Sunday August 16: Daily Links
SUNDAY 8.16
NEWS STORIES
Apparently Covid First Showed Up In 2012
According to new research, the first cases of Covid-19 actually came from some Chinese miners who came into contact with bats while underground in 2012. The War on Drugs needs to be replaced by the War on Bats.
Identical Twin Sisters Who Married Identical Twin Brothers Are Both Pregnant
Identical twins Brittany and Briana Salyers – who married identical twins Josh and Jeremy Salyers – are both pregnant. This means the children will be cousins and full genetic siblings. They also plan to live in one house. Now they have to keep it going by having twins delivered by identical twin doctors and nurses.
The Internet Is Not Being Kind To Steve Bannon
Steven Bannon showed up on Fox News and the internet is roasting the shit out of how he looked. This is 2020 folks, no one deserved to be body shamed.
Steve Bannon looks like someone locked Rosie O’Donnell on a roof for an entire summer. https://t.co/H1raFuhPbX
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) August 17, 2020
I think Steve Bannon now looks like one of those lovely, stout, Appalachian, female Trump rally attendees that wear t-shirts with an arrow point to their crotch that reads: “Trump can grab my” pic.twitter.com/Fy8NRmO1OY
— Matt Gaetz’ Liver 🍸 (@MattGaetzLiver) August 16, 2020
Steve Bannon looks like he has Covid-38 pic.twitter.com/wu6yiGEAZv
— The Mysterious LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) August 16, 2020
Steve Bannon looks like the sleazier brother Bobby Heenan had to stop talking to https://t.co/IyoIi09joP
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) August 17, 2020
SPORTS
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ENTERTAINMENT
Good Humor Commisions RZA to Replace Historically Racist “Turkey in the Straw” Ice Cream Truck Song
Here’s the new bop that will trigger the next generation’s Pavlovian Response for a strawberry shortcake bar.
NYPD union endorses Trump: 'We need your strong voice across the country' https://t.co/TdhzvFD6SQ pic.twitter.com/lYzGmxbrsV
— New York Post (@nypost) August 15, 2020
Heather Graham Share Secrets To How She Still Looks Amazing
Heather Graham posted a bikini pic on her Instagram page looking exactly the way she did back in the 90s. The Boogie Nights star says yoga, meditation and sleeping at least 9 hours a day has been the key to her looking young. Leaving James Woods didn’t hurt either.
Read more at womenshealthmag.com.
25 of the Greatest Movie Plot Twists of the New Millennium
Which movies blew your mind in the last 20 years? Mashable has the top 25, and Get Out, Memento, Ex Machina and Knives Out made the cut.
Okay so you just just picked after 2000 to exclude The Sixth Sense?? That’s bullying!
Marine Biologist Grades Shark Attack Scenes
Not to giving anything away but the Sharknado movie lacks quite a bit when he comes to reality.
There isn’t a grade high enough for the Jaws Theme.
Are You a 90s Kid ? Billy West is Your God
If you grew up in the 90s and according to Buzzfeed every human has, Billy West did every cartoon voice you care about.
And not a single Muppet. Thank you for your service, Billy.
Cardi B On How To Maintain A Solid PH Balance.
Cardi B offered some, let’s just say, colorful advice on how ladies can maintain a solid PH Balance: Lay off the bacon egg and cheese sandwiches and barbecue ribs. ‘Hood Hygiene with Cardi B – coming to a social media page near you!
Ryan Reynolds Trolls Fans With Fake Streaming Service
Ryan Reynolds successfully trolled his fans by tweeting about the launch of a new online movie hub, Mint Mobile +. But the service only had ads and links for one movie: 2003’s Foolproof, starring…Ryan Reynolds. It was still better than Green Lantern.
Two minutes after launch and our crack data team has already determined Mint Mobile + should probably be shut down by the weekend. We’ll go back to focusing on premium wireless…
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 12, 2020
GOING VIRAL
New Yorker Posts Video Swimming In The Hudson, Fights Off Online Haters
Donna P posted on a TikTok video taking a swim in the Hudson River near The Statue Of Liberty. Angry memes came pouring in, but the 20 year old food blogger was ready with New York Dept Of Conservation info stating that there’s no harm in taking a dip. Her next video will document all of the boils and spores growing on her legs and arms.
@chef_dp 💜💜💜💜this feels like a dream ##nyc ##newyork ##persian ##statueofliberty ##boat ##ellisisland ##coneyisland ##manhattan
WHATS THE WEB SAYING ABOUT…
Buzzfeed Explores Which American Customs Freak Out the Rest of the World
Yeah we’re so silly! Especially that funny thing how we politicized face masks during a pandemic, can’t have a productive conversation about gun control, or provide basic healthcare to our citizens! What a bunch of goofballs we are!!
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