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I came across this video one day and I must say that it literally blew me away. Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if T-Pain did the news?? Well…. Have you?? Neither did I… but I must say they guys who did this are insanely talented! But you know what?? Less Talk… more News…
I must say Katie Couric killed it…..
Lyrics:
RM: This was a pretty remarkable week on the gay marriage front
First of all, to have a state like Iowa
MG: Whatchoo tryna say about Iowa
RM: Not the east coast state
MG: East coast
RM: Not the left coast state
MG: Left coast
RM: In a decision written by a republican appointee
MG: shawty, now you sounding so fine
Give me your number, we can bump and grind
Talkin about politics all night
Leavin the club in the mornin light
If we get carred away
We might get gay-married today
KC: We just heard from some of our viewers who strongly support legalizing marijuana
MG: Shawty, 5 of those calls was from me
KC: Do you think we should legalize pot alone or all drugs, including heroine, cocaine, and meth?
MG: My brain says no, but my body says yes!
AG: I’m an angry gorilla. I heard you needed me (ooh ooh ah ah)
SH: Now that Captain Phillips has been successfully rescued
The president has decided to step in front of the spotlight
AG: Ooh, I’m angry! You can’t see it, but my forehead’s veiny
SH: And even take some credit for the rescue
AG: Well, don’t you worry, baby boo
You’ll always have an angry gorilla to be angry with you
That’s what I do. Just ask Donkey Kong. He’s in my crew
KC: At the North Pole, new satellite photos show arctic ice is melting so fast
AG: Oh snap, how fast?
KC: Many scientists now believe it will be gone within 30 years
AG: Surely you jest! I’m under cardiac arrest, shawty
KC: Some researchers think it could disappear in just six
AG: Shit!
KC: Without it there could be a snowball effect
AG: Oh
KC: With temperatures rising even faster
If we all don’t take bold action and take it fast
AG: Yeah,
Both: We will find ourselves on very thin ice
MG: Tell em, Hillary, pirates on very thin ice
HC: These pirates are criminals
They are armed gangs on the sea
MG: That means the ocean
HC: The United States does not make concessions
Or ransom payments to pirates
…
MG: Hello, shawty, we can meet up at the mall
Browse around at the bookstore
Mentally ball until we fall
Well… It’s Friday again, and you know what that means boys and girls? Abay’s food for thought!! (Yay!!!) And since I’ve been struggling through this Lentern season as a pseudo-vegetarian, it seems only fitting that this week’s discussion is packed with some meaty deliciousness. (Drools….Mmmmmm… Meat) I must say: Steak done to a medium broil is quite tasty, especially with grilled onions and some mashed potatoes on the side… oh and Fried Chicken with a little dab of hot sauce… and what about lasagna? My mother’s home cooked lasagna has to be the best dished prepared by … uhh… sorry, what was our topic about again? (Looks at header)
Oh, right! Can Men and Women be ‘Just Friends’
It's strictly platonic, I swear!
The relationship between men and women has been a premise milked throughout the years by our Hollywood overlords and yet we can never get enough of it. Whether it is the comical strive towards a budding romance by two mismatched people or the struggling platonic relationship between two people so attracted to each other that it makes the entire effort pointless – especially since, almost always, they end up porking together by the end of the movie. In the movie “When Harry Met Sally” (imdb : When Harry Met Sally) the latter is exactly the concept this movie portrays. But regardless what you think of the movie, Harry does bring up a good point in the following clip:
Men and Women Can Not be friends because the sex thing always gets in the way!
Is this really true? I’ve had quite a few female friends and I must say that I’m not interested in them in any way. I swear, well I mean sure I’ve thought about it once… or twice… But that was it…and it was all in the past…. Wait, what about… uh…. And… what about….?? Ok.. Nevermind that, BUT… I have had female friends that I’ve never been attracted to and never once thought of them in any other way than just friends- what about them?!?! Ha! In your face Billy Crystal! But wait…
My friend Dre (See: Dre’s Blog), told me something that was probably the most insightful thing that I have ever learned while in undergrad. He said “Men and women can not be good friends without one liking the other at some point in time.” And this, I think is right on the money! What this means is that if you have any friends of the opposite sex that you’ve never had a crush on, or never liked in any way more than friendship, chances are, they have had some sort of feelings for you beyond friendship. And sure, these feelings pass or are suppressed eventually, but it begs the question. “Is this really a platonic friendship?” And I’d have to go with “No.” Even if you have had these feelings for your ‘friend’ the ‘what-if’ factor ALWAYS comes up and bites you. And sure, there may be a rare case, here and there, where this does not happen, like when you are a child or when you are extremely old, or after you two have already slept together but these are the exceptions – not the rule.
One day, I overheard a Martian (Kleeborp) and a Venusian (Lucianna) having a conversation. And it went something like this:
Kleeborp: Hi, it’s a nice day we are having today isn’t it? I’m Kleeborp.
Lucianna: Yeah, sorry I have a boyfriend. [End of conversation]
Kleeborp then goes to his friend Marchio (Also Martian) and they have the following conversation:
Kleeborp: Yo, I saw this Venusian today and she was Smoking Hot!! Kind of a bizzle tho.
Marchio: I feel you Martian… but whatever, Venusians are only good for one thing anyway…
Both: Blorping!!! (High sevens each other)
Lucianna also speaks with her friend Lunara (Also from Venus).
Lucianna: You wouldn’t believe the nerve of some Martians. I saw this Martian today, kind of cute, but I know he only wanted one thing.
Lunara: I hear you sister. Martians can be such pigs!
Lucianna: Yeah! I mean, do I look like a Uranian??!!
Both: HA HA HA!
The point here is that even if the sex thing is unspoken, it is an understood concept that lingers in every heterosexual Male-Female relationship. And once it exists, men and women can not be just friends, unless of course they are friends who have sex. But that’s a topic for another day.
What do you think?
Disclaimer: I was told that “When Harry Met Sally” is a good movie by a female acquaintance, because I am too much of a manly man to watch such things!
