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My friend Chris recently directed my attention to a new site called “Mod My Life” which cleverly bears the tagline: “Wanna Control Someone?”. The idea behind the site is as follows:

1. People who work for the site, called “Modstars” do a live broadcast of their “modcast” for members of the site to watch.
2. During the live “modcast”, members are given an opportunity to “chat, enter ideas, and vote for what happens next” (from their site)
3. The most popular suggestions win, and the “Modstar” precedes to act out the suggestions.

Now, you may be thinking, “Wait a minute, is this wholesome entertainment? Who’s to say that people aren’t suggesting that they break the law or bring harm to people and/or their property?” To keep things in line, their FAQ page, has a list of very clear rules called “The 10 Commandments of Mod My Life“. Among these “Commandments” are rules like: “Don’t physically hurt people or animals” and “Don’t make our modstars do illegal activities. We can’t afford bail ” as well as “Don’t mess with old people”.

The site also allows viewers to watch previous modcasts, and I must say, they’re quite humorous. You’ve gotta feel for the innocent bystanders who don’t know what’s going on. Their reactions are quite priceless!

Here’s one of their Modstars carrying on an emotional argument with a lampost:

Be sure to catch the next Modcast by Modstar “Wilder” tonight at 8pm (EST). If you can’t see that one, Lakisha will be live Tomorrow evening at the same time.

I was recently introduced to an amazing online show called “Ask A Ninja” hosted at askaninja.com. I can try to explain it to you all day, but you won’t appreciate it unless you watch it. Their episodes are available online and through their podcast on iTunes. Here’s the latest episode:

I take my hat of to Don’t Be That Guy Films. Their pieces hilariously mock those people that everyone knows, and no one wants to know: the “Social Retards” of life.

DBTG’s short films are, in my opinion, pure genius and I honestly wish I had come up with the idea myself. To try to describe what they have captured in their films would probably sound silly to most, and in fact you probably wouldn’t be too far off in thinking that. They are very silly, but then again most of us are silly at some point in our lives without even realizing it, now aren’t we? And lo and behold, it always seems like there is going to be someone waiting around the corner, reeling with anticipation to pounce upon us with great laughter and mockery when these moments come about.

Don’t Be That Guy’s films currently grace the pages of YouTube, Revver and Myspace, and a more interactive version of their website at www.dontbethatguy.com.

And now, to satisfy your curiosity, here’s the video that introduced me to DBTG’s genius “Things you CAN’T do when you’re NOT in a pool”: