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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The Funniest Black Friday Memes
It's Black Friday, and you know what that means -- hiding in your home away from the world while people desperately claw at each other's faces to buy a Wii U for their kid. The madness is not for everybody. Some of us like to eat cold turkey all day and wonder how a person could be so hungover. For those of us who would rather spend time with our TVs watching 'Star Wars' than rioting over discounted athletic socks, we present these Black Friday memes to make you feel like you've made the right choice.
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Check Out This Ridiculously Gruesome Cranberry Commercial
Thanksgiving isn't just about the turkey-- there's also cranberry sauce. Those poor, poor cranberries. Here's a hilarious (NSFW) commercial parody by comedian Sam Kim about how cruel a process they must endure to become so very, very delici
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Soldiers in Afghanistan Remake Dolphins Cheerleader ‘Call Me Maybe’ Video
That's right -- we're still posting 'Call Me Maybe' videos. Deal with it! This one's got soldiers serving in Afghanistan, so it's sort of our civic responsibility to share it with the world.
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‘Dumb Ways to Die’ PSA Is Morbidly Enjoyable
If you were finally starting to get your anxiety problem under wraps, this video will certainly spoil that for you. It's an adorable song listing dozens of freak accidents that could kill you. Turns out it's a PSA for Australian rail service Metro
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Anderson Cooper Makes Time to Shame Twitter Trolls
What with nearly being exploded by bombs and all, you might think Anderson Cooper is a little too busy with not dying to take trolls to task. But that is simply not the case. Cooper was reporting from Gaza City on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a subject which gets a lot of people up in arms. Unfortunately for those angry people, if your arms are merely Twitter insults directed Cooper, you're about to get badly burned.
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‘Epic Meal Time’ Crew Creates Massive Thanksgiving Feast for the Needy
If you love unnecessarily elaborate meals and absolutely hate being in good health, we recommend using the recipes from the self-described "d-bags" in this video.
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Overly Attached Drunk Girl Video Bombs Newscast
Does the Overly Attached Girlfriend have a sister? And if so, does she like to get hammered in Austin, Texas? We think she might. The girl who video bombs this news reporter looks so much like Laina Walker that it's actually a little bit disconcerting. Props to the reporter for the best handling of such a situa
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Presenting ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Made Out of Garbage!
This makes a lot of sense -- it's a sculpture of Honey Boo Boo, made out of 25 pounds of garbage. We see some I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, and a box of spaghetti. Looks like maybe some Snuggie packaging is in there too. Here's an idea for a fun game -- find out how many pieces of Honey Boo Boo garbage you have in your kitchen cabinet right now, and then feel bad accordingly. Thanks, art!
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This News Blooper Is Great for a 10 Second Laugh
This video has all the things we love. It's blissfully short. It will make you laugh. It strongly highlights the importance of correct punctuation. Because when you don't insert commas and periods where they're needed, sometimes you accidentally tell people your coworker was murdered. Granted
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Obama Celebrates Re-Election With ‘Pajama Dance’
We don't know what we'd do if we won a presidential reelection campaign. First would probably be to wonder how we even got elected the first time. THEN we would probably do something very much like this pajama dance, as depicted in this video from Ibish Comedy.
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Dogs and Their Owners Pose for Adorable Then and Now Photos
Here is a little something for you, since everybody knows that Tuesday is secretly the worst day of the week. It's pet owners recreating old photos of themselves with their dogs. Because nothing can cheer you up quite like adorable pictures of dogs. Except maybe then and now pictures of dogs. Just try not to let it remind you of your own pet's mortality -- that's what 'Marley & Me' is for.
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Best Photo Captions of the Week – Raincoat Dog, Alexa Vega and More
We have a lot of fans on the old Book o' Faces, and we thought we'd show our appreciation by doing a weekly recap of our favorite captions of yours for the photos we share with you. Thanks for making our jobs that much easier. You guys are the best, we should hang out some time. See if yours made the cut below.