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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Young Cancer Patient Has Heartwarming Meeting With His Wrestling Hero
Professional wrestlers may seem like tough guys, but underneath their shiny spandex outfits and long, flowing hair (clearly a sign of ultimate masculinity), they have hearts of gold. Daniel Bryan, for example, recently met with a seven-year-old boy who has had brain cancer for almost four years, and says he's Bryan's biggest fan. It's okay if you need to go grab some Kleenex before you look at the pictures.
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How People are Preparing for the Mayan Apocalypse
So Friday, December 21 is maaaaaaaybe going to be the apocalypse because a really old calendar ran out of space. It's already tomorrow in Australia, and people are reporting that it's fine. Of course other people are pointing out that the ancient Mayans weren't really operating on Greenwich Mean Time, so maybe Australia should just cool their jets. Some of us are calmly stuffing as much clothing as possible into our one measly carry-on bag for our Christmas trip home. Other people are taking more drastic measures. Here's how people are getting ready for tomorrow's "apocalypse."
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Man Proposes to Girlfriend…With MAGIC!!!
This is one heck of a magic trick. Using only his hands and the natural elements around him, Sean used his magic to change Andrea from a girlfriend into ... a fiancee!
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Awesome Real Life Fruit Ninja Slices Fruit to Dubstep
Maybe next year accompanying everything with dubstep won't be a thing anymore. But it's not next year -- it's 2012, suckers. So here's a guy swinging a sword through a bunch of fruit, accompanied by dubstep music
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Meet the Cutest Elderly Couple to Ever Star in a Local Commerical
Stick with this one. It's funny enough watching an old man struggle to say "buttery, flaky crust," but this video in its entirety is a comedy masterpiece.
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Watch 2012′s Viral Videos Performed By YouTube Stars
This is YouTube's look back at itself over the past year, starring its biggest stars and referencing itself. This just might be the last time we post a 'Gangnam Style' OR 'Call Me Maybe' spoof. Maybe.
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The Best Mayan Apocalypse Memes
Well, we really hope the Mayans were wrong. We aren't quite ready for the world to end -- we need to know how 'Breaking Bad' ends. Here are some memes to cheer you up and bolster your confidence that we just might see the sun come up on Saturday after all. Enjoy!
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Meet the World’s Most Easily Frightened Man
Here's a little Norwegian news piece on Basse Andersen, who might just be the most easily frightened man on earth. It's a real gem. If you like watching prank videos, this is basically that. Only it's the same guy
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Adorable Sea Lion and ‘Girl’s’ Allison Williams Are Now a Meme
Here it is, the latest craze in image macros. This picture of Allison Williams from 'Girls' with a sea lion popped up on Reddit yesterday, with the heading "Must be a crazy secret." Obviously, she is gorgeous and that sea lion is adorable as well. It wasn't long before somebody thought of a great seal pun. And the meme was born.
Here are a few of the best "Crazy Secret" memes just for you. Most of them are highly NSFW. You can find filthy seal pun memes here.
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It’s a (Depressing) ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Reunion
Let's give some props to the Animation Domination folks for this warped take on the classic holiday special 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' This is worse than the worst-case scenario we imagined for Charlie Brown and the gang.
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Happy Hanukkah! Here Are Some NBA Players Singing the Dreidel Song
Hanukkah's almost over. Bring your celebration to the most awkward end possible, by playing this nonstop. It's the Houston Rockets singing 'Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,' courtesy of our friends at Dumb as a Blog. Real
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The Best ‘TBH’ Memes for Facebook’s Meme of the Year
TBH, we don't really remember a huge TBH craze on Facebook, but Facebook made "to be honest" their meme of the year because it was the most-often mentioned phrase of 2012.