Tuesday September 8: Daily Links (Plus Weekend Stories)

TUESDAY 9.8


NEWS STORIES

 



Osama Bin Laden May Have Communicated Through Porn

It’s being theorized that OSama Bin Laden communicated to the Al Qaeda network by putting encrypted messages in porn videos. Now the porn industry has blood on its hands. Thanks, terrorism.

Read more at dailymail.co.uk.


Richard Branson Is Going to Space

Elon Musk thinks he’s a big deal because he builds space ships but Branson gets in the sum bitches.

Like a virgin in space for the very first time.

Read more at cnbc.com.


Brooklyn Couple Yanked Off the Ferry in Cuffs For Not Wearing Masks

No shoes no shirt no problem. No mask, well you are going to have to learn to swim, Karen.

# hoax # pizzagate

Read more at yahoo.com.


Air Force Testing Robot Dogs To Be Base Security

The Air Force is testing out using robot dogs to patrol the permiter of bases acting as security. Death by robot dog army gon rogue would be a fitting end to 2020.

Read more at thedrive.com.


Will 64% Of NYC Restaurants End Up Closing?

Governor Cuomo has yet to release an indoor dining plan for NYC which may mean up to 64% of restaurants in the city could close permanently. And all be replaced by Chipotle’s in 2022.

Read more at dailymail.



SPORTS



Novak Djokovic Ejected From US Open For Hitting Line Judge With A Tennis Ball

Novak Djokovic was eliminated from the entire US Open after he let his rage get the better of him during a match this weekend.

Finally someone NFL refs can look down on.


Olympic Committee Won't Postpone Again

The Olympic Committee says there will not be another postponement of the Olympic games no matter what happens with Covic this year. 2021 is happening no matter what.

If you finish the triathlon in first while wearing a mask, that should earn you an extra gold medal.

Read more at gizmodo.


The NFL Is Giving Each Team Their Very Own Specific Crowd Noise

The NFL has created crowd noise loops for each team specific to their stadium at 75 decibels high. The usual crowd noise for a packed stadium is over 100 decibels which is leading players to believe sign stealing is going to increase this season. Bill Belichick is having wet dreams about this.

Read more at theringer.com.



ENTERTAINMENT



Tom Bergeron Mocks New DWTS Promo

Tom Bergeron was replaced on Dancing With the Stars by Tyra Banks and now he’s making fun of the new promo she did for the show.

Tom. It’s over. You’re starting to look like the bride left at the alter who won’t take off the wedding dress.

Read more at buzzfeed.


Cuba Gooding Jr Helps Guest Who Accidentally Set Himself On Fire

During a Labor Day weekend party, Cuba Gooding extinguished a guest who accidentally set his shirt on fire. Gooding wanted the fire to be on the ass, but had to settle for a shirt.

Read more at pagesix.com.


Candace Owens In Twitter Feud With Cardi B

Right wing troll Candace Owens called Cardi B ‘illiterate’ after the rapper got an interview with Joe Biden. Cardi responded with a video that allegedly shows Owens’ husband at a Trump Boat Rally partying out to ‘WAP’. Candace Owens is officially The Washington Generals Of Political Pundits.

Read more at tmz.


All Black Version Of The Golden Girls Kicks Off New Zoom Series

The new series Zoom Where It Happens will kick off with an all-Black version of The Golden Girls starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Regina King, Alfre Woodward and Sanaa Lathan. The next episode will be an all-Black version of Will & Grace starring Billy Porter.

Read more at ew.com.


Jeff Goldblum And Sam Neill Duet

Well it’s nice to see these two together sharing a tune. Just be warned. Whenever they team up, there are always dinosaurs close by.

#lifefindsaway

Via digg.


Travel Channel Star Buys John Wayne Gacy Artwork

Ghost Adventures star Zac Bagans recently purchased John Wayne Gacy’s prison artwork along with letters that he wrote to his stepdaughter. He could have picked up The Son Of Sam’s doodlings for free.

Read more at tmz.


Ozzy: Not Interested In Sabbath Reunion

Though he considers his bandmates ‘brothers’, Ozzy Osbourne doesn’t have the ‘slightest interest’ to do any reunion shows with Black Sabbath. This is the same guy who ‘retired’ in 1993…

Read more at people.com.



GOING VIRAL



Twitter User Steals Ham Just To Give It Proper Burial

Hey at least it wasn’t a good piece of beef.



Brawl Breaks Out At Jokers Bar

A major brawl went down at a bar and grill in Maryland and some of it was caught on video.

This is not how you social distance.

Read more at tmz.


Navy Official Goes Full On Soul Train Into Retirement

After 6 years in the Army and 20 years in the Navy, an officer turned her retirement ceremony into a one woman Soul Train line. The Navy wants to use this clip to help recruiting.


Lil Baker Likes His Sugar

Worst thing about baking is waiting for the bake. My name is Paul and I eat it raw.

Diabetes is real kid.

Via pop sugar.


You’ve Seen Tons of Girls Doing the #WapChallenge, But Not Like this One

Rollin with homies while crushing that #wapchallenge


more coming soon

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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



NY Gives you the 50 Best Shows to Watch on Netflix Right Now

The New York Times is giving your their list of the best shows to watch on Netflix right now, and yeah, Cobra Kai is on the list.

Here’s plenty of distraction but once you finish all 50 does that mean you have to fold your laundry??

Read more at nytimes.com.


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WEEKEND STORIES


NEWS STORIES

 



Twitter Debates on Where Would You Go for Your Birthday Dinner

You have three choices: Applebee’s, Cheesecake Factory, Red Lobster, or Olive Garden

No no no stop! Don’t hang yourself! This is just a sick, twisted hypothetical… you can’t deny those Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits though.


SoCal Hits Record Breaking Heat this Weekend

It was fucking hot this weekend, and Southern California broke the record for highest recorded temperature for the date, at 121 Degrees

We get it, Earth. You don’t want us here.

Read more at nytimes.


Spike in Opioid Overdoses Dims Reform Talk

City Lab is reporting “Overdose deaths are surging during the pandemic, but proposals to prevent fatalities through supervised drug use are facing new obstacles. ”

Here’s a tip. Stay awake.

Read more at bloomberg.


Oh Great, People Want to Be Coronavirus for Halloween

2020 is full of scary things, but Covid-19 is at the top of the list.

Dear god, if anything good can come of 2020 being canceled, it would not seeing anyone in this costume.

Read more at slate.


Your Home Can Be The Next Mario Kart Level

MarioKart fans are not going to be able to race a toy MarioKart around a course in their home.

This makes Rainbow Road look like shit.



Taco Bell Cuts Another Menu Item

Customers became enraged when they found out that Taco Bill cut the Mexican Pizza from their menu.

Come on, I’m sure you can find something else to give you diarrhea at midnight.


Long Island Man Has Lived with Tens of Thousands of Bees for Decades

You thought you were a procrastinator??

Read more at cbslocal.com.


SOPRANOS Style Is Back Baby

Fat guys smoking cigars with loose fitting shirts is back? Did it ever leave? In New Jersey, I mean.

Bada Bing.

Read more at melmagazine.com.


Mark Zuckerberg Worried About Civil Unrest After Election

Yes these are dark and trying days. Thank God we have a civil servant like Marky Mark Zuckerberg.

Gonna give this a like.

Read more at axios.



Nobody Is Fucking Leaving the Hamptons

Tuesday has been called ‘Tumbleweed Tuesdays’ in the Hamptons for years. It’s the day the year round residents celebrate the summer folks heading back to the city. Not this year.

“Nobody Is Fucking Leaving”

Read more at vanityfair.com.



James Cameron’s $25Mil Malibu Compound Is For Sale

If you have a little money to invest why not pick up James Cameron’s old house?? No way your your friends on social media will get sick of your constant “I’m king of the world!” posts.

James Cameron Lists Massive Malibu Compound



WEEKEND STORIES:

SPORTS



The Cotton Pickers High School Football Team in Texas Taking Heat

Well they’ve been calling themselves ‘the pickers’ to fool us into believing they like the banjo but the real name was revealed.

Can we all agree that the Washington Football team doesn’t have the worst name?

Read more at tmz.


Great Now We Lost Lou Brock, Cardinals Hall of Famer

To explain this to Gen Xers, Lou Brock was Ricky Henderson before there was a Ricky Hendersons.

To millennials, there is no one you know that compares.

Read more at nypost.


Johnny Manziel: The Rock Can Save XFL

Johnny Manziel thinks the The Rock can resurrect the XFL, but insists that he’s retired from football. Come on Johnny Football, you only need a run in the XFL to complete your collection of league failures.

Read more at tmz.



Kirk Herbstreit Breaks Into Tears Over BLM

How can you say that youre not responsible?
What does it have to do with me?
What is my reaction?
What should it be?
Confronted by this latest atrocity
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Read more at yahoo.


11 Year Old Football Player Has To Leave Team After Kneeling

An 11 year old youth football player had to leave his team after he kneeled during the national anthem before one game due to the controversy. If the XFL has a youth league they need to pick him up immediately.

Read more at dailymail.


Charles Barkley Blasts Back At The People Pissed Steve Nash Got A Coaching Gig

Barkley knows best, so everyone get off Steve Nash’s dick.



WEEKEND STORIES:

ENTERTAINMENT



Soap Opera Actor Makes Out WIth A Mannequin


Pam Anderson: Marriage To Jon Peters Was A Bizarre Lunch

Pam Anderson claimed that she said that she was never married to Jon Peters and that it was all ‘just a bizarre theatrical lunch’. Would that make her marriage to Tommy Lee a lost weekend?

Read more at toofab.


Robert Downey Is All Done With MCU

Robert Downey, Jr shot down the rumor that he’ll be appearing in the upcoming Black Widow movie, saying he’s ‘all done’ with the MCU. He’s hard at work trying to make Doolittle a movie franchise.

Read more at nme.


Jon Cryer Defends Two And A Half Men Post-Charlie Sheen

After Congressman Matt Gaetz said that Charlie Sheen carried Two And A Half Men, Cryer responded, noting that he won an Emmy a year after Sheen’s departure. Sorry, Jon, we only remember ‘tiger blood’, nothing else.

Read more at yahoo.


Bradley Cooper: Awards Season ‘Utterly Meaningless’

Bradley Cooper said that he finds awards season ‘very interesting and utterly meaningless’. Bradley pulled a Jackson Maine and pissed on the Academy.

Read more at yahoo.com.


Is Kim Kardashian Making A Move On Martha Stewart’s Empire?!?

Kim Kardashian is planning to go after the Martha Stewart empire by launching a line of home, bedroom and bathroom products. Stewart plans to counter by making food porn with Ray J.

Read more at pagesix.com.


Aaron Carter Makes His Porn Debut

Pop star Aaron Carter made his porn debut on Cam Soda, taking a shower and playing his guitar naked. It’s the biggest audience he’s had in years.

Read more at metro.co.uk.


Cindy Crawford's Daughter Kaia Gerber Killing It

She’s as stunning as her mom but why aren’t the gossip rags calling her the Gerber Baby !?

Don’t show Pete this, he’s a fragile lad.

Read more at yahoo.com.


John Malkovich's Son Gets Busted At Portland Protest

John Malkovich’s son was arrested among 26 other people during a Portland protest this weekend. Charlie Kaufman is currently working on the screenplay for Being John Malkovich’s Son

Read more at dailymail.co.uk.


Anna Faris Bailing on Mom

If you have watched “Mom” over the past seven seasons than you are probably someone we’ve never met.

Enjoy your long weekend.

Read more at cnn.com.


A Call For The Boycotting Of Mulan Is Gaining Traction

The Chinese star of the live action Mulan has shown support for the Hong Kong police which has caused a movement to boycott watching the film from Disney. But it should still be OK to watch the animated version.

Read more at theguardian.com.




WEEKEND STORIES:

GOING VIRAL



Guy Invents Replacement for the Face Mask

Yeah, masks are weird and annoying. I’d much rather show up at Walmart looking like Astronaut Jones.

this guy made a very interesting mask from r/nextfuckinglevel



WAP And Bohemian Rhapsody Mashed Up!

It’s the mash up no one asked for but we got it anyway. Cardi B is sour of the Freddie Mercury for the Zoomer generation.


Common Baking Mistakes That Are Preventing You From Making the Perfect Cookie

There’s a lot of possible pit falls. Best to just get your mom to make them for you.



Barber Making It Rain

This dude just wanted a hair cut, not end up on an episode of Punked.

Impractical Jokers for you youngsters.


Little Girl Explains Life Better Than Any Philosopher

“Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony
this life
Trying to make ends meet,
you’re a slave to the money then you die.”

Via digg.

Human life in 23 seconds from r/funny



Daughter Makes Out With Dad For $1k In Australia

An Australian morning radio show had a father and daughter make out for $1,000. Their next segment will have twin brothers play tummy sticks.

Read more at dailymail.co.uk.



WEEKEND STORIES:

STUDIES SURVEYS & RANKINGS



Best Live Albums of All Time

Variety did a ranking of the all time greatest live albums.

What’s a live concert??? Was that something back in days before Covid?

Read more at variety.com.


List Claims to Have The Summer’s Top Searched Grill Recipes by Each State

Google released the data but if we’re to believe them, the good folks in Nebraska said to hell with steaks and burgers this summer, let’s just grill up some peaches.

Read more at thedailymeal.com.


Ultimate Classic Rock Finally Got Around To Ranking Best 90's Rock Bands

Hey if you think 90s Rock and your mind immediately goes to Smash Mouth, you are not going to like this list

Prejudice against fat singers.

Read more at ultimateclassicrock.


Study Shows that Porn Isn’t Damaging to Your Sex Life

A study released in the Sexual and Relationship Therapy journal asked 252 heterosexual men and women about their porn habits and found no significant link between porn use and mental health, sexual satisfaction, body image, or sexism.

So if porn isn’t to blame, guess it’s just you?

Read more at dazedigital.



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