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cubicle culture, beer pong, beiruit, ricky van veen, sheryl sandberg, collegehumor, facebook...

Facebook vs. CollegeHumor beer pong canceled

The smack-talk inspiring contest of beer pong — known as beiruit in some quarters — scheduled between Facebook and IAC subsidiary CollegeHumor is off. Why? Because Facebook's PR and legal departments said so, CollegeHumor cofounder Ricky Van Veen told our tipster:

Facebook's PR and Legal dept said they can't participate. I guess that's what its like working in corporate America as opposed to a fun Internet company.

It's official: IAC's Barry Diller is the Web world's Fun Dad, while Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, brought in from Google to make Mark Zuckerberg's teen paradise more corporate, is Downer Mom. Cheer up, though, little Facebookers: Mother Sandberg did let you stay out late at the prom. Update: CollegeHumor is sad because they won't get to play with the smack-talk inscribed balls they designed specifically for this contest — pictured below.

11:40 AM on Thu May 15 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
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cockfightbarmitzvah at 11:53 AM on 05/15/08
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Can't College Humor play against the dudes from GirlsGoneWild.com instead? That seems like more of an equal web company match-up.
Lodwicktologist at 12:08 PM on 05/15/08
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Requests for the 'Kevin Colleran' sucks ball have been pouring in from agencies all over NYC.
pictured here: [jakehurwitz.tumblr.com]
FlakJack at 12:12 PM on 05/15/08
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Whoa. What. A bunch. Of pussies.
Koreanish at 12:36 PM on 05/15/08
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Beirut!!! I haven't had a good game of that in ages.
DanLar75 at 12:44 PM on 05/15/08
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NOOOOO! Do a "Earnoff" instead! Each company has 10 days and EPC/Clickrate + CPM decides the winner!
bgj at 12:56 PM on 05/15/08
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@DanLar75: Sadly collegehumor may still have a shot...
bernielomax at 01:16 PM on 05/15/08
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FlakJack, I believe it's: What. A. Bunch. Of. Pussies.

Did anyone think this was really a good idea? Novel, yes...but any respectable company wouldn't engage in this.
michaellamb at 01:52 PM on 05/15/08
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@bernielamox, i'm sorry - either one of those is a respectable company?
Fidel on the Roof at 01:57 PM on 05/15/08
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@cockfightbarmitzvah: That's where you're wrong buddy. Employees at Fadbook and CollegeHumor are just as likely to look at their users' private profiles. I would trust them the same amount... zip.
RooftopComedy at 06:20 PM on 05/15/08
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Hey CollegeHumor, the beer pong masters at RooftopComedy.com will take your sorry action.

We'll even let Facebook watch the beat down (if their lawyers approve it)