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Nintendo Seeks To Trademark Ice Cube Lyrics

This is automatically today's weirdest story, I don't care what else happens today.

CNN is reporting that Nintendo has filed a request with the Patent and Trademark office to protect the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong."

This also happens to be the first line in the Ice Cube track, "Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha." The request seems pretty well-timed to be used in ads supporting the upcoming release of Donkey Kong Country Returns, and at this point I'll only be satisfied if the song is used in the ads or if Cube appears in the advertising for the game. Anything less is a missed opportunity on the grandest scale!
  
  
While I'm making demands, Call of Duty: Black Ops players are now encouraged to force the following exchange whenever shooting another player. 

"You won, G!"

"Won what?"

"The wet T-shirt contest, motherfucker!"

*BLAT BLAT BLAT BLAT*

Please act accordingly (and feel free to occasionally shout "don't go to court in Torrance" while playing any Phoenix Wright game).
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CNN is reporting that Nintendo has filed a request with the Patent and Trademark office to protect the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong."

This also happens to be the first line in the Ice Cube track, "Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha." The request seems pretty well-timed to be used in ads supporting the upcoming release of Donkey Kong Country Returns, and at this point I'll only be satisfied if the song is used in the ads or if Cube appears in the advertising for the game. Anything less is a missed opportunity on the grandest scale!
  
  
While I'm making demands, Call of Duty: Black Ops players are now encouraged to force the following exchange whenever shooting another player. 

"You won, G!"

"Won what?"

"The wet T-shirt contest, motherfucker!"

*BLAT BLAT BLAT BLAT*

Please act accordingly (and feel free to occasionally shout "don't go to court in Torrance" while playing any Phoenix Wright game).
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lol wow this could be great

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Cool
 
edit - so close...

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what the. I don't even.

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haha wut!!

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god damn, so close to being first :P

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Ya threw ya set up now ya gotta get wet up.

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Ice Cube sucks ass. All rap sucks ass. 

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That's cold, Nintendo. 
 
Get it? Because ice is cold? get it?

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Funniest news article I've seen in a long time.

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Do a remix to the DK64 rap.

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So they're going to get Ice Cube to re-record the DK Rap?  
 
"D.K. Motherfuckin' Donkey Kong."

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@Pinworm45 said:
" That's cold, Nintendo.  Get it? Because ice is cold? get it? "
... 
Edit: Aha! I get it now. 
Edit 2: I knew it all only. 
Edit 3: Don't judge me.
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Wut.

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What if the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong" is IN DKC RETURNS?! First thing you see on the first level.  
 
"It's on like Donkey Kong" 
 
Then he explodes onto the screen, punches someone and beats his chest. Then you get to control it.

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you can trademark and patent thing that are (what i believe) copyrighted by other people?

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Classic Ice Cube related news is always welcome.

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@ch13696 said:
" Ice Cube sucks ass. All rap sucks ass.  "

I'd usually agree with you but that backing track kicks ass.
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Anything less than the best is a felony. Love it or leave it    

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@ch13696:  You, sir, suck ass.
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now I know where that line comes from. Thanks Jeff!

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WTF... super weird.

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@ch13696 said:
" Ice Cube sucks ass. All rap sucks ass.  "
It's all relative. Sitting here in my room by myself it sucks, in a club somewhere when pretty drunk I would be way into this.
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@Robbie_Has_You said:
" @ch13696:  You, sir, suck ass. "
Only on Wednesday's. Damn it... that's today huh?
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Wet Tshirt contest ha ha
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what the fuck Warchief says what the fuck?

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@zudthespud said:
" @ch13696 said:
" Ice Cube sucks ass. All rap sucks ass.  "
It's all relative. Sitting here in my room by myself it sucks, in a club somewhere when pretty drunk I would be way into this. "
So basically, we all know how chsomenumber spends all of his free time.
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I imagine Nintendo'll have as much luck as that guy who wanted to trademark "The Situation."

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YOU BETTER HOPE I DON'T CATCH YA

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I hope Jeff realises that this TNT for COD will now be filled with everyone yelling, "You won the Wet T shirt Contest"

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This is why I love Giant Bomb, covering all of today's most important video game news. Doing God's work as usual, Jeff.

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Wasn't it the tagline for Scott Pilgrim?

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I say BLAT BLAT BLAT BLAT at the end of every kill already.

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I like the way Nintendo is rolling, Ice Cube is one of the only rappers I can listen to.

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I'm sure most of the folks saying they don't like rap all just wanted nintendo to trademark Slipknot so they could buy themselves a licensed noose so that they could all go emo and commit ritualistic suicide, or they just like hearing folks scream at them and not understand a word they are saying.
 
Poetry is cool over music, screaming is never cool over anything.
 
Should be an awesome commercial song for nintendo.
 
Weirdest news so far today.

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Cube has also said he collects bitches like Pokemon... Are they going to trademark that one too?

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WORLD EXCLUSIVE ICE CUBE IS THE LAST BOSS.

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@paulunga said:
" @zudthespud said:
" @ch13696 said:
" Ice Cube sucks ass. All rap sucks ass.  "
It's all relative. Sitting here in my room by myself it sucks, in a club somewhere when pretty drunk I would be way into this. "
So basically, we all know how chsomenumber spends all of his free time. "
Soooooo... how do I spend my free time?
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Young Donkey got it bad cause he's brown

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McDonald's has trademarked 'World's Best Fries', or whatever the fuck it is, so you can practically register anything

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"UAV online, bitch!"

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@Loafroaster said:
"Wasn't it the tagline for Scott Pilgrim? "

It could be, but that Ice Cube song is from 1992. Do the math
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@Pinworm45 said:
" That's cold, Nintendo.  Get it? Because ice is cold? get it? "
You mean as in GameCube, right?  Because cube?
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 Bash their Heads In this holiday season!
 Bash their Heads In this holiday season!
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Why have I never actually listened to Ice Cube, this song is pretty sweet. That backing track is AWESOME... 
 
This is just odd. XD

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Ice Cube is the man. I don't really see how Nintendo is going to pull this one off, but we'll see.

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JEFF 
 
HOW DID YOU EMBED THAT VIDEO WITH THE OLD YOUTUBE PLAYER? 
 
I'LL SUCK YO DICK IF U HELP ME TURN THE YOUTUBE PLAYER TO THE OLD FORMAT AGAIN, GUYS ! 
 
seeing that old seeker bar was sooooooooooooooooo awesome.. 

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Didn't they use that phrase in the Scott Pilgrim ads? Is there an ex post facto thing on copyright?  
 
And more importantly, does this mean it's no longer cool to say that? Cuz we used to say it all the time...