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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Dubstep Singing Bird Might Be Worst Pet Ever [SHAMELESS ANIMAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK]
Thinking about getting a parrot? You'd better kiss your dreams of being an amateur beatboxer goodbye! This video shows the results of working on your beatboxing around the house when you have a bird just waiting to mimic you.
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Awesome Music Video Brings Nerf Wars to Life
You might remember neighborhood Nerf wars from your childhood. But this video isn't how you remember them -- it's how you imagined them as they were happening.
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Dad Pulls Off Best April Fool’s Prank of 2013
This is the kind of prank we like. Nobody gets hurt, and it didn't happen to us.
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‘Kabooyow! Lady’ Is Your New Favorite Viral Video Star
Sadly, we don't have more opportunities to scream "Kabooyow! Kabooyow!" in our everyday life. But we *want* to say it all the time now, thanks to Michelle Clark and this news interview she did.
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Boat Tow Goes Horribly, Horribly Wrong
When we saw the way the camera was oriented in this video we got a bad feeling. When the first words we heard were a man screaming "YIPSKIDDLY DOO," it got worse.
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Here’s the Dog Version of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ You Didn’t Know You Were Asking For
Here it is. Concrete proof that 'The Secret' is real. It's a dog-themed version of the song from 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' You know, that thing we've all been secretly wishing existed for since forever. Now it exists. Thanks, 'The Secret.' And also Pet Collectiv
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This Is the Only Way to Catch a Baseball
We really weren't that excited about baseball season starting until we saw this video. Now we are filled with a burning desire to go to a game, catch a ball in a cup of beer, chug the beer and hold the ball in our mouth.
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See How Calvin & Hobbes Would Look as a Cartoon
If Bill Watterson had ever animated 'Calvin and Hobbes,' perhaps this is what it would have looked like. Redditor AdamAnimates used Watterson's drawing as keyframes to make this cartoon.
The cartoon was made using Flash, with Watterson's art dropped into the program and traced over to give the characters movement. Thankfully there's no dialogue, so the voice you've had for Calvin and Hobbes in your head all these years remains intact. Here's the original comic:
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Thumbs Not Guns in Movies Courtesy of Tumblr
We're going to take a moment to pretend we live in a world where these are movies that were actually made. The blog Thumbs and Ammo is comprised exclusively of stills taken from violent movies. Only the guns have been replaced with one or both thumbs up. Does this mean they were all comedies? Maybe just heartwarming tales of affirmation? Either way, they're hilarious.
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See All of Google’s April Fool’s Day Pranks
If you're anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it's Monday, April 1st. Yes, it's April Fool's Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they're pulling, in cas
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Funny or Die KickStarts ’90s Shows for April Fool’s Day
Inspired by the success of the recent 'Veronica Mars' movie campaign, Funny or Die has started numerous Kickstarters to bring back all your favorite old shows because "people love stuff from the '90s. The only problem is...April Fool's! It's not real.
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Twitter Mourns the Death of Google Reader
This (NSFW) video of Hitler reacting to the end of Google Reader is being passed around Twitter with the reckless abandon of people who just realized they're losing their favorite way to follow the internet.