Andy Richter speaks about the ins and outs of how the Conan No More has been affecting people on the show and the network itself to Kelly Ripa while filling in for Regis yesterday morning. Possible Conan and Andy tour?! Maybe!
Andy Richter co-hosts Regis & Kelly, discusses failure at NBC ontd
Conan O’Brien Live Tour Confirmed showbiz 411
What prom translates into for dudes: it’s time to get laid!
It isn’t so cute anymore, and it hasn’t been for some time. With pornography being so readily available — thanks, internet! — and adults still embarrassed to talk about sexual relations, even in the most obscure sense, eg. “Jimmy, wear a condom so you don’t get any diseases or get the girl pregnant” or “Jennifer, you can say no and he’ll still like you. If he doesn’t then maybe he isn’t interested in you as a person,” kids start to get some idealized views of sexy time. There are websites available for educational purposes, even in livejournal land, and can be found through a simple internet search with your favorite engine. Just being told “DON’T DO IT” doesn’t seem to be working towards a positive morale when, even when they don’t do it, they’re looking at pornographic videos, unwittingly gathering information for a later date.
Consultant and all-around smart talker Cindy Gallop (woman, what can I label you?!) tells us who’s who and what’s what with boys being raised with early access to hardcore porn. Without sex education in the classroom or parents talking about the birds and the bees or having any type of counselor to take an objective, instructional role on health, emotional and physical safety, and other things typical of a caring sexual relationship it can get a little weird. To get some realistic ideas on porn ideas, check out her cute nsfw website, Make Love Not Porn. To the nsfw video!
I am icked out at the thought of my father telling my little brother, “Son, ask the girl if she wants to get splooge on her face before you moneyshot her,” and don’t know if he is even capable of using that sort of language. With this in mind, I believe the proper resources need to be allocated in a better advertised way to reach the masses of horny teenagers before they turn into masses of misogynists.
Prom Garters: Blatant Objectification…in Your School Colors” the american virgin
Porn is Not Real Sex, and Everyone’s Getting Dumped: the KSK Sex/Fantasy Football Mailbag ksk
Cindy Gallop
Fall Out Boy’s “Dance Dance” turned into “Ted’s Pants.”
Phonetic Translations know your meme
“Better Together” for Match.com from FriendsWithYou on Vimeo.
Match.com’s new ad on being in pairs. Other than it pushing (hetero?) couples culture super duper hard, it’s hella cute!
Shit We’re Diggin: Friends With You’s “Better Together” for Match.com wooster collective
I’m a little slow on the worldly draw. I’ve only just heard about this Toyota recall, and it was because I read a sports blog that has a Sexy Mailbag. Through the lolz I find out that the United States Congress has decided that it needs to make a Japanese car company look bad. Naturally I can no longer locate the Deadspin article I glanced at for two seconds.
The Toyota Camry is the most generic car in the United States. I can state this with confidence without proof (but I found it anyway.) The Camry hybrid is manufactured within the United States borders. That means Toyota pays Americans to build their cars. I’m not exactly sure why Congress has decided to skewer the image of Akido Toyoda and the Toyota company other than to hurt some Japanese people’s feelings and reinforce the outdated idea that all “foreign” companies are evil. Maybe a smidge.
The USA Today reports that customer support is dropping. 60% of Toyota owners surveyed said they would purchase a Toyota again, down ten points from a previous survey, yet the brand loyalty continues to trail Ford and Chevy closely in the States. The “American” brands are pushing hard to stay ‘Merican and be bigger and better. How’s this for bigger: in 1996, Ford’s recall of their Explorers affected over 7.6 million units, 2.6 million more than what Toyota is recalling today. “The malfunction in question gave it the less-than-favorable moniker ‘Ford Exploder’ as the ignition switches were found to be defective and could catch fire, overheat or otherwise malfunction. Nearly 8 million cars were affected and Ford recalled nearly all its cars manufactured between 1988 and 1993.” (USA Recall News) Also, in both 2005 and 2009, Ford had other recalls for 4.5 million units each of those years, almost doubling what Toyota is recalling now, for cruise control malfunctions that could lead to fires while parked. As in, not in gear. Or moving.
People getting hurt and killed due to a stuck accelerator is definitely a serious matter. So is a car being too tall for its width and flipping when changing lanes or maybe tires exploding while in motion. Ford Explorers with Firestone tires were considered time bombs when I was in high school. Jeep Wranglers are notorious of flipping, yet they have an established fan base and they continue to gain new buyers.
Cars being recalled is part of the natural cycle of their lives. Is it awesome? Negative. Does it happen? Yes. They usually have a glitch that people rarely hear about. Car companies do have web pages now set up to look up their vehicle models and whether or not they have a recall on a part, and if they don’t tell you, you can easily look it up. The information is available. It’s up to the consumers and owners of vehicles to look up their possession’s reputation and technical information. It’s always been like that. Machines have faults sometimes. They’re made by humans. That’s why we have mechanics.
What struck me the most:
“We had a great deal of faith in something that was stamped ‘Made in Japan,’ that it was of the highest reliability, and [you’ve] injured that thought process in the American public.” Pennsylvania representative Paul Kanjorski
Thank you, Mr. State the Obvious, for reminding Toyoda what kind of image-damning fiasco this recall has turned into. Here’s what I’m saying. It’s unfair of my country’s government to bully a car-maker, especially one from a first-world company, especially during the Olympics, and especially when it’s the job of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to keep automakers in line. Akido Toyoda had enough respect for the government’s wishes to come overseas and sit before a giant committee of people giving him dirty looks and telling him what an awful successor he is for his grandfather, and he disgraces the image of his country. This recall isn’t a movie, this is real life. It would be nice if the government of the free world would cut out the drama and get to the point, which supposedly is making safe vehicles. Unless of course the point is to save GM’s ass.
This isn’t the first major recall to happen, nor will it be the last one. Maybe helping them move forward to make a better product would help make our streets an overall safer environment.
Sources:
Mr. Toyoda Goes to Washington National Post Feb 27, 2010
U.S. is cast as villain in Japan LA Times Feb 27, 2010
Toyota buyer loyalty starting to slip in face of recalls USA Today Feb 26,2010
Cause of Sudden Acceleration Proves Hard to Pinpoint Wall Street Journal Feb 25, 2010
Autos: Sonata, new sixth generation sedan scripps Feb 25, 2010
Ford Recall Puts Toyota Recalls in Perspective US Recall News Feb 16, 2010
Toyoda Takes Hot Seat CBS News Online Feb 24, 2010
Ford Explorer Rollover
Attention shifts from Firestone to Ford Explorer St. Petersburg Times June 17, 2001
This scientist is my favorite Know Your Meme guy so far.
While I have not personally experienced Advice Dog, I’ve seen sprinklings of his more exotic relatives, like Sexually Oblivious Rhino.
Know Your Meme: Advice Dog know your meme
Yes… Meshuggah and Lady Gaga as one, pulled together by pallomember.
It’s a lovely card. Maybe you haven’t heard, but NBC decided they want Jay Leno to go back to the 11:35 slot — for a half hour. This half hour show of Leno twiddling his thumbs and telling jokes will push back hour-long The Tonight Show, that thing that’s been on since… since forever (like the 1960s?), that comes on at 11:35pm est. I’m not always one for tradition, but it would be a little weird for The Tonight Show to not be on after the news on weeknights, and even weirder to still have to deal with Jay Leno.
Sidenote, you ratings people: Supposedly no one is watching Conan. A whole mess of young people watch Conan the day after broadcast on the internet rather than on the television at the time of airing. My cohort brought this up after seeing yet another article on the Leno O’Brien NBC shitstorm, and he’s right. Most of the shows I watch, I see them online with Hulu. Do THOSE viewings get counted? Eh? Eh?!?!
That reminds me, I need to catch up on Community episodes.
Norm Macdonald stops by The Tonight Show ontd
The Tonight Show wikipedia entry they have a lot of sources, okay
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Sam Tsui sings a mashed up Gaga medley and it is AWESOME. from da burra.
Rising YouTube Star Belts Out Lady Gaga Medley (and We Lav Lav Lav It) [Lady Gaga] Gawker.TV