Internet Showdown

Ryan, Olivier, and I faced off this evening with a round of clips from the internet. Ryan had been showing small clips from MadTV here and there, but tonight's Internet showdown opened with an email/powerpoint Olivier got from a friend about weather and weather-detecting devices. One was a picture of a rock on a string with a sign that talked about how to interpret the rock. The second involved a certain male appendage and how it might be used to gauge the weather as well. Ryan mentioned a singer from "Nouvelle Star" (France's American Idol/Pop Idol) that became an internet sensation after comparing herself favorably to Celine Dion. I immediately followed this with clips of Tina Chen singing "Gimme More." The death blow and end to the internet showdown came when I asked them whether they had seen 2 Girls 1 Cup. After much advance warning, I showed it to them and Olivier immediately sprang off the couch and ran away shouting about how it disgusting it was in French while Ryan curled up into the fetal position with his hands in front of his eyes. When Olivier came back into the room and Ryan uncurled himself, we finished watching and then split our guts watching the reaction videos on YouTube.

Ah, the glorious internets.