Emerald Catron
Emerald Catron has written for Asylum, Lemondrop, MyDaily and Daily Fill. She is one half of rap duo Dem Shortybooz and is a comedic performer around NYC. Follow her on Twitter @emeraldcatron
Emerald Catron
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The Funniest Fiscal Cliff Memes
Hey, did you hear the good news? We managed to avoid soaring headlong off the fiscal cliff yesterday. Granted, the House pulled the plug on a bill providing emergency aid to people whose lives were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy to do it. But they did it. Hooray!(?)
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Awesome Dad Builds Spaceship for Son
This guy's Dad Level = Outer space. With some donated old electronics and a master control board found in a TV station's dumpster, he built his son a spaceship. Then Redditor JeremiahGordon shared his results with the world. We must admit, we're pretty impressed. Take a look!
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30 Christmas GIFs to Post on Facebook
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Who Was the Most Annoying Person of 2012?
Well, the year is nearly over, so let's look back and hate on it a little bit. So many, many things were annoying this year. People starting saying "cray-cray" all the time, and for some reason they also all decided it was okay to waggle their chewed up gum halfway out of their mouths on the train. It's not. It's never okay.
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Ridiculous ‘Pickles’ Song Is Mysterious Internet Hit
This is happening right now on the internet. 'Pickles,' a song by Irish (by way of Russia and Israel) artist Yasha is blowing up. It's not very good, but it's gotten more than eight million views in the past six days
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Best Breakup Song Ever Written by Couple Who Just Broke Up
Jonathan Mann has written a song a day every day for almost 1,300 days. Seriously. A lot of them are very silly, but he and his girlfriend broke up yesterday, and they did a song about that. It is maybe the best breakup song ever written, because of its sincerity, maturity and plea for friends to still invite both of them to the same parties.
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Watch Zack Morris Pitch Friendship Bracelets to ‘Shark Tank’
We've never seen 'Shark Tank,' because it doesn't feature animals or hillbillies, but we already know it will never be as good in real life as it is in this video. It's a mash-up of 'Shark Tank' and that episode of 'Saved by the Bell' when Zack Morris pitches his friendship bracelet business idea
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Ermahgerd Girl FINALLY Gets Her Own Song
Sheesh, internet, it took you long enough. One of our favorite memes, Ermahgerd Girl, has finally gotten its own song. But it was worth the wait, because not only is the song sung in prefect Ermahgerd fashion, it reminds us of Color Me Badd, AND features a special breakdown from the Muppets' Swedish Chef. Ermahgerd! Her's mer farvrit cerk!
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Adele as ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Will Make Your Day
A lot of important questions are asked by the internet, such as "What if Adele was Mrs. Doubtfire?" Tumblr WhatIfAdeleWasMrsDoubtfire is attempting to answer that question. Turns out the answers are pretty hilarious. Here are some of our favorites from the site. Oh, and GIFs! Glorious, glorious GIFs!
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15 Awesome Paper Thanksgiving Turkeys
Sure, the food at Thanksgiving is great. But in our opinion, the real star of this holiday is the terrifying artwork brought home from elementary school art class.
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Just a Baby Tiger Jumping on a Couch
If you see something cuter than this today, good for you, you obviously are some kind of wizard. If you're sad and dried up like the rest of us, here's a ridiculously adorable baby tiger jumping on a couch
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Cat Places Third in Virginia Senate Race
You might take the democratic process very seriously, but not everybody is on your side. Specifically the 6,000 or so people who wrote in a cat for US Senator of Virginia. The cat came in third place.