Blame It On The Economy Part 78: Black Folks + Fried Chicken = Happy Black Folks April 29, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index, Pure Comedy.Tags: Black Folks, Blame It On The Economy, Fried Chicken, What???, Youtubery
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“It is no secret that blacks and chickens are quite fond of one another… All these years, I thought I liked chicken because it was delicious, but it turns out that I’m genetically predisposed to liking chicken”
–Dave Chappelle
WHY???? There are so many things wrong with the Popeye‘s fiasco from last week, I’m not even sure where to begin. I see a few issues here. One is the way the media covered it, but two is most certainly the way black folks were acting about not getting their chicken.
Hmm, maybe he went a little too far...
In every video I’ve seen, the newscasters are mostly white while the people they interviewed were most certainly black. While that ratio may be close to reality, the general tone of the newscast tend to come off as very condescending.
They interview these people who are just incredulous about a) their local Popeye’s running out of chicken (Rochester), or b) their local Popeye’s not participating in the special (Michigan). The problem is that I’m sure there were plenty of other people who weren’t interviewed that neither of these mattered to them. I would assume that were a black anchor or even reporter involved in these stories, they wouldn’t have come off as so damn ridiculous.
The simple explanation for much of this mess is plain and simple, black folks just can’t resist a deal. No matter what that deal is, as long as we hear we getting some type of hook-up, we’re in there.
Blame It On The Economy Part 63: Is It Time For Masked Superheroes? April 29, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index, Pure Comedy.Tags: Blame It On The Economy, G-20 Non-Sense, Masked Superheroes, What???
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Really??? Cincy, is this what’s it’s come to? How bad are your police when you have superheroes masquerading around with handcuffs and pepper spray.
Shadowhare... oh yes, he went there.
You know I’ve always wondered what the world would be like with real live superheroes… who hasn’t? But guess what, that was way before I was interested in the opposite sex. Needless to say, I guarantee it will be impossible for you not to laugh after reading this story but more importantly watching the video clip.
The gist of the story is that some guy who calls himself Shadowhare roams the streets of Cincinnati in a cape, a mask, and all the other superhero essentials, and intervenes when he comes across crime. The only problem is, he can’t carry any really cool shit, like say a grappling hook, a batarang (yes I said batarang), or even a stun gun.
It doesn’t help that he sounds like a prepubescent teenager with tons of acne and a penchant for Star Trek conventions.
The best part of this story though has to be the fact that they have people dressing up all over the country doing this:
Shadowhare is not alone in his quest to fight crime. He heads up a group of men — and one woman — called the “Allegiance of Heroes.” The members communicate with each other in online forums. Among the members are Aclyptico in Pennsylvania, Wall Creeper in Colorado and Master Legend in Florida. Via WLWT.com
So while Shadowhare is ok, wake me up when some old ex-marine or superfit billionaire with too much time on their hands decides they’ve had enough and starts rocking some ill superhero gear.
A Message To The People… On Tight Jeans April 24, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index, Pure Comedy.Tags: Dos Equis, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Things We Dig, Youtubery
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After seeing a few of these Dos Equis commercials, I have concluded that indeed they may have in fact found the most interesting man in the world. I was absolutely sold though when I happened to come across this little 17 second tidbit about an all-too-prevalent epidemic. What more can be said?
How can you not believe a man whose slogan is, “I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis… Stay thirsty my friends”
Check out a few more of these gems after the jump
Where Have All The Black Players Gone? April 9, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index, Sports Out The Box.Tags: Baseball, Disappearing Acts, Useless Statistics
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So baseball season is upon us once again and the biggest question is… where have all the brothers gone?
The Most Useful Graph in America...
An Understated Civil Liberties Victory For The World Over April 9, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index.Tags: Big Brother, E-Pirates, Government Oversight, Things We Dig
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The Future???
So for a whole day, we thought France was going to drop off the edge of the digital map. Well fortunately for internet heads the world over, French President Nicolas Sarkozy didn’t get his wish of curbing internet piracy. The plan would have cut off the internet connections for persistent violators of copyright.
Under the plan, the music and movie industries would have been empowered to analyze the downloads of individual Internet users to root out instances of piracy, and to report violations to a newly created agency. The agency was to send warning letters to violators; after the third letter, the Internet service provider would have been required to sever service. via The New York Times.
Funniest Thing We’ve Seen Today… Jabba The Rush April 8, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index, Pure Comedy.Tags: Genius Moment, Jabba the Rush, Talking Heads, Things We Dig
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Before I even saw the video, I knew this was going to be comedic gold. Liberals just tend to (always) have a better sense of humor. I’m surprised Michelle Malkin, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity, or any blithering fools were not featured as various ignominious aliens in the background. Just as well, this clip is great especially the part where the Governator shows up.
Russian Roulette Without The Gun April 8, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index.Tags: Guns, Idiots With Guns, President Obama, Tha Backwoods, Things We Don't Dig, Yosamite Sam
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No Winners in This Game...
Blame it on the recession.
Blame it on violent video games.
Blame it on the media.
Blame it on the ah-ah-ah-ah-ah alcohol.
Just don’t blame it on the guns.
That pretty much sums up the sentiment for much of the gun-obsessed United States, or at least the most vocal gun-owners over the recent string of murder-homicides.
In a country built on “rugged individualism,” the prospect of gun control continues to bring out an impenetrable fervor united against most legislation. To put it simply, Abdul has a better chance of becoming the most popular name in America before the Deliverance crowd start to willingly give up their boomsticks.
Oh Satan… You Nearly Got Me That Time! April 7, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index.Tags: Obamanation, Snake Handlers, Tha Backwoods
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Just when we thought all was well in Obamanation, we find out that our beloved president (and favorite product “salesman”) is in fact a… Satan worshiper. Well that’s at least what some brilliant right-wingers are proclaiming in an ongoing marketing campaign no doubt effectively hitting their targeted demographic of snake-handling evangelists from the glorious Kentucky mountains.
Check the link as the ever vigilant Rachel Maddow distills the hidden messages and exposes the truth!!!
Well since we can’t embed MSNBC links, how about a lovely photo of Rachel to get you by…
Hmm... Satan you say?
President Obama’s London Holiday Wrap-Up April 6, 2009
Posted by Denver in Buzz Index.Tags: G-20 Non-Sense, Michellemania, Obamanation, President Obama
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While, the purpose of the G-20 summit is easy to comprehend, the outcome of this weekends talks will be far more difficult to perceive. While aboard Air Force One, President Obama released a Youtube round-up of his European holiday which is essentially a reiteration of the fairly vague agreements which were accomplished this weekend.
When news outlets were not obsessing about Michelle Obama’s style, her royal decorum, or her ability to wow London school-girls, they took some time to cover the fundamentals of the summit as unobtrusively as possible.
In the video, the president touches on fighting terrorism, the global economy, and the environment, but only time will tell the effectiveness of a summit that appeared largely more style than substance.
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