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Every year, green activists ask us to curb our energy usage in an attempt to "save the planet" from "impending doom." Whether it's Earth Hour 2008 or another cause, the plan is always to reduce energy consumption. This year, there's a Plan B, and it calls for you to "do your bit for energy wasting day." Ok, now in all seriousness, we do not endorse wasting energy. We all need to do our part by leading greener lifestyles. But this video is just too funny not to feature. Watch the full page version here.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, here's a quick and tasty way to get you and your friends liquored up. Blending Irish Cream and Hazelnut liqueur with ice, the Nutty Irishman is sure to leave a smile on your face and make you the toast of the party. And best of all, it won't stain your mouth like the green beer down at the pub.

When the right idea is put in the right hands, amazing things can happen. Directed by Laurent Briet and submitted by the folks at lickicon, Little Minx Exquisite Corpse is part one of a five-part film series based on the surrealist parlour game "The Exquisite Corpse." The rules are simple: each director must respond only to the signifier "little minx" and the last line of the previous film's dialogue. The result speaks for itself. Watch and enjoy!

The folks at Indy Mogul know that many of you aspiring filmmakers out there don't have the money to attend a fancy-pants film school. That's why every week, they teach the tricks of the trade FOR FREE on their uber-useful show, "4 Minute Film School." This week, learn about the importance of storyboarding your video and get a template for blocking out scenes to boot! Check out the full page video here.

An event is coming up that's so big, it arrives only once every four years. That's right folks, this February 29th, Leap Day is upon us once again. But this year is different. This year, Metacafe is asking you to submit your craziest (legal) video creations to the Leap (Don't Look) Day Challenge. Then on February 29th, we'll feature the submissions on Metacafe. For more info, check out the video above and the official blog post. Remember: Make sure to tag your video “LeapYear08” so we know it’s for our Leap (Don’t Look) Day extravaganza.

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In this month's episode, Hersheymagic2 gives a summary of the recent changes to Producer Rewards and how they affect producers. If you haven't heard about the changes yet, check out the original announcement on the Metacafe blog. To watch the full page video, click here. 

Courtesy of veteran Metaholic Lucchina, here's an incredible video of a homeless man's artistic take on what home is. The best part -- Lucchina pledged to donate proceeds from her video to the dispossessed Parisian, who goes by Diego. Make sure to also check out the followup to the video where she gives Diego the money. You rock Lucchina!

Come see what the most popular video producers on the web are up to. This week, tag along with Kevin Nalty and Angela Calman as they visit Metacafe's top effects master, Dane Boedigheimer (aka Gagfilms). Dane's combination of CG animation and comedy has turned him into one of the most successful producers on Metacafe -- he's made over $15,000 in just over a year through Producer Rewards. Check out the episode in all its full page glory here.

With old man winter’s icy fingers still firmly clasped around our necks, we need a hero for this season now more than ever. Enter Zanzibar19’s Snowmen Hunters, scourge of ice creatures everywhere. Our two heroes, Sherman and Everett, HATE snowmen with the passion of a thousand raving lunatics, and they’ll keep fighting until Frosty and company are no more. Check out their adventures in all their full page glory here.

This New Year's, RavenStake.com reminds you to pick a realistic resolution for yourself and don't go trying to change who you are. It's tempting to set lofty goals, but not at the expense of your identity. Be who you're meant to be...unless you happen to be a drug addict or serial rapist, in which case feel free to disregard everything I just said. Have a fantastic 2008 and check out the full page video here!