Following weeks of feverish media speculation, Sparky and Oso Productions, makers of the wildly successful Sparky and Oso Podcast, have made it known to high-level investors that they are in the process of re-branding. The podcasting, dancing, shit-talking, and chess-playing duo will reincorporate as Sparshles and Oso Productions. Investors greeted the unofficial announcement enthusiastically. Amid a record downturn in the tech-heavy Nasdaq market, shares of SAOP soared nearly 30% to a record $112. Ray Ray, a 35% shareholder who insiders claim is frequently involved in managerial decisions, echoed the general optimism surrounding the re-branding. “I don’t give a shit what they call themselves,” he expounded, “so long as they stop playing those god damn Kanye tracks. That fool is a sellout! Play me some Talib Kweli god damnit!!”
Concerns of rising animosity between the production duo climaxed last month when a paparazzi photographer allegedly overheard a conversation in which Oso aggressively screamed at Sparshles, “MIA is the worst thing to happen to the sound wave since farts made noise.” Wall Street experts say that, soon after, the board of directors hired a facilitator to help the two reach a compromise.
Ray Ray’s outpouring of support was the only hint of the production company’s future direction. Rumors that they will be bought out by Google in early 2008 still abound in the business blogosphere, but both groups are known for their tight-lipped secrecy.