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“The Simpsons” Accurately Predicted the End of “Games of Thrones” Years Ago (Among Other Things)

Game of Thrones is over, and most of the show’s fans are incredibly disappointed. Naturally, a lot of them have turned to other shows and the internet to try to find some kind of closure.

*spoilers* You have been warned.

One of the most shocking/frustrating moments of the last season was the second-to-last episode, The Bells. In a fit of somewhat inexplicable rage, Daenerys Stormborn and her dragon, Drogon, completely torch King’s Landing even after the citizens of the city had already surrendered. Dani goes on to slaughter thousands of innocent men, women, and children, along with her entire character arc.

The insane thing is, this carnage was predicted by The Simpsons back in 2017! It’s as if the show’s creators knew this was coming.

In this episode, “Serfsons” you’ll see Marge, Homer, Bart, and Lisa looking down over their city dressed in medieval clothing.

“Look,” says Bart, pointing out the massive red dragon burning down the city, “the dragon is burning our village.”

“I love our life,” Homer says.

Easy for Homer to say. He’s a cartoon! When this GoT episode aired we were all like, “I hate my life!” No? Just me?

Anyway, moving on. After the showed aired, Twitter immediately clapped back:

It seems The Simpsons have a knack for predicting the future. 18 times, actually! Like when the US beat Sweden in curling at the Olympic games (Episode “Boy Meets Curl”) and the Siegfried and Roy tiger attack (Episode “$pringfield”).

Check out a bunch of other things The Simpsons got right:

Pretty interesting…

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These Alternate Endings for “Game of Thrones” Are Easily Better Than What We Got

Game of Thrones was one of the greatest television shows ever made, both in terms of story/cast and in terms of the sheer scope the money spent per episode.

It’s last season, however, was… disappointing to say the least.

Let’s face it: season 8 was pretty universally terrible, so let’s see what the internet had to offer by way of a more satisfying ending.

The Wire + Game of Thrones = ???

The comedically short ending!

This is legit the ending I wanted. If Dany is gonna go mad… GO FULL TARGARYEN!

No. I can’t do this to Arya’s epic win.

Maybe it would have been better with a John Hughes ending?

And a lot of people wanted this to happen, but Jon wasn’t fireproof like Dany. Sorry fan family!

Didn’t we actually get this ending, though?

Oh shit! Power couple FTW!

George! You holding out on us?!

The Kingslayer indeed

The Newhart ending!

The Night King was trying to kill himself? Nahhhhh…

And Ghost is the best doggo in the Seven Kingdoms!

Good job everybody. I’m officially impressed.

Now then… what will the Game of Thrones spinoff series be? Arya on the high seas? A prequel set thousands of years in the past?

Tell us HBO! We want to know!!!

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A Dark Family Secret Could Explain Karen Carpenter’s Eating Disorder

Back in the 1970s, Karen Carpenter and her husband, Richard, were a musical force to be reckoned with, selling over 100 million records before Karen’s longstanding battle with anorexia forced her to retire from the stage and eventually ending in her untimely death at the age of 32.

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While a CBS documentary called The Karen Carpenter Story (you can rent it on Amazon) makes no mention of the potential reasons for Karen’s struggle with her body image, author Randy Schmidt blames her struggle on her mother, Agnes.

During the making of the documentary Agnes said there was no reason to cast an ugly light on the family, refusing to put any discussion of potential familial negativity – but Schmidt believes the real reason she was uninterested in delving into the past was that Karen’s anorexia stemmed directly from her mother’s “inability to love.” He claims that Agnes withheld affection from her daughter starting at a young age and continuing through high school.

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Schmidt’s book, Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, details Karen’s eating disorder, which began shortly after the “chubby teenager” graduated from high school. Her health took a nosedive after she began performing since she didn’t like the way she looked onstage, and she regularly chose to hide in fluffy blouses or jumpers when she wasn’t in front of an audience.

She was so thin that fans thought she might have cancer, and since anorexia was (and often remains) a taboo topic, no one talked about what was really wrong with her.

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Karen herself denied that anything was wrong or that she was ill, and, despite attempts by friends to convince her to see a therapist, her parents’ attitude that psychiatrists were for “crazy people” dissuaded her.

Despite eventual treatment, she continued to harm herself with laxatives and unprescribed thyroid medication, a trend that doctors were unable to reverse when she was finally admitted to a hospital.

She died at just 32 years old, most of her dreams and career aspirations unrealized.

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Baristas of Starbucks Share the Most WTF Questions They’ve Ever Been Asked

Starbucks has transcended coffee – the ubiquitous white cup is now a universally recognized icon.

With countless millions of customers served, it’s fair to say that the fine baristas at Starbucks have pretty much seen and heard it all. Read the following stories from Starbucks baristas below come to your own conclusions.

1. How could she?!?

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2. Agreed. Close enough.

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3. People need to get new hobbies…

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4. Oh really?!?

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5. Because they dumb!

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6. Yes, that’s what it means…

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7. Just a little tinkle, I’m assuming?

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8. Oh, that’s kind of sweet!

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9. Damn… forward much?

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10. No, it’s orange flavored orangenade.

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11. Oh damn mom!

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12. This should be a thing.

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13. Why would anybody ask this?

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14. Wait… what?!?

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15. Hey, it’s better than the top. Right?!?

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16. Yeah, all of them.

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17. You god damn dummy….

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18. What an asshole!

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19. Nope!

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20. Yeah, fuck those people.

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Seriously, what is the deal with Starbuck customers and not understand how lemonade works?

Inquiring minds want to know…

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This Illegal Uno Move Has the Potential to End Your Friendships

Did you know that Uno was developed in 1971 by Merle Robbins of Ohio, a barber by trade. The game caught on quick, and weirdly enough, Robbins went on to sell the family game quickly to a funeral parlor for a whopping $50,000 + a $.10 royalty per game sold. I’m guessing he did pretty well for himself after the game eventually sold to Mattel.

Anyone who’s ever played the game is probably familiar with the “draw” cards that force your opponent to draw additional cards from the pile (2 or 4, depending on the card). It’s a strategic play that can help you slow down your opponents in later stages of the game.

Well, it appears using a Draw 4 and immediately stacking a Draw 2 card has caused a ruffle, so much so that Uno has stepped in to clarify the rules. It is now official: “double stacking” is cheating!

Sure we’ve all tried it. I mean, this was how we were taught. No one reads the “official” rules booklet, rather the game rules were passed down from your brother, aunt or another family member. Stacking made the game more fun!

Uno’s clarification caused an uproar on Twitter, where users combatted the makers of the game. What do they know?

Apparently, a lot. They did make the game after all.

Some Twitter users tried “going around” the rules by questioning Uno:

While other Uno enthusiasts denied the makers of the game altogether.

And what Twitter debate is complete without commentators chiming in about the insanity?

My advice? Play by house rules – if you can keep this sneaky move hidden from your Uno mates. They may ban you from the game indefinitely if they find out you’re a cheater.

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“Game of Thrones” is Over, and People Have A LOT of Feelings About It

So, Game of Thrones just aired its series finale, and much like the rest of this last season, it had fans all up in their feelings. Some people loved it, a lot of folks hated it, and I personally felt the whole thing was very “meh.”

Without further ado, let’s see what the rest of the world had to say about it.

And the army is ready to fix things…

But will it REALLY fix anything?

Nothing epic about the finale except a Dragon getting angry

And yeah, why did Tyrion have so much sway?!

Gendry lookin damn good.

IT’S TRUE ?

We are all thinking the same thing…

I love a good Gendry rowing meme…

Did we mention we are NOT happy?

And yeah, we can keep waiting, but that’s it!

Wait… that’s REALLY it?

Yes, that was shit. I mean it.

Yes, this is what we waited for…

2 YEARS, to be exact…

Those books can’t come out fast enough…

We’re all broken now…

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And scene.

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The “Game of Thrones” Finale Featured a Water Bottle, and We Can’t Stop Talking About It

Spoiler warning: this post contains several spoilers for the final season of Game of Thrones. 

Ok, now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to it.

Do you remember this ridiculous blunder?

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Yeah, we all do. And HBO digitally removed the now infamous coffee cup so it’ll never show up in the series again.

But… yeah… you know it’s coming, so…

Yes, it’s real. It shows up at 46:19 in.

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Once you see it, you can’t unsee it…

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But here’s something fun… there’s a SECOND WATER BOTTLE in the scene!

OMFG you guys!

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Needless to say, fans are not pleased…

No, not one bit…

Cersei would not be pleased…

But we guess this is our reality now…

The good news? No more of these snafus in the future! Because there are no more episodes to pick through.

Oh, but I bet somebody is going to go back and find a bunch of garbage just laying around in scenes from old episodes.

Good times.

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4 of the Biggest Lies Told By HGTV

Just as doctors despise when patients quote WebMD or Grey’s Anatomy, and lawyers roll their eyes when someone brings up Law & Order (or one of the other 100 million legal dramas), real estate agents are having to bite their tongues and smile when people claim to know what they’re doing because they spend a lot of time watching HGTV.

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Now, I watch a ton of HGTV. Property Brothers, Fixer Upper, House Hunters, Love It or List It – I’ve seen them all (and most of the episodes, too), and I know I’m guilty for thinking that I know about the biz because of it.

Which means I need to check out these 4 falsehoods perpetrated by television dramatizations of house hunting, just the same as the rest of y’all.

So, let’s do it.

#1. If everything isn’t exactly the way you want it, keep looking.

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In reality, you’re probably not going to find a house that’s updated to the nines and within your budget, so keep in mind that you’ll probably live there for several years – enough time for you to make changes over time as you can afford them.

#2. You’ll only have to look at like 3 houses before you find “the one.”

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If you’re not a first time home buyer, you likely know this already. My search took months and dozens of tours before a decision could be made.

#3. Renovations happen quickly.

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The longest timeline I’ve seen on any of those shows is like 7 weeks to completely overhaul a house from the studs on up. In reality, those types of renovations can take months, or even years. Contractors are just not that into you, I promise.

#4. Going over your budget is no big deal.

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It really is, and you and your co-buyer (if applicable) should sit down before you even start looking to determine what size mortgage you can afford without struggling down the road. (Just think back to 2009…)

All of a sudden I’m less pumped about moving later this year. Oh, well.

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This Guy Plotted for a Whole Year to Spoil “Avengers: Endgame” For a Stranger Who Spoiled “Avengers: Infinity War” For Him

They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and if so, this one was served at absolute zero (for non-nerds, that’s zero on the Kelvin scale, equivalent to –459.67°F).

***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD***

If you haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame yet, the rest of this post is definitely going to have a bunch of spoilers you don’t want to see yet. Bookmark this post, go watch the movie in theaters, then come back and enjoy this afterward.

Ok, moving on.

Reddit user Jus10Sch lays out the story, but not before labelling his post with the warning we just gave you!!!!

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And then the fun began…

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Yeah, you read that right. He messaged this guy for 7 WHOLE MONTHS.

And then, he got the good news he had been waiting for…

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We don’t ever recommend taking a bunch of pictures in a theatre, but this was revenge!

And yeah, he got Iron Man dying too…

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His “friend” was serious befuddled…

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That is stone fucking cold.

A worthy revenge if I’ve ever seen one.

10/10.

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The Mountain From “Game Of Thrones” Has a Wife, and Their Size Difference is Adorable

Meet Thor Björnsson!

 

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He’s the 6′ 9″ 425 lbs behemoth who plays The Mountain on ‘Game of Thrones’.

He lives by some simple rules…

1. I haven’t skipped a meal in 10 years.
2. I never miss a workout.
3. I never miss my 6-8 hours of sleep every night.
4. I never stay up late.
5. I never drink alcohol.

AND he’s got a wife!

According to her Insta, she’s 5’2″ and weighs 116 pounds.

You know what’s coming next… because the title told you…

She could literally fit inside of him…

So how does he fit… nevermind…

 

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Pretty fly! I’m a lucky guy ?

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They work out at the same gym. His gym mostly.

Unless they’re on the road…

And he can probably do this for an hour at a time…

 

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Dope shot!! Check out how relaxed Kelsey is!! This is what I call, complete trust 100%!! @kelc33 . @platinumheritage

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And with two hands… two hours at a time…

There’s a lot of these…

So many….

His head is as big as the camel’s and her head is as big as the camel’s nose…

Okay, I think that’s probably enough.

No, one more…

Turnabout is fair play!

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