched the entire video, but I was in a hurry and had to be somewhere soon. That’s how you know it’s great. It’s only three and a half minutes long. This guy did four in one take and even animated the credits, which was impressive. This video was pretty popular, and Tim Burton himself retweeted it. His only comment was “nice.”

I kind of love this one because the man playing Nick looks kind of like my dad. Like, I could easily imagine him as my dad’s friend and neighbor. I’ve known his name was Nick for years. He’s a former college English teacher who’s had a bit of a career. I wish I remembered the name of the actress playing Judy because she could play with my mom’s friend and neighbor. At first glance, she looks a little like some of my relatives, especially my grandmother. In the video, they seem to hang out with Nick’s mom, and Nick seems to show them the party of the century, which is a dark, stormy night. Nick and Judy are on the road in a car, which my mom would be slightly alarmed at because it has no brakes. My mom hates being the driver in any situation. She also hates the loud music coming from the video, although I find the song very soothing. My mom’s favorite song in the entire world is Linda Ronstadt’s “Blue Bayou.” I wish I’d thought of that.

In the video, Judy is driving Nick around. He’s tired, and she’s singing along to “Sleigh Ride.” When they stop at a stoplight, Judy ends up rear-ending the car behind them. She goes to the driver’s side and finds the driver passed out drunk. At first, I thought it was Nick, and then I looked at the actor’s name on the sheet. He’s not even playing Nick. He’s playing his (fake) kid. I realized that this was just a parody of a show called “Career Day.” On that show, kids go around and answer questions in front of the camera. Sometimes, the questions are funny, like “What is the biggest turnoff?” and sometimes they’re just really morbid. This video is on the list of the former kind. It’s all the kids’ responses. One boy desires to know, “What is the saddest music?” And one lady says, “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” I didn’t even comprehend how a lot I cherished this music until I noticed it.

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Mohammad Zahidul Islam

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