Help me do something goofy

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:45 am

Hey everyone,

On Thursday, I have to do a Powerpoint presentation teaching people how to do....Powerpoint. It's like a coffee table book on coffee tables.

So, I plan to start with an animation, sound and video filled extravaganza that I'm calling "Captain Powerpoint". (If I have to do this, I'm doing down in flames with as much camp as humanly possible).

Something this awful needs a theme song. Can someone help me whip one up?

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:50 am

Niveous wrote:It's like a coffee table book on coffee tables.

I have a coffee table book on my coffee table. Sorry I can't help you with Power Point but I just had to point this out.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:03 am

Sorry...a coffee table book about coffee tables. (New Yorkers can sometimes use "on" and "about" interchangably)

I don't need help with Powerpoint. Years of working at my college has taught me the wonders of Powerpoint, so much so that I can teach how to do it. I just need help making a theme song with just the right amount of camp.

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:10 am

You down with PPT? Yeah you know me

Rabid Garfunkel · Post by **Rabid Garfunkel** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:16 am

I've just got the theme from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (starts @ 1:29) running through my head, sorry.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:33 am

Niveous wrote:Sorry...a coffee table book about coffee tables. (New Yorkers can sometimes use "on" and "about" interchangably)

And my post was supposed to read to the effect of having a book about coffee on my coffee table... so I think we really gave it all we got in trying to confuse each other by accident.

Make sense? NO? of course it doesn't... I don't think it's supposed to. Thanks for the clarification!

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:48 am

Workin' on it. How soon do you have to have it "in hand?"

Charles (KA)

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:54 am

Do a wistful, teary-eyed guy and guitar ballad about PP.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:02 am

king_arthur wrote:Workin' on it. How soon do you have to have it "in hand?"

Charles (KA)

By 5:30PM EST tomorrow.

anti-m · Post by **anti-m** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:06 am

Powerpoint blows goats!

http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint

Down with the Powerpoint hegemony!

Up with the presentation proletariat!

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:24 am

This is very, very rough...

http://www.charleswolff.com/SF/kingarthur_ppt.mp3

Charles (KA)

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:33 am

Oh, that's absolutely brilliant. I love it.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:00 pm

KA, I added some b/u vox if you'd like'um. I just did a quicky, but if you'd like some in a different way, let me know, I'd be happy to help out.

Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:15 pm

Oh. This just keeps on getting better.

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:50 pm

I wasn't at the top of my vocal range, but it still surprises me that somebody could sing an octave higher...

Niv, I may or may not get around to doing a better version tomorrow morning; just found out the heater at my mom's house is not working (which isn't so bad here in Arizona as it would be elsewhere, but is still a problem), so I may be dealing with that tomorrow morning... so, umm, take whatever you like and it's yours to use. We would, of course, like to see the final animated and illustrated Captain PowerPoint in action

Anyway... glad you liked it!

Charles

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:58 pm

anti-m wrote:Powerpoint blows goats!

http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint

Down with the Powerpoint hegemony!

Up with the presentation proletariat!

OMG, yes, I have my copy of Tufte's paper right here with me! I force it on my consultant colleagues and demand that they read it.

<img src="http://roymond.smugmug.com/photos/251298080-S.jpg">

It is the truth, people!!!! $7 well spent. Em is plugged into the light

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:09 pm

king_arthur wrote:We would, of course, like to see the final animated and illustrated Captain PowerPoint in action

Anyway... glad you liked it!

Charles

Thanks, KA! And I'll make sure you get to see the horrible cheeziness that I create.

drë · Post by **drë** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:21 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:KA, I added some b/u vox if you'd like'um. I just did a quicky, but if you'd like some in a different way, let me know, I'd be happy to help out.

Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox

NICE...

Someone else should pick this up, and keep adding more embellishments.
And post it here.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:28 pm

And it keeps getting better. Anyone else wanna add to CPT. PPT?

anti-m · Post by **anti-m** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:13 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:KA, I added some b/u vox if you'd like'um. I just did a quicky, but if you'd like some in a different way, let me know, I'd be happy to help out.

Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox

KA, that's some funny stuff you banged out there.

Roy, that photo is an awesome endorsement for Dr. Tufte's work! You should send it to him!

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:20 pm

Ok, I had to stop by the house to wait for the cable guy, so I plucked out some bass for CPP. Didn't have a beat to keep my time, but KA has pretty impeccable timing. Not sure if it makes it better or not, but here goes.

KA's Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox and bass

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:48 pm

What you should do is make your powerpoint suck. Make a bunch of mistakes and mislead the people about how to use powerpoint. Make it look really hard. 8)

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