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An Updated Definitive List of the Bodega Boy's Aliases — Part 4!
Shout out to u/Misanthropia for the original post — the hive needed more updated art! This list is current as of episode 234 (2/10/21) Desus goes by numerous aliases on the Bodega Boys Podcast. These aliases are based on references to pop culture, sports, and hip-hop. The long and ever-changing list of aliases or "AKAs" are one of the many running gags on the show. During an interview with Method Man on Desus and Mero, Desus explained that the idea for aliases was based on the alter-egos of the rappers in the song "Wu-Gambinos" on the album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. (info via Wikipedia) Desus & Mero no longer record from Milk Studios (moved indefinitely) and have been recording the podcast remotely from home due to the pandemic. Most of the AKA’s now mention social distancing, hot takes on covid and store closures.
Desus
Desus is extremely consistent with his aliases, almost always presenting them in the exact same order and without any exclusions: Desus Nice — In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Desus explains that people started calling him Desus as a play on his government name, "Daniel", and "Jesus", because he worked miracles with people's computers Young Chipotle — Desus’ original alias, he explains in one podcast that it originates from when he was broke and buying Chipotle was a genuine treat Pockets stay fat like Terio (Pockets stay fat like 'here we go') — A reference to viral star Terio, a young, obese African American boy whose videos of him dancing launched him to very brief viral fame. Recently, Desus added the more politically correct and kid friendly “here we go” Eli Litby — A play on Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin Boutros Boutros Gully — A play on Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the UN, “Gully” being Jamaican Patois for an impoverished area Slobodan Might-know-ya-bitch — A play on Slobodan Milosevic, former President of Serbia and important player in the Bosnian War Young Day Party — I believe this was adopted in the summer of 2016 after Desus recounted the story of a day party in D.C., which seemed to invigorate his love for partying during the day Young Hot Take — He has hot takes, pretty obvious here Desus H. Fuego — Another moniker to describe his hot (“fuego”) takes on topics Mr. Nandos with a rando — Nandos is a portuguese chicken restaurant chain which originated in South Africa and is big in the UK and Australia. Rando is slang for random person. Having Nandos with a rando is eating chicken with a random person (credit to u/deweez) Mr. Mil Novecientos Noventa Y Cuatro en Nueva York — In later episodes Desus rarely adds the “en Nueva York” bit, but it translates to “Mr. 1994 in New York”. "The Knicks team in 1994 made the finals and is a legendary team amongst all Knicks fans who were around at the time. That team got to game 7 of the finals against the Rockets. NYC rallied around that team hard body because that team absolutely embodied NYC to a T with guys like Ewing, Charles Oakley, Mason, Starks, and Derek Harper." (credit to u/Okieant33) Mikhail Goin-off — derived from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (credit to u/GhettoFob) converged with an allusion to losing ones temper in an act of random violence. The Jouvert Boss — “Jouvert” is a carnival held in Caribbean/West Indian culture, involving a lot of partying MC Likkle Gungo Pea — Gungo pea is a type of peas (also known as pigeon peas) often used in Jamaican dishes. Reference to his Jamaican heritage (credit to u/hopelessromcom) "Pullin' up from 40 with your shorty" — Desus will “pull up”, or make a pass at, your girl even when the odds are slim or unlikely, much like a 40 foot shot in basketball "Don’t talk to me in the Uber Pool, I don’t know you" — Uber introduced a service where you can share rides with other Uber users for a discounted rate. Desus has expressed his reluctance to engage with strangers when he is using it The original “my plus one got a plus one so don’t make a fuss son” — When Desus shows up to an event with a girl, he brings two, and he's intimating that the host shouldn’t have a problem with that Desus Rothstein, the Jamaican Jew — Originated around when Mero began his house search in Bergen County, NJ where a number of wealthy people of Jewish descent live. Desus envisions a version of himself who would fit in there Jermaine Avocado Toast — Desus has gotten more cultured as a result of their success, and as such he has been able to indulge in things usually enjoyed by privileged white people, a stereotypical example of that being avocado toast. This is Desus’ gentrified, hipster persona Young PA — Possible reference to the sound of small amount of air being expelled from a loose butthole, which is an impression Mero occasionally does (credit to u/jimsternub). This is also a reference to Brooklyn rapper Young MA. The Ghost of Mufasa — A reference to Lion King, but beyond that I have no idea why he adopted it. Still hilarious though, and the nickname that most often makes Mero laugh Young Charcuterie without the coonery — Charcuterie is considered very hip and trendy right now, and Desus is again saying he has a taste for the finer things, but is no longer interested in “coonery”, a derogatory term used to describe stereotypical African American behavior Chile Limon, the left handed reliever for the Yankee’s (Que lo que?) — A fictional persona that seems to be a Latino version of Dock Ellis, who famously threw a no hitter while high on Acid. Chile Limon is also a popular seasoning/flavor with the Latino community 3 Phone Jones — Desus originally adopted "2 Phone Jones" after he reluctantly bought an iPhone to go with his Samsung Galaxy. He then received a Google Pixel, making it 3 Phone Jones (credit to u/ArtSorr0w) Desus Ex Machina — A play on the common plot device “deus ex machina”, or “god from the machine” in which an unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by some unexpected intervention. Desus also used to have a tumblr entitled "Desus Ex Machina" (credit to u/hardcore9) Jay Chuckles — Revealed in episode 55 to be a reference to a now-defunct shoe store in NYC. Did Desus read this thread? Stanley Cups — Desus' former rap alias, as revealed in episode 53. The Human Dr. Bronner’s Label (Dilute! Dilute! Dilute!) — A reference to the concentrated soap Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap, which needs to be diluted. I didn’t quite understand how Desus applied this to himself, but it came from a joke in Episode 51 or 52 about Sean Spicer trying to defray controversy surrounding President Trump's decisions Dionardo DiTrappio — A play on “Leonardo DiCaprio”, the actor, but referencing “trapping”, a slang for selling drugs. Mr. 240p because I like my Pino blurry — Desus longs for the days of very low resolution pornography. 240p refers to the resolution, which is extremely low by modern standards DJ Woolite AKA You're listening to Washed FM up next we got 24 hours of — The host of the fictional station “Washed FM”, a fictional radio station that is sometimes referenced along with “WSMK, Smack City Radio”. Woolite is a brand of fabric softener. Desus said multiple times on the podcast that now that he's single and living alone, he washes his clothes with extra fabric softener. As a kid, his clothes would get washed and be hard as nails. Again, he's got a taste for the finer things in life. (credit to u/Okieant33) The Curried G.O.A.T. — A double reference to Desus’s Jamaican heritage, where Curried Goat is a popular culinary item, as well as referencing the phrase “G.O.A.T”, short for “greatest of all time” Desus Spicer — A play on the former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, who is often referenced on Desus & Mero as “spicing up” or “adding spice” to his takes Jamal Hashburn — A play on Jamal Mashburn, a former NBA player, about Hash The Bronx Celine Dion — Refers to the fact that Celine Dion is very popular in the Jamaican community, and so Desus is like Celine, but from the Bronx. (credit to u/chefboyardu) This is especially present with foreign and immigrant culture which means he is of mogul or iconic status for the Bronx (credit to u/courtofdacrimsonking) Wray and Nephew's Nephew — A play on J. Wray and Nephew rum, which has its origins in Jamaica like Desus. Also, Desus drinks a lot, which you probably should have figured out by now. Introduced in episode 58 The Moreno you can't contain-o — A play on "moreno", a Spanish term for someone with dark skin The Human Meme, Word to Ja — A play on Ja Rule's infamous mistake of believing that the word "meme" is pronounced "may-may" Young Erewhon — A reference to a bourgeois health food store in LA, which makes this nickname in the vein of "Jermaine Avocado Toast", demonstrating Desus' taste for finer things now. (credit to u/a-1-since-day-1) The Racist Provocateur — Desus flipped an angry tweet from April 28th 2017, in which someone called him a "racist provocateur" into a new alias Henrik Bud-qvist — A play on NHL goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who currently plays for the New York Rangers Nelson Bang-dela — An old alias resurrected in episode 65, a play on South African civil right's icon Nelson Mandela Sergio Can't-see-me — A play on Sergio Tacchini, an Italian fashion designer and former Tennis player Vladimir Boofin' — A play on Russian president Vladimir Putin, "boofin" being a reference to smuggling something by sticking it inside one's rectum The Human Werther's, melting in your mouth — A reference to Werther's Originals, a brand of caramel hard candies favored by old people. Not really sure what this one means otherwise. Mr. Becks on Deckington — The first time Desus introduced this one, he accidentally said "Mr. Becky's on Deckington" which was an incredible Freudian slip since Desus has been accused of not being into black women, and "Becky" is the stereotypical white woman name in pop culture. This is a reference to Desus always drinking Beck's, a cheap beer he favors along with Heineken. Adding "-ington" to words is New York slang, as Mero explains at some point. Rikki-Tikki-Squad-bi — A play on Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a character from the Jungle Book Greg "Paaa"-povitch — A very meta play on San Antonio Spur's head coach Greg Popovich and the onomatopoeia of spreading butt cheeks apart (according to Mero) Morris "Say it with your chest"-nut — A play on actor Morris Chestnut Mahatma Gone-B — A play on famed pacifist Mahatma Gandi Not Macka B but I got the cucumber — A reference to a viral video in which Reggae artist Macka B raps about healthy food in his "medical monday" series, Desus is unsurprisingly referencing his penis The juices are pressed but your boy never is — Being "pressed" means someone is applying pressure to you, and no one would do that to Desus. The juices he is talking about are probably the morning drink he has with lemongrass and cayenne pepper that he makes reference to many times in recent episodes of the podcast. I am the Art, dammit! — Not sure if this is a reference to anything specific or just a Kanye-esque line a crazed creative might yell out at some point The Don Dada Ganoush — I believe this is a reference to the Meditteranean dish Baba Ganoush, "Don Dada" is Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player” and a sort-of homophone for "baba" No more Cup of Noodles — I don't know if this is a reference beyond the fact that Cup of Noodles is a struggle meal and Desus is no longer struggling The Prince of Peckham — A reference to Peckham, a diverse neighborhood in London The Fashion Nova Casanova — Fashion Nova is an online clothing retailer that specifically targets curvy women that Desus and Mero reference pejoratively (saying it's for bottle waitresses), Desus is saying here that he excels at seducing these kind of women ("Casanova" is a term of a man who excels at seducing women derived from the name of Italian Giacomo Casanova) "William H. 5 Cent, 10 Cent, Dolla... Forget the small change, give me the the big money wine" — A reference to Soca Boys song "Dollar Wine (one cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar)" which apparently was super popular in the West Indies. "William H Holla is something Jay-Z used to call himself back in his hey day. It comes from the fact that Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates. Jay-Z used to give himself nicknames back in the day. J-Hova caught on but he used the term William H Holla because Jay-Z also coined the phrase "Holla At Me" and "Holla Back" and just shortened it to "Holla". So put the two together and you have William H Holla. He first said it on the song "Stick to the Script" off the Dynasty album. So Desus took it and made it his own." (credit to u/Okieant33) The only anthem I salute is Dipset — A reference to the ongoing national anthem protests in the NFL, Desus is saying the only anthem he salutes is "Dipset Anthem" by Harlem rap legends The Diplomats Mister Sauga, Catch me at Square One Top Left. Mans is marved. (Dont cheese me bro) — Finally a Canadian-centric reference, which makes sense given that the Bodega Boys have performed there multiple times. This is a reference to the Square One Shopping Center in Mississauga, Canada (where Desus alleges his mysterious wife and kids live), and "top left" is Greater Toronto Area slang for "truthful" or "seriously". "Mans is marved", means "I'm hungry" in Toronto slang (credit to u/Fortehlulz33) Trill Rizzuto, holy cow! — A reference to former Yankees player Phil Rizzuto who would later go on to be a commentator, where his trademark expression was "holy cow!" Mister Soft Palms because all I do is count checks and jerk off — I don't know if this is a reference to anything except Desus bragging about his lifestyle "We got OJ, uh purple stuff, soda, and it's me! Sunny D!" — A reference to an old Sunny D commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQE3jWYuGiw), and a play on the fact that people likely used to called Desus by the nickname "D", so "it's me! Sunny D" would be like saying "it's me, Desus!". Also kind of ironic since Desus is not a particularly sunny person (cue Dark Desus). David Yerp-man — A play on David Yurman, an expensive jewelry company, and NYC slang exclamation "yerp" Desus-expensive, Desus-Red Bottoms, Desus-bloody shoes — A play on a lyric from fellow Bronx native Cardi B taken from her song "Bodak Yellow" Smo-a-kim Noah — A play on NBA player Joaquim Noah who played for the Knicks Andrew Coooooool-nanan — A reference to serial killer (most notable for killing Gianni Versace) Andrew Cunanan The Junior Energy God, come sit down 'pon me charger — Originally just the "Energy God" until Desus realized that that was fellow Jamaican Elephant Man's aliases. I thiiiink this is referring to the phrase "bring the same energy", the idea that if one is saying something behind someone's back, when confronted by the individual they should stick to their original statements. This alias started after the infamous Desus & Mero visit to the Breakfast Club, in which DJ Envy accosted the boys about a joke they made about his wife. Desus & Mero didn't punk out and therefore "brought the same energy". Someone tell me if I'm reaching here. Call me PetCo cause I got your bitch-on-freeze — A play on words for the dog breed Bichon Frise The Topic of Gossip in Syosset (Shout out to 11791 ah ah ah) — Syosset (zip code 11791) is a town in Long Island, NY. it's real bougie and suburban so Desus is saying basically he's got reach and is known not just in the hood but in the wealthy burbs too (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Grandpa Joe, When you see Charlie you see me don't touch that golden ticket — A direct reference to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Grandpa Joe) and Desus's cats name (Charlie) Dead Eye Desus (Mornin’ Sherrif) — Dead Eye Desus refers to the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2. The game features a gameplay mechanic called "Dead Eye" that allows the player to slow time to achieve easy head shots and kills. The game is also set in the late 1800's, early 1900's in the old West, which is why Desus typically references a Sheriff after saying Dead Eye Desus. (credit to u/biggak) Mr. Shopping at StreetEasy with a bad breezy like I'm Yeezy, please believe me — Another one of Desus' tongue twisters, this one is in reference to shopping at StreetEasy, a NYC real estate website with an attractive woman like Kanye West might do The Black Asiatic who will crack your back like an automatic craftmatic — Added in episode 54 after Desus' continuing gag about "big Black Asiatic men" (often referencing their penises). Here Desus is implying that sex with him (a Black Asiatic man) is very vigorous by saying he will change your posture like a Craftmatic mattress, which is a brand of mattress whose shape and orientation can be controlled electronically Mr. La Marina in a mesh Merina with a fresh misdemeanor and a cold demeanor — This one is a doozy, but was adopted after Desus mentioned his frequent trips to La Marina (a bar on the water in Manhattan) in episodes released in the summer of 2016. A mesh Merina is a a mesh tank top (I think). The other two parts are self explanatory. Not sure how he always gets this one right without mixing up the words. The Sheet-Mask Killer (No one could be iller) — A reference to Sheet Masks, a skin care routine some might find to be bougie. "No one could be iller" is a reference to how ODB introduces Ghostface Killah on "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" by Wu Tang Clan (credit to u/atorMMM) The Black Zack Morris of Port Morris — A take on Zack Morris for his problematic schemes on Saved by the Bell. (credit to u/justic3bon3r) Port Morris is a neighborhood in the Bronx (credit to u/m9rockstar) home of The Bronx Brewery and Bodega Boys Beer Young KPI — More than likely a reference to the various random office jobs Desus had (KPI = key performance indicator) (credit to u/atorMMM) Your Personal Desus — Desus sometimes will recite lyrics by Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” (1989) More than likely this is a play off his main alias (credit to u/justic3bon3r) The Pelé of Peleton — Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) was a former Brazilian soccer player and considered one of the greats. Desus is an avid Peleton user so much he deems himself the greatest of all time Your problematic bae — Desus occasionally says problematic things, but you still love him, hence him being your “bae”. He always ends with this one, followed by an exaggerated kissing sound. *After Desus's last aka he gives some sort of problematic advice sometimes followed by explosions*
Mero
Mero (u/THE_KID_MERO) is far less consistent with his aliases. Depending upon how smacked he is, he will often exclude or repeat some of his aliases. He also adds them far less frequently than Desus. The Kid Mero — In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Mero explained that this alias comes from the fact that his father and uncle wanted to name him "Ramiro", but his mother vetoed it and named him "Joel". His father and uncle continued to call him "Ramiro", which was shortened to "Miro" as a nickname. When Mero started tagging, he changed Miro to Mero because he found E to be a nicer letter to write (credit to u/atorMMM) as well as he just didn't like how the "i" looked. Also tagging the name "Ramiro" that long would get you arrested The Human Durag Flap — Mero’s original nickname, and a reference to how hood he is and his uncircumcised status, something that gets referenced very often (credit u/ZeddyG2 and u/chandlersokay) Curve Gotti — A play on “Irv Gotti”, former boss of Murder, Inc. records Donovan Mcdabb — A play on former NFL player Donovan Mcnabb, in reference to dabbing, which could have two meanings (smoking THC oil or the dance move created by the Migos) Trizz Khalifa — A play on “Wiz Khalifa”, but substituting the first part of the name with the slang “Trizz”. Usually said in a fake patois, imitating Popcaan's cry of "Fuck Wiz Khalifa!" at a Mixpak event SKKRRRT Loder — A play on “Kurt Loder” former host on MTV News and editor at Rolling Stone James St. Fatdick, I'll Ghost on you shorty — Originated right around the premiere of season 4 of Starz hit show "Power", here referencing the main character James St. Patrick, whose street alias is "Ghost" Tiger Backwoods — A reference to pro golfer Tiger Woods and Mero’s love for smoking backwoods “I no fucking baby, I fucking man!” — A reference to the viral video that sent friend of the brand Pioladitingancia to fame “Check the guest list again because my name is definitely on it, and no I’m not stepping to the side while you check! ” — Not so much a nickname but something Mero might have said back in the day when he was broke and had to lie about being on guest lists to get into clubs CC Dab-bathia — A play on Yankees Starting Pitchers name, CC Sabathia (and close friend of the brand) Goldman Shm-achs — A variation of the phrase made popular by Bobby Shmurda and a reference to Goldman Sachs. Mensch Montana — An alias borrowed from French Montana (who is from South Bronx) and popular artist with the Bodega Boys. They have mentioned his classic Mac and Cheese mixtapes numerous times on the podcast. Also this is a nod to his Jewish family connection; Mensch is Yiddish for "good guy." (credit to u/chefboyardu) TheDa-da-da Dad of the year — A play on a lyric from ScHoolboy Qs song "Man of The Year" (credit u/ZeddyG2). Mero already has three Mero Jr’s and the bodega princess, and as far as we can tell is an awesome dad, thus earning such a title. Confirmed to be a ScHoolboy Q reference in episode 56 Been-Smacked Biyombo — A play on “Bismack Biyombo”, a professional basketball player on the Charlotte Hornets Di-Yayo Maradona — Reference to Argentinean soccer legend Diego Maradona and slang for coke (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Dick-in-ya-bae Mutombo — A play on Dikembe Mutombo, former NBA player. Mero now respects the woman’s agency and asks for permission first before entering Barlos Santana — A play on famed guitarist Carlos Santana and Xanax bars The Dominican Don Dada — Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player”, and as we know Mero is of Dominican descent, hence “Dominican Don Dada”. The phrase "Jamaican Don Dada" is used by the character Lennox in the movie "Belly", which is a classic in hip hop culture (credit to u/a-1-since-day-1) He follows this up with "catch me at Locksmith throwing up on myself". Locksmith is a bar on 192nd & Broadway in Inwood, which is a REALLY Dominican NYC neighborhood (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Some variation of "swipe my card again, put the bag over it, there's definitely money on it!" — A reference to a familiar experience for anyone who has been broke, in which you lie and act like it's the store's fault when your card gets declined Romeo Xantos — A reference to famed Bachata artist and Xanax, Bachata being a dance and music style originating in the Dominican Republic. Also the added "Sooo xanny, lemme black out" is a play on Romeo's adlib "sooo nasty, lemme find out" (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Light-an-L Dutchie "Hello? Is it weed you're looking for?" — Another weed double entendre referencing Lionel Richie and his famous song "Hello" Papa Sushi, The Dyckman Don — A reference to often-referenced MamaSushi, a fusion sushi restaurant on Dyckman Street in Manhattan Tom Brazy, your girl got my balls deflated — A boastful play on the Deflategate controversy surrounding Tom Brady and the New England Patriots after the 2014-2015 AFL Championship game Feel-da-ass Tyson (CONSENSUALLY WITH YOUR PERMISSION) — A play on “Neil DeGrasse Tyson”, a well known physicist Lil’ Snoozie Vert— A play on the name Lil Uzi Vert. This is also in reference for when Mero actually ‘tapped out’ on Instagram Live Fry-an-L Messi — A play on Lionel Messi, a famous Argentinian soccer player of Italian descent, and smoking an "L", slang for blunt Joe Hookah "I dare you! To smoke with me! At MamaSushi!" — A reference to rapper Black Rob's song "I Dare You" that features Joe Hooker on the hook. MamaSushi is a high-end restaurant chain located in New York Ben Barson my hands are gifted — During the 2016 election cycle, famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson engaged in a brief campaign for the Republican nomination. Mero took to doing impressions of him, exaggerating Carson’s urban upbringing by saying he was “Ben Barson”, in which the “C” was replaced with a “B”, as a Blood gang member would. Unlike Desus, who almost never fumbles his nicknames, Mero has maybe said this one correctly one time Xaniel Bedingfield — A play on Daniel Bedingfield followed by Mero playing "I Gotta Get Through This" a popular song by the artist Daniel Bedingfield with lyrics that are about Xanax (credit to u/KTTeal) Some variation of “I’ll open your medicine cabinet and take all of your Benzos” — This is self-referential in two ways: 1. The earlier reference here is to when Mero admitted to Desus that he will unashamedly go through people’s medicine cabinets in order to snoop on their lives and 2. After the boat party story in which Mero got drunk and took some Xanax’s, he added “I’ll take all of your benzos” bit to express how much he enjoys the feeling Benzodiazepines create The Xandman — This is a play on the musical artist “Scatman John” who was most known for his song “Scatman’s World”, the chorus of which Mero imitates with this name and the accompanying vocalization Rico Sabroso — Spanish for “Rich Tasty”, but I’m not sure what the reference here is beyond that Baby Newport — I assume a reference to Newport brand cigarettes, stereotypically popular in urban areas Niño Brown — A reference to the main character of the film “New Jack City”, in which Wesley Snipes plays a crack dealer named Nino Brown, but pronounced like the Spanish word for "kid", giving it some Latino flavor (credit to u/Okieant33) The East Tremont Stevie B — East Tremont is a predominately Hispanic area of the Bronx, while Stevie B was a recording artist from the 80’s with some incredible Jheri Curls. Sometimes sings "I want to be the one your Titi is fucking" after I met Mike Francesca im never gon’ fail — A direct reference from when the Bodega Boys actually met Mike on the last episode on Desus & Mero on Viceland. In translation, this means after finally meeting with the iconic Sports Pope this makes him unstoppable. This is also a reference to Kanye West's song 'Ultralight Beam' where Chance the Rapper says "I met Kanye West, I'm never gonna fail" (credit to u/RemyDWD) The Plantain Supernova in the Sky — A reference to the Oasis hit “Champagne Supernova”, but changed to reflect Mero’s Dominican heritage, which often uses plantains in its cuisine. Occasionally he will sing an extended version, which goes “One day you will find me, smoking weed on Tremont/in the Plantain Supernova in the sky”. How does he hit these melodies so perfectly every time? Tom Petty and the Ball Breakers — A play on the rock band name ‘Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’. Mero sings the chorus from Tom Petty’s solo project “Free Fallin’” as “Free Ballin’” suggesting that he feels free doing his Zoom calls without pants Barmelo Xanthony — An incredible play on the Bodega Boy’s favorite NBA player, Carmelo Xanthony, and Mero’s beloved Xanax’s. (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Most recently, Mero has changed his references to him making sound financial decisions and balancing his portfolio since the interview with Carmelo himself on Desus & Mero on Showtime Some variation of “If you see me in Target approach me like a bear” — Originates from Mero’s love of getting really high and hanging out in Target. Being high sometimes makes him paranoid, so he doesn’t like people just running up on him. Desus suggested people “approach him diagonally, like you would a bear”. Mero interchanges “bear”, “Ursine Mammal”, and “Oso” (Spanish for “bear”) at random Benzo the Clown — A problematic clown for kids that ruins birthday parties and not refunding your $50 deposit. Originated on Episode 96, Desus starts talking about rolling up to Mero Jr’s bar mitzvah smacked. (credit to u/outtaspite) Benzo’s antics are normally cut short by Mr. Fun Fun (voiced by Desus) normally ending with the problematic light I sold fake Lean to your favorite SoundCloud rapper — Not sure this is a specific reference other than the fact that Lean is pretty much a guaranteed accessory for any SoundCloud rapper and Actavis discontinued their codeine/promethazine cough syrup in 2014 due to abuse, so a lot of people are drinking fake Lean. "Llego el hijo de Tito y Fifa papi"/"The son of Tito and Fifa has arrived, papi — In later episodes, Mero began to include some Spanish phrases at the end of his list of aliases, usually beginning with this phrase and building off of it. When Mero does this he also says "Hassan tira me lo pita" which is slang for "Hassan drop me a beat". Mero is making pretend that he's a DJ on NY's Spanish Radio Station 97.9 La Mega. Mero from here goes on to talk all kinds of shit about how hard and gangster he is. (credit to u/bobbuddha and u/Okieant33) Please correct me if you have ideas or see mistakes! Discontinued aliases: Desus
An Updated Definitive List of the Bodega Boy's Aliases — Part 3!
Shout out to u/Misanthropia for the original post — the hive needed a more updated art! This list is current as of episode 153 (4/15/19) Desus goes by numerous aliases on the Bodega Boys Podcast. These aliases are based on references to pop culture, sports, and hip hop. The long and ever-changing list of aliases or "AKAs" are one of the many running gags on the show. During an interview with Method Man on Desus and Mero, Desus explained that the idea for aliases was based on the alter-egos of the rappers in the song "Wu-Gambinos" on the album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. (info via Wikipedia) With the change to Milk Studios, the AKAs are now at the end of every podcast instead of before and after. Desus is extremely consistent with his aliases, almost always presenting them in the exact same order and without any exclusions: Desus Nice - In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Desus explains that people started calling him Desus as a play on his government name, "Daniel", and "Jesus", because he worked miracles with people's computers Young Chipotle – Desus’ original alias, he explains in one podcast that it originates from when he was broke and buying Chipotle was a genuine treat Pockets stay fat like Terio (Pockets stay fat like 'here we go') – A reference to viral star Terio, a young, obese African American boy whose videos of him dancing launched him to very brief viral fame. Recently, Desus added the more politically correct and kid friendly “here we go” Eli Litby – A play on Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin Boutros Boutros Gully – A play on Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the UN, “Gully” being Jamaican Patois for an impoverished area Slobodan Might-know-ya-bitch – A play on Slobodan Milosevic, former President of Serbia and important player in the Bosnian War Young Day Party – I believe this was adopted in the summer of 2016 after Desus recounted the story of a day party in D.C., which seemed to invigorate his love for partying during the day Young Hot Take – He has hot takes, pretty obvious here Desus H. Fuego – Another moniker to describe his hot (“fuego”) takes on topics Mr. Nandos with a rando - Nandos is a portuguese chicken restaurant chain which originated in South Africa and is big in the UK and Australia. Rando is slang for random person. Having Nandos with a rando is eating chicken with a random person (credit to u/deweez) Mr. Mil Novecientos Noventa Y Cuatro en Nueva York – In later episodes Desus rarely adds the “en Nueva York” bit, but it translates to “Mr. 1994 in New York”. "The Knicks team in 1994 made the finals and is a legendary team amongst all Knicks fans who were around at the time. That team got to game 7 of the finals against the Rockets. NYC rallied around that team hard body because that team absolutely embodied NYC to a T with guys like Ewing, Charles Oakley, Mason, Starks, and Derek Harper." (credit to u/Okieant33) Mikhail Goin-off – A play on Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian owner of the Brooklyn Nets (credit to u/Okieant33) The Jouvert Boss – “Jouvert” is a carnival held in Caribbean/West Indian culture, involving a lot of partying MC Likkle Gungo Pea - Gungo pea is a type of peas (also known as pigeon peas) often used in Jamaican dishes. Reference to his Jamaican heritage (credit to u/hopelessromcom) "Pullin' up from 40 with your shorty" – Desus will “pull up”, or make a pass at, your girl even when the odds are slim or unlikely, much like a 40 foot shot in basketball "Don’t talk to me in the Uber Pool, I don’t know you" – Uber introduced a service where you can share rides with other Uber users for a discounted rate. Desus has expressed his reluctance to engage with strangers when he is using it The original “my plus one got a plus one so don’t make a fuss son” – When Desus shows up to an event with a girl, he brings two, and he's intimating that the host shouldn’t have a problem with that Desus Rothstein, the Jamaican Jew – Originated around when Mero began his house search in Bergen County, NJ where a number of wealthy people of Jewish descent live. Desus envisions a version of himself who would fit in there Jermaine Avocado Toast – Desus has gotten more cultured as a result of their success, and as such he has been able to indulge in things usually enjoyed by privileged white people, a stereotypical example of that being avocado toast. This is Desus’ gentrified, hipster persona Young PA - Possible reference to the sound of small amount of air being expelled from a loose butthole, which is an impression Mero occasionally does (credit to u/jimsternub). This is also a reference to Brooklyn rapper Young MA. The Ghost of Mufasa – A reference to Lion King, but beyond that I have no idea why he adopted it. Still hilarious though, and the nickname that most often makes Mero laugh Young Charcuterie without the coonery – Charcuterie is considered very hip and trendy right now, and Desus is again saying he has a taste for the finer things, but is no longer interested in “coonery”, a derogatory term used to describe stereotypical African American behavior Chile Limon, the left handed reliever for the Yankee’s (Que lo que?) – A fictional persona that seems to be a Latino version of Dock Ellis, who famously threw a no hitter while high on Acid. Chile Limon is also a popular seasoning/flavor with the Latino community 3 Phone Jones – Desus originally adopted "2 Phone Jones" after he reluctantly bought an iPhone to go with his Samsung Galaxy. He then received a Google Pixel, making it 3 Phone Jones (credit to u/ArtSorr0w) Desus Ex Machina – A play on the common plot device “deus ex machina”, or “god from the machine” in which an unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by some unexpected intervention. Desus also used to have a tumblr entitled "Desus Ex Machina" (credit to u/hardcore9) Jay Chuckles - Revealed in episode 55 to be a reference to a now-defunct shoe store in NYC. Did Desus read this thread? Stanley Cups - Desus' former rap alias, as revealed in episode 53. The Human Dr. Bronner’s Label (Dilute! Dilute! Dilute!) – A reference to the concentrated soap Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap, which needs to be diluted. I didn’t quite understand how Desus applied this to himself, but it came from a joke in Episode 51 or 52 about Sean Spicer trying to defray controversy surrounding President Trump's decisions Dionardo DiTrappio – A play on “Leonardo DiCaprio”, the actor, but referencing “trapping”, a slang for selling drugs. Mr. 240p because I like my Pino blurry – Desus longs for the days of very low resolution pornography. 240p refers to the resolution, which is extremely low by modern standards DJ Woolite AKA You're listening to Washed FM up next we got 24 hours of – The host of the fictional station “Washed FM”, a fictional radio station that is sometimes referenced along with “WSMK, Smack City Radio”. Woolite is a brand of fabric softener. Desus said multiple times on the podcast that now that he's single and living alone, he washes his clothes with extra fabric softener. As a kid, his clothes would get washed and be hard as nails. Again, he's got a taste for the finer things in life. (credit to u/Okieant33) The Curried G.O.A.T – A double reference to Desus’s Jamaican heritage, where Curried Goat is a popular culinary item, as well as referencing the phrase “G.O.A.T”, short for “greatest of all time” Desus Spicer – A play on the former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, who is often referenced on Desus & Mero as “spicing up” or “adding spice” to his takes Jamal Hashburn - A play on Jamal Mashburn, a former NBA player, about Hash The Bronx Celine Dion - ??? Wray and Nephew's Nephew - A play on J. Wray and Nephew rum, which has its origins in Jamaica like Desus. Also, Desus drinks a lot, which you probably should have figured out by now. Introduced in episode 58 The Moreno you can't contain-o - A play on "moreno", a Spanish term for someone with dark skin The Human Meme, Word to Ja - A play on Ja Rule's infamous mistake of believing that the word "meme" is pronounced "may-may" Young Erewhon - A reference to a bourgeois health food store in LA, which makes this nickname in the vein of "Jermaine Avocado Toast", demonstrating Desus' taste for finer things now. Credit to u/a-1-since-day-1 The Racist Provocateur - Desus flipped an angry tweet from April 28th 2017, in which someone called him a "racist provocateur" into a new alias Henrik Bud-qvist - A play on NHL goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who currently plays for the New York Rangers Nelson Bang-dela - An old alias resurrected in episode 65, a play on South African civil right's icon Nelson Mandela Sergio Can't-see-me - A play on Sergio Tacchini, an Italian fashion designer and former Tennis player Vladimir Boofin' - A play on Russian president Vladimir Putin, "boofin" being a reference to smuggling something by sticking it inside one's rectum The Human Werther's, melting in your mouth - A reference to Werther's Originals, a brand of caramel hard candies favored by old people. Not really sure what this one means otherwise. Mr. Becks on Deckington - The first time Desus introduced this one, he accidentally said "Mr. Becky's on Deckington" which was an incredible Freudian slip since Desus has been accused of not being into black women, and "Becky" is the stereotypical white woman name in pop culture. This is a reference to Desus always drinking Beck's, a cheap beer he favors along with Heineken. Adding "-ington" to words is New York slang, as Mero explains at some point. Rikki-Tikki-Squad-bi - A play on Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a character from the Jungle Book Greg "Paaa"-povitch - A very meta play on San Antonio Spur's coach Greg Popovich and the onomatopoeia of spreading butt cheeks apart (according to Mero) Morris "Say it with your chest"-nut - A play on actor Morris Chestnut Mahatma Gone-B - A play on famed pacifist Mahatma Gandi Not Macka B but I got the cucumber - A reference to a viral video in which Reggae artist Macka B raps about healthy food in his "medical monday" series, Desus is unsurprisingly referencing his penis The juices are pressed but your boy never is - Being "pressed" means someone is applying pressure to you, and no one would do that to Desus. The juices he is talking about are probably the morning drink he has with lemongrass and cayenne pepper that he makes reference to many times in recent episodes of the podcast. I am the Art, dammit! - Not sure if this is a reference to anything specific or just a Kanye-esque line a crazed creative might yell out at some point The Don Dada Ganoush - I believe this is a reference to the Meditteranean dish Baba Ganoush, "Don Dada" is Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player” and a sort-of homophone for "baba" No more Cup of Noodles - I don't know if this is a reference beyond the fact that Cup of Noodles is a struggle meal and Desus is no longer struggling The Prince of Peckham - A reference to Peckham, a diverse neighborhood in London The Fashion Nova Casanova - Fashion Nova is an online clothing retailer that specifically targets curvy women that Desus and Mero reference pejoratively (saying it's for bottle waitresses), Desus is saying here that he excels at seducing these kind of women ("Casanova" is a term of a man who excels at seducing women derived from the name of Italian Giacomo Casanova) William H. 5 Cent, 10 Cent, Dolla... Forget the small change, give me the the big money wine - A reference to Soca Boys song "Dollar Wine (one cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar)" which apparently was super popular in the West Indies. "William H Holla is something Jay-Z used to call himself back in his hey day. It comes from the fact that Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates. Jay-Z used to give himself nicknames back in the day. J-Hova caught on but he used the term William H Holla because Jay-Z also coined the phrase "Holla At Me" and "Holla Back" and just shortened it to "Holla". So put the two together and you have William H Holla. He first said it on the song "Stick to the Script" off the Dynasty album. So Desus took it and made it his own." (credit to u/Okieant33) The only anthem I salute is Dipset - A reference to the ongoing national anthem protests in the NFL, Desus is saying the only anthem he salutes is "Dipset Anthem" by Harlem rap legends The Diplomats Mister Sauga, Catch me at Square One Top Left. Mans is marved. (Dont cheese me bro) - Finally a Canadian-centric reference, which makes sense given that the Bodega Boys have performed there multiple times. This is a reference to the Square One Shopping Center in Mississauga, Canada (where Desus alleges his mysterious wife and kids live), and "top left" is Greater Toronto Area slang for "truthful" or "seriously". "Mans is marved", means "I'm hungry" in Toronto slang (credit to u/Fortehlulz33) Trill Rizzuto, holy cow! - A reference to former Yankees player Phil Rizzuto who would later go on to be a commentator, where his trademark expression was "holy cow!" Mister Soft Palms because all I do is count checks and jerk off - I don't know if this is a reference to anything except Desus bragging about his lifestyle We got OJ, uh purple stuff, soda, and it's me! Sunny D!" - A reference to an old Sunny D commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQE3jWYuGiw), and a play on the fact that people likely used to called Desus by the nickname "D", so "it's me! Sunny D" would be like saying "it's me, Desus!". Also kind of ironic since Desus is not a particularly sunny person (cue Dark Desus). David Yerp-man - A play on David Yurman, an expensive jewelry company, and NYC slang exclamation "yerp" Desus-expensive, Desus-Red Bottoms, Desus-bloody shoes - A play on a lyric from fellow Bronx native Cardi B taken from her song "Bodak Yellow" Smo-a-kim Noah - A play on NBA player Joaquim Noah who plays for the Knicks Andrew Coooooool-nanan - A reference to serial killer (most notable for killing Gianni Versace) Andrew Cunanan The Junior Energy God, come sit down 'pon me charger - Originally just the "Energy God" until Desus realized that that was fellow Jamaican Elephant Man's aliases. I thiiiink this is referring to the phrase "bring the same energy", the idea that if one is saying something behind someone's back, when confronted by the individual they should stick to their original statements. This alias started after the infamous Desus & Mero visit to the Breakfast Club, in which DJ Envy accosted the boys about a joke they made about his wife. Desus & Mero didn't punk out and therefore "brought the same energy". Someone tell me if I'm reaching here. Call me PetCo cause I got your bitch-on-freeze - A play on words for the dog breed Bichon Frise The Topic of Gossip in Syosset - Syosset is a town in Long Island, NY. it's real bougie and suburban so Desus is saying basically he's got reach and is known not just in the hood but in the wealthy burbs too (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Grandpa Joe, When you see Charlie you see me don't touch that golden ticket - A direct reference to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Grandpa Joe) and Desus's cats name (Charlie) Dead Eye Desus (Mornin’ Sherrif) - Dead Eye Desus refers to the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2. The game features a gameplay mechanic called "Dead Eye" that allows the player to slow time to achieve easy head shots and kills. The game is also set in the late 1800's, early 1900's in the old West, which is why Desus typically references a Sheriff after saying Dead Eye Desus. (credit to u/biggak) "Mr. Shopping at StreetEasy with a bad breezy like I'm Yeezy, please believe me - Another one of Desus' tongue twisters, this one is in reference to shopping at StreetEasy, a NYC real estate website with an attractive woman like Kanye West might do The Black Asiatic who will crack your back like an automatic craftmatic - Added in episode 54 after Desus' continuing gag about "big Black Asiatic men" (often referencing their penises). Here Desus is implying that sex with him (a Black Asiatic man) is very vigorous by saying he will change your posture like a Craftmatic mattress, which is a brand of mattress whose shape and orientation can be controlled electronically Mr. La Marina in a mesh Merina with a fresh misdemeanor and a cold demeanor – This one is a doozy, but was adopted after Desus mentioned his frequent trips to La Marina (a bar on the water in Manhattan) in episodes released in the summer of 2016. A mesh Merina is a a mesh tank top (I think). The other two parts are self explanatory. Not sure how he always gets this one right without mixing up the words. The Sheet-Mask Killer (No one could be iller) — ?? The Black Zach Morris of Port Morris — ?? The Human Jerry Curl (Follow the drip) — ?? Young KPI — ?? Your problematic bae – Desus occasionally says problematic things, but you still love him, hence him being your “bae”. He always ends with this one, followed by an exaggerated kissing sound. After Desus's last aka he always gives some sort of problematic advice followed by explosions Mero (u/THE_KID_MERO) is far less consistent with his aliases. Depending upon how smacked he is, he will often exclude or repeat some of his aliases. He also adds them far less frequently than Desus. The Kid Mero - In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Mero explained that this alias comes from the fact that his father and uncle wanted to name him "Romero", but his mother vetoed it and named him "Joel". His father and uncle continued to call him "Romero", which was shortened to "Mero" as a nickname The Human Durag Flap – Mero’s original nickname, and a reference to how hood he is and his uncircumcised status, something that gets referenced very often (credit u/ZeddyG2 and u/chandlersokay) Curve Gotti – A play on “Irv Gotti”, former boss of Murder, Inc. records Donovan Mcdabb - A play on former NFL player Donovan Mcnabb, in reference to dabbing, which could have two meanings (smoking THC oil or the dance move created by the Migos) Trizz Khalifa – A play on “Wiz Khalifa”, but substituting the first part of the name with the slang “Trizz”. Usually said in a fake patois, imitating Popcaan's cry of "Fuck Wiz Khalifa!" at a Mixpak event SKKRRRT Loder – A play on “Kurt Loder” former host on MTV News and editor at Rolling Stone James St. Fatdick, I'll Ghost on you shorty - Originated right around the premiere of season 4 of Starz hit show "Power", here referencing the main character James St. Patrick, whose street alias is "Ghost" Tiger Backwoods — A reference to pro golfer Tiger Woods and Mero’s love for smoking backwoods “I no fucking baby, I fucking man!” – A reference to the viral video that sent friend of the brand Pioladitingancia to fame “Check the guest list again because my name is definitely on it, and no I’m not stepping to the side while you check! ” – Not so much a nickname but something Mero might have said back in the day when he was broke and had to lie about being on guest lists to get into clubs CC Dab-bathia - A play on Yankees Starting Pitchers name, CC Sabathia (and close friend of the brand) Getting this sh-money and this sh-moke — it's your boy Goldman Shm-achs - A variation of the phrase made popular by Bobby Shmurda and a reference to Goldman Sachs. Da-da-da Dad of the year – A play on a lyric from ScHoolboy Qs song "Man of The Year" (credit u/ZeddyG2). Mero already has three Mero Jr’s and the bodega princess, and as far as we can tell is an awesome dad, thus earning such a title. Confirmed to be a ScHoolboy Q reference in episode 56 Been-Smacked Biyombo – A play on “Bismack Biyombo”, a professional basketball player on the Charlotte Hornets Di-Yayo Maradona - Reference to Argentinean soccer legend Diego Maradona and slang for coke (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Dick-in-ya-bae Mutombo - A play on Dikembe Mutombo, former NBA player David Trizz-Dale - A play on David Fizdale, Current New York Knicks Head Coach. This is normally followed by “BLOW BLOW TAKE THAT FOR DATA” Barlos Santana - A play on famed guitarist Carlos Santana and Xanax bars The Dominican Don Dada – Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player”, and as we know Mero is of Dominican descent, hence “Dominican Don Dada”. The phrase "Jamaican Don Dada" is used by the character Lennox in the movie "Belly", which is a classic in hip hop culture (credit to u/a-1-since-day-1) He follows this up with "catch me at Locksmith throwing up on myself". Locksmith is a bar on 192nd & Broadway in Inwood, which is a REALLY Dominican NYC neighborhood (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Some variation of "swipe my card again, put the bag over it, there's definitely money on it! - A reference to a familiar experience for anyone who has been broke, in which you lie and act like it's the store's fault when your card gets declined Romeo Xantos - A reference to famed Bachata artist and Xanax, Bachata being a dance and music style originating in the Dominican Republic. Also the added "Sooo xanny, lemme black out" is a play on Romeo's adlib "sooo nasty, lemme find out" (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Light-an-L Dutchie (Hello? Is it weed you're looking for?) - Another weed double entendre referencing Lionel Richie and his famous song "Hello" Papa Sushi, The Dyckman Don - A reference to often-referenced Mamasushi, a fusion sushi restaurant on Dyckman Street in Manhattan Tom Brazy, your girl got my balls deflated - A boastful play on the Deflategate controversy surrounding Tom Brady and the New England Patriots after the 2014-2015 AFL Championship game Feel-da-ass Tyson (CONSENSUALLY WITH YOUR PERMISSION) – A play on “Neil DeGrasse Tyson”, a well known physicist Lil’ Snoozie Vert- A play on the name Lil Uzi Vert. This is also in reference for when Mero actually ‘tapped out’ on Instagram Live Fry-an-L Messi - A play on Lionel Messi, a famous Argentinian soccer player of Italian descent, and smoking an "L", slang for blunt Joe Hookah, I dare you to smoke with me! - A reference to rapper Black Rob's song "I Dare You" that features Joe Hooker on the hook Ben Barson (with the precision of a Swiss wristwatch) my hands are gifted – During the 2016 election cycle, famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson engaged in a brief campaign for the Republican nomination. Mero took to doing impressions of him, exaggerating Carson’s urban upbringing by saying he was “Ben Barson”, in which the “C” was replaced with a “B”, as a Blood gang member would. Unlike Desus, who almost never fumbles his nicknames, Mero has maybe said this one correctly one time Xaniel Bedingfield - A play on Daniel Bedingfield followed by Mero playing "I Gotta Get Through This" a popular song by the artist Daniel Bedingfield with lyrics that are about Xanax (credit to u/KTTeal) Some variation of “I’ll open your medicine cabinet and take all of your Benzos” – This is self-referential in two ways: 1. The earlier reference here is to when Mero admitted to Desus that he will unashamedly go through people’s medicine cabinets in order to snoop on their lives and 2. After the boat party story in which Mero got drunk and took some Xanax’s, he added “I’ll take all of your benzos” bit to express how much he enjoys the feeling Benzodiazepines create The Xandman – This is a play on the musical artist “Scatman John” who was most known for his song “Scatman’s World”, the chorus of which Mero imitates with this name and the accompanying vocalization Rico Sabroso – Spanish for “Rich Tasty”, but I’m not sure what the reference here is beyond that Lucious Lyon-ass nigga (c’mon mayne) - A reference to Terrence Howard’s character Lucious Lyon on Empire. This is said in a shaky voice Terrence is known for Baby Newport - I assume a reference to Newport brand cigarettes, stereotypically popular in urban areas Niño Brown – A reference to the main character of the film “New Jack City”, in which Wesley Snipes plays a crack dealer named Nino Brown, but pronounced like the Spanish word for "kid", giving it some Latino flavor (credit to u/Okieant33) The East Tremont Stevie B – East Tremont is a predominately Hispanic area of the Bronx, while Stevie B was a recording artist from the 80’s with some incredible Jheri Curls. Sometimes sings "I want to be the one your Titi is fucking" after The Plantain Supernova in the Sky – A reference to the Oasis hit “Champagne Supernova”, but changed to reflect Mero’s Dominican heritage, which often uses plantains in its cuisine. Occasionally he will sing an extended version, which goes “One day you will find me, smoking weed on Tremont/in the Plantain Supernova in the sky”. How does he hit these melodies so perfectly every time? I met Mike Francesca im never gon’ fail - A direct reference from when the Bodega Boys actually met Mike on the last episode on Desus & Mero on Viceland. In translation, this means after finally meeting with the iconic Sports Pope this makes him unstoppable. This is also a reference to Kanye West's song 'Ultralight Beam' where Chance the Rapper says "I met Kanye West, I'm never gonna fail" (credit to u/RemyDWD) Barmelo Xanthony – An incredible play on the Bodega Boy’s favorite NBA player, Carmelo Xanthony, and Mero’s beloved Xanax’s. Mero almost always adds a reference to him relaxing since being released by the Houston Rockets. (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Most recently, Mero has changed his references to him making sound financial decisions and balancing his portfolio since the interview with Carmelo himself on Desus & Mero on Showtime Some variation of “If you see me in Target approach me like a bear” – Originates from Mero’s love of getting really high and hanging out in Target. Being high sometimes makes him paranoid, so he doesn’t like people just running up on him. Desus suggested people “approach him diagonally, like you would a bear”. Mero interchanges “bear”, “Ursine Mammal”, and “Oso” (Spanish for “bear”) at random Benzo the Clown - A problematic clown for kids that ruins birthday parties and not refunding your $50 deposit. Originated on Episode 96, Desus starts talking about rolling up to Mero Jr’s bar mitzvah smacked. (credit to u/outtaspite) I sold fake Lean to your favorite SoundCloud rapper - Not sure this is a specific reference other than the fact that Lean is pretty much a guaranteed accessory for any SoundCloud rapper and Actavis discontinued their codeine/promethazine cough syrup in 2014 due to abuse, so a lot of people are drinking fake Lean. "Llego el hijo de Tito y Fifa papi"/"The son of Tito and Fifa has arrived, papi – In later episodes, Mero began to include some Spanish phrases at the end of his list of aliases, usually beginning with this phrase and building off of it. When Mero does this he also says "Hassan tira me lo pita" which is slang for "Hassan drop me a beat". Mero is making pretend that he's a DJ on NY's Spanish Radio Station 97.9 La Mega. Mero from here goes on to talk all kinds of shit about how hard and gangster he is. (credit to u/bobbuddha and u/Okieant33) Please correct me if you have ideas or see mistakes! Discontinued aliases:
Desus - Young Green Room
Desus - Desus Vice
Desus - Vice-K Matsuzaka
Desus - Kristap Por-sling-dick (on injured reserved until the facts come out)
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Event Time Table
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Friday 9/15 00:59 PDT - 07:59 UTC - 10:59 CEST - 15:59 CST
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Thursday 9/21 00:59 PDT - 07:59 UTC - 10:59 CEST - 15:59 CST
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Equip your units with gear that grant status ailments resistance or bring items/use spells/abilities to cleanse them
Hein
Hein has 450.000HP, 500MP, is from the Reaper race, has 200% resistance to all elements and is immune to all status ailments except blind and disease
He has 350 ATK, 9.999 DEF, 350 MAG and 45 SPR
By being a Reaper he is vulnerable to healing magic, damaging him, however raise like spells or phoenix down won't instantly kill him
He is immune to all breaks except SPR
He will randomly reduce his own elemental resistances
On his first turn he will reduce his ice resistance
He will change this reduction every three turns
The reductions appear to be for fire, ice and lightning
Hein the Mage [Challenge]
Hein has 4,000,000HP, 15,000MP, is from the Reaper race, has 200% resistance to all elements and is immune to all status ailments except disease
He has 400 ATK, 9.999 DEF, 350 MAG and 100 SPR
By being a Reaper he is vulnerable to healing magic, damaging him, however raise like spells or phoenix down won't instantly kill him
He is immune to all breaks except SPR
He will randomly reduce his own elemental resistances by 250%, putting him at -50%
Preemptively he'll reduce his lightning resistance
He will change this reduction every three turns
The reductions appear to be for fire, ice and lightning
Spells and Abilities
Barrier Shift (A): Decrease lightning resistance (250%) for 2 turns to caster
Barrier Shift (B): Decrease lightning resistance (250%) for 3 turns to caster
Barrier Shift (C): Decrease fire resistance (250%) for 3 turns to caster
Barrier Shift (D): Decrease ice resistance (250%) for 3 turns to caster
Barrier Shift (E): Decrease MAG and SPR (50%) for 3 turns to all units
Barrier Shift (F): Decrease ATK and DEF (50%) for 3 turns to all units
Barrier Shift (G): Increase water, wind, earth, light and dark resistance (30%) and decrease fire, ice and lightning resistance (30%) for 3 turns to all units
Firaga: Fire magic damage (2.5x) to all units
Blizzaga: Ice magic damage (2.5x) to all units
Thundaga: Lightning magic damage (2.5x) to all units
Bioga: Dark magic damage (2.5x) and inflict poison to all units
1You can buy one set of 30 for 160 Wind Fang and the rest will be 540.
Event Exclusive - Tree's Blessings
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Wind Fang
Onion Helm
Helm
ATK +15, DEF +20, Exclusive to Onion Knight: Healthy1
1
6,000
Onion Armor
Light Armor
ATK +10, DEF +40, Exclusive to Onion Knight: Naughty2
1
15,000
Water Maiden Blessing
Materia
SPR +15%, Exclusive to Aria: Water Maiden Blessing3
1
8,000
Casanova
Materia
HP +15%, Exclusive to Desch: Casanova4
1
8,000
Hearth of Fire
Materia
HP+10%, Fire resistance +5%
4
1,200
Hearth of Water
Materia
HP+10%, Water resistance +5%
4
1,200
Hearth of Wind
Materia
HP+10%, Wind resistance +5%
4
1,200
Hearth of Earth
Materia
HP+10%, Earth resistance +5%
4
1,200
1 Healthy - Increase resistance to poison, sleep, confusion and disease 2 Naughty - HP +15% 3 Water Maiden Blessing - Recover health (~3000HP + 8x) over 3 turns 4 Casanova - Chance to protect one female ally (70%) from physical damage (35% damage mitigation)
Wrestling Observer Rewind • Dec. 28, 1992 (Final Post for 1992)
Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. For anyone interested, I highly recommend signing up for the actual site at f4wonline and checking out the full archives. • PREVIOUS •1991 •
[This is the last issue for 1992. I'm going to take a week or so off from it before I start back up with the 1993 issues. I've got about 9 months worth of the 1993 issues already written up and there's some great stuff coming up. Hope y'all are enjoying, thanks for reading err'body!]
The rumors of the U.S. Justice Dept. investigation into WWF from earlier this year just got a lot more real in the past couple of weeks, as they have contacted several past and current WWF wrestlers, asking them to come to New York for questioning. It is believed the investigation centers around drug use and the sex scandals from earlier this year. It's still too early to tell what this all means and what impact it might eventually have (spoiler: it damn near brought down the company).
The most talked about news this week is the firing of Nailz. It's been confirmed by many sources that there was a physical altercation between Nailz and Vince McMahon. Apparently Nailz was having a meeting with Vince in the locker room when people started hearing loud shouts, including a very audible shout of, "I want my fucking money!" After hearing a thud, some WWF officials opened the door to find Nailz on top of McMahon with his hands around Vince's throat.
Nailz then filed a police report, accusing Vince McMahon of sexual assault (wtf?). Nailz claims he simply pushed McMahon away, knocking him to the ground. He claims it was the second time Vince had assaulted him. WWF official Earl Hebner said he was looking through the door (which was open) when the incident took place. Nailz and McMahon had been arguing for almost an hour about Nailz's Summerslam payoff. Nailz said it was too small and demanded more money. Hebner says Nailz jumped across the room, grabbed McMahon by the throat and threw him down. At that point, Sgt. Slaughter, Gorilla Monsoon, Dave Hebner, and Arnold Skaaland all ran into the room and pulled him off Vince. Nailz then ran to a phone and called police and said he'd been sexually assaulted. Police arrived and took statements from 3 witnesses (Slaughter, Skaaland, and Owen Hart). McMahon has not been charged with anything and WWF is claiming that Nailz was trying to extort $150,000 out of him.
For what it's worth, Dave says most people don't believe Nailz's story. But on the same hand, a lot of people are still lauding him as a hero for having the guts to punch out McMahon, which so many people have wanted to do for so long.
Hulk Hogan won't be appearing in NJPW after all, as negotiations have completely fallen apart. New Japan offered him $250,000 to work just three shows in 1993. Hogan turned it down, saying he earns that much in 2 months just sitting home and collecting royalties. NJPW felt Hogan never showed any enthusiasm about wanting to come in and wrestle and also looks very skinny these days, compared to how the public is used to seeing him, so they lost interest.
And now, Dave makes his personal 1992 award picks. These are just his opinions, not the actual reader-voted awards that will be revealed in the next few weeks. So Dave's opinions:
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Toshiaki Kawada (though he makes strong cases for Manami Toyota and Ric Flair as 2nd and 3rd.)
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Manami Toyota (top American would be Shawn Michaels, he says)
BEST BABYFACE: Mitsuhara Misawa, Atsushi Onita, Canadian Vampire Casanova (he can't seem to pick)
BEST HEEL: Cien Caras (although he wishy-washes between him and Rick Rude)
FEUD OF THE YEAR: Misawa vs. Tsuruta (for the 3rd year in a row)
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR: Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada
MOST IMPROVED: Mariko Yoshida
MOST UNIMPROVED: Hercules (followed by Tony Atlas and Repo Man)
BEST ON INTERVIEWS: Ric Flair
MOST CHARISMATIC: Canadian Vampire Casanova (Vampiro)
BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER: Jushin Liger, Hiroshi Hase, and Chris Benoit (he doesn't really nail it down to any one of them in particular)
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER): Big Van Vader
BEST FLYING WRESTLER: Jushin Liger
MOST OVERRATED: Erik Watts
MOST UNDERRATED: Gran Hamada
BEST PROMOTION: New Japan Pro Wrestling
BEST TELEVISION SHOW: All Japan Pro Wrestling
MATCH OF THE YEAR: Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada - hair vs. hair match (Dave says that 1992 was probably the best year for great matches ever, noting that when he saw Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman in February, he thought it would be the surefire match of the year winner. By the end of the year, that match wasn't even in his top 10.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Psicosis (Rey Misterio Jr. falls to 3rd. I would have guessed he'd have been #1 the way Dave has raved about him all year).
BEST TV ANNOUNCER: Akira Fukuzawa, who is apparently so good and gets Dave excited about the match despite Dave not having a clue what he's saying. Best American announcer is Jim Ross.
WORST TV ANNOUNCER: David Webb in GWF
BEST BIG SHOW: Wrestlemarinpiad (All Japan Women)
WORST MAJOR SHOW: Halloween Havoc (this is funny because in all the other categories, Dave has a paragraph for each where he names his pick, explains why he picked them, who the other close contenders were and stuff like that. But not here. For worst show, he didn't hesitate or even consider anything else. Just 2 words: Halloween Havoc and then on to the next.)
BEST WRESTLING MOVE: Great Sasuke doing a handspring in the ring followed by a moonsault over the top ropes out of the ring blew his mind. Followed by Rey Misterio Jr. doing a Frankensteiner off the top rope "defies the laws of physics and is totally unexplainable how it can be done, so I'll have to assume video trickery."
MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC: Erik Watts being shoved down people's throats because he's Bill Watts' son
BEST COLOR COMMENTATOR: Bobby Heenan
WORST WRESTLER: Andre The Giant, unquestionably. "In a league by himself," Dave says. He was dead a month later. HOPE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF, DAVE! YOU HEARTLESS BASTARD!
WORST TAG TEAM: Chavo Guerrero & El Sicodelico ("and not because of Chavo.")
WORST TELEVISION SHOW: Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) on ESPN, hands down
WORST MANAGER: "It has been and probably always will remain Mr. Fuji. Who does he have pictures of?"
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR: Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice at Wrestlemania
WORST FEUD: Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango
WORST ON INTERVIEWS: Kerry Von Erich
WORST PROMOTION: GWF
BEST BOOKER: Riki Chosu, Masa Saito, Hiroshi Hase, etc. (New Japan)
BEST PROMOTER: Giant Baba (AJPW)
BEST GIMMICK: Ice Killer in USWA (but notes that Undertaker has been the best of the past few years)
WORST GIMMICK: Ron Simmons being pushed as the first black champion, Max Moon, Doink The Clown, Van Hammer, Erik "Bill Watts' Son" Watts, etc. Take your pick, he says.
MOST EMBARRASSING WRESTLER: No particular wrestler but says all the outdated racial angles and stereotype characters still existing in 1992 are an embarrassment to the business and says wrestling has to get out of the 1960s if it wants to survive.
And that's it. Remember, these were only Dave's opinions. The official year end awards results, voted on by the readers, will be announced in early-1993.
The second annual WCW Starrcade Battle Bowl PPV is coming up and names will be "randomly" selected. Just for fun (and because apparently, the week between Christmas and New Years is slow as shit), Dave decides to randomly draw names out of a hat himself just to theoretically see what teams we might get. Man, someone was stretching for material this week.
According to what Dave has learned, this Rey Misterio Jr. kid is actually an American citizen who grew up in San Diego. In the 619 area code, if you will.
In EMLL, El Dandy captured the CMLL Middleweight Championship, which should serve as a reminder to never doubt El Dandy.
Davey Boy Smith might not be heading to All Japan anymore, since he apparently asked for too much money. So then he contacted New Japan, who were interested, but once again, he wants too much money so that's not happening. Smith did however work an ECW show last week, with Tod Gordon acting as his manager.
In USWA, they're doing an angle where manager Bert Prentice keeps insisting that Miss Texas (WWE Hall of Famer Jacqueline) is actually a man named Bubba who had a sex change.
In SMW, Jim Cornette has been doing an angle where he pretends to be training hard for a match and has been using ICOPRO to get into shape. He brought out a phone book to show he could tear it in half, but when he couldn't, he opened it up and started ripping out a couple of pages at a time, saying it proves that ICOPRO works wonders. Cute.
Herb Abrams is planning to relaunch his UWF promotion, taping a show next month. He's trying to bring in Bruno Sammartino and Lou Albano to host, but Dave doubts he'll get either of them.
Despite being gone, Nailz is on the cover of this month's WWF magazine, and it's too late to change them.
WWF's new Monday Night Raw show will air live from the Manhattan Center in New York, which seats 600. They only have the building booked through February, so this Raw thing is clearly an experiment that they aren't committed to long-term yet.
Sensational Sherri needed minor eye surgery recently because when they shot the angle of Marty Jannetty accidentally hitting her with the mirror, a piece of glass legitimately got into her eye.
Bill Watts has caved slightly on one of his most controversial decisions. If a wrestler misses time due to injuries now, they will be paid by workman's comp. It won't be as much as they would get paid being on the road, but it's a step in the right direction. Watts had previously said he was completely eliminating workman's comp.
Paul E. Dangerously's future in WCW still looks grim. Dangerously's contract is different from any of the wrestlers because it's a TBS employee contract rather than an independent contractor deal. That means his expenses on the road are paid for by the company and he also gets the entire company benefits package. TBS has been investigating his expense receipts for the past three months, apparently looking for an excuse to get rid of him (boy, did they).
And that's it! See you next year* folks! *nextweek
Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. For anyone interested, I highly recommend signing up for the actual site at f4wonline and checking out the full archives. PREVIOUS YEARS ARCHIVE:1991 • 1992
The issue opens with a 12-page obituary for Andre The Giant, who passed away on Jan. 27th at the age of 46. Usually I just skip past the usual obits that Dave writes, but Andre is arguably deserving of a place on the Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling and this obituary is a masterful telling of Andre's life and history so I'm gonna sum up the more interesting parts. But if you ever wanted a reason to sign up for the full newsletter, this is it.
Andre had flown home to France 2 weeks earlier for his father's funeral and remained with his family for a couple of weeks after. The morning of his death, Andre wasn't answering the phone in his room. Hotel staff broke down the door to find him dead. No autopsy was performed but it appears he died of heart failure in his sleep. Andre had requested to be cremated within 48 hours of his death, but 6 days after his death, that still hadn't happened because they couldn't find a crematorium in France that could accommodate the size of his body. When he is finally cremated, his ashes will be scattered on his farm and a service will be held next month.
Although billed at 7'4, Andre was really only about 6'11 at his tallest and more likely only 6'9 or 6'10, and he got shorter as the disease he suffered from took a toll on his spine and caused him to stoop. Many people have claimed they were the ones who got Andre involved in European wrestling in the 1960s, but the truth of his early years in the business are somewhat a mystery.
The name "Andre The Giant" came about in 1973 and was given to him by Vince McMahon Sr. who brought Andre in and had him debut at Madison Square Garden. From there, McMahon Sr. essentially loaned Andre out to all the NWA territories where he traveled the country and built his reputation as the biggest draw in wrestling history, until 1984, when Vince McMahon Jr. decided to keep Andre exclusively to himself and no longer allowed the other territories to book him. Although he was promoted as "undefeated" at Wrestlemania 3, that's not entirely true. Andre had lost matches before (Harley Race, Antonio Inoki, and a couple of others all pinned him at some point) but for the most part, he did very few jobs during his career.
Stories of Andre's eating and drinking ability are legendary, though possibly exaggerated. One of the most famous stories was of him drinking 119 bottles of beer at one sitting and passing out in a hotel lobby. Since he was so huge, nobody could move him. They simply put a piano cover over him and let him sleep it off and acted like it was covering a large piece of furniture. Killer Kowalski said in an interview, "He used to drink to numb himself to the reality that he wouldn't live long in this world." It was true that doctor's had told Andre years ago that he wouldn't live past 50 and as that got closer and his health deteriorated, Andre became more and more of a depressed loner.
Near the end of his career, he turned heel and had the record-shattering match with Hogan at WM3 and then wrestled sparingly from there. When he wasn't in front of a crowd, he was often sitting down or in a wheelchair that he used to get to and from places. During his final run, he often had to hold on to the ropes during matches just to remain standing. His final American TV appearance was at last year's Clash of the Champions, where he required 2 canes to walk. His final matches took place in All Japan, about a month ago. Andre never married. He was engaged in the 1970s but reportedly got cold feet and backed out. He had one daughter, now 13 years old, though he only ever saw her once or twice.
At live shows and on this week's Monday Night Raw episode, WWF announced the death of Andre and gave him a ten-bell salute. All Japan did a similar ceremony on their TV shows. Andre's death received major news coverage throughout the world.
On to actual news now: Ric Flair signed his WCW contract this week and they plan to announce that Flair will make his return at the SuperBrawl PPV later this month. They're also expected to announce Davey Boy Smith's debut at the same PPV.
Hulk Hogan was at the CNN Center in Atlanta last week. Word is he was there negotiating a movie deal, although rumor is that there have been some discussions between Hogan and WCW. Hogan and friend Brutus Beefcake were both at WWF offices last week as well and Beefcake returned to the company on the most recent Raw and talked about Hogan, which Dave takes as a pretty good sign that Hulk is coming back.
Kerry Von Erich's latest arrest, reported last week, was for cocaine. It's likely his current probation will be revoked and Kerry could end up facing some serious jail time.
WWF held a Wrestlemania press conference in Las Vegas last week. During it, Bret Hart made some negative comments towards Ric Flair, calling him overrated as a worker.
In a follow-up to the controversy around the Doink/Crush angle, WWF made a point on TV this week to say Crush was fine and would be back soon.
WCW will be doing it's first steroid test on Feb. 15th
Ultimate Warrior is telling people he doesn't want to wrestle anymore and is currently training in martial arts, martial arts weaponry, and horseback riding because he's looking to break into action movies. Or ninja westerns apparently. He's asking for $5,000 plus first class airfare simply to appear at autograph shows.
Johnny B. Badd's contract expires in a few weeks. His current contract is for $156,000 per year. Bill Watts has offered him $350 per night for 200 shows ($70,000 per year) with the possibility to earn another $30,000 a year in bonuses. Which even under the best circumstances still amounts to a more than $50,000 per year paycut. Dave says odds are very good that he'll be heading to WWF in March. He almost went there last time his contract was up but chose to stay with WCW.
Diamond Dallas Page's contract is up also and he received a low-ball deal from Watts. DDP turned it down. He's out injured right now anyway but may be heading to SMW when he heals.
TBS/WCW executives Bob Dhue and Bill Shaw are taking a more hands-on approach at WCW, so expect some noticeable changes over the next few weeks. A lot of them may be big changes (the payoff to this one comes tomorrow).
Terry Funk has been cast in an upcoming Sylvester Stallone movie called Demolition. (Obviously this is Demolition Man and I'm pretty sure his scenes got cut because I've watched that movie approximately 8000 times and he's not in it. Sadly. Because that would make an already classic movie even better).
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman will likely be given the name Hollywood Blondes as a tag team name.
USWA and WWF's working agreement continues, and WWF is planning to send bigger name stars down there now (such as Savage and Luger) to hopefully help boost business at the Memphis shows.
At the WCW TV taping on Feb. 1st, the whole show was stopped because a pipe broke in the bathroom and flooding the backstage area where all the equipment was. They held up the show for about 20 minutes trying to get it under control before cancelling the taping altogether and announcing they would be back on Feb. 9th to try again.
WCW's Marvel comic book is being discontinued.
Rocky Mountain Wrestling will have the first ever barbed wire match in Calgary between champion Beef Wellington and challenger Chris Jericho (I think Jericho has talked about this before, but yeah, there's you a fun fact: Chris Jericho did a barbed wire match in 1993. Sadly, I can't find video of it).
Canadian Vampire Casanova won the UWA title in Mexico this week and legitimately broke down and cried after. They say Vampire is making $7,000 a week which doesn't quite make him the highest paid wrestler in the world, but considering the cost of living in Mexico compared with the U.S. or Japan, he might as well be.
There's a 6'9, 280 pound Canadian rookie wrestling in Mexico wrestling under the name Goliath el Gigante. He's said to be the fastest moving giant the business has ever seen and those who've seen him say he has great potential. That ended up being Kurrgan.
A (Somewhat) Definitive List of the Bodega Boy's Aliases... Pt. 2!
What's good Bodega Hive, As a devoted fan of the Bodega Boys, I've found their increasingly numerous list of aliases to be one of the funniest, and most esoteric, of their running gags. I've attempted to compile a list here of all of their aliases as to help those out who might not get some of the references. Disclaimer: I'm a 25 year old white guy from suburban New England, so I totally could have missed some of the older or more Bronx-centric references here. In addition, there's a few where I just have no clue what they are at all. Please feel free to correct me if you can! Edit 2/7/17: It looks like people have tried to make a similar list on Quora, I did not see this while making mine but credit to them: https://www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-Desus-Nice%E2%80%99s-and-The-Kid-Meros-nicknames-from-Bodega-Boys This list is current as of episode 107 4/18/2018. Desus is extremely consistent with his aliases, almost always presenting them in the exact same order and without any exclusions. Desus - In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Desus explains that people started calling him Desus as a play on his government name, "Daniel", and "Jesus", because he worked miracles with people's computers Desus Vice – A simple play on “Desus Nice” that originated after the deal with Vice for their nightly show, Desus & Mero Young Chipotle – Desus’ original alias, he explains in one podcast that it originates from when he was broke and buying Chipotle was a genuine treat Pockets stay fat like Terio – A reference to viral star Terio, a young, obese African American boy whose videos of him dancing launched him to very brief viral fame Kristap Por-sling-dick – A play on Kristaps Porzingis, a basketball player for the New York Knick’s who despite being from Latvia has adopted some NY mannerisms Eli Litby – A play on Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin Boutros Boutros Gully – A play on Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the UN, “Gully” being Jamaican Patois for an impoverished area Slobodan Might-know-ya-bitch – A play on Slobodan Milosevic, former President of Serbia and important player in the Bosnian War Young Day Party – I believe this was adopted in the summer of 2016 after Desus recounted the story of a day party in D.C., which seemed to invigorate his love for partying during the day Young Hot Take – He has hot takes, pretty obvious here Desus H. Fuego – Another moniker to describe his hot (“fuego”) takes on topics Mr. Nandos with a rando - Nandos is a portuguese chicken restaurant chain which originated in South Africa and is big in the UK and Australia. Rando is slang for random person. Having Nandos with a rando is eating chicken with a random person (credit to u/deweez) Mr Mil Novecientos Noventa Y Cuatro en Nueva York – In later episodes Desus rarely adds the “en Nueva York” bit, but it translates to “Mr. 1994 in New York”. "The Knicks team in 1994 made the finals and is a legendary team amongst all Knicks fans who were around at the time. That team got to game 7 of the finals against the Rockets. NYC rallied around that team hard body because that team absolutely embodied NYC to a T with guys like Ewing, Charles Oakley, Mason, Starks, and Derek Harper." - credit to u/Okieant33 Mikhail Goin-off – A play on Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian owner of the Brooklyn Nets (credit to u/Okieant33) The Jouvert Boss – “Jouvert” is a carnival held in Caribbean/West Indian culture, involving a lot of partying MC Likkle Gungo Pea - Gungo pea is a type of peas (also known as pigeon peas) often used in Jamaican dishes. Reference to his Jamaican heritage (credit to u/hopelessromcom) "Pullin' up from 40 with your shorty" – Desus will “pull up”, or make a pass at, your girl even when the odds are slim or unlikely, much like a 40 foot shot in basketball "Don’t talk to me in the Uber Pool, I don’t know you" – Uber introduced a service where you can share rides with other Uber users for a discounted rate. Desus has expressed his reluctance to engage with strangers when he is using it The original “my plus one got a plus one so don’t make a fuss son” – When Desus shows up to an event with a girl, he brings two, and he's intimating that the host shouldn’t have a problem with that Desus Rothstein, the Jamaican Jew – Originated around when Mero began his house search in Bergen County, NJ where a number of wealthy people of Jewish descent live. Desus envisions a version of himself who would fit in there Jermaine Avocado Toast – Desus has gotten more cultured as a result of their success, and as such he has been able to indulge in things usually enjoyed by privileged white people, a stereotypical example of that being avocado toast. This is Desus’ gentrified, hipster persona Young PA - Possible reference to the sound of small amount of air being expelled from a loose butthole, which is an impression Mero occasionally does (credit to u/jimsternub). This is also a reference to Brooklyn rapper Young MA. The Ghost of Mufasa – A reference to Lion King, but beyond that I have no idea why he adopted it. Still hilarious though, and the nickname that most often makes Mero laugh Young Charcuterie without the coonery – Charcuterie is considered very hip and trendy right now, and Desus is again saying he has a taste for the finer things, but is no longer interested in “coonery”, a derogatory term used to describe stereotypical African American behavior Chile Limon, the left handed reliever for the Yankee’s (Que lo que?) – A fictional persona that seems to be a Latino version of Dock Ellis, who famously threw a no hitter while high on Acid. Chile Limon is also a popular seasoning/flavor with the Latino community Vice-K Matsuzaka – A play on Daisuke Matsuzaka, a former professional baseball player who played for the New York Mets, among others 3 Phone Jones (previously 2 Phone Jones) – Desus originally adopted "2 Phone Jones" after he reluctantly bought an iPhone to go with his Samsung Galaxy. He then received a Google Pixel, making it 3 Phone Jones (credit to u/ArtSorr0w) Desus Ex Machina – A play on the common plot device “deus ex machina”, or “god from the machine” in which an unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by some unexpected intervention. Desus also used to have a tumblr entitled "Desus Ex Machina" (credit to u/hardcore9) Jay Chuckles - Revealed in episode 55 to be a reference to a now-defunct shoe store in NYC. Did Desus read this thread? Stanley Cups - Desus' former rap alias, as revealed in episode 53. The Human Dr. Bronner’s Label (Dilute! Dilute! Dilute!) – A reference to the concentrated soap Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap, which needs to be diluted. I didn’t quite understand how Desus applied this to himself, but it came from a joke in Episode 51 or 52 about Sean Spicer trying to defray controversy surrounding President Trump's decisions Dionardo DiTrappio – A play on “Leonardo DiCaprio”, the actor, but referencing “trapping”, a slang for selling drugs. Mr. 240p because I like my Pino blurry – Desus longs for the days of very low resolution pornography. 240p refers to the resolution, which is extremely low by modern standards DJ Woolite – The host of the fictional station “Washed FM”, a fictional radio station that is sometimes referenced along with “WSMK, Smack City Radio”. Woolite is a brand of laundry detergent The Curried G.O.A.T – A double reference to Desus’s Jamaican heritage, where Curried Goat is a popular culinary item, as well as referencing the phrase “G.O.A.T”, short for “greatest of all time” Desus Spicer – A play on the former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, who is often referenced on Desus & Mero as “spicing up” or “adding spice” to his takes Jamal Hashburn - A play on Jamal Washburn, a former NBA player, about Hash The Bronx Celine Dion - ??? Wray and Nephew's Nephew - A play on J. Wray and Nephew rum, which has its origins in Jamaica like Desus. Also, Desus drinks a lot, which you probably should have figured out by now. Introduced in episode 58 The Moreno you can't contain-o - A play on "moreno", a Spanish term for someone with dark skin The Human Meme, Word to Ja - A play on Ja Rule's infamous mistake of believing that the word "meme" is pronounced "may-may" Young Erewhon - A reference to a bourgeois health food store in LA, which makes this nickname in the vein of "Jermaine Avocado Toast", demonstrating Desus' taste for finer things now. Credit to u/a-1-since-day-1 The Racist Provocateur - Desus flipped an angry tweet from April 28th 2017, in which someone called him a "racist provocateur" into a new alias Henrik Bud-qvist - A play on NHL goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who currently plays for the New York Rangers Nelson Bang-dela - An old alias resurrected in episode 65, a play on South African civil right's icon Nelson Mandela Sergio Can't-see-me - A play on Sergio Tacchini, an Italian fashion designer and former Tennis player The Human Werther's, melting in your mouth - A reference to Werther's Originals, a brand of caramel hard candies favored by old people. Not really sure what this one means otherwise. Vladimir Boofin' - A play on Russian president Vladimir Putin, "boofin" being a reference to smuggling something by sticking it inside one's rectum Mr. Becks on Deckington - The first time Desus introduced this one, he accidentally said "Mr. Becky's on Deckington" which was an incredible Freudian slip since Desus has been accused of not being into black women, and "Becky" is the stereotypical white woman name in pop culture. This is a reference to Desus always drinking Beck's, a cheap beer he favors along with Heineken. Adding "-ington" to words is New York slang, as Mero explains at some point. Rikki-Tikki-Squad-bi - A play on Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a character from the Jungle Book Greg "Paaa"-povitch - A very meta play on San Antonio Spur's coach Greg Popovich and the onomatopoeia of spreading butt cheeks apart (according to Mero) "Mr. Shopping at StreetEasy with a bad breezy like I'm Yeezy, please believe me - Another one of Desus' tongue twisters, this one is in reference to shopping at StreetEasy, a NYC real estate website with an attractive woman like Kanye West might do Morris "Say it with your chest"-nut - A play on actor Morris Chestnut Mahatma Gone-B - A play on famed pacifist Mahatma Gandi Not Macka B but I got the cucumber - A reference to a viral video in which Reggae artist Macka B raps about healthy food in his "medical monday" series, Desus is unsurprisingly referencing his penis The juices are pressed but your boy never is - Being "pressed" means someone is applying pressure to you, and no one would do that to Desus. The juices he is talking about are probably the morning drink he has with lemongrass and cayenne pepper that he makes reference to many times in recent episodes of the podcast. I am the Art, dammit! - Not sure if this is a reference to anything specific or just a Kanye-esque line a crazed creative might yell out at some point The Don Dada Ganoush - I believe this is a reference to the Meditteranean dish Baba Ganoush, "Don Dada" is Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player” and a sort-of homophone for "baba" No more Cup of Noodles - I don't know if this is a reference beyond the fact that Cup of Noodles is a struggle meal and Desus is no longer struggling The Prince of Peckham - A reference to Peckham, a diverse neighborhood in London The Fashion Nova Casanova - Fashion Nova is an online clothing retailer that specifically targets curvy women that Desus and Mero reference pejoratively (saying it's for bottle waitresses), Desus is saying here that he excels at seducing these kind of women ("Casanova" is a term of a man who excels at seducing women derived from the name of Italian Giacomo Casanova) William H. 5 Cent, 10 Cent, Dolla... Forget the small change, give me the the big money - A reference to Soca Boys song "Dollar Wine (one cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar)" which apparently was super popular in the West Indies. "William H Holla is something Jay-Z used to call himself back in his hey day. It comes from the fact that Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates. Jay-Z used to give himself nicknames back in the day. J-Hova caught on but he used the term William H Holla because Jay-Z also coined the phrase "Holla At Me" and "Holla Back" and just shortened it to "Holla". So put the two together and you have William H Holla. He first said it on the song "Stick to the Script" off the Dynasty album. So Desus took it and made it his own." - credit to u/Okieant33 The only anthem I salue is Dipset - A reference to the ongoing national anthem protests in the NFL, Desus is saying the only anthem he salutes is "Dipset Anthem" by Harlem rap legends The Diplomats Mister Sauga, Catch me at Square One Top Left. Mans is marved. - Finally a Canadian-centric reference, which makes sense given that the Bodega Boys have performed there multiple times. This is a reference to the Square One Shopping Center in Mississauga, Canada (where Desus alleges his mysterious wife and kids live), and "top left" is Greater Toronto Area slang for "truthful" or "seriously". "Mans is marved", means "I'm hungry" in Toronto slang (credit to u/Fortehlulz33) Trill Rizzuto, holy cow! - A reference to former Yankees player Phil Rizzuto who would later go on to be a commentator, where his trademark expression was "holy cow!" Mister Soft Palms because all I do is count checks and jerk off - I don't know if this is a reference to anything except Desus bragging about his lifestyle We got OJ, uh purple stuff, soda, and it's me! Sunny D!" - A reference to an old Sunny D commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQE3jWYuGiw), and a play on the fact that people likely used to called Desus by the nickname "D", so "it's me! Sunny D" would be like saying "it's me, Desus!". Also kind of ironic since Desus is not a particularly sunny person (cue Dark Desus). David Yerp-man - A play on David Yurman, an expensive jewelry company, and NYC slang exclamation "yerp" Desus expensive, Desus Red Bottoms, Desus bloody shoes - A play on a lyric from fellow Bronx native Cardi B taken from her song "Bodak Yellow" Smoke-im Noah - A play on NBA player Joaquim Noah who played for the Knicks Andrew Coooooool-nanan - A reference to serial killer (most notable for killing Gianni Versace) Andrew Cunanan The Junior Energy God, come sit down 'pon me charger - Originally just the "Energy God" until Desus realized that that was fellow Jamaican Elephant Man's aliases. I thiiiink this is referring to the phrase "bring the same energy", the idea that if one is saying something behind someone's back, when confronted by the individual they should stick to their original statements. This alias started after the infamous Desus & Mero visit to the Breakfast Club, in which DJ Envy accosted the boys about a joke they made about his wife. Desus & Mero didn't punk out and therefore "brought the same energy". Someone tell me if I'm reaching here. The Black Asiatic who will crack your back like an automatic craftmatic - Added in episode 54 after Desus' continuing gag about "big Black Asiatic men" (often referencing their penises). Here Desus is implying that sex with him (a Black Asiatic man) is very vigorous by saying he will change your posture like a Craftmatic mattress, which is a brand of mattress whose shape and orientation can be controlled electronically Mr. La Marina in a mesh Merina with a fresh misdemeanor and a cold demeanor – This one is a doozy, but was adopted after Desus mentioned his frequent trips to La Marina (a bar on the water in Manhattan) in episodes released in the summer of 2016. A mesh Merina is a a mesh tank top (I think). The other two parts are self explanatory. Not sure how he always gets this one right without mixing up the words. Your problematic bae – Desus occasionally says problematic things, but you still love him, hence him being your “bae”. He always ends with this one, followed by an exaggerated kissing sound Mero is far less consistent with his aliases. Depending upon how smacked he is, he will often exclude or repeat some of his aliases. He also adds them far less frequently than Desus. The Kid Mero - In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Mero explained that this alias comes from the fact that his father and uncle wanted to name him "Romero", but his mother vetoed it and named him "Joel". His father and uncle continued to call him "Romero", which was shortened to "Mero" as a nickname The Human Durag Flap – Mero’s original nickname, and a reference to how hood he is and his uncircumcised status, something that gets referenced very often (credit u/ZeddyG2 and u/chandlersokay) Curve Gotti – A play on “Irv Gotti”, former boss of Murder, Inc. records Donovan Mcdabb - A play on former NFL player Donovan Mcnabb, in reference to dabbing, which could have two meanings (smoking THC oil or the dance move created by the Migos) Trizz Khalifa – A play on “Wiz Khalifa”, but substituting the first part of the name with the slang “Trizz”. Usually said in a fake patois, imitating Popcaan's cry of "Fuck Wiz Khalifa!" at a Mixpak event SKKRRRT Loder – A play on “Kurt Loder” former host on MTV News and editor at Rolling Stone James St. Fatdick, I'll Ghost on you shorty - Originated right around the premiere of season 4 of Starz hit show "Power", here referencing the main character James St. Patrick, whose street alias is "Ghost" “I no fucking baby, I fucking man!” – A reference to the viral video that sent friend of the brand Pioladitingancia to fame “Check the guest list again because my name is definitely on it, and no I’m not stepping to the side while you check” – Not so much a nickname but something Mero might have said back in the day when he was broke and had to lie about being on guest lists to get into clubs Some variation of "slide it again, put the bag over it, I know there's money on it! - A reference to a familiar experience for anyone who has been broke, in which you lie and act like it's the store's fault when your card gets declined Da-da-da Dad of the year – A play on a lyric from ScHoolboy Qs song "Man of The Year" (credit u/ZeddyG2). Mero already has three Mero Jr’s and the bodega princess, and as far as we can tell is an awesome dad, thus earning such a title. Confirmed to be a ScHoolboy Q reference in episode 56 The Dominican Don Dada – Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player”, and as we know Mero is of Dominican descent, hence “Dominican Don Dada”. The phrase "Jamaican Don Dada" is used by the character Lennox in the movie "Belly", which is a classic in hip hop culture (credit to u/a-1-since-day-1) Papa Sushi, The Dyckman Don - A reference to often-referenced Mamasushi, a fusion sushi restaurant on Dyckman Street in Manhattan Been-Smacked Biyombo – A play on “Bismack Biyombo”, a professional basketball player on the Orlando Magic Feel-da-ass Tyson – A play on “Neil DeGrasse Tyson”, a well known physicist Light-an-L Messi - A play on Lionel Messi, a famous Argentinian soccer player of Italian descent, and smoking an "L", slang for blunt Dick-in-ya-bae Mutombo - A play on Dikembe Mutombo, former NBA player Ben Barson, with the precision of a Swiss wristwatch/my hands are gifted – During the 2016 election cycle, famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson engaged in a brief campaign for the Republican nomination. Mero took to doing impressions of him, exaggerating Carson’s urban upbringing by saying he was “Ben Barson”, in which the “C” was replaced with a “B”, as a Blood gang member would. Unlike Desus, who almost never fumbles his nicknames, Mero has maybe said this one correctly one time Some variation of “I’ll open your medicine cabinet and take all of your Benzos” – This is self-referential in two ways: 1. The earlier reference here is to when Mero admitted to Desus that he will unashamedly go through people’s medicine cabinets in order to snoop on their lives and 2. After the boat party story in which Mero got drunk and took some Xanax’s, he added “I’ll take all of your benzos” bit to express how much he enjoys the feeling Benzodiazepines create The Xandman – This is a play on the musical artist “Scatman John”, who was most known for his song “Scatman’s World”, the chorus of which Mero imitates with this name and the accompanying vocalization Rico Sabroso – Spanish for “Rich Tasty”, but I’m not sure what the reference here is beyond that Tom Brazy, your girl got my balls deflated - A boastful play on the Deflategate controversy surrounding Tom Brady and the New England Patriots after the 2014-2015 AFL Championship game Baby Newport - I assume a reference to Newport brand cigarettes, stereotypically popular in urban areas Barlos Santana - A play on famed guitarist Carlos Santana and Xanax bars Romeo Xantos - A reference to famed Bachata artist and Xanax, Bachata being a dance and music style originating in the Dominican Republic Blem de la blem - "Blem" is Toronto/Jamaican slang for "high", and this is a play on the phrase "crème de la crème" (credit to u/Fangbian) Light-an-L Dutchie, is it weed you're looking for? - Another weed double entendre referencing Lionel Richie and his famous song "Hello" Papi Shampoo - Papi Shampoo is a popular Dominican phrase meaning that someone is a ladies man that dresses well. (credit to u/irollny) The East Tremont Stevie B – East Tremont is a predominately Hispanic area of the Bronx, while Stevie B was a recording artist from the 80’s with some incredible Jheri Curls. Sometimes sings "I want to be the one your Titi is fucking" after Niño Brown – A reference to the main character of the film “New Jack City”, in which Wesley Snipes plays a crack dealer named Nino Brown, but pronounced like the Spanish word for "kid", giving it some Latino flavor (credit to u/Okieant33) Barmelo Xanthony – An incredible play on the Bodega Boy’s favorite NBA player, Carmelo Xanthony, and Mero’s beloved Xanax’s Some variation of “if you see me in Target approach me like a bear” – Originates from Mero’s love of getting really high and hanging out in Target. Being high sometimes makes him paranoid, so he doesn’t like people just running up on him. Desus suggested people “approach him diagonally, like you would a bear”. Mero interchanges “bear”, “Ursine Mammal”, and “Oso” (Spanish for “bear”) at random The Plantain Supernova in the Sky – A reference to the Oasis hit “Champagne Supernova”, but changed to reflect Mero’s Dominican heritage, which often uses plantains in its cuisine. Occasionally he will sing an extended version, which goes “One day you will find me, smoking weed on Tremont/in the Plantain Supernova in the sky”. How does he hit these melodies so perfectly every time? Xaniel Bedingfield - A play on Daniel Bedingfield followed by Mero playing "I Gotta Get Through This" a popular song by the artist Daniel Bedingfield with lyrics that are about Xanax (credit to u/KTTeal) Joe Hookah, I dare you to smoke with me! - A reference to rapper Black Rob's song "I Dare You" that features Joe Hooker on the hook I sold fake Lean to your favorite SoundCloud rapper - Not sure this is a specific reference other than the fact that Lean is pretty much a guaranteed accessory for any SoundCloud rapper and Actavis discontinued their codeine/promethazine cough syrup in 2014 due to abuse, so a lot of people are drinking fake Lean. "Llego el hijo de Tito y Fifa papi"/"The son of Tito and Fifa has arrived, papi – In later episodes, Mero began to include some Spanish phrases at the end of his list of aliases, usually beginning with this phrase and building off of it. When Mero does this he also says "Hassan tira me lo pita" which is slang for "Hassan drop me a beat". Mero is making pretend that he's a DJ on NY's Spanish Radio Station 97.9 La Mega. Mero from here goes on to talk all kinds of shit about how hard and gangster he is. (credit to u/bobbuddha and u/Okieant33) Please correct me if you have ideas or see mistakes! Discontinued aliases Mero - Young Pap Smear Desus - Young Green Room Mero - Metro Bloomin' Onion (credit to u/raybegleiter) Mero - Fry-an-L Messi - Mero at one point said this instead of "Light-an-L Messi", he'll probably go back and forth
Wayback Wednesday – The Most Interesting Man In The World (Possibly)
Do you remember those Dos Equis ads? You know which ones I'm talking about. The ones with a svelte, older gentleman, jousting with tigers, skydiving with martinis, kicking ass at jai alai to the delight of leggy blondes? He's obviously not real. He's a created construct, meant to get you to drink bad Mexican beer. But is there a real person who could come close? Is there really, somewhere in history, someone we can call the Most Interesting Man in The World? I'm gonna bet there is. He's not a household name, but looking at his biography, you'd swear he'd lived a dozen different lives at once. Constantin Cantacuzino was his name, and kicking ass in everything he did was his game. Cantacuzino was born in 1905 to a very wealthy family in Romania. At one point, centuries before his birth, his family actually ruled the entire Byzantine Empire. By the time Cantacuzino was born, the family's power had shrunk, but they still had cash to burn. Due to that family history, Cantacuzino was - technically – born a prince. He grew up in a palatial estate in Romania on the Black Sea. His father, a count, died when he was eleven. His mother sent him off went to boarding schools across Europe, all paid for with his family's money. Cantacuzino was sent to a school in Vienna for his first year of high school. It was in Vienna where he saw a hockey game for the first time. He was enthralled by the sport, having never seen it before in his homeland. It was the game itself that drew him in. The speed, the danger, the players earthbound but flying, almost like they were about to take off into the skies on an odd-man rush. The energy and roar of a packed crowd, the patient tension of an offensive setup, the jubilant release of a well-placed shot, “GOOOAAAAALLL!!!!” A young man fell in love that night. A few months later, while staying in Gstaad, Switzerland, the opportunity presented itself for Cantacuzino to play hockey. At age 17, barely having ever skated before in his life, he jumped at the chance with both feet. Cantacuzino studied in Gstaad for two years, attending class in the day, then bolting from the stuffy confines of the lecture hall to the local rink. His skating improved dramatically. Some nights, he'd practice stickhandling in his home at night while everyone else slept. Cantacuzino was a big man – while there aren't any official statistics, I'd put him around 6'3 once he finished growing. While he was big enough to defend himself from any wayward stick or fist, he was also a graceful skater and stickhandler with a very strong shot. Off the ice, he was known for his confident, suave manner – on the ice, he was exactly the same. When Cantacuzino came back to Romania in the late 1920's, he brought hockey back with him. He joined an upstart team in Bucharest run by a local tennis club and played for them for several years. Over the Christmas break one year, the tennis club team went on a barnstorming tour of western European cities, playing games against teams from 5 Austrian cities. The team scored nine goals in those 5 games – Cantacuzino scored seven, including Romania's first hat-trick during a win in Vienna. In 1931, hockey had gained enough of a foothold in Romania that a national team was selected and sent to the World Championships. Cantacuzino, by far the team's biggest player, was named the team's captain. He's the third from the left in this photo. Sounds like this would have been great, but... it really wasn't. Romania had the bad luck of drawing the US in their first game. After sixty minutes of struggle, the Americans won 15-0. Rink caretakers sighed with relief that the game ended there – they didn't have any more numbers to put on the scoreboard. Still, Cantacuzino was gallant in defeat – he got the referee to write a note on the game sheet for the American players, reading:
“Thanks for playing against us. We learned a great deal from the game today.”
The next game against Austria was a 7-0 buttkicking. That was followed by a 9-1 defeat to rival Hungary, a 7-1 shellacking by France, and another rout by the British, 11-0. Cantacuzino was one of maybe two or three Romanian players who weren't being constantly embarrassed. Meanwhile, the local Polish media took to mocking Cantacuzino, publishing a caricature of him with the scores in a major paper. It was ugly, but everything's got to start somewhere. Cantacuzino never got the chance to play at a high level, but he played many years with the national team as their captain. When he could, he came back to Bucharest and played with the tennis club team. When he was abroad, he played with teams from Vienna. Still with me? Good. We haven't hit the true badassery of Cantacuzino's story yet. This is where the hockey ends, and the craziness begins. One of the nice things about growing up rich is that you can afford a lot of strange hobbies. Hockey was the first for Cantacuzino. The others were a little more dangerous – flying airplanes and driving fast machines. Cantacuzino raced motorcycles and cars in his spare time, and at one point set a speed record for driving from Bucharest to Paris. It took Cantacuzino and two friends 44 hours at full bore to make the trip – it still takes more than 24 straight hours to make that drive today, and that's with much better roads and vehicles. In 1933, after Cantacuzino had already played in a few world championships and drove a lot of fast things, he got into an elite flight school and got his pilot's license. While it started as a hobby, over time, Cantacuzino became as obsessed with the air as he was with hockey. He was a national aerobatics champion and was named the chief pilot of a national air transport company. By the time 1940 rolled around, Cantacuzino was flying international flights and working on the side as a pilot on call for VIPs and royalty. He logged more than 2000 hours in the air in just a few years. Then, World War II happened. Cantacuzino was very proud to be Romanian. He represented his country internationally and chose to settle in Romania, even though he had the money to live anywhere he wanted. The Romanian air force wished to recruit Cantacuzino as a pilot – he accepted. He went to the front as a fighter pilot for the first time in 1941 with the 53rd Fighter Squadron, raising more than a few eyebrows in doing so. Most aristocrats avoided war at all costs. Not Cantacuzino. He became instrumental for the Romanian aerial attack. Romania was a hot potato during WWII. At the beginning of the war, the country allied with the Nazis against the Soviet Union. However, the Romanians later broke rank with the Nazis and quit the Axis war effort. In retaliation, the Luftwaffe bombed the country relentlessly. Cantacuzino wasn't just a fighter pilot – he fought both the Red Army, the US army and the Nazis in the same war. Cantacuzino flew during the day, and at night. Nazi pilots on multiple occasions would see him land his plane, usually with a few new fresh bullet holes, first thing in the morning with a big beaming grin, and say the same thing: “Der spinnt.” Translation: “He's nuts.” Cantacuzino was fearless in the air, trying moves nobody else could or would do. At one point, he shot down nine Soviet planes in three days. On day three of the killing spree, Cantacuzino encountered a formation of about 50 Soviet planes, maybe more. Most pilots would bank away and look for an airstrip if faced with that. Cantacuzino went right at them, firing his guns. Two planes fell immediately. The rest fell out of formation to catch the killer. Over the rest of the afternoon, Cantacuzino managed to escape the wrath of four dozen pissed off Soviet fighter planes. He even shot another one or two down for good measure. Another insane story happened before the Romania-Germany collapse. Cantacuzino was escorting a German spy plane when a Soviet fighter fired on the convoy. The plane was notable for one thing – the hood over its engine was painted red, a subtle honour that meant the plane's pilot had over 25 confirmed kills. This was no rookie – this was an ace. Cantacuzino shot at him, bringing more Soviets into the fray. Cantacuzino dove down and made a quick turn, then climbed up fast while turning back, putting him right behind the Soviet ace. Cantacuzino shot the ace down before his comrades even knew what happened. They flew away scared. Later, after the country changed sides, Cantacuzino was given the task to transport an American POW, Lt. Col. James Gunn, to an Italian airbase, then guide an American convoy from the east to the base to pick him up. It was almost a suicide mission. The mission meant Cantacuzino would fly over miles of enemy territory with an American on board. In Nazi territory, that was double jeopardy. He still pulled it off. Gunn got home safe, and so did Cantacuzino. The transfer was the first of many between Romania and the US: more than 1,200 American POWs were transferred from Romania to American control before the war ended. By the time the Armistice was signed, Cantacuzino's record was impressive. He finished the war with 608 combat missions flown and 69 listed kills, more than any pilot from the US or the UK. Constantin Cantacuzino was Romania's number fighter pilot, the only pilot to shoot down German, American, and Soviet planes in the war, and he lived to tell about it. Another pilot, Ioan Dobran, once discussed what Cantacuzino was like in the air.
”He was an excellent fighter. Once, I was with him in formation, and spotted some Soviet fighters over on our right. I told him, and he said, 'They can't see us. Their wings are in the way.' Soon after, that the Soviets were shot down. He was a complete sportsman. The war was almost like a sport for him.”
“The war was almost like a sport for him.” Sweet Jesus. After the war was over, Romania fell to the Soviet Union, and a communist government led by Nicolae Ceausescu took over the country. One of the first things they did was confiscate the property of long-time nobility. After fighting a war for four years, and even working as a private pilot for many of the newly-crowned communist leaders, much of Cantacuzino's property was taken and destroyed. Cantacuzino had a sideline flying into Switzerland to return Romanian gold that was sent there for safekeeping during the war. On one trip, Cantacuzino landed in Switzerland and never came back, fleeing to Italy where his fourth wife, a film actress, was working. Cantacuzino moved around Europe for years, living in France, Italy, and Switzerland, before moving to Spain for good. With most of his money and property gone, Cantacuzino was almost flat broke. He made a living as a private pilot and a stunt flyer to make ends meet. Cantacuzino started getting serious ulcers after settling in Spain and needed medical treatment for them several times. During a surgery to fix one of those ulcers, things went sideways. Cantacuzino stopped breathing and couldn't be revived. After a life full of fast cars, slap shots, stunt flying and beautiful women, Constantin Cantacuzino was cut down by a surgery gone wrong. He was 52. He was a hockey player, fighter pilot, stuntman, race car driver, casanova, motorcycle racer, pioneer, and badass. He put hockey teams on his back, and scored against teams he had no business even keeping up with. He did corkscrews in biplanes. He took on 50 Soviet fighter planes single-handedly and won. And he never had to shill bad Mexican beer. Constantin Cantacuzino truly is the most interesting man in the world.
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