A 3,100-mile ultramarathon takes place around a single Queens NYC block. Runners have 52 days to run the route 5,649 times during which many experience out-of-body hallucinations. Only 43 people have ever finished.
Scientists found that…
Scientists found that deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible. It is called the ‘Homer Simpson Gene.’
Here’s the Best Place to Grab a Hot Dog in Every State
Can you ever get enough hot dogs? NO! The answer is no.
If you’re on my wavelength, here’s a list of some amazing places to grab a hotdog, no matter what state you’re in – and no, they’re not at major league ballparks, though those are always a good bet.
Chris’ Favorite Hot Dogs (Montgomery, Alabama)
Presidents, musicians, authors, movie stars, governors…you name it, they’ve eaten at Chris’ since they opened in 1917. You’ll love the famous chili sauce (but don’t ask for the secret recipe!).
Chinook Hot Dogs (Fairbanks, Alaska)
The restaurant is inside a renovated school bus, and their creations range from dogs with bacon and cheese to ones with pinto beans and sriracha mayo. You can’t go wrong!
BK Tacos (Tucson, Arizona)
Their twist on a classic is served on a homemade bun with pinto beans, tomatoes, onions, a secret jalapeño sauce, and grilled peppers.
Bark Bar (Little Rock, Arkansas)
@__its__simon__: … “No sir, I was first, can I have this thing over here… I’m sorry I can’t read” #barkbarlittlerock #dogsofinstagram #independentdogsThis combination bar and dog park is genius – your pup can run and play while you grab a dog-inspired dog and a local craft brew. What’s not to like?
Cupid’s Hot Dogs (Canoga Park, California)
A couple opened this hot dog stand in 1946 (it’s named after the wife’s sweet nickname). All 3 locations are still run by family members, and even though the menu is simple, people keep coming back!
Harley’s – A Hot Dog Revolution (Littleton, Colorado)
Their brats are as flavorful as they are creative, with recipes like the Mile High Dog (topped with roast beef and horseradish sauce) or the Italian dog. There’s something for everyone!
Carol’s Lunchbox (Farmington, Connecticut)
This charming hot dog stand steams their franks and piles on the topping – like homemade hot pepper relish. Plus, you may get an impromptu singing performance (if you’re lucky)!
Johnnie’s Dog House (Wilmington, Delaware)
See link in bio for the full articleWith Chicago-style, chili, and even a “plain ol’dog,” this spot has something for everyone. But if you’re more adventurous, check out the Monkey Hill Dog – it’s topped with bananas, peanut butter, bacon, and honey.
Voodoo Dog (Tallahassee, Florida)
This spot will have you memory trippin down an 80s and 90s lane, and their creative hot dogs will have you talking about them for days.
Doggy Dogg (Decatur, Georgia)
and appreciation to you and yers This restaurant began at a local farmers market before making the leap to brick-and-mortar. They use high quality, locally-made breads, and you definitely won’t regret stopping.
Puka Dog (Koloa, Hawaii)
If you’re up for a twist on an original, these dogs are placed on a sweet roll and dressed with a lemon-garlic sauce and tropical relishes. Sign me up!
Franko’s Dog House (Post Falls, Idaho)
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They’ve got speciality dogs galore, including seasonal offerings made from elk and reindeer – you’ll have to see it to believe it!
Superdawg Drive-In (Chicago, Illinois)
As iconic as it is delicious, this hot dog stand has been family-owned since 1948 and there’s no place better to grab a classic Chicago dog.
Fort Wayne Famous Coney Island Weiner Stand (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Open since 1914, the shop sells around 2,000 hot dogs every day, each topped with a special, homemade sauce.
Steburgers (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
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This family restaurant prides themselves on a seasoned meat sauce – and make sure to grab a frosty malted while you’re there!
Weiner Kitchen (Overland Park, Kansas)
Best grab a signature hot dog or sausage – these dogs are made from brisket and wagyu beef and topped with homemade ketchup. It used to be a food truck, but they’ve settled in permanently, thank goodness.
Sky Bridge Station (Pine Ridge, Kentucky)
After you get your fill of hiking in the Red River Gorge, you’ll want to fill up at the Sky Bridge Station – gourmet dogs for days!
Frankie’s Dawg House (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
You can choose from classics, or test out your adventurous side with duck, deer, or alligator sausage. Whatever you choose, it’s sure to be yummy!
Blue Rooster Food Company (Portland, Maine)
The Blue Rooster‘s upscale take on comfort food extends to its hot dogs, which are locally sourced and full of intriguing flavor combos like the Thai Peanut dog and the Wagon Wheel (bacon, bbq sauce, and pickled jalapenos).
Stuggy’s (Baltimore, Maryland)
You can grab these dogs at an Oriole game, but if you stop by the restaurant, make sure to try the Crab Mac – a dog topped with homemade mac n’ cheese, crab meat, and Old Bay seasoning.
Grumpy’s Dogs (West Boylston, Massachusetts)
but happy 4th! We WILL be open next Wednesday! See you then. • • • #grumpysdogs #onlyatgrumpys #hotdogs #foodtruck #foodtruck #westboylston #kayem #kayemfranks #togetherwegrill #discovercentralma #centralmaIt might be a food truck, but the service and the hot dogs will make you feel like royalty. A favorite? The T.N.T., which is deep-fried in an eggroll wrapper and stuffed with jalapeno cream cheese.
Lafayette Coney Island (Detroit, Michigan)
Downtown Detroit has been offering dogs from this spot since 1936, and the classic recipes are a closely-guarded family secret.
Natedogs (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
These street cart weiners are sourced from local suppliers and topped with Nate’s homemade mustard sauce and sauteed onions – a combination that earned him the 2017 Hot Dog Vendor of the Year title!
Dis & Dem (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Originally from New Orleans, the owners of Dis & Dem are definitely bringing Cajun flavors to their hot dogs – gator, crawfish, spicy sausages, and anything else NOLA that you love to put in your belly.
Dogs N Frys (Florissant, Missouri)
Their menu boasts more than 25 specialty dogs and a revolving menu of specials, so you could definitely go back again and again – and they’ve got dessert dogs, too!
Covered Wagon Hot Dogs (Missoula, Montana)
You can find the mobile kitchen at Missoula music and food events every week, and they cater, too. I’d like to get my hands on the Pepperoni Pizza dog, personally.
B&B Grill and Arcade (Bellevue, Nebraska)
The Big B, a bacon-wrapped fried hot dog on a stick, is a must try – and the arcade games and fun family atmosphere aren’t bad, either!
Buldogis (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Korean flavors make these hot dogs extra special – and the toppings like kimchi, nori lakes, and spicy aioli are to die for!
Gilley’s Diner (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
….a little boy was having his birthday lunch with mom when Grant decided to give him two dollars. The little boy’s reaction is priceless (zoom in) and made Grant’s day! #adorable #appreciation #priceless #birthday #lunch #gilleys #diner #portsmouthnh #dtpA Portsmouth fixture since 1912, it’s always packed; their classic offerings hit the right spot!
Maui’s Dog House (North Wildwood, New Jersey)
This roadside stand not far from the shore offers 20 hotdogs and 30 different toppings, so make sure you have plans to return!
Foxy Drive-In (Clovis, New Mexico)
People have been stopping in to grab a classic dog (or corn dog!) since 1956, and you won’t regret joining them!
Frank’s Gourmet Hot Dogs (Buffalo, New York)
If you thought this would be Nathan’s, well, you’re wrong – Frank’s are made on-location with local meats, and locals know to expect a long line!
JJ’s Red Hots (Charlotte, North Carolina)
pic by @rodartes.cornerThese gourmet dogs are made in-house and are topped with great ingredients like beer cheese, bacon, and their secret sauce.
DogMahal Dog Haus (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
Browse their comic books and vintage vinyl before snagging an outrageous-but-delicious hot dog creation, like the Poutinie Weenie, topped with fries, gravy, and cheese curds.
Scooter’s World Famous Dawg House (Mentor, Ohio)
These dogs are deep-fried until crispy and come in three sizes – including a half-pound offering known as the Homewrecker.
The Gnarley Dog (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Gnarley Dawg offers fresh ingredients and huge portions, and you can choose from classic toppings or something more outlandish – you pick!
Victory Dogs (Medford, Oregon)
Yours In Dog Power, – Sarah #nationalhotdogmonth #deals #wine #ilovehotdogsCustomers say that a dog from Victory Dogs is like getting one from your bestie – though if you order the Crack’in (two dogs, two sausages, plus 10 more meats, two cheeses, and four buns) you must have some pretty great friends!
Yocco’s West (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
Their famous chili sauce is the same, secret recipe they’ve used since 1922, and you don’t want to leave without trying it.
Baba’s Original New York System (Providence, Rhode Island)
– – – PcThe name comes from vendors from ages ago wanting to bring the hot dog craze up from New York, but these are Rhode Island bred and always weiners – not hot dogs.
Jack’s Cosmic Dogs (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)
All of their toppings, including the famous Jack’s Sweet Potato Mustard, are made in-house and are must-tries!
Hungry Dog (Mitchell, South Dakota)
#sodak #friedfood #hungrydogThe Egg Dog, Slaw Dog, or something more classic – you can’t miss this spot!
I Dream of Weenie (Nashville, Tennessee)
This one wins best name, and the fact that the dogs are sold out of a bright yellow Volkswagen bus doesn’t hurt, either – you can even start your day with a French Toast Weenie or Eggs Benny Weenie. Imagine that!
Good Dog Houston (Houston, Texas)
The Curryous Frank, topped with curry onion relish, chutney, sweet potato crisps, and sriracha ketchup is to die for – and the local brews aren’t bad, either.
J Dawgs (Provo, Utah)
Their menu is simple but tried-and-true – quality and taste sits front and center.
Lake Monsters Baseball Games (Burlington, Vermont)
Steamed and served with classic ketchup, mustard, and relish, there’s no better way to enjoy a ball game!
Skeeter’s World Famous Hot Dogs (Wytheville, Virginia)
Simply dressed, perhaps, but generations of Virginians haven’t complained!
The Red Hot (Tacoma, Washington)
The hot dog slathered with cream cheese is a Washington creation, but the Red Hot has a bunch of other stuff you’ll want to try, too!
Morrison’s Drive-In (Logan, West Virginia)
Morrison’s has been a favorite since 1947, with their chicken and chili dogs being favorites you won’t want to pass up!
Martino’s (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Martino’s has been serving the “best hot dogs in the state” since the 1970s.
Pitchfork Fondue Outdoor Western Cookout (Pinedale, Wyoming)
This spot takes cooking a hot dog over a campfire to a whole new level, and you definitely won’t be disappointed.
There you have it! Enjoy your dogs, meat-eaters!
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Psych Ward Nurses Share the Moments That Totally Shocked Them
Working with the mentally ill or criminally insane is definitely one that only a few among us are well-suited to tackle. What a tough gig.
It’s always interesting to peek behind the curtain, and these 15 psych ward nurses are here with some truly jaw-dropping tales.
15. Naked as a jaybird
Years ago, I was a student nurse doing my psych rotation in a catholic facility. The nuns still wore habits and the building was like something out of the dark ages. I’ll skip talking about the line of patients waiting to undergo ECT treatment in the basement and instead tell you about Maggie. She was a tragic case. She had been on Lithium for years and it really kept her psychotic episodes in check until reached toxic levels and could no longer take it.
One hot summer afternoon, we heard this banshee screaming coming from Maggie’s room. We rushed in there to see what was going on. Entering the room, we are greeted by a scene I will never forget. This late seventies woman is standing on the window ledge, naked as a jay bird, screaming through the window screens at the nuns in the courtyard, “you fucking penguins are going to burn in hell”. The poor sisters are scrambling to and fro trying to get away from the ranting madwoman’s viscous verbal assault as we were trying desperately to pull her off the grating.
I knew then and there, that I would never become a psych nurse.
14. Those were the days
Prison guard here: guy cut his scrotum open to let people know he was serious (dont know about what)
Guy 2 : cut off a butt cheek (or a big part of) and threw it at me as i tried to stop him.
Guy 3: punched a wall 3 times really hard (bloody knuckles) and told me he punched the devil cos he was telling him to stab me but im cool so he told the devil to fuck off.
Guy 4: pretended to drown himself in a toilet ( basically splashed pee on his face and rolled around crying
Guy 5: had sex with a window air vent and was complient yet confused when i asked him to stop
Those were the days….
13. He played the piano like a pro
Had a catatonic guy who could play the piano like a pro, classic, jazz, ragtime, but otherwise just sat in his chair and stared.
12. She wanted to be a vampire
Not me, but someone I knew was in a ward with a girl who wanted to be a vampire and drank blood from her own tampons.
It’s as atrocious as it sounds. She was around 16 and schizophrenic.
11. That’s MY tooth!
I’m an RN in boston in a psych hospital and I’ve seen some shit.
One of the things I’ll never ever forget was we had this manic guy that had been transferred from another unit cause he kept getting in fights over there and all the other patients were trying to attack him. I was still working nights back then and at about 3am he came up to me and said his tooth hurt and he needed to see a dentist right away. I said I don’t have a dentist for him to see but when the doctor comes in the morning we can take a look.
Gave him some Tylenol and sent him back to bed.
About 5 minutes later he came out saying it really hurt and he needed to see a dentist to pull his tooth. Again I told him theres no dentist but maybe I can get some more pain meds. In the middle of me explaining this to him he sticks his hand in his mouth and rips his molar out of his head and handed it to me. Blood starts pouring out of his mouth but he did even to seem to notice. After I clean him up and get the bleeding to stop and call the doctor to get him some ativan he goes “make sure you give me that tooth back when I leave, that’s MY tooth don’t try and steal it”. Fucking wild shit.
10. He was given a whole tub
This was actually in a state hospital that is part of the prison system for mentally ill offenders.
Patient asked for Vaseline. Which is fine. They can have Vaseline, whatever.
But this patient was given a whole tub, so of course he stripped completely naked, covered himself in Vaseline, and ran. It was a secure unit, and he didn’t escape, but we couldn’t get him back into his cell all shift because he was too fucking slippery.
No more tubs.
9. I never corrected her
I was a CNA for about 4 years and the saddest ever was my client/resident constantly thought I was her daughter. She went to Harvard and was an extremely brilliant lady in her time. She was non verbal but every time I walked into her room she would exclaim “Elizabeth you came”. I loved this lady so much, she would only eat when I fed her she was extremely combative with everyone but me. I ended up quitting my job there but visited her every single day. To the point that her family kind of accepted me as their family. I finally found out that Elizabeth took her own life at 21 and the fact that she thought I was her gave her extreme joy. I never corrected her and I like to think I gave her peace when she passed holding my hand. She was an amazing lady and I miss her to this day.
8. All of our mouths were wide open
We had an older black lady who would walk up and down the ward constantly mumbling. It never stopped. I think she would get something like Thorazine to calm her down but she would fight it and her eyes would be all droopy and she’d slow down but she kept going. Nobody understood a word she said and she was there for at least over 6 months. She was punched out once by a patient while he was on the phone because she kept walking by ranting. He just lost it.
Anyway I’m up there doing a patrol one day (I was security) and shes ranting and walking up and down the ward as usual and they call her to come get her meal. She sits down and opens her tray and stops ranting and states clear as day: “I didn’t order no diabetic tray BITCH.”
Every last person turned to her and all of our mouths were wide open. That was the only thing she ever said clearly.
7. Sure as shit
We had a psych patient on our floor that wasn’t really “crazy” crazy, just really confused and unpleasant in general.
One night I was mixing his drink with some thickener, and per usual he started yelling about me poisoning him. I explained what it was and that we’re all here to help him, not hurt him, and he responds with, “I’m just going to die.” His vitals were fine, he was alert, no red flags, and like I said, he was always pretty unpleasant so I didn’t think much of it.
Sure as shit, he coded an hour later and we never got him back.
Edit: coded is slang for “code blue” which is what they call over intercom/pagers when someone’s stopped breathing, or their heart has stopped.
6. Looking for booze
Obligatory not me, but my former best friend told me the story.
She wasn’t a nurse but did an internship at a psych ward for adults and part of her internship was supervising the adults outside in the garden, making sure they didn’t harm themselves, others and/or run away and to talk to them.
She and about 5 patients were outside on a beautiful summer day, each relaxing and smoking in silence, basically just chilling like fully functioning adults. Until one woman, about early 70s (no alzheimers or something) took her chair, pulled it right next to my friend, stepped on it, clumsily climbed the stone wall surrounding the small outside area, yelled “Bye, bitches!” and ran away.
My friend and the others just sat there, staring after her, not being able to believe what they’d just seen.
She was found 15 minutes later, just wandering through the city looking for booze.
I just can’t not laugh at the thought of this granny climbing the wall and yelling “Bye, bitches” while fastly waddling away
5. Problem solved!
This might not fit perfect, but I love this story.
How about in an inpatient addiction clinic? The first one that comes to mind was something I witnessed between a patient and another floor tech. We had a man who was in serious detox, drug if choice was meth. He was throwing a huge tantrum, not uncommon in DTs, people will do just about anything to get a fix. We weren’t a locked facility, so it wasn’t like he was stuck there. He genuinely wanted help, that’s why he stuck around, and we were there to listen and help him through the shakes, hallucinations, and other symptoms.
He was slamming his fists on the desk at this point, and he had started just yelling “I just want some fucking ice!” (Slang for crystal meth) Well, the tech with me was inexperienced, although much older than me, and while I talked to him and tried to calm him down, she went back to our staff kitchen and got him a glass of ice. Like, frozen water. She brought it out to him and put it in his hand like, Problem Solved!, and the guys just froze with confusion, staring at it. The patient and I both realized at the same time she thought he wanted ice and we just started at eachother and started laughing. He was in for a rough couple of days, but I’ve never seen someone jump from near psychotic episode to giggling so fast.
4. I couldn’t have seen what I saw
When I was in nursing school I had a clinical in the state funded psyc ward downtown. I was assigned to sit with this one girl to “monitor” her behavior. She spent about thirty minutes doing nothing but eating pudding cups with a plastic spoon. She ate like 6 of them in half an hour. Then out of nowhere she very calmly licked her spoon completely clean and pulled her shirt sleeve up before shoving the entire spoon into an incision in her arm near her bicep… then very calmly said, “Ohps.”
The nurses that worked there didn’t believe me. They kept saying I was making it up and that I couldn’t have seen what I saw.
Only later on, like four hours later (it was a 12 hr clinical), the orderly notice the girl had some blood on her shirt. He took her into her room to change her clothes and noticed that an incision on her arm had dehisced and had been bleeding.
Then eventually agreed to send her to the hospital for testing.
The X-ray showed the entire spoon, sucked into the fat of her upper arm, through an incision where they’d removed a birth control implant in the week before…
Apparently the girl had slowly been picking at the sutures and opening it bit by bit until it was deep enough to fit an entire plastic spoon….
The girl admitted that the “ohps” was because it had gotten sucked in and couldn’t be pulled out, not because she’s stuck a spoon in her arm….
Totally bizarre.
3. I had to gather my thoughts
Psych ward counselor here. Early in my career I had a teenage girl with suicidal ideations and severe depression. The year before, on thanksgiving, her dad pulled a gun from under the dinner table and blew his brains out in front of everyone. I normally form a response pretty quickly, even a “wow,” but when she told me I got quiet, leaned back, exhaled, and had to gather my thoughts.
2. Straight out of the movies
I’m not a nurse but was a patient once. Giant dude got upset one dude changed the channel from a football game he was watching and smashed his skull with his fists. Not fully, but enough that when they brought him back a few days later he started seizing and had to be removed again. Didn’t see him again.
Also, there was one lady who was straight out of the movies. Walking around preaching the end of days loudly and sweating like crazy.
1. Two of her own fingers
Not a nurse, pharmacist.
Had one of our Clozapine patients miss a monthly meeting to discuss their medication. Called around, found out she was in the ICU having eaten two of her own fingers then visited her mother for coffee, still bleeding.
Had a friend tell me of another patient, made a cut in his thigh and reopened it regularly until the whole thing was a scar tissue cavern, by some miracle avoiding infection. Started using his “meat pocket” to hold pens and coins and anything he could collect in his ward. Nobody knew until a paperclip pierced the side and he finally wound up with an infection that took him to ICU where they found his stash.
Yep, I’ll stick with sitting on my butt with a computer!
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Millennials Pretend to Be Baby Boomers on Facebook and It Is Very Amusing
Millennials and Baby Boomers don’t really get each other, do they? Boomers think Millennials are entitled brats and Millennials think Boomers can’t keep up with the modern world.
Twitter user Anna (@manhattanna) recently stumbled on a Facebook group in which Millennial users pretend to be Boomers in order to make fun of the way they use social media, and shared some of her screenshots on Twitter.
joined that Facebook group where you can only talk like Boomers and I’m having the time of my life pic.twitter.com/YfvtD9OhiN
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 24, 2019
People love. So will you.
14. I mean why waste time with a second post?
This is my post but the comments have me ROLLING pic.twitter.com/LEatB2iL9Y
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 24, 2019
13. “Is he a predator?”
The group has taken over my life pic.twitter.com/aeWP9ihWTJ
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 26, 2019
12. Not good with the photos
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11. THE MALL!
IM IN TEARS pic.twitter.com/ODgHv4tfrE
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 24, 2019
10. Please enjoy the incongruous backgrounds in the next several posts
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9. Balloons for days
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8. That is not a crying emoji…
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7. Neither is this
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6. Who among us does not miss a good cheddar biscuit?
HHSHSBD D SMKZMSM pic.twitter.com/4J2N5T6TGm
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 24, 2019
5. God bless
AHHHHHHHH pic.twitter.com/La3siO9j9a
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 25, 2019
4. MAGA
This is becoming a thread but i am genuinely cracking up over this shit pic.twitter.com/PfL7jBdKmc
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 24, 2019
3. So polite
THE MYSTERY pic.twitter.com/BZ33v7Uqor
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 24, 2019
2. These posts kill me
This page has saved my life pic.twitter.com/m8kQdMh2Mj
— anna oop- (@manhattanna) June 25, 2019
1. Ummmm…
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Stay funny out there, friends.
It’s the only reason to keep the internet alive.
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Did You Know the 16th Century Had Its Own Version of Facebook?
In the 16th century, young people in the Netherlands and the Rhineland might not have had Facebook, Snapchat, or Twitter, but they were way ahead of their time. Instead, they had what they called alba amicorum, which means “friend books” in Latin.
In the books, the nobility of 1560 and later traded thoughts, commented on others’ opinions, sought advice, and celebrated their favorite songs. The books also doubled as both yearbooks and as a sort of LinkedIn recommendation, as young men traveled abroad and met scholars, philosophers, scientists, and other students to complete their education. They would ask these people to write a quick entry in their alba amicorum, or sometimes, if the new friend was an artist, to draw an illustration.
Women of the 16th century didn’t have much opportunity for travel or education, which tended to make their friend books more personal and, for us, more revealing. They drew in each other’s books, traded secrets, gossip, and inside jokes, and the women’s books were generally less organized and pretty than those kept by the men. But, I’m guessing, they are a lot more fun to read.
“The alba kept by women are mostly full of ugly, busy pages on which up to 15 people scribbled down their name, motto, or a short saying,” says Sophie Reinders, a Dutch Ph.D. student specializing in the alba amicorum.
So, they may not have contained links, hilarious GIFs, or daily memes, but they did often include song lyrics, poetry, pictures, memories of great events, and things of the like. When two people married, they would announce their union with new, joint entries. Kind of like changing your relationship status, I suppose.
Basically, these were prettier, more personal ways to show off your popularity, as well as the status and stature of your friends around the continent. I, for one, would love to bring this back even if it would mean forcing people to interact again face-to-face.
A real-life Facebook. What a concept.
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These Tumblr Posts About Movies Are Totally on Point
If you’re a movie lover, you just can’t get enough of them. And that includes Tumblr posts that poke fun of just about everything to do with Hollywood and the silver screen.
Enjoy. And pass the popcorn!
1. That’s how you know
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2. Bella is right
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3. Wish it was my name
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4. Bonkers
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5. Every single one
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6. I wish this existed
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7. Do it
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8. Goats Butter!
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9. Ultrash*t
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10. Dammit!
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11. Make it happen
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12. The Beast
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13. Time to make some blood
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14. Marty McFly in the house
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15. I noticed that, too
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See you at the cinema!
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These Random Tweets Will Be Hilarious from Now Until Forever
There are certain jokes out there that are just timeless. No matter how many times you hear them, how many views you rack up on the video, or how many times you relate it to your friends, you can’t help but crack up.
I humbly submit these tweets under that same category.
17. Aspirations!
DRESS FOR THE JOB YOU WANT pic.twitter.com/Kr48zBcL1m
— Klaudia Amenábar (@kaludiasays) August 2, 2017
16. People’s minds, I swear…
Pleasure to meet you. The name's… pic.twitter.com/Auq5ynNTHJ
— Jay
(@jaybn1) August 18, 2016
15. I hope they’re being paid union wages
Shark week is actually the safest time to go to the beach because all the sharks are busy being on TV
— Eric Thomas (@EricThomas_311) July 24, 2017
14. Also don’t buy a duvet cover
CHANGING YOUR DUVET COVER
-remember to use your energy sparingly. It's a marathon, not a sprint
-make sure you stay hydrated
-don't panic— Manytypesoftea (@manytypesoftea) July 15, 2017
13. What even?!
When you're struggling to reach the word count whilst writing an essay pic.twitter.com/czr48f5EYT
— Dan (@DanielWhitear) May 18, 2017
12. A wise man
wife: Why is your back all scratched up?
[flashback to me chasing a raccoon after she told me to leave it alone]
me: I'm having an affair— Josh (@iwearaonesie) August 18, 2016
11. I can’t
Congratulations to the happy couple! pic.twitter.com/sVQyAv7GOb
— Tettra
(@tettracat) July 29, 2017
10. Among other things
STOP ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO GO TO COLLEGE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PARKING
— Austin Sawyer (@austy23) August 29, 2017
9. Right? Ew.
No fucking way will I choose the shopping cart that someone left a piece of paper in.
— denise (@Stellacopter) April 16, 2013
8. Life lessons…
I’ve learned in my 27 years of life that you cannot send 2 questions to a man in the same text message, or separate messages before receiving a reply to the first one. You will only get an answer to one of your questions. Simple creatures. Slow down for them.
— peach (@paigelokkesmoe) March 11, 2019
7. Me.
ME:[defending myself] Oh yeah?? Well I got 5 words for you buddy: please be nice to me
— a ghost, online (@AbrasiveGhost) April 16, 2016
6. As one does…
Roommate has date coming by later and asked me to clean bc he's not home. So I made a Princess D shrine in his room pic.twitter.com/wfOeVUm7yW
— Deno DeMartino (@Deno_Tron) July 1, 2017
5. Dying!
every morning I ask the dog "the usual?" before pouring her food into her bowl & neither of us thinks it's funny but that's showbiz baby
— dalton day (@lilghosthands) September 10, 2017
4. Well-argued
most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
— Cohen is a ghost (@skullmandible) December 12, 2013
3. Solidarity
Behind every strong woman is 5 other strong women who proofread her email real quick when they had a second
— Gabby Noone (@twelveoclocke) April 25, 2016
2. If this doesn’t make you snort… what’s wrong with you?!
Jesus out here looking like a SNACK pic.twitter.com/XrTQxOYzRb
— 『Hannah Hotpocket』 (@jaredtheunseen) February 24, 2018
1. This is one of the weirdest things humans do!
Me setting my alarm for every 5 minutes in the morning pic.twitter.com/TjCBc9hPcY
— Shania Twink
(@syrianbryn) September 11, 2017
Love it!
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15 People Share the Craziest Things Drill Instructors Made Them Do
Boot camp is not for the weak or the faint of heart.
So what happens when you screw up? Some crazy, hilarious, unexpected things.
Here are 16 times that things did not go according to plan.
1. I tree what you did there…
The drill instructor made a recruit stand in front of a tree, point at it, and say, “I’m not funny, you are,” when he was caught laughing.
The DI did actually laugh at that one.
2. Tops
I had a soldier one time stop doing mountain climbers while we were being smoked as a platoon.
The DS came up and squatted down, yelling in his face. Recruit yelled back, “This soldier has made it to the top of the mountain, Drill Sergeant!”
The dude just walked away trying not to break with laughter.
3. The force
A pair of battle buddies were late to the formation. Everyone was lined up waiting for them to get dressed, and they ran down about three seconds apart from each other which was a big mistake.
The first one ran out, and drill sergeant screamed, “FREEZE… Aren’t you supposed to have someone with you?” Without skipping a beat, the private replied, “The force is always with me, drill sergeant.” After thinking about it for a second, he told the private to shut up and fall in line. His buddy, meanwhile, had made his way outside and was trying (poorly) to sneak into line.
The drill sergeant saw the private trying to sneak in, “Well now hold on a second, who’s this big shot over here walking around like he owns the place? You the new top? You think you’re special?”
The private replied, “No drill sergeant, I’m the force.”
Everyone, including the lead drill, lost their cool for two seconds.
4. You blue it!
USAR here.
One of the other platoon’s DS in my company took them upstairs to hand out personal letters from our family. While the remainder of us were down in the central training area cleaning our weapons, we heard a muffled cadence coming from two stories up.
Apparently, the DS made them bear crawl around the barracks room while whipping letters at each person, all the while they had to sing the Blues Clue’s “We just got a letter” song.
5. One time is enough!
When I got to basic training, I was so nervous I didn’t know what to do. You wait in processing for like, a day or two and then go to your drill sergeants.
When I got off the bus, I was immediately smoked. I was so excited and nervous that I just awkwardly started smiling while in the front leaning rest position. The drill sergeant got down in the pushup position with me and was going up and down until he finally just cracked a huge smile and I lost it.
It was the only time I saw him smile. But was hilarious.
6. Brand new BFFs!
I had two guys get in a fight in our bay during basic training.
The drill sergeant made them hold hands and pretend to be on a date all week.
The only time they could let go of each other’s hands was rack time.
They ended up becoming pretty good friends.
7. You’re toast
During the beginning of basic training, we were monitored while we ate, which included being told when to begin “consuming” and when to stop. We had this chubby kid who was having a particularly rough time, and you could see he was already close to breaking.
We were told our chow time was up and we all instantly got up from our seats and formed a line next to the wall at the end of our tables to clear our tray. The chubby kid did not join us but instead chose to sit and finish his meal. He was completely alone in the middle of the mess hall.
A drill instructor came up to him and immediately began berating him.
The chubby kid looked at the drill instructor dead in the eyes while sitting and had a completely insane look on his face. In his hand, he had a butter knife clinched in what I can only describe as a threatening manner.
Without missing a beat, the drill instructor yelled at him, “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT TUBBY, SPREAD ME ON YOUR TOAST?!”
8. Look! It’s a bird!
Was the XO of a basic training rotation in 2001. I had a young man who couldn’t do two sit-ups. He cried, saying, “I can’t!” A drill sergeant came over and after yelling at him about how all he’d ever done in his life was eat Cheetos, he told him that he had better never hear the words “I can’t” ever again.
He then said, “Even if I tell you to fly, you’d better take off running with your arms flapping!” He then proceeded to run around the kid flapping his arms screaming “caw-caw” at the top of his voice!
I thought I’d fall out laughing!
9. Shoooooos
When I was doing my basic military qualifications, I had forgotten my running shoes for P.E. I only had my boots.
While the rest of the unit was running laps around the facility, the Master Corporal took me outside and had me march to his instructions in the back parking lot. This was in February and the lot had just been plowed. There was a particularly large snow mountain in the very center of the lot (15 feet high or so).
He had me march over the snowbank countless times, back and forth, falling down every so often while he yelled. The others were back inside at this point watching it happen, enjoying lunch.
Never forgot my shoes again.
10. You, Me & Everybody!
We had a perpetual screw-up in our platoon that for once actually did nothing wrong.
However, his reputation led the DI to believe he did. So for a good hour or so, they made him leap between one set of bunks, crawl under the next, then leap between the next, over and over and over.
All while yelling, “Me, Myself, and I, sir!”
11. Oh cute
I saw a recruit doing burpees and at the top of his jump, he’d have his arms stretched out while yelling, “I’m a beautiful star!”.
12. Grave consequences…
Not in boot camp but in a “school” setting in the military.
In our formation one morning, I heard a loud slap. A guy killed a fly or a mosquito or something. The instructor started screaming that Corpsmen do not kill unless defending themselves, their Marines or patients. He had just killed an unarmed friendly and would give it a proper burial.
He made us all dig a human-sized grave while the sailor that killed the fly stood there watching with a dead fly in hand. We gave it a funeral and everything (without honors) and had to fill in the hole.
We kinda hated that guy for a while.
13. Skittles
We had a recruit in our platoon that got caught with Skittles out of an MRE in his rack. The next time we had an MRE out in field week, the DI had him sit in the middle of everyone and anyone who had Skittles had to pass them forward. They made him eat only Skittles for the entirety of chow as fast as he could.
Of course, he puked later on, but imagine trying to eat Skittles that fast. He said his jaw was on fire.
We called him Skittles from then on of course.
14. Grenade!
As a former recruit, we were taught how to throw frag grenades.
I went on auto-pilot and threw it like how they did in movies— I pulled the ring by the teeth and threw. The DI caught me doing it the first time, ran over to me, then commanded me to demonstrate how I threw the grenade.
I mimed it, which made him laugh at the top of his lungs.
He beckoned the other DI’s to come over and made me mime it again.
I got torched.
15. Faaaaaaaarttttttttttt! **safety**
During basic training, when we were all getting to know each other, one guy said that he was a daytime manager of a nightclub. Another guy then asked, “What the heck do you do as a daytime manager of a nightclub?” The DS could barely keep it together.
In another instance, while we were having shooting practice, these two idiots were chatting, One guy said, “Hey dude, listen to this,” and he let one rip right as the DS stopped talking.
The DS busted his butt laughing.
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These Twitter Posts Were the Reason We Smiled Today
Some days, the only thing that can put a smile on my face is hilarious people on Twitter.
So please keep tweeting y’all! Because you sure are funny!
1. Hey, I’d buy it!
Proudest moment of my life was photoshopping my tire being flat to get out of work, I really finessed pic.twitter.com/SaY6Z7Ctmg
— Papa Boardslide (@PapaBoardslide) June 13, 2019
2. From now on… avocadoes will be known as this. So says me.
Got to my dad’s house and he was showing me all the food he has for me to snack on and he goes “and I have a guacamole ball” what’s a guacamole ball you ask? well I will tell you. an avocado. He has an avocado.
— megan rapinoe im free on thursday (@merestromb) June 9, 2019
3. Well, that’s one to do it…
He made a group chat, named it “Zeke’s surprise birthday party”….and left the chat
pic.twitter.com/733KU8lCAu
— cocaine pineapple (@asimms17) June 5, 2019
4. I want to party with this girl. Eventually.
So it was my cousins 3rd birthday and instead of having a normal theme she chose this pic.twitter.com/U3FYpeGKTM
— ANDREA (@dreeaaxo_) June 5, 2019
5. I see you!
me, stepping spider on
into the shower the ceiling
trying not to watching me
do anything to
anger the spider pic.twitter.com/3fEEfSNSGE— eric curtin (@dubstep4dads) June 4, 2019
6. Rough day.
I am not in a Walmart parking lot physically right now but I am in a Walmart parking lot emotionally
— ruth
(@RuthAnnJoy) June 3, 2019
7. It had to happen eventually…
well that’s a first pic.twitter.com/rFanjHAPqL
— ellie sunakawa (@elliesunakawa) June 4, 2019
8. She earned it!
Yes, I did a photo shoot with my thesis. Longest labor ever. #phdlife pic.twitter.com/wpGdFPANd6
— Sarah Whelan Curtis (@sarahwcurtis) June 4, 2019
9. I think you just did it…
Can someone write an article on millenials killing the doorbell industry by texting “here”
— stella donnelly stan (@youngandjoven) June 3, 2019
10. Honesty is the best policy!
I just found my old diary from when I was 9 and by god I was an idiot pic.twitter.com/OIhq8PZ8Uf
— tnorbs (@blanketgoblin) June 11, 2019
11. WHAT IS THAT?!?
this fucked me up… pic.twitter.com/g5MtAzR372
— eric curtin (@_ericcurtin) June 13, 2019
Alright, if you didn’t laugh, I’ve got nothing more for you.
Go try Buzzfeed or something.
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