Friday, January 29, 2016
Trolled Advice Columnist Wraps Up an Episode of Seinfeld in One Paragraph
An unknown prankster sent in the plot of a two-part Seinfeld episode to the advice columnist Amy Dickenson. The episode in question is called "The Boyfriend" and just as the prankster writes, it deals with Jerry meeting his sports idol who then goes on to date Elaine.
Amy answered as if it was any other question with a short paragraph that offers solid advice and would have probably cut the end of the episode very short.
She admits on her own website that she missed the joke but she seems pretty good humored about it:
Every once in awhile, I get punked by a villainous, fun-loving reader. I have some affection for these episodes because I often think that if I didn’t actually have a job, punking advice columnists is exactly what I would do with my time. But alas I do have a job and so I am left with the task of sharing my humiliation, as well as trying to enjoy readers’ reactions.
Here's the beginning of the episode in question:
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Photoshop Battle Based on This Smug Little Goat Will Satisfy the Snootiest of Critics
Did you just turn your nose up at us? You think you're so much better than us, don't you, tiny goat? Well, we'll show you! Someday... For now we'll just enjoy these amazing photoshops of said smug little goat, guaranteed to please even the snobbiest internet connoisseur.
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The Best Part of the Kanye/Khalifa Twitter Beef, Wasn’t Even Their Actual Beef
Kanye West used to date Amber Rose, who later married and then divorced Wiz Khalifa. Now Kanye is married to Kim Kardashian and Khalifa is married to weed. Khalifa made a tweet about his "KK" pot, Kanye misunderstood and dragged Amber Rose into the conversation because who knows why? Amber Rose responded and gave us the best hashtag of 2016 yet: #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch. There was also much talk about pants, are you ready for your memes yet? Good.
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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell Made a 'Africa' Music Video While on Safari
The Moment You Realize Your Fashion Sense is "Hotel Lobby"
Twitter Found a Tongue-in-Cheek Way to Make More Movies "Oscar Worthy" With #MakeAMovieWhiter
The Oscars have been the subject of controversy since nominees were announced and this became the second year in a row that every nominee in the acting categories is white. This inspired a Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, and many people have spoken out on the subject since then. It's also been the butt of the joke in a recent SNL sketch and now Twitter is taking it on again with hashtag prompt #MakeAMovieWhiter.
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I Don't Know That I'd be This Brave, But Apparently You Can Stand Real Close to an Assault Rifle Under Water and Not Get Shot
Science, y'all!:
It's harder to create movement in water than in air, because water molecules are closer together than air molecules. To show the difference in resistance, physicist Andreas Wahl puts himself in front of a weapon submerged in water and fires it - on himself.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
The Reason This Starbucks Barista is Dancing Will Put a Smile On Your Face
When he was offered a position to work at Starbucks Sam told his parents that for the first time in his life. That his life had real meaning.
Sam was diagnosed with autism and like some people with autism Sam has a movement disorder. Sam has a hard time keeping his body still. Sam never thought that he would be able to work behind the bar because of his sudden movements but his manager Chris believed in him and got Sam to channel his movements into dance.
It has taken Sam and Chris a lot of shifts and hours to get Sam to do what he is doing in the video. Sam is now known as the dancing barista. If it wasn't for Chris believing in Sam he would of never believed in himself.
More people like Sam need to be seen, heard and given a chance to thrive and dance."
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Now That We're Scooting Together, Be a Good Boy Hold My Umbrella-ella-ella
Friendship and an umbrella? You can practically hear Rihanna's Umbrella playing over this video.
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Troll Comedian Gets a Scam Call and Decides to Play Along
Today in Twitter theater we have the story of Dave Holmes, an LA based writer and comedian who received a scam call from someone pretending to be from the IRS. Since he was at the beginning of a commute, Dave decided to go along with the scheme.
Content warning: some language ahead is as shady as a scam call.
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Having to Make a Shot-For-Shot Remake of "Good For You" is a Great Penalty For Losing a Bet
Sorry Dad, Your Son Does Not Want That Hand Lotion to Keep His Skin Hydrated
TFW both dad and the news anchor have no idea why a young lad might need hand lotion in a snowstorm.
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