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The Plight of the North American Biped

I like the deadpan, nature-doc (or is it Ken Burns?) feel of this piece by B.C. Brown.

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7 Responses to “The Plight of the North American Biped”

  1. Allison Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 8:21 am

    Wonderful! Depressing–but very funny!

  2. Brian C Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    Marvelous - I’ll share it around.

  3. Dave Reid Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    Now that’s too funny.

  4. Gary Kavanagh Says:
    February 6th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Lol!

  5. David X. Young Says:
    February 10th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    Hey! I recognize that soundtrack. I had that when it was released a few years ago. The video was cool, too.

  6. Tony Toews Says:
    February 12th, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Brilliant. Thanks. Now can you talk about icy sidewalks in winter in Canada and the northern US states?

  7. Lyndell Says:
    June 12th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    I like to think of it as pedestrians armored themselves with at least 2,000 pounds of steal, motorized to accelerate their suits.

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