Obama's Elf (18 second video pun fun)

Amid at Cartoon Brew says: "London-based animator Michael Schlingmann (previously on Cartoon Brew) created this funny 20-second animated pun. The animation is perfect." (Thanks, Brandon!)

[#1 posted by phillamb168 , February 17, 2009 8:07 AM]

A copter full of ROFL.

[#2 posted by cinemajay , February 17, 2009 8:41 AM]

Very cute. And exactly the right length.

[#3 posted by Mark Frauenfelder , February 17, 2009 8:48 AM]

Best video of the year!

[#4 posted by curly su , February 17, 2009 8:50 AM]

This is the funniest thing I've seen... ever. Tears streaming down my face, in fact. I love it.

[#5 posted by Yamara , February 17, 2009 8:52 AM]

I have an elf that would simply leap at being Commerce Secretary.

Magically leap. And caper; she's like that.

[#6 posted by Troglodyte , February 17, 2009 9:13 AM]

Something I learned last year: these are called "mondegreens."

Here's the wikipedia article.

[#7 posted by chezzo , February 17, 2009 9:27 AM]

worryingly, i worked out what the pun was going to be before watching it...

[#8 posted by turgidnoodler , February 17, 2009 10:12 AM]

Thank you falettinme be mice elf.

[#9 posted by gATO , February 17, 2009 10:31 AM]

OMFG

O.M.F.G.

It's so, so, SOOO infinitely corny, it's genius.

I had to share it with the whole office ;)

[#10 posted by mdh , February 17, 2009 10:35 AM]

I have an elf that would simply leap at being Commerce Secretary.

As opposed to Treasury Secretary?. Tim Geithner just looks like an elf to me.

[#11 posted by Art , February 17, 2009 11:10 AM]

Funny. Funny. Funny!

Mark is right. It's the best video of the year.

Thanks so much for the laughs.

[#12 posted by Rezpect , February 17, 2009 11:52 AM]

The Cuteness...

[#13 posted by jfrancis , February 17, 2009 3:51 PM]

Poor little guy.

[#14 posted by Senor Schaffer , February 17, 2009 5:40 PM]

Frickin' neo-con elves, man. Always playing the "boo hoo" card they accuse the Lefties of playing for 8 years.

[#15 posted by TedJohnson , February 17, 2009 5:57 PM]

It's just tragic how the demand for presidential elves has diminished in just a few short years.

Just look how happy and busy Bush's elf was: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/rumple

[#16 posted by gnosis , February 17, 2009 7:14 PM]

Why can't I stop watching this?? It really shouldn't be this awesome (on paper).

[#17 posted by Trevour , February 18, 2009 12:37 AM]

I can't stop watching this either. If only all 18-second YouTube videos were this awesome.