Climate Activists Glue Themselves to a Tanker Full of Cooking Oil Mistaking It For Crude Oil

Instead of stopping big oil, they stopped the slicking of local frying pans.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 2 years ago in Funny

Instead of stopping big oil, they stopped the slicking of local frying pans.

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Climate activists across Europe have pulled plenty of stunts over the past year, from throwing soup on a Van Gogh painting, to gluing themselves to various objects and roadways. In this embarrassing incident, British activists glued themselves to an oil tanker in Essex. The only problem? The tanker was carrying cooking oil, not crude oil. 



Big oil has been a primary target of protests like this one from the beginning, and the activism group Just Stop Oil is behind many of the aforementioned demonstrations. 


These protestors are part of a Just Stop Oil offshoot called Extinction Rebellion, which released a statement following the incident. "We are in civil resistance. This morning we occupied a tanker on the roads near Purfleet terminal to stop the flow of oil." Unfortunately, all they stopped in this case was the slicking of local frying pans. 


The European climate protests have been met with significant resistance, even from those in support of the larger cause, as many members of the public are against the disruptive acts of civil disobedience. In this case, at least the group made an effort to delay the oil itself, instead of the general public. Next time, they just need better reserch. 

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'Why Can’t My Dreams Come True?': Austin Butler Gets Oscar Snub Meme Treatment

Elvis seemed to be a favorite going into last night's Academy Awards with 8 nominations including a Best Actor nom for star, Austin Butler.

By zachnading

Published 2 years ago in Wow

Elvis seemed to be a favorite going into last night's Academy Awards with 8 nominations including a Best Actor nom for star, Austin Butler.


Elvis seemed to be a favorite going into last night's Academy Awards with 8 nominations including a Best Actor nom for star, Austin Butler. However, the film ended up going home empty-handed winning zero awards. The internet was quick to jump on the Austin Butler bash bandwagon.







In case you somehow forgot, Butler has been the butt of many jokes after stating that he hasn't been able to kick his Elvis voice even though the film was released in June of 2022. Method acting at its finest.







It remains to be seen if this will be Austin Butler's lasting legacy. I personally think he'll bounce back and won't just be relegated to 'the guy who played Elvis that one time.' But the internet was still relishing in his defeat.






No surprise here, Brendan Fraser took home the Academy Award for Best Actor and it was well-deserved. Sometimes it really do be like that. Don't worry Austin, there's always next year.

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