No 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.
2.2 Million Tax Returns Filed For Free
Posted by: Oral Adams on January 26th, 2010
Seriously, eSmart Tax is offering just that. They are subsidy of Liberty Tax Service and they are giving 2.2 million people the opportunity to file their tax returns with them absolutely free of charge. There’s a catch though (there always is right), but this catch is pretty interesting. They’re offering this free filing service to anyone with the last name “Johnson,” and as the Internets tell me, there are roughly 2,200,000 of them in the US. The Johnson clan ranks second most popular trailing only Smith.
If you head over to www.iamajohnson.com (even if you’re not, ’cause they also have good options for us less-than-Johnsons) you can apply for your free return. They’re using a bunch of social media including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. They’ve also gotten the help of a real-life Johnson, Daryl Johnson in fact, to be the face of their entire campaign. If you didn’t guess by now, that’s his lovely mug up there.
Leno vs Conan Through the Years (1992-2010)
Posted by: Scotty Trigg on January 25th, 2010
Dear Internet,
Leno took over The Tonight Show from Johnny Carson in 1992 and I was curious as to how it had affected his boyish good looks since then. How did the show treat him? Well it looks like the hair got a lot grayer (except the good ol’ skunk stripe, that got blacker), the face a little rounder and the belly a bit more “full”.
Back in 92′ sir O’Brien was still holding down the geek-boy dream job as writer for The Simpsons but he began his stint on Late Night the following year. So as for how his show treated him, aside from that hair really starting to take over, he looks pretty much the same. A little less wiry, a bit more fit. One thing is evident though, one need not have a decent mop on top to be a late night host. After comparing these I would say Conan is better off without the The Tonight Show after all.
The Best Hip-Hop Mash-Up of the Year Already
Posted by: Scotty Trigg on January 22nd, 2010
Honestly I know that statement is hyperbolic but seriously the album Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers created by Tom Caruana of Tea Sea Records is really that good. He’s taken 24 classic Wu-Tang Clan songs and created beautiful tracks using Beatles samples. Not since Danger Mouse’s Gray Album have I heard a piece of work like this.
Tom has really taken the time and effort to keep to the sounds and feeling of both groups…as much as that is possible. From ODB rapping “Got Your Money” over samples of “You Never Give Me Your Money” to Method Man doing “Release Yourself” over “Come Together” samples or Raekwon rapping “Smith Bros.” over samples of “Can’t Buy Me Love” you will not be disappointed with this album. Especially considering that it’s available completely free in 320K MP3 or FLAC format. Seriously, what are you waiting for…go download and listen to this right now.
ALF Is On Twitter!
Posted by: Oral Adams on January 21st, 2010
Looks like our favorite Melmacian has come out of the 80’s and straight into 2010. The Twitterverse is a tweet with @Verified_ALF. He’s only posted a couple times but so far they’re comic genius. From the the very astute “Putting humans in charge of the earth, is the cosmic equivalence of letting Eddie Murphy direct.” to the lamenting “The only thing that sucks about lunch is catching it.”
It seems as if there is a lot we can learn from this Alien Life Form. His bio reads “If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it’s yours. If it’s run over by a car, you don’t want it.”
I would love to chat up Gordon Shumway (ALF’s given name) but he only follows cats. I guess I don’t blame him, everyone’s gotta eat. There is a push going to get him more followers than @BillGates who is currently just shy of 300,000. Wonder if he’ll get there. Maybe he should start with just being a trending topic first. Let’s help the furry guy out!
The Coolest Burger & Commercial You’ll See Today
Posted by: Scotty Trigg on January 19th, 2010Believe it or not this is a brand new commercial. Granted it’s brand new to Japan and they probably don’t know that the accompanying soundtrack is over 25 years old (but still so awesome). I don’t know if I could put together a cooler mix of “American” for our good friends across the Pacific.
This is for McDonald’s new line of Big America burgers and this particular ad features The Texas Burger. A delicious concoction topped with mustard-relish, barbecue sauce, bacon, cheese, and crispy fried onions on top and separated by the middle bun more barbecue sauce, onions, and bacon. This beast is worthy of our Will They Build It? series.
At ¥400 to ¥420 ($4.38 to $4.60) a piece, this badboy helped McDonald’s Japan break their single day sales record of ¥2.8 billion, about $30.7 million. Damn. I just wish I could get something like it here.
Meet the Woman Behind Conan
Posted by: Oral Adams on January 19th, 2010
Name: Elizabeth “Liza” Ann Powel
Born: November 12, 1970
Hometown: Bainbridge Island, Washington
Current Residence: Brentwood, California
Children: Neve O’Brien (October 14, 2003) & Beckett O’Brien (November 9, 2005)
Occupation: Copywriter
Proof Aziz Ansari Is The Funniest Comedian Online
Posted by: Scotty Trigg on January 18th, 2010
Dude is seriously funny, from trying to get free drinks posing as Kal Penn or pretending to be “that Indian guy from Community” I think the only Indian guy he hasn’t tried to pull off is Jack Donaghy’s assistant in 30 Rock or maybe CNN’s Sanjay Gupta (but I wouldn’t put that past him). By now everyone has seen Raaaaaaaandy, whom I for one, have to thank for the current map in my room that unfortunately is full of mostly white pins (FHBSDTMYD). I’ll bet you’ve even seen Ariz talking about emailing Kanye on behalf of his cousin on the Jimmy Kimmel show or on David Letterman where he talks about his personal trainer:
“She was like, Aziz, there’s this new study that came out it said that any food you eat after 11 O’clock PM goes straight to you belly so you got to cut out those late night meals. And I was like oh well, there’s another study I heard about that said if you have a lot of alcohol in your system and you eat a quesadilla at 3 in the morning it’s delicious.”
You probably saw him on Conan talking about the thread count of his sheets. And hopefully you’ve seen him talking, singing and dancing as R. Kelly on last week’s Jimmy Kimmel because I personally laughed my dick off at that shit. You’ve also most likely seen him on Parks and Recreation and in Funny People. But unless you follow him on Twitter (@azizansari) you may have missed some great moments. I’ve compiled some of the best here for your reading pleasure, just click the picture below to see them all (be sure to scroll down past the photo for a little hidden gem). You can find me over on the Twitterverse @HeesaPhadie.
A 7 Year Old Girl Explains “Jersey Shore”
Posted by: K. Thor Jensen on January 17th, 2010
I’m not even going to pretend that I understand what the big deal is with Jersey Shore. It’s just a bunch of hair gel and people who can’t talk right. So I gave my seven year old niece a picture of the MTV reality hit’s cast and asked her to explain to me who they were and what they were doing. Her answer is a lot better than the show.
Top 10 General Larry Platt “Pants on the Ground” Remixes
Posted by: Heesa Phadie on January 15th, 2010
If you haven’t heard of General Larry Platt by now odds are you aren’t actually reading this post because anyone with any internet connection whatsoever whether it be dial-up, via phone or even a Peek Twitter has heard about his American Idol audition. He is taking the online world by storm and leaving a trail in his wake. As evidence he will be on The View Monday January 18th at 10AM.
He wooed the judges in Atlanta with his self written song “Pants on the Ground” this last Wednesday night. It turns out that General Larry is actually quite a bad ass. Here is a little information about him:
- He is 62 years old
- September 4, 2001 was deemed Larry Platt Day in Atlanta by The Georgia General Assembly.
- He gathered to march with the Civil Rights Veterans Movement in 1963 with Reverend Hosea Williams and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- He helped organize sit-ins with both the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
- He caught a beat down during the Bloody Sunday March in 1965.
- His nickname “General” was bestowed upon him by Rev. Hosea Williams due to his work with the civil-rights movement.
Not since William Hung (here are the best Hung remixes) has there been a more beloved American Idol try-out that has not been sent through to LA. As any true meme he has already spawned the requisite domain names, ring tones, Facebook Fan pages, t-shirts, graphs and of course YouTube remixes. Here are the top of the bunch for your enjoyment.
C-ENes Club Remix
