Tuesday August 11: Daily Links
TUESDAY 8.11
NEWS STORIES
Russia Announces They Have A Vaccine
Vlad Putin announced that Russia has successfully created a Covid vaccine and he’s given it to one of his daughters. And by vaccine they mean they’ve somehow created a 210% proof vodka.
John McAfee Arrested For Wearing a Thong?
John McAfee claimed on Twitter that Norweigian officials are not impressed by the face mask he made out of womens underwear. He said he was jailed over it, and refuses to wear any other mask because he believes his is safest. He claims he spent 14 hours in jail and got roughed up but is now back in Belarus.
Boy, you got a panty on your head!
Take it from him, he knows antivirus.
I was jailed:
Why?
Visited Catalonia just before Europe banned Catalonians from travelling.Tried to return to Germany and were refused entrance. They demanded we wear masks.
I put on my thong mask.
They demanded I replace it. I refused.
Tussle. Jail. Black eye. Released. pic.twitter.com/B8SW2VBzSm
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) August 11, 2020
I'm back in Belarus and, with the exception of a black eye, no worse for wear.
I cannot speak publicly about my fun and games yesterday, regrettably, but after a few hours sleep I will be back with my usual stream of conscious:)
Good to be back. pic.twitter.com/DXdLP8kD5b
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) August 11, 2020
Buzzfeed Asks Zoomers, Are These Foods Actually Good?
Do Zoomers find a banana split as delicious as everyone else? Buzzfeed is going to get to the bottom of this. Thank God.
Great News! Ghislaine Maxwell Taken Off Suicide Watch!
Ghislaine Maxwell has been taken off of suicide watch at the Brookyln prison she’s currently incarcerated at. She’s also complaining about the conditions and wants to be taken out of solitary confinement. She just can’t wait to tell everyone she’s locked up with she blew Clooney.
SPORTS
Someone Is Whining About Anthem Kneeling
Come on you can guess who said it. ‘If they don’t stand for the national anthem I hope they don’t open.’
Hint: He has a fight an hour.
MLB Considering A Bubble Format For Playoffs
Major League Baseball is looking into implementing a 3-city hub bubble for the playoffs.
The program would need three cities to accommodate a 16-team playoff format and The World Series would be held at a designated location. New York, Chicago and Southern California would be the likely sites under the plan. The downside is that Joe Buck would still do The World Series play by play.
ENTERTAINMENT
Vulture Ranks Every HBO Show
HBO has a hell of a track record for bingeable shows, so now that you’re running out of shows to watch, these rankings are going to be popping up a lot. Today, Vulture gives you their latest look at the best HBO original series of all time. There’s 82 of them from 1st and Ten to the Sopranos.
Why bother checking when you know it’s Entourage?!
Internet Obsessed with Ben Shapiro Reading lyrics to WAP
Conservative speaker and lawyer Ben Shapiro read the words to WAP on his Ben Shapiro show Sunday and the internet is loving it.
To be fair, he’s never seen a wet “p-word” so of course he’s fascinated
Ben Shapiro reads "WAP" lyrics pic.twitter.com/bIVH1Pnwvx
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) August 10, 2020
Here Are The Highest Paid Actors Of 2020
Forbes released a list of the highest paid actors in Hollywood for 2020. The top earner for the year has an 87.5 million dollar take. The top ten earned over $500 million combined and over a quarter of that was paid out by Netflix.
Oddly, nothing was paid out by Hulu.
Raymond Allen Dead At 91
Raymond Allen, who played hard drinking Uncle Woody on Sanford & Son and Ned The Wino on Good Times, passed away at the age of 91. Pouring some wine on the ground for you Uncle Woody….
‘Hollywood’s Most Prolific Actor’ May Finally Get Walk Of Fame Star
With over 600 acting credits, James Hong recently went viral as ‘Hollywood’s most prolific actor’. Now there’s an active campaign to get the 91 year old a star on the Walk Of Fame. Eric Roberts, you got competition!
Paul McCartney, Ryan Reynolds Nominated For Chief Of First Nations In Canada
Paul McCartney and Ryan Reynolds were nominated for Chief for Walpole Island, First Nation, a reservation that borders between Michigan and Canada. Big Chief Macca sounds a lot better than Sir Paul McCartney.
GOING VIRAL
Shark Gets Air
If you are going to jump this high for a seal, just start eating sea gull.
Great white shark fully breaching in Mossell Bay, South Africa pic.twitter.com/X3KvBURXCw
— Con Spiracy (@ComicaI) August 11, 2020
A Great white shark captured fully breaching in Mossell Bay, South Africa. I had no idea they could leap this far out of the water. pic.twitter.com/GHvUNyB8Nj
— Alex Eccleston (@AventuraObscura) August 11, 2020
This Dog Don't Share!
You don’t understand dude. Ice Cream is a rare treat for me. I can’t buy it myself. I got paws
Get your own ice cream stop doggin me.
Son Carries Dad Out Of The Store For Screaming at Mask Wearers
OK that’s it. You are going to act like this that means we are leaving. That means no ice cream
I mean it.
Maybe the dog will share his ice cream with you.
Anti-masker in Tucson, AZ throws a tantrum and has to be carried out by his own son pic.twitter.com/ggo4I968aL
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 11, 2020
Wow! 🤦🏻♂️ Sprouts on Orange Grove/River. This man had a meltdown because of the store’s mask policy. His son really picked him up 😂😂😂 and carried him out 😂😂😂 – TMZ Tucson pic.twitter.com/3kPl2zb6I4
— TMZ Tucson (@TmzTucson) August 11, 2020
STUDY SAYS
American Men Aren't Into Wearing Masks
A July 13 Gallup Poll revealed that only 34 percent of American men said they always wear a mask when they leave the house, and 20 percent of men never wore a mask. To compare, 54 percent of women say they always wear a mask and only 8 percent say they never do.
Do we have to start tell men wearing a mask is “Big Dick Engergy”?!
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