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In White Sox lore there are more than a few colorful characters: the Black Sox; Bill Veeck; Dick Allen; Minnie Minoso, the "Winning Ugly" Sox;Poppy Hidalgo, the 31-year-old batboy. Nothing short of massive drinking will prepare you for this.

Chicago 2016 Olympic FAILGATE is starting to become a fleeting memory, which is why we're so glad we came upon this video before we fully move on to other things. If you're familiar with the various "Hitler bitches about..." Internet memes floating around the wasteland, then you already know some (all?) of the language is NSFW.

Remember those vitriolic, frightening days of fall 2008, when Sarah Palin was a contender for the #2 office in the executive branch and everybody (except your crazy, racist uncle, who was crushin' hard) made funny YouTubes and Photoshops about her? One of the most popular spoof jobs was the vlog series done by New York City comedienne Sara Benincasa, who captured the former Alaska governor's essence like no one else on the Internetovision. Since the election, Benincasa has been hard at work writing a book, doing a Cosmopolitan Radio show, and performing her one-woman show, AGORAFABULOUS! — the one-woman show she'll perform on Saturday, Sept. 19 (i.e., tomorrow) at Chicago's Playground Theater, 3209 N. Halsted; get tickets here. Recently we talked to Benincasa about her career, panic, and her show.

Sure, we've talked to Ald. Preckwinkle. And there are several other options of opponents the Toddler will have to face in his campaign to keep his position for Cook County Board President. And while we don't make a habit of officially endorsing political candidates here (save the Leftcagoist comments) we're finding it hard not to root for YouTube user icephoenix23, especially after watching this video declaring his candidacy. Watch the whole thing. Trust us.

It's a sad day, indeed. Not only did both Twitter and Facebook crash this morning creating a social media apocalypse, but now Chicago-based Internet video funny folks Everything Is Terrible - you've seen some of their videos pop up in our daily diversion posts - are feeling the Wrath of YouTube. According to a post on their site, it seems YouTube suspended their account and filtering through the comments reveals a link to this story which seems to indicate where the trouble started. Never ones to take things lying down, the EIT folks have already began transitioning clips to Vimeo so you can still enjoy.

Inherent Vice: Bootleg Histories of Videotape and Copyright is a new book examining the history of analog videotape, specifically VHS. Essentially introduced to consumers as a "blank format," its aesthetic properties and technological flexibility immediately placed it at the center of a legal maelstrom. At first movie studios and other copyright holders resisted VHS, but after U.S. courts reinterpreted copyright law to protect fair use by consumers they changed their tune and found ways to exploit the technology. This of course led to the VHS explosion of the 80's and 90's (by 1998 about 96.3% of all American households owned at least one VCR). Although VHS is now an "outdated" format (perhaps soon to be joined by DVD), it radically changed not only how audiences watched things but what they watched. For the first time viewers were able to easily manipulate content, via time shifting, and even create their own. In other words, at the risk of stating the obvious, VHS paved the way for TiVo and YouTube.

If you’ve never heard of the tim & micah project, you’re not alone. We’d never heard of them and neither have all these people. However, it’s the middle of the week and we’re looking for a laugh anywhere we can find one. And even though we missed the first installment, we're excited for sketch comedians Tim Soszko and Micah Philbrook's latest project: tim & micah project: SEQUEL.The show is presented in revue with The Second City Musical Improv House Ensemble, Infinite Sundaes, and if you can’t wait until Sunday to laugh, you can watch some of their hilarious sketches on YouTube.

Three Proviso East High School sophomores are the latest in a growing group of dumbass teens students lacking good judgment: they're in hot water over getting into a fight and posting it on YouTube. From the Sun-Times:

Cartoon for Chicagoist by Tim Daly

“I think we had email,” Natarus said. “The Haymarket Group handled all that stuff. Really, at the time, I was surprised we used television in an alderman’s race.”

Like moms joining Facebook, the following video shows how popular things on the internet can easily go bad. In an attempt to insert some humor into the launch of the U.S. House's official YouTube page, someone thought it'd be cute to...well, just watch. We kind of wish the entire video was just the kitties.

We're channeling the "Annoying Music Show" and Jim Nayder today, with a twofer.

If ever a person had a name that befitted his or her personality, she was Eartha Kitt, the original "sex kitten." The mixed-race daughter of South Carolina farmers passed away yesterday at the age of 81. In her passing, Ms. Kitt joins Charlie Chaplin and Jame Brown on the list of entertainers who died on Christmas Day.

As some across the interwebs anxiously await the Supreme Court's decision on whether or not to hear the controversial Obama birth certificate case (Zorn, we feel your pain), the President-Elect himself is more concerned with his actual job. In his weekly address, Obama outlined a plan that Politico is comparing to FDR's new deal. Check it all out for yourself below.

As Senator Barack Obama prepares to resign his senate seat tomorrow to focus on his transition to President full-time, he has taken to YouTube to issue his first radio address since being elected President. The address focuses on the economy, referencing the G-20 summit, discussing the current unemployment situation, and encouraging Congress to pass a down payment to stimulate the economy.

No, that's not a joke. Contrary to popular belief, we've been known to put a mass-produced beer to our lips from time to time. One thing we'll be able to tell our grandkids about last night is that we had a Pabst Blue Ribbon in our hand when ABC's Charlie Gibson called the election for President-elect Obama. (Wow! That sounds good.)

Eventually, the rebels become accepted by the Establishment. Even in culinary circles. Twenty-one years ago, the fixed price menus Charlie Trotter was offering from a converted home on Armitage made some longtime chefs regard the brash upstart as a "reckless fusionist."

Holy dodging bullets, Batman! This YouTube video shows where a bullet entered and exited a family’s room at the Hotel Blake on Dearborn. The video was apparently shot the day after the shootings after the July 3 fireworks display.

Today is the birthday of one Louis Terkel. Parroting Michael Sneed, "Studs" would be ageless and priceless. Actually, he's 96 today, but still priceless.

Chicagoist hasn't been out to the UC to see a Bulls games this year, but they apparently show this video on the scoreboard during halftime at some games:

Had he moved to New York to seek his fame and fortune, Oscar Brown, Jr. would have been a superstar. Instead, the wildly talented singer, songwriter, poet, playwright, and activist stayed in Bronzeville, married, raised a family, and charted his own course. Anyone who had the honor of speaking with the man, however brief, left with a renewed sense of hope.

There's a special shout-out at :44 to whoever stole my purse last night.

One of the more contentious races in Tuesday's election is at the Cook County Board of Review, where incumbent Joe Berrios is facing a stiff challenge in trial lawyer Jay Paul Deratany. For many homeowners throughout Cook County, the Board of Review is their best chance at finding relief from both the monster property tax increases proposed by Mayor Daley and the County Board and the skyrocketing assessments of County Assessor Jim Houlihan.

People sure seem grumpy today. Maybe you just need a cookie. A homemade treat based on the Girl Scout cookie Samoas. We have heard people argue that Thin Mints are the best Girl Scout cookie, but that is hilariously wrong. Samoas are the best.

Local filmmaker Steve Delahoyde and sketch comedy team Schadenfreude make a series of short films together called . The first one in that series is called "Boxes."

With all the bad news out of newsrooms recently--and new Tribune owner Sam Zell not making any friends this week (unlike a few weeks ago)--we got a kick out of this email he sent to Tribune employees today:

To complement the raccoon post, we did some digging (well, not much, but digging was involved) and found video of Homaru Cantu and company creating the twisted roadkill plating. It exemplifies why we love dining at moto.

ABC-7 hasn’t missed a beat in their 10 p.m. broadcast, despite a minivan crashing through their glass-front studio. Their Web site says the news team was startled, and police arrived on the scene shortly after. By the sports segment at 20 minutes past the hour, the crew was joking that it was chilly in the studio like a Bears game.