Words like hello, love, and motherf*cker transcend cultures. (NSFW if your boss knows, like, a ton of languages.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nwk6UaLBSo
Cut Video, the same folks who brought you kids trying breakfasts from around the world and public restrooms from around the world, went around the world again to learn how different cultures curse at each other. There's a surprising number of words that are universal, but the really interesting ones are the weirdly specific put-downs like "green tea bitch" (from Shanghai), "tapeworm" (from Ethiopia), and just straight up telling someone "your dad is dead" (Thailand). Hooray for multiculturalism!
This is a much more intriguing Friends alternate ending then that fan's psychological thriller that went viral a few weeks ago.
Within the Friends friends, Phoebe and Joey always had a special bond. Probably because they were the least self-centered ones, yes offense to Chandler. People recently interviewed Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow, and the writer straight up asked why the two never hooked up. LeBlanc revealed that they actually wanted it to happen:
Towards the end we actually pitched the idea that Joey and Phoebe had been having casual sex the entire time. We'd go back and shoot all the historical scenes and just before a moment that everyone recognizes, there's Joey and Phoebe coming out of a broom closet together. But they were like, 'Nah.'
Well that would have been a Scandal-level twist. What's the point of being famous if you can't rewrite history?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a fascinating beast. Phase One of the films were structured to build up to an Avengers movie. Phase Two was designed to reflect on the action of said Avengers movie and see how the individual heroes coped. Avengers: Age of Ultron dropped the bomb (after escorting all the civilians onto a hovercraft and blowing up the city in the air so the impact wouldn't affect surrounding areas) that Phase Three will be all about the Infinity Stones.
These supernatural rocks are "an ancient force of infinite destruction," and James Brolin's Thanos character from Guardians of the Galaxy is trying to catch 'em all. These stones and Thanos' quest will now be the lynchpins of Phase Three, building up to the eventual two-part Avengers epic, Infinity War.
Let this special featurette educate you without having to buy by Age of Ultron DVD (or a whole lot of comics).
I just love that fresh feeling of waking up in the morning and spraying bacteria all over my body.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPwBXDhIHmg
Twelve years ago, chemical engineer Dave Whitlock went all Mad Max and stopped showering (it's unclear to me if he also started racing around in a souped-up desert deathmobile at that time; they don't cover that in the news story above). Instead, Whitlock began spraying himself with a custom live-bacteria cocktail that "restores good bacteria" to the skin, which, he claims, frequent showers strip away.
Now Whitlock's company, Aobiome, has launched a line of products called Mother Dirt, so you can also enjoy a refreshing bacterial spray down. Mother Dirt's product line includes a combination of live-bacteria sprays and cleansing products like shampoo that don't contain the good bacteria, but don't hurt it either. Personally, I love the idea of a product that can replace showers, and I'm super excited to share a sexy couple's bacterial spray with my boyfriend.
It's a long way from the Utah Jazz dance squad to prison.
Amber Telson, a former dancer for the Utah Jazz, divorced her husband after they had three kids together. He was pretty confused, not mention a bit suspicious — she had been spending a lot of time with one of her 17-year-old dance students. He hired a private detective to do a little snooping, and the PI caught Telson having sex with someone who wasn't her husband in her dance studio. Who was that person, you may be asking?
The private investigator's own son.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwzFL8AUx6c
Wait, sorry, I meant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cphNpqKpKc4
Buuuut yeah, she was sentenced to jail time and community service, and she has to register as a sex offender.
A trombonist in the London Central Fellowship Band of the Salvation Army had a bit of a cold while playing the beautiful ballad, "Procession to Covenant." The addition of the extended trombone part at forte volume made for a beautiful addition to the piece, though it did take a lot of *brass* to keep going.
If only the audience took the opportunity to tell him "bless you" in church, it would be more likely to work.
Never has a 60-second prank video had a more appropriate soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=cvhN5jMrmVQ
If you've ever met someone who has lived in California, or anywhere In-N-Out burger restaurants exists, they've probably bragged to you about how they have In-N-Out and your area doesn't. If you meet people who have visited California and tasted this apparently unforgettable meat patty (I've had them and somehow avoided contracting In-N-Out fever), many of them will bemoan their unfortunate fate of living away from this fast food franchise. Being just north of California, it makes sense that the denizens of Eugene, OR (pop: 159,190) would be especially susceptible to burger envy. So, when a sign appeared next to an abandoned Wendy's announcing a new In-N-Out "Coming Soon," everyone—including the local TV stations—rushed to cover it.
Ultimately, this trick works because it accomplished its goal with so little (seriously, a real sign would have had a phone number, and "Astley Construction"? Anyone in the Internet age should have figured that out). And it didn't actually hurt anyone—except for the total obliteration of their hope, that is.
Everyone assumes Tinder is just the territory of horny singles looking to have one-night stands. But that's not true – there are also plenty of trolls who are there to give those singles grief about their grammar and syntax. They're called "The Unlayables." Gaze upon their works and enjoy.
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Ironically, they're a perfect match.
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Emphasis on "hypothetical."
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It's time for them both to cut their losses.
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Importanter than getting laid?
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The commitment paid off.
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This guy's a real Jimmy Pesto.
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Yeah but she's not the one messaging a spambot.
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"Has to progress?" This is a real pot/kettle situation.
The Apple Keynote: a semi-annual event that celebrates the future of human interaction, distraction, and distracting yourself from human interaction. The keynote makes people go Apple Crazy, trading in their old iPhones for the new ones as soon as possible and eagerly following rumors on blogs the day before. This year, someecards had access to a hidden camera that spotted the audience reactions to the new Apple developments, and people went crazy. In fact, they went so crazy that they may or may not look like reactions from Oprah's Favorite Things specials.
And since he's a comedian, the tweets incorporate touching memories as well as dick jokes. He shared a photo of the two of them together when Pete was a child and wrote, "Can't believe its been 14 years. I remember seeing ur gigantic dick like it was just yesterday. RIP Dad #NeverForget." Then he shared a few more photos with the caption, "All jokes aside. There's not a day that goes by where I don't think of u. Ur my hero. Cant wait to see u again someday."
Don't say "I'd give an organ to pay off my student loans" if you don't actually mean it.
Was your English major worth it?
MyBankTracker polled 200 of its readers to gauge how desperate they are to pay off their student loans, and in response to the question "Would you sell an organ?" 30% answered yes. Do you know what's sadder than that fact? Selling an organ probably wouldn't even fully cover the costs. I did a little research, and learned that after all the ancillary expenses that go with selling an organ (I went with a kidney, since that seems to be the most popular organ to sell), they only sell for $1,000 to $10,000 a pop. The average amount of student loan debt in the U.S. is nearly $30,000 dollars.
Looks like we're all going to be wallowing in debt forever. Or we'll just have to steal a lot of organs....
Disney giant Glen Keane is adopting innovative new technologies to reinvent your childhood and make you cry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSbkn6mCfXE
Do you love the Disney movies of the 80s and 90s? If so, you'll be delighted (but not surprised) to learn that the animators who made them loved them too. You really feel Glen Keane's enthusiasm for what he does in this clip. Then again, you'd expect that kind of earnestness from the son of the guy who created The Family Circus.
The virtual reality is cool too, of course. But if it had existed back in the day, would Beauty and the Beast or The Little Mermaid be any more engrossing? Maybe, but don't tell that to your inner child.
Yes! Your wedding is a show, and you're the entertainers! Don't let down your friends and family by being boring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLTTrpYb6OA
Justin Willman and Jillian Sipkins just had a wedding, and as per tradition, they are getting as much hot viral content as they can out of it. Earlier this week, their "Drunk History" of how they met charmed the entire Internet, even the most jaded, worn-down wedding viral video viewers among us. And now, there's a new release: Justin and Jillian have shared a video of their first dance on YouTube. As viewers of the "Drunk History" video know, Justin is a comedian and magician, so there's a mysterious magical twist (and that's not a metaphor for love). They even get a thunderous standing ovation from their guests, which is really the standard that all newlyweds should aim for. People spend a lot of money and energy to attend your wedding. Now dance!
Miley Cyrus is bored with being naked all the time and would like to have silicone devil horns surgically added to her head. A "friend" told In Touch that "she's leaning toward" this idea. Most of the prominent hosting gigs like the VMAs go to stars without devil horns these days, but perhaps she knows something we don't. Or perhaps her "friend" got tired of donating plasma and is leaking fake stories for money now.
Here's some quick knowledge on extreme body modification of the horn variety: If they're implanted below the skin, they look more like nubs or pinballs in your forehead. For actual horns growing out of your skull, the process requires anchors or bases added to your head, and then you screw the horns on. Perhaps she should just get another tattoo, or somehow find a way to get more naked on the internet.
The trick is having literally nobody in your life.
If it's red or orange, you can't live there on minimum wage.
Yes, it's all red and orange.
Leaving all philosophical arguments aside, the United States has a minimum wage. That wage is $7.25/hr. Some states, counties, and cities, have voted to assign their residents higher minimum wages. In general, however, these places also have higher costs of living (because they tend to be places filled with expensive things like cities), especially if you're supporting a family.
If you isolate only the major metropolitan regions, you can see that things are even more screwed where most people actually live.
The result is that pretty much everywhere has a cost of living higher than the local minimum wage. But by how much? Where is the best place to live if you have to make minimum wage? Professor Amy Glasmeier of MIT set out to answer those questions and more by designing the Living Wage Calculator (and from it the Living Wage Map), a new tool that analyzes economic data to give an accurate estimate of the hourly wage you'd need to afford the cost of living anywhere in America. Hint: it's more than the minimum very almost everywhere.
Things are better without that deadbeat spouse, but single parents still don't earn enough—in many cases, even if their kid also worked minimum wage.
The results don't look good for a single earner supporting a spouse and child or even a single earner with only a child. (Interestingly, the cost difference between having a spouse or not is only about $1/hr, compared with almost $10/hr for the kid.)
Again, if you want to raise a kid in this country on the cheap, do it as far away from any other kids as possible.
The ONLY and I mean ONLY counties in America where you can live comfortably on minimum wage alone are in the non-Seattle areas of Washington State (minimum wage $9.32), IF you are a single adult. The minimum wage is never more than $1/hr above the living wage in these areas, though, so you won't be able to afford even a cheap spouse unless they were also working.
Sadly, the extra $0.65 an hour will not buy you very much of Washington's legal marijuana, although you seem like the perfect customer.
Curious how much the gap between minimum wage and a living wage is in your county? On average, minimum wage earners would need a 65% raise to earn the living wage where they live. How much is it in your city? Go to the Living Wage Map and find out.
The Lockhart is a new bar that just opened up in Toronto.
A gathering place for elixirholics.
The bar is named after Gilderoy Lockhart, one of Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts professors, and serves drinks such as "Befuddlement Brew," "The Shacklebolt," and "Ludo's Debt." The space is designed to look like an apothecary, and there is Harry Potter-inspired imagery and memorabilia throughout. Even though it's kind of gimmicky, their food and drink menu looks pretty impressive.
Some work weeks, it seems like all I ever do is stand on all fours until I finally collapse sideways, jamming my chin into the floor (metaphorically). I bet you do, too. But the weekend is here, you guys, and it's time for us to all groggily shake off the week, just like this dog. So let's stumble around until we find something fun, whether that's a party with friends or a peanut-butter-filled Kong (or both).
All these free games are designed by students of the Digipen Institute of Tecnology.
From the IGF finalist 'Igneous," one of the best geology racing games of all time.
Imgur user and Digipen student ChristopherChristensen has, for the benefit of the Internet and his fellow classmates, created this awesome gif-filled gallery complete with links to more free games (51 in total) than any bored person looking to kill some free time could ever need. The gallery includes such Independent Games Festival finalists as Nitronic Rush and Solace (note: the link in the gallery is actually to Nitronic Rush's sequel, here's the original). If you didn't have plans tonight, congratulations on solving that problem.
