Thoughts on March Madness

It's MADNESS to have this much damn basketball on for a whole month, as basketball is boring as hell. AM I RIGHT?!

Much more entertaining is this supercut of basketball mascots falling down.



It's been a long time since we had some quality footage on OEIA of people falling down. Enjoy it!

Hoisted by my own petard!

Well. It goes without saying that at some point, as the author of a blog that derives a great deal of content from videos of people falling down, I was going to fall down myself. And on Thursday night, fall down I did! I slipped on some wet leaves while scurrying across the street, completely lost my balance, fell ass-over-teakettle* and smacked my chin on the sidewalk. It hurt so badly that I thought I'd fractured my jaw, but a trip to the doctor told me my only problem was wounded pride... and a seriously nasty bruise:


I have new empathy for my fellow fallers. I am a fallen woman!

*Phrase copyrighted to P. Chambers, Fall 2003, Soho Square, London.

Someone in Russia fell down

I was just saying last night that I desperately need new running shoes.



Apparently I am not the only one!

Via

This was a long week!

Summer is supposed to be an easygoing season, but that is not the case in the steno pool. I've been very busy! Too busy to blog! That's just not okay, so I'm taking a break to share with you this very special clip of someone falling down - it's so special because it involves a trampoline!



OUCH! Maybe one less beer before you attempt that next time, pal!

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're back!

All week I've book looking for something inspiring or hilarious enough that I felt compelled to Put It On The Blog, to no avail. Then, this morning, while watching episode 6 of Gabe and Max Like the Internet, I came across this delightful security camera footage from the Clapham Junction station in London:



That's all it took, it turns out, to make me feel like sharing with my 7 readers again... just a really solid video of someone falling down! He fell down SO WELL, did he not?

The latest in People Falling Down

Lady Gaga fell down!



That's it for this edition of 'People Falling Down' on OEIA. More to come, I'm sure, as long as the internet continues to exist.

What's your New Year's Day state?

Pete keeps saying he is 'dead.' I'd classify my current state as more 'raptor.'



There's no where to go but up, people!

Huge news about people falling down!

Y'ALL. I can't believe I have neglected to share this with you for so long. We all thought we'd be waiting until summer for Wipeout to return, languishing in the cold months with no people falling down on national television AT ALL. I am so pleased to report that this is NOT THE CASE.



THANK YOU LORD! IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!