Tuesday July 13: Daily Links

MONDAY 7.13


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Hotel in Japan Apologizes for JAPANESE ONLY Elevator

A Tokyo hotel that designated an elevator just for Japanese citizens is apologizing and has removed the designation after backlash.

Hey there’s an elevator like that in Birmingham and nobody seems to mind.

Read more at CNN


16 Selfie Taking Tourists Killed When Lightning Strikes

In Jaipur India, at least 16 tourists taking selfies in the rain were killed when lightning struck a tourist attraction, the city’s 12th Century Amer Fort,

God hates selfies.

Read more at BBC


Brit Cokeheads Want Woke-Coke

UK cocaine users are in the search for ethically sourced coke, what’s being dubbed “woke-coke”. They’re being charged $435 bucks a gram for it. All this means is you can get some of that Cancel Culture Coke at rock bottom prices.

Read more at the NZ Herald.



SPORTS



Different Lightning Damages Stanley Cup

The Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup celebration got pretty wild, during a celebration that got pretty wild. The cup was dented during a boat parade.

This all started when Gronk came to town.

Read more at ESPN


Stephen A. Smith Apologizes For Saying Otahni is Bad For Baseball

While everyone else is calling Otahni the greatest who ever played, Smith was saying he’s bad for the sport because he has an interpreter. “The fact that you got a foreign player that doesn’t speak English, that needs an interpreter, believe it or not, I think contributes to harming the game to some degree, when that’s your box-office appeal.”

Are you Stephen A Smith or Stephen A Hole?

Read more at Huff Post


First Orthodox Jewish Player Drafted To MLB

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted 17 year old Jacob Steinmetz. He is believed to be the first Orthodox Jewish player to be drafted to the MLB
He can’t drive or open doors on Saturdays, but it seems he is planning to play.

I guess no work and all play makes Jacob a happy Saturday boy.

Read more at CBS Local.


LeBron Proud of Bronny For Telling Someone to Fuck Off

“my oldest son in this past tournament over the Fourth of July weekend, a kid was talking a little smack to him, and he told him to ‘f*ck off’ and I started laughing. I thought it was hilarious.”

Hey LeBron, if you think that’s great, you’d really be proud of my kids.

Read more at mediaite.


Team USA Basketball Loses Again - This Time To Australia

The USA Men’s basketball team has lost again – this time to Australia in an exhibition game. Is it too late to get them all stoned so they can avoid embarrassing the country in games that count?

Read more at NBA.com.


Black Players On English Soccer Team Getting Slammed With Racial Abuse Online

Three black English soccer players who didn’t score in the game ending shootout were bombarded with racist messages on social media after the game. Twitter ended up deleting over 1,000 Tweets and banning multiple accounts. See, world? America isn’t the only country filled with fucking assholes.

Read more at The Verge.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Looks Like Sharon's Empty Seat on THE TALK Will Be Filled By....

The Wrap has it on good authority that Jerry O’Connell is close to signing with The Talk to replace Sharon Osbourne

Finally, breaking that glass ceiling for men.

Read more at The Wrap


Catherine Zeta-Jones Yacht Yoga

Zeta Jones squeezed some yacht yoga in while enjoying a romantic trip with hubby Michael Douglas. She posted IG evidence of both.

When you think you married Michael Douglas but you end up being married to Mike Douglas.

Read more at Yahoo.


Jackass Star Bitten By a Shark During Shark Week

Sean McInerney fell off his board while filming during Shark Week and suffered a deep bite to his hand, and tendon damage.

Jeeze who could have seen this coming. Sharks at shark week!

Read more at The Sun


Springsteen vs Paul Simon to Close Central Park Concert

Page Six says two legendary musicians are both looking to close the upcoming Free Concert in Central Park set for August 21st.

The odds are that one of these guys will die of old age before this show happens anyway.

Read more at pagesix.


Elon Musk Paid Deposit For Virgin Galactic Space Ride

Richard Branson says that Elon Musk dropped a $10k deposit for a future space ride on Virgin Galactic. God knows how Elon is going to afford this.

Read more at Business Insider.



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Hungry Drunk Girls Invade Chinese Restaurant Kitchen

Two girls were slurring when they were caught in video letting themselves into the kitchen at Xi’An Famous Foods Chinese Restaurant in NYC. They proceeded to try to fix a snack, putting dumplings in cold water.

You’re never going to find a man this way, ladies. It’s also not a good way to get Dumplings

Read more at NY.Eater.com


Tortoise Beats Hare

This is great, but the book was better.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Sexual Red Flags

Buzzfeed asked its readers to share those red flags during a first sexual encounter that tell you it’s time to get the hell out of there.

For me it’s when I cum.

Read more at buzzfeed.


Disney's Food & Wine Festival Features Best Food From Each NFL Stadium

Disney held a Food & Wine Festival that featured the best from each NFL Stadium and this is sure to not piss anyone off.

AFC East
Buffalo Bills – Fried Peanut Butter and Jelly
New England Patriots – Fish And Chips
Miami Dolphins – Miami Mojo Donuts
New York Jets – Jumbo Jet Breakfast Sandwich

AFC North
Baltimore Ravens – The Tailgate Burger
Cincinnati Bengals – Spicy Bavarian Burger
Cleveland Browns – Tremonster Potato Skins
Pittsburgh Steelers – Primanti Bros Pitts-Burger

AFC South
Tennessee Titans – Titans Tots Steak
Jacksonville Jaguars – Chicken and Andouille Jambalaya
Indianapolis Colts – Cajun Mac and Cheese Bowl
Houston Texas – Killen’s Barbecue Frito Pie

AFC West
Kansas City Chiefs – Kingdom Inferno Chicken Sandwich
Los Angeles Chargers – San Vincente’s City Link Hot Dog
Denver Broncos – Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dog
Las Vegas Raiders – Garlic Fries

NFC East
New York Giants – Kitchen Sink Sandwich
Washington Football Team – Fried Chicken and Red Velvet Waffles
Philadelphia Eagles – Slim Chicken
Dallas Cowboys – Cowboys Cheesesteak Hand Pie

NFC North
Atlanta Falcons – Delia’s Chicken Sausage Stand (The Hot Mess)
Carolina Panthers – Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Donut Burger
New Orleans Saints – Black and Gold Po’ Boy

NFC West
Arizona Cardinals – Girdiron Burger
Seattle Seahawks – Chicken and Waffle Sandwich
San Francisco 49ers – Dungeness Crab Pretzel
Los Angeles Rams – Oliver’s Street’s Chicken Tinga Burrito
See the full menu on Reddit.

Via Reddit



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