California, the world's third largest economy, is in dire straits. Governor Schwarzenegger has called for 1/4 of the state's budget to be cut in order to deal with a $26 million deficit. Unemployment is at 11.2 percent, nearly two-percent higher... CONTINUE READING A BRAVE CALIFORNIA WOMAN SOLVES ALL THE PROBLEMS»
Posted on July 24, 2009 in Viral Video
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Tags: Brawndo | California | Economic Crisis | Food | Idiocracy
On Friday, AdAge published a story about the licensing of another imaginary energy drink, Booty Sweat, as a tie-in for this summer's Ben Stiller movie Tropic Thunder. The article included a report that two versions of the drink were going... CONTINUE READING UPDATE: "BOOTY SWEAT" NOT THE MOST RACIST ENERGY DRINK»
Posted on June 30, 2008 in Feuds
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Tags: Booty Sweat | Brawndo | Racism | Tropic Thunder
As a marketing stunt for the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder, Paramount has licensed a fake energy drink that appears in the movie, Booty Sweat, to go into actual production. Reports AdAge: Riffing on Hollywood's often ham-handed product-placement deals, Booty... CONTINUE READING BLOWING THE LID OFF OF THE "BOOTY SWEAT" CONSPIRACY»
Posted on June 27, 2008 in Feuds, Viral Marketing
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Tags: Booty Sweat | Brawndo | Idiocracy | Racism | Tropic Thunder
A lot of buzz on Brawndo right now, the fake energy drink from the underrated dystopian nightmare Idiocracy that is now being sold in actual stores. But this article about the weird success of Brawndo from Sunday's New York Times... CONTINUE READING BRAWNDO HAS THE ELECTROLYTES YOUR NERD COLLECTOR CRAVES»
Posted on May 6, 2008 in Dream Merch
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Tags: Anchorman | Back To The Future II | Brawndo | Hoverboards | Pete Hottelet | Sex Panther
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