Saturday, August 17, 2013

Let's Do The News! (August 17, 2013)

James: And now, the news and hey, just a word of the mouth from everyone in America, how was the Phineas and Ferb crossover episode with Marvel's The Avengers and Spider-Man?

Jeremy: Well, I love it. Seems epic but hey, it's good old "Phineas and Ferb" fun especially with added Marvel-ness on that special. Kinda love Perry the Platypus dressed as a superhero, though.

James: What about you Richard?

Richard: Huh? Uh...no. I didn't watched it.

(audience laughing)

James: Where were you?

Richard: I was in a busy schedule right now, covering up stuff so....I didn't watched it.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Okay, enough about that now, you know the whole pork barrel scandal going on around the Philippines? Anyway, it's all news about someone named Janet Lim Napoles, who was behind the whole pork barrell scandal that costs the whole Philippine government billions of pesos. Now, what interests me is about the cars which she and her brother had and if it happen if they see one of the cars that Janet Lim Napoles owns, they'll just contact the NBI hotline any time. Okay, the cars Napoles had...

James: What are they?

Jeremy: Let's see...There's a BMW with a license plate of BMW 35, a white Porsche Cayenne with a license plate of CYN 78, a grey Chevy Tahoe with a plate number of ZAG 827, a pearl-colored Isuzu with a plate number of XPK 562, a Mitsubishi pickup truck with a plate number of ZJB 235, a red Ford E150 with a plate number of JLN 128, a white Ford E150 with a plate number of JLN 18, a blue Honda Civic with a plate number of ZDX 319, a CR-V with a plate number NSO 245, an Isuzu with a plate number of PQU 993, a Mitsubishi L300 with a plate number of XDC 963...man, that's a lot! Can't believe that Napoles is a car enthusiast!

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: How come she has the money to buy some cars?

James: Probably because of the pork barrel money she stole from the government.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Well, theoretically yes. Could be. She could be using the cash she stole from the government. Worse than someone with benefits.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Anyway, you know SPEED Channel? It's the TV channel dedicated for all things motorsports especially NASCAR, which is the thing I sometimes dislike the most.

(audience laughing)

Richard: Well, I love NASCAR a lot because of its roots, its simple redneck motorsport fun, and the fan service it deserves.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Anyway, it's a shame that by tomorrow, SPEED channel is no more and to be replaced with FOX Sports 1, which is essentially, another kind of sports channel just like ESPN. Awkward, isn't it?

James: Yeah, and what's gonna happen to the motorsport coverages SPEED TV has done for them?

Jeremy: Says here that FOX Sports signed a 3-year contract with the MotoGP World Championship and that's not all, despite the new transition, they will be also covering up Monster Energy Supercross, ARCA Racing Series, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Lucas Oil Motocross, Rolex Sports Car Series. Oh! The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions also had FOX Sports covered. Don't worry about that.

James: What about the Nurburgring 24HR or the Formula One or Le Mans or WRC or whatever?

Jeremy: That, we don't know...

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Probably some other networks are doing their thing.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Anyway, Microsoft. They announced that instead of Microsoft Points, transactions on XBOX will soon take place using your local currency and you know what that means?

James: Let me guess, Microsoft's trying to be competitive against Sony and Nintendo?

Jeremy: Possibly but says here that after the next XBOX 360 update when they next choose to initiate a purchase or redeem a Points card or code with your Microsoft account, Microsoft will put into their account an amount of currency equal to or greater than the marketplace value of their Microsoft Points. Which means, Microsoft Points will be retired, and they’ll immediately be able to use their new funds, in addition to other current payment methods available in their region, to purchase content from your favorite Xbox stores – or the Windows Phone Store on Windows Phone 8.

Richard: I think that's more convenient because look around us. We've been spending cash on MSP for goodies but now with MSP gone, real money is used instead! Seems Microsoft's trying to be more...customer friendly, I think?

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: I don't think "customer friendly" is best used for this. Oh! BMW showcased their replacement to the M3 Coupe at Pebble Beach. Here it is...

2013 BMW M4 Concept

Jeremy: Not much info at the moment but this is the concept version of what will their high-performance version of the 4-Series would be and yes...I have a clue; it's named after one of the worst motorways in Britain.

James: Oh wait...is it the M4?

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Like a cat in a tin-foiled roof, yes. I mean look at that color, it feels like BMW's made a Brainiac out of it!

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: And you know what a Brainiac loves to do best?

Richard: Uh...blowing stuff up?

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Yeah. You're right Richard. Since you were involved here, I'd suggest that when a production model comes, you do the rest if it's Brainiac-colored.

(audience laughing)

Richard: Oh and Cadillac showcased a concept car at Pebble Beach also. Here it is...

2013 Cadillac Elmiraj Concept

(ooohh)

Richard: It's called the Elmiraj and it's powered by a twin-turbo V8 engine which churns over 500bhp of power and I think it looks stunning to look at. What bothers me that this concept car showcased a new logo for Cadillac. See anything missing?

James: Probably the laurels are missing from the Cadillac logo. Do you think that this concept car signalized the new logo for Cadillac?

Richard: Well, frankly yes. And since there's going to be an announcement about the next-generation Escalade, I might think that this could be the first production car to wear the new logo as seen on the Elmiraj Concept.

James: Oh yeah! That reminds me. It's the BMO app. It's now been updated. Anyone heard? I bet everyone heard about it and for Version 2.1, I heard that Marceline was added on the soundboard, ringtones are added, and that's it.

(huh?)

Richard: That's it?

James: Oh! Wait! There are available add-ons for the BMO App! Each add-on costs about $0.99 by the way.

Jeremy: So...what are the add-ons?

James: First, there was the GAMES add-on which adds Kompy's Castle and our favorite...CONVERSATION PARADE.

Jeremy: Conversation Parade?

Richard: Oh wait! That's the one that goes...(ahem) ♫What do you think about the stars in the sky?

James: It's okay, I guess.

Richard: ♫That is an interesting response.♫ See?

(audience laughing, then cheers and applause)

James: That's not all. There's the MUSIC add-on where you can make some music out of BMO's inner circuits, and there's the WALLPAPER add-ons in which it features pre-loaded wallpapers for keeps. Let's remember that each add-on pack costs $0.99.

Jeremy: Yeah. Don't forget that and...that's the end of the news!

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