The Very Smart Takeover

Posted on 5 July, 2011 by The Champ

I spent the entire 4th of July grilling and mixing drinks for a crew of Mexican plankers and n*gger scientists, so I wasn’t able to write last night. And by “I spent the entire 4th of July grilling and mixing drinks for a crew of Mexican plankers and n*gger scientists” I mean “I was drunk between 2:30 pm and (approximately) now.”

But, although we don’t have anything new for VSB today, Panama and I have been quite busy expanding our writing horizons, and I thought I’d take some time today to share a few of the moves we’ve made to help make this VSB takeover complete.

First, I wanted to let you all know that I’ll be writing for The Good Men Project on a semi-regular basis. My first article there, “Eligible, Black, Male, and Hopelessly Single” — which shed light on the fact that there are actually “eligible” black men out there who genuinely want to be in a relationship (with a black woman!) but have trouble finding the right match — was their most popular article last week and was picked up by several publications, including NPR News and Clutch Magazine.

Panama has a new gig at The Stir, where he’s blogging about being a single dad, being black, dating, actually knowing his daughter’s favorite color, and being a black single dad who’s currently dating and actually knows his daughter’s favorite color. It’s not a game with Panama and the blogging about being a single black male father (who’s not in prison) game.

A new edition of my “Ask A Very Smart Brotha” advice column at Madame Noire posts every Wednesday, and is guaranteed to provide insight, humor, ratchetness, anger, and conspiracy theory (and those are just the comments)

Panama is still holding it down at GuySpeak, a place where (I’ve heard) he’s much, much nicer than he is at VSB. Show the BFF some love.

Also, I’ve been named head editor of The Hill Review, a new literary magazine that’s set to launch in September. Founded and funded by The August Wilson Center, it will offer long-form essays, articles, critiques, fiction, excerpts, and even editorial cartoons. Basically, think The New Yorker with a focus on all things African-American culture. You’ll be hearing more about this in the coming weeks. And yes, we’re unofficially accepting submissions right now. (Btw, I have no idea what “unofficially accepting submissions” even means.)

Lastly, I know we’ve done this a trillion times before, but each of us — Panama, Liz, and I — greatly appreciate all of the support you all have given us. Yes, we’ve put in a ton of work ourselves, but the success we’ve had and the doors this success has opened is largely due to VSB nation, and we’re forever indebted to you all and shit.

Thank you.

Anyway, people of VSB.com, does anyone have any announcements to make? Any crazy 4th of July stories? Any planking pictures?

We’re all fam here and shit. Don’t be scared to share.

***1:25 am edit. Liz has a ton of awesomeness going on too, but she’s a bit less comfortable sharing in this space. Plus, she prefers to remain stealth. Easier for her to steal shit that way, I guess. Follow her at @calinative for the full Liz 411.***

—The Champ

http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones

im so proud of you and PeeJ!!!!!!! yall are doing big things and im so happy to see you all doing well and expanding your talents for more of the world ~~besides just n*gger scientists~~ to see!!!!!

xoxox i pray for your continued successes, fellas. KUDOS!!!!

p.s. im so glad you cleared up that “spending all day grilling” statement. because if i remember correctly, Ambs was the one holding it down after you basically gave up to be a lazy ninja with the other lazy ninjas (including That Damn African aka Ethiopian Boy)
- http://iamyourpeople.com I Am Your People
  
  Is that you planking on Champ’s car, Gemmie?
  - http://www.styleillusions.com WIP
    
    I love that she looks overdressed.
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    yes! lol
- http://thatdamnafrican.wordpress.com/ That Damn African
  
  Any time is a good time for Gem to slander my name.
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    its not slander. its fact. *shrug*
- http://pinchmycheekie.wordpress.com Cheekie
  
  Since I’m a black (thus lazy), I’m just gonna echo Gem’s sentiments! LOL So much love for ya’ll!
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    Since I’m a black (thus lazy)
    
    lmao i hate you
- http://twitter.com/NewYork2VA NY2VA
  
  This planking pic is EVERYTHING!
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    thanks goon!
- keisha brown
  
  +1 on gem jones (who?) said about the vsb takeover and successes and sh*t
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    gem jones (who?)
    
    LOL! love it
- http://www.becauseimwrite.com muze
  
  this planking pic is awesome.
  
  skirt and all. very goon. lmbooo
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks muze
    
    goonin in a dress aint easy i tell ya!
- http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
  
  “Ambs was the one holding it down after you basically gave up to be a lazy ninja with the other lazy ninjas (including That Damn African aka Ethiopian Boy)”
  
  hold down deez
- http://www.nicknotnikki.com NicknotNikki
  
  you SEE how he wanna ask for plankin pics now Gem!?!?
  I’m still gettin my collage on deck tho…
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    LOL!! yep, you started it. i think you need to get on the ball with this
- http://twitter.com/SmartFoxGirl SmartFoxGirl
  
  That pic is awesomeness Gemmie. LOL
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    thanks doll
http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente

Please stop with the planking?
- http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
  
  Oops i misunderstood your blog title..i thought you meant “Very SMART brothas.com” …I didnt mean to interrupt your mcdeez and kool aid sessions…the comments after mine have just about solidified where the intelligence level is for this crowd. Please direct me to where intelligent black discussion is being held again?
  - http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
    
    “Please direct me to where intelligent black discussion is being held again?”
    
    i’m not exactly sure, but i think it’s currently being held somewhere underneath deez
    - http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
      
      Right. Case in point. I feel sorry for you so I’ll let you have your clever zing.
      - http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
        
        and by clever I mean juvenille
        
        http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
        
        I also think August Wilson would love that you called your latest venture The New York for “niggas”…accompanied by the planking..because that’s what his life work was about..making sure that we continue to project ourselves as NIGGAS… *Sarcasm*
        
        http://kineticculture.com NubianEmpress
        
        Actually August had no problem using the word…chill sunflower.
        
        http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        yeah man. August Wilson used the hell outta n*gga!!!!
        
        and he also penned: God is one bad muthafcka!
        
        http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
        
        All the works I remember of August Wilson and hearing his thoughts, I don’t recall him looking him to promote nigga-ism. Just as spike lee writes the word nigga in his scripts, his higher meaning of his work is still not to promote the nigga legacy of black folks…but I think its very healthy that we continue to defend the n-word and slave mentality when as creative beings there are so many other ways we can define ourselves. But hey you like being a nigger go for it!
        
        http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        sooooooo its ok to use the word “n*gga” to simply refer to “black ppl” in Wilson and Lee’s work but not at VSB? oh ok. thanks for clearing that up.
        
        http://twitter.com/itztrizz617 herbetteroption
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFgXF0a_Yw4&feature=related
    - keisha brown
      
      i’ll take underneath deez on a fitted tee please and thanks.
      - miss t-lee
        
        *snickers*
        I’m gonna print “underneath deez” on the back of some boyshorts.
        *thumbs up*
        
        keisha brown
        
        yay! matching boyshorts!
        
        http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        i want it on a bikini top. thanks.
        
        miss t-lee
        
        We all gotta put our best foot forward.
        
        http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        well, in this case, our best DEEZ forward hehe
  - http://biggerthomas.wordpress.com MadScientist7
    
    so every post has to be something stephen hawkings’ worthy to be considered a smart blog? no days off huh?
    - miss t-lee
      
      RIGHT?!
    - Kema
      
      Thinking the same thing…
  - http://www.testorshia.blogspot.com Tes
    
    Uhm…hi
    
    I think what you fail to realize Ms. Sun Blossom is that in addition to an “intelligence blog” this is a humor blog as well. Now, in the world right now, there isn’t much to laugh about; we’ve got poverty, starving children in Africa, sex slaves and mail order brides in Asia, and the world is pretty much destroying itself on a regular basis now. So who does it really hurt if, for a day or two, we laugh about planking, kool-aid and deez? Who does it hurt if we laugh for awhile? Everything does not have to be rocket assembly, chemistry or quantum mechanics ~~although that would be super hot~~ to be deemed “intelligent” enough. Sometimes, all it takes is to change a person’s philosophic thought to be deemed intelligent. Also, sometimes a smile or laugh is the only thing holding some people on and for you to be so short-sighted about it says a lot about your emotional depth and understanding, or misunderstanding rather, about what this blog is about ~~and humor apparently~~ .
    - DQ
      
      We got sex slaves? Really? Show me where on Google Maps
    - keisha brown
      
      what she said.
    - http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
      
      I like jokes as much as the next guy…and I don’t the people who commented or who read this blog care about the issues going on right now…Why can’t we have a day off? ummmmm….no disrespect to the blog but everything about the posts are about relationships and why Black women don’t like hand holding. In all the complexities of being Black it all boils down to sex and relationship issues that it doesnt take a genius to figure out. The people who write are funny but isn’t there more to being black than our relationship dysfunction..and isn’t there more to humor than planks on deez? That stuff was corney in JHS let alone coming from the mouths of grown adults who believe that they are moderately intelligent. And what grown people would find humor in just laying around on things? I mean really?!? It’s like a stunted mindset. And why take it so personally because I think its stupid? You must feel a need to be guilty about it or else you wouldnt have responded at all. but to get so up in arms about it shows that you know its wrong but your microchips have to defend it. I don’t like to argue with black folks but if August Wilson likes ninja-dom….then hey that’s between yall and God..just please leave Malcom X and Marcus Garvey out of it…I’d rather wear them on a tee shirt.
      - http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
        
        * I don’t think the people who read this blog…
      - http://www.styleillusions.com WIP
        
        *now feels guilty about enjoyment of the toilet plank picture…
      - http://twitter.com/Phidelity15 Phidelity15
        
        So really though…who pissed in your holiday rum punch?!? I think even with Tes’s well thought out and simply put comment that its sad that you still don’t get it.
        
        We are ALL concerned about the world and its everyday going ons but if you let so much of that negativity invade our mind space everyday, all day with no reprieve…then we end up like you <—thats a joke..I think its funny, but thats just me.
        
        Like Tes said, its okay to laugh and joke and if you've perused the archives (please do so today as obviously this post here isn't to your liking) then you will see that they post and we discuss a myriad of topics, not just relationships.
        
        http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        i dont know why you and Tes are bothering to even respond to this person. clearly he/she is in THE WRONG PLACE if this is not the type of reading he/she appreciates. why is he/she even here?!?! there no need to even have a \_ because clearly the VSB seats arent worthy of such an A$S.
        
        so it all boils down to this: FOH. *shrug*
        
        http://twitter.com/SmartFoxGirl SmartFoxGirl
        
        Exactly. I was gonna type up some ultra ratchet goon response but then said F’it. Different strokes for different folks.
        
        http://twitter.com/Phidelity15 Phidelity15
        
        I was feeling like writing something. I had nothing better to do at that very moment but reall and truly I could give two sh!ts
        
        keisha brown
        
        there is an olympic bird nest stadium in china. with a plentiful amount of seats.
        that is all.
      - http://www.wildcougarconfessions.com Wild Cougar
        
        I think the too smart for silliness folks are the real ones setting us back as a race. Why? Because you value white opinion so highly that you are scared some ninja is going to act like a stereotype and “they” will think were all like that. As if what they think matters more than people feeling free to be silly sometimes. It’s called initialized slavery. It’s not that serious because they are not that relevant.
        
        http://www.wildcougarconfessions.com Wild Cougar
        
        Internalized. Damn phone.
      - http://verysmartbrothas.com Panama Jackson
        
        now pumpkin, you know that when you say no disrespect, you intend to be disrespectful.
        
        funny sh*t is that you walked into this house throwing stones but instead of making us look dumb you just made yourself look like an ass. read more. read better. we don’t only write about relationships. we’ve done it a lot. but we also write about other sh*t specifically as it relates to the black experience. just cuz you dont know it exists doesnt mean that it doesnt.
        
        and how are you going to tell folks not to take anything personally whe you walk into the building throwing shade and judging people outright, even questioning the intelligence of the crowd. sorry tootz, but you might as well suck that sh*t up.
        
        and since we’re making requests, i’m gonna ask that you dont rock a malcolm shirt since you clearly don’t understand sh*t else but your worldview. malcolm became enlighted. try it.
        
        you can have marcus though. that n*gga was a n*gga, thru and thru.
        
        keisha brown
        
        *drops mic on pj’s behalf
      - miss t-lee
        
        What in the entire hell?
      - http://www.testorshia.blogspot.com Tes
        
        I’m not taking what you say personally ma’am; I take issue with how you chose to voice your discontent. There are ways women, and adults as a whole, approach things when they disagree and the way you did it is not how it’s done, at least not by people with class and higher intelligence.
        
        To assume, for whatever reason, that people here don’t think of real world issues on a daily basis is to assume that we aren’t active in day-to-day living in which we are bombarded with truisms of life such as the things I’ve listed, which is, once again, short-sighted. To assume you are the only one on this blog concerned with worldly issues and things of higher intelligence, whatever you deem those to be, is arrogant and erring on the side of delusions of grandieur.
        
        Lastly, to say you don’t like to argue with black folks while on a black blog which many of us are invested in personally enough to go to the functions, host the events and wear the t-shirts and saying something negative is, once again, short-sighted. Are you seeing a pattern here?
        
        “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” – Henry Ward Beecher
        
        http://sunblossomkente.blogspot.com sun blossom kente
        
        awwww….I love you all just the same. <3
        
        http://www.testorshia.blogspot.com Tes
        
        <3
- Mel – The Bone Collector
  
  *super confused face* *looks around*
  
  The hell happened here??
  - http://pinchmycheekie.wordpress.com Cheekie
    
    Debbie Downer Deez?
    - http://www.styleillusions.com WIP
      
      Pretty much, Triple-D
  - http://www.twitter.com/IntnseRndmnss Alana
    
    Pretty confused with ya!
  - DQ
    
    Sun flower is right, it’s gone too far…
    
    http://www.theplankinggame.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/woman-toilet-planking.jpg
    
    …only except it makes me laugh too much for it to ever stop
    - http://twitter.com/SmartFoxGirl SmartFoxGirl
      
      Lawd. That’s all kinds of wrong.
    - http://www.styleillusions.com WIP
      
      Thank you for this
    - LSQ
      
      da dang!
      I think I can used to this “plancking” thing the young-uns are all into these days.
    - http://www.pinchmycheekie.wordpress.com Cheekie
      
      I fell out laughing so hard at that, I’m pretty sure gravity actually shoved me.
    - DQ
      
      I just wanna know how this one ended
      
      http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/13717/wm/pd2524033.jpg
    - tezzybaby
      
      I will be stealing this, thanks!!
http://www.greenafrodiva.com Green Afro Diva

I’m a lil nerved that a 4 year old child and someone else was stabbed literally a few feet from me down at the Inner harbor for fireworks. That will be my first and last time ever watching them in Baltimore..

I saw someone planking on a grocery cart a few days ago while someone else filmed it. I stood, in awe..

My daughter is turning 4 in a couple of weeks at exactly 4:10 am on the 19th. My how time flies
- http://www.greenafrodiva.com Green Afro Diva
  
  Oh, and congrats 2 u guys a lot! I will definitely be reading you other columns and blogs. Much love and luck to you guys and your success
- http://www.yourchildsmother.blogspot.com KMN
  
  Happy birthday little GAD!
  I’m sorry to hear about the baby and others that got stabbed last night…there is such disrespect for human life…makes me wanna holla
  
  KMN
- http://ddoldron@gmail.com KneeCee
  
  Happy Birthday, Baby girl GAD!
  
  Unfortunately, it’s not a fireworks thing but a Bmore thing. I’ve been here a looooong time & it never fails, regardless of location, event and most neighborhoods…something’s GOING to happen. It’s so sad.
  - http://ddoldron@gmail.com KneeCee
    
    Oh, congratulations to the VSB conglomerate!! I just found you guys a few weeks ago (I know, I know…but I’m here now) & I love it! Can’t wait to read more.
- Rog
  
  Never………Ever…………..Ever go down the Harbor on a major holiday, nothing but high-school kids and a whole lot of trouble. You must not be from the area because by the time we’re out of high school most natives learned their lesson lol
  - http://www.greenafrodiva.com Green Afro Diva
    
    nope, I’m from DC originally but have lived all over the country. It’s bad there too, but at least we keep our crazies in check
- http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
  
  I’m a lil nerved that a 4 year old child and someone else was stabbed literally a few feet from me down at the Inner harbor for fireworks.
  
  are you referring to the national harbor?
  
  http://www.nationalharbor.com/consumer/home.htm
  
  If so, that depresses me and sh*t
  - http://ddoldron@gmail.com KneeCee
    
    No, the harbor in Downtown Baltimore.
  - Miss Rayn
    
    Inner Harbor = Baltimore
    
    National Harbor = Oxon Hill
    - http://kineticculture.com NubianEmpress
      
      He don’t know no better yall…
    - http://verysmartbrothas.com Panama Jackson
      
      also known as two places to avoid pretty much at all costs anyway.
naturalista88

Just wanna congratulate you guys (and gal) on all of your success. Definitely proud of y’all and I’ll be praying for your continued success and progress
- http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
  
  thanks and sh*t
h3avensent08

i was really hoping that you guys would avoid making a post relating to “planking”… but it was a funny post..
- h3avensent08
  
  can this comment & my original be deleted i clicked on the wrong post & got my thoughts mixed up. today has not been my day
  - http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
    
    “can this comment & my original be deleted i clicked on the wrong post & got my thoughts mixed up”
    
    no
http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones

OH! i do have an announcement!!!!!!

im awesome.

that is all.

ok, no its not. my bday is on thursday July 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *plankz on deez hoez*
- CurlyTop
  
  New dance craze hits ghetto’s everywhere “Plank On Deez Hoez” by Gucci Mane ft. Souljah Boy!
  
  Hope it doesn’t happen, tho.
  - http://www.shay-d-lady.com shay-d-lady
    
    New dance craze hits ghetto’s everywhere “Plank On Deez Hoez” by Gucci Mane ft. Souljah Boy!
    
    This would be awesome. and it would probably be less stress on the knee’s than the “no hands” joint. lol
    - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
      
      it would probably be less stress on the knee’s than the “no hands” joint
      
      dead
  - keisha brown
    
    *waits for the song to drop.
    y’all know its coming…
    - http://uphereoncloud9.com/ Wu Young, Agent of M.E.
      
      @KB
      Sssssooooo I was watching the NFL Network’s clusterf**k of their 100 greatest players of 2 ought 11/Reaction Show Sunday night and I glanced at the bottom of the screen at the social network scroll and see your twitter handle a few times. The Internets has truly made the world smaller.
      - http://twitter.com/NewYork2VA NY2VA
        
        Yeah, Wu. No saw it too. I was all excited and ish. My husband was like, “but do you know her in real life, doe.” I got salty and was like, “Shut up nucka.”
        
        http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        wait–twitter’s not real life???
        
        this cant be life!!! *wall slides*
        
        DQ
        
        So then… you really aren’t a goon.
        
        http://twitter.com/Phidelity15 Phidelity15
        
        LMAO Why he hatin doe?!?
      - keisha brown
        
        @Wu Young,
        I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?!?!!
        i was at my sis’ house and she screamed. i had no idea why until she said – that’s you! We had to rewind, pause (so that i could twitpic) it.
        
        That was a great moment in the life of Keisha Brown.
        
        @NY2VA
        LMAO!!! why he gotta throw salt at ya!! tell him it still counts!!! LMAO.
        
        http://uphereoncloud9.com/ Wu Young, Agent of M.E.
        
        I would have tweeted something about it but I was at my parent’s quaint, swampy home and Sprint doesn’t Sprint there… at all. Their two-way radio or telegraph doesn’t have a twitter app ssooo here we are.
        
        keisha brown
        
        awww at the quaint and swampy home.
        LMAO.
        thanks for the recognition – my mentions were fun in that hour.
        oddly enough, my dude trizz (also a vsb) was mentioned 1st and i was amped, then my name popped up right behind him!
        
        http://twitter.com/itztrizz617 herbetteroption
        
        <–Trizz
        
        http://twitter.com/itztrizz617 herbetteroption
        
        well ^ trizz
        
        http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        YOU’RE FAMOUS!!! like me!!!! *confetti* YAY KB!!!
        
        keisha brown
        
        thank ya thank ya
        *puts stunna shades on
  - http://www.testorshia.blogspot.com Tes
    
    I think that would be the stiffest dance we’ve had in awhile…
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    New dance craze hits ghetto’s everywhere “Plank On Deez Hoez” by Gucci Mane ft. Souljah Boy!
    
    LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and them ninjas better credit me for the idea!!!
- Hawaii
  
  Whaaa?! Oh my goodness! We share a birthday! I always knew you were awesome but now you’re like, totally awesome
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    yayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! *bday twin hugs*
    
    have anything fun planned?
    - Hawaii
      
      Aww *bday twin hugs*. I’m going to Maui for 4 days. This will be my first time actually setting foot on another Hawaiian island so I’m pretty amped about this trip. Do you have any plans, Gem?
      - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
        
        ooooh maui! sounds fun!
        
        i dont have anything planned at the moment.
- http://www.shay-d-lady.com shay-d-lady
  
  Happy Early B-day Gem!!
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    thanks shay!!!
- http://pinchmycheekie.wordpress.com Cheekie
  
  LMAO!!! It’s TRUE! *falls out laughing*
  
  *daps Gem of the Planking*
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    LOL @ Gem of the Planking
- http://twitter.com/SmartFoxGirl SmartFoxGirl
  
  Grabs a few hunnid dollaz from the safe. How you finna celebrate my goon? I stay ready so I aint gots to get ready.
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    the possibilities are endless
- legitimate_soul
  
  Happy Early Birthday!
legitimate_soul

Wonderful news of you all doing great things! Continued success to the 3 of you!
- http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
  
  thank you and sh*t
miss t-lee

It’s Tuesday, and we’re still in the #Cancer era. Get into it. We fcukin’ rock! that is all. Carry on.
- Hawaii
  
  #cancerseason in effect! We running the world!!!
  - miss t-lee
    
    YAASSSS!!!
- http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
  
  just can’t get behind a sign named after a disease.
  - miss t-lee
    
    BOOOO!!!!
  - http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
    
    LOL it isnt named after a disease silly rabbit
- http://thatswhatgemsaid.wordpress.com Gem Jones
  
  It’s Tuesday, and we’re still in the #Cancer era. Get into it. We fcukin’ rock!
  
  hell muhfuggin yeah!!!!
  - miss t-lee
    
    yes indeedy!!!!
- http://verysmartbrothas.com Panama Jackson
  
  i dont know how many times i have to do this on Twitter, but the only two signs that sound dope with “season” after are Gemini and Scorpio
  
  Cancer Season sounds like the months of January-December at an old folks home where they allow smoking on the premises.
  - Hawaii
    
    Lmao! Sad to say but you’re kinda right. I paused after typing ‘#cancerseason’
  - miss t-lee
    
    I’m not even tryna hear you right now PJack…LOL
Cris Until I Find a Clever Name

Congrats to you and PJ on getting more shine and spreading VSB throughout the Universe! May the Takeover continue!
- http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
  
  thanks, and way to make it sound like VSB was an STD
  - http://twitter.com/itztrizz617 herbetteroption
    
    THIS!
  - DQ
    
    It kinda spreads the same way *hunches shoulders*
    
    I’m just saying… another poster gave it to me, and I gave it to another poster (who still ain’t posted yet – btw get your a$$ in gear – yes I’m talking to you). I know at least 3 people who got the VSB from this one poster.
    - keisha brown
      
      “i got/caught the VSB”
      
      yep. i want that on a tshirt too.
      black would be nice.
  - http://twitter.com/fixedwater fixedwater
    
    Dead
  - Cris Until I Find a Clever Name
    
    hey..I aim to please!
Imperfect

Congratulations to you both (all?? No news from Liz??)!!
I didn’t know guys used the term “BFF”…
- http://verysmartbrothas.com The Champ
  
  Girl’s BFF is Panama’s handle at GuySpeak, which is either 123% gay, 123% genius, or both
  - http://twitter.com/SmartFoxGirl SmartFoxGirl
    
    I say both
- http://verysmartbrothas.com Panama Jackson
  
  it wasn’t my choice. trust me.