^(grabs mic from legacy) EVERYBODY CALM THE F DOWN!!!! CALM THE F DOWN!!!!

ahem... anyhow... its obsidian's prerogative to whine and downvote for whatever reason just as its your prerogative to share a 5 minute video of a wild-eyed cat repeatedly pouncing out over a camera in dramatic fashion. I upvoted, but admittedly didn't make it through the whole video.

I keep waiting for the cat to Matrix style hang in the air before he pounces

It's not quite a double standard. Huckabee couldn't get through a 5 minute interview without quoting the bible, mentioning Christ by name, or making a reference to The Lord.

The media pounced on that ad, mostly out of admiration of the borderline subliminal message, and then in the process of admiring it figured they'd ramble on about the use of religion in campaigns.

They could've just talked about the ad where he had the text "Christian Leader" writ large under a picture of him, but it was too blunt to get their juices flowing.

As far as direct mail ads, they've all done it. I've seen similar from Hillary, McCain, and Guiliani, even.

Obama has extra incentive to tout it, since there's this rumor about him being a muslim going around...

as in Grandpa of the sift-this is one a dd's first contributions
animated by Haik Hoisington....say that 10 times fast.
I'm anti-imperial
anti-trust
anti-gun if the shit won't bust
anti-corporate, they anti-my essence
anti-snortin' them anti-depressants
but i'm not pro-poppin' em;
i'm provocative
and pro-stoppin' them FBI operatives
who professional at Black Man Pounce
and hand you a sentence that you can't pronounce
I'm also anti-narco, anti-vice
911 marks the anti-christ
they anti-social, pointin' M-16's;
guess i'm anti-the-anti-nigger-machine
Proletarian, funkadelicparliamentarian
pro-revolt-in-the-21st-centurian
pro-running up in Congress sayin' fuck it all!
but bring the people with you, that's the protocol
This beat is joyful like jailbreaks
the whole world is anti-United Snakes
so check it out, anticipate the anti-venom
and move your antibodies to this revolution rhythm
we goin' be fuckin' with 'em
pro-union but most lost they bite
anti-muthafuckas-crossin' a strike
take a look around and be for or against
but you can't do shit if you ridin' the fence.
Ride the fence
now you don't really wanna
ride the fence

I love how the bunny just nonchalantly walked over to the cat then pounced on it.

Big improvement over last week - the odd bleeping must have something to do with his presentation of this at GDC though... it was sort of amusing, but mostly v. annoying at the same time.

Still, Mega-top-15 upvotes nonetheless. LMFAO @ the Xbox 360 line.

And now, to watch this rocket up the charts.

Nice of the Escapist to tell us to pounce on this video at midnight. And of course, I had to show up 45 minutes after ace - well done digging up this hard-to-find gem.

It is a good video worthy of the sift - and what you did was the cool thing to do, as opposed to trying to post it yourself. That was my point.

It wasn't in the deadpool, but had been discarded due to expiring out of the queue with 8 or 9 votes. Honestly, it wasn't this particular instance that got me, it just happened to be the one I pounced on after having seen more and more of it. I suppose I should have just created a standalone talk post.

Thanks JAPR One of my fav blogs leaked this a few days ago, but the original source on google got taken down shortly thereafter, so I've been watching and waiting for the last two days, hoping to pounce on it once it resurfaced again!

hiding in swampwater, machete in hand...

he lies in wait, to pounce on your discarded clips.

Thank you Gorgonheap, you really have my point of view summed up.

So what is this saying nasty shit that you're referring to? Yeah so we name and change tags to suit people posting viral videos and comment that they should read the FAQ and rules before posting. We're not some mob scaring little kids into submission with our tactics, the internet is a tough place and we are trying to create an atmosphere of gathering knowledge and being a contributing member to the sift before posting. If 10% of people can't deal with our point of view then as Dag said it's a small price to pay for the quality of the site we have here.

Ok so I acknowledge that some of the posts can get out of hand, but seriously, most of those are on viral videos where the user is obviously pimping out their own commercial stuff that we pounce upon. I don't see that we're meaner on a banned submitter than say a post regarding religion, snuff or anything else controversial where personal attacks are made. It's the internet people, if we slide on our policy here we are leaving open room for a less than ideal sift. Remember the top of the page that says *quality? That's what we are maintaining here.

All differences aside you all have some good points of view, I disagree with some sifters on these issues but a *quality post for bringing this up and letting us air out some opinions.

17 votes, and no comments? Is everyone laughing too hard? Another top 15. Yippee! LOL@ the relationships reference. And the "Glaswegian style" dealie. OMFG, the eating thing... oh that was ... haaaa. Hee hee, the sun.

Maybe that's why no one can comment. You stop thinking and fall down in a fit of laughter. Another great review.

Zifnab, are you just stalking the Escapist and ready to pounce on the new releases the moment they hit?

BTW, who wants to call Yahtzee a valid rep of *British humour?

That's some cutie-pie kitty there! I loooove the way it pounces with such character! We kitties are irresistible...

My cats do that to paper towel rolls. They are a lot more vicious as it usually starts as kitten flyby-pounce, turning into a full body grasping of the paper towel roll, and finally followed by manic scratching of the roll that results in a big puff of paper towel parts floating in the air.

Deep in the dark recesses of the great Sift, there lurks a creature so clever with his jabs and prolific with his prose, that few dare utter his name. Noobs tremble with fear that he may pounce at any moment and question the origin of their only video submission. Stars and diamonds cautiously go about their daily sifting dreading that Cheshire smile from the depths of the abyss. Without warning he may disrupt the otherwise tranquil dialogues that litter the landscape. And what do they call this menace to their happy little virtual utopia?

CHOGGIE

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LYRICS:
I got this little kitty about 2 months back
he was the nicest little kitty, now a pain in my crack
This little kitty is a ninja, always stalking my feet
This little kitty is a warrior you know what I mean

he's an evil little kitty look what he did to my hand
tries to get in trouble in any way that he can
I could give this cat a toy, but he'd rather have the wrapper
and I will always give him water, but he still drinks from the crapper

You could lock him in a closet and he just won't care
kitty chews on my shoes and he licks my hair
always scratching on my favorite chair and jumping on the couch
playing in the window sills and tearing through the house

He's so full of energy and easily amused
kitty will attack anything that moves
Causing trouble, starting battles just so he could be a little part of
he's a meanest little kitty so we named him sparta

Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite

Where'd you go
are you stalking me?
are you under the couch, quite possibly
ears laid back so you don't get caught
ready to pounce my leg with everything that you got

I know you're probably watching me from across the room
concentrating contemplating on attacking me soon
You're not invisible kitty, I'm gonna find you first
Come out come out before I make things worse

I've seen where you hide and I know where you've been
Hey kitty why don't you give in
Even if you try to sneak up on me, I'm prepared
Cause I've got my safety gear on and I'm not scared

I think I hear a kitty cat under the bed
I know your making noises just to mess with my head
You can stalk me all you want, but I'm not your pray
cause you always seem to find me first, but not today

Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
Come on out, I'm gonna get you now

I've got 'em cornered
and now he's mine
He's not gonna get away this time
I'll snatch him up fast before he can blink and then...
Aw man! He's asleep in the sink

What is with this cat? I'm confused
He's got a bed, but it's never been used
In every waking moment, kitty's out for the fight
then [fart] next minute kitty's out like a light

How could I let this creature live inside of my home
I gotta keep an eye on him when I'm on the phone
I'm a little afraid to leave this cat all alone
this kitty may destroy everything that I own

Look at him now, I kinda feel bad
He's the best little cat that I've had
and the one big thing I forgot to mention, was that
He wasn't fighting, he just wanted attention

Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
little bitty kitty wanna bite bite bite
Hey little sparta what is with all the fight
showing love, that's all this kitty does