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15 Times Replies Made a Post 100% Better

Once in a while, what makes a post truly legendary isn’t the post itself, but the response. I made a joke on Facebook the other day that I thought was pretty funny, but when a friend commented an absolutely perfect response, I conceded that “what I wrote was the setup and this is the punchline I didn’t even realize it needed.”

I think you could kind of say the same for these Tumblr posts. The original is fun, but the reply(s) make it clear that only through collaboration could the bit be complete.

15. Man up

“Well actually, I got these scars from…”

https://buckyflippingbarnes.tumblr.com/post/612132091483815936/incrediblysincere-muldertorture

14. Counter-arguments

Fine, have if your way.

https://democraticsenator.tumblr.com/post/611903684648026112/snaics-misterpoptarts-i-have-been-sitting-in

13. Can you back that up?

An important reminder in internet safety.

https://buckyflippingbarnes.tumblr.com/post/611632770644623360/deceptive-owls-guceubcuesu-ianthony475

12. Self-perpetuating

Ah, so this is sex.

https://kushfather.tumblr.com/post/610905421886128129/perkwunos-fawnbro-some-idiot-on-reddit-made-a

11. The fast and the furriest

Not how I intended to come out, but OK.

https://exo-chanyeollie.tumblr.com/post/611948050383060992

10. Not to be

Shakespeare was the original Tumblr?

https://democraticsenator.tumblr.com/post/612441695027658752

9. I’m in

Never color your password red.

https://oprah-winefreak.tumblr.com/post/612307775430836224/railroadsoftware-bidoof-this-is-my-favorite

8. Duty calls

Smart phones should just be called smarts at this point, we don’t need the phone part.

https://zac-afron.tumblr.com/post/611912899898785792/madz-the-3rd-caucasianscriptures-i-answer-for

7. Where are you?

(Make sure you look at the hashtag at the bottom)

https://wooden-elephant.tumblr.com/post/610996731791982592/weltinator-as-seenon-tv-i-love-working-at

6. Hear my prayer

They were trying to have a sincere moment and you ruined it with your hilarious joke.

https://may.tumblr.com/post/190976053058/phallictunicate-ai-papi-dear-god-take-care

5. Tag lines

The call is coming from outside the house.

https://heliolisk.tumblr.com/post/190850953179

4. Thanks a lot, Obama

They have a special bond.

https://thebootydiaries.tumblr.com/post/190968144067/pemsylvania-pissonmekomaedakun

3. Mountains of laughs

It just keeps getting better.

https://zackisontumblr.tumblr.com/post/189768040452

2. Need vs want

Don’t tell them how to live their metal lives.

https://zackisontumblr.tumblr.com/post/189768113812

1. Tweet tweet, mother*****r

Now you’re speaking my language.

https://wanderrnest.tumblr.com/post/184458585602/blackboyjoy-mycaptaintazer-ive-never

Like a fine wine, only getting better as it ages and is passed from person to person. These Tumblr posts are the heirlooms I will give to my children.

What’s your favorite response you’ve seen lately?

Tell us in the comments.

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Memes That are the Definition of Meme-ness

Just for fun I looked up the word “meme” in the prestigious Merriam-Webster dictionary today and I found that the way 99% of us use it is listed as the SECOND definition. You know what the primary definition was?

“An idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.”

And like, yeah, OK, sure, but that’s not what anybody thinks when they hear the word “meme.” What they think is a rectangle with text and an overly-compressed .jpeg that makes you spit your chocolate milk all over your keyboard. Put that in your dictionary, you cowards.

Here are 10 examples of the true definition of the word meme. The definition we carry in our hearts.

10. Froggy style

This has been me all year long.

9. Don’t get it twisted

This condition is also known as “being in your 30’s.”

8. Ran-dumb

Ah yes, our secret weapon.

7. Bad to the bone

My fat can beat up your fat.

6. Translation error

This is obviously fake. There’s no such thing as book stores.

5. Do a tea pose

As long as he doesn’t spill it, I guess.

4. Myths and legends

Now let’s talk about Disney’s version of Zeus…

3. The summoning

Ceiling cat has gone to dark side.

2. Hot tip

“Please don’t pay attention to how long this is taking to load.”

1. Big moods

I’m 1 and 2 all day today.

Truly the epitome of memedom. Such grace. Such truth. Such lols.

If you were trying to define what a meme was to someone from the past, what would you tell them?

Share in the comments.

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10 of the Funniest Random Jokes on the Whole Wide Internet

I think we all learned early on that there’s one thing the internet has PLENTY of. There’s so much of it, in fact, that it almost seems like the internet was invented for it. It’s exciting, and a little naughty, and we all find ourselves sneaking away to peek at it, though we wouldn’t admit it…

Oooooh yeeeeeah. That’s right. I’m talking about jokes. Why, what did you think I meant?

10. Stretching the truth

I don’t make the rules here.

9. The one ring

This is what disappointment looks like.

8. Sensory overlap

It’ll put you in a whole other dimension for a minute.

7. Supremely evil

Hope you’re planning on paying her therapy bills after this.

6. That’s so Raven

Edgar Allen Poe is spinning in his grave. Not because of this, he’s just a dramatic goth.

https://8-xj.tumblr.com/post/183730486600/while-i-nodded-nearly-napping-suddenly-there

5. Feelin’ hungry

I know my place and it’s wherever I wanna be.

https://may.tumblr.com/post/624432884316553216/babelady-vangoghcean-theres-just-something

4. Hot takes

Why Garfield has enjoyed a second life as an existential nightmare meme I’ll never understand.

https://flipflapjacks.tumblr.com/post/187230169831/cremia-ewaneneollav-yo-why-jon-thick-as

3. Big boi

You got beef with any of this?

2. Squat squirrel

That’s absolutely nuts.

1. Chip on my shoulder

My new year’s resolution is to make it to the new year.

Jokes as far as the eye can see. If you enjoyed those, go give the creators a follow. They deserve your clicks and likes and click-likes! Not to spoil anything, but they got even more jokes awaiting your face-eyes.

Who are the funniest people on the internet right now?

Tell us your opinion in the comments.

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Sizzlin’ Memes to Munch on While They’re Tasty and Hot

Are you ready?! We got a sizzlin’ hot platter of memes here, and I think you’ll find them all delicious. We’ve got titles and commentary on the side and a tall glass of procrastination to wash it all down. If you need anything else, just holler. I won’t hear you of course because I’m writing this in the past, but, I wasn’t sure where else to go with this restaurant metaphor.

Take your time, enjoy, and let me know if you need any refills.

10. Main course

Please don’t give me any guff, I so hate guff.

9. Cleaning comrades

Why is old school Bugs Bunny so weirdly disturbing?

8. I’ll drink to that

How he even do dat wit he little paws?

7. Drain the swamp

Can we invent something, please?

6. Hide the pain, Hemsworth

Even a god has feelings.

5. I felt that

Dude doesn’t even realize those are puppets, this is just normal life for him.

4. Vine rewind

RIP roads.

3. Self-esteem

I’ll be the death of me for sure.

2. Killer instincts

These live action remakes are getting out of hand.

1. Just deserts

When you reach the end of the meal but won’t accept that.

And on that note, we’ll close out this dinner. I’ll just leave the check here. You take care of that whenever you’re ready.

If memes were food, what kind of food would they be?

Tell us in the comments.

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Here Are Ways You Can Help Save the Fireflies

If you live in a part of the world where fireflies (or lightning bugs) are around, you likely look forward to their arrival every summer. You can’t wait to share the fun of seeing them and catching them with your kids, and no matter how old you get, their appearance delights you.

There’s some bad news, though, if you haven’t heard – experts are worried about the very real possibility that they may go extinct.

No one is a hundred percent sure why this is happening – and the data does show a definitive decline.

One theory is that their habitat is disappearing. 

Most fireflies thrive in environments rich in rotting wood and forest litter, with small water sources nearby. They’re part of the beetle family, which means they enjoy warm, humid environments near ponds and streams, or even a shallow dip in the ground that holds water for a few days.

According to the website Firefly Conservation & Research, run by a master naturalist and researcher,

“…Our open fields and forests are being paved over, and our waterways are seeing more development and noisy boat traffic. As their habitat disappears under housing and commercial developments, numbers dwindle.”

Firefly populations also deal with logging, pollution, and pesticides that threaten their prey and habitats, but most experts believe the second biggest threat to their existence is light pollution.

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Fireflies use their lights to communicate and to find a mate, but when car headlights flash, or there are too many homes, streetlights, or storefronts are nearby, their flashes get out of sync and result in no mating taking place.

They also use their flashes to warn others, and other sources of light invading their spaces mean some might not be able to evade predators in time.

If you want to help them navigate this brave new world, here are 5 things you can do.

1. Turn off your outside lights.

This could help the insects in your yard find a mate, and more babies next summer is good for everyone.

2. Plant some native trees.

The lightning bug larva grow in rotten logs and forest litter, so don’t be too quick to clean up what’s beneath the trees, either.

3. Make sure to include a water feature or two.

They thrive around standing water, eating grubs, snails, and other small insects – and the birds will love the water, too.

4. Don’t treat your yard with chemicals.

Look for natural options, especially when it comes to lawn fertilizers.

5. Don’t over-mow.

Your grass is where most fireflies hang out during the day, so frequent mowing causes trouble. If you can keep an area with naturally long, native grasses, more the better!

There you go! These are pretty easy to incorporate into our landscaping, so I’m definitely in.

Let’s all help the fireflies and lightning bugs stay around for generations to come, okay?

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Want To Make Perfect Popcorn at Home? Get Out Your Aluminum Foil.

We can’t go to the movies right now, but that doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to bad, bagged popcorn for the rest of your life.

Of course, we all know we can make popcorn at home, in a pot, but let’s be honest – you’ve probably never perfected that to the point you feel as happy with that bowl as the carton at the theater, right?

Well, that’s all about to change, my friend, whether you like yours simple – salt only – or enjoy loads of butter or spicing it up with different flavors, you only need one thing to make it perfect: aluminum foil.

Image Credit: YouTube

This YouTube video from Polygon video’s Brian David Gilbert introduces his “pepcorn,” a signature snack that uses Lao gan Ma chili crisp and gochugaru for a savory, spicy treat.

Now, you should try it as shown just to see if you like it (have an adventure in your kitchen, my friends!) but even if the interesting “pepcorn” flavors aren’t for you, the video includes the aluminum foil tip that will change the way you eat popcorn (however you like it) at home.

Image Credit: YouTube

Instead of putting a lid on his pot, Brian covers it with a sheet of aluminum foil stabbed with a knife.

That’s it. So simple, but transformative, I swear.

The perforated foil acts like a steam-release valve, allowing some to stay trapped inside while the excess is released and doesn’t drip back into the pot.

No messing with a lid that’s not perfectly ajar, no looking for a hot pad to grasp a steamy handle, no dripping boiling condensation onto your hand.

Yeah, it turns out Jiffy Pop was really onto something from the beginning.

You can use the foil hack with any stovetop popping routine, and you’ll have perfectly crispy, fluffy popcorn in no time!

If you try it (or the pepcorn) make sure to report back – I want to know how it went!

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Movies That Twitter Users Never Forgot That Gave Them Nightmares for Years

When you’re young, you don’t really know what you’re supposed to be afraid of until you see it, or read it – and then you can’t forget it.

Me? I read way too many Dean Koontz novels in high school and still have to pull my curtains the moment it gets dark outside!

For these 13 people, these were the movies that made them realize there were monsters out there…and they’ve never really gotten over it.

13. It’s no Walking Dead, but…

If you’re seven, this is some scary stuff.

12. If you like birds you must not have seen this movie.

Or you’re not right in the head. Only options.

11. Only for a month?

You’re a braver 10yo than I was.

10. Oh those poor babies.

No one warned me about the book, either.

9. Who didn’t watch this at a sleepover?

And have immediate regrets?

8. This must be on most people’s lists.

Unless you’re not human.

7. I still don’t like to close my eyes to rinse the shampoo.

And my shower is enclosed by glass.

6. Those costumes, though.

Who thought that was a good idea for kids?

5. Pretty sure this traumatizes adults, too.

I know it gets me.

4. Who watches that as a kid?

I would have needed to be institutionalized.

3. The future is now.

Maybe that makes it even scarier.

2. This just about ruined me in middle school.

I used to think animals were so sweet before that.

1. If you haven’t seen it, maybe don’t watch it with your kids.

Or in the dark when you’re home alone.

Some of these definitely did a number on me, too!

What was the scariest movie you watched when you were too young? Tell us in the comments!

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People Share 14 Movies That Traumatized Them

You usually know what you’re getting into – pretty much – when you decide to see a film. Between the internet, television, (digital) newspapers, and your friends on social media, it’s hard to really be surprised.

These 14 movies, though, took turns so traumatizing that some of us who saw them as children still are not ever going to be okay.

14. It was the flying monkeys for me.

Every story about Oz is supremely messed up.

13. Any movie that has a character named “the child catcher” is not for kids.

It was definitely written by someone who doesn’t have any, too.

12. This movie is made out of every nightmare you’ve ever had.

Whoever made it sure likes dark jokes.

11. It’s a movie about puppies, right?

And a lady who SKINS PUPPIES MY GOD.

10. No explanation needed.

If you’ve seen it, you know. Because you can’t forget it, either.

9. Then I guess it was time to traumatize HIS kids.

And the cycle continues.

8. I saw this in college and it freaked me out.

Never go into the woods at night.

7. There is no appropriate age to view this one.

Yes, it definitely holds up.

6. This is the saddest Disney movie for me.

I refuse to watch it with my kids.

5. If you don’t want your kids to ever ask for a beach trip…

This is one way to cure the urge.

4. Why are creepy kids so scary?

Maybe because they could live under your roof.

3. To be fair, having a baby is sort of like that.

But it’s cuter in the end.

2. There’s no way this isn’t a horror movie.

1. No one wants to think about traumatically losing a parent.

I’m 41 and I still don’t want to think about it.

Some of these definitely got to me as a younger person!

What movie scarred you as a child? If it’s not on this list, tell us about it in the comments!

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Think You Can You Solve These Tricky Math Riddles?

Some folks are great at math. That’s what I hear, anyway, though the concept is foreign to me (and honestly makes me a bit jealous!).

If that’s you, and you like to keep your skills sharp, give these 7 math riddles a go!

7. People on a train.

6. That’s a lot of clocks.

5. His mother’s age.

4. How long until midnight?

3. All the way to the top.

2. A magic tree.

1. How old is John?

Continue reading to check your answers!

Ready to find out more?

Are you sure?

Really sure?

Really, really sure?

Okay, here we go…

I’m serious…

It’s happening!!!

Okay, for real now…

7. There are some people on a train. 19 get off at the first stop. 17 get on. Now there are 63 people on the train. How many were on the train to begin with?

6. There are 4 clocks in a room. One gains a minute every hour. Another loses a minute every hour. One runs backward at normal speed. The fourth always keeps the correct time.

At 7:03 today, they all showed the same time, which was correct. When will this happen again?

5. John’s mother is thrice his age. 11 years from now, his mother’s age will be twice that of his. How old is his mother?

4. At six o’clock the wall clock struck 6 times. Checking with my watch, I noticed that the time between the first and last strokes was 30 seconds. How long will the clock take to strike 12 at midnight?

3. A house has 6 stories, each the same height. How many times as long is the ascent to the sixth floor as the ascent to the third?

2. There was a magic tree that on the first day increased its height by half, on the second by day by a third, on the third day by a quarter, and so on. How many days did it take it to grow one hundred times its original height?

1. John was asked how old he is. He said, “In 2 years I will be twice as old as I was 5 years ago.”

How old is John?

Did you solve them all? If so, I’m impressed!

Come back another day for more fun riddles!

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Did You Get Mystery Seeds From China in the Mail? Here’s What You Should Do.

Getting an unexpected delivery in the mail can be exciting, but for Virginia residents, a recent string of strange packages has caused more controversy than smiles.

Several people have received packages of seeds in the mail without even ordering them.

Photo Credit: Twitter

Suspected to originate from China, the seeds shouldn’t be planted, at least according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).

“The types of seeds in the packages are unknown at this time and may be invasive plant species.

The packages were sent by mail and may have Chinese writing on them.”

According to the VDACS, invasive species wreak havoc on the environment by displacing or destroying native plants and insects and severely damaging crops.

Photo Credit: Twitter

The best way to avoid future problems is by simply not planting the unsolicited seeds. Failure to comply could result in invasive species infestations that can be quite costly to control and eliminate.

Anyone who receives a package containing these strange seeds should contact the Office of Plant Industry Services (OPIS) by calling 804-786-3515. You can also file a report via email at ReportAPest@vdacs.virginia.gov.

While nobody knows exactly where the seeds originate, the Better Business Bureau does have an idea. The BBB believes that the packages could be part of a customer review scam.

Photo Credit: Twitter

Many companies ship cheap items to people in order to write a fake review on behalf of the resident.

The problem has also made its way to Utah. Jane Rupp, president of the state’s BBB chapter, offered some helpful advice to anyone who receives some unsolicited seeds in the mail:

“The first thing to do is Google your address and see what’s out there.

Numerous things will come up when you Google your address. It’s kind of scary sometimes.”

So if you happen to receive a strange package that you didn’t order, it’s best to file a report and follow the advice of the experts.

Photo Credit: Twitter

The last thing we need right now is a plant pandemic.

Have you ever received something you didn’t order in the mail? Has a company tried to pull a quick one on you?

Tell us your experience in the comments below!

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