my cupcake has been replaced by Tut, the best cat ever (don't worry, I know that appellation is user-specific). Tut rode shotgun in the car, walked on a leash, fetched, and opened the meat compartment of my 'fridge as easily as I did. He's why there are child safety locks on all my cupboards.

very unprofessional, tut tut

No, I haven't seen a high quality version: I will hunt one down. I'm sorry to inadvertently take a submission similar to one you liked (I know you didn't mean that as a problem). It always sort of hurts me when I try a posting and get no response and then see it succeed under someone else (one of hte reasons i like the personal queue--though I wish people looked through them more).

In reply to this comment by therealblankman:
I really loved Madam Tutli-Putli. Tried to sift a trailer a few weeks ago, but got no attention whatsoever. Have you seen a high quality version? The eyes are eerie- they developed a process to superimpose the eyes of live actors onto the stop-motion characters. Amazingly emotive.

I've seen the future.

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"Winner of the best short animated feature Oscar at the upcoming 2007 Academy Awards." This phrase is wrong on a few levels that I don't think I need to point out.

So, I finally watched this vid, and yeah, its pretty out there... sort of... so, swedishfriend, to answer your questions about the historical accuracy of his argument:

All that stuff about Amenhotep IV and the introduction of a one god, whom he called Aten, is pretty much true... also, Nefertiti (of the beautiful bust that is in Berlin) was his wife, and Tutankhamen (King Tut) was his son, (or perhaps nephew, its debatable) and the second heir to his throne. There is a pretty good article on wikipedia about him and Atenism if you need a starting place.

However, the central thesis of this video, that the word 'Amen' is somehow derivative of the name 'Amenhotep' is dubious at best... in fact I think its probably just plain wrong. I consulted a few different Etymology Dictionaries, and they all list 'Amen' as having derived from the Greek 'amen', which in turn seems to have come from Hebrew word for 'truth', roughly spelt out a-m-n, and was used in both languages as way to say 'truthfully' in agreement to something. One source on the matter states that it was only recorded as being used at the conclusion of prayers from 1230 CE onward, about 2600 years after the rule of Amenhotep, which, in my mind, is a bit long to suddenly revive something like that for the sole purpose of ending off a prayer.

Also, linguistically, although the Egyptian language of modern times is grouped with other Semitic languages (like Hebrew) this is only due to the Arab invasions and their influence in the region. The language of the New Kingdom was much much different and unlikely to have influenced Hebrew, which evolved separately in the East.

Lastly, I find it highly unlikely that early Christians drew inspiration from the name Amenhotep for religious reasons related to the origins of monotheism, because once Amenhotep instituted Atenism, he changed his name to Akhenaten, which would have been the name appropriate to him in a religious context. That is also how he was primarily remembered throughout history, as most all of his monuments were carved with his new name. The name 'Amenhotep IV' was not likely to have been remembered in connection with the new religion of the one god.

So, raven's vote: this guy is full of crap with this theory, don't take it seriously, but, do pursue your interests in the ancient world (I certainly do )... however, this vid is crazy and highly entertaining... so, upvote from me.

Hear that kids? If an evil King Tut is trying to brainwash you into a dancing slave, reciting the multiplication table backwards will save you! That's why you need to know your times table!

I propose a new channel: *TUT (Totally Useless Technology)

Well, in my experience with Tut (my F1) who was quite the escape artist, is that the other cats recognized in about .000001 seconds that Tut was higher on the food chain than they were, and they would be totally gone instantly. Every other cat I ever introduced him to was terrified of him and didn't want to play--even cats that their owners assured me were the most laid back cats in the world--even cats that outweighed him by 5 pounds. He would have been happy to play with them: he was always a gentleman with other cats, not that it got him anywhere (I bet some of you can identify with him there...) I did find him fighting with a possum once, which scared the crap out of me.

And yes, I think someone would easily try to steal him. Or misguidedly try to protect their small dog from one, or something. I don't know if you can tell from this video, but no one who sees one of these cats loose thinks it is a completely domestic cat, and when they move, you just know they are hunters.

I tried my best to keep Tut in, but he was so dang smart. He could open doors in about 3 seconds flat if I forgot and left a door unlocked. Apart from everything else, I didn't think he would be good for the local wildlife and songbird population.

There are a lot of crazy bat shit people out there. I'm one of them.

I had a cat. I'll give him a name for ease of explanation: his name was Tut. He was a very special hybrid cat, a savannah cat. He could open all my doors and drawers, he could open the refridgerator and the meat droor. He was smart, he looked like a miniature cheetah, and he was passionately loyal (he jumped into my arms when I came home at night). He was friendly to most people, but he vehemently hated the vet, and would have slit any of the vet staff bloody if I hadn't been there. While visiting my mom's house, he ate a lily flower petal, and I didn't know it then, but lilies are deathly poisonous to cats. He didn't pee the whole way home in the car (hours) and he was low energy, so I called my vet, and they told me to come in (this was very late at night). They made me leave him and I went home and slept.

Four hours later, they called me and told me Tut was dying because his kidneys were shutting down and he still hadn't peed. I asked if I could come in and be with him. they said it was against policy because he needed to be in the back area with his IV and all, but I said he was always very affected by his people, and eventually they let me. I threw on clothes and went to the vet. They let me into the back area, where Tut was very happy to see me and purred and licked me (he always groomed me constantly). I tricked him by putting some tuna juice on my body where he wanted to groom me, so he got a little nutrition.

Once I was there, they couldn't get me out. At first it was because he was supposed to die any minute, but about 20 hours after I got there, he peed. No one could handle him but me, and he would rip all of his stuff out if I left, and keeping him sedated was even worse for his kidneys, so they let me stay. I was worried that if I left they would put him back in restraints and he would be terrified, so I stayed at the vet for a week solid. I mean, I wore the same underwear for a week. Friends brought me food; colleagues did my work. I force fed Tut, I gave him all his shots, I kept him calm. The vet staff brought people by just to see what he did when I left the room to hit the bathroom and such (he would twist his head and stare behind him at the door I had gone through until I came back). Eventually I convinced him to eat a bit on his own, and he started getting better. He was so beautiful, and so clearly affected by my being there that they let me break the rules. Tut became a local celebrity to them. (I gave them all gift certificates for the local pizza parlor when I left the vet with Tut.)

Anyway, Tut survived. He was the cover story for a vet magazine for surviving after having had such high creatinine levels. And I loved him and it was worth it. So count me as crazy bat shit. (And yeah I know that was too tangential and long for anyone to read to the end of, but I see no reason not to hit submit...)

Agreed, no good style.

Basically it's Roman Twist (foot movement) with unclean tuts (arm movement).
Impression: Hectic, druggy, How-an-Emu-Impresses-the-Ladies.

she makes allot of valid points however manges to make a sweeping generalisatoin about computer games . tut tut

Tut still rules.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Tut-Barking

From the YouTube comments:

In order, the games are: Archon, Armalyte, Blue Max, Boulder Dash, Bubble Bobble, Defender of the Crown, Delta, Hawkeye, Hero, Hover Bovver, Impossible Mission, International Soccer, Jumpman, Lady Tut, Last Ninja 2, Lode Runner, Maniac Mansion, Microprose Soccer, Paradroid, Pirates, Raid Over Moscow, Spy vs. Spy, Summer Games, Bards Tale 2? (not sure), Thrust, Turrican, Wizball, Turrican 2.

4 votes? tut tut.

people, this is a brilliant film.

there's a clip of stephen colbert saying something funny about half way through.







(the last bit was a lie)

I wonder if he was playing. We had a tortoise when I was a kid and he came out and played with us in the sprinklers all the time, like a pet dog mentally. His name was Tut. He chased us around and loved when we hosed him down.