You Kan't Kompete With Kittens! (by Mitch Sisskind)

In the old days -- that is, in ancient Greece -- the male citizens of Athens used to gather each year in the amphitheater and, together, recite the Iliad from memory. Poetry was really popular! Well, it's still popular, relatively speaking, as I will now show.

In this video Venezuelan actress Mercedes Brito tells what coming to Hollywood from Caracas has taught her. There are a number of interesting things about Mercedes Brito. First, she's absolutely bilingual, which I always find kind of spooky. Second, she has 250,000 Facebook followers, and whenever she posts anything on her Facebook page at least a thousand people immediately comment on it. So take it away, Mercedes Brito ---->>>


Mercedes Brito is huge, right? Well, not so fast. Most of her fans are probably Venezuelans -- and as Mercedes Brito herself admits, America is a whole new ballgame. That's why, when Mercedes Brito goes against Jorie Graham in a Youtube faceoff, Jorie Graham kicks her ass ----->>>

Yes, at the time of this writing Jorie is beating Mercedes by a score of 2700 views to 640. So I hope I've restored your faith in the public's taste. But let's not get carried away. To provide a bit of perspective, here once again is the all-time most popular kitten video, with 14,000,000 views and counting --->>>

Comments

[Laura Orem]

Yakking kittens are trumps anytime.

[DL]

Mercedes must be the most beautiful girl's name, I have thought ever since reading "The Count of Monte Cristo," where the love of Edmund Dantes's life is named Mercedes. Pronounced in French the name is even more melodious. The Mercedes of Alexandre Dumas wasn't bilingual, however, unlike the Portuguese emissary to Hollywood.

[DL]

You're right, Mitch. "Enjoy the process" and "I invested in acting classes" are two beautiful sentences.

[jim cummins]

And the elephant in the room is ...

[Laura Orem]

...Droopy Dog.