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The prank is not funny. I hate that shit. Do not hand your "crown" over to this guy. He's a douchebag.

katy, assuming you're talking about Larry Craig, and not the solicitation that occurred in the "nation's penis" story (which involved crack and a 15 year old, and seems therefore pretty indefensible)... The problem isn't the solicitation, necessarily, the problem is the public sex that follows the solicitation. If the solicitation happened and then the two...new friends?..went somewhere else to have sex, I don't think anyone would care. The police are trying to discourage the public sex, so they do the kinds of sting operations that Craig got caught up in. Most people plead guilty because they're freaked out, like Craig presumably was, and just want it to go away. But yeah, it seems like a bogus charge unless you think of it as an attempt to discourage public sex.

First, I love My Boys. Conventional comedy? Yes. But I like that the comedy isn't derived from misanthropic idiots interacting. That may be ironic to admit on a site that thrives on the bitchy and scathing, but there you have it.

Second, regarding the Kanye vs 50 cent battle. Personally, I can't stand either of them. However, if we're going on who is the most talented, it's no contest. Kanye has that hands down. And if someone can tell me how Fitty isn't as arrogant as Kanye, I would be grateful. This is the same man who tore up a studio because a video was leaked on the Internet. Dude, aren't you like 35? Grow the fuck up.

Third, when did The Daily Show start having black people? On staff? In front of the cameras? Or was that a one time thing?

As a music business student, I honestly think the Kanye/50 deal was made up as a publicity stunt to help boost 50's album sales and maybe give them the chance to annouce a "truce" collaboration. Kanye's already had 3 hits off this album, 50's had one single, maybe. Both Def Jam (which Kanye's on) and Interscope (which 50's on) are owned by the Universal Music Group. So no, 50 won't retire no matter how this turns out, Kanye is most definitely the superior artist (even if he's a complete asshole as I strongly suspect he is) and this whole "feud" is a ploy to sell records in a sagging market.

....just in case you wanted to know.

Genny I was referring to 50s claims of retirement if kanye out sold him, which he did make and promised to keep, however i have come to terms with that as just another stunt as well i guess i was just hopeful, never did care for his music

I'd heard about that, Jack, and thought about it for a while and then went "....no, not gonna happen". But keep your fingers crossed, as of tonight Kanye is outselling 50. And it is a very wonderful thought to have.

Forgot to mention; reason number 2 this is all publicity is that 50 Cent could make Kanye West cry like a girl with one hand. They also appeared on the VMAs together, I could go on, upshot is that it's all shit cooked up by two egomaniacs to sell albums to gullible fans.

Honestly, why does it even matter if Kanye is an asshole? Plenty of musicians are, but it doesn't change the quality of their work, which in my opinion takes precedence over any of the other bullshit. That's not to say that i condone douchebaggery, but its not like Kanye and I are going to hanging out anytime soon, so why should I care if he's a prick. Besides Kanye's a rapper, so anything he says should probably be taken with a grain of salt anyways.

As far as those of you here who aren't too keen on hip-hop. I'd suggest you give it another chance. It's understandable if the whole gangsta, materialistic, misogynist stuff isn't your thing, but the genre still has a lot to offer. There's definitely a lot of progressive stuff like A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets, De La Soul, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, MF DOOM, and Madlib and all of his 200 different alter egos. Anywho, I think I'm starting to ramble so I'll just stop now.

Daphne, Larry Wilmore is a Daily Show correspondent.

The Colbert Report doesn't have any correspondents. Stephen does the whole show by himself.

I enjoy the sneaky self-promotion there litely, slipped in somewhat under the radar...

Why is Joe Francis allowed to exist? Seriously: what is he for?

That prank was hilarious! I can't wait for the guy's revenge when he gets the prankster fired from his job or frames him for murder. oh, God, what fun. To think it only cost $500 to plant a big fucking wedge in a relationship. Awesome.

As Dickens once wrote, "He seems a rather chuckle-headed fellow."

Hey, the way I look at it is -- the very least I deserve for the thankless job of scrounging the internet daily for entertaining stuff which will invariably only get me bitched at, is a little shameless self promo now and then, right? Eh?

Sigh. I know -- I'm pathetic.

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I've seen these pranks before and I've enjoyed them, but this one - it crosses a line, and not in a good way. I admire the complexity of the prank, but the victim isn't Streety Bird (except perhaps for the fact that his lame nickname was broadcast across the internets) but the poor girl who apparently accepted the proposal before being told it was just a joke. That's some serious emotional turbulence and she never signed up for a prank war.