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We have B.E.T. (Black Entertainment Television) on cable tv, but if someone made W.E.T. you can bet it'll be called racist.

We already do. It's called Spike. :p

While you're at it, how about 'Lifetime: Television for Women'? For that matter, in a world ostensibly full of equality, and race/gender/sexual orientation blindness, do we need special programming for {insert special interest group here}? Because we live in a world full of racism, bigotry, sexism, and inequality-in-general, that's why. If we actually lived in a world without those horrible qualities, we wouldn't have the vast majority of the problems of the world in general that we're seeing right now, either.

The Bullshit Bingo video ad, worth a watch: http://www.spike.com/video-cli...

I just want to know how sitting on my ass all day increases my chance of being eaten by a shark by 15 to 20 percent.

You don't stand a chance against a Land Shark if you're sitting down.

Plumber

I didn't ask for a plumber. Who is it?

Telegram

You forgot:

19. A 3D printer is invented that can make a full course meal in seconds, we call it a replicator eventually we don't have to do any real work anymore so Scotty becomes obese.
20. Since we don't do any real work anymore, soon it becomes popular to randomly speak in meaningless technobabble so that people can still feel important.

http://www.spike.com/video-clips/mr9tu4/cinemassacre-top-10-star-trek-technobabbles

21. But it's ok because people still end up making more sense than your rant just did.

Perhaps, but the fight to cure stupidity rages on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iKGfo1wmOM

Make sure you watch 'til the very end. I paraphrase "The cars may very well have survived, but the occupants most likely would not have."

http://www.spike.com/video-clips/gocdvc/crash-test-shows-smart-cars-might-not-be-smart

I'll leave the rest of the Google results for you; just try searching "Smart car crash test". Didn't even need to leave the first page.

One day, you get this.

Those Europeans doesn't understand

" Is our children learning? "

— prof. George W. Bush

Tesla sued Fisker in 2008, for a car design: http://green.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/breaking-tesla-sues-fisker-over-electric-car-design/

Tesla sued TopGear in 2011, for a car review: http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/tesla-losing-top-gear-court-challenge-1.1162112 "Tesla losing Top Gear court challenge"

See the spectacular Jeremy Clarkson review the Tesla in 2008 and compare it with its car design origin (Lotus Elise) http://www.spike.com/video-clips/c3neux/top-gear-reviews-the-tesla-roadster

Tesla sues who next?

The Top Gear show in question was the first I ever saw of the Tesla roadster. I came away from it wildly impressed. Maybe they misrepresented Tesla on a few specific spots, but overall it was a positive message. You should watch the actual show if you're going to debate whether they were biased.

Rebuttal and video of the review

They say both cars broke down in the end: http://www.spike.com/video-clips/c3neux/top-gear-reviews-the-tesla-roadster

Nice! http://www.spike.com/video/land-shark/2802070

"Land shark!"

The Land shark sketch

As in Will it Blend? A V8 is recommended.

Does the towel want to get high? If so, I'll take two please.

As the thread has brought up hijacking, I thought you all might enjoy this: http://www.spike.com/full-episode/hijack/33542

http://www.spike.com/video/donkey-sex-caught-by/2696584

Drama queens caught on film, warming up for the next act.

Better yet bring radium back to popular use. When Curie first discovered it they made makeup out of the stuff.

And this was the result.

I found the show. It's "Surviving Disaster" Season 1, Episode 1, "Hijack".

    You can watch it on Spike TV's site here.

>>Microsoft Vodka? When do they learn to use Russian Standard Vodka (worth checking out btw, some style for the Saturday night).

Pah! You haven't lived until you've had a Nuggetini made with real McDonalds Chicken McNuggets!

http://www.spike.com/blog/how-to-make/74079 ..and a better metaphor for Windows 7 cannot be found.

http://www.spike.com/video/do-penguins-fly/2850009 From your subject i thought you ment this.

You know, they could have extremely tame erotic websites to cater to kids who are interested. Probably like softcore Playboy pics or something.

Something like PG Porn? http://www.spike.com/video/pg-porn-pg-porn/3041858

This is really the same debate that's been going on since the Greeks, only now in a much more uninformed way. It reminds me of CNN's 1986 Crossfire show where the lyrics of a rock song was accused of promoting incest and Frank Zappa was invited as a representative musician. Zappa is not defending the Prince's "Incest is a good thing" statement in the lyrics in question, but he is defending the right of the artist to say it.

Some telling and relevant in context quotes from the exchange are:

Robert Novak: "Mr Zappa, let me see if I can get your position straight. Are you saying there is no filth, no pornography, no obscenity, that should not be permitted to be sold and distributed freely in this country in the form of music videos and rock videos? ... Is there no filth, no obscenity you consider qualified to be suppressed?"

John Lofton (of the Washington Times): "I agree with you that the first line of responsibility is the family [Zappa has not mentioned neither "responsibility" of "family"] to stop the kind of garbage we're talking about here today; but good grief, can't we call upon our government to help us in this fight, Frank? Are you an Anarchist, is it the government's role to do nothing in this? ... Incest in America didn't use to be this kind of problem, it has come about in the last 20 years or so [implicating "pop music"] ... You should get out more! ... Would you look in the camera and tell them that the trash you sing and write was when the Founding Fathers had in mind when they drafted the First Amendment?! ... to defend songs that glorify Satanism, and incest, and suicide?!"

Zappa: "Absolutely!"

Chorus: "You're an idiot, then!"

Tom Braden: "What would you suggest, Mr Lofton, as a means of censorship? ... What government censor is going to decide for you?"

Lefton, to Zappa: "What is the government's role, Mr Zappa?" ... ("national defence") ... "Well, I consider this national defence, pal! Our families are under attack from people like you"

Zappa: "The biggest threat today is not communism, it is moving America toward a fascist theocracy, and everything that's happened during the Reagan administration is steering us down that pipe."

Panel laughs, "oh really, Mr Zappa" etc etc

It is really an extremely interesting (not to say entertaining!) episode, and I recommend it if you haven't laready seen it. The full video is available here:

http://www.spike.com/video/zappa-on-crossfire/2658805

Or a radio station named Charlie, or another radio station named Charlie, or a radio station named Fred, or a TV channel named Spike.

Oh, wait.

Hans Blix made it clear that as soon as containment ended Saddam would build bombs.

Hans Blix! I thought he was dead!

Yellowcake nigga - http://www.spike.com/video/2795970/

Land sharks...

I don't have any problems with the spike/ifilm versions.

Colbert
The Daily Show

I don't have any problems with the spike/ifilm versions.

Colbert
The Daily Show