Blutube

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then the makers of Youtube should be as flat as a pancake. The almost overnight success of this online video vault has created a raft of internet clones.

Puke the Pirate.

Previously, we've given column space to Godtube (compiling religious reality vids) but there's also Rutube (for Russian Residents) and SupportTube not to mention MojoFlix, Selfcast TV, Yahoo Video, Vimeo and now Blutube.

The name might imply necessary parental discretion but unless your kid has an unusual aversion to high-speed car chases this shouldn't be necessary. The blue in the title refers to the colours of uniforms and the videos in question are all police related.

Uploaded by cops themselves, the site features in-car camera footage, training videos, dumb robber manoeuveres and high-speed pursuits all filmed from the official side of the thin blue line.

If you're a fan of bad American cable TV this is the site for you. Look for the video of the suspect who, before he can even walk the line in a drunk and under the influence test, falls flat on his face or watch Ali G take a forthright approach to learning law enforcement with the Philadelphia constabulary. "Yo, we is here looking for burglary."

Puke the Pirate

We've all heard of Pirates of the Caribbean; now here's Pirates of the Can of Beans. Welcome to the world of Puke the Pirate, an on-line video game that puts the up-chuck back in chuckles.

Puke is a pirate who's found an old map locating buried treasure. But he's no swashbuckling hero like Jack Sparrow. Instead Puke overcomes his enemies with his God given gastronomical resources, launching lunch and odour in a blitzkrieg of barf and flatulence.

Traditionally Pirates longed for nothing more than wind in their sails, but Puke is happy once the wind is always blowing from the South.

Should you choose to accept it, your mission is to Help Puke run, jump, puke and fart-fly his way through many levels of adventure crossing Spatter Island and Nau Sea and collecting as much of Black Barf's treasure as he can.

For those of us with an infantile sense of humour, the descriptive sound effects alone make this game an enjoyable excursion, but that said, we wouldn't recommend playing this one too soon after a heavy meal.

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