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So This Is What Goes Down Inside The Saturday Night Live Writer's Room

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST

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I am obsessed with this video my friend Kevin found and sent to me of SNL writers goofing around in their offices late last week around 4:30am. It stars Taran Killam, a second-year member of the show's cast, donned in a white fur cropped hoodie thing and getting down to Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend." (Between Killam's dead-on impressions on the show, his funny portrayal of an evil glee club teach on last week's Community, and knowing that he has a child with funnylady Cobie Smulders from How I Met Your Mother, my love for this man keeps growing and growing.) The clip also includes cameos from cast members Vanessa Bayer, Abby Elliott, and Bobby Moynihan as well as two writers (former CollegeHumor gal Sarah Schneider and Zach Kanin, who is impressively unfazed by the antics surrounding him). That that, my friends, is how your SNL sausage gets made. More »

Ernest Hemingway Models Etsy Sweaters

Whitney Jefferson — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:50:00 EDT

The good people at Buzzfeed were inspired by a user comment about what it would look like if Ernest Hemingway was to model some of the sweaters found on Etsy. Through the magic of Photoshop, we discover that Hemingway may have been the most original hipster there is. More »

The Return Of Our Beloved Yip-Yips

Anna North — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:05:00 EDT

At first I thought that Sesame Street's Yip-Yips, famous for their interactions with telephones and other household objects, had visited DragonCon 2011. But then I was informed that these are just people in costumes. The real Yip-Yips are no doubt still on Mars, where they are reading up on Earth and planning their next summit with our Ambassador for Radios. More »

British Police Hunt Stuffed Tiger With Helicopters

Anna North — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:10:00 EDT

Police in Hampshire, England sent helicopters and officers armed with tranquilizers to dispatch a white tiger spotted on a Hedge End golf course. The result: after what officers described as "a brief stalk through the Hedge End savannah ... it became obvious that the tiger was a stuffed, life-sized toy." They also emphasized that it is still necessary to take all tiger sightings seriously. More »

Prank-Playing Pets Photobomb Each Other

Lauri Apple — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:05:38 EST

Playing pranks isn't just a human thing—dogs and cats like to do it, too, as this collection of photobombing pets shows. Mr. Icy Stare here seems to be annoyed by Ol' Happy Dog's joy. Lighten up, cat. More »

Police Save Kids From Stuffed Pony-Terrorist

Anna North — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:20:00 EDT

Florida police blew up this abandoned toy because it was "suspicious" and had "things hanging off of it." Casualties: one stuffed horse, the dignity of the local police department, and of course, a thousand tiny Trojans. More »

Buy This Now: Panties Offer A Preview Of What's Inside

Anna North — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Want to give your partner a little peek at what's in store, without the crassness of crotchless panties? Then this Kiki de Montparnasse number — billed as a "tuxedo" style, is for you. Appropriately, it's priced at $69. [Gilt Groupe] More »

When The Human's Away (For Eternity), The Pets Will Play

Anna North — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST

This commercial for After the Rapture Pet Care is kind of tear-jerking, until you realize the pets are just waiting for their owners to get raptured so they can shit in the bathtub and eat all the butter. [Videogum] More »

Launch Photon Torpedoes, Cialis!

Anna North — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:45:00 EST

This "Star Trek Character or Erectile Dysfunction Pill" quiz is actually really hard! Maybe the Star Trek universe and the ED industry should join forces, and use this mashup as their ad. [Mental Floss] More »

Mamma Mia, Mamma Muppet

Anna North — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Following on the heels of Beaker's "meep" Ode to Joy is this awesome Muppet rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody." Watch for the highlight, Animal's solo. Oh, and the "monstrosity" is pretty good too. [BuzzFeed] More »

But Does It Have The Midas Touch?

Anna North — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Has someone you love recently retired from a long and accomplished career of menstruation? Why not recognize her monthly achievements with this tasteful Golden Tampon Lifetime Achievement Award? Warning: do not insert. [Craftzine] More »

Aquarium 1, Cat 0

Anna North — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EDT

The mighty housecat, her body like a coiled spring, prepares for her next kill. She crouches, she springs, she... well, just watch. [BuzzFeed] More »

Mommy, Where Do Abortions Come From?

Anna North — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:20:00 EDT

When a man and a woman love each other very much, but hate babies, a stork comes to the window and they beat it with a broom. Next, birth control: when ladies feed the stork poison and it dies. [BuzzFeed] More »

Gay Nor Good But Great

Maria — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:40:00 EST

Funny lady Julie Klausner has directed our attention to Mitzi Gaynor, a woman of average talents and fab outfits which naturally translates to variety show super-stardom. This was the trash TV of the '70s! More »

Escaped Dog Delays Flights • FBI Rescues Sex Slaves

Maria — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:40:00 EDT

• A stray poodle delayed at least 8 flights at Boston's Logan Airport for about 20 minutes on Sunday when it frolicked on the tarmac. • A new study has found that women who take flaxseed oil in the last two trimesters of pregnancy increase their risk of giving birth prematurely. • More science: a recent study has found that breast-feeding is not a cause of sagging breasts post-pregnancy. • More »

Time for a kitty break! This chatty cat...

Maria — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Time for a kitty break! This chatty cat is yammering so much that her meows are turning into beeps. Is she singing? Is she communicating with birds? Is she irritated at her owners? Whatever she is going on about, she is causing an internet storm of super-nom-able proportions. Click the image to the right to watch the video. [Shakesville] More »

Ships Ahoy

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Pop quiz! Two of the September ladymags have photoshoots featuring befrocked women standing in boats moored on dry land. Boats! On land! Is this a symbol of: A) The effects of global warming; B) The fickle nature of fashion, as changing as the sea; C) The simple fact that there are no new ideas? (Click image see both photographs.) More »

TGIFart

Maria — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Sometimes we all just need to embrace our inner 12-year-old and giggle about the passing of intestinal gas. Therefore, the newest edition of the Farting Preacher is after the jump. "I'm just wowed enough to do what God says, that's why." More »

"Though he and Maas have dated for almost...

Jessica G. — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:40:00 EST

"Though he and Maas have dated for almost two years, Bertram reportedly did not recognize the severity of his girlfriend's near-chronic dependence on getting out of the house and doing stuff until six months ago, when she insisted the two attend a free outdoor concert in their neighborhood. Since that time, Maas has asked an estimated 11 times to be taken to dinner, 17 times to go grocery shopping, and, on 20 separate occasions, has expressed a desire to go on a meandering walk without a fixed destination, purpose, or time limit." From a poignant Onion article, "Local Girlfriend Always Wants To Do Stuff." What a bitch. [The Onion] More »