The human brain loves watching othersdo stuff that's nerve-wracking, like skydiving or talking to their parents about sex, and this video of parents and the people they created by boning discuss losing their v-cards is no exception. The rules are simple: each side guesses the age at which the other lost their virginity, and a wrong guess means you have to divulge information about your own first time. Some of the participants are way to excited to play, some get shocked, but fortunately everyone comes out of it with a pretty positive attitude after all the details are revealed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJjcQIR2EP4
Here are some more, actually slightly more viscerally awkward videos of humans doing slightly more awkward things for Internet views:
Staying in a by-the-hour sex hotel room rigged with BDSM equipment was definitely something someone did on purpose for Valentine's Day—but not these two Chinese women booked into that situation by Hainan Airlines, which had delayed their flight by a day. They were both on their way from Chongqing (central China) to Guangzhou (just north of Hong Kong) when bad weather forced Hainan to find alternate accommodations for its passengers on short notice. Emphasis on "alternate."
Fortunately for the women put into this room, which is as tiny and drab as it is dominated by an elaborate sex chair that screams "please scrub me with bleach wipes," China's social media can be even more vindictive to companies that screw up than Twitter or Facebook.
One of the women, Lu Bao, took to Weibo with pictures of the room and a description of how the women waited for hours at the airport to see if their plane would take off before finally being told it wasn't going to happen.
They were told the airline had found them a room, but when they opened up the door, they found "all kinds of surprises" to make "unmarried single" women blush (in some reports, the two women are sisters).
After being thoroughly whipped and humiliated online by an angry populace, and even ending up in People's Online Daily, Hainan Airlines did apologize. They blamed the incident on the lack of hotel rooms on Valentine's Day (apparently not at the sex hotels) and the fact that the airline employee did not research what "themed room" meant.
The airline says they have contacted the women to see how they can make it up to them. Hainan has been a very naughty airline, and it wants to be punished.
This short film starring Saturday Night Livecast member Beck Bennett is an actually useful, albeit brutally honest, guide to losing weight. Written by Aaron Bleyaert, the guy behind the highly-successful "Clueless Gamer" segments on Conan(along with a lot of other web content for the show), it's a funny and heartfelt short film based on the true story of how he lost 80 pounds and got in shape. Featuring a brief yet hilariously creepy cameo from Conan O'Brien as well, this is the most relatable guide to getting in shape you've probably ever seen.
Audio was recently leaked of Kanye West throwing an all-out temper tantrum backstage at Saturday Night Live after the stagehands (who are in charge of moving the dozens of sets an SNLepisode requires) moved his stage—and now Deadpool (better known as Ryan Reynolds) has done his version. It's safe to say that this one is much funnier, since it doesn't actually feature a star cursing staff, threatening to walk out during a live broadcast because stagehands were doing their jobs. It is important for you to know, however, that West also insulted a "fake-ass" Taylor Swift and called himself 50% more influential than Stanley Kubrick, Picasso, and St. Paul the Apostle. NSFW language, but stay tuned for the, um, noises at the end:
The Toronto Zoo just welcomed a new male Indian rhinoceros calf into its family, and no one is happier than proud mama Ashakiran, who is probably very relieved her 16-month pregnancy is at an end. Also it looks like H.R. Giger made a stab at drawing a kids' cartoon. The calf was born on Feb 17th, and has not yet been named—the Zoo says it is healthy, but that the first 30 days are the most critical for the survival of newborn rhinos. The Indian rhinoceros is classified as Vulnerable, with only 2000 left in the wild. This guy, however, is probably the cutest one on the planet right now:
In the viral tradition of grandmas trying weed for the first time, here's 61-year-old mom who describes herself as having "kind of closed mind" trying a small amount of magic mushrooms and later discussing how it's changed her outlook on life. As the video mentions, psilocybin is currently being researched at Johns Hopkins University for its potential to help users overcome depression, PTSD, and addictive behaviors. She certainly seems to have a blast (the fun part is from 1:35 to 5:50 in the video), and although she's a bit tired immediately afterwards, the next day she reports that she feels like she's shed "a lot of lies about her life."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWnkYkKGzs8
The guy behind the relatively new YouTube channel PsychedSubstances is a big advocate of that research mentioned above by Johns Hopkins on the potential uses of psychedelic mushrooms to treat depression, PTSD, addiction, and overall psychological health (unless you take a lot, in which case it could be very negative). That being said, upon closer inspection of this video, it becomes clear that this is not part of those studies, although it sort of presents itself as such. This is a study he conducted. On his mom. Kind of like when he had her try weed for the first time:
In this video from a US Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan, schoolchildren of servicemen face off against Marines in a pitched Nerf battle, in which the Marines have little intention of letting the kids get off easy. The leathernecks in this video took time out of their holiday leave to do this with the kids, who seemed thrilled they were there. Although the aerodynamics of Nerf darts vs traditional munitions posed a challenge (one Marine reported being shot over his shield because of a curving dart), the few and the proud never left a dart-struck man on the field as they battled the children's primitive but effective swarming tactics. (There is a short ad for a multi-tool before the video.)
Brace yourselves, Internet, because a new category of gross videos has been discovered: calculus removal. Even more stomach-turning than regular calculus, dental calculus is the term for tartar and plaque that has built up around neglected teeth and calcified. If you've ever scoffed at the dentist for scolding you about flossing, you could end up like the mouth in this silent clip, which seems perfectly normal until the teeth seem to shatter, and then you realize—that isn't tooth. (More below)
"That was awful," you're probably saying, "totally disgusting. Can I see more?" Of course, old chums. To ease you into it, here's a video with upbeat music from a dental office in Mexico:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oaJC_umjUE
But wait! It gets grosser! Here's a full video of a smoker in Japan who didn't floss, or go to the dentist for a decade. Yum! Apologies for the asinine watermark on the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ektMlhsH8BM
Believe it or not, it can get much worse. This stuff actually really damages your teeth, their roots, and potentially your jawbone, so much so that the teeth basically come out with the calculus. Go to the dentist! And learn to floss for eff's sake.
Usually, when people discuss "the 1%" these days, they're referring to income and wealth—but everyone, if they look hard enough, can probably find some characteristic they have that makes them different from 99% of other people. On an AskReddit thread last week, people were asked to share what makes them part of the select few (usually in positive ways, but not always). From rare eye colors and other genetic rarities, obscure languages, video gaming habits, to unfortunate sexual occurrences, it turns out being part of the 1% isn't that unusual after all:
1. This brag is literally the main benefit of getting a really high SAT score.
2. A reminder that being in the 99% is almost always something to be grateful for.
3. Many ethnicities are less than 1% of the world population, but sometimes it gets even lonelier online.
4. Again: be grateful you're normal. Normal is good.
5. Also in the top 1% of people who get annoying basketball and weather jokes, and top 1% of "number of bald spots seen on a daily basis."
6. Sometimes you can only get into the 1% through hard work. Ultimately pointless, obscure, and nerdy work, sure. But work nonetheless.
7. Still the 8th largest organized faith.
8. This is the top 1% of income in America. You only need to earn somewhere in the $30-$40k range to be in the top 1% worldwide.
9. Test tube babies, unite!
10. There are probably <1% of people who are even aware of what this person suffers.
11. Having two different colored eyes—common in Siberian Huskies, less so in humans (and despite Blair-s' uncertainty, it is less than 1%).
12. With ethnicities and religions already covered, let's not forget language.
13. Again, beating the odds is not good if the odds are you won't get cancer.
14. Let's go back to eyes. Eyes were fun, right?
15. Turns out America has a shocking percentage of one-percenters.
16. Not every unique attribute is especially useful or impressive (or at least not as impressive as it might have been a few years ago).
Someone check this kid's shoes for Flubber, because 5'5" high school junior Melvin Lee of Riverside University High School in Wisconsin has gone viral with a dunk that soared over two defenders, traveled about as far forward as it did vertically, and literally shut the game down as the entire school (and the opposing team) erupted in madness. This kid literally lived out the daydream most students can only imagine in math class.
Meet the single dad who started a DADDY HAIRSTYLING CLASS to help other dads bond with their daughters!
Posted by The Doctors on Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The classes began about four months ago, but long before that, Morgese got a lot of attention online for the hair designs he was practicing on his (very patient) daughter Emma after watching YouTube tutorials. Here's one Katniss Everdeen-themed braid he made for Halloween, which isn't the most complicated design, but underlines the kind of bonding moments this can achieve:
Knowing that basic hair styling is not a skill many men learn, but that all dads love to make their daughters happy and confident, Phillipe took his passion one step further. He reached out to a Daytona cosmetology school, the International Academy, and asked them if they would host a father-daughter night so he could share his skills. The owner of the school, Mez Varol, loved the idea and agreed to let him use their facilities for free. The first night, organized by Facebook invite was a big success for Phillipe's modest expectations.
Morgese said the attendants were a mix of married men looking to help out more and single dads trying to learn how to do it all better,
"I asked the dads what they did for work, and it was an interesting bunch. We had a prison guard, mechanic, general contractor, ATT tech, Apple tech, healthcare recruiter and a carpenter. Definitely out of their element but they were all excited to learn. It was beautiful :)"
Since then, it's only expanded, and attracted the attention of local media.
Within two months, 100 fathers have gone through the course (and that was two months ago).
Today, he posted a picture of his biggest class yet, who went as a group to all go play on bounce-houses together after the lesson.
Morgese said that he's also gotten help from staff members who know more about different hair textures as fathers and daughters from more diverse ethnicities have begun attending the class. He's managed to keep the events free, thanks to the support of the International Academy and hair products that are sent by fans of his efforts online.
Here is our tutorial for the Fast French Braid. Once you get this down, you can knock it out in just a few minutes. This hairstyle is great for sports, gymnastics or running. Practice makes perfect, so please try it a few times before you begin to judge its appearance. lol. You will need to understand basic detangling and a 3 strand braid to be more successful with this style. I call it the Fast French Braid because it starts at the crown of the head, which cuts out a bit of time to complete. If you decide to bring your groups of hair under instead of over, you'll be left with a Dutch style braid. Try this one out and let me know if you have any questions :) #DaddyDaughterHairFactory #DDHF #DadDo #SoCozyHair #SoCozyDad #FrenchBraid
Any time there's a story like this, commenters inevitably point out that lots of moms do this all the time and no one thinks it's unusual. But that's exactly the point of these classes—to spread the skills so all parents can help equally raising their daughters.
Jeb Bush hasn't had an easy time of it this election season. What with Donald Trump mocking him mercilessly every chance he got, and the JebBush.com domain being redirected to Donald Trump's website, Bush's whole campaign was less "Jeb!" than "Jeb?" So after months of being a walking punch line, Jeb Bush announced Saturday that he was officially dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. And much like a kid who strikes out twenty times before his mom finally lets him quit Little League and join the cheerleading team, he's probably going to be much happier. But we're sure going to miss getting to see faces like this.
1. The time the DJ wouldn't play Jimmy Buffet.
2. The time they brought him Pepsi even though he asked for Coke.
3. The time he thought he'd finally found the bathroom.
4. The time he couldn't get Book of Mormon tickets.
5. The time he realized McDonald's had already stopped serving breakfast.
6. The time he got outbid on the limited edition Antiques Roadshow DVDs box set.
7. The time he heard that Low Winter Sun had been canceled.
8. The time he remembered his dad saying that Dubya was his favorite.
9. The time he really wanted ice cream instead.
10. The time he suddenly thought of a good zinger insult for Trump six days too late.
John Oliver's main story on this week's Last Week Tonight was abortion laws, so whether you are pro-choice or pro-life, the heat will help you wake up on a Monday morning. Oliver notes that even though the Supreme Court declared abortion legal in 1973, states have since made obtaining one into an obstacle course for women and tried to prevent doctors from performing the procedure. For one doctor in Alabama, the comedian says, the doctor was "treated as a sex offender even though he clearly isn't one. It's a move that's now commonly known as a Reverse Cosby." Watch, and you will be rewarded with a video of a bucket of sloths.
In a break from his Twitter rants, Kanye West made an appearance on social media that is bafflingly normal and relatable. The father of two escorted his wife and daughter on a shopping trip for baby gear with pregnant Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. While perusing a store with nursery furniture, West availed himself of a comfortable rocking chair.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCE0ct1OSzl/
So today we went baby shopping with @johnlegend & @chrissyteigen. Kanye & North were a little too quiet. We found them passed out in the middle of the store. #TheRealLifeOfPablo
North clearly got the better napping space. Look at all that leg room. Letting his daughter take the more comfortable sleeping spot, and falling asleep while shopping are two true dad moves on Kanye's part.
Meanwhile, in addition to prepping their nursery with the basic staples, Teigen and Legend have been busy readying some personal artwork for the walls of their baby's room.
Kanye West ended a fist fight between two photographers trying to take a picture of him at the airport by hugging one of them into stunned submission, in what may be the most Jesus-like thing that Yeezus has ever done. In the video from TMZ below, Ye walks over to the fist fight with the calm confidence that only Kanye West possesses and, without any hesitation, wraps his arms soothingly around one of the photogs.
Kim included a sweet note about her late father, and released the photo in honor of his birthday. "Today is my dad's birthday. I know there's nothing more in the world he would have wanted than to meet his grandchildren," she wrote, "So I wanted to share this pic of Saint with you all."
Saint looks triumphant, with his hand in the air like Rocky Balboa.
As of last week, Saint's dad Kanye has been working on a new humble social media persona, and remembering that he is a doting father helps bring Yeezy down to earth.
It's unclear who the guest of honor was, or what her parents do for a living in order to afford Drake dropping by their kid's party. But here is some footage of Drizzy getting down with a crowd of excited young guests:
Now there is loud, shaky, grainy footage of Drake at a bat mitzvah that can be cherished forever. And this girl is always going to win the game "two truths and a lie" when introducing herself to new groups of people.
In honor of Black History Month, the White House has hosted a number of enthusiastic visitors to celebrate African-American history, but none have been so infectiously energetic as 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin. The D.C. resident has been campaigning to meet President Obama since 2014, and when her wish was finally granted, McLaurin could not contain herself.
McLaurin's petition, written in December of 2014, was as sweet as her dancing, though slightly more moving.
Dear President Obama,
My name is Virginia McLaurin, I live in Washington DC. I was born in 1909. I’ve never met a President. I didnt think I would live to see a Colored President because I was born in the South and didn't think it would happen. I am so happy and I would love to meet you and your family if I could.
I remember the times before President Hoover.I remember when we didn't have any electricity. I had a kerosene lamp. I remember the first car model Ford. My husband was in the Army. I lost my husband in 1941. I've been in DC ever since. I was living here when Martin Luther King was killed.
I know you are a busy man, but I wish I could meet you. I would love to meet you. I could come to your house to make things easier. I pray to the Lord that I would be able to meet you one day.
It was very thoughtful of her to suggest meeting at the White House.
