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- Crazy Santa's
- X-mas Around the world! (Original by Ethan Trex @ Mental_Floss)
Tio de Nadal
Tio de Nadal is a Catalan character that’s also known as “Caga tio,” or “pooping log.” Starting with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th, Catalan families host a tio, which is a small hollow log propped up on two legs with a smiling face pained on one end. Each night the family gives the log a few morsels of food to “eat” and a blanket so it will “stay warm” throughout the evening.
On Christmas or Christmas Eve, the family then orders the hollow log to “defecate” small gifts. Family members sing songs and hit the log with sticks in order to speed its “digestion,” and the log gradually drops candies, nuts, and dried fruits that the family shares. When a head of garlic or an onion falls out of the log, all of the treats are finished for the year.
Zwarte Piet
The Dutch equivalent of Santa, Sinterklaas, rolls into town via steamship from his home in Spain, and he’s always got Zwarte Piet (“Black Pete”) in tow. Although for years Black Pete was depicted as Santa’s slave, since the 1950s he’s been toned down a bit and is now thought of as Santa’s mischievous helper—a scamp who will also put naughty children in a bag and take them back to Spain. Despite being recast as Santa’s friend or devoted, albeit non-slave, servant, Black Pete still incites quite a bit of controversy, as many Dutch people feel that a subservient character in blackface and an afro wig is more than a little racist.
Krampus
This terrifying horned monster is part of the Christmas tradition in Austria and other surrounding countries. If children are good, Saint Nicholas brings them toys. If they’re bad, though, they’ve got to face Krampus’ wrath. The clawed, hairy beast is said to punish naughty children by stealing their toys, smacking them with a birch rod, and even tying them in a sack and chucking them into a river. Getting a lump of coal in your stocking doesn’t seem like such a terrible fate in comparison, does it?
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Awesomeness
I have never heard anyone put on so much work to a Mr. Grinch song. And that's why it's tnights Pice of Awesomeness:
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Am I wrong or is this hilarious?
(Click here to listen to show LIVE @ 10p)
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I'm a huge Chuck fan, so I'm totally happy that it is returning!
11: Facebook 5 (click here to play along)
- Twelve Curious Facebook Fan Pages
12:
- Xbox 360 is 4 (Some of them made it past the red ring of death)
- Man Arrested for not using twitter
- MMMmmm Giant Snails
Awesomeness:
Extra:
Show notes for Monday 11/16/09
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9 Muppets Kicked Off Sesame Street *edited
by Joe Hennes
40 seasons, Sesame Street has featured over 1,000 characters. Although we’ll always have mainstays like Big Bird, Elmo, Bert and Ernie, many Muppets have been forgotten or deemed unnecessary. Here are a few Sesame Street residents who were evicted.
1. Roosevelt FrankliShow Notes for Monday 11/16/2009
Perhaps the most famous of the retired Sesame Street Muppets is Roosevelt Franklin. Originally voiced by Matt Robinson, who portrayed the first Gordon on Sesame Street, Roosevelt was an African-American Muppet who had his own school (named Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School). He often taught the class important lessons about things such as the geography of Africa and how to avoid drinking poison.
Parents wrote to the Children’s Television Workshop to complain that Roosevelt was a negative stereotype of African-American children, citing his rowdy nature and the fact that his classes closely resembled after-school detention. Roosevelt only lasted from 1970-1975, but he has appeared in many Sesame Street books, and it was recently revealed that he will make an appearance in the background of an episode of Sesame Street in the upcoming 40th season.
2. Harvey Kneeslapper
If a Muppet with a mustache and googly eyes offers to keep an eye on your hat, run the other way. Chances are he’s Harvey Kneeslapper, and he’s about to crush your fedora with an oversized letter I. Harvey pulled practical jokes on unsuspecting victims—jokes featuring bad puns about letters and numbers. Harvey was his own biggest fan, laughing loudly at his gags. One person who didn’t care for Harvey’s trademark laugh was his performer, Frank Oz, who complained that performing the character was too hard on his throat.
3. Professor Hastings
If there’s one thing kids like, it’s boring lectures. That’s why Sesame Street introduced Professor Hastings, a Muppet whose lectures were so boring, he’d put himself to sleep. And as entertaining as an educational narcoleptic might be, the dull Professor didn’t last long.
4. Don Music
One of Richard Hunt’s most beloved characters was Don Music, a pianist and lyricist who penned such hits as “Mary Had a Bicycle,” “Drive, Drive, Drive Your Car,” and “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Yellowstone Park?” Although his lyrics were so very close to their familiar counterparts, Don demonstrated his artistic frustration by banging his head on the piano, shouting “I’ll never get it! Never, never!” Unfortunately, the kids at home found that so amusing, they began to imitate the act themselves, thus causing Don Music to join the growing pile of retired Muppets.
5. Buddy & Jim
In the first season of Sesame Street, two bumbling humans named Buddy and Jim (played by Brandon Maggart and James Catusi) appeared as “a walking Polish joke” (at least that’s what Time called them). They repeatedly failed at simple tasks: they’d hammer a backwards nail into the wall, or play checkers with backwards chairs (I think you’re starting to see the pattern here). The long-standing rumor is that the actors who played Buddy and Jim took their act on the road to make a few extra bucks, but neglected to ask for permission to use the Sesame Street scripts. By season two, they were replaced by Larry and Phyllis (played by real-life couple Alan Arkin and Barbara Dana). But parents hated Larry and Phyllis, and a myriad of angry letters forced Sesame Street to replace them with Wally and Ralph (played by Joe Ponazecki and Paul Rice). A weak copy of the Buddy and Jim team, Wally and Ralph lasted just one season, and Sesame Street abandoned the human comedy duo format altogether.6. Bruno the Trashman
In the 1970s, there were only two ways for Oscar to get around. He either had to let a cast member move his can across the set, or he had to walk around with the trash can obscuring the upper half of his body (Oscar’s legs were performed by none other than Fantasy Island’s Hervé Villechaize). Oscar’s performer, Caroll Spinney, created Bruno the Trashman, who was inspired by a puppeteer on The Gong Show. Bruno was a full-bodied puppet with an opening in the stomach, so Spinney could perform Oscar while walking around (or even roller skating). The large, yet silent Bruno stuck around for several years, and appeared in the motion picture Follow That Bird. After years in storage, the Bruno puppet began to disintegrate, and the decision was made not to rebuild him. Oscar’s trashman eventually became trash himself.
7. “Around the Corner”
Did you know an entire section of Sesame Street was shuttered? The cul-de-sac known as “Around the Corner” was introduced in 1993, and featured a ritzy hotel, jazz club, thrift store, dance studio, park, and subway station. The Around the Corner locations stuck around for five years, but research showed that kids were confused about having to look to the right to see more of the Street. The alleyway was abandoned, as were all the characters who worked at the aforementioned establishments. The alley now serves as a parking spot for Oscar’s Sloppy Jalopy.
8 & 9. Kermit the Frog & Herbert Birdsfoot
Yes, that Kermit the Frog. Jim Henson knew Kermit was going to be his trademark character for a long time to come, so after the first season of Sesame Street, Henson “retired” Kermit from the show. At the time, Kermit was known for giving lectures on Sesame Street about letters, numbers and basic concepts. He was replaced by Herbert Birdsfoot, an accountant-looking Muppet whose nerdiness was usually offset by his lovable assistant, Grover. As we all know, it wasn’t so easy to keep Kermit away from the Street, and he returned to the show for the third season. Herb was phased out by season five.
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The energy of the FridayNite Big Show can sometimes create unexpected results.
What a long day I have to look forward to... while i'm loooking at my day I fugured you would like to look at some station pics. When I said I did the morning show in my pajama's:
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| Fuse Randomness |
I wasn't lying
-Obama Weather
-Save the Cat .....
-Being Fat Illegal in Japan
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- Darth Vader will protect us
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- Jim Carrey's Website Rocks!
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12:
- Mr. Rogers for Ever
Show notes for Tues 11-3-09 (click here to listen live @ 10p)
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- Disney Don'ts (how the crap do you spell don'ts?)
11: Facebook 5
Do it.... It's Awsome!
- Yup.... I knew it, and now support illegal downloading
- N-more
Show notes for Monday 11-2-09 (Click here 2 Listen Live @ 10p)
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It's funny when he reads it, it's disturbing when she sings it.
11:
If Dice had a cat... this would be him:
This is funny, not just because I have an Asian-ex-girlfriend... but because this is exactly what she would do. How do you grade this?
Piece of Awsomness:
The Austin Germain Project
This is Austin. He plays the bass for sosaveme. He's lonley, let's help. The goal is to get him signed up for at least 10 different social networking sites.
His real email address is : austingermain@gmail.com
Get Going!
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I'm not sure why people are making such a big deal out of this?
11: Facebook 5 is back!
-I don't know what to think of this: 5 years of muscle
-So much money wasted on social media, I'm ganna tweet this : Billions!
12:
1: johnnybig.com
- Super Mario Wedding.... c'mon!
Pice of Awsomness:
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Dentist
Even though my dad is a mechanic and I worked at a car dealership... I still have no clue what this man is saying:
11:
Facebook 5 moving to Fridays!
How to beat a Bully! Becouse we all still have those:
12:
Laser Corn Flakes
Ahh yes the screaming contest.... soon to hit American TV!
1:
This is why I think sports fans are crazy:
Pice of Awsomness :
Show notes for 10-12-09 (catch the show live @ 10p tonight!)
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Family Guy takes Desperate Housewives
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The Mannahatta Project, The Old New York
Fat Attack (got one? email fatattack@johnnybig.com): Big Baby
12:
- 5 Second Films
1:
Movie Hits 1 Million Votes
Shoes that Rock.... Literally
Piece of Awesomeness:
The Extra's:
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What a Melon!
Secrets
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12:
Awsome Pumpkins!
1:
Pice of Awsomness:
The Extra
Here's a simple yet time wastingly addictive game
G.P. Haggart
Piece of Awesomeness:
The Extra's:
Tonight's show is all about the auto tune.
Free Auto Tune Plug-in
The Extra:
Tonights Fat attack: (submit your own at fatattack@johnnybig.com)
Your Piece of Awesomeness (inspired by Collette's Husband Adam):
So I tottally hit the publish button yesterday... I promiss! Anyway heres from yesterday:
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11: Facebook 5
The Extra:
Music: New Music up from inhale exhale: http://www.myspace.com/inhaleexhale
Pre-ordering available from the almost:
12:
You know you were a 90's Kid
1:
James may's House
Piece of Awesomeness:
10: Intro
-New Music
-7 New Fruits :genetically-modified-fruits-vegetables
-Buzz Cut
-KJ-52 NEW SONG
11: Facebook 5
-Twitter Creator is up to somthing : Twitter
-Quicky
-Buzz Cut
-Goole Chrome Frame (fixed IE): Chrome
12: Quicky
-3rd Pound Burger
-Hawk Nelson on----- Amazon For 4 bucks!
Buzz Cut
-Josh THO, Some one help him
1: Monopolycity Streets : Monopoly
-FNBig Show!
-Dice... Oh what a wonderfull day
-Buzz Cut
-Pice of awsomness: Dice's Brother
Well that was fun! But now im exsausted! So i've asked (actually just walked out of the studio leaving him there) Josh THO to fill in tonight.
Rose Arena if anyone is interested.
10: Interview with the inventor of S-pole clothing, The new product that has all the buzz, Whats up with Kanye
-Kanye west vs. Obama : -Announcement:
-Buzz Cut:
-Penn gets a Bible:
11: The Face Book 5: (Facebook)
-Watching people can be entertaining.
-Announcement:
-Buzz
-45% use Facebook
12:Intro
-Colman's Water
-Crazy Kid
-Buzz Cut
-Keanu Reeves :
1:Announce
- Case of the mondays
-Lions... Called it
-Buzz CutPiece of Awesomeness:The Extra's:
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