The (Lack of an) Oxford Comma Just Decided a Court Case in Maine
Like we’ve talked about on this site before, the battle over using the Oxford comma – is it necessary for clarity, or superfluous and cluttering – will likely never come to an end. In the case of a different battle, one between a dairy company and its delivery drivers in Maine, the Oxford comma dispute meant...
Jimmy Fallon Wants to Know…Why Did You Say That One Thing You Regret?
In today’s iteration of the Hashtag Game, Jimmy Fallon posed the following question to his viewers – what’s something you’ve said that you immediately regretted, for one reason or another? Most of these people’s reasons are pretty darn funny. You’ll see. #15. Awkward for all parties involved. #14. Bahaha. I have friends who would have...
10 Simple Tricks to Improve Your Memory
The older I get, the more I notice my mind slipping. Words escape me sometimes, and honestly, I can’t remember much of my life before high school (but maybe that’s a good thing). I can only imagine this is going to get worse. Provided guzzling buckets of caffeine isn’t going to fix it, I was...
How Lady Gaga Flawlessly Assembled Her Own Fempire of Little Monsters
Before her stunning tribute to the Sound of Music at the 2015 Oscars, a lot of people might have equated Lady Gaga with nothing more than some catchy pop tunes and publicity stunts. And no doubt about it, her decision to sport a dress made of meat will go down in history as one of...
15 Snort-Inducing Tweets About Tinder
Ah, Tinder. In the world of online dating, it’s definitely the site ripe for humor, if only because even the people who use it are just as apt to make fun of the experience as anyone else. Below are 15 of the very best, most hilarious tweets about looking for love in all the swipe...
Meet the Stray Dog Who Joined a Monastery and Became a Monk
Get ready to be slayed by adorable. Are you prepared? Yes? Good. Then it’s time for you to meet Friar Bigoton (Friar Moustache, omg), a stray schnauzer who found his way into the Saint Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He went from living on the streets to living life in his very own uniform, and...
Hilarious Pictures of 12 Animals Experiencing Things for the First Time
Animal pictures. Need I say more? I suppose I can – these adorable animals are experiencing something new, and, lucky for the Internet, someone was ready with a camera to capture every hilarious, adorable moment. You’re welcome. #12. He’s seeing a christmas tree for the first time! (LOL he looks stoned) #11. “LET ME IN YOU...
The Unseen Dutch Resistance: This 90-Year-Old Woman Seduced Nazis as a Teenager and Led Them to Their Deaths
It turns out there were all sorts of ways to join the resistance against the Nazis during WWII. Even before Freddie Oversteegen and her sister Truus joined up at the request of the Dutch military, she and her family were hiding people – Jewish and Lithuanian – in their home. Her mother had divorced their...
This Artist Shows You What Your Favorite Animated Characters Would Look Like IRL
I’m sure that, when watching animated films and television shows, you’ve noticed that the characters are cuter than regular humans. Well, it’s not just because they’re cartoons, or because forest animals respond to their lilting singing voice – they’re drawn with exaggerated features like bigger eyes, rosier cheeks, thicker hair, etc., that make them objectively...
This Guy Live-Tweeted A Murder In His Apartment
Chances are, you’ve had at least one bad roommate in your lifetime (yes, an ex-spouse totally counts). Maybe they leave crap everywhere, or watch porn really loud, never take out the trash, or throw parties that keep you from sleeping. All of which is going to sound like super normal bad roommate behavior after you...
6 Abandoned Movie Sets You Can Visit In Real Life
Who doesn’t love the feeling of stepping into another world? And even better is when it’s a place you’ve glimpsed on the big screen and felt its magic, right? There are plenty of real life film locations that you can visit, but not many that sit abandoned and look exactly as they did when the...
12 Times the English Language Proved It’s the Absolute Worst
English is a bully of a language. It steals from Latin, German, every Romance language, and any others it feels like, then tosses all of the rules out the window and laughs at people who dare to ask why on Earth we need so many different words for ‘vomit.’ True story. I’ve heard it. Check...
15 People Share Their Stories About #WorstGiftEver
#15. This could have doubled on #AwkwardBreakups #14. I mean but some people’s names are really hard to find. Blame your parents. My husbands grandmother gave us key chains from Las Vegas with names other than our own… #WorstGiftEver @FallonTonight — Sonya Luna (@soonerlunar) December 7, 2015 #13. This is everyone’s grandma. @FallonTonight My grandmother...
12 Of The Best Insults From ‘The Golden Girls’
There are a few reasons why The Golden Girls is one of those timeless television shows, but I would argue that the ladies’ lack of concern for propriety or tact when one of them needs to hear the truth is a big one. Whether it’s the girls giving Blanche a hard time about her promiscuity,...
11 Photos That Prove You Have No Idea How Food Grows
We all know what our food looks like once it’s sitting on shelves, poured out of a can, or on our plates at a restaurant, but most of us never get to see what our fruits, vegetables, seeds, etc., look like when they’re still in the fields or on the trees. I hope you find...