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Adele's "Hello" in Sign Language offers another way to cry while experiencing Adele.

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Molly Lou Bartholomew produced an interpretation of Adele's "Hello" in American Sign Language. "Hello" is already a force to be reckoned with. Its lyrics have been used in text message conversations to hilariously confuse ex-boyfriends, created numerous parodies, and even a narration of the video like a nature documentary. A song this powerful on the Internet of course ends up spawning a cute kid video. It is truly a cultural phenomenon, and now it can be enjoyed by the hearing impaired thanks to Molly Lou.

She does a fantastic job with her artistic interpretation of the lyrics. And yes, Molly Lou finds a way to make Adele's "Hello" even more emotionally raw and compelling:

This is an incredible contribution for the hearing impaired community and for the arts. Adele's breakup songs have no boundaries!

Cop issues a touching surprise instead of ticket to woman pulled over for speeding.

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Robin Sutherland was pulled over for speeding by Ashley Catatao, a five-year veteran of the police department in Somerville, Massachusetts. Catatao had pulled her over for doing 40 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per hour zone. Sutherland was having a tough morning, since her 90-year-old mother had recently been put into hospice care. The traffic stop added that extra bit of stress that can put anyone over the edge. While waiting for the officer to run her license and registration information, Robin began thinking about her mother, and other members of her family she'd recently lost. Her 107-year-old mother-in-law, her father and an aunt have all died within the past year. It hit her all at once, and she broke down crying.

The enormity of all the losses in the family just hit me. I'm now the older generation, and it gets you. You just don't expect that, but that was the first quiet moment I had to think about it. I just let the emotion come over me and tears were running down my face.

When Catatao returned to the car to simply give her a warning, she was of course surprised to see how upset Sutherland had become. She explained the reason for her distress to the officer, who graciously listened and then let her off with the warning. Later that night, Sutherland received a bouquet of sympathy flowers for her mother being put into hospice, but she had no idea who could have sent them. The only people who knew about her mother's worsening condition were her husband and a friend who had been with her most of that day. Her husband then read the card, which was signed by the "officer who pulled you over this morning." Cue more tears!

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/662728907456573441

Here's what she wrote:

I'm very sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you find comfort in knowing she lived a long life and will continue to live on in your heart and in your memories. - Officer who pulled you over this morning

Officer Catatao is a new mother, and was impacted by the magnitude of life events hitting Sutherland all at once:

It hit me that one day it could be me saying goodbye to my mother, or my son saying goodbye to me. I couldn't imagine the pain she was feeling. I just felt like I wanted to do something to make her smile and tell her that this stranger does care about you.

Wow. If only every experience with a traffic stop and the police could be this good. She went well above and beyond the call of duty to find a way to make Sutherland's day a little brighter. 

Guy travels a mere 6,000 miles to surprise his girlfriend, and her reaction is fantastic.

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Mathias Skaarup flew 6,213 miles from Denmark to surprise his girlfriend, Anna. He documented the journey in his video, "10,000km To See Her." We graciously converted it from the metric system for you. Anna lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she is a student. Anna and Mathias were high school sweethearts, and when she left to study in California, it meant that he wouldn't see her for several months until she returned during holiday break. At last, we have a boyfriend who is not the stereotypical definition of lazy. We have a reason to believe in true love, and hope that little girls are not correct when they tell grown women that pizza is better than boys. Mathias decided to max out his credit card and make the trek to see Anna.

In the video, he laments that using Facetime is just not enough for him. Anyone who has been in a long-distance relationship knows this to be true. And, after a long slog across the ocean, Mathias finally gets to see her, and is welcomed at her door with the most romantic, heart-warming thing you could ever want to hear from your lover:

What the f##k are you doing here?

Yes! We know she said that because of the emotional weight of the surprise, but that's probably not quite what Mathias had in mind when he slapped down his credit card for international travel. Sometimes the final story of a video changes a lot during editing. Hopefully their relationship stays just the way it is.

The Kardashians threw a 'Great Gatsby' party and don't realize why it's hilarious.

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The Kardashians threw a birthday party for Kris Jenner in the theme of The Great Gatsby. It received the usual press attention that any event would when the Kardashians gather under one roof for an extravaganza. Everyone remarked on their lavish gowns, caps, and outfits from the 1920s. Many wondered whether the elusive Rob Kardashian would show up. But perhaps we have overlooked the best and most ridiculous part of the Kardashians throwing an overly expensive party fashioned after The Great Gatsby.

The novel is known as a cautionary tale of the decadent downside of the American dream. Let that sink in for a second! The story is narrated by a fictional author named Nick Carraway. In the book, he says the following regarding wealth and privilege:

...a sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth.

A great deal of the story is a reflection about class differences in America, and the contrast between achievement from old money that inherits their wealth versus ambitious people that earn their fortune via the American dream. Perhaps the Kardashians are a bit of both. Kim makes a pile of money from her own video game, and Khloé might make a bigger pile of money if she continues reconciling her marriage to Lamar Odom. Kylie could forge a new fortune simply by posting pics of her butt, which is an honored family tradition shared by Kim and Kourtney

https://instagram.com/p/9x0eY9k1qy/?taken-by=kourtneykardashhttps://instagram.com/p/9y766cBRjX/?taken-by=khloekardashianhttps://instagram.com/p/9xM-1XHGmJ/?taken-by=kyliejennerhttps://instagram.com/p/9w_sPYDoxi/?taken-by=kendalljennerhttps://instagram.com/p/9y-6s5m-M7/?taken-by=krisjenner

We all know that the roaring 1920s carried on unabated, with everyone retaining their wealth and lifestyle as if there were no end in sight. Except for that pesky stock market crash that threw us into The Great Depression. Well, if things don't work out, we can always look forward to a Grapes of Wrath Kardashian party.

Gmail has a creepy new feature that suggests robots will take over soon.

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Google will soon scan the content of your emails and serve up what it thinks is the perfect reply. Sort of like auto correct, except for entire sentences and paragraphs instead of words. The new feature, called Smart Reply, identifies emails that require a response and presents three options for replies. Smart Reply will roll out soon for people using Google's Inbox for Gmail app. The future of technology and automation has many looks: search and rescue robots that look like dongs, and robots that can walk around like giant dogs. Email is also going to receive some futuristic upgrades.

Gmail has been trying to revolutionize email for some time. They recently released their "undo send" feature, which comes in handy when you drunkenly quit a job or a significant other. Perhaps the future of email is one in which you don't have to think about your replies. It sounds handy; laboring over the perfect thing to say to prospective employers and lovers is a tedious business. The only downside is how deep we fall into the rabbit hole. It could provide fun and festive ways to send rejection form letters when you have to RSVP for functions you dread attending.

Let Gmail explain why you won't pay $500 to attend a bridal shower.

Only time will tell how much regular citizens choose to use such features. It could be a very practical tool, or it could produce results as hilarious as the Google searches that make us laugh when the search engine auto completes suggested queries. Or we'll have to add a signature that guarantees it is in fact us writing the email, just like Barack Obama signs his own posts.

Weekend

3 Donald Trumps appear in the 'SNL' monologue, 3 more than should be there.

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Last night's Saturday Night Live was hosted by Saturday Night Live character Donald Trump, and it was a bizarre exercise in humanizing a real-life supervillain. He brought on Taran Killam and Darrell Hammond in character as himself to show how he could "take a joke," when the real joke is that America is taking this dude seriously. The monologue was redeemed by national treasure Larry David, who should obviously be the next billionaire television personality to run for president. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkLzSLkYnGc

Donald Trump dances like Drake, an immigrant from a neighboring country, on 'SNL.'

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An otherwise fun "Hotline Bling" parody (other than the fact that Jay Pharoah prounces GIF with a hard G), that even featured featured Martin Short as Ed Grimley, was ruined by the traumatizing image of a dancing Donald Trump.

https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/663221919097995264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Trump has no problem with dancing like Drake, who just so happens to be an immigrant from the neighboring land of Canada. Maybe he'll reconsider his immigration policies. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjeORm4LMDk

Donald Trump wasn't in one 'SNL' sketch last night, so he retaliated by live-tweeting it.

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If you're going to have Donald Trump on your show, you should make sure to actually leave him on screen as much as possible (preferably dancing likeDrake). Not because it's always pleasant or amusing to watch Donald Trump, but because if you don't, he'll live-tweet the show, say mean things about you, and point out that Kenan Thompson sounds suspiciously close to a certain Presidential heritage. 

http://www.hulu.com/watch/868144

Larry David is back as Bernie Sanders in a Trump-less 'SNL' cold open.

Great Dane helps girl with bone disease walk again, adults watching online videos cry again.

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Meet George the Great Dane and his little human buddy Bella. At only 43 pounds in the 5th grade, 11-year-old Bella's growth has been stunted by Morquio syndrome, a progressive bone disease. 131-pound George is her service animal, finally allowing her to ditch the crutches and wheelchair and move more freely around school (with George getting plenty of naps during class). He's gentle, smart, and almost big enough to salute the service dog at eye level.

Having a protector three times your size is probably pretty comforting, too. This video will make you feel good about the resilience of children and the intense love dogs have for their humans. It will also make you cry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55R-DDGLjT4

Oh man. Keep it together. OK. If you'd like to help more people like Bella, you can donate to the service dog program that helped her, and even watch live streams of the Great Danes being trained:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue_ALBszFJo

US Gov't explains last night's UFO was NBD, just testing nuke-capable missiles over LA.

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If you were in the Los Angeles or Greater Internet area last night, you probably heard about or saw the UFO.

https://instagram.com/p/9zxqN3psKV

The UFO that looked like a rocket.

https://youtu.be/yu7mNmqJJ10

Like a rocket-missile-type thing.

https://twitter.com/scooter22/status/663176595520143362

Welp, it turns out the United States Government has a good old-fashioned Official Explanation for this: they're testing nuclear-capable Trident II missiles over the Los Angeles metropolitan area (population: 13 million).

It is a very short-bodied rocket, which matches with the footage.

These $37-million-a-pop rockets are traditionally launched from submarines and perform two important functions in the game of geopolitical Apocalypse-threatening: the first strike and the last strike. Submarines sitting off the coast might be able to launch a first strike on an enemy country's missile bases or cities before there's time to respond. But, they also can wait in deep water until after a nuclear war occurs to kill anyone who survives in one final act of revenge. So, it's probably a really good idea to conduct surprise tests of these things in the waters off major cities!!!

29 of the best, worst, and weirdest things foreigners are surprised by when visiting America.

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Strange but true: 95% of the 7 billion humans on Earth don't live in America. Even weirder, the people who live in those places consider their weird habits normal, and it's America that's considered foreign and strange. Can you imagine? Sometimes, though, those far-flung foreigners go on vacation. Naturally, some of them choose to come to the land of normal, the United States. But what shocks them when they're here? Fortunately, on several occasions, people have asked. Here are some of the most common and amusing things that have blown the socks off non-Americans when they finally visit the planetary capital.

The Good.

1. This Brit who realized everything is better except the candy.

 

2. This Aussie who really appreciates the fact that we say ah-pree-shee-ate.

3. This Scandinavian who realized that the highest standard of living on Earth is nothing compared to 3,000 miles of contiguous awesome.

4. This Canadian who revealed that Canadians are really weird when it comes to checking out at the store.

5. This human traffic cone who has forever changed how fries will be ordered.

6. This European who put a lot of thought into this.

7. It's been said but bears repeating, because this was the #1 compliment given to America and Americans.

8. It's the little things that make America a superpower.

9. Diversity is amazing, even if it takes a moment for people from more monochromatic nations.

10. After how nice we are, this seemed to be the top thing foreigners liked about America.

11. You're very welcome, and thank you so much for saying so! Please let everyone else know.

12. More specifically than being nice, we're also friendly. Maybe too friendly. Why don't you come over our house and we'll talk about it?

13. This went in the"good" category because of the enthusiasm and because Friday Night Lights is awesome, but it could have gone in "weird."

The Bad

1. Drinking is a common theme in differences between America and other nations.

2. Another fairly, uh, big observation.

3. A lot of Yanks would have to agree with this one.

4. Freedom ain't free. Sometimes it costs everything.

5. This picky bathroom-goer.

6. There were multiple cities with similar comments, but here's one short one and one longer one.

7. Welcome to America, don't think too hard about it.

8. This is actually really annoying.

9. We have big streets, though.

The Weird

1. March of however-much-these-are-worths.

2. We like our guns, at all ages.

3. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SIR?

4. Can't really say whether this is good or bad, but it does make you hungry.

5. Someone already mentioned guns are popular, but yeah, guns are popular.

6. Apparently, American weddings are different. Also, child beauty pageants.

7. Maybe you're the weird one, actually, our Kiwi friend.

Workplace


John Oliver takes on prisoner re-entry, catches ex-cons up on what they've missed.

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It's Monday morning, which for many people means a hungover and a dreary return to a poorly decorated cubicle. But it also means a new, exciting John Oliver piece has been posted online for those who don't have HBO! Last night, instead of covering the arbitrary, unjust reasons that people wind up in prison, Oliver talked about the arbitrary, unjust things that happen to prisoners once they're released. It's the classic blend of funny and informative, with the requisite jokes about SpongeBob SquarePants joining the Aryan Brotherhood to make the heavy stuff go down easier. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJtYRxH5G2k

Wedding photographer rants on Facebook about guests trying to do his job and ruining everything.

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Thomas Stewart, a wedding photographer from Australia, did what everyone does when they're fed up with something: take to Facebook and rant about it. Weddings are high pressure, and after the bride and groom, the most pressure falls on the staff to make the happy couple's special day perfect. Especially the photographer, who is tasked with capturing every moment: from the first kiss to the first dance to the first passed hors d'oeuvre tray. 

Unfortunately, everyone's a photographer these days. Stewart is sick and tired of all these cell phone jockeys taking their grainy Instas and vertical videos just to ruin his shot. His tirade about "unplugged" weddings must have touched a nerve, because it has almost 70,000 shares:

Right, I've had enough. I want to talk to you all about guests using mobile phones / cameras at weddings. I want to...

Posted by Thomas Stewart Photography on Thursday, November 5, 2015

It reads:

Right, I've had enough. I want to talk to you all about guests using mobile phones / cameras at weddings. I want to plead with you, and I'm going to make this very simple: brides and grooms, please have a completely unplugged wedding ceremony. 

Look at this photo. This groom had to lean out past the aisle just to see his bride approaching. Why? Because guests with their phones were in the aisle and in his way. 

This sucks. And i'm not blaming these guests in particular; I actually take a large amount of responsibility for this occurring. In the past I should have been more specific with my clients in explaining to them why guests should be told no photos. Well, from now on, I'm going to make a pretty big deal about it. 

If you're planning a wedding, please consider these points: 

1. Guests with phones, iPads and cameras get right in your photographer's way. They have no idea how to stay out of our way. They often ruin many of our shots. They will make our photos worse. You're paying a photographer quite a bit of money; that means you want great photos. We cannot do our best work with people getting in our way. 

2. These same guests will get in YOUR way. You will miss moments of your own wedding day because there'll be an iPad in the way. You will miss seeing your partner's face in the aisle. 

3. The guests' photos are usually crap. I'm sorry, but it is true. You can't take great photos with your camera phone by leaning into the aisle of a dark church to photograph a moving subject. Hell, even lots of professionals have trouble with this. 

And finally, the most important point: 

4. Imagine you're in the middle of your wedding ceremony. You're elated. You decide to take a quick glance towards your guests as you're sure they're sharing these happy moments with you, possibly even shedding a tear of their own. What do you see? NO FACES AT ALL AS THEY ARE ALL HIDDEN BEHIND PHONES AND CAMERAS! I highly doubt this is the way you want to remember your wedding ceremony. 

In your invites, tell everyone you're having an unplugged ceremony: no technology, please, Write it on a chalkboard which guests can see as they arrive on the day. Tell your celebrant / minister / priest to tell the guests at the start of the ceremony. HIRE A PLANE TO WRITE IT IN THE SKY! 

And guests, you've been invited to this wedding to share and celebrate the love that two people feel for each other. They didn't invite you along to take photographs that they probably won't really look at anyway. They want you there with them in heart and soul, and they want to see your tear-filled eyes as you form part of their wedding ceremony. You are witnesses to their marriage, so for goodness sake, watch them with your eyes and your minds, not your phones. 

So guests please, for my sake, and for sake of the two people getting married, leave your cameras at home and put your phones / ipads away

Doesn't he get that you haven't actually experienced a moment until you've posted about it to social media? 

The Kardashians made a music video for Kris Jenner's birthday. Kanye does not seem happy to be in it.

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Kardashian momager Kris Jenner turned 60 last week, and the festivities were full of celebratory, heartwarming viral content. Her Great Gatsby-themed party lead to an unprecedented surge in glamorous 1920s Kardashian fashion Instagram photos, and her gift from her daughters needs to be seen to be believed. Because would you believe that the five Kardashian/Jenner sisters would make a singing parody of a video that Kris Jenner made on her 30th birthday? Can you believe anyone even made a video 30 years ago? Can you believe O.J. Simpson is in it? O.J. Simpson is in it! 

This YouTube compilation consists of Kris Jenner's original 80s video, followed by the Kardashians' contemporary remake (beginning at 4:03). But watch the entire thing for your own cultural literacy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVgurmlfElE

Did you spot Katy Perry? Caitlyn Jenner? North West? O.J. Simpson? O.J. Simpson!

Do you think Kim got to drive the car because she's the most famous?

Parents shared the funniest lies to tell small children and they're ingeniously evil.

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Parents say the darndest things, both for their own amusement and their children's survival. Redditor Turnipsmuch asked users "What are some funny lies to tell small children?" Here are the funniest of the funny.

Remember to keep these lies to yourself, just in case you ever meet the children they were intended for. No reason to spoil the illusion. 

1. cptwacky

Sleeping with different blankets give you different dreams. Got nightmares? Change the blanket.

2. table_fireplace

That if you sit quietly in the car, it makes the car go faster so you'll get there quicker.

This one worked on me for an embarrassingly long time.

3. nothingbutsass

told my sister that humans start lives off as dogs. It was so funny, she waited patiently for our dog to turn into a human so she wouldn't be the youngest.

4. duckspunk

My dad had some good ones: Toys R Us is a museum, so no, we can't bring anything home. All the animals at the zoo are different kinds of dogs.

5. paper_liger

Not exactly a lie, but I taught my kid to jump up, do jazz hands and yell "Tada!" whenever she fell down as a toddler. She'll come tearing down the sidewalk, trip, skid a few feet, and then pop up, a little shaky, and say "Ta...(deep breath) Daaaaaa..."

I feel bad every time I laugh at this.

6. Rwandrall

My teacher girlfriend told her class that the smoke detectors were CCTV cameras. Every time one of them obviously lies, she goes "Well I'll just go check the tapes and see who's right", and they fess up. Works every time.

7. Alienosaur

Right after you fart, your ears get warm... The one who usually checks, is the one who farted.

8. Dashooz

We told our kids that the ice cream truck was really the music truck. It worked for 4 years--they never begged to run out and get ice cream when the ice cream truck drove by.

9. Windyligth

If you put a slice of ham in the disc drive of your computer it will play a short informational video about pigs.

10. Landgrave Customs

When I was a kid, I was horribly afraid of monsters coming into my room. My mom filled a spray bottle with water and blue food coloring and printed a sticker that said "Monster Spray". Boom, no monsters. One day she filled the bottle with clear normal water by accident. But that clever girl, she just told me it was new and improved monster spray that took care of invisible monsters, too. Classic mom.

Too bad the real monster was her and her racism.

11. JustGiraffable

We tell our four year old that eating helps her grow big and strong (true), but that if she refuses to eat she will not only shrink, but age backward (get smaller and be 2 years old again). Then she won't be able to go on her favorite carnival rides or roller coasters. We point out short adults and tell her they aren't eating right and are shrinking.

12. TastyGing

Introduce your children to the music of weird al without telling them it's parody. It will completely destroy their reality when they're teenagers at a party and they think all the "classics" are just rip offs of weird al.

13. Kanotari

I have a veritable army of young cousins. So many, in fact, that I've lost count around 40. I tell them all the same lie when I bring them to Disneyland: all the dolls in It's a Small World used to be children. Children who cried at Disneyland.

14. Kingwampa

When my kid started loosing teeth I showed him Dwayne "The Rock" "The Tooth Fairy" Johnson and his amazing role as a tooth fairy. I then showed him the rock in WWE. I told him thats called tooth fairy fights and the object is to knock each others teeth out. He now thinks all wrestlers are tooth faeries and have to go out at night and collect teeth to replace the ones they loose and get ready for their next fight

15. Knifee_spoonee

I told a bunch of kids at a park that all seagulls are named Steven. They didn't even pause to question me, they all just started giggling and yelling, "hi, Steven!"

I'd like to believe that there are other dads out there saluting me for this one.

A college football team is protesting racism at their school by hitting them where it hurts.

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The University of Missouri is in the spotlight right now, after a series of racially charged incidents that took place on campus were poorly addressed by the university's president Tim Wolfe. The students have been talking for some time about the toxic environment of the school, and protests sparked when someone drew a swastika in human feces on a college dorm wall. Yeah, it's like that. Graduate student Jonathan L. Butler launched a hunger strike in response to the heinous hate crime, demanding President Tim Wolfe step down. 

The response from Wolfe is, at best, of a man completely disconnected from the realities of racism his students are facing:

https://twitter.com/bomani_jones/status/663186744876007426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Butler has now been followed by the University of Missouri football team's black athletes, who are protesting against Wolfe and demanding his resignation. And they're hitting the school where it hurts: by refusing to play they could potentially lose their school and the SEC a lot of money.

 

We are #ConcernedStudent1950#MizzouHungerStrike#WolfeGottaGo

Posted by Jonathan L. Butler on Saturday, November 7, 2015

Of 124 players, 60 are black, and they're not standing alone. Coach Gary Pinkel tweeted this image of over 100 players, black and white, along with assistant coaches, showing their support of the strike:

https://twitter.com/GaryPinkel/status/663410502370856960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Tim Wolfe has not agreed to step down, but he has changed his tune on meeting with students, and apologized for previous dismissiveness when approached by protestors, saying in a statement:

I regret my reaction at the MU homecoming parade when the ConcernedStudent1950 group approached my car. I am sorry, and my apology is long overdue. My behavior seemed like I did not care. That was not my intention. I was caught off guard in that moment. Nonetheless, had I gotten out of the car to acknowledge the students and talk with them perhaps we wouldn’t be where we are today."

I am asking us to move forward in addressing the racism that exists at our university — and it does exist. Together we must rise to the challenge of combating racism, injustice, and intolerance.

It's a pretty powerful message that people uniting together can begin to effect real change in their everyday lives. If you're not feeling sympathy, please recall that their everyday lives included someone smearing human feces on the walls.

Update: Tim Wolfe has tearfully resigned.

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