Hugely influential guitarist and rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley passed away today at the age of 79.

Many know Diddley from his cameo in the classic Bo Jackson Nike ads, but he is incredibly important to the history of popular music. He was known for his use of a custom square shaped guitar and the so called "Bo Diddley beat."

Bo is often mentioned as an influence to such musical giants as Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Thorogood, Buddy Holly, Bruce Springsteen, The Edge, Jack White and even Elvis Presley.

He is one of my favorite axe men of all time and will be missed. If there's a rock and roll heaven, you know they have a helluva band.


R.I.P.

Harness your inner-child with this virtual Lite-Brite.

Last week, I wrote about a situation involving a treadmill, a hot girl, and flatulence. In that article, I was hoping for some social insight. Frequent commenter "Dave" came through in spades. So much so, that, according to Scaramouch, "we [should] give him seemingly impossible chat-up situations, and see how he'd handle them."

Dave, consider this your first challenge.

Today sees the release of The Onion Movie on DVD, and YBNBY has five copies to giveaway to US-based readers.

I was going to write a paragraph here about how much I love The Onion, and how much it inspired me to start this site, but all of that seems a little obvious, no? If you live under a rock, and have no idea what I'm talking about, just take it as read that if you like YBNBY, you'll probably love this movie. And now you can enter to win a free copy. (Man, I love giving shit away)

There are two easy steps to entering for a chance to win a DVD:

Jack Black, Ben Stiller, and Robert Downey Jr. try to figure out how to make a viral video. From the MTV Movie Awards last night. Oh yeah, some people won awards.

They are counting on you to drink some before you read the label. Found at Danwei.

(Thanks, PAgent!)

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As I am sure many of you know, a raging inferno ripped through the Universal Studios backlot yesterday. My little brother Ted made the astute observation that it would have been ironic if the Backdraft show, which is set on fire purposely dozens of times a day, burnt down in the blaze. It didn't.

Unfortunately, we had some casualties. The King Kong set, which was funny because it smelled like bananas when Kong appeared reeking havoc in Manhattan, is gone. Finito. The big fella has given up the ghost.

The most significant loss is that of the Hill Valley Town Square. The site of two important skateboard chases. One involving a crudely fashioned plank with roller skate wheels nailed to the bottom, the other with hoverboards. Both don't end well for Biff Tannen.

In tribute, we give you one of Hill Valley's most historic moments. Sleep well, sweet prince.

Push up bras have been around for decades. But Wonderbra really raised the boob when it came to prominence in the 1990's. It did so by demonstrating results and since then the promise of enhanced breasts has been the centerpiece of all Wonderbra's communications.

So today we celebrate some the most memorable, funny, clever and sexy TV, print and non-traditional ads from Wonderbra. So far.

"Hello Boys" is one of most famous Wonderbra ads. It also helped make Eva Herzigová a household desire in the US.

"Ted dreaded bringing dates home in case Mom got out the family Vacation album."

Over to you....

I don't' know what the judges are saying but I have a feeling it's something like "Look! He's pealing a banana with his ass cheeks. Ha ha ha ha...."

Thank goodness for those crazy Japanese game shows.