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  1. 03-27-2007, 10:03 AM #1
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    Year of the Ninja?

    We're only three months into 2007 and there's been a lot of ninja buzz lately.

    Last week there was T M N T.

    'Ask a Ninja,' OK Go win YouTube Video Awards
    Seven honorees announced for video-sharing site's inaugural awards
    By Jake Coyle
    The Associated Press
    Originally published March 26, 2007, 12:55 PM EDT
    NEW YORK // The video series "Ask a Ninja" and OK Go's treadmill-choreographed music video are among the winners in the first YouTube Video Awards.

    The video-sharing site announced the seven winners from its inaugural awards today, a week after the nominees were put forth for voting. Each category included 10 nominated videos, which users could rank in order of their liking.

    "These individuals put the first stitches in the fabric of the YouTube community," said Jamie Byrne, head of product marketing for YouTube. "Instead of seeing a way to share videos, they saw an opportunity for worldwide visibility and through their success have changed the landscape of how a 'star' is defined."

    The power pop band OK Go, perhaps the most professional of the mostly amateur nominees, won most creative video for their "Here It Goes Again" music video. "Ask a Ninja," the popular comedy created by Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, won for best series.

    "Ask a Ninja" triumphed over perhaps YouTube's biggest celebrity: Lonelygirl15. That bedroom production finished fourth, behind "Ask A Gay Man" and "Chad Vader."

    Terra Naomi won for best music video for her song "Say It's Possible," a one-shot clip of her playing acoustic guitar and singing. Naomi has parlayed her online success into a record deal with Island Records, and will release her debut album this summer.

    Best commentary was one of the most hotly contested categories, as it pitted several of YouTube's most high-profile personalities against one another. A vlogger known as "The Winekone" won over Peter Oakley ("Geriatric1927") and Paul Robinett ("Renetto").

    A video calling for a "Free Hugs Campaign" won for most inspirational video. Australian Juan Mann's video set off an online wildfire of similar "Free Hugs" campaigns.

    Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, also known as Smosh, won for best comedy video. Dony Permedi's animated video "Kiwi!" -- which began as a master's thesis on animation, won for most adorable video.

    The winners and nominees are compiled in a gallery online. YouTube says it will later unveil what a YouTube Video Award will look like.

    Google-owned, San Bruno, Calif.-based YouTube Inc. was founded in February 2005. Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. recently sued YouTube for $1 billion, claiming the site infringes on copyrights on a "huge scale." Several other media companies have reached agreements to supply YouTube with clips.

    According to comScore Media Metrix, YouTube attracted 133.5 million visitors worldwide in January.
    See the YouTube video awards.

    And coming soon.

    Looks like we better stock up on ninja gear....
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  2. 03-27-2007, 04:30 PM #2
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    I think you might be on to something Gene.

    Perhaps the ninja craze of the 80s is making a comeback.
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  3. 03-30-2007, 07:23 PM #3
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    can we get a ninja smiley?
    "George never did wake up. And, even all that talking didn't make death any easier...at least not for us. Maybe, in the end, all you can really hope for is that your last thought is a nice one...even if it's just about the taste of a nice cold beer."

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  4. 04-05-2007, 03:38 PM #4
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    how about a ninjette defeating a pirate wench?

    There should be more pix like these on the web.
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  5. 04-05-2007, 08:27 PM #5
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    Agreed.


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  6. 04-06-2007, 09:17 AM #6
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    Yes!, Ninja should beat the Pirates. Year of the Ninja though....wasn't that in, like, like, 1986 or somthing like that.
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    Police: Would-be ninja impaled by metal fence

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...a_impaled.html

    So which one of you did this?
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    one less pesky ninja to worry over
    To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
    -Patanjali Samadhi


    "Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom."
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    Never miss a good chance to shut up
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  9. 12-30-2009, 01:30 PM #9
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    Good one

    The expression on the arresting officer's face would have been cops worthy.
    Man arrested for kicking out squad car window
    By THE HERALD
    Wednesday, December 30, 2009 11:54 AM CST

    Lake Hallie Police said after Keith Wampole was arrested on a probation violation that he used his feet to kick out the rear passenger side door window of the squad car.

    The incident was reported about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a press release by the police department.

    Wampole, 18, was arrested for a probation warrant, underage drinking and criminal damage to property.

    He was handcuffed behind his back when he used his feet to kick out a rear side window, police said.

    “After Mr. Wampole kicked out the window, he told the officer that a ‘Ninja’ or maybe a ‘Bush had attacked the squad car.’ “ the press release said.
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  10. 12-30-2009, 01:31 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
    The expression on the arresting officer's face would have been cops worthy.
    lmao !!!!
    a NINJA BUSH !!!
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    Praise be my Lord my Rock,
    He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
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    Stay your hand, sanjuro_ronin

    I know what your thinking. Post a pic. I'm thinking that will just go the wrong direction.
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