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Regular readers will remember our lip dub video from a few months back, when we bobbed and weaved through Gastown to the Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun."

Our video was a response to the "original" from Connected Ventures, and we were not alone, as a quick visit to OfficeLipDub.com will show. 

In case you're thinking about making your own office lip dub video, Valleywag recently published an article with "5 Rules for Making a Company Video Worth watching." Poaching their own editing gimmick, here's that list, as a <100 word version:

1. Get your people to either commit themselves fully to the project, or stay out of the way. Know what else doesn't hurt? Actually memorizing the lyrics.

2. Get the heavies involved. (Yes, this means your Founders). 

3. Plan meticulously and practice.

4. Learn to edit. A hint: Editing usually takes longer than filming. (in the case of some of the best office lip dub vids with continuous shots, ignore rule #4 and see rule #3)

5. Feature the most attractive coworkers prominently.

Here's an example of one that we think got it right. Vive le France!

And as a Friday bonus, I asked my friends on Twitter what was the funniest video they had seen all week, and here are the replies: 

• Phillip Jeffrey liked Andrea Mitchell buried in ballons at the RNC.
  
• James' pick was Demitri Martin's flip chart standup. (If you haven't seen it, watch NOW)
• Dustin Sacks pointed to a Sesame Street classic: Put Down the Duckie.

The wait is over.

The Strutta Office Lip Dub video is finally here. Continuing on a tradition that can now be referred to as a global meme, the crew from Strutta got together to make the best damned lip dub video on the web.

Directed by Strutta staffer Mark Freeman and starring our small but dedicated team, we present our take on "Blister in the Sun," by the Violent Femmes: