Webcam antics with Rita and Frank
Here's an unintentionally amusing and decidedly sweet video of an older couple, Rita and Frank, trying to photograph themselves with their computer, referred to in the video description as "their new Mac." According to YouTube, the couple wants to take a photo commemorating Frank's 84th birthday, which they'll then share with friends.
As they wait in vain for the image to be snapped, they somehow managed to unknowingly shoot a video of the proceedings. We can only assume they're using a Flash-capture web app of some sort, as Photo Booth doesn't count down from 15. Of course, that's a guess.
If you ask me, the result is much sweeter and far more charming than the photo could have been. Happy birthday, Frank!
[Via Gizmodo]
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If you ask me, the result is much sweeter and far more charming than the photo could have been.
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What do you think--what do you make out of that recording?
I don't know, Gloria, I just--
Some kind of singing. They sound like all kinds of people, right?
Yeah.
And then it says "Another child is born in India every time you call this number," right?
Yeah, right.
Does that make any sense to you?
No, it doesn't make no sense to me.
And the guy that spoke--I don't know who he is.
Yeah.
But that--it doesn't sound like no answering machine, right?
No, it ain't an answering machine because they're not saying anything, they're just--
But what does he get--how does he make money on this? Whatever he's advertising in the paper, that's the part that don't make no sense.
Oh, he's advertising this in the paper you saw it.
In the Village Voice, yeah. They got--that's where the Kiss Clinic, but they give you another number if you wanna join it. And I got "Intellectuals meet with other intellectuals."
Yeah.
"Speak another language."
Yeah. Oh.
They meet at La Mai--La Maisonette restaurant. They give you the price. Then they give you another number to call if you're interested. This guy, all you get is this here recording, but I don't see how he makes money.
Yeah, yeah.
You know what I'm saying? It's just--they got the craziest things in that paper.
Yeah.
They come over with all--they got the craziest things. But this one here-- "There Must Be Giants," it's called. And it says, "Call machine," and they got the phone number.
Yeah.
But what kind of money does he make? It don't make no sense. Well, he don't make any money, right?
No.
But, then--then he's a nut, right? Do you see--do you see any sense to that? "There May Be Giants?" That re--that recording I have on. The new one. Did you hear it? I changed it. I took off the intellectuals. I put on There May Be Giants.
What?
Who's They May Be Giants?
What are you talking about?
That's what's on my--the phone, There May Be--argh, well I can't explain it. 'Cause I don't know what it is. Look in the paper, don't blame me if the guy's a nut.
It's so adorable how he says "NO!"
My main question is how the video was uploaded to YouTube if they can't even get the camera working (no offense).
The person who uploaded answered that in the youtube comments. They simply said that Rita/Frank didn't, rather the youtube account owner did (supposedly not Rita or Frank). I'm guessing it's a family member..
June 13 2011 at 4:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt's not counting down from 15. She put her glasses on and saw the timer (at the 15 second mark). So cute.
June 13 2011 at 3:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'd say it was Photo Booth.. I think that she just saw "15" (actually, 16) and thought it was counting down, since she was expecting a photo to be taken. It was actually counting up the number of seconds of how long their video was.. she says 16 right as the video hits 17 seconds and then immediately took her glasses off, and counted on her own.. which also makes sense since the count-up numbers are tiny. What's more, it does the countdown for videos just like photos, which really gives the impression your picture will be taken.. but then there's no flash or click. =]
June 13 2011 at 2:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhen does it get autotuned?
June 13 2011 at 1:49 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyWasn't this just on Tosh last week?
June 13 2011 at 1:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is just a viral ad for Apple's One to One training classes.
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