Enrique Iglesias - I Like It

Sunday, October 31, 2010

9:46 PM

Enrique Iglesias,

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born May 8, 1975), better known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spanish pop music singer-songwriter.

Iglesias started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa. This helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Hispanic or Latino market in the United States, and the biggest seller of Spanish language albums for a number of years. Before the turn of the millennium, he made a crossover into the mainstream English language market, signing a unique multi-album deal with Universal Music for an unprecedented US$48,000,000, with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Universal Republic.

Iglesias has had four Billboard Hot 100 top five singles including two #1s, and holds the record for producing 21 number 1 Spanish-language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. Up until the release of his latest album, Euphoria, in 2010, he had sold over 55 million albums in both English and Spanish.^[1]

9:45 PM

the history of pedo bear

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Pedobear has grown to be one of the most recognized memes in history, but many don't know where the internet's favorite pedophile bear came from. Like most memes, the exact history of Pedobear is a bit of a mystery, but the few who were there for his inception remember it like it was yesterday. As with many of today's most popular memes, the origins are not recent but rather from a few years ago -- and strangely enough, Pedobear is actually a sort of import. Pedobear's first sighting was not on the English-speaking side of the internets, but rather far away in a place on the moon known as "Japan". Initially known simply as Kuma, he was best known as an ASCII character used on 2channel, Japan's most popular image board and BBS. As Kuma, Pedobear was just another ASCII character amongst all of the hundreds of other Japanese ASCII emotes and characters, but all of that changed once he traversed the internet tubes and hit 2channel's English counterpart. 2004 was the year, and new memes were coming and going everyday -- one of which was Osaka Phone, an ASCII image of Osaka from the anime Azumanga Daioh holding a phone to her ear. Osaka Phone is long dead now, but it was the beginning of Pedobear's rise to internet fame, money, and power. Many of today's most prominent memes were born in the time frame between 2004 and 2005, though none can contest the lasting power of Pedobear. It began as a simple Osaka Phone thread, but Pedobear's lecherous nature could not be held back even in his first days of speaking English. He called her with a proposition that no loli would have the sense to refuse (or understand). From that moment forward, Pedobear's taste in women was known, and it was a sentiment that would be scribed into the blogs of internet meme historians for decades to come. Over the weeks and months, Pedobear grew famous for his seal of approval towards prepubescent girls and his catchphrase "is dat sum loli". The Pedobear Seal of Approval has lived on, while "is dat sum loli" has faded away like so many other memes who have made their small mark on internet culture. The phrases that he is often seen with these days vary greatly and will likely fade out just as his flagship "is dat sum loli", but the Seal of Approval has proven to have the lasting power to thrive in image boards, forums, and blogs unlike any other. Pedobear stands as one of the most long-lasting and recognized faces of the internet. While his preferences in women and moral standards may not coincide with the vast majority's, people are able to overlook that due to his cute face and non-threatening appearance. Against all odds, he has been able to maintain his popularity through all of the internet drama and the criticism. Memes come and memes go, sometimes even in the course of a few days. The fact that Pedobear has lasted as long as he has is nothing short of a miracle. The chances of his cheery face all but disappearing off the face of the internet are low. The image macros, the jokes, and his cheery face are burned into minds of all who see them, and internet culture would just not be the same without everyone's favorite loli-loving bear.

10:55 PM

who is pedo bear?

Pedobear has the type of face you just want to trust, but underneath those saucer-like black eyes and cheerful smile, there is a much darker side. Though is appearance is that of a cute stuffed animal, his name tells you there is something deeper in there. Something more sinister, and that is indeed the truth.

The appeal of Pedobear is not a huge mystery. On the internet, where cute images and obscenities mix and mingle, he works as a mixture of both to appeal to both the sinister and the less than deviant corners of the internet -- this is what makes him so universally recognized and accepted. Anyone can understand the humor in Pedobear, as long as they do not take him seriously.

Casual web users and internet addicts alike can find solace in his cute face, while getting a nice chuckle out of the fact that he is indeed not what he seems. This is not an effect that many people are fully aware of, but in fact if Pedobear were somehow less cute and more menacing, he would likely not be anywhere near as popular; he definitely would not have lasted from 2004 to today. No -- Pedobear is and always has been so popular because of his looks. The jokes are funny, but the well-tuned mix between naughty and nice is what makes him shine.

Pedobear's mixture of appeals is what makes him stand out from the hundreds of other memes. Some internet communities may know of some memes while others have their own, but Pedobear has found his way into nearly all of the facets of the internet. In some cases, some of which by clever individuals with Photoshop, he has even made his way into the real world.

Another thing that makes him so popular is the controversy surrounding his love of little girls. The vast majority of people do not advocate this type of behavior, and some of which do not see the black humor in Pedobear. This has caused some trouble in the past, and is likely to again. The internet, with its vast trolls and lovers of inside jokes, is often overjoyed at someone's misunderstanding of the Pedobear meme, especially if it makes it into the media. His mentions in the media are also a contribution to his popularity, as awareness grows from people who had never heard of him before. He is one of the few memes to actually make it outside of our computer screens and into the newspapers.

Though not for the easily offended or simply easily confused, Pedobear does have a solid place in internet culture as what a meme should be. Though he obviously does not come up with his material on his own, hundreds and even thousands of people have put thought into different ways to make the meme funny and resilient. Black humor, a charming face, and the appreciation of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are what have ultimately led to his continuous popularity. With no relation to politics, race, or social issues Pedobear falls into a category that makes it difficult to actually "get old". This may actually be the biggest driving force behind his continued dominance in comparison to other, more current event-relevant internet fads and memes.

10:53 PM

yay!!!!

Monday, October 25, 2010

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tell him he owes me a lollipop and i do not owe him 15 sub way cookies and bacon