Mike Oz & HMac: Not bitter about the "World Series of Pop Culture"
HMac: Guess what's on tonight?
Mike Oz: "Scrubs?" It's on every night.
HMac: Yes. But more importantly, the "World Series of Pop Culture" is on VH1 at 9 p.m. Remember that game show we tried out for in January? The one where we had our asses handed to us before even getting through the door?
Mike Oz: Wait, I thought we did so awesome on our try-out that they didn't let us on the show because we were so smart and we would have so kicked everybody's butt. ( *cough* Remember, Heather, we never told them what really happened *cough*)
HMac: Oh, right. Well, we got our asses handed to us. We can talk about it now, can't we? The gag order is over, right?
Mike Oz: I suppose. Thanks for embarrassing us in front of all of our millions and millions of Beehive readers.
Yes, world, we lost. L-O-S-T. Like Jack Shepherd. And tonight, you can flick on your TV and see teams who are nerdier than us.
HMac: Oh, and the team names suck. Clearly, they were trying to prove just how deep into pop culture they are, coming up with semi-obscure references from movies like "Fragilay" (from A Christmas Story) and "Westerburg High" (from Heathers - a movie not based on my life, as some people have suggested). The worst team name by far is "Wocka Wocka." They could have called themselves "Team Donkey Crap" and they would have been no worse off.
Mike Oz: I'm shocked that there's not a Karate Kid-styled team. Judging from our audition, that was the theme du jour. For the record: I'm going with "Carlton Banks Dance Academy" as my early favorite.
HMac: Seriously - how many Cobra Kai teams did we see at the auditions? Like, 20? Just goes to show you - the Cobra Kai will NEVER win. Learn a lesson, suckas. I gotta go with "Fat Guys in Little Coats" as my favorite. I was going to pick "The White Russians" until I read the team bio and saw that their name is less about drinking vodka and Kahlua and more about being nerdy-ass Big Lebowski fans. Oh, and just for the record, team Nickel Nickel Nine would have looked hella good in the mix.
Mike Oz: Hells yeah. I guess, instead, we can get drunk and shout at the TV.
HMac: So - typical Monday night then? Right. We're just too cool for cable television, Mike Oz.
Mike Oz: I don't want to be on the same station as "Flavor of Love: Charm School" anyway.
HMac: Zing!
Comments:
All I know is that I got to go shopping while 'yall got crushed.
By the way, I still love you both. Well, maybe I love Mike Oz just a little more.
Posted by: Missy T at July 9, 2007 9:46 PM
THIS COMMENT CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, watching the World Series of Pop Culture tonight, I tried to keep score to see how well I would have done.
In the first heat, I got 5 out of 6 right in the first two categories, celebrity feuds and scary movies (stupid rapper feud and Jacob's Ladder!), 3 out of 6 in the jingles category, (Darius Rucker for Burger King? come on!) and 4 out of 4 in the crazy songs category.
In the second heat, I got 6 out of 6 in the Quentin Tarantino category, 3 out of 4 in the pop hits of the 80s category (damn the casbah), and 3 out of 6 in the category about actors who changed their appearances for a movie role (The Machinist? Really?).
Eh. 76% accuracy rate. Not so good. Not worth $250,000.
But seriously - better than that White Russians team. How the hell did they even qualify? And I can't believe VH1 gave last year's team Cheetara hosting gigs! They were so annoying.
So far, I'm pulling for Remo-Leen-Teen-Teen, or whatever their name is, mostly because the Motherboy chicks bug me.
Next round is tomorrow at 9 p.m.!
Posted by: Heather at July 9, 2007 10:01 PM
Hey Nickel and Nickel,
Checking in from La La Land. I give style points to 3 Men and a Little Lazy for the choreographed yawn, although I did also enjoy the Fat Guys In Little Coats (I've always been a sucker for a Chris Farley homage).
Honestly, we are just much too cool for those nerds. Who needs $250k anyway? I mean, after the 3-way split and taxes, it barely would've paid for a "cocktail" at Sunset Tan.
Kisses,
Nine
Posted by: Erin D at July 11, 2007 12:22 AM
Thanks for the love for the Fat Guys in Little Coats. Sorry we couldn't have come thru for you so you'd have a team to root for longer.
Keevan should have gone up for the Jingle category, and i should have gone up for the lyrics. Amongst he and i, we already determined that had we done that, we would have won the entire tournament. Or so we can believe.
Posted by: Josh M. at July 11, 2007 10:48 AM
Josh:
The Fat Guys In Little Coats made it to NYC, and Nickel Nickel Nine didn't leave the hotel ballroom in LA (except to get collectively raped by the hotel bartender), so you win.
Sorry you didn't make it further, but hey, you got a trip to New York out of it. We only got some really bad Mexican Food and a *maybe* *almost* glimpse of Oliver Stone.
Heather/Mike: You ready to try out for Singing Bee or the Wayne Brady knock-off?
Posted by: Erin D at July 11, 2007 8:13 PM
Josh,
Thanks so much for commenting to the Beehive. You are the biggest star to write in to our little operation here (aside from Erin D. More on that later.). And you are a star, man - believe it! Erin was right - you made it to New York. That's awesome.
And, P.S. Erin D. rules the damn school. She's hot, smart, cool, and hella pop culture-savvy. The rest of Nickel Nickel Nine bone up on our song lyrics and next year we're taking the World Series of Pop Culture.
Posted by: Heather at July 11, 2007 9:56 PM
Mike Oz,
It's so nice to see someone picked us as a favorite. Sorry we disappointed! If only I'd seen Deep Impact instead of Armageddon that summer...
-Kryss
Posted by: Kryss P. at July 13, 2007 10:44 AM
Kryss:
You guys fought the good fight. It's all good. I still like your schtick better than most any I've seen so far.
Now I think I'm pulling for Wocka, Wocka -- because they totally kicked some ass and I don't like Motherboy.
I'll also hella be pulling for Fragilay, becuase I can't stand those Twisted Mister punks.
Oh, and last night I so wished I was there. A "Rocky" category. These are the things Mike Ozs are made for!
Posted by: Mike Oz at July 13, 2007 1:25 PM
Hey, why you no like the Motherboy? Come on, give us a chance--we're nice ladies! (Twisted Mr.'s on the other hand, hate away...) Wocka Wocka is awesome, too. Okay, I'm not gonna beg, but of course I had to google our name and check everything that came up....even the ones that hurt.
Take it easy!
-L.T.
P.S. Hi Kryss and Josh!
Posted by: Lizzie at July 13, 2007 4:59 PM
Okay, okay. Now I feel bad.
I shall give Motherboy another shot simply for the fact that they took the time to comment. That raises everybody in my opinion.
Good luck to all the teams! All the ones who left comments, that is.
Oh, and anyone who starts talking dirty, backstage gossip about the other teams will get their very own post on the Beehive. Maybe with an interview....
Posted by: Heather at July 13, 2007 5:25 PM
Alright, Lizzie, I guess I should change that up.
I don't hella not like you guys, like I do Twisted Mister. You guys didn't make me root for you. I'm just not a fan. I have no beef or ill will or anything.
Thanks for commenting on the blog, though, that's cool, that raises you guys up a notch ...
Posted by: Mike Oz at July 13, 2007 6:28 PM
I'll take it....I love guilting people into semi-liking/not hating us! I'm enjoying your blog much more than others, and that includes our "fans", who are mostly the creepy, WWE-obsessed type---I don't get it.
-L.T.
Posted by: Lizzie at July 13, 2007 11:59 PM
Erin D/Mike/HMc, if you are trying out for Singing Bee, can I go too! hahaha
Posted by: Geanie at July 14, 2007 6:16 PM
Thanks for the Style Points on our yawn...Hopefully you'll root for us tonight vs Westerburg...Though, they're solid guys too.
Steve K
Posted by: Steve K at July 16, 2007 8:58 AM
Man, i find the Beehive, and then all the WSOPC come out of the woodwork and try to steal my thunder. DAMN YOU ALL!!!
Just kidding. If you really want interviews, i'm sure that you could talk to nearly everyone that was on the show, we all keep in touch and chat nearly every day, and, we are all fame whores. Hopefully you'll start to spread rumors about us and get us on TMZ or perez or something like that.
Oh the twisted tales we could tell, Why did Lizzie lose her voice, what was under the bathrobes, what kind of dancing did the Carl Banks Dance Academy teach. (hint, you aren't going to see it in a ballroom, that's for sure)
Posted by: Josh M. at July 25, 2007 7:23 AM
So I have this theory: Since those annoying Twisted Misters won the whole thing, but their ace Victor Lee didn't know what Daniel dressed up as for Halloween in "Karate Kid," and yours truly not only knows it, but re-created it -- I think I'm the pop culture master.
Show yourself Victor Lee and prove me wrong!
I dare you!
Posted by: Mike Oz at July 25, 2007 11:58 PM
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