Bubb Rubb

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Newscast via KRON4 (San Francisco) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO0QVnUPEew

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2009-04-16T16:04:18Z

FO0QVnUPEew

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confirmed

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classics, oakland, newscast, whistle tip, hiphop, hyphy, exploitable

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'> <head> <meta content='text/html; utf-8' http-equiv='Content-Type' /> <meta name='keywords' content='classics, oakland, newscast, whistle tip, hiphop, hyphy, exploitable' /> <title>Bubb Rubb | Know Your Meme</title> <link href='http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/stylesheets/mobile.css?1264901130' media='only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /> <script src="http://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery-ui.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jrails.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.timeago.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/application.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> </head> <body id='mobile'> <div id='container'> <div class='c' id='content'> <div class='block c' id='entry_titlebar'> <div class='left'> <div class='c' id='entry_photo'><img alt="" class="thumbnail left" src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/155/thumb/bubb_rubb.png?1239897838" title="Bubb Rubb" /></div> <dl id='entry_details'> <dt>Status</dt> <dd>Confirmed</dd> <dt>Origin</dt> <dd>Newscast via KRON4 (San Francisco)</dd> <dt>Year</dt> <dd>2003</dd> </dl> </div> <div class='right'> <h1>Bubb Rubb</h1> <p class='desc'>The whistle tips go ‘woo WOOO’ Around 2000, KRON-TV Channel 4 in the San Francisco Bay Area lost it’s NBC affiliation to Channel 11 based out of San Jose. No longer able to carry big network programming they switched to an “all-news” format dedicated specifically to covering local news. Desperate to fill hours of programming each day, some might say the transition was rough. KRON-TV started covering odd and inane news items, the best example being the “phenomena” of Whistle Tip exhausts in Oakland. The breakout stars of this video were local characters Bubb Rubb and Lil’ Sis, who advocated for the use of Whistle Tips – clearly understanding that they were going to be on TV. Bubb Rubb and Lil’ Sis became instantly quotable: “WOO WOOOOO!” and “That’s only in the mornin’” (see the soundboard) Bubb Rubb Leprechaun mashup: …</p> </div> </div> <div class='c' id='entry_content'> <blockquote><em>The whistle tips go ‘woo <span class="caps">WOOO</span>’</em></blockquote> <div class="block"><h1>Origin</h1> <p>Around 2000, <span class="caps">KRON</span>-TV Channel 4 in the San Francisco Bay Area lost it’s <span class="caps">NBC</span> affiliation to Channel 11 based out of San Jose. No longer able to carry big network programming they switched to an “all-news” format dedicated specifically to covering local news.</p> <p>Desperate to fill hours of programming each day, some might say the transition was rough. <span class="caps">KRON</span>-TV started covering odd and inane news items, the best example being the “phenomena” of Whistle Tip exhausts in Oakland.</p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nnzw_i4YmKk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nnzw_i4YmKk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>The breakout stars of this video were local characters <strong>Bubb Rubb</strong> and <strong>Lil’ Sis</strong>, who advocated for the use of Whistle Tips – clearly understanding that they were going to be on TV.</p> <p>Bubb Rubb and Lil’ Sis became instantly quotable: “<span class="caps">WOO</span> <span class="caps">WOOOOO</span>!” and “That’s only in the mornin’” (see <a href="http://www.millerarts.com/interactive/BubbRubb/BubbRubbSoundBoard.html">the soundboard</a>)</p> </div><div class="block"><h1>Responses/remixes</h1> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0TtPdnu3BOo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0TtPdnu3BOo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>Bubb Rubb Leprechaun mashup:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/utHHHu1L_Mg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/utHHHu1L_Mg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p></div> </div> <div class='block' id='entry_footer'> <h1>More Info</h1> <div class='c'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/photos' id='entry_photos'> View Meme Images <br /> <span># Total images</span> </a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/share' id='entry_share'> Share <br /> <span>Tell a friend!</span> </a> </div> <p> Author <span>aaa</span> </p> <p>Updated xxxx</p> </div> <div class='block c' id='entry_nav'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/prev' id='entry_nav_prev'>Prev Meme</a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/next' id='entry_nav_next'>Next Meme</a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

Bubb Rubb <blockquote><em>The whistle tips go ‘woo <span class="caps">WOOO</span>’</em></blockquote> <h2>Origin</h2> <p>Around 2000, <span class="caps">KRON</span>-TV Channel 4 in the San Francisco Bay Area lost it’s <span class="caps">NBC</span> affiliation to Channel 11 based out of San Jose. No longer able to carry big network programming they switched to an “all-news” format dedicated specifically to covering local news.</p> <p>Desperate to fill hours of programming each day, some might say the transition was rough. <span class="caps">KRON</span>-TV started covering odd and inane news items, the best example being the “phenomena” of Whistle Tip exhausts in Oakland.</p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nnzw_i4YmKk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nnzw_i4YmKk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>The breakout stars of this video were local characters <strong>Bubb Rubb</strong> and <strong>Lil’ Sis</strong>, who advocated for the use of Whistle Tips – clearly understanding that they were going to be on TV.</p> <p>Bubb Rubb and Lil’ Sis became instantly quotable: “<span class="caps">WOO</span> <span class="caps">WOOOOO</span>!” and “That’s only in the mornin’” (see <a href="http://www.millerarts.com/interactive/BubbRubb/BubbRubbSoundBoard.html">the soundboard</a>)</p> <h2>Responses/remixes</h2> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0TtPdnu3BOo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0TtPdnu3BOo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>Bubb Rubb Leprechaun mashup:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/utHHHu1L_Mg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/utHHHu1L_Mg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>

2003

Around 2000, KRON-TV Channel 4 in the San Francisco Bay Area lost it's NBC affiliation to Channel 11 based out of San Jose. KRON-TV started covering odd and inane news items, the best example being the "phenomena" of Whistle Tip exhausts in Oakland. Out of the is piece emerged Bubb Rubb, Lil' Sis, and whistle tips which go "WOO WOOOOOOO"

2010-01-29T01:03:33Z

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