Things to Do in Prison … in the Philippines
Filipino prisoners feel the "funk of forty thousand years" and perform with eerie skillfulness the entire music video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller." In case you needed it, this is further proof that the world remains a very strange place. A must-see, especially on a Friday. (Via BoingBoing)Filipino prisoners feel the “funk of forty thousand years” and perform with eerie skillfulness the entire music video for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” In case you needed it, this is further proof that the world remains a very strange place. A must-see, especially on a Friday. (Via BoingBoing)
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