Barack Obama will be giving the annual State of the Union speech to Congress on Wednesday, but a secret that only Washington insiders know is that, before the cameras go on, there is actually a “shadow speech” that is only given to the assembled Congressmen and women in attendance. This speech is where the actual moving and grooving happens, and Heavy.com, after an epic night of White House dumpster diving, has notes and papers that give an inside peek into what President Obama is really going to be saying. Read more.
Obama Too Hot for TV
Posted by: K. Thor Jensen on January 31st, 2010
The Coolest Twitter Avatars Ever
Posted by: Oral Adams on January 30th, 2010
Artist Ape Lad has designed some of the coolest Twitter avatars based on pop culture. So far he has made 38 of them from the awesome version of Link to the several Star Wars themed versions, I’m sure there is one for most anyone to enjoy. Head over to the artist’s Flickr account to see the entire set.
Proof the Recession Is On a Roll
Posted by: Oral Adams on January 29th, 2010
HAMMER GOLF VIDEO [Craftman Labs YouTube]
The 6 Most Half Assed Attempts at Corporate Green Washing [Cracked]
Pucker Up [JPapaPNP Flickr]
Cheeto Conan O’Brien A True Work Of Art [Daily Fork]
Best Frozen Buffalo Wings [Slashfood]
Catcher In The Rye Covers Through The Years [Newsweek]
German Miracle Parking Video [College Humor]
Why A Man Plays Mario [Kotaku]
30 Captivating Fire Dancing Photos [Hongkait]
Self Produced Animation Video [Daily Espresso]
Prank Call Of The Week: Nigerian Man Gets Fresh Princed On Christian TV! [YouTube]
The Hottest Women on Wheels Leads The P.M. Portfolio [Uncoached]
First Date Bingo [Holy Taco]
Pillow Fort Dog is Happy with His Defense [Fork Party]
Sexy Girls In Pigtails 2 [COED Magazine]
7 Stages of a Breakup [Guyism]
The Hardest Lean You’ll See All Day [I Can Has Internets]
It’s Like Frisbee Golf but with Hammers
Posted by: Evol Jess on January 29th, 2010I know what I’m doing this weekend… Going to find some abandoned cars, and playing Hammer Golf… See ya on the green (or, well, blacktop?)
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 5 American Royal Open
Posted by: Heesa Phadie on January 29th, 2010
Take a moment to read through the previous episodes, especially the first one if you haven’t already. It will give you a better understanding of the “characters” involved with the show and with the rules and procedures for the BBQ competition circuit.
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 1 Smokin’ in Mesquite Nevada Open BBQ Championships
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 2 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 3 Decatur Riverfest Cook Off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 4 American Royal Invitational
This episode was the American Royal Open held in Kansas City, Missouri. Held right on the back of the Invitational which took place Friday & Saturday October 2-3, 2009. The Open took place on Sunday and as it’s name implies is not exclusive with is competitors as you can see with the nearly 500 who have entered.
This is one of the largest BBQ competitions in the nation…so any finish remotely near the top is darn good. One of things about the American Royal Open is that there is a group of competitors that tend to do it more as a party rather than a contest. More power to them but the real serious guys don’t appreciate that much. Harry Soo had an issue with this as the team stationed right next to him held a party with 300 guests that went into the wee hours of the night affecting his sleep.
Another interesting thing about this competition is that they require a 1:1 competitor to judge ratio. That means that there are a lot of judges that have been certified just for this contest…which also means that they’re brand new and don’t have experience. Myron discusses this a bit and brings up the point that their tastes are different and mentions that if he had chicken legs he would serve those over his thighs.
It’s Contest Time: We’ve Got $400 to Giveaway
Posted by: Heesa Phadie on January 29th, 2010
So the good folks at eSmart Tax have given us a few $100 Visa giftcards to divvy out to you, our loving readers. We wish we had 1 million to give out so you all could get one but sadly just like my Mom picked my little brother as her favorite, we have to decide between 4 of you.
In order to win you must:
send a Tweet stating what you plan on doing with your tax returns this year and be sure to include the #eSmartTax and @TopCultured. For example: “Hey @TopCultured I plan to blow my tax return on the new iPad #eSmartTax”
Four (4) winners will be chosen at random on Monday, February 1, 2010. You can tweet as many times as you like, each tweet counts as an entry and you are thus more likely to win the more tweets you send.
And if you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out eSmart Tax’s website. They offer several easy and affordable packages for filing your tax returns and they claim to “offer you return-maximizing tools to make sure you’re getting the biggest tax refund possible.” Also if you happen to have the last name Johnson you can get your returns filed for free!
So Tweet away you beautiful people and you could find yourself $100 richer thanks to eSmart Tax and Top Cultured.
Study Finds Flashier Great Tits Produce Stronger Sperm
Posted by: Oral Adams on January 28th, 2010
HAMMER GOLF VIDEO [Craftman Labs YouTube]
The 7 Most Annoying People You’ll See On An Airplane [Guyism]
28 Beauty Queens Gone Wild [COED Magazine]
Boo Ya Pictures: Hanging Out (With a Girl) [Fork Party]
A Flowchart To Determine If You Should Go On Vacation [Holy Taco]
Examples Of Amazing Forest Photography [Uncoached]
The 5 Worst Decisions Ever Made by TV Executives (Twice) [Cracked]
Michael Jackson Filipino Inmates Strike Again [TMZ]
Job Interview Etiquette [Mint]
Animated GIFs: Have They Matured From Annoying to Artsy? [Gajitz]
Twinkie Cars, Sausage Men, and Hoagie Blimps: Kitchen (Football Snack) Stadium [LA Weekly]
Super Snowmen: Comic Book and Sci-Fi Snow Sculptures [Comics Alliance]
Kid Breaks Buddies Windshield Video [Break]
15 Big Cheats And Fakers Who Won [Manolith]
Engineers, They Love To Drink [Epic Win]
The 9 Most Interesting Variations of the Hot Dog [Off Tack Planet]
Boobs Out Ya Blouse
Posted by: Scotty Trigg on January 28th, 2010In what may hopefully be the final round of the “Pants on the Ground” remixes. Here is a video that proves even Wanda Sykes can be funny.I think is may actually be my favorite “cover” of the famed General’s audition.
UPDATE: There are a few more covers that we just had to show. First up are Deangelo Williams (vocals) and Ryne Robinson (drums) of the Carolina Panthers with their version.
Here is a quite good original version of “Pants on the Ground” albeit obscenity laced and heavily auto-tuned.
And what maybe the controversy of the day…a Detroit based music group Green Brothers say that their 1996 song “Back Pockets on the Floor” was the inspiration for “Pants on the Ground”. Half of the group, Gerald Green, has posted this comment on his YouTube page:
“This is in regaurds to the General Larry Platt “Pants on The Ground”. His song is a take off of the Green Brothers song ” Back Pockets On The Floor’. Back Pockets On The Floor was written by G. Green andwas copyrighted and recorded by the Green Brothers in 1996. The General’s song have the same intent, idea and in part the same message. YOU BE THE JUDGE AMERICA!!”
I Saw Daddy Do It
Posted by: Oral Adams on January 27th, 2010
HAMMER GOLF VIDEO [Craftman Labs YouTube]
If Autotrader Was Honest [Holy Taco]
10 Very Cool Looking Motorcycles [Uncoached]
The 6 Most Statistically Full of Shit Professions [Cracked]
Competitive Eating’s Seven Most Intriguing Contestants [Divine Caroline]
Woman Faints On Price Is Right Video [Break]
25 Unique Chocolate Covered Foods [Fork Party]
7 Things Magazines Teach Women About Men [Guyism]
Lunch Notes From My Permanent Roommate [Chris Illuminati]
How To Survive A Terrorist Attack Graphic [Newsweek]
Evolution My The Country Graphic [Kontraband]
Pixel Pansies: Eight Badass Characters Videogames Turned into Wimps [GameSpy]
McDonalds Menu Items From Around The World (40 Pics) [Food Network Humor]
5 Ways To Exploit Your Cat [Snuzzy]
If Life Were More Like Video Games… [OC Weekly]
How CoCo Got His Name (Video)
Posted by: Scotty Trigg on January 27th, 2010No matter how much Conan (and I as well) hate the moniker CoCo, it seems his fans have taken a liking to it. How did it come about you might ask. Here is the video from the second episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien … a.k.a. the CoCo Christopher Show. Thanks to the announcer’s question “Bro’s a No No for CoCo?” which was obviously written because of the text (meaning he did it to himself) and to Tom Hanks insistence to carry on with the joke Conan now must live with this new nickname. Looks like The Tonight Show should be avoided, I think it’s bad luck.
