The Gutierrez family of St. Paul – mom Karen and kids Christina, 14, Rafael, 13, and Marco, 9 — emailed to tell me about their homemade online videos, as part of my quest to track down fun Minnesota-originated clips on YouTube. Their offerings include a flippin’ sweet (if murky) impression of Napoleon Dynamite. But my favorite is the boys’ silly World Championship Finals 1 (with friend Sam Gagnon), in which “the old man from Germany” faces off against Kangaroo Ninja, “the best one we’ve had — in all!” The minutelong clip isn’t anything special by itself, but it features a great unintended punch line in the old German’s victory cry: “Bonjour!” To which one of the boys says, doubled over in laughter, “That’s French!”

It’s the Old German, left, vs. Kangaroo Ninja in World Championship Finals 1.

I’ll be featuring other Minnesota-made YouTube clips regularly in the Technobabble blog. If you have created one or have a favorite, email me at rasalas@startribune.com and let me know what it is and why you like it, and I’ll add it to the roster.

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