Happy Saturday, gang! Granted, it's not the same as Friday, where you get to have fun, party, cruise on the highway so fast that it makes you want time to fly and have to decide whether to kick it in the front or the back seat. Still, I think we can all agree that it's just as good. Anyways, we have quite a few things to get to in today's post. There's, of course, the latest this week in Japan and Libya. Also, with the Charlie Sheen media blitzkrieg temporarily over, the Internet has now focused its attention on two people that have become famous for no reason except for the fact that they sucked, and the ultimate anti-bullying PSA message. All this (and more) to talk about, so let's get straight into it, shall we? As always, here are some of the premiere moments, both good and bad, to occur during the 12th week of 2011:
Picture of the Week: While the first round of America's greatest tournament wasn't filled with the same amount of terrific games, buzzer beaters and stunning upsets as last year's first round featured, it was still full of moments that reinforced its grand mystic. On Thursday and Friday, eight games were one possession contests. Four of those games were decided on last second shots, one was decided on a crucial block, and one was decided with a powerful exclamation point dunk at the end by a team that had previously been down by ten (with the voice of Gus Johnson calling it, by the way). There were also quite a few upsets as well, with #10 seed Florida State beating #7 seed Texas A&M, three #11 seeds (VCU, the first play-in game winner to ever win a match in the round of 64, Gonzaga and Marquette) beating their #6 seed opponent, and a #12 seed (A-10 conference champion Richmond) defeating #5 seed Vanderbilt. Still, none of those upsets were as surprising as seeing #13 seed Morehead State from the Ohio Valley Conference (a team that also advance to the round of 32 last year with the same seed) defeating Rick Pitino's #4 seeded Louisville Cardinals 62-61 on a clutch last second three pointer. As you can see, Pitino was not happy about how his team handled an opponent that they should have beaten. Or the Louisville mascot...
Parody of the Week: Rebecca Black's "Friday" as Performed by Bob Dylan
The highlight of was will officially go down in Internet history as the Rebecca Black meme week. Black, for those of you reading who haven't heard or (for you future readers) can't remember, had a music video of hers uploaded to YouTube last month called "Friday," an awful pop song with bad lyrics, a generic melody and auto-tune that continues to be the bane of my existence. But if there's anything that we have learned from the Internet over the years, is that bad usually equals success. Because of its awfulness, the song has reached over 20 million hits and counting. And this video, with a guy singing it as if it were Bob Dylan playing it, is the best video to make fun of it this week. Even the comments on ts YouTube page are pretty clever.
Fun fact: the line where she talks about getting fresh is actually a metaphor for impeaching Lyndon B. Johnson.
Video of the Week: "Emerson- Mommy's Nose is Scary"
There are a few things I know for certain will never fail: Tyler Perry's fanbase among African Americans, betting against the Georgetown Hoyas in the NCAA tournament, going to war against France and a baby doing something cute that doesn't become an enjoyable viral video.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: U.N. Security Council Issues No-Fly Zone in Libya
It's about damn time.
- The Other Actual Story of the Week: The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Crisis
God bless those 50 workers and scientists trying to stop it as best as they can.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Gilbert Gottfried Fired As Voice of Aflac Duck After Japanese Earthquake Comments
Oh, no! Now who will scream the company's name at our television set with their irritating voice!
Death of the Week: Nate Dogg
The man helped revolutionize the sound of West Coast rap while also becoming one of the most prolific hip-hop names of the 1990s. Such a shame that he had to die at such a young age (41).
Person of the Week: Teenager Casey Heynes
for introducing himself this week as the new poster child of anti-bullying after an awesome takedown of someone younger than him instigating him into a Zagiefed-esque combat move. Obviously, the thing to do in this situation woudl be to congratulate the boy on a job well done. After all, in a cruel world where bullies run rampant in countless elementary schools all over the globe, its nice to see at least one snot-nosed kid (even if he's four year younger than the bullied) get what he deserve? Was there a risk of the 12 year old bully getting a massive head injury. Probably, but what's the difference between that and the possible psychological and physical damage that Casey would have received if he had let the bully continue. I think I can safely say that we (especially those like myself who are working in the Internet) are all Casey, and that no matter what happens when you return to school after your unnecessary four week suspension ends, just know that the entire world is on your side.
And that's the way it is! As always, enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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