This video comes from our boy Ankelz who recently appeared on the web series, Making Moves.  He’s putting out a lot of videos, so make sure to check out his YouTube channel when you’re done watching this glitchy Angry Birds skit.

Anyone enjoy Tosh.0 last night? I’m a big Tosh.0 fan. It never fails to give me a great laugh. Not a fan of his stand up, but he definitely tears it up when commentating to YouTube videos. Anyway, let me get to the point of this article…

I’m pretty sure the key to getting famous or very popular is by having the most embarrassing or hilarious YouTube video. The intelligent fellow who got romped by an Ice Cream Truck appeared on the show with a web redemption last week and apparently he’s a rapper as well as an idiot. His rap name is Optimo and he wasn’t just doing any dance when he got rammed by the truck, he was doing his “Gipper” dance. Im Gipper is the name of his single that they made a video for in the Tosh episode. By the way, I’m pretty sure it should be spelled, “Jipper”, but whatever. Now this aspiring rapper is going to get lots of downloads, maybe a record deal, who knows what else. I think he owes Tosh a big thank you.

So word of advice: Get hit by a car and have it recorded, then prey Tosh.0 contacts you for a web redemption. If you’re not interested in taking a life threatening risk, think of some other amazingly embarrassing feat.

Now, I’m not going to lie… This rap song is a little catchy, like your typical dance beat. Listen and download below (at your own risk).

Optimo – I’m Gipper

Here’s the video they made:

No, not Christmastime, it’s tax time!  Everyone has heard the saying that only two things are certain in life: death and taxes.  You will not escape either of them but the complexity of tax law completely cripples many people.  However, most young peoples’ taxes are so simple, there’s no need to fret.  You could file your return and still make it to Happy Hour on Friday.

It all starts with your W-4 (that form you complete when you first start a job). When you fill out a W-4, enter an accurate number of exemptions and the correct filing status (single, married, etc.).  If you have too many exemptions, your taxes will be lower on each paycheck, but you might have to cut a big fat check to the IRS in April.  If you have a low number of exemptions on your W-4, taxes are withheld at a higher level, which could result in a refund for you.

Many people feel like they’ve found a pot of money when they receive a tax refund.  In reality, if you receive a refund, you’ve essentially given an interest-free loan to the government.  You should try not to afford them such a luxury. With that said, finding out that you owe taxes is approximately 100% worse than getting a refund.  For that reason, many people find it more pleasant to have overpaid a bit during the year than to have to pay the IRS in April.

Make it easy on yourself and use TurboTax or similar commercial tax software.  It’s pretty much idiot-proof.  It’s not free, but it will save you the pain of filing an amended return later.  If you do manage to mess something up, TurboTax will also help you file that amendment later, too!

I applaud your ability to read a whole article about taxes, but, in all honesty, your best bet may be to make friends with an accountant or CPA.  Most bean counters could probably use more friends anyway.  You can help them with their social skills, and they can help you with your taxes!

Jesse James & Kat Von D are engaged and ready to get married by end of the month. Someone please explain why anyone considers this couple famous? One is a cheater and the other is insane. Jesse James is simply gaining fame from cheating on Sandra Bullock and he has no problem milking his quick fame.

There are rumors that the couple is looking to be married by the end of January, but it’s unclear why. Either she’s preggo in the eggo or they’re realizing no one will give a damn who they are by the end of the month; either way they’ll be divorced by the time they say I do.Guess Kat hasn’t heard that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

32-year-old ‘Sister Sister’ star Tamara Mowry announced today she and Longtime boo Adam Housley are finally engaged. Last week her twin & co-star, Tia Mowry announced that she and husband Cory Hardrict are expecting a child in the summer. Um hello ladies, 32 years and just now joining the marriage/Celeb baby craze? Maybe you both should have spent less time on set saying “go home Roger” and more time saying “come over Roger”.

Britney’s Back…for now. Her newest single ‘Hold It Against Me’ which made its debut last week is currently #1 on the billboard charts and #1 on iTunes. The new song is good shit and is definitely getting radio play but everytime I think of  “brits”  the whole shaving her own head comes to mind. She maybe doing good for now but I don’t see this being the end of her ‘ hot mess’ antics.

Snooki Tops New Yorks Best-Selling Author List………………………………….What is going on in this world? This Jersey Shore addiction is officially blowing me away. Her book  ‘A Shore Thing’  is a must-have this season.As much as I enjoy watching to see what stupid things they’ll say next,am I the only one whose over this JS overload?

If you recently scored a major interview, make sure you properly pump yourself up beforehand.  Someone has already seen something promising in your resume, so don’t blow it!  Here are 5 ways to pump yourself up for the big interview:

1. Jam out to “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor.  Throw some air punches or karate kicks if you feel like it.
2. Do some jumping jacks and push ups.  Make sure to let your heart rate return to normal before the questions start, though.  Heavy breathing will probably make you look like a creep.
3. Visualize. “See” yourself slam-dunking the difficult inquiries and smoothly navigating through trick questions.  Hey, it works for Olympic bobsledders.
4. Bring your good luck charm. Try to refrain from stroking a rabbit’s foot during the interview, though.  Again, you don’t want to look creepy.
5. Eat your Wheaties.  The breakfast of champions might just make you feel like a champion.

If you’re adequately prepared for the interview, your enthusiasm will surely impress your interrogator.  They won’t be able to turn you down!  Go get ‘em!

It seems like everyone has a reality TV show these days: truck drivers, overweight people, moms of multiples, gold miners, random rich people, and the list goes on and on.  While your chance of winning the lottery is essentially zero, your chance of landing a show on TLC looks pretty good right about now.  If you have a weird quirk, slightly dangerous job, too many kids, or an expensive hobby, TLC could be knocking on your door with a sweet deal.

You just might be the next Lauren Conrad.  Bloomberg Businessweek reported this week that Conrad made $75,000 per episode of The Hills.  More importantly, the young star has turned herself into a brand.  Since her reality TV debut, she has become a best-selling author, cover model, fashion designer, and soon-to-be executive producer of a new reality show starring…herself (who else?).  Conrad started out on Laguna Beach, an MTV show about attractive, affluent teens who live in paradise and thrive on drama.  Conrad played her cards right and was portrayed as the protagonist, winning the hearts of viewers everywhere.  It has only been up from there.

Successful reality stars are just like you and me on one level while simultaneously maintaining a level of distinctive “celebrity.”  Take Kate Gosslin or Michelle Duggar, for example.  It looks like having a dangerous number of children qualifies you for star status today!  Are you a serious antique shopper?  The History Channel might recruit you for American Pickers!  Have you invested tens of thousands of dollars in metal detector equipment to find space rocks?  There may be an opening on Discovery Channel’s Meteorite Men!  Are you filthy rich and arrogant?  Then start your own show!

It seems like people will watch anything these days, as long as it has some kind of twist.  The good news is that just about anyone can take advantage of it, including you!  If your show catches on (and it seems like nearly all of them do) you could be seeing dollar signs.  And then you can start a show about how rich you are.  And then you can go on Dancing with the Stars.  And then….

Apple’s iPhone users were ticked off as 2011 rolled in when they failed to roll out of bed on time.  The Today Show reported that the alarm function on some iPhones malfunctioned for several days in a row, making its owners tardy.  With all of Apple’s missteps in the design of its iPhone so highly publicized, one may wonder just how the product remains popular.

Additionally, there are other phones in the market, such as Android and Blackberry.  Windows even jumped into the bunch (a bit late, yes) but Apple is still the brand to beat.  Android phones have been called “complicated” and do not have as many apps (yet).  Blackberries have an all-business feel.  These represent minor reasons why the iPhone remains all the rage.

The secret is in the marketing.  Apple enjoys unparalleled levels of brand loyalty.  Apple users are generally excessively passionate about their MacBook or iPhone and would recommend them to anyone.  Even so, the iPhone has arguably failed to live up to the standards of Apple’s other products.  Some users even complain that the phone can barely perform its main function due to reception problems.

The million-dollar question remains: if the iPhone sucks so badly, why do I still want one?  If I knew the answer, I would be too busy building a brand to compete with Apple to write this article.

Picture taken by Derik Jahn

It’s affecting hundreds of thousands of people across the globe. This epidemic needs to come to a halt or productivity worldwide will continue to decrease. Last month alone, productivity amongst individual’s ages 17-25 went down 25% in the United States. NYC’s subways are emptier than ever before. The city estimates that over 250,000 people in NYC are suffering from procrasterbation. Doctor’s are in awe with the issue and have been scrambling to discover what medication will help combat it. Currently, patients are being prescribed attention disorder drugs,such as Adderall and Ritalin. Xanax has even been prescribed in some cases (the doctor’s prescribing this drug are currently under investigation). Family members must take the necessary precautionary measures.

Although mainly spouses are abandoning those with this serious problem, the ones that are standing by their loved one’s side must be prepared. A prestigious doctor in California has released a statement with some helpful tips:

• Lock computers with a strong password.
• Meditate 3 times per day.
• Remind them that you will help them regain concentration.
• Spouses need to increase sexual activity with the individual suffering from procrasterbation
• Play the game memory twice a day (most toy stores and department stores carry it).
• Continue these methods until results are visible.

In an interview with recent college graduate, Jack Mehoff, he discussed his battle with procrasterbation: “I spend hours doing it. It started during my senior year of college. It got worse my last semester. I almost didn’t graduate. My grades slipped, I lost my girlfriend, I gained 25 pounds, it’s horrible.” An executive at Goldman Sachs, Jack Mehada, also suffers from procrasterbation. “I finally realized I had a problem when my assistant walked in on me procrasterbating. I lost my job and my wife is threatening to leave me.”

Swine Flu’s got nothing on procrasterbation. More news to come on this issue soon.

According to UrbanDictionary.com, procrasterbation is using masturbation to otherwise occupy yourself while pressing matters await.

The text above is satirical. In all seriousness though, procrastination and masturbation are both issues that affect productivity.

As if you needed another reason not to go into sales….  It is common for companies to offer incentives to encourage salespeople to shoot for the stars.  However, it is equally as common for companies to punish those who fail to deliver adequate results.  The Just Born candy company, maker of Hot Tamales, is not afraid to use such negative reinforcement.

MSNBC.com reported on December 14^th that employees of the well-known candy company were sent on a trip to Fargo, North Dakota when they failed to increase sales by 4%.  Had they met the goal, they would have enjoyed a Hawaiian getaway; instead, they were forced to entertain themselves in frigid North Dakota.

Some may wonder why a company that deemed its sales inadequate would send its salespeople anywhere.  As it turns out, the company’s “punishment” trip to Fargo has proved to be quite a successful publicity stunt for Just Born.  Numerous articles and pictures depict the employees making the best of their trip. They reportedly see the humor in the situation and have been able to entertain themselves sufficiently.  Although some employees had to shell out cash to purchase warm clothes, they appear to be enjoying themselves in the winter wonderland.

Just Born creatively advertised its name with only the cost of sending two dozen people to North Dakota, which is probably much cheaper than producing a commercial.  It is not often that a company is able to generate such positive publicity.  After all, all-expenses paid trips to (almost) anywhere for failure to meet a standard would not be seen as appalling to most people.  The news generated by the company’s comical sales trip might even be enough publicity to entice consumers to buy more Hot Tamales and send those Just Born salespeople to Hawaii next year!  It’s a clever stunt by the candy company, but a sale is a sale, even when it’s sealed out of sympathy.

Beep…beep…beep…beep…snooze button…sweet, sweet silence.  We have all had that morning where “5 more minutes” turns into “Oh crap, I’m late!”  Many of us are guilty of using a “sick” day instead of experiencing the embarrassment of being tardy to an important meeting without a legitimate excuse.  However, it turns out that most employers frown upon the occasional ditching of work.  In the past, no self-respecting employer would argue with the phrase “I have diarrhea so bad, I cannot even leave the bathroom.”  Such a graphic excuse has always been an airtight alibi for taking a sick day…until recently.

You might want to brush up on your acting skills before playing hooky from work.  Employers have begun hiring private investigators to sleuth out the fakers in their workforce (Check out “Firms raising the stakes to counter ‘Ferris Bueller sick days’” on Bloomberg Businessweek).  In other words, if you say you can’t leave the bathroom, you really have to stay in the bathroom.  A better excuse may be a sore throat and/or runny nose combination.  If you can keep a box of tissues by your bed and make a quick run to the store for cough drops, you should have those private investigators believing your lie.

Another option would be to induce a killer hangover and blame your illness on bad Mexican food.  If you end up going to the bar on a Tuesday night, you might as well go for it and call in sick the next day with “food poisoning.”  The symptoms of food poisoning are conveniently similar to the symptoms of a hangover and the treatments are similar as well!  A word of caution here: the food poisoning excuse may not be believable if you go out drinking with coworkers the night before.

There is one more option, but it may sound radical.  Don’t fake it. One of the quickest ways to lose your job is to lie to your boss.  In the state of today’s economy, there will be 20 overqualified applicants vying for your position before your boxes are out of your office.  Approach this issue as an ethical one.  It is not ethical to lie to your employer and it is not ethical to waste (or steal) your company’s money.  If you make $20.00 an hour, faking sick is like taking $160.00 to which you are not entitled.  You wouldn’t take $160.00 out of the cash register, and faking sick for a day is the equivalent.  However, if your moral compass is not sufficient to keep you on the right track, you may want to practice puking on command in the event your boss’ private eye confronts you when you do not look nearly as sick as you claimed to be.