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
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10 Crazy Videos of Hurricane Sandy
Truthfully, we missed most of Hurricane Sandy, the storm that rocked most of the East Coast, yesterday. Because we were inside ... away from the windows, with our curtains closed ... like we were supposed to be. These people weren't, however, so now we can see what was going on outside while we were playing board games with our fingers crossed. Here is some crazy video from yesterday's storm.
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Hurricane Sandy Photos – The Amazing Moments You Have to See
As predicted, Hurricane Sandy created one crazy night. Millions without power, explosions, flooding and at least 18 people dead. Don't let your braggedy friends on Facebook convince you this wasn't a big deal. It was crazy. Here are some pics to sum up what happened. Feel free to share your photos in the comments.
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10 Amazing Halloween Light Shows to Make Your Day
You GUYS! It's almost Halloween! We sincerely love Halloween around here, in case you hadn't noticed. Here's one way we've been getting into the spirit of the season -- awesome Halloween light shows. Some of them are more traditional ('The Haunted Manion,' 'Monster Mash'), whereas other are scary in a more timely way -- what could be more terrifying than a giant light-up neon pumpkin singing 'Call Me Maybe'?
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Radio Caller Doesn’t Quite Grasp the Concept of ‘Deer Crossing’ Signs
This confused woman has got cause and effect all switched around. She called into a radio station in Fargo, North Dakota saying that deer crossing signs should be moved... so that deer would start crossing elsewhere.
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World’s Most Awkward Guy Uses Taylor Swift Lyrics as Pick-Up Lines
Awww, this guy is so nice. And awkward. And he did mankind a favor with this little bit of field research. Taylor Swift should not be used as pickup lines -- the only thing that comes from it is massive confusion and mild physical discomfort.
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Hilarious Montage of ‘Ellen’ Scares Will Make Your Day
Ellen DeGeneres is always doing her part to brighten spirits. Fortunately this sometimes comes at the expense of a famous person's dignity. Here is a montage of a bunch of times Ellen had somebody sneak up behind a guest and scare them. Oh, and sometimes it's just Ellen lurking in a bath
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Watch Felix Baumgartner’s Jump From the Edge of Space
In case you completely avoided all contact with the internet yesterday, Felix Baumgartner's jump from 128,100 feet about Earth was a success.
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Google Celebrates 107th Anniversary of ‘Little Nemo’ With Gorgeous Doodle
In case you were wondering what the deal is with today's Google Doodle, it turns out today marks the 107th Anniversary of Winsor McCay's ahead-of-its-time 'Little Nemo' comic strip.
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Michael Phelps Sinks Ridiculous Putt
You don't have to know much about golf to know that this is just ridiculous. Michael Phelps managed to sink a 153-foot putt at the Dunhill Links Championship. According to the announcer, Phelps is just learning to golf and is "26 handicapped," which we're pretty sure is Golf for "definitely shouldn't make this putt
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Honest Politician Commits Political Suicide in Funny Video
With so much drama in this year's presidential race, don't you kind of wish politicians would just come out and admit everything they've ever done wrong? That's what Kevin Maher, a comedian and (fake) politician running for a (fake) position in this funny video, does.
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Pug Avengers to the Rescue!
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See What Would Happen If Disney Villains Won
Artist and Mouse House fan Justin McTwisp thought it would be interesting to see what it would look like if the bad guys won at the end of a few Disney movies. We have to admit, that's a pretty banging coat Cruella DeVille winds up with (except for the whole puppy thing). And, truth be told, the fairies in 'Sleeping Beauty' *were* a little annoying. Check out our favorites below and check out the rest of McTwisp's art here.