41 hours in an elevator -- the parodies

Maybe you've heard about the New York office employee who got stuck in an elevator for 41 hours. The New Yorker did a story and its web site offered a time-lapse video, "Trapped in an Elevator," from the elevator's security camera. We watch the whole thing as the poor guy, in herky-jerk motion, paces, rants, sleeps and tries to pry the doors open. As the 41 hours race by on video, a solemn piano piece plays in the background.

The video was made for parody ... and here they come.

"Trapped in an Elevator for Six Minutes" has the same look and music as the New Yorker video, but -- of course -- this poor soul has to go to the bathroom during his interminable six-minute lock-up. (There's also a nod in the direction of Tom Hanks' "Cast Away" film from 2000.)

And then, upping the ante quite a bit, there's "Trapped in an Elevator ... With Diarrhea." It's not for the faint-hearted, but if you think this kind of thing's funny, then you're going to think this is great.