Mr Margaret Scratcher

Author: Mr Margaret Scratcher

  • Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris..

    … and Bolo Yeung VS Guile

    Chuck Norris(Sunski) & Bolo Yeung(Swellz 1) VS Bruce Lee(Quantum) & Guile(Vincanity) I Battle Night 7 Halloween Edition

    www.STUDIOFIFTYEIGHT.net, www.CapitolRoots.com & 2nd Nature Crew

    Presents:
    BATTLE NIGHT Vol. 7 (Studio Fifty-Eight in Roseville)

    This time around we are going to do something fun and exciting for the dance scene in Sacramento. In the spirit of Halloween we are having Costume Cypher Jam. You will be required to wear a costume to the jam or you will be extremely embarrassed for being the only one with out one.

    The Cause: This Battle is to celebrate 2nd Nature Crew’s 3 year anniversary and to help our fellow crew member Moon raise money to get his USA citizenship.

  • Ghostface Killah + Afro Funk = GHOSTFUNK

    A wicked combination of afro funk with Ghostface Killah’s bars over the top… From the same guy that produced the Mos Dub (Mos Def with dub instrumentals), Jaydiohead (Jay-z vs Radiohead) and various other interesting albums… (Which I really should have already blogged, actually…)

    http://soundcloud.com/maxtannone/sets/ghostfunk/

    More info and download (inc instrumentals) here:

    http://www.maxtannone.com/projects/ghostfunk/

  • Jonah Peretti vs Nike

    As you may or may not know, Nike iD lets you create your very own custom trainers, and gives you the option to choose what is written on the rear. Jonah Peretti filled out the form and sent them $50 to stitch “sweatshop” onto his shoes. Here are the responses he got..

    From: “Personalize, NIKE iD”
    To: “‘Jonah H. Peretti’”
    Subject: RE: Your NIKE iD order o16468000

    Your NIKE iD order was cancelled for one or more of the following reasons.

    1. Your Personal iD contains another party’s trademark or other intellectual property.

    2. Your Personal iD contains the name of an athlete or team we do not have the legal right to use.

    3. Your Personal iD was left blank. Did you not want any personalization?

    4. Your Personal iD contains profanity or inappropriate slang, and besides, your mother would slap us.

    If you wish to reorder your NIKE iD product with a new personalization please visit us again at www.nike.com

    Thank you,
    NIKE iD

    From: “Jonah H. Peretti”
    To: “Personalize, NIKE iD”
    Subject: RE: Your NIKE iD order o16468000

    Greetings,

    My order was canceled but my personal NIKE iD does not violate any of the criteria outlined in your message.
    The Personal iD on my custom ZOOM XC USA running shoes was the word “sweatshop.” Sweatshop is not: 1) another’s party’s trademark, 2) the name of an athlete, 3) blank, or 4) profanity.

    I choose the iD because I wanted to remember the toil and labor of the children that made my shoes. Could you please ship them to me immediately.

    Thanks and Happy New Year,
    Jonah Peretti

    From: “Personalize, NIKE iD”
    To: “‘Jonah H. Peretti’”
    Subject: RE: Your NIKE iD order o16468000

    Dear NIKE iD Customer,

    Your NIKE iD order was cancelled because the iD you have chosen contains, as stated in the previous e-mail correspondence, “inappropriate slang”. If you wish to reorder your NIKE iD product with a new personalization please visit us again at www.nike.com

    Thank you,
    NIKE iD

    From: “Jonah H. Peretti”
    To: “Personalize, NIKE iD”
    Subject: RE: Your NIKE iD order o16468000

    Dear NIKE iD,

    Thank you for your quick response to my inquiry about my custom ZOOM XC USA running shoes. Although I commend you for your prompt customer service, I disagree with the claim that my personal iD was inappropriate slang. After consulting Webster’s Dictionary, I discovered that “sweatshop” is in fact part of standard English, and not slang. The word means: “a shop or factory in which workers are employed for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy conditions” and its origin dates from 1892. So my personal iD does meet the criteria detailed in your first email.

    Your web site advertises that the NIKE iD program is “about freedom to choose and freedom to express who you are.” I share Nike’s love of freedom and personal expression. The site also says that “If you want it done right…build it yourself.” I was thrilled to be able to build my own shoes, and my personal iD was offered as a small token of appreciation for the sweatshop workers poised to help me realize my vision. I hope that you will value my freedom of expression and reconsider your decision to reject my order.

    Thank you,
    Jonah Peretti

    From: “Personalize, NIKE iD”
    To: “‘Jonah H. Peretti’”
    Subject: RE: Your NIKE iD order o16468000

    Dear NIKE iD Customer,

    Regarding the rules for personalization it also states on the NIKE iD web site that “Nike reserves the right to cancel any Personal iD up to 24 hours after it has been submitted”.

    In addition it further explains: “While we honor most personal iDs, we cannot honor every one. Some may be (or contain) others trademarks, or the names of certain professional sports teams, athletes or celebrities that Nike does not have the right to use. Others may contain material that we consider inappropriate or simply do not want to place on our products.

    Unfortunately, at times this obliges us to decline personal iDs that may otherwise seem unobjectionable. In any event, we will let you know if we decline your personal iD, and we will offer you the chance to submit another.

    With these rules in mind we cannot accept your order as submitted. If you wish to reorder your NIKE iD product with a new personalization please visit us again at www.nike.com

    Thank you,
    NIKE iD

    From: “Jonah H. Peretti”
    To: “Personalize, NIKE iD”
    Subject: RE: Your NIKE iD order o16468000

    Dear NIKE iD,

    Thank you for the time and energy you have spent on my request. I have decided to order the shoes with a different iD, but I would like to make one small request. Could you please send me a color snapshot of the ten-year-old Vietnamese girl who makes my shoes?

    Thanks,
    Jonah Peretti

    Unfortunately Nike did not fulfill his wishes…

  • Are you Rob Base? FIND OUT HERE!

    Aha… That’s that cleared up then!

  • Bon Rappetite – The Hip Hop Restaurant…

    “Bon Rappetite is the world’s first hip hop restaurant. Featuring a delicious menu that caters to the ballers. Relax at the bar with a signature cocktail, like the refreshing Long Island Ice-T, or eat so many shrimp you get iodine poisoning in our relaxing dining area. One thing’s for sure, you better bring your rappetite.™”

    Those of you that know me, know that I love a good pun.. So this place is right up my street..

    WU TANG CLAMS:

    Our Wu Tang Clams ain’t nothing to fuck with..

    http://www.bon-rappetite.com/

    ******************************

    UPDATE…
    It doesn’t exist.. Bah!
    http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/02/06/bon-rappetit/?hpt=li_mid

  • Goatface Killah

    Just had to get this done and out of my head…

  • Grillex

    Forget dubstep, it’s all about GRUBSTEP!

  • Hodgy, Domo Genesis And Tyler, The Creator- Rella

    Spunking laserbeams that turn people into kittens, and someone literally slapping the black out of someone…

    Possibly one of the weirdest rap videos I have ever seen… EVER…

  • Surely not..

  • Maid Marian and her Merry men – Pancake Day !

    Pancake Day,

    The only day of the year where hitting the ceiling is considered a bad toss.