Obama clearly had his priorities in place when honoring Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. And I quote: "Today is a chance for Americans, especially our young people, to say thank you for all the things we love from Japan. Like karate and karaoke. Manga and anime. And, of course, emojis."
Way to go, chief.
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A mother in Baltimore has won over the Internet by scolding and smacking her son on camera for taking part in the violence that escalated throughout the city on Monday.
“Get over here now!” she screams repeatedly after slapping the teen in the head a few times.
The boy was throwing rocks at police, which initially sparked her outrage according to WMAR newswho first captured the moment on video.
A large portion of the afternoon rioters were students that started causing trouble after school got out for the day.
And Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts mentioned her in his press conference Monday using her as an example of what more parents should be doing to take control of the situation.
“If you saw in one scene, you had one a mother who grabbed their child who had a hood on his head and she started smacking him on the head because she was so embarrassed. I wish I had more parents who took charge of their kids tonight,” he said.
Many on Twitter are calling her “mom of the year.”
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Glitter Bomb just a little too evil for your tastes? Goat Attack allows you to bombard your friends with 14 goat images and puns for the cost of $1.19 or a smaller six-message package for $.79 (a Goat Offensive, maybe?).
Combine this with a custom subscription to Cat Facts and you're basically guaranteed to make your friends go insane.
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Remember that mom who went off on her son after seeing him rioting in Baltimore on the news? Well, here she is getting the full Street Fighter treatment!
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Designed by Aric Snee & Justin Crowe, the Selfie Arm is the selfie stick taken to a new level. A very sad, lonely, weird level.
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Bud Light was forced to apologize – yet again – for their “Up for Whatever” marketing campaign this week, after their beer bottle slogans caused a bit of an uproar online.
The above image was posted to Imgur/Reddit on Monday, showing a label that said: “The perfect beer for removing ‘No’ from your vocabulary for the night.”
While the company supposedly had good intentions here, people were quick to notice how this could very easily be misinterpreted.
“Sounds a lil rapey,” writes one commenter on Imgur.
Another pointed out the perils of drunk driving.
“Are you ok to drive?”
“N…nnnn…NNNNN! Aww f*ck it yeah I’m good”
The bottle campaign launched last December, with more than 47 different messages on the labels “intended to inspire spontaneous fun.”
The spontaneous fun has now taken the form of Tweets and comments on Reddit poking fun at the poorly thought out campaign.
Back in March, Anheuser-Busch had to apologize for encouraging people to pinch strangers on St. Patrick’s Day, and now they’ve responded with a similar statement about they “missed the mark.”
The Bud Light Up for Whatever campaign, now in its second year, has inspired millions of consumers to engage with our brand in a positive and light-hearted way. In this spirit, we created more than 140 different scroll messages intended to encourage spontaneous fun. It’s clear that this message missed the mark, and we regret it. We would never condone disrespectful or irresponsible behavior.
Of course, the damage had already been done, and the Internet let them know how they feel about it.
Here is a taste of some of the mockery on Twitter:
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It's called the "21 Grams," and our irony meter must be broken because it's impossible to tell if this is really sweet or somewhat unsettling. The kit features a scent sprayer, some digital speakers (to hear "their music" again), and a special glass urn that can hold your loved one's ashes.
You know, so you can put that urn in your sex parts and whatnot.
"21 Grams" appears to be more of an art piece and design prototype than a seallable product, but how would you feel if something like this was available to the public?
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