Friday April 23: Daily Links

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Explosion That Shook NH Was Just a Gender Reveal

We know the sex of your child is earth shaking for parents-to-be, but a New Hampshire family took that too far creating an explosion to reveal the gender of their child. Residents in nearby towns reported feeling the blast and in some cases suffering damage. 80 lbs of explosives were used.

TNT if its a boy and nerve gas if its a girl.

Read more at The Daily Beast.


Pope Announces Month of Super-Praying

The Pope has announced that the month of May will be dedicated to a marathon of extra praying to save the world from Covid 19.

Great, right on the heels of the vaccine. What a coincidence.

Read more at Daily Mail.


You Can Trick a Tesla Into Believing a Driver is Behind the Wheel

Consumer Reports did some testing and found that yes, it is possible for a Tesla with auto pilot to drive without a person in the driver seat, but you basically have to hack the vehicle, tricking it by putting a chain on the steering wheel, fasten the seat belt, and a few other tricks.

Wouldn’t it be easier just to drive it?

Read more at CNBC


Are You In For a Frozen Potato Summer?

If you bake a sweet potato and freeze it for four hours, you’ll have an instant healthy summer treat that you can grab and eat like a snack. In Taiwan they eat it like a popsicle, and it supposedly has the texture and flavor of caramel ice cream.

That’s great but I’m going to stay with caramel ice cream.

Read more at eater.

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Excited About That New Philip Roth Biography? Not So Fast

W. W. Norton has stopped all promotion and shipping of the new bestseller “Philip Roth: The Biography” after rape allegations against the book’s author Blake Bailey, came to light.

Philip Roth would have loved this.

Read more at NY Times.


New Dolls are JUST the Naughty Parts

Ever wonder what happened to all those vaginas and dicks that were missing from your barbie dolls when you were little? Now there’s a company selling them. Nuedies are just the dirty parts, and they’re ADORABLE.

You and your kids will have hours of fun with Nagavi, a very sweet looking vulva, and Nipes, an adorable penis.

Well this is great, says every creep.


Josh Hawley is the Lone Vote Against a Anti Asian Hate Crime Bill

Also interestingly enough Josh Hawley is the lone vote for opening our borders for more mosquitoes in United States.

Read more at cnn.


Should We Go with The Two Out of Three Rule for Outdoor Mask Wearing?

Let’s also start a two out of three for pants. This year has taught us they’re highly overused.

Via digg.



SPORTS



Tom Brady Hates New NFL Rule

“Good luck trying to block the right people now [!!!!] going to make for a lot of bad football,” he wrote about the rule that allows players to have a wider choice of number for their Jerseys.

That’s right tom this is all against you.

Read more at nypost.


Reds Pitcher Defies Ump to Force Game Stop During Heavy Rain

Lucas Sims did not want to pitch in a drenching downpour last night but the ref refused to call the game, so Sims just kept pitching into the dugout until he got the call. “I thought there was a lot of safety issues. … If I have no clue where the frickin’ ball is going – I don’t know when the last time I’ve hit the right-hander with a slider. Yeah, I was concerned,” he said.

Face it, he would have thrown the ball into the dugout on a sunny day.

Read more at barstool.


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



OJ Gives Advice About Reacting to Stabbing & Shooting

OJ Simpson thinks LeBron overreacted to the police shootings earlier this week and wanted to offer him some advice about how to respond to stabbings and shootings.

Simpson says he watched the video about the police shooting in Columbus Ohio that happened after a young girl was threatening other young people with a knife.

His advice to LeBron? Wait before you react.

Gee OJ, don’t think waiting before reacting is really your skill set. The only advice we want from you, is what not to do.

Read more at outkick.


Watch Bill Murray Watch New Ghostbuster Trailer

Ivan Reitman filmed Murray watching the trailer for the new Ghostbusters movie for the first time. Bill loves the mini-Stay Puffed Marshmallow invasion.

Bill, you are laughing like you just got a pile of money.

@sonypictures

Marshmallows, look out. 🔥 #BillMurray reacts to the Mini-Pufts. #Ghostbusters: Afterlife

♬ See Ghostbusters Afterlife in Theaters this Fall – Sony Pictures


Did Snoop Smoke Pot with Obama?

One of the lyrics off Snoop’s new album says “I’m smoking marijuana / I bet you never blew with Obama.” Impressive rhyme and possibly a big spy report.

Snoop you’re a street guy. What do snitches get?

Read more at foxnews.


Another Fail For Ellen

People are not loving Ellen’s revelation that she was drinking multiple weed drinks and took a sedative, and then thought it was a good idea to drive her wife to the hospital

Ellen hasn’t had good press since OJ was popular.

Read more at okmagazine.


Melissa Rivers Says Mrs. Maisel Team Snubbed Joan

Melissa Rivers admitted her feelings are hurt that the team behind Mrs. Maisel never acknowledged that the character was inspired by Joan Rivers.

“I wish I had gotten a note saying, ‘Your mother was one of the inspirations for this and we hope you enjoy it. Here’s a t-shirt. Here’s a link to the first episode, to the pilot.’ You know?” she said.

We’ve seen the show, be happy they haven’t compared that character to a legend like Joan.

Read more at TMZ.


Jake Paul Mad at Pete Davidson For Being Pete Davidson

Jake Paul is pissed at Pete claiming that Davidson said things that can’t be taken back while he was calling the fight over the weekend.

Why did you hire him?

Read more at mediaite.


Ben Shapiro Buys a Single Piece of Wood in Protest

Everyone’s laughing at conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. He bought a piece of wood to defy protests against Georgia based company Home Depot.

Wow what a maaaaan! Give this guy a show on HGTV! Cant wait for Shapiro to hammer a single nail in it for his new home project.

Read more at dailydot.


Hiphop Artist, Shock G of the Digital Underground, Dead at 57

RIP to the legendary Humpty (pronounced with an Umpty)

Read more at tmz.



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