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June 12, 2009 7:00 AM PDT

The 404 Throwback: Episode 241, 12/8/08

by Jeff Bakalar

A very special 404 throwback episode!

Assault with a deadly burger, bar bathroom toiletries, perfect strokes, black balls and boba straws, and Asian gangstas are just a few of the topics brought up by today's guest, Mr. Brian Tong from CNET TV! He usually keeps it clean on his show, the Apple Byte, but The 404 is all about letting loose, and trust us--he does. This might be the most perverted, nasty, NSFW, and all around hilarious show EVAR- OMGBBQ!

I don't even know where to begin. Brian Tong, star of CNET TV's The Apple Byte joins us today for what be our dirtiest show ever. We run the gamut of perversion, from assault with a deadly burger to almost 10 minutes of jokes about Logitech's PerfectStroke system. Tangents are the name of the 404 game, so we also take a few moments to explain to Jeff about the mythical Asian dessert known as Boba and run through the verbal insanity that is Urban Dictionary. You also have to tune in to hear us give a detailed (and metaphorical) rundown of a certain GIF that I found online. Won't definitely won't show you it, but we use enough euphemisms so that you get a pretty good idea. How many times do I have to say this? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW!!!


EPISODE 241



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Before covering games and gear for CNET Reviews, Jeff Bakalar dabbled in film and video production. An avid writer, reader, and gamer, Jeff is also an obsessive New Jersey Devils hockey fan. Catch him live every day as the co-host of CNET's infamous podcast, The 404.
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by demonjrules June 12, 2009 10:01 AM PDT
Attention all 404 fans. Check out the creation of "Verbose Asian Guy" and "Subject to you."
Take a trip down memory lane. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZMrDOsCHfg
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by niko_osokin June 12, 2009 12:38 PM PDT
I was on 4chan last night, and I saw what Justin was talking about all those weeks ago.

That's tasteless Justin.
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by ddawg82 June 12, 2009 4:02 PM PDT
classic episode. did jeff ever end up trying out bubble tea (boba)?

boba's more of a west coast term (we call it bubble tea/tapioca in the east coast), but it comes from the chinese word ??, which is slang in taiwan for a pair of large... (justin, fill in the blank!)

great episode though. u guys need to bring brian back again!
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by June 14, 2009 8:32 AM PDT
I truly, truly miss "the old days" when the 404 would be a no-limits kind of show. I understand the need to dial it back a bit? this episode being a good example of why ?but I really hope you bring some of it back. Today's shows are a bit too PG-13.

Ah, it was nice today, bursting uncontrollably out in laughter in public again.
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