Emerald Catron has written for Asylum, Lemondrop, MyDaily and Daily Fill. She is one half of rap duo Dem Shortybooz and is a comedic performer around NYC. Follow her on Twitter @emeraldcatron
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13 Everyday Objects That Look Like Other Things
You see it too, right? The awesome Terminator face on that...grill? To us it is now and will forever be Snow Terminator. Same goes for all of these other objects that have taken on personalities of their own. They can never go back. They have been permanently anthropomorphized. It's adorable.
Car Dealership Saves the Day for Teen Helping the Homeless
Sometimes a random act of kindness comes from a place you'd least expect. In Mariah Smith's case, help came from a random used car salesman.
Steak ‘N Shake Server Gets a Whopping 7,000% Tip
CeCe Bruce had been working at a Steak n' Shake in Indiana for two years when she received the tip of a lifetime. After watching Bruce deal with some rude customers, a regular tipped $446 on her $5.96 check -- that's a 7,000 percent tip.
The Future Is Now — Star Trek Phasers Are Real
You know how sometimes you're walking through Times Square, and it reminds you a little too much of 'Blade Runner,' then you get an email on your hand-sized computer/phone, and you have a massive panic attack because THE FUTURE IS NOW?!!!!! This video does not help that feeling. At all.
‘Koalaing’ Could Be the Cutest Web Photo Trend Yet
Forget (if you haven't already) milking, planking, hadokening, any of those-ings that were internet fads for a hot minute. They've been replaced. They're done. Koalaing -- that's the trick o' the day. It involved clinging as tightly to a pole or tree as possible like a koala. It's pretty adorable. Check it out.
Morning News Anchor Pulls ‘Anchorman’-Style Prompter Prank
One Today Show reporter in Australia had a real Ron Burgundy moment. It seems Roz Kelly will also read anything that's on the teleprompter. Fortunately, her co-anchor Karl Stefanovic didn't put an F-bomb in there like Veronica Corningstone, but he did get her to imply that she enjoys the "cookies" in Amsterdam.
14 Ridiculous Reverse GIFs You’ve Got to See
Once you see one reversed GIF, you kind of want to see every GIF reversed. Aladdin becomes the kind of guy who steals food from orphans, heroes become jerks and the "Stop Girl" seriously wants you to stop. Like, now. These are a few of our favorites.
Nightmare Restaurant From ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ Has Epic Facebook Meltdown
In all the years he's been doing 'Kitchen Nightmares' (in the US at least), Gordon Ramsey never quit on a client. Until he went to Amy's Baking Company in Arizona. Those people were horrible. Taking waitstaff tips, screaming, firing people -- they genuinely are the worst. Unfortunately, they didn't take learning that fact very well.
Naked Painting of Bea Arthur Selling for $2 Million
Maybe 'Airheads' is your favorite movie. Maybe you really loved 'Maude' and 'The Golden Girls.' Or maybe you just love oil paintings of nude older ladies. If any of these are true, and you've got at least $2 million to spare, this painting of Bea Arthur (note: she didn't actually pose for the painting) by artist John Currin is up for auction.
It's expected to go for $1.8-$2.5 million bucks. Here's
The Funniest ‘First World Dog Problems’ Memes
Dog and jokes! Dogs and jokes! Good memes happen when you combine dogs and jokes! With that in mind, we proudly bring you the best of the First World Dog Problems meme. These poor dogs -- they think they have it so rough (ruff? Ugh. sorry).