Emerald Catron
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
Emerald Catron
[
We Wish These Hilarious Bane Outtakes Were Real
Granted, this is just a parody, but, oh, that it were real. 'The Dark Knight Rises' would have been a much more entertaining movie if Bane had half the dialogue from this funny parody video. Or if Batman really loved cheesy '90s techno. In fact, we
[
The Best Ikea Monkey Memes (Plus Video!)
In case you missed it, an adorable monkey dressed in a shearling coat made its way into a Toronto Ikea yesterday. As far as we're concerned, it's probably the greatest thing that's ever happened in an Ikea (unless you *like* watching couples fight over 99 cent flatware, you monster).
[
Colorado Students Serve Classmates Pot Brownies as Prank
Just because it's legal to do it on your own time in Colorado, doesn't mean you can drug your whole class. Two University of Colorado students in Boulder thought it would be funny to bring pot brownies to a morning class to share. Then a bunch of people who ate them had freak-
outs. Suddenly it was not so fun.
[
Singing UPS Guy Is Modern Day Santa
Here's a nice UPS man singing a Christmas song about how he's basically a modern-day Santa. He actually makes a good point. Plus, he can sing. Our favorite part is at the end when he offers up the disclaimer that he wasn't slacking on the job, since he's on a scheduled break. It makes us want to order so many packages online,
[
See Over 800 Santas Running in Germany
Roughly 800 people put on Santa costumes for the Fourth Annual Michendorf Santa Run in Michendorf, Germany. The race is sponsored by Laufclub Michendorf (which translated means Michendorf Running Club, imagine that) and is 10 kilometers long. You can't quite tell from these pictures, but it actually began snowing pretty hard during the race, which probably makes these the most Christmas-y photos ever. Enjoy!
[
Redditor Parent Makes Hilarious Family Christmas Cards
Aside from that time when a cousin, without a trace of irony, sent a family Christmas card that was a picture of all the kids dressed up in hunting camo holding rifles, these are the best family Christmas cards ever. They were made by Redditor TPThatsMe, and if you go to the post on Imgur, you can also watch a video for how each of the photos came into being.
[
10 ‘Alpacalypse’ Memes to Make You Very Nervous
[
Here’s a ‘Humbug’ Supercut for Anyone Who Hates Christmas
Because we can't all be in the Christmas spirit all the time, here is a gigantic supercut of all the "bah humbugs" from movies and TV shows. It's perfect those who hate eggnog and glad tidings, and those think that 'A Christmas Carol' is a classic and what a wonderful way to catch as many version of it as possible at once.
[
Girl Puts Cat on Treadmill, Doesn’t End in Tragedy
You might want to watch a video of a cat on a treadmill for the moment when it goes flying off and hits a door hard enough to make a sound but not hard enough to injure the cat. This is not that video
[
Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey and The Roots Perform Best ‘All I Want For Christmas’ Rendition Ever
If only Jimmy Fallon's show was just music. Here is probably the best rendition of 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' ever, performed by Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots on toy instruments. Oh! Plus a chorus of jack-in-the-box kids wearing winter hats.
[
‘Walking Dead’ Popularity Prompts Spike in Gun Sales
On the one hand, a lot of people are going to be prepared for a zombie apocalypse in case that ever happens. On the other hand, a lot of people out there are buying guns to protect themselves from zombies. According to a gun rights advocate as well as a gun store owner, people are preparing themselves for the zombie apocalypse with guns and ammo.
[
Watch a Surprisingly Good Korn and Taylor Swift Mash-Up
We have to commend YouTuber Isosine for hearing the similarities between Korn's 'Coming Undone' and Taylor Swift's 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.' He also deserves credit for being maybe the only person who would listen to both of those songs. Good job.