Echo

Posting This Before Midnight Hoping It Will STAY in 2008

Instead of talking about things I loved about 2008 (I wasn't a fan) or the things I hated about 2008, I'd rather think about the things that confused the hell out of me this year.

Most recently:

While I realize that there are NO words, please explain ECNOYEB's Diva to a confused soul.

I couldn't make it past the resurgence of the leodraws showcasing the bologna loaves.




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Who does it help?


Say it with me now:

ECNOYEBLESSNESS IN 2009!
ECNOYEBLESSNESS IN 2009!
ECNOYEBLESSNESS IN 2009!


This is my only New Year's resolution.

With your help and as God as my witness, we'll never hear Slavespeak™ again!

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Ummm...

Lil' Mo?

Why do you let your kids gamble?

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They must have lost a bet to be walking around looking like this.

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WE CAN'T HAVE SHIIIIIIIT!

Rap music originated in medieval Scottish pubs, claims American professor
Rap music originated in the medieval taverns of Scotland rather than the mean streets of the Bronx and Brooklyn, an American academic has claimed.

By Simon Johnson
Last Updated: 3:57PM GMT 28 Dec 2008

Professor Ferenc Szasz argued that so-called rap battles, where two or more performers trade elaborate insults, derive from the ancient Caledonian art of "flyting".

According to the theory, Scottish slave owners took the tradition with them to the United States, where it was adopted and developed by slaves, emerging many years later as rap.

Professor Szasz is convinced there is a clear link between this tradition for settling scores in Scotland and rap battles, which were famously portrayed in Eminem's 2002 movie 8 Mile.

He said: "The Scots have a lengthy tradition of flyting - intense verbal jousting, often laced with vulgarity, that is similar to the dozens that one finds among contemporary inner-city African-American youth.

"Both cultures accord high marks to satire. The skilled use of satire takes this verbal jousting to its ultimate level - one step short of a fist fight."

The academic, who specialises in American and Scottish culture at the University of New Mexico, made the link in a new study examining the historical context of Robert Burn's work.

The most famous surviving example of flyting comes from a 16th-century piece in which two rival poets hurl increasingly obscene rhyming insults at one another before the Court of King James IV.

Titled the Flyting Of Dunbar And Kennedy, it has been described by academics as "just over 500 lines of filth".

Professor Szasz cites an American civil war poem, printed in the New York Vanity Fair magazine on November 9, 1861, as the first recorded example of the battles being used in the United States.

Professor Willie Ruff, of Yale University, agreed that Scottish slave owners had a profound impact on the development of African American music traditions.

Comparing flyting and rap battles, he said: "Two people engage in ritual verbal duelling and the winner has the last word in the argument, with the loser falling conspicuously silent

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If I Had Children...

I would pull this every Christmas, Kwanzaa and birthday:



So delightfully evil :)

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Noel



merry Christmas, Happy holidays Pictures, Images and Photos

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Sucky Gifts

As far as sucky gifts go, bath sets are the suckiest.


How many of these are stashed in the back of your closet or under your bathroom sink?


If this is not a last minute gift, I don't know what is. The stores run out of Chia Pets before they run out of bath sets.

If you get a bath gift set from someone this Chistmas, just go ahead and seriously re-evaluate your relationship with that person.




Look at what they're now making men think women want.

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P.I.L.F.

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We already ~fapped~ to these photos in [this] post, but I must post them here for all of your presidential sexual objectifying needs.

Oh, and is this bitch on drugs? [Lank]
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And all you homewreckers who want to take your lives into your own hands and mess with B. to get your get your fame on, this will be your future, heffas:

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Sheeit.


Melody LaLuz kisses fiance Claudaniel Fabien, but only on the cheek, during their rehearsal dinner party Friday night in Elmwood Park.


Bride and Groom In Chicago Have Never Kissed


Practicing abstinence, bride and groom have never kissed

When the officiant tells Claudaniel Fabien he can kiss his bride at the altar Saturday, no one will fault the couple for a little "should I tilt my head this way, or that way?" awkwardness.

It will be the couple's very first kiss.

And that night could be their very first ... uh, back to that kiss.

"I don't know how long it'll last, but it'll be great," says a confident Melody LaLuz, 28, who is marrying 30-year-old Fabien in Chicago after a yearlong courtship and two-year friendship.

The "no-kissing" rule came up as a way to prevent things from getting out of hand.

You see, Fabien and LaLuz both teach abstinence courses to Chicago Public Schools teens. And they say they practice what they preach.

To avoid temptation while dating, they made sure they were never alone with each other in a house. When they watched movies on the couch, they snuggled sitting straight up, never lying down.

"It really tested us and encouraged us to grow closer in our hearts and our minds, just expressing things verbally," Fabien said.

He found other ways to show LaLuz his passion—like by cleaning her car. And washing the dishes.

Despite abstaining, they have no anxieties about their upcoming Bahamas honeymoon.

Yes, they've heard "test drive the car before you buy," but LaLuz has her own analogy.

"You can't take the car out of the parking lot until you pay for it," she said.
[Lank]


I hope either one of you don't end up with a lemon.

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Endless Holiday Fun

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I don't want to get too heavy right now, but people are making it really difficult.

The Geigh mafia and stupid ass "told-you-he-was-gon-shuffle-for-whitey" blackfolks are pissing me off with their whining about Barack Obama having Rick Warren perform a damn 60-second invocation at his inauguration.

Calling Barack Obama a bigot--a word you obviously don't know the definition of? If you worked this vehemently, the Mormons wouldn't have kicked your asses and got Prop. 8 passed.

Seriously, fuck y'all.



More Cheer ahead.





In Tallahassee, Florida, a Christmas gift program called 'Christmas Connection', takes place where the local newspaper posts articles about families who need help during the Christmas season and readers respond by sponsoring them. [Read Here]


A story is posted about a young mother of three whose boyfriend and father of her children died in a house fire this year. The family lost everything, but the young mother is afraid that her children won't have a good Christmas under the circumstances. The family is asking for basic necessities along with some toys for the children.


Naturally, the self-described Christians come out in full force.


"Considering the birth of Jesus....wouldnt that mean that we should be giving to a church and not spoiling these kids? I didnt realize that STUFF equates to happiness and joy....I thought the holidays was being thankful for what you have and not what you want...whoops, what was I thinking..."


"No, I don't have kids, I used my noggin and got on birth control so I can finish college, and I wouldn't have a kid unless I knew I could support them. I would NEVER bring a child into this world and raise it under hardships. I was raised better then to take handouts, I WORK for everything I own."

"Nobody is judgin here, and I'm not being mean or cold-hearted, thousands of people are in worse shape then her, maybe if she would have gone to college instead of shooting out babies, gotten a degree and a good job, she wouldn't be in this situtation, now would she?"

"Thank you you all for saying what I wanted to this morning. 3 kids in 3 yrs and not 21 hardly? And you still didn't marry the guy? I imagine this girl I already gets more in govt aid than I make working my 2 jobs and I still don't have medical care. There's a reason you don't "marry" your boyfriend when you have 3 kids. And we have gotten savy to that."

"There are too many people who would love to have a child of their own but can't. This girl should put the kids first and place them up for adoption. That's the only way the kids will ever have a chance at life. Otherwise, it's going to be three more kids possibly growing up with the attitude that the world owes them because they "suffered" such bad childhoods. I'd rather see my money go to a FAMILY that's struggling...yeah, you got it, a man, woman, and kids with the man and woman working their butts off TRYING to succeed without public assistance. I feel sorry for the little kids in this story but the "mom" is still a kid herself. Somebody needs to talk some sense in that girl and also suggest she have her tubes tied."


...Except, before the father died, they WERE a family --man, woman, and kids-- that was working their butts off, you fucking waste of skin.


What does the hypothetical bullshit they bring up have to do with this woman or her situation?

If they were married, he wouldn't have died?


And just why in the hell are these judgemental bitches trolling the Christmas giveaway section of the newspaper anyway? We know that these mayonnaise sandwich eating mofukas ain't got shit to give and if they magically did, no one would want that funky shit anyway.

Seriously, kill yourselves.

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The Magic Is Back!

I had to take my extra-strength Stanacin™ this morning to tackle this one.



OMG! Did you see Dru Hill in concert? Yeaaaah, baby!

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This brought a tear to my eye. They look better than ever! And manly, oooh!



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Even when popping to "Juicy Got Em Crazy", Nokio shines!



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The icing on the cake!

Sisqo is a legend in his own time! Sisqo will always be on top!


Since it's the holidays, let the Sultan of R&B serenade you with a 'Perfect Christmas'.



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My Gift To You

It was so sweet of you to let me know ahead of time what you all are getting me this year for Christmas.

I'm going to return the favor because I can't hold it in any longer...

I hope you love what you all are getting!






Now, I was thinking of just auctioning off a pair of these custom designer unisex Keds loafers for charity, but I didn't want a dollar amount placed on this labor of love.









The colorful custom designed outer canvas is adorned with patterns that represent our various personalities while underlying all we have in common.







For an added flair, the loafers are emblazoned with the most popular contemporary quotes of our time. You will be fashionable and inspirational to everyone you meet.




Finally, for a piece of "pop", the portrait of impresario Beyshawn Dereon Knowles-Carter sits atop the Keds logo completing this masterpiece, telling everyone that you are a stylish individualist who follows your own path.


Merry Christmas!

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Coming Attractions

This is the first peek into the April 2009 thriller Obsessed starring Idris Elba and ECNOYEB.


Basically, it's Fatal Attraction 2.0, but this time, instead of the family's pet rabbit being boiled in revenge, it's one of ECNOYEB's wet-n-wavy wigs.


Certified BET Blackbuster.





And please pay attention to the A+ dialogue. It may be a lot of things, but "it ain't plain".

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And Finally...Some Good News























I call it the Obama Effect...let's keep it going.



Two-Parent Black Families Showing Gains

By SAM ROBERTS
Published: December 17, 2008

The number of black children being raised by two parents appears to be edging higher than at any time in a generation, at nearly 40 percent, according to newly released census data.


Demographers said such a trend might be partly attributable to the growing proportion of immigrants in the nation’s black population. It may have been driven, too, by the values of an emerging black middle class, a trend that could be jeopardized by the current economic meltdown.

The Census Bureau attributed an indeterminate amount of the increase to revised definitions adopted in 2007, which identify as parents any man and woman living together, whether or not they are married or the child’s biological parents.

According to the bureau’s estimates, the number of black children living with two parents was 59 percent in 1970, falling to 42 percent in 1980, 38 percent in 1990 and 35 percent in 2004. In 2007, the latest year for which data is available, it was 40 percent.

For non-Hispanic whites, the figure in 2007 was 77 percent, down from 90 percent in 1970.

While expressing skepticism about an increase so large in such a short time in the number of black children living with two parents, a number of experts said the shift was potentially significant.

“It’s a positive change,” said Prof. Robert J. Sampson, the chairman of Harvard’s sociology department. “It’s been hidden.”


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/us/17census.html?_r=1&ref=us

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Merry Christmas Sukaaaas

Some old favorites rearranged by T-Pain

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I Didn't Want Deliver This Tragic News

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Someone please revive ECNOYEB.


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She didn't make the cut.


Lineup for the 2009 Presidental Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama


The committee chairman, president-elect and vice president-elect selected the program participants. The event traditionally starts at 10 a.m. and lasts two hours.

Here is the order of the program:

• Musical selections, United States Marine Band

• Musical selections, San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus

• Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks

• The Honorable Dianne Feinstein

• Invocation

• Dr. Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif.

• Musical selection, Aretha Franklin

• Oath of Office administered to Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court the Honorable John Paul Stevens

• Musical Selection by composer/arranger John Williams with Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Gabriela Montero, piano; and Anthony McGill, clarinet

• Oath of Office administered to President-Elect Barack H. Obama by the Chief Justice of the United States The Honorable John G. Roberts Jr.

• Inaugural Address by the President of the United States, the Honorable Barack H. Obama

• Poem by Elizabeth Alexander

• Benediction by the Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery

• The National Anthem by the United States Navy Band performing its official chorus "Sea Chanters"




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Blog Jackin'

Halle Berry: And why do people say she paid for those? [Celeb Slap]


Eff buddies are what's hot in the streets. [Perez Hilton]


What happened to Eva Marcelle, Apple Bottoms girl? [The Life Files]


They didn't waste any time. [Jezebel]


Kwame. 'Memba him? [Media Outrage]


Don't let your babies slang Ricola. [Jacksonville News]


Who watches Oxygen's The Bad Girl's Club? [Jezebel]


Speaking of bad reality shows, let's hope an edges makeover is in Poprah's future. [Gossip On This]


How to show your loved ones this Christmas that you can't stand their asses. [Crap Wrap]




And QOTD:

Who in your life needs their ass KICKED?

My list is getting longer to this second and it's hard to pick just one.



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Barack Obama: Person of the Year

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Barack Obama is Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2008.

Time.com
has a great person of the year layout chronicling why they chose him for this year, Obama's Chicago roots and a great photoshoot of college freshman Obama when you know he thought he was Rico Suave.


P.S.

Were you as effed up by this pic as I was?

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Innanet Wisdom

For all the single ladies (every black woman):

Prostitute, 66%er, slut, and wife. Black women nowadays fall into these categories. Most black women have decided altogether to remove the pursuit of being a wife out of their social lives. They have opted to fluctuate between the two extremes of being a slut that desires to have sex with any man that physically/mentally pleases them and being a prostitute with money replacing the man and any man that has the right dollar amount can sexually have them. There also is the 66% percent prostitute. She falls directly in between a prostitute and a slut. She fits the definition of "I'm not a gold digger but I ain't going out with no broke *****." She is the type of woman that mostly deals with guys that are physically or mentally pleasing to her, but she's mostly only sexually active with the ones that take care of her financially. She has devised methods of asking/influencing men to pay her bills and buy her gifts.

Most black women start out as 33%ers in their youth, which between a slut and a wife. The 33%er just wants a verbal commitment. She seeks out establishing relationships with men who are willing to verbally commitment to a monogamous relationship with her. A woman that is in the wife category is not looking to engage in any sexual relationships until she has a full commitment, wedding ring, and everything.





Before I go do my daily hoe stroll, lemme ask you this: What did some woman do to the fool who wrote this?

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I Don't Like Beating Around the Bush, So...

What are you getting me for Chrismahanukwanzakah?

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For Real?




I was waiting for someone to compile this into a neat little set so I wouldn't have to.


4 Out of 5 Real Housewives Of Atlanta Are Actually Broke


Has Bravo pulled one over on us, passing these women off as Atlanta's "elite"? After the jump delve into the financial and legal messes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

[Read complete story here]


The article is complete with things you may or may not have known about the Atlanta housewives, all upon the news that Bravo has picked up the Atlanta series for a second season.


"Nene's unmarried and broke."

"Sheree has a secret child she's ashamed of."

"Lisa Wu-Hartwell is a deadbeat parent."

"Deshawn remains throwed off."

"Kim is a hoe."



Is it just me or do you think that some folks are getting a perverse pleasure from scrutinizing the Atlanta cast?

In the news and in the papers here in Atlanta, embarrassed viewer reactions and financial exposes were done damn near every other day of the show's run.

Being an avid viewer of the two casts that preceded the Atlanta women, Orange County, California and New York, New York, I watched women who fronted their financial and social statuses just as much as anyone else with something to hide, but aside from a few local media mentions and smatterings of gossip on online message boards, those women did not enjoy anywhere near the amount of scrutiny as the real housewives of Atlanta.

I wonder why.

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Jamie Foxx Goes Hard At Terrence Howard




DEAD @ Jamie seeing Terrence at a Hornets game wearing a zoot suit.


It's a damn shame to know that Terrence Howard went from that fine specimen from Living Single to the be-kufied batshit crazy guy we see today?




Anyway, along with Terrence Howard, I wonder what other celebrities real life is drastically different from what they portray for the cameras.

I've always heard that Steve Harvey is an a-hole.

Who else?

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The YT Girl From MTV Isn't Important

...In this pic,

but I would CUT someone for those Louboutin's!


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I couldn't get two feet anywhere in them, but damn!



Confession: I don't have big feet, but they are a bit wide, so shoe shopping can be a bit daunting. With that fact, I sometimes buy shoes I can't fit/wear just to have them in my closet. I don't do it all the time and I don't spend money I don't have, but something in my mind tells me that if I keep them around...one day I'll be struttin with the big dogs.

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Upgrade/Downgrade?: s'ecnoyeB Hairs

Sticky and Startled?

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Roots and Rough Edges?


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You already know what I think. You be the judge.





And while we're on it, what does the scalp rub mean in eeB Land?



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Is that her "Stranger danger!" signal?

A sign of solidarity to all her fellow sisters in the follicular struggle?

A sign that Tina needs to stop buying Equate and spring the extra change for Head & Shoulders?


Inquiring minds need to know.





Speaking of hair...


I am not going to talk about the subject of these photos because we know that's going to end badly, but ain't Monica's hair fly as fvck?


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I Needed This Laugh



Iraqi reporter throws shoes at President Bush while shouting, "It is the farewell kiss, you dog!"


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Look at the bastard's "Ha! You missed me!" face.

I want to buy that reporter a drink.

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Party and Bullsh*t

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She needs a bra for all three of those tittays.



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This is why you don't buy contact lenses from the same place you buy your brown gel.



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Nice tatt. I'm gonna go further and pray that you're not wearing a beeper and that that hair dye stain on your forehead ain't permanent.



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Now we all know that there is a lot going on in this pic, but where is the heel of her shoe?



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Gunt game proper.

And who is now in the mood for undercooked Vienna sausages?



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Sadly the white socks n boots look isn't the worst thing in this picture.



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Was ol girl on the left making candles out in the parking lot for change?



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And all that weave couldn't take care of that nekkid patch?



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I don't know what the hell that is, but I hope somebody steps on it before it goes under the couch.

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