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Mr. Serious Presents: Car Nap Tips From a Pro

by Corey Chapman May 30, 2013

While doing a press junket to promote his latest film, actor Morgan Freeman was caught “resting his eyes” for a few seconds. The Now You See Me star didn’t just nod off, it looked as if he was in full blown REM sleep.

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Monday Memorygasm – “He-Man Smells Trouble”

by 2W 2N May 20, 2013

The “trouble” He-Man is smelling in this 1985 Golden Book is a skunk-man who smells so pervasively of ass that he has to wear a special mask to filter out his own wretched stench. His name pretty much sums up how I feel about the entire MOTU franchise: Stinkor. Animals flee before him! Birds fall choking from [...]

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“Seating arrangements, charming the in-laws”: all part of Lonely Island’s new ‘Spring Break Anthem’

by Howard Decker May 8, 2013

The Island is back! The video for Lonely Island’s new Spring Break Anthem begins with an episode of Zack Galifianakis’ brilliant Between Two Ferns, with his guest being James “Franko”. After the music video begins however, it takes about as sharp a left turn as 2009′s ‘Dream Girl’, in which Norah Jones went from singing about [...]

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10 of the Lamest Video Game Titles Ever

by Brian Morin April 7, 2013

Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Doom, Tomb Raider, Tecmo Super Bowl… any child of the 80s knows the titles of some of the most classic and widely played video games of all time. But how many potentially great games were ruined by their title before they were even inserted into the console? I’ve done some digging [...]

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What if Fred Savage’s Grandpa read him Game of Thrones instead of Princess Bride? (plus a bonus inventory of the He-Man figures behind him)

by Howard Decker March 30, 2013

Before we start, I’ll admit to stealing the headline verbatim from this tweet, but I’m crediting the source and it perfectly sums up the video below. Before we get to the video though, I’m never one to bury the lead. In watching these Princess Bride clips again, has anyone ever done a proper and thorough [...]

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Anatomy of a Perfect Tweet – Breaking Down a Rob Delaney Gem

by Howard Decker March 25, 2013

Whether you’re the type of person who gets a laugh from something amusing and moves on, or if you’re more like me and you analyze funny things six ways from Sunday, you probably know brilliance when you see it. On Saturday afternoon the reigning King of Twitter Rob Delaney blessed us with this tweet: .@twitter [...]

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An Homage to Social Media & Why I’ll Never Use Twitter

by Talia Aroshas February 26, 2013

When I was in high school I had absolutely no friends–except for the fact that I had two friends. When I was in high school I had two friends. All of them had LiveJournals. What’s a ‘live journal’? I dementedly asked one day. It’s a website where people can keep a journal about their lives, and [...]

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Valentine’s Day Pop Culture Classified Ads

by UnderScoopFIRE Staff & Contributors February 14, 2013

We asked for fake classified ads based on pop culture characters (not a ridiculous request) and boy did you deliver! There were some very funny and creative entries in this contest- I hope you enjoy them as much as I did as they came in. Hit the comments and let us know which one is [...]

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Comedian Jackie Cashian makes a case for marrying nerds [VIDEO]

by Howard Decker February 13, 2013

Comedian Jackie Kashian recently appeared on Conan and made a great case for dating and marrying nerds. Not just any nerds, our kind of nerds- in her bit she specifically mentions gamers, comic book readers and action figure collectors. It’s like the bit was written for this site’s readers & podcast subscribers! Go give Jackie’s [...]

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How the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Picked their Bandana Colors [HUMOR]

by Aaron Nemo February 13, 2013

It’s a common misconception that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wear different colored bandanas so they can be told apart. There are actually much deeper meanings to the bandana colors, each one giving some insight into their backgrounds: Leonardo: Blue Surprisingly, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were not the first gang of which Leonardo [...]

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Can you identify all the recipients of these Pop Culture Candy Sweethearts?

by UnderScoopFIRE Staff & Contributors February 13, 2013

Necco Candy Sweethearts are like the Candy Corn of late winter. You never see anyone eating (or clamoring for) them outside of February, but when the candy dish is full or your Valentine gives you a handful, you rarely turn them down. Our own Tank has designed his own handful of Pop Culture Candy [...]

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The Best Way to Guarantee TWO Smiles Daily = Baseball Card Vandals

by UnderScoopFIRE Staff & Contributors February 7, 2013

Spotted by contributor Andy Kapellusch, Baseball Card Vandals is one of the best uses of Tumblr ever. They take worthless cards, vandalize them hilariously, and post new content twice a day. If you’re on Twitter, follow them for instant updates. Enjoy these examples, and head to the site for much more! @NotAaronNeville [...]

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The 50 Funniest Women of All Time

by UnderScoopFIRE Staff & Contributors January 28, 2013

Fifty funny ladies! That’s really all the intro that’s necessary here. By now you know the formula- once a month we assemble a panel, rank something, and slather it in hyperbole. Recent lists include the 50 Greatest Sitcoms of All Time, the 50 Funniest Movies of All Time, and the Most Important Mustaches in Sitcom History. [...]

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Who Else Wants More Free Time?

by Howard Decker January 24, 2013

Everyone would love some extra free time. How many items on your to-do list are forsaken because “there just aren’t enough hours in the day”? Frequently, we tell ourselves that the things we don’t get to do must not be that important, or we’d find a way to get them done. But what if [...]

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80s Pop Culture Royal Rumble – Revisited

by Howard Decker January 15, 2013

{Last year, to commemorate the WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event, the UnderScoopFire staff created a list of our top 30 favorite nostalgic characters to compete in the first ever “80s Childhood Royal Rumble”. Thirty competitors will enter (one at a time over 2 minute intervals) and 29 will be eliminated – leaving one 80s icon [...]

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G.I. Joe Caption Contest Winner

by UnderScoopFIRE Staff & Contributors December 11, 2012

Yo Joe! Last week, we offered a Zag Toys prize pack to the funniest and most original caption for this G.I. Joe image: Thank you to everyone who entered and shared the contest! The image obviously didn’t lend itself to “originality” as it seems almost all of us thought the same thing – [...]

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The Joker’s Unabridged Holiday Wish List

by Kap El November 20, 2012

Everybody has family traditions for the holidays. For some, it’s specific carols sung together by a fire, for others it might be spinning dreidels with your cool older cousins, Wikipedia-ing Kwanzaa, or high-fiving your pagan friends on Yule. Regardless, the holidays foster traditions as a way to become closer to those around you, or [...]

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UnderScoopFire LOST Request & Dedications II

by Howard Decker October 4, 2012

The Long Distance Dedication made its debut on the August 26, 1978 broadcast of the American Top 40. To read more about the history of the Request and Dedication, check out the first installment in this series, where we heard from K.I.T.T. and Optimus Prime. As the story goes, UnderScoopFire was able to uncover some [...]

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Where Are They Now? The Silverhawks (HUMOR)

by Howard Decker September 27, 2012

In 1986, Rankin/Bass capitalized on the popularity of the Thundercats by releasing a space-version of the same basic characters. There was the fearless leader, the strong one, the super-hot girl, the second fiddle, and the youth(s). The Silverhawks were one of my favorite 80s properties. I have great memories of the toy line, and I’m [...]

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UnderScoopFire LOST Requests & Dedications

by Howard Decker September 26, 2012

The Long Distance Dedication made its debut on the August 26, 1978 broadcast of the American Top 40. During Shadoe Stevens’ run as host of the AT40, the feature became known as “Request & Dedication”, but upon Casey Kasem’s return in 1998, it went back to its original name. The first ever dedication was to [...]

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John Tesh responds to ‘Mr. Serious Presents: A Love Letter to John Tesh’

by Corey Chapman September 21, 2012

Dear Mr. Tesh- Enough is enough. You need to go away and you need to do it now. Its not that I don’t think you are a multi-talented superstar that has conquered almost every facet of the entertainment industry. It’s just, you are exposing me for the fraud I am: uncool. Recently I sat at [...]

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PSY – Gangnam Style Lyrics Translated (and Analyzed)

by Howard Decker September 18, 2012

Over the last few weeks, Korean rapper Psy has traversed the U.S., making appearances on the Today show, MTV’s VMAs, Ellen (with Britney Spears), Saturday Night Live, and even doing an impromptu dance at his seat at an L.A. Dodgers game (if anyone has audio of Vin Scully’s reaction, please forward to me). He’s back [...]

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