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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Grumpy English Mastiff Will Not Get Out of Bed [SHAMELESS ANIMAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK]
We think grumpy dogs are super-adorable -- it's just that dogs this big don't usually fall into the "precious" category.
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Man Proposes With Boy Band Video
This guy definitely went to a lot of trouble to propose to his girlfriend. He wrote a song, made a music video, flew her to Australia and arranged to have it played at the end of another video at a giant party with all of his friends. Sincerely, how would you say no to that?
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Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling Are the Best Knife Salesmen Ever
Jimmy Kimmel doesn't need help making his show funny. But at least when he gets a little outside assistance, it's from Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling. That's pretty much the best way to do that. Will Ferrell for the laughs, and Ryan Gosling for making women
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Virginia Resident Mistakes Labradoodle for Lion, Calls Police
This is Charles the lion dog. He does look pretty lion-y. It must be even more astounding in person, because one Norfolk, Virginia, resident saw him on the street and called the police, saying there was a lion on the loose and it was potentially looking for food.
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Video of Drunk Plane Passenger Restrained With Duct Tape Surfaces
Hey, remember this picture of the drunk guy on a flight from Iceland to New York City who had to be restrained with duct tape and zip ties? Allegedly he started screaming on the flight and tried to choke a fellow passenger after drinking a bottle of duty-free alcohol. The crew had to get a little...inventive to resolve the situation. Their solution certainly restrained him, but didn't do much to shut him up, as we now know, thanks to this video of him trying to scream through the duct tape over his mouth.
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The Best GIFs From Obama’s 2013 Inauguration
For such a solemn event, yesterday's presidential inauguration sure did span a lot of cute GIFs. It helps that the Obama family has two young daughters to keep things entertaining. They laugh. They yawn. They ruin pictures. They're just like us! Here are a few of our favorite moments from yesterday's ceremony.
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Fred Flintstone Replaced by Wrestler John Cena – Watch the Best Fruity Pebbles Commercials
Apparently kids need more "variety" today. That is one of the reasons why Fred Flintstone has been replaced by a professional wrestler on the Fruity Pebbles box. Although it is a "limited" run (only four million boxes), apparently John Cena is just the first of many people who will be gracing the brightly colored cereal's box.
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Cursing Man Exposes What Cruise Ships Are Really Like
If you're feeling a little trapped in your cubicle today, this NSFW video is *just* like being on a cruise ship, minus the weird drink bracelets and inevitable stomach viruses. Oh, plus lots and lots of cursing.
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Brave Man Demonstrates 100 Worst Pickup Lines Ever
Bless this brave, Australian man -- he has done a service for us all. Here is a video where he says 100 of the worst pickup lines imaginable to women, with varying degrees of rejection resulting.
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Manti Te’o Story Helpfully Explained in Taiwanese Animation
If the whole Manti Te'o debacle has got you scratching your head because you don't have time to read large, uninterrupted blocks of text ... here's a cartoon!
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Mr. Rollerverse Is So Hot, So Fresh
If there's one thing to be said about YouTuber MrRollerverse, it's that he freaking LOVES rollerblades. Like, looooves them. If you don't believe us, you clearly haven't watched this video yet.
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