According to the BBC News website a spoof video of 'Show me the way to Amarillo', as performed by the army in Iraq managed to crash the MoD's email servers as people were emailling it between one another. Whoops!
There's an ickle version of the video on the BBC's site, but after much searching Chris found the original.
There's no way in hell I'm hosting it... if it breaks the MoD, it'll break my little box... but hey you can find it here - just select "Amarillo - The Desert version" and wait for it to download... :-)
That said the guy who hosting it's box seems to have died now... whoopserage!
52Mb at 2060K bits/second, I think the people who made it should have compressed it some what more, don't you think!?
Update: So, the server is linked to is dead now (no big suprises there). I've found a .torrent of a slightly reduduced quality version of the video (it's 41Meg). If you don't know what .torrent files are, or how you would use them to download something, look at this Using Bittorrent tutorial - it might head you off in the right direction.
PAH! its not there any more. Now I'm redirected to the Sun website where they intend to charge me 50p! I think NOT!
Posted by: Russ on May 18, 2005 9:38 PMPAH! its not there any more. Now I'm redirected to the Sun website where they intend to charge me 50p! I think NOT!
Posted by: Russ on May 18, 2005 9:40 PMI downloaded it from some random website which that page linked to. Its really quite amusing if you want some of it carefully (watch the people doing the pullups)
Posted by: Jeremy on May 18, 2005 10:41 PMhttp://fun.tjworld.org/armadillo/ I donwnloaded the 1024k mpeg... just cos i could and it was about the only thing they'd let me download
Posted by: Jeremy on May 18, 2005 10:42 PM50p pah, I'll send you a copy for 49p mate.
Posted by: Chris on May 18, 2005 11:29 PMI found the infamous 'show me the way to Armadillo' at http://www.privatemilitary.org/military.html
It's so funny. The MoD said they donated the video to Comic Relief.
I have the full video hosted - been pushing out 160mbit/sec.
http://www.vidahost.com/armadillo.php
Enjoy!
Posted by: Twobeds on May 19, 2005 11:16 AMHow about for those of us who've just crawled out from under rocks and have never seen the origianl? any help there?
Posted by: Anna on May 19, 2005 2:31 PMI haven't seen the original one on the net, hmm. I can have a look though!
Posted by: Vidahost on May 19, 2005 6:14 PMGlad to see the British Army got a sense of humour!! Good on the lads! Funny video!!!
Posted by: Jamie on May 20, 2005 2:57 AMYou can find both versions ie: the army version and the red nose day peter kay version of the Amarillo video here:
http://www.thehumorzone.co.uk/amarillo.htm
It plays in streaming or you can download various sizes from the original 52 meg right down to an easily email size of 1 meg all sizes are the full version.
Posted by: RoyP on May 21, 2005 11:51 AMCant seem to download Army Amarillo on my PC . Haven't seen it yet...Can I buy a copy anywhere.Will donate to Army Benevolent Fund
Bootneck
ha ha ha ha ha ha that was absoloutly fabulous lads!! keep it real,love to you all.take carex
Posted by: zoe on June 20, 2005 5:53 PMThis thing almost killed our website (www.arrse.co.uk) as everyone descended looking for it. At the time a google search for 'British Army Amarillo' rated us number one.... Thank goodness that has now passed
Posted by: Bad CO on June 21, 2005 10:51 PMit is on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG3Dl5gRoQU
FOR FREE
Posted by: claire on July 24, 2006 6:31 PM