googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); While riding around in a golf cart, patrolling the fairgrounds on the last day of the Indiana State Fair, these Indiana State Troopers decided to have some fun and make a video to celebrate the occasion. The cops went all Danny and Sandy, reminiscing about their “Summer Nights” by lip-syncing the iconic song from “Grease.” When asked about the viral video, Jonathan Amburgey said, “The State Fair is a time that we have the opportunity to interact with the public in a way that we normally don’t get to. We wanted to show people that we aren’t robots. We have a personality, we like to laugh, and most of all, we like to make other people laugh.” Well done guys. As far as laughter goes, you hit the nail on the head! Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/troopers-grease/
Writing a song is easy when you have Jennifer Lawrence as your muse. Brett Domino, the alter ego of musician and comedian Rob J. Madin, has the secrets to writing the number one hit that has been locked in your brain. His own musical masterpiece, “You Look Sexy When You Do That,” is inspired by Jennifer Lawrence and sounds a bit like a Jason Derulo (Jason Derulo) song. Some of Domino’s ingenious tricks include Googling lyric ideas and playing an instrument that you have no idea how play because “you don’t want it to sound too good.” It turns out, being a multi-platinum pop sensation isn’t as hard as all those Grammy Award-winning musicians make it out to be. BONUS: 20 Songs Turning 20 in 2014 20 Songs Turning 20 in 2014 1. “Buddy Holly” by Weezer Video: YouTube, WeezerVEVO 2. “I Swear” by All 4 One Video: YouTube, VIETNAMESEPORKROLLS 3. “Gin & Juice” by Snoop Doggy Dogg Video: YouTube, hemoglobian 4. “Crazy” by Aerosmith Video: YouTube, AerosmithVEVO 5. “Come Out and Play” by The Offspring Video: YouTube, EpitaphRecords 6. “I Wanna Be Down” by Brandy Video: YouTube, Atlantic Records 7. “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow Video: YouTube, Matias 8. “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men Video: YouTube, BoyzIIMenVEVO 9. “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys Video: YouTube, turboEF 10. “Back & Forth” by Aaliyah Video: YouTube, Aaliyah Shakur 11. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” by Elton John Video: YouTube, WaItDisneyWorId 12. “Zombie” by The Cranberries Video: YouTube, TheCranberriesVEVO 13. “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden Video: YouTube, SoundgardenVEVO 14. “Basket Case” by Green Day Video: YouTube, greenday 15. “Turn the Beat Around” by Gloria Estefan Video: YouTube, GloriaEstefanVEVO 16. “Stay (I Missed You)” by Lisa Loeb Video: YouTube, LLOnline 17. “I’ll Stand By You” by The Pretenders Video: YouTube, Javipy3 18. “Come to My Window” by Melissa Etheridge Video: YouTube, melissaetheridge1988 19. “Hold My Hand” by Hootie and the Blowfish Video: YouTube, Atlantic Records 20. “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex Video: YouTube, RednexVEVO Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/06/30/how-to-write-a-pop-song/
Clocking in at 1,178 minutes, or just under 20 hours, the Harry Potter films, while excellent representations of the wonderful books by J.K. Rowling, are simply too long to watch. But fret no more, muggles — we’ve got you covered. In the second episode of our new series, “Too Long; Didn’t Watch,” we tackle the story of the boy who lived. In roughly 0.2% of the time it takes Harry’s story to unfold on screen, we explore the films in their entirety. No themes left unexplored; no characters left unanalyzed. We promise. BONUS: The Lord of the Rings in 90 Seconds Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/07/15/harry-potter-tldw/
If you’ve never heard of the term “happy tears,” then you’re about to get an education. Crying isn’t usually a pleasant experience, but there’s something really awesome about being brought to tears when you can’t contain your happiness and excitement. This adorable little girl knows a thing or two about happy tears. When she found her favorite stuffed toy after many difficult days apart from it, she couldn’t help but break down. Check out her precious reaction in the video below! Isn’t that just the cutest thing ever? She’s clearly attached to that toy, so we hope that she never, ever loses it again. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/found-toy/
These 10 Cats Hate Toasters, Popcorn and Treadmills 1. Kitten vs. Two Scary Things Someone needs to tell this kitten apples aren’t harbingers of doom. Then again, why spoil the fun? 2. Cat vs. Toaster Wait for it… 3. Cats Try to Understand Treadmill These cats tag-team a treadmill. 4. Robocop vs. the Washing Machine Thank goodness there are cats like Robocop patrolling kitchens across the country. 5. Cat Terrorized by Popcorn Popcorn is evil. 6. Kitten vs. Watermelon We don’t know what this watermelon ever did to this cat, but it must have been really, really bad. 7. Snooky and the Metronome Cats defeat abominable ticking thing. 8. Bad Fur Day The hair dryer is bad and needs to be punished. 9. Cat vs. Printer This classic clip still makes us smile. You might want to also check out the translation. 10. Two Days of Cat vs. Automatic Feeder Finally, this cat isn’t actually angry; he’s very cleverly bashing his automatic pet feeder to get bonus food. But we loved this montage so much we thought we’d share it. Enjoy! Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/10/09/cats-versus-videos/
Ugh, surviving a full day at your job is so difficult. The boredom of double-clicking an Excel doc sends you looking for something more exciting to do. You then find yourself in a spiral of checking Instagram or looking up random facts about Mean Girls on IMDB. And like a flash, it’s an hour later and an hour closer to lunch, but you still have those blank cells staring back at you. But at least you don’t have to worry about chasing a perp or molding any young minds. Comedian Clara Morris reflects on her own less-than-stellar work ethic and how the same attitude might hinder other professionals. Take a break from Facebook and learn something useful about job performance. BONUS: 31 People Who Are NOT Asking for a Friend 31 People Who Are Not Asking For A Friend Can you cook bacon with a hair straightener? asking for a friend — Grace (@grace_full23) March 31, 2014 1. Do seahorses taste like shrimp? Asking for a friend — Nathan K. (@nathankmusic) March 31, 2014 2. Is trolling Twitter for story ideas OK? Asking for a friend. — Christina Warren (@film_girl) March 31, 2014 3. How much corned beef can you eat before you die? Asking for a friend — Eugene Ventimiglia (@eventi) March 18, 2014 4. How long after waking up do you wait to take a nap? 15, 20 mins? Asking for a friend. — Kate Hendricks (@katethewasp) March 30, 2014 5. does waffle house serve alcohol? (asking for a friend) — Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) March 18, 2014 6. can you uber burritos? asking for a friend — harper (@harper) March 17, 2014 7. Is it possible to get barbecued meat drunk? Asking for a friend. — Wil Wheaton (@wilw) March 16, 2014 8. Is there a word for a person who collects crows? And is that word “murderer?” Asking for a friend. — Alex Fitzpatrick (@AlexJamesFitz) March 17, 2014 9. Is it ok to wear a Snuggie to pick daughter up from school? *asking for a friend — Angel Eyes (@WineyBeach78) March 13, 2014 10. Let’s just say a 35 year old man wanted to go see the Miley Cyrus concert. How could he go and not look creepy? Asking for a friend — @TitansHomer (@TitansHomer) March 11, 2014 11. What’s the appropriate number of hours a day for a grown up man to spend trying to make a real lightsaber? Asking for a friend… — Andrew Mayne (@AndrewMayne) March 8, 2014 12. Does anyone know how many calories you burn standing on a scale crying? Asking for a friend. — Sam Dei Lune (@SamDeiLune) March 5, 2014 13. How many calories does it burn to push “continue watching” on Netflix all day long? Asking for a friend — Slack Daddy (@BackRowLearner) March 2, 2014 14. How does one get an illuminati membership? Asking for a friend. — MARC (@TOMFORDISMYDAD) February 28, 2014 15. Is it weird to be attracted to a CGI Disney character with ice powers? […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Someone actually did it…and he’s a hero for it. Moshe Tamssot, a Chicago resident, was poking around on McDonald’s latest advancement in fast food technology — the ‘Create Your Taste’ kiosk — when he discovered he could add a whooping 10 pieces of bacon to his hamburger! Wanting to know just how far he could take the build-a-burger kiosk, he decided to add 10 pieces of every topping available to his “Big Max” burger. But the biggest surprise came when the cashier first tried to ring up the order and the total read $890.80. The confused server decided to check with a manager before realizing that due to a pricing bug, the system had added hundreds of dollars for the different types of cheeses he’d selected. The final total for the Big Max? Just $24.89, which could be the deal of the century when you consider this monstrosity — that had to be carried on two trays, by the way. Wait’ll you see how much it weighed… For those wondering, this tower of beef, cheese, bacon, pickles, salad ingredients, and sauce contained 10 slices of American cheese, 10 slices of sharp white cheddar cheese, 10 slices of pepper jack cheese, 10 pieces of bacon, 10x pickles, 10x red onions, 10x guacamole, 10x tortilla strips, 10x lettuce, 10x tomatoes, 10x jalapeños, 10x grilled onions, 10x grilled mushrooms, 10x mac special sauce, 10x mayo, 5x spicy mayo, 10x sweet BBQ sauce, 10x creamy garlic sauce, 10x mustard, and of course…10x ketchup. Can’t forget about the ketchup! But best of all is the large Diet Coke he added to his order at the end. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/big-max-burger/
It’s about time Conan did something with that hair. While prepping for a special appearance on his show from the cast of Orange is the New Black, Conan O’Brien got a special beauty consultation from Laverne Cox, who plays sassy hair stylist Sophia Burset on the Netflix show. Among Cox’s tips to Coco were to get a new dye job and ditch the Bozo the Clown look. Harsh. Conan also featured other members of the cast on different segments of his show, including how to make crazy eyes with Uzo Aduba and Orange is the New Black alternative credits. When it comes to hair color, it seems, orange is not the new black. BONUS: 9 ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Actresses In and Out of Character Orange is the New Black Characters IRL 1. Emma Myles – Leanne Taylor Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Theo Wargo, Netflix 2. Dascha Polanc – Dayanara Diaz Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, J Carter Rinaldi, Netflix 3. Madeline Brewer – Tricia Miller Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Rob Kim / Stringer, Netflix 4. Natasha Lyonne – Nicky Nichols Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Brad Barket, Stringer, Netflix 5. Uzo Aduba – Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren Image: Mashable Composite, Jonathan Leibson/Stringer, Netflix 6. Taryn Manning – Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, J Carter Rinaldi, Netflix 7. Laura Prepon – Alex Vause Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Desiree Navarro, Netflix 8. Taylor Schilling – Piper Chapman Image: Mashable Composite, Joel Ryan/Invision/AP,Netflix 9. Danielle Brooks – Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Mike Marsland, Netflix Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/08/05/laverne-cox-conan/
Stop wearing fedoras to your VC pitch meetings, startup founders. When investor money and tech blog mentions rain down, startups can make silly mistakes, like blowing all their cash on a mechanical dinosaur. The cast of HBO’s Silicon Valley came to SXSWi, the mecca of startups, to deliver on-point advice for not being a entrepreneurial idiot. Listen to these guys — they play startup types on TV. Silicon Valley premieres April 6 on HBO. BONUS: What Is Bitcoin and How Does It Work? Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/04/04/startup-mistakes-silicon-valley/
Halloween is an exciting time for little kids. I mean, it’s the one day each year when taking candy from strangers is a good idea. It also allows these precious kiddos to dress up as their favorite monsters, superheroes, and cartoon characters. What’s not to love? But it’s not all fun and games for little trick-or-treaters. Sometimes, they encounter quite a few bumps in the road on their quest to get candy from every house in the neighborhood. Source: Trick or treat mishaps by vidibona on Rumble As bad as it is to watch kids suffer, you have to admit that they’re pretty funny when they’re scared. These situations — no matter how scary — are never enough to deter them from filling up their buckets with sweet treats, though. You have to admire them for that. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/halloween-scare/
