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Indian newspaper publishes hilariously insensitive Chris Brown joke

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The Times of India published this in their “silly joke” section of the paper. It makes fun of Chris Brown’s penchant for domestic violence and, as a result, is probably not a silly joke. Read more

VIDEO: FOX affiliate gets confused about who is being interviewed about sex

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Note to local news stations: When interviewing sex experts, make sure you’re speaking to whom you thought you’d be speaking to. For some reason, people don’t like it when you plug the wrong book and mention the wrong people during a live interview. Example: This clip from San Diego’s KSWB. Read more

VIDEO: Kid takes pepper spray, paintball gun, kick to groin, and more

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Have you ever wanted to see someone combine their love of being physically abused with their equal passion for ill-fitting suits? This clip of some guy getting shot by a paintball gun, getting pepper sprayed, and more should suffice. Read more

VIDEO: Guy wears blackface to ask BYU students about Black History Month

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In the annals of bad ideas, this one has to be a 2012 leader in the clubhouse: In this clip, a “comedian” named Dave Ackerman puts on blackface to ask Brigham Young University students about Black History Month. And, wow. It is not pretty. Read more

How to build Ikea furniture while drinking heavily

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You know how you do something stupid, tell yourself you’ll never to do it again, let a lot of time lapse and then do that stupid thing again? That’s me and Ikea. Read more

VIDEO: President Obama fires a marshmallow cannon, is easily impressed

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President Obama had a group of kids at the White House for a science fair. And while it was probably a great experience for those kids, it might have been just as good for our President. Take a look at his reaction to firing a marshmallow cannon made by a Phoenix boy named Joey. Read more

VIDEO: People unplug their TVs during the Super Bowl for Jimmy Kimmel

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Jimmy Kimmel’s YouTube Challenges are always strong and this one in which he asked people to unplug the TV during the Super Bowl is no exception. Read more

Bacon milkshake now available at select Jack in the Box restaurants

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Baconing up everything has been a popular tome on the Internet for years now. But Jack in the Box is really getting after it with news that the store is rolling out a limited quantity of bacon milkshakes across the country. Read more

VIDEO: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ trailer is now out

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When I first saw The Social Network, my first thought was, “Oh boy, I hope at least one of the actors here get to unnecessarily reboot a superhero movie!” Thankfully, my modest and misguided dreams are now reality. Here’s the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. Read more

VIDEO: Matthew Broderick’s Honda ad side by side with ‘Ferris Bueller’

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Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Bueller-esque commercial for Honda received a lot of attention last week because, well, people love things that remind them of things they once saw. So here’s a side-by-side comparison of shots from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the Super Bowl ad. Read more

Kid’s Valentine’s Day card to parents is adorable, vaguely threatening

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Kids make the most adorable things. They also have no clue what they’re doing, so sometimes the message they’re attempting to convey isn’t perfectly articulated. In this little girl’s Valentine’s Day card to her parents, she kind of botches the intent. Read more