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Famous Motown Musician Put in Straitjacket, Accused of Being Crazy After Insisting He’s a Famous Motown Musician
A member of the iconic Motown group The Four Tops is suing a Michigan hospital for racial discrimination, alleging that staff assumed he was delusional when he told them he was in the group and putting him in a straitjacket, believing him to be mentally i
By cathybara
Featured 10 months ago in Facepalm
A Zyn-surrection Is Afoot as Proposed Federal Regulation Looms
Roughly three years after a band of angry right-wingers stormed Capitol Hill in protest of the 2020 election results, it appears there may be another insurrection in the works … more specifically, a Zyn-surrection spurred by scorned nicotine lovers.
By Carly Tennes
Featured 1 year ago in Ftw
Ukrainian Sisters Facing Five Years in Jail After Sharing Video Twerking On Their Father’s Grave and Those of Other Soldiers
Grief is complicated, and people tend to pay their respects to the dead in a number of ways depending on a number of factors, including religious beliefs and cultural norms.
By cathybara
Featured 1 year ago in Wow
Lawn Care Enthusiasts Have Lots of Feelings About Russian Official Killed In Drone Strike While Mowing Lawn
One relaxing lawn care Saturday turned deadly for Alexei Chernykh, a Police Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian Police force, after he was blown to smithereens by a drone strike as he mowed his lawn.
By Carly Tennes
Featured 1 year ago in Facepalm
West Virginia University Frat Bros Come Inches Away From Shooting Each Other
College fraternities have been under increasingly intense scrutiny in recent years, with more and more people coming forward about the toxic environments and dangerous hazing rituals they’ve endured while part of Greek life.
By cathybara
Featured 1 year ago in Wow
OnlyFans’ Founder Paid Himself $1,000,000 in Bonuses A Day
While people online have been arguing back and forth about the ethics of OnlyFans and the perceived increase in the number of young women turning to online sex work, OnlyFans’ owner has, unsurprisingly, been getting rich off other people’s efforts.
By cathybara
Featured 1 year ago in Facepalm
Supreme's Creative Director Quits After Being Told He Can't Sell a T-Shirt With Pictures of Slaves
After being the creative director of the streetwear brand Supreme for two fashion seasons, Tremaine Emory has decided to leave. He recently posted on Instagram that he left the brand known to be worn by white skaters for “systemic racism issues.”
By lizalikeminelli
Featured 1 year ago in Wow
‘Does She At Least Get Some Cool Powers with It?’: Live Worm Yanked From Woman’s Brain in Surgical First
Giving an entirely new meaning to the term “brain worms,” doctors in Australia removed a three-inch-long worm, which was still alive at the time, from a woman’s brain during surgery. This is not going to help Australia’s reputation as a haven for all thin
By cathybara
Featured 1 year ago in Wow
'The Bottom of That Lake Is Cursed': Lake Lanier Claims Its 7th Victim of the Summer
Weeks after a 24-year-old man was electrocuted and died after taking a dip in Lake Lanier, the notorious Georgia reservoir has struck again, claiming the life of 23-year-old Edgar Steven Cruz Martinez, who didn’t return to the surface after taking a swim
By Carly Tennes
Featured 1 year ago in Wow
Amateur Cryptid Photographer Captures ‘Most Exciting Surface Pictures’ of the Loch Ness Monster
Though the world’s biggest hunt for Scotland’s Loch Ness monster may have ended in a series of mysterious underwater “gloops” that oh-so-coincidentally evaded Cryptid-enthusiasts’ audio recorders, there still may be hope that Nessie swims among us.
By Carly Tennes
Featured 1 year ago in Ftw
‘You’re on the Wrong Side of the Road!’: Karens Play ‘Karen Chicken’ on a Bike Path and We Are the Winners
Two Arizona women put the long-debated “Irresistible Karen Paradox” to bed over the weekend, singlehandedly proving that a whole lot of drama can and will ensue when an immovable pedestrian Karen meets an unstoppable cyclist Karen.
By Carly Tennes
Featured 1 year ago in Funny
