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You didn't happen to see two escaped zebras running around Philly yesterday, did you?

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Anyone happen to see two zebras run by? They're white with black stripes (or is it black with white stripes?), about zebra height, and answer to the name "hey you zebras"? If you did, you were probably in Philadelphia yesterday, where two ze-bros escaped the UniverSoul Circus by running out the front gate. Reminiscent of the Great Llama Chase, Philadelphia social media exploded with zebra sightings and news updates:

https://twitter.com/_0701__/status/665984119122305024https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/665979496583925761https://twitter.com/JahMari_Couture/status/665966763813638146https://twitter.com/lyscuccurullo/status/665980021731778560

There was some controversy online over whether the zebras should be returned to the UniverSoul Circus, which has come under criticism in the past for its treatment of elephants. It also raised the question of why they bolted if they were being taken well care of. Those critiques did not make it to TV news, however, which focused more on how fun it was:

In the end, the loose zebras were apprehended, with the Philly police taking the opportunity for a little jail humor:

https://twitter.com/RahelCBS3/status/665987520589615104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfwhttps://twitter.com/_b_smith222/status/665979406695997440https://twitter.com/PhillyPolice/status/665982482483912704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Food for thought.

This famous children's book was updated to be more diverse and less sexist.

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Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever is a best-selling children's book from the 60s that helps children broaden their vocabulary and practice counting. It was re-edited to be more inclusive in 1991, but people are just now realizing how forward-thinking those edits wereAlan Taylor, a senior photo editor at The Atlantic, was reading the '91 version to his kids when he noticed that it was different from the 1963 version he was given as a toddler.

1963 version and 1991 version.

He cataloged these differences in a Flickr album, and when you look at all of them put together, it becomes clear that Scarry updated the books with diversity and gender equality in mind. For example:

The kitchen now has both a mother and father working in it.
Hanukkah is now included on the holiday page.
The "Indian" mouse has been removed from the ice cream.
Some characters have been feminized.

Your move, Peter Rabbit. 

Amber Rose and Amy Schumer are the newest squad you can daydream about joining.

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We've spent so much time being jealous of Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence's bff status that we almost forgot the comedian has other famous friends. Thankfully, she used her popular Instagram account to remind us that she's pretty tight with lots of celebs, including Kanye's ex, Amber Rose. Schumer posted this glamorous selfie of the duo with the hilarious caption, "I'm also in this picture."

https://www.instagram.com/p/-IfF_8KUIl/

Rose told Entertainment Weekly,“Being on set with Amy is pretty amazing. She’s constantly funny. It’s not an act she puts on, it’s really her personality. It’s a lot of laughs, a lot of fun. She’s all about girl power. I love it. She’s a great friend."

At this point everyone desperately wants to be gal-pals with Amy Schumer. Don't be surprised if you go home for Thanksgiving and find out all of your baby pics have been replaced with this one of Amy and Amber sipping wine on a loveseat with your Mom Photoshopped in the middle.

https://www.instagram.com/p/-JATnSKUPH/

And you won't even be mad, because squad goals.

An Irish dad filming his Vegas vacation never realized the camera was pointed the wrong way.

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What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, especially if you never take your camera out of selfie mode. Evan Griffin got a GoPro camera for his dad Joseph to take on vacation, and Joseph loved it. Really loved it. Like, ignored-his-family-and-only-took-videos-of-scenery loved it. There was just one tiny problem: the camera was facing the wrong way the entire time. So, all the exciting sights of Vegas are  replaced instead by Joseph's face and his eminently dad-like descriptions of them. But much like penicillin, this happy accident ended up making the world a better place. Probably not by much, but at least you get to hear someone say, "Vegas baby" with an Irish brogue. Scroll all the way down for the video, but first here are our favorite moments.

Enjoy the amazing view from the hotel room...

"There's the Trump Tower, same color as his hair." -Dad.

See the sites from the monorail...

Oh Go-Pro, I love you so much more than the people I'm on vacation with.

Even the spot where Joseph is going to eat breakfast later!

Just got a great idea for a reality show: "The Real Dads of Rural Ireland."

Dad Jokes.

If you were thinking this would be a boring sight-seeing video, then you don't know Griff. What he lacks in technical skills, he makes up for in dad-jokes. Joseph does not one, but TWO Forrest Gumpimpressions. "Have you been on a big boat? No, but I been to Vegas." (Editor's Note: I don't remember that line, maybe it was from Forrest Gump 2: Meet the Gumps.)

Vacation videos are like a box of chocolates, your Dad screws them up completely.

Check out the entire video here, then go hug your dumb cute Dad.

https://youtu.be/8GDZBXZunzM

Somebody get this guy his own TV show, now!

GOP governors to Syria's huddled masses yearning to breathe free: nope.

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At least 15 Republican governors (and maybe more by the time this goes to press) are following in the spiteful footsteps of the governor of Michigan and refusing to accept Syrian refugees into their state as a measure against potential terrorism. The states promoting this new agenda, so far, include: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Texas. By contrast, Vermont, Washington, Delaware and Pennsylvania have not only said they will accept refugees, but that this is a federal decision and not up to states. Governor Greg Abbott of Texas sent this open letter to President Obama, and it's the perfect example of the logic currently winning among the "drop dead" camp:

JUST IN: Texas Governor Greg Abbott joins the governors of Alabama and Michigan in saying his state will not accept any Syrian refugees in the wake of #ParisAttacks. http://abcn.ws/1ObKg5w

Posted by ABC News on Monday, November 16, 2015

In it, he writes:

Given the tragic attacks in Paris and the threats we have already seen, Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees - any one of whom could be connected to terrorism - being resettled in Texas.

Effective today, I am directing the Texas Health & Human Services Commission's Refugee Resettlement Program to not participate in the resettlement of any Syrian refugees in the State of Texas. And I urge you, as President, to halt your plans to allow Syrians to be resettled anywhere in the United States.

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, emotion is running high in the West now that ISIS has demonstrated the capability to hit European countries, and therefore, perhaps, America. It is also possible that ISIS is simply claiming responsibility for the attacks to make themselves look even more threatening than they actually are. It is believed that one of the eight known terrorists involved in the Paris attacks entered France as a refugee. Three were from nearby Brussels (there are no border checks within the EU). 

ISIS portrays itself as representing Muslims in a war against the West that the West started. If America shuts its gates to Syrians fleeing ISIS, whose narrative does that support? If you ignore the fear-mongering hype trying to make the refugees seem like a World War Z horde climbing our gates, here are the actual facts: ISIS wants the U.S. and Europe to reject refugees and make them feel even more isolated, hopeless and desperate. There are currently 7 million Syrian refugees. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has referred 18,000 cases to the U.S. In contrast, Jordan has taken in over 600,000. Tiny Lebanon (with a population of only 4.5 million) has taken in over 1 million. Germany is at almost100,000.

In Michigan (a state with a large Arab and Muslim population), where Governor Rick Snyder is also halting refugee acceptance, a Dearborn attorney and Arab-American advocate named Maged Moughni explains one of the biggest reason why this rejection is a terrible idea:

It's uncalled for ... I think it's really unfair. It's doing what ISIS wants. ... He's just basically buying into what ISIS wants: Muslims against the West ... Gov. Snyder is buying into the rhetoric. I can understand being cautious, but to suspend it is wrong.

President Obama also said today at the G20 summit that refusing refugees is not the answer:

Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our value. Our nations can welcome refugees who are desperately seeking safety, and ensure our own security. We can and must do both.

Remember: the warmer the welcome, the better. For all of us.

Related: This Muslim TV host's powerful segment on ISIS went viral for exposing their deadliest weapon.

Babies born in 2016 will have interesting names, apparently.

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Exciting news for all the baby name buffs and pregnant people out there: BabyCentre UK has unveiled their projections of popular baby names for the 2016 season, and the list is a doozy. 

The experts are forecasting both futuristic and old-fashioned named, with Emi and Hector leading the pack for the girls and boys, respectively.

The name Beyoncé didn't make the list because there's only one Beyoncé.

The predicted top 15 girls' names:

1. Emi
2. Nora
3. Astrid
4. Eden
5. Marni
6. Luna
7. Clea
8. Queenie
9. Cicely
10. Beryl
11. Effie
12. Electra
13. Wren
14. Evangeline
15. Delphine

Heisenberg didn't make the list either.

The predicted top 15 boys' names:

1. Hector
2. Atticus
3. Aspen
4. Auto
5. Devon
6. Nelson
7. Kit
8. Alberto
9. Cairo
10. Colton
11. Huxley
12. Lawson
13. Lochlan
14. Marshall
15. Miller

An innocent Egyptian man injured in the Paris attacks was framed by the media as a suspect.

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One of the 352 people injured in Friday's horrific terrorist attacks in Paris was 27-year-old Waleed Abdel Razzak of Alexandria, Egypt. Razzak was walking up to the soccer game at the Stade de France when a suicide bomber set off his explosive vest. Razzak's stomach was pierced with shrapnel, leading to massive internal bleeding that still has him in critical condition at a Paris hospital.

In the confusion, Razzak's passport fell on the ground, so he was not initially identified as one of the victims. His family didn't know where he was, leading them to post his picture on Facebook, asking anyone with information to come forward. That post went viral around the world.

https://twitter.com/SarahEbeid/status/665473446835560448

At the same time, Razzak's picture was being spread around the mainstream news media—but as a suspect in the attacks. His passport had been found, and for unclear reasons (or very clear paranoia), this made journalists assume he could be one of the ISIS-affiliated perpetrators. Razzak's brother Wael believes that it was his Egyptian origin that led biased minds to assume he was involved. He told BuzzFeed News:

I can’t believe what’s being said about my brother. The man had massive pieces of shrapnel lodged in his body. How can he be a suicide bomber?

He is a tourist who was going to watch a football match and what happened to him is a result of the French authorities’ inability to secure the stadium when the French president himself was there. Instead of people spreading rumors about him, they should apologize to him.

Wael's outrage is understandable. Waleed was in Paris to visit him for a week to support his brother after a recent cancer diagnosis. After the attack, their entire family was thrown into a panic before they finally learned what had happened to Waleed. They only learned that he was alive when they matched his outfit to a police report of one of the victims. Then they rushed to his side. His mother, Nadia, broke down in tears when she finally made it to his hospital room in Paris:

It’s tough to see your son like that. The doctors have told us that there’s a critical 48 hours ahead of us and after that only God knows.

I have one thing on my mind – both of my sons have had tragedies hit them in the same week, one with cancer and one with a bomb. I don’t care about anything else besides my sons.

Wael, although very angry at both the media for smearing his brother's name and the Egyptian government for not defending him, hasn't totally lost his sense of humor. He thinks it's pretty ridiculous that his brother was mistaken for a suicide bomber:

He can’t be a terrorist. It’s ludicrous. He likes football too much to blow up people.


Someone seamlessly combined all these 1980s ads into a horrifying vision of the decade.

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Whether you remember the 80s or you're one of those terrifying young people who doesn't, everyone can delight in this sublime fever-montage of 80s commercials. Much like the dozens of movies edited into one continuous club scene or movie/tv phone calls edited into one conversation, the result is greater than the sum of its parts. It's a just-slightly-off version of the decade—the Too Many Cooks of Reagan-era zeitgeist. Think of it this way: what uncomfortable, semi-dystopian world would you see if you were presented a look at 2015 based only on our ads? A world of happy Match.com marriages punctuated with antibacterial cleaners and people designing sneakers on touch-screen tablets and children whispering "zoom zoom"? This is the 80s version of that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5v0oM5EuMA

This letter to the editor makes a strong case against French flag profile photos on Facebook.

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The terrorist attacks in Paris shocked and horrified people everywhere, leaving them unsure of what to do or how to show their solidarity with the people of France. As it often does, social media life-puppeteer Facebook stepped in with an easily digestible solution: change your profile pic so it's gently filtered by the French flag.

https://twitter.com/DailyMirror/status/666331661794189314

After the success of previous filters, like the rainbow flag following the legalization of gay marriage, it makes sense that people would be comfortable with this expression of support and sadness. This letter to the editor published in The Brisbane Times outlines why it's maybe not a great message, actually. Written by a woman named Clair Doucy, the letter, titled "I mourn for France but I won't be changing my Facebook profile," starts by being clear about one thing. Clair really, really loves France:

I am a self-confessed Francophile. I speak French; have a degree in French; in my 20s I did the obligatory year as an au pair, in Limoges, working for the family of a famous French porcelain house.

Now in my 30s, working as an international human rights lawyer, French has been a core component of my professional life enabling me to share ideas with francophone diplomats and civil society workers. The French Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen is one of the fundamental historical documents in our discipline. Who would question the revolutionary concepts of freedom, equality and humanity?

However, loving France won't compel her to fly its flag in the face of tragedy:

But I won't be changing my Facebook profile picture to superimpose the translucent tricolore even though I am sick to the pit of my stomach about the atrocities committed in Paris a couple of nights ago...That's because I believe the answer to the problems facing our world lies beyond notions of nationalism, and so-called national identity. Beyond notions of allies and enemies. Beyond symbols representing bloodshed on the battlefield, imperial conquest, and lines drawn on maps.

It's also because, if every day I was to change my Facebook profile picture into the translucent flag of the countries where people had died atrocious deaths that day—atrocious, unnecessary deaths by bullets, bombs and chemical weapons, as well as economic and environmental crimes we are yet to name—it would represent all the colors of the rainbow. From Syria to Lebanon, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Sri Lanka and North Korea; from Burundi to Burma and Mexico. For the children shot dead in American classrooms, and the women killed by their partners in Australia. And for the asylum seekers drowning in droves as they try to reach safer shores.

And, of course, for France. Douce France.

So, Facebook, give me a symbol that represents the scope of global suffering and I will wear it.

For most, a Facebook filter is a harmless expression of love for a city they may have connections to, whether through strong family ties or something as casual as having gone there on vacation once. But these filters also signal to the world which victims we think deserve to be publicly mourned and which ones don't. There is no Facebook app to filter your profile pic with the flag of any of the other countries currently subjected to terrorist attacks on a regular basis, or one that encompasses them all in the way Clair Doucy would like. Unless she's describing the LGBT rainbow flag? Okay, that is uncanny. Facebook sees all!

This image of the shield police used to storm the Paris concert hall will leave you speechless.

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There's no shortage of horrifying stories from last Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris. But one image tweeted out this afternoon manages to bring home a visceral sense of the brutal reality. Shared by BBC news correspondent Christian Fraser, it shows a segment of the bulletproof shield used by Paris police to storm the Bataclan concert hall when it was being held by militants. The shield, identified as a "Ramses" (see below), is obviously a serious piece of hardware. And it was obviously totally necessary.

https://twitter.com/ChristianFraser/status/666340672098713600

The attackers were heavily armed, carrying Kalashnikov rifles. They clearly put up a hell of a fight when police tried to take them down, spraying this heavily fortified shield with well-aimed shots that penetrated deep. Seeing it hammers home just how savage the assault was. Here's another image of the shield showing how it works, supplied by redditor Jacquouille:

As you can see, segments can be added to make it wider, and wheels allow it to slowly move forward without being lifted.

Real Housewife Kim Zolciak shows her Real Bod after getting called out for Photoshopping.

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Real Housewife Kim Zolciak was on vacation this weekend when she decided to post a photo of herself in a bikini to Instagram. She was all like, "Check out my very real very tiny waist!" to which the Internet responded, "Fire your Photoshopper." The pic has since been deleted, but here it is in all its weird belly button glory:

100% real! Maybe!

If Kim Zolciak is Photoshopping herself, it is unconfirmed and also not necessarily anyone's business. Or it wouldn't be if it weren't for the fact that she frequently shills, amongst other things, nutrition shakes and teas that are supposed to help with weight loss. Fans or people who like hating on her on social media were quick to point out her hypocrisy, and she posted this response:

https://instagram.com/p/-Hmlx9N3hQ/?taken-by=kimzolciakbiermann

Those are her daughters posing alongside their proud, slim mom. In her posts, she says:

So, I have to comment again on how much the Daily Mail and TMZ are full of shit and show you guys what I really look like. I'm not a bullshitter, I don't have to fucking bullshit, so fuck you-

But you actually have to hear it in her voice to understand how anti-bullshit she really is. And she looks thin! But with a bigger belly button. The belly button always gives you away.

People shared the worst things that have happened to them during sex, and it got nasty.

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There are cute embarrassing sex stories, and then there's the cringe-worthy weird stuff that makes you ashamed to be a human being. Recently, Reddit user PublicFrenemyNo1 started an AskReddit thread asking "What's the worst thing that has happened to you during sex?" and the responses quickly went from the cute category to the cringe-worthy. Here are the best of the bunch, and by best, we mean worst. (Warning: Very NSFW)

"SMH at my BF's pre-coital ritual."


1. Having to talk to the police.


2. Almost getting castrated by a sneeze. 


3. Realizing your body works in ways you've never known.


4. Having an allergy attack.


5. Having your knees pop out of their sockets.


6. Having your apartment set ablaze.


7. Having to talk to your dad.


8. Having your partner's mind wander.


9. Having a shelf fall on you.


10. Having an unexpected bodily fluid make a surprise appearance.


11. Having the dog join in.


12. Letting one accidentally rip.


13. Being spoken to like you're gaming.


14. Accidentally giving someone a black eye. 


15. Having the cat join in.

This father of two jumped on a suicide bomber in Lebanon and prevented hundreds of deaths.

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On Thursday evening, Adel Termos, a 32-year-old car mechanic and father of two,  jumped on a suicide bomber in Lebanon, sacrificing his life to save hundreds. If you haven't read about it already, two suicide bombers attacked the Bourj al-Barajneh district of Beirut, Lebanon that evening, killing 43 people and injuring 239. Termos was at the mosque for an evening prayer when the first bomber detonated his explosives nearby.

https://twitter.com/horanynights/status/665369066547318785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

He went outside to investigate when he saw the second bomber "running down the hill... screaming 'Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar'." He immediately ran towards him and tackled him to the ground before he could reach a nearby crowd of people. Termos was killed in the blast, he and saved potentially hundreds of lives with his heroic actions.

https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/666040889911955456

Some outlets were reporting that his 6-year-old daughter Malak was also killed in the blast, but this (thankfully) turned out not to be true. Malak, Termos's 2-year-old son Akram, and his wife Bassima are alive, and they are proud of Adel's actions:

"I am alive, and happy, and proud of my husband who held our family name up high and honored us," Bassima Termos, the widow of Adel Termos, told CNN Monday. [...] "The kids and I are all doing fine. He made us proud, put our heads up high, what more do I need? He gave me dignity, pride, and respect."

In the days after attack, the public began to learn of Termos and his story—

https://twitter.com/mollywood/status/665676707710373888https://twitter.com/reddit/status/665561044237053952https://twitter.com/Datoism/status/665748727387152384

—and give him the recognition he deserves.

Rest in peace.

Crazy, ill-advised dreamer eats 10 McRibs at once.

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Gaming personality Michael Jones has achieved what is a dream for some, and for others an awful nightmare: eating 10 McRibs at once as part of a horrible mega-sandwich. In the profanity-laden video, Jones slops together several McRib patties (is "patties" even the right word, or should it be "molded pork pucks"?). He does makes sure to mention that "by the way, this is not a sponsored video" because humanity is now at the point where a guy who is making an unappetizing sandwich with one hand while holding his iPhone with the other and saying "fuck" over and over could actually be a paid advertisement. Behold, the monstrosity:

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

Thinking Of You

Twitter is already over the heart. Prepare yourself for a whole range of emoji reactions.

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A mere two weeks after the un-hearted introduction of the Twitter heart, there's a new response option in tweet-town: emoji reactions. Twitter's canary in the coal mine, @_Ninji, discovered that instead of having a "favorite" heart under a tweet, he could pull up a window with several selectable emoji:

https://twitter.com/_Ninji/status/666203311809429504

The Verge asked _Ninji about how he accessed the feature, and he told them that "the emoji reactions were part of a developer build accessed through a jailbroken version of the app, and that the feature seemed far from complete." You hear that, Facebook? Before you can even get your six "like" replacements to all users, Twitter might have dozens of emoji reactions! Maybe!

When asked about the possible change, Twitter gave a writer for The Verge the same reply that you'd get from an 7-year-old if you texted asking "Did you eat the last Oreo?"

https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/666356368299790338

 Stay classy, Twitter.

Your internship was a an illegal rip-off that ruined society, sorry.

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In the amusingly bubble-bursting tradition of Adam Ruins Everything, the newest thing everyone was OK not thinking about until now to get punctured is the great American unpaid internship. Once, allegedly, it was a time for a young person to substitute time in a classroom for time in the field, building real-world skills and relationships. Along with former Treasury Secretary Robert Reich, Adam Conover explains how internships are now simply unpaid versions of entry-level jobs that simultaneously deprive the wageless workers of their promised education and job market edge while shutting out lower-income families that can't afford to fund their offspring for a year in the hope that they get a job at the end of it.

https://youtu.be/wh2JyX9cxos

But hey, at least it's a line on a resumé.

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Late night hosts respond to the Paris tragedy with touching monologues that are still funny.

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In times of tragedy, people look to comedians for comfort. Not only is laughter the best medicine, but late night hosts have the platform to reflect how the people feel. Saturday Night Live took a movingly bilingual route, while John Oliver got to take advantage of "premium cable profanity" in his message for the attackers. Last night, most hosts' first shows since the tragedy, here are how a few late night hosts responded to the attacks, with their unique brands of both sensitivity and humor.

Stephen Colbert

"Anything that is an attempt at human connection in the world right now is a positive. Did you get out of bed this morning and not try to kill someone? Then you're on the right side."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjb7u_t-GjI

Trevor Noah

“To the people of France, we commend you. I will say you are ruining our cultural stereotypes, because the French are supposed to be cold and unwelcoming, and then you go and do these beautiful things. Who do we make jokes about now? Finland? Because we will. We will make jokes about Finland, if we have to.”

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/lgz9tp/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-terrorist-attacks-in-paris

Seth Meyers

“I’ve been [to Paris] many times. I almost proposed to my wife in Paris. I should have. It would have made for a far less awkward, intense flight home.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU5w0qj_TIQ

Larry Wilmore

“Look, France, you are our oldest ally. You understand us more than anybody. You gave us our biggest emotions, bling, you even put up with us when we tried to change the name of your delicious fries. You have always had our back. If somebody f*** with you, they f*** with us, all right.”

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/8payp4/the-nightly-show-with-larry-wilmore-blacklash-2016--the-unblackening---bold-claims-and-weak-tea-at-the-democratic-debate
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