Afternoon Meme: Chelsea Handler Helps Straight People Come Out, Beefcake In Advertising, plus That Other Evans Brother Gets Work

Here are a couple of pictures that claim to be from the initial taping of Skins USA. Take this with a grain of salt though because we haven’t verified it, plus they look more like they’re playing dress up as the original cast than anything else. And I think I’m disappointed in the new Maxxie, who is no Mitch Hewer.

Joe.My.God has the video from Second City of the sequel to Sassy Gay Friend. This time he takes on Romeo & Juliet.

BYU Management Society has announced they’re giving an award to anti-gay NOM board member Orson Scott Card at their annual gala. While not surprising, it still inspires me to have a book burning.

Here is some happy news that Scott Evan’s older brother finally got an acting job. Chris Evans will star in the R-rated comedy What’s Your Number with Anna Faris. Chris plays a womanizer, so let’s hope he’s naked in bed a LOT.

The New York Times calls the bluff on ChatRoulette being the latest in social networking. Since you can’t create links to anyone through the system beyond the immediate chat, where is the network part?

I’m still unsure why New York City needed a branded condom, but they’ve been voting on the wrapper (which seems less important than the contents) for a month, and we have a winner. Does it turn you on?

One of the planks of Britain’s Labour party in the upcoming elections is going to be outlawing adverts for prostitution in print publications. There goes the last bit of advertising revenue holding up old media.

Good news!  79% of adults globally believe that Internet access is a “fundamental human right” on par with equal protection under the law. Other fun facts? Internet users in Ghana and Nigeria are most concerned about fraud on the Internet. Okay, stop snickering.

The White House has announced the official souvenir for the White House Easter Egg Roll, and it’s a set of environmentally friendly wooden Easter eggs bearing the signature of the President and First Lady. Since they come in rainbow colors, I’m expecting the right to denounce this any second now as indoctrination into the homosexual lifestyle.

The Spurf™ over at Entertainment Weekly has the first picture of David Anders on the set of The Vampire Diaries, and for those of you who were worried, he does keep his blond hair. For those of us worried it would make him stand out like a sore thumb, well, keep worrying.

Rush Limbaugh has vowed to leave the country for Costa Rica if the health care bill passes and gets implemented over the next five years or so. That will drop the obesity rate for the United States dramatically, and reduce premiums for all of us.

Lady GaGa has been releasing more and more stills from her upcoming "Telephone" music video that's set to premiere at 11:30pm Thursday on E! I remember when these things happened on MTV.

I don't know if cans as rollers is fabulous or ghetto?

Because monkeys make everything better.

Let's spend some time in the world of advertising today, shall we? Not much of this is domestic stuff, so it's more amusing that what we're used to in the States.

The HBO series Hung continues the outdoor advertising campaign in Australia and New Zealand. While not quite as jaw dropping as the bulging briefs billboard last month, this one is no less suggestive.

Is it a yard sign? What's the stake for?

A Brazilian gym wants you to see your body in high-def.

Believe it or not, this Australian ad isn't for a gym, but for frozen fish.

And finally this ad for a plastic surgeon in Israel is just a little silly.

You might have heard, Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade for $100 million for one of their Super Bowl ads where the male baby is getting grief from his "girlfriend" for having the milkaholic Lindsay over. Lindsay claims she's famous enough to be known by just her first name, like Cher or Madonna, so they're mocking her. I'd mock her here, but I can't afford the lawyers. Here's the commercial in question from Hulu's Adzone.

I used to live in San Diego, and there is nothing the news media there loves more than a high speed freeway chase. So when the accelerator on a Toyota Prius got stuck, I'm betting they scrambled every news chopper and called in satellite support from NORAD. This has scandal all over it, and I bet it preempts programming for days. They're missing the big story though - a freaking Toyota Prius managed to get to 94 mph!

Chelsea Handler continues to prove what a classy lady she is. Evidently she loves playing email pranks on her staff, and one of her favorites is to use email to come out to a staff member's parents on their behalf, even if they're not gay. Charming lady.

On a happier note, marriage equality has come to the nation's capital, and MSNBC takes us to the ceremonies and the homes of the happy couple, including Bilerico Project contributor Terrance Heath. Congratulations to all the happy, married couples!