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People shared the wisest advice they ever got, so listen up if you’re a mess.

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It’s always annoying to get unsolicited advice, but since you're the one clicking on this, you’re clearly in need of a fortune cookie. We'll do you one better with 15 of the best pieces of wisdom given to 15 complete strangers on Reddit who aren’t you. Just pick and choose which ones you want to take to heart. After all, we're not here to tell you what to do, but hopefully you're a better person after finishing this list.

1. TheGodfather3 is no longer a smoker.

An 18 year old me was given this slightly inappropriate piece of wisdom by a random old man with an oxygen tank several years ago. I was smoking a cigarette outside of where I worked when he approached me and said, "Put out that cigarette! Do you know how hard it is to get pussy with an oxygen tank?".

I didn't quit for a few years after that but it always kind of stuck with me. Haven't smoked for 2+ years now.

2. One of fa105934's strengths is having a spectacular grandfather.

"Don't compare your weaknesses to someone else's strengths" – my grandpa

3. Radiation_Dude realized he was being controlled by his irritating little brother.

"He who angers you controls you." told to me by my dad at a very young age when my little brother was annoying me one day.

Your car is your master.

4. Heatseek will never live long enough to become the villain.

"no one is the villain of their own story"

It has always helped me to read more in to the motivation of others

5. ​MirrorB has never had a fatal breakup.

My grandpa once told me that a broken heart is always serious but seldom fatal. He was a smart man. Those words have helped me push through a lot of heartache.

6. 77remix sounds pretty broke.

"In a year from now, you'll wish you started today"

Made me really think about a lot life decisions like going back to school and saving money early on

7. Do you rock? Harzoo_Zo-Morakh does not.

Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.

8. Colleoni loves Netflix.

"Every day it gets a little easier. But you have to do it every day. That's the hard part. But it does get easier." from Bojack Horseman

9. Ancientappleiic wants to die on a hill, but the right hill. The perfect hill.

Pick your battles and make them few. Think, is this the hill you want to die on?

Next time.

10. You don't always get what you want, and philpalmer2 doesn't need to get it anyway.

"Wanting something is sometimes better than having it"

11. Uncieniles has obviously never heard of Sriracha.

The best ingredient you can add to your food is hunger.

12. Casabamelon does the math.

If you run into a person who's an asshole, you had to deal with an asshole.

If everyone you run into is an asshole, you're the asshole.

13. And Dougdahead has a similar equation.

"If one person doesn't like you, screw them. If two people don't like you, screw them both. If three or more people don't like you, what are you doing to make these people dislike you?"

14. PureRandomness529 might not love rom-coms.

Love isn't something you find, it's a choice you make daily

Apparently this look is a choice.

15. And Ono412 knows something you don't.

"Everyone knows something, at least one thing, that you don't"

My dad, who while not having a college degree, solves a crossword a day, fixes anything around the house, constantly knows over 70% of Jeopardy questions, and can explain in depth alpha and beta decay in nuclear reactors. It can really help humble yourself and appreciate others. Sometimes thinking you're the smartest guy in the room is a way of knowing you may actually be the dumbest.


John Oliver discusses the RNC. You can pretty much guess how this will go.

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If you decided to skip watching the four-day-long Republican National Convention but you want to sound smart when your coworkers are discussing it, check out this 11-minute video of John Oliver giving his take on the events and steal his ideas as if they were your own (sound familiar?).

Oliver touches on some of the big talking points, like people blatantly ignoring facts, Newt Gingrich being an idiot, and former VH1 reality show star Antonio Sabato Jr. accusing President Obama of being Muslim. Aren't you glad you decided to skip watching the convention? Unfortunately, you will never sound as smart as John Oliver because you don't have a British accent, but give it a go anyway.

You will be the hit of the water cooler when you start reiterating Oliver's segment. Well, unless your coworkers, like everyone else, are sick of talking politics.

Outgoing DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz heckled in Philadelphia. Will the DNC be even crazier than the RNC?

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida congresswoman and outgoing Democratic National Committee chair, was loudly booed on at a breakfast meeting of Florida's convention delegates on Monday. Wasserman Schultz, who represents parts of Miami and Palm Beach in Congress, was trying to address her home-state delegation at the Downtown Marriott in Philadelphia.

Wasserman Schultz announced on July 24 that she would step down after the Democratic National Convention this week in the wake of internal DNC emails released by Wikileaks showing what many saw as an anti-Sanders bias.

This is not a great sign for the actual Democratic National Convention. Is the DNC going to be as unruly as last week's RNC? They'd have to try really hard, but this is a start.

As Wasserman-Schultz tried to speak to the Florida delegates, the crowd booed and talked over her, some holding up signs that read "E-mails." Addressing the crowd like they were unruly schoolchildren ("All right now, everybody settle down") failed to mollify them. Pounding the gavel didn't work. Even bringing up the shooting that happened Sunday in Fort Myers, FL didn't quiet the angry audience.

Wasserman-Schultz continued to try to talk about gun control over the jeering crowd. She attributed the "little bit of interest" (mostly from the press) in her being there to Florida being "the most significant battleground state" in making sure Clinton gets elected. Debbie, come on, that's not why the press is there, and everyone knows it.

Buckle up, everybody, looks like we're in for a rowdy DNC.

Guy makes anti-slut-shaming video to counter-shame whoever shared his nude pictures.

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A Singaporean internet celebrity who discovered a private sex video of himself was circulating online has a strong message for his cyberbullies. Lokies Khan is a 24-year-old openly gay blogger from Singapore with a large online following. After his private video was leaked and GIFs made from the video went viral on Tumblr, he says commenters called him a "slut" and a "disgrace to the gay community."

In response, Khan made this four-minute long video for LGBTQ mag Dear Straight People. In it, he talks about having his privacy violated and why this is a big deal, even though he is open about his sexuality online. "The main reason this affected me so much was because this was not something I want people to see," he says. "Things that I post on Instagram are things that are within my control, things I want people to see and am comfortable with people looking at. But these GIFs of me on Tumblr are not within my control. I didn't give consent."

Unfortunately, the internet can be a terrible place. But this video, which already has 17,000 views, is proof that it can also be used as a powerful tool to fight back.

Australian athletes declare Rio rooms 'uninhabitable,' and they're from Australia.

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Athletes from all over the world are arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. When the Australian delegation arrived, they took one look at their provided dormitories, smelled gas and noticed water leaks, and gave a collective...

Kitty Chiller, a spokesperson for the Australian delegation, told The Sydney Morning Herald:

Problems include blocked toilets, leaking pipes, exposed wiring, darkened stairwells where no lighting has been installed and dirty floors in need of a massive clean.... Water came down walls, there was a strong smell of gas in some apartments and there was "shorting" in the electrical wiring.

New Zealand and United Kingdom team members also reported similar findings. Brazilian Olympic officials have worked to fix the problems, but Australian officials have moved their athletes to a nearby hotel.

Because after competing at the Olympics, a twin bed is exactly what you want.

Rio's Mayor, Eduardo Paes, said in response to the allegations:

We want them to feel at home here... I almost feel like putting a kangaroo to jump up and down in front of their building.

Oh the shade!

Giant international basketball star, Andrew Bogut, sarcastically responded to Chiller's tweet that featured tiny twin beds expected to be used by the athletes:

Let's hope Rio's Mayor doesn't come in the crosshairs of an Australian Olympic pole vaulter.

This woman recreated some of Rachel Green's most 90s outfits in 'Friends.' It'll make your day (your week, your month or even your year).

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Here's a video of 26-year-old Brooke Shunatona recreating some of the most iconic fashion moments Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston's character) had on Friends. Shunatona made the video for Cosmopolitan, not just for fun, although there's no doubt it was a lot of fun. Despite the fact she never got obsessed with the show when it was actually on the air, Shunatona channeled Green's 90s fashion perfectly.

In the video (sadly not called" The One Where I Dressed Like Rachel"), Shunatona procured her own clothes, jewelry, makeup and a wig and extensions to re-enact of the most memorable moments from the show, including the opening credits sequence (ah yes, the short-sleeved white mock turtleneck).

Remember when we all used to feed our sandwiches to rubber duckies at the fountain?

Shuntona chose a few other important fashion moments, like Rachel in the promo shot, Rachel waitressing, and, of course, Rachel in overalls.

Rachelalls.

This fashion research couldn't have come at a better time—the 90s look is hotter now than it ever was in the 90s, and your local thrift stores are probably filled with gems. Remember: the only way to be truly 90s is to model your clothes by a fountain. Don't forget the lamp.

Saint West said his first word, and Kim was not happy about it.

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Kim Kardashian spoke to E! News at the MGM Grand nightclub Hakkasan in Las Vegas Friday night (she was also in town for Jennifer Lopez's birthday party) and revealed that her youngest kid, Saint, is now speaking. But apparently he's not saying exactly the right things.

Kardashian told E!:

He said "Dada" today, three times. And I was like, "Wait, what?" Kanye was so excited, he was like, "I told him to say that." And I was like, just I really wanted him to say "Mama" first.

So baby Saint said "dada" first. Don't feel too bad for Kim, though. As she said, her first child with husband Kanye West, North, was a mama's girl, so it's okay for Saint to be a daddy's boy. And he'll learn tons of words, aside from "mama" and "dada," like "no" and "mine." Actually, chances are he'll be really, really good at "mine."

Even Dr. Pimple Popper refers to this endless blackhead-upon-cyst as 'the black hole.'

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Well, this is disgusting: a volcanic mess of a blackhead that even Dr. Pimple Popper (aka Dr. Sandra Lee) calls a "black hole." It doesn't start off that way, of course: for the first few minutes of this video, it's quite full. For once, it was a YouTube commenter who had the most insightful description. "I think I'll call this one 'Jason,'" MikeHawke83 wrote, "because once you think he's dead he comes back in the sequel!" Gross, Mike.

According to Dr. Pimple Popper, blackheads aren't black because they're clogged with dirt, but because they're exposed to air, which causes oxidation and turns the insides black. See, now you can claim you watch these videos for educational purposes.


Bindi Irwin celebrates her eighteenth birthday with a tribute to her Crocodile Hunter father.

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On July 24, Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, turned 18 years old and marked the occasion by Instagramming a photo of herself as a baby with her mom and dad. Steve Irwin died in 2006 in a freak accident where a stingray barb punctured his chest, but Bindi has always been public about how his influence played a huge role in her life growing up.

The caption for the picture reads:

Hello lovelies. Well today marks 18 years of life for me, here in Australia and I really don't know where to begin in thanking so many people for an unforgettable journey so far. So I think that I'll start here, with this photograph. This photo was taken within the first year of my life. To be perfectly honest life has changed in a million ways since this photograph was taken. Along the way we gained another incredible part of our family, my brother Robert. Our conservation work with Wildlife Warriors took off around the world. Our home, Australia Zoo continued to expand and has become the greatest zoological facility on planet earth. Our Dad, Mum's soulmate and a superhero for us all, passed away. However, since this photo was taken, 18 years ago, one life ingredient has remained, unchanged, unbreakable. That is the unconditional love that is shared between my beautiful little family and the loyalty we have to eachother and everyone else who has taken this journey with us. I don't think that when this photo was taken even my beautiful parents could have known what life would evolve. I know that I am endlessly grateful for the love and light I have been given since Day 1 of my life.

That's a pretty powerful message, especially coming from a teenager. Bindi also posted a second Instagram where she's playing with a baby tiger.

The caption for that one reads:

....leading on from my last post, I have so much happiness in my heart for the journey to come. Being 18 and embarking upon my adult years, I can't predict what life will have in store for me. All I know is that I will try my very best to make a difference in this world with each moment that I'm given. Life is constantly evolving and I'm determined to find the light and love around every corner and share this with everyone who is a part of my story. Thank you so much to every single soul who took the time to read these last two posts, it means so much. I can't wait to see what is yet to come.

With Bindi so involved in wildlife conservation efforts, there's a lot to look forward to. Hopefully, she'll keep posting the cute pictures along the way.

Here's an interactive map of how hard it is for a family to rent a two-bedroom apartment in America.

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Each year, The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) releases a map that shows the hourly wage an employee has to make to afford a two-bedroom rental in each state. The numbers are depressing, and now the map-making gurus at Spatial Cartography have an even more detailed illustration to show that Americans can't afford housing.

Here's what parts of America, based on census data on household income, are unable to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

The redder the state, the higher the percentage of people who can't afford a unit. Green means lowest percentage, and yellow represents the middle.

If you're curious, here's the original NLIHC data that Spacial Cartography is using. The number in each state represents the hourly wage needed to afford a two-bedroom.

(Get a closer look here.)

And here's the percentage of households in each state that can't afford it.​

Spatial Cartography concludes that the NLIHC is a good "starting point" to learn about affordable housing, but "the wage you see listed for your state [in the original NLIHC map] is probably not the wage you need to earn in your specific location" to afford a place. They define being able to "afford" a unit as paying less than 30 percent of your annual income for it per year.

An even closer look, by county.

As you'll see from clicking around the above map, each state has certain counties that suffer more than others. And if you don't feel like clicking around, you can take it from Spacial Cartography, which concludes "it's obvious spatial variations [within states] do exist."

Go ahead, find your county and verify just how screwed you all are.

A man tried to Nair his junk and things went as wrong as they could possibly go.

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The subreddit TIFU, or "Today I F*cked Up," lets you enjoy a little schadenfreude at the expense of the poor people who do really stupid things then write about them on the internet. The subreddit has brought readers many legendary tales, but if there was barometer for how badly you could f*ck up, this story submitted by EvilFireblade would probably break it. It involves Nair, balls, and allusions to Cthulhu poking your junk with a "flaming iron bar." So yeah, it's a good one. EvilFireblade wrote:

So today I fucked up. Tomorrow is our 10-year Anniversary night. We've dumped the kids off at Mom's and tomorrow we're heading back to England for a week. She's British, wants to spend a week in England. Cool.

The wife has meticulously womanscaped her area for me I know, because that's the only time she takes 2 hour long showers. So I think to myself... well.. Maybe I'll return the favor.

So I sneak out to the hell that is Walmart to surprise her by doing some serious manscaping. I keep the area nice, but I'm gunna go full retard and napalm the area. I spend ten minutes awkwardly standing in the aisle looking at the hundreds of options for waxes, hair removal cream, etc. I end up going with Nair for sensitive areas. I figure that's the best choice.

Anyone who has ever tried Nair before probably just winced. Essentially, any product that you will rub on your skin that makes your hair wipe off with a towel is not exactly gentle, even if it is made for "sensitive areas."

So I get home and carefully read the directions. Apply liberally to the area, wait ten minutes and wipe with a towel, the hair should go with it. I ignore the warning about applying directly to genitals because I'm a man. Hear me fucking roar.

DIRECTLY TO YOUR GENITALS? Oh boy. You will be roaring, alright.

So I apply this cream thick. Real thick, everywhere. I wait the ten minutes and wipe it off, nothing happens. Fuck. This didn't work. So I try again, liberally apply the rest of the bottle back onto the area, put my boxers on to hide what I'm doing from the wife; it's still a surprise... and sit on the couch and fire up some Youtube. I figure I'll wait 15 minutes this time and try again.

You can almost guess what happens next.

Nope. I wake up 5 hours later. My junk is numb, very numb. I stand up slowly and I can feel cracking, I can feel things falling down my pants leg. As I slowly penguin over to the bathroom, a trail of crusted pieces of Nair falling to the floor behind me, I gently pull my boxers away from the skin, and pieces of skin are coming with it. This isn't good. The nair has dried and has adhered to my skin.

FIVE HOURS? First of all, how did your body even allow you to nap that long, and second of all OUUUUUUUUUUCHHHHHH.

I run a cold bath and jump in, letting the water re-hydrate the nair so that I can gently wipe it off. Slowly the water is turning red, I realize, red with blood. This is where the panic sets in. As I painstakingly remove the nair, feeling starts returning. My testicles are on fire. I begin to sob like a bitch. I slowly make my way out of the bathroom, saddle-walking like you've never seen, searching for something to sooth the hellfire that is between my legs.

His balls probably feel something like this.

But somehow, in an amazing display of f*ck-uppery, he still managed to make things worse.

Baby oil. That will do the trick, I think. You put baby oil on babies to keep their skin nice, surely that will sooth my hot balls of fire.

Nope.

Nope.

Nope.

Nope.

I've never cried so hard in my life, it was as if cthulu had fisted my frank and beans with a flaming iron bar. Apparently you don't put oil on burns.

"Apparently you don't put oil on burns."

A moment of silence for EvilFireblade's scrotum, please.

I now have a severe chemical burn on my junk, it's blistering, and I have to be on a plane for a 16 hour flight in a few hours for a very sexless anniversary vacation.

Worst part? The hair was still there.

tl;dr Fell asleep with Nair on my balls. Then soothed it with baby oil. Blistered testicles suck, day before 10 year anniversary.

As many commenters pointed out, OP should probably get himself to a doctor STAT, since Nair is an alkaline substance and could cause permanent damage to your man parts, not to mention your dignity.

Looks like waxing isn't the most painful option after all.

Latino student has a mouthful for dentist that was shocked he got into Stanford.

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In a July 18 Facebook post that went wildly viral, Stanford-bound high school grad Guillermo Pomarillo told his story of visiting the dentist, only to have that dentist grill him about how a "poor Latino boy" from Chicago got in. It started when Pomarillo said he didn't want braces because he was going to Stanford University in the fall, and wouldn't be able to return home to Chicago for appointments.

His dentist then asked him about his ACT score, comparing it to his daughter's score of 35. Without saying it directly at first, the dentist kept hinting that Pomarillo got into Stanford because of affirmative action. Just so no one was confused, the dentist finished with even more inappropriate comments that demonstrated precisely what he was thinking.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1104491926288019&id=100001816657229

Here's the full text of Guillermo's open letter to his dentist:

Dear Dentist,
Today, I came into your office after leaving work early. Little did you know that I had to walk 1.5 miles to be able to make my appointment. My mother and father couldn't drive me because they were busy working. But, it was imperative for me to have my teeth cleaned before going to school. So I decided that I would walk that distance. I came into your office hoping that things will go by fast. They did. I was called and I sat on a chair where a lady vigorously cleaned my teeth (it's fine tho, I really did need a cleaning). The lady then asked me if I wanted or needed braces, humorously I told her I did, but I couldn't afford them. She then told me you will come and talk to me. You then approached me and asked me if I wanted braces. I told you that I tried a year ago to get braces through a government program but was denied help. You then asked me if I wanted to try to apply to get help again (Note this government help takes weeks or months to be approved). I told you that it wouldn't be of any use cause I was going away for college and I will be far away (I wouldn't be able to make monthly appointments for my braces). You looked at me perplexed. I nonchalantly said "I'm going to Stanford". Your initial reaction was surprised. But, were you surprised because you had a Stanford student on your chair or because you had a minority, low-income student, that needed government help to get braces, and would be attending Stanford on your chair? I believe it was the latter .

You immediately jumped to ask me what my ACT score was? It was weird cause I have never had a professional ask me that. I answered honestly. Your response after that clearly showed what you were thinking. You sarcastically said "Wow you got (blank) on the ACT?! And you got into Stanford?" I was confused, I had always thought my ACT score wasn't too bad. I mean, I got admitted into many other schools other than Stanny. You then said, "Well my daughter got a 35 and she didn't get into Stanford. She goes to Umich." In my head I thought, "Wow that's great, UMich is a good school." But you didn't stop there, you kept going. You said, "Well when you have kids from neighborhoods like THESE, like you know, ENGLEWOOD. It's easy for them to get into Harvard or Stanford with a (states my score) ." In my mind, I was confused. Did he really just say that? But you didn't stop. You kept going. You said, "You know, when kids go to schools around here. (AKA public schools in minority neighborhoods) It's easier for them to get into schools like Stanford. My daughter goes to a school where like 20 kids get perfect ACT scores." I stayed quiet. He continued, "you're very lucky. Consider yourself very lucky. Getting into Stanford is like competing on The Voice, you know, when you get the buzzer." Wait what? So you're telling me that 18 years of rigorous hard work is like going on The Voice. You're telling me that pure luck got me admitted into not only Stanford, but schools like Princeton, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and WASHU, and waitlisted at Tufts, Penn, and Columbia (I didn't tell him this btw)?! To say that I was admitted into a school simply because of my background is ridiculous. OF COURSE YOUR DAUGHTER WAS GOING TO SCORE HIGHER THAN ME. You're a dentist that can afford to send her to a school that will help her achieve a score like that. You're an educated dentist, with a college degree and dentistry degree. My parents, two undocumented immigrants that only obtained a grammar school education, couldn't afford to send me to private schools. Yes, I may have grown up in a neighborhood that doesn't have many young kids going to schools like Stanford. But it doesn't mean that people where I come from don't have the potential to succeed at Stanford. We deserve to go to places like Stanford.

You belittled me. You labeled me. Yes, my name gave it off. But you were completely ignorant of my struggles. Little do you know that I grew up in a house where Spanish was only spoken. I had to learn English on my own. I grew up in a household where at times we couldn't afford to pay our rent or didn't have enough food for the whole week. I grew up in a household where my parents were clueless of the college application process, and it was up to me to make sure I submitted all my papers for college. I grew up in a household where college seemed like a distant dream. I grew up in a household where I will not only be the first one attending college, but I will be the first one to leave my home. So yes, your daughter scored higher than me on the ACT. But, she literally scored a few points higher than me. If those few points mean that she is better than me, then you are neglecting a lot. You are neglecting that I faced more struggles than your daughter. You are neglecting that all odds were against me. But you feel entitled to say that I got "lucky" and that "because of where I come from" I got into Stanford. Little do you know that at a young age I excelled in classrooms. My mother kept transferring me schools every time we moved to a new, cramped apartment. But I excelled. I went to a high school 7 miles from my house to be able to be pushed more. I attended one of the best high schools in Chicago and was accepted to other top ranked high schools in Chicago. So If pure luck gets you into some of the best schools in the country, then there is something wrong with our admissions process. Maybe just maybe, the admissions panel didn't see perseverance or strength in your daughter. After all, her father, a dentist, is able to help her achieve a score like that through financial help or even tutoring. Maybe just maybe, the admissions panel saw beyond a score when seeing my profile. It doesn't mean that I'm better than your daughter. It means that I have the strength, the determination, the perseverance to succeed in a place like Stanford. And maybe the admissions panel didn't see that in your daughter? Cause trust me, schools like Stanford look at everything, not only scores.

Sincerely,
The poor Latino boy that needs government help to get braces, but is still Stanford-bound.

Pomarillo made it quite clear that luck had nothing to do with his admission to Stanford (or several other fantastic schools). And whatever major and career path he chooses, he'll have plenty of money for braces later on in life. Hopefully by then he also has the option of choosing a dentist that isn't a complete jackass.

Middle schooler freaks out when his girlfriend gets pregnant until his mom explains sex.

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This is the hilarious story of a middle schooler who somehow thought he had gotten his girlfriend pregnant even though he'd never even kissed a girl before. Kiran David was 12 when it all went down, but now he's telling his story on Twitter as a much wiser adult.

Basically, everyone is a sinner. Let's get it started:

As in, "you better."

These tweets should be required reading in every sex ed class.

Michael Jordan broke his characteristic silence to talk about police, violence, and race.

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Michael Jordan, whose fame in sports is matched only for his reputation for avoiding politics, published an open letter in ​The Undefeated, addressing the atmosphere of mistrust clouding relations between minority communities and the police who serve them. Here are some excerpts from the letter, which was titled "I Can No Longer Stay Silent."

As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers.

Reign.

A photo posted by Jordan (@jumpman23) on

Over the past three decades I have seen up close the dedication of the law enforcement officers who protect me and my family. I have the greatest respect for their sacrifice and service. I also recognize that for many people of color their experiences with law enforcement have been different than mine. I have decided to speak out in the hope that we can come together as Americans, and through peaceful dialogue and education, achieve constructive change.

Jordan concluded by announcing that he would donate $1 million each to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and to the Institute for Community-Police relations, which was recently set up by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Jordan's words are notable for a display of social consciousness some have criticized Jordan for withholding since his earliest days in a Bulls uniform. But just as including a photo of MJ crying seems to be a prerequisite to covering this story, so is a reference his famous apocryphal quote from when he allegedly refused to endorse the Democratic challenger in the 1990 race for North Carolina's Senate seat: "Republicans buy sneakers, too."

True to that image, Jordan's letter is nonpartisan. He offers sympathy and outrage both for the deaths of people of color at the hands of law enforcement and the deaths of law enforcement in the line of duty alike. Read his full message on The Undefeated.

Smart dog knows how to fetch his own brother.

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In every human sibling pair, it is inevitable that one will become the "good one" that tries to outshine the rebel. Same goes for dog siblings. According to the dog's owner, Derick Duffner, if you tell Luke to fetch his brother Jack, that's exactly what he'll do.

Bro drags him by the collar! If you did this to your own brother it would be considered child abuse, but when this dog does it, it's ADORABLE.


Woman gets back at boss who wouldn't let her wear a headscarf by showing up to work in cosplay.

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June Rivas of Chicago took to Facebook to talk about how pissed off she was when her boss told her wearing her hair in a ponytail or putting on a headscarf made her look "unprofessional." Rivas, who pointed out in her post that there was no dress code at work other than "be clean and pressed," filed a harassment claim against her boss. In response, her boss created a dress code, sending out a memo to employees advising them they couldn't wear ponytails, pigtails, hats, sandals, cleavage, backless clothing, lace, or even "cultural head wraps."

Here's the offending headscarf. It's like you can't even tell she's at work. Wait. Yes, you can.

Well, that probably did not do much for employee morale. Rivas wrote that she was reporting her boss to the EEOC (Equal Employee Opportunity Commission), but in the mean time she was complying with the new rules. Technically. As she put it:

I have come to work each day in an outfit that fits the guidelines she laid out...just...not QUITE the way she expected.

Hey, this is ME we're talking about here.

‪#‎NeverPissOffCosplayingScorpios‬

Check out some of the outfits she wore while still following the guidelines her boss was so eager to set.

Nothing in the rules about wigs.

Nothing in there about hairnets, either.

Wise words: Never piss off cosplaying Scorpios. Nicely done.

Guy finds awkward note from polite neighbor who keeps being woken up by his loud sex.

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What happens if you keep getting woken up by your neighbors having noisy sex? If you're Samantha from Sex and the City, you just join in the fun. But most of us are not Samantha Jones. We're way more like this anonymous neighbor, who summoned up all the courage he or she possessed to compose this deeply thoughtful and apologetic note, which was uploaded on Reddit by saved_by_Singularity. And it is, somehow, even more awkward than you could possibly imagine.

Dear Neighbor, not only did Your Neighbor show extraordinary tact and manners and save you an even-more-awkward interaction with your landlord, but your neighbor included specific instructions on how to fix the problem. So fix that bed, stat!

Reddit commenters seem to agree that anonymous neighbor is a better-than-average human. One even wrote: "Sounds like a bro. Go have a beer with him. Then give him the offer to test out your tighter bed."

Just a warning though, anonymous neighbor: that did not pan out well for Samantha.

'MST3K' is being rebooted with Patton Oswalt and Felicia Day, so at least that's good.

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Mystery Science Theater 3000, the beloved cult comedy show from the 90s, officially announced it will be rebooted at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday. The series reboot, which was funded with a Kickstarter campaign, will debut on Netflix.

If you're not familiar, the original MST3K followed a janitor (Joel Hodgson) who was trapped in space by two evil villains and forced to watch terrible B-movies. In order to make it more tolerable, the janitor built two robot companions, who would watch and mock the movies with him.

The reboot is being produced by Hodgson, and it will star new cast members Patton Oswalt and Felicia Day. Former Daily Show head writer Elliott Kalan will serve as head writer, with Community's Joel McHale and Dan Harmon also on the writing staff. There's plenty of powerhouse comedic talent to riff and tear down some terrible old movies in hysterical new ways.

MST3K will make its triumphant return on Netflix with 14 new episodes.

A gym used people in fat suits to convince people to sign up. It did not go as planned.

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Pure Gym gym in the northern English city of Manchester used people in inflated blue fat suits to try and lure potential customers, and it so, so didn't work. Besides handing out promotional materials for the gym, the giant blueberry spokespeople had a gimmick. The blue-suited fat-shamers ran down the street, letting their suits deflate as they ran. The message was clear: all you need to do to lose weight is run (a block, you fatty).

Gym uses blue fat suits to shame people into joining.

Passersby were not impressed. C.J. Smith told the Manchester Evening News...

"I would not normally be offended by it because I’m a big guy and I’m comfortable with my body but not everybody is. I wouldn’t want some poor kid seeing it and making comparisons with themselves."

A spokesperson for the gym told the Metro UK that the suits were only intended to draw attention, which they definitely did. Said the spokesperson,

"It is not our intention to cause any offense and in light of the complaint we will be reviewing their use."

Reviewing their use? How about just telling people working out can be fun at any size, and leave it at that? Not sexy enough for ya? Too bad, we're too busy loving ourselves the way we are. Now we dance!

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