Can you tell if a woman has ever flashed someone just by looking at her? Not a question we pondered before today, admittedly, but Jimmy Kimmel got us thinking about it. The late night host interviewed people on the street and asked them that very question, then polled the audience to see if they could guess right. The results were mixed in terms of accuracy, but all pretty funny: Have You Ever Flashed Someone?
Can you tell if a woman has ever flashed someone just by looking at her? Not a question we pondered before today, admittedly, but Jimmy Kimmel got us thinking about it. The late night host interviewed people on the street and asked them that very question, then polled the audience to see if they could guess right. The results were mixed in terms of accuracy, but all pretty funny: Have You Ever Flashed Someone?
Well, that’s one way to get in a nice dig at your siblings. This very public, passive aggressive airing of family grievances is very sad, but Josie Anello did live to be 94, and if you can get past the tragic aspect of it all, it’s hilarious. Spotted in the Tampa Tribune , this obituary takes obvious shots at two of the deceased’s three children. She was also a great great grandmother, which is pretty amazing! Odds that the author of the obit was A.J.? Fairly high.
Looks like the rumors were true … well, at least one of them was. The alleged collaboration of Rihanna and Chris Brown on a remixed version of her single “Birthday Cake” is very much the real deal, as the former couple tweeted it out on Monday evening … which was Rihanna’s 24th birthday, fittingly. Take a listen to their tag-team effort below: Rihanna feat. Chris Brown – Birthday Cake (Official Remix) “@rihanna goo.gl/ttRJR YIKES!!! Cake, cake, cake!” Brown tweeted with a link to Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” remix, which features his new, suggestive lyrics. Shortly after Rihanna responded with, “#RihannaNavy Come and put ya name on it!!!!! RT @chrisbrown: @rihanna goo.gl/ttRJR YIKES!!! Cake, cake, cake!” So … there’s that. She then linked to a second collaboration between the two, a remixed version of his “Turn Up the Music.” Take a listen to that after the jump: Chris Brown ft. Rihanna – Turn Up The Music Remix (Official) Rih wrote to her ex (and fans): “@chrisbrown Turn up the music remix #RihannaNavy #Teambreezy enjoy!!! vimeo.com/mechanicaldummy.” While the pair seem pleased with the work, the question is whether fans are willing to overlook Brown’s 2009 assault against the star and behavior since then. Some people ( Miranda Lambert , CM Punk ) seem not inclined to do, while others (Sherri Shepherd) have shown willingness to move on. What about you? Are you excited they’re back together – at least musically? Discuss!
Adorable Sophia Grace Brownlee, 8, and her cousin Rosie McClelland, 5, became online phenomena with a cover of Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” last year. Now they’ve run it back with a rendition of Nicki’s “Moment 4 Life”! Hot off their Grammy red carpet coverage for Ellen DeGeneres, Sophia Grace and Rosie McClelland appeared on Ellen yesterday to perform the song. While Sophia Grace belted out lyrics until she was red in the face, Rosie busted out some freaking sweet dance moves. Don’t call her an understudy anymore! Donning their trademark tiaras and wearing fluffy yellow, pink and orange skirts, the twosome bring it hard! Minaj, a big fan of the two, is no doubt proud: Sophia Grace & Rosie – Moment 4 Life (Live on Ellen)
In the wake of Whitney Houston’s death, the public has heard numerous responses from those that knew the legend well ( Ray J ) to know those speculating wildly in order to increase ratings ( Nancy Grace ). But few were closer to Houston than Aretha Franklin, the artist’s godmother. She spoke to The Today Show this morning about actually hearing the tragic news. “I had just finished watching George Clooney in The Descendants and I flipped back to the regular TV and maybe two minutes after I did that, it came across the screen. I just jumped off the side of the bed [and said] ‘What?’ This could not be. What is this? I just said, ‘Oh my, God.'” Franklin said she had seen previews for Sparkle, a film Houston had recently completed shooting, and was confident the movie would lead to a comeback. “She looked fresh, she looked healthy and she looked gorgeous,” the iconic singer said. “I thought, ‘Yes, she has conquered her challenges and she’s on the way.'” Aretha will sing at Houston’s funeral tomorrow and hopes the public doesn’t focus on “the challenges” her goddaughter faced, but, instead, on all the positive aspects of her life. She even penned the following lyrics to memorialize Houston: Twinkle twinkle superstar/We don’t wonder where you are/Up above the world so bright/Like a diamond in the night/Twinkle twinkle she stood alone/I can’t believe that she’s gone.
Tommy Jordan, a North Carolina dad, recently taught his teenage daughter the hard way to show some respect – and that nothing on the Internet is really private. He pulled out a gun and pumped nine bullets into her laptop – on camera. When her dad discovered a Facebook rant that she thought she had blocked from him, he decided to respond in a way that will certainly never be forgotten. Jordan, of Albemarle, N.C., posted this video on YouTube, responding to his daughter Hannah’s post, in which she complained about having to do chores: Facebook Parenting: Dad Shoots Daughter’s Computer “I’m not your damn slave,” Tommy, who works in IT and discovered the post when adding software to her laptop to upgrade it, read from Hannah’s post. “We have a cleaning lady for a reason.” After continuing to read his 15-year-old’s missive, he fired bullets into her computer from a .45 handgun. That’s one way to get your point across. Jordan also addresses Hannah on camera in the video, saying that she can clean up the house and get a new computer if she pays for one herself. Tommy also noted that Hannah must pay him back for the bullets and software he just installed. Ouch. No laws were broken, and there will be no investigation. Just the same, the father’s actions have sparked controversy and discussion, with some finding it way out of line, and others praising his backbone. “Maybe a few kids can take something away from this,” he wrote on YouTube. “If you’re so disrespectful as to post this kind of thing on Facebook, you’re deserving of some tough love. Today, my daughter is getting a dose of tough love.” Tommy Jordan shooting his daughter’s laptop :
SI cover model Kate Upton lends her good looks and apparent video game expertise to help a quartet of major leaguers learn the ropes in an ad for the new game MLB 2K12. Titled “Finger Mechanics with Kate Upton,” the ad shows the curvaceous blonde teaching the baseball stars to an unhittable circle changeup … virtually of course. “Take your thumb, go up and then around, and that’s a circle change,” says Upton, who graces the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit edition , to her audience. Best. Pitching. Coach. Ever. Kate Upton MLB 2K12 Ad The ballplayers getting their learn on from the 19-year-old stunner are Detroit’s Justin Verlander, Tampa’s David Price, Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce and L.A.’s C.J. Wilson. MLB 2K12 comes out on March 6, and Upton’s lesson may pay off: A user who pitches a perfect game will be entered into a contest for a chance to win $1 million. Date with Kate not included.
Can humor be quantified? Not a chance, but that didn’t stop Google from trying. The tech giant actually created an algorithm which ranks the funniest YouTube videos. It takes into account certain elements of the clip(s), the uploader’s interpretation of it (based on title, description and tags) and of course user comments and votes. The video below – actually a collection of three practical jokes – won. While it’s definitely up there, ranking it THE best might be a bit of a stretch. Watch and see: Funniest Video of All Time? Google engineer Sanketh Shetty explained the methodology and its challenges: “Viewers emphasize reaction to videos in several ways: e.g. capitalization (LOL), elongation (loooooool), repetition (lololol), exclamation (lolllll!!!!), and combinations thereof. If a user uses an “loooooool” vs an “loool”, does it mean they were more amused?” The results of the experiment can be seen on Google’s Comedy Slam leaderboard. According to the same method, the funniest video of just this week is this one, featuring some dude trying to reach a tomato through ceiling fan blades. Spoiler alert: It ends badly for him. Enjoy: Dude’s Face Meets Ceiling Fan
It’s not the size of the cat in the fight, but the size of the fight in the cat . This feisty feline is totally going to be the talk of the neighborhood for weeks after winning a standoff with a freaking alligator at a Louisiana wildlife park. Watch below as the behemoth reptile attempts to make his way out of the water, only to be put in his place by a pet probably one-twentieth its size. This “Play of the Day” leaves no doubt as to who’s king of the shoreline: Cat Takes on Alligator