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Erik Roner Finds Snow In Chile [Video]

Posted 9/12/11 10:45 am EST by Adam K. Raymond in Sports, Video

The U.S. is a big nasty mess of crap weather right now--from hurricanes and flooding, to wildfires and massive thunderstorms. And yet, even with all that, there's not much snow to be found. That's why Erik Roner, the mad man you'll remember from the stunt series "Nitro Circus," hopped on a jet plane down to Chile. After a couple of flights and one delicious Cinnabon, Roner was among the snows of Portillo, where he did what any other complete maniac would do. You know, things like climb four hours up a mountain just to ski down it, do backflips off skis into a swimming pool and clean hotel toilets. All in a day's work for Erik Roner.

Photo: Sean Cliver

Tags Action Sports, Crazy stunts, Erik Roner, Nitro Circus, Skiing, Stunts, Travel

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12 Topless Fans In NFL Stadiums [Photos]

Posted 9/8/11 11:00 am EST by Adam K. Raymond in Most Popular, Sports

NFL fans are a special breed. Every year they throw down hundreds or even thousands of dollars to support their teams. And yet it's the fans who don't spring for expensive authentic jerseys--the fat, shirtless ones--that we appreciate most. You know the guys. They show up to the game looking like every other fat dude. But once past those gates, off comes the shirt and out flop the moobs. These men shake what their mother (and a fried foods addiction) gave them, much to the delight and occasional horror of their fellow fans. Today, as the NFL season is mere hours from kicking off, we salute the fat, shirtless NFL fans who remind us that maybe we don't need that 10th chicken wing after all.

10 Metal Gods Who Look Like Your Dad (And 1 Who Looks Like Your Mom)

Posted 9/7/11 5:00 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Celebs, Music

Ozzy Osbourne and Angus Young have been worshipped as heavy-metal gods for decades. They're seen as deities put upon earth to give long-haired chubby men something to obsess over. And despite their seemingly divine abilities, we know that they are in fact human. Though we're used to hearing them melt brains like Lucifer himself, we know they're not always like that. Sometimes they drink coffee and read the paper; sometimes they play basketball with their kids; and sometimes they dress like your dad. It's depressing, to be sure, but it's also the truth--metal gods are just dorky old dudes, and here are the photos to prove it.

(Quick note: Some heavy metal gods are as demonic off the stage as they are on it. Seriously, try to find a picture of Lemmy or Rob Halford looking like anything but a complete badass.)

Louis C.K.'s Love Letter To George Carlin [Video]

Posted 9/6/11 5:00 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Celebs, TV, Video

Ever hear that story about how Michael Jordan didn't make his middle school basketball team? If you grew up a crappy athlete, you have (we have). The point of the story is that even the greatest basketball player of all time wasn't always great. He had to work hard to get that way!

This video of Louis C.K. talking about George Carlin reveals another story that teaches that same lesson. C.K., widely regarded as the funniest dude in the world right now, tells about how crappy his act was after 15 years as a stand-up--15 years! And about how it was a piece of wisdom from George Carlin that finally taught him how to be great. So the next time you're down about being terribly unfunny, remember Louis C.K. was once terribly unfunny too. Then go watch some George Carlin stand-up. It may make you feel even less funny, but at least it'll make you laugh.

Via Splitsider

Tags Advice, Comedy, George Carlin, Louie, Louis CK, standup comedy, Tribute

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Beef Alert: Soulja Boy Is No Fan Of The U.S. Army

Posted 9/6/11 4:00 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Celebs, Music, News

Soulja Boy knows how to pick his battles (that's sarcasm; he doesn't know how to pick his battles). First he starts beef with hip-hop legend and brilliant pontificator Ice-T, a man who could use Soulja Boy as a toothpick, and now he's gone after the military, a group of people who SHOOT PEOPLE FOR A LIVING.

In his song "Let's Be Real," which, let's be real, few would care about if it didn't spawn this controversy, Soulja Boy has the lines: "F*** the FBI/And f*** all the Army troops/Bitch, be your own man/I'll be flying through the clouds/With green like I'm Peter Pan." Eesh. Telling the military to go eff itself is never wise, but doing it while the country is in two wars is just begging for backlash. And that's just what Soulja Boy got. A petition has been launched to ban Soulja Boy's material from military bases across the country, though we can't imagine much was there anyway, and solider turned rapper Sgt. Dunson has issued a response song called "Change Your Name."

What's a Soulja to do in the face of all this criticism? Back down and apologize, of course. In a post on Global Grind, Mr. Boy apologized to "all members of the United States military services, as well as their families that were offended by my most recent lyrics." You know what he's not sorry for though? All those people who just listened to a Soulja Boy song for the first time in five years.

Photos: Getty Images, Flickr

Tags Army, Beef Alert, Hip-hop, Let's Be Real, Military, Rap, Sgt. Dunson, Soulja Boy

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Today's Badass: Justin Bieber Breaks Steve Nash's Ankles

Posted 9/6/11 2:50 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Sports, Today's Badass, Video

Look NBA players, we know Justin Bieber is very hot right now and you're very bored right now. We know your daughter or wife or, God forbid, your son, would think you're way cool if they saw you playing a pickup game with him. But it's a bad idea and you SHOULD NOT DO IT. Playing basketball with Bieber is the ultimate no-win situation. Either you look like a di** for dominating the little guy or you look like a sad old man for getting beat by him. It's like Cleveland: There's just no winning.

Steve Nash knows all about this. The NBA legend and arguably the greatest point guard in the history of the game (of course, you'd have to forget about Magic Johnson to make that argument) recently found himself on the court with his fellow Canuck and the result was bad. Well, nine seconds of it was bad. And naturally, those are the nine seconds that have made it to YouTube. What they show should serve as a warning to anyone thinking of lacing them up with the shrimpy Canuck (Bieber, not Nash). Watch it and realize what this means: If Justin Bieber can cross up Steve Nash, he can dunk on you.

Tags Basketball, Justin Bieber, Sports, Steve Nash, Today's Badass, Video, YouTube

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Oh Awesome! T.I. Is Writing A Novel

Posted 9/1/11 3:15 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Music

Well, T.I. is co-writing a novel, and as anyone who's ever thanklessly toiled in the publishing business knows, that means he's slapping his name on the cover of a book written by some other dude. In this case that some other dude is David Ritz, an old, white bald guy with tattoos who's co-written a lot of biographies with legendary soul and R&B singers. He also wrote "Sexual Healing" with Marvin Gaye, which means he could crap on a piece of paper, tells us it's his next book and we'd still respect him.

So what is T.I.'s novel about? The streets, of course. According to the AP, it will tell the story of "two childhood friends torn apart by dangerous dealings on the streets of Atlanta." OK, enough making fun of T.I. If the guy can get some of his young fans to develop a non-vampire-y love of reading, that's a good thing by us! And if he can put a little more coin in David Ritz's pocket, that's awesome too. That guy needs to buy a new shirt.

Via HiphopDX

Photo: Getty Images

Tags Books, David Ritz, Music, T.I.

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Today's Badass: 10-Year-Old With Girl's Name Is Better Than You At Skateboarding

Posted 9/1/11 2:30 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Sports, Today's Badass

It's not every day we're willing to bestow the honor of "Today's Badass" on a kid with no pubes and a girl's name. But it is today! Meet skateboarding prodigy Rene Serrano, a little twig of a kid who's the best young skater we've ever seen. He's got tons of tricks in his repertoire and the uncanny ability to LAND THEM ALL. Kid's balance is like Philippe Petit's! Right, guys? Crazy thing is, he's so young that he's only going to get better. Impossible you say? Wrong. Nothing is impossible for Rene. Except for having a dude's name (sorry, one too many times with that joke?).

Source: Buzzfeed

Tags Action Sports, Extreme Sports, Rene Serrano, Skateboarding, skater, Sports, Today's Badass, Video

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Jack White Comes Out Of The Juggalo Closet

Posted 8/31/11 2:05 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Celebs, Music, News

If you're in the military, or know someone in the military, or have even watched a movie about the military, you know about the rock-solid bonds people form while trapped in war. That's what happens when you depend on someone else to stay alive. We bring this up because it's the only possible explanation for Jack White deciding to collaborate with the Insane Clown Posse. They're all from Detroit, the American city that most closely resembles Baghdad or 1980s Beirut. Since we've never seen White wearing clown makeup, spraying Faygo or attending The Gathering of Juggalos, ICP must have pulled him out of a Motor City foxhole in the past.

The song, which uses a melody sampled from Mozart, will be released on White's label in two weeks and is called "Leck Mich Im Arsch," which translates to "lick me in the arse." A song about arse licking is, of course, no surprise coming from ICP, nor from Mozart, a noted fan of scatological humor. But Jack White? Huh? Is he nursing a secret love for butt play? It's possible. Or did Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope once rescue him with a bottle of Faygo in the Detroit war zone? Yeah, that seems more likely.

Via Pitchfork

Tags Detroit, ICP, Insane Clown Posse, Jack White, Juggalos, Mozart, Music, Shaggy 2 Dope, Violent J, White Stripes

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Canadian Writes Moshing Thesis And We Steal Interesting Parts

Posted 8/30/11 2:25 pm EST by Adam K. Raymond in Music

As everyone who's ever ate Ramen in a dirty dorm room knows, college is a time for doing immediately regrettable things 90 percent of the time and schoolwork the other 10 percent. If you're somehow able to combine those, you're a hero. University of Alberta grad student Gabby Riches is writing her thesis on mosh pits, making her a hero in Clutch's book (Editor's Note: we don't actually have a book).

Gabby, a huge metalhead and 10-year mosh-pit veteran, is still finishing her thesis toward a coveted master's degree in recreation and leisure studies. Luckily we don't have to wait until she's done. The Edmonton Journal has leaked some of her tantalizing research. Here's what we learned from this article about Gabby's studies:

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