Saturday, August 31, 2013

15 Signs You Were An RA

If you were a Resident Assistant on your university’s campus — whether you were the “cool” RA, the stickler, or the RA that was there just for the meal plan — these 15 things still stick with you forever.

You have zero patience for non-inclusive language.

Your passion can sometimes be a little intimidating.

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You know every line from Mean Girls.

You know every line from Mean Girls .

You showed the movie once a month for "educational" purposes.

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You've mastered the art of couponing, and you're proud of it.

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You panic every time you smell burned popcorn.

The fire alarms still haunt your dreams.

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14 Songs To Drink Alone To

Here are some of the most heartwrenching, devastating, soul-destroying songs to listen to while you drink alone tonight and wonder where the hell your life went wrong. Have fun be safe drink responsibly.

The Replacements, "Here Comes A Regular"

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Recommended beverage: An Old Fashioned.

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Modest Mouse, "Polar Opposites"

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Recommended beverage: AT LEAST a 12-pack of PBR.

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A Pinterest User Has Been Attributing Hitler Quotes To Taylor Swift

And nobody seems to have noticed. Updated.

Pinterest user Emily Pattinson started a project attributing Hitler quotes to Taylor Swift.

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Reddit users responded by attributing Taylor Swift quotes to Hitler.

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Jack Black And The "School Of Rock" Kids Reunited 10 Years Later

They even played music together. Ugh we’re all old.

The stars of the 2003 comedy hit School of Rock got together in Austin, Texas, on Thursday to hang out, then host a reunion event.

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That included a concert after a screening. Here's a little practice clip:

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Remember what they looked like back then?

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Yeah, here they are now.

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How To Offend Vegans And Not Really Apologize, By A United States Senator

“So sorry I offended so many vegans. In Missouri we raise pigs and cattle and chickens to eat them.”

So it was just a normal weekend for Senator Claire McCaskill and her 100,000 twitter followers.

Then she decided to let the world know about her son's birthday! Awww.

And then this pig carcass appeared.

Then this:

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27 Pictures That Will Change The Way You Eat Food

There’s no going back.

Make filling a taco easy by putting a fork under it like this:

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Put a cup of ice in a pitcher of beer to keep it cool:

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Balance a pizza box on a bottle to keep the toppings from getting all over the place:

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If you and another person want to tackle a pint of ice cream, split it the right way:

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Mob Violence And Murders Make A Scary Summer For LGBT In Jamaica

At least two people are believed to have been murdered in Jamaica because of their sexuality in the past few months, while others have become the target of angry mobs.

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The death of Dean Moriah, a 41-year-old from Montego Bay, is again stirring fears over anti-gay violence in Jamaica after several attacks this summer.

Moriah was found naked and severely wounded early in the morning of Aug. 27 near his house, which had been set on fire. Though newspaper reports said his death resulted from a fight that "stemmed from a domestic quarrel," LGBT advocates said it was a hate crime.

"This is barbaric and a moral obscenity," wrote activist Dwayne Brown on his blog Minority Report. "How many more gay men in Jamaica should be brutally murdered before Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller led government, stand up to the hate and murderous anti-gay culture and it's people?"

A terrifying pattern of anti-gay violence has unfolded in Jamaica over the past several months. On July 22, a 17-year-old "cross-dressing teen" was "chopped and stabbed to death" by a mob after being seen dancing with a man during a street party. Since that incident, there have been several reports of mobs turning on men believed to be gay whose lives have been saved by the intervention of police.

On August 1, a mob trapped two men thought to be gay in a house in St. Catherine.

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On August 22, the police rescued five men believed to be gay from a mob in Green Mountain.

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21 Ways To Bring Your Instagram Photos To Life

It’s not just a picture of brunch, IT’S YOUR NEW WALL ART.

Make a photo mosaic phone case.

PRETTY META.

Learn how to make it here.

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Create a tiny photo book.

Get 3 little books for only $10 from Prinstagr.am.

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Craft a Polaroid shaped necklace.

Instructions here.

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Turn your photos into wall art.

You can print your favorites on a large scale for just a few dollars. Directions here.

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15 Celebrities As Sloths

Oh yes. Shitty Watercolour is a U.K.-based artist who has become famous for his paintings of sloths which he then gives away — like one of Nick Offerman at the end of this post!

Nick Offerman

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Jennifer Lawrence

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Ryan Gosling

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Taylor Swift

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The Best Of The Internet's Reaction To Obama's Plans To Bomb Syria

The memes are running 10-1 against, Mr. President.

There were a few posts backing Obama's war plans:

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But many of President Obama's old supporters are appalled:

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Turns Out A Scrunchie Tutu Makes Any Action Figure Into A Fashion Icon

Finally a use for all those hair ties leftover from your ’90s nostalgia binge buy! The folks over at Kotaku stumbled upon this fantastic Japanese trend.

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"Downton Abbey" Season 4 Trailer Is Here!

ITV has released its first trailer for the fourth season of the hit British period drama, which returns next month (and on Jan. 5 on PBS). What can you expect? Tears, dancing, and lots of emotion, for a start.

"You have a straightforward choice. You must choose... either death or life."

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Ah, Downton Abbey, we've missed you. Despite the fact that you broke our hearts last year, not once but twice, we're eager to return to your well-appointed rooms for another season of drama, romance, and — more than likely — more heartbreak than is healthy for the average viewer. (For more on what the cast of Downton Abbey told BuzzFeed about Season 4, look no further.)

While the trailer for Season 4 contains very little dialogue — it's set to The Joy Formidable's "Wolf Law" and features but three lines, an exchange between Maggie Smith's formidable Dowager Countess and Michelle Dockery's deep in mourning Lady Mary... and one from Lily James' Lady Rose MacClare, welcoming us to Downton — it's overflowing with evocative teases about what the new season of Downton will bring: so many tears, some beautiful dances, fighting, and so many pointed looks.

Downton Abbey will return to ITV in September and to PBS' Masterpiece Classic on Jan. 5, 2014.

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19 Food Hacks For College Cafeterias

Use that fancy college brain to make your meal plan work for you.

Turn hard-boiled eggs into deviled eggs.

Peel the eggs, take the yolks out, mix with mayo, mustard, relish, and salt and pepper. Put back in the eggs. Throw some salad-bar bacon bits on that business. BLACK MAGIC.

Check out Ratty Gourmet for more dining hall recipes from two Brown students.

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Soft-serve ice cream, meet cereal bar.

This particular high-low combo is olive oil (it's really good on ice cream, trust) and Rice Krispies. Could also imagine Cocoa Puffs doing something very special here.

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Make boring baked potatoes awesome by twice-"baking" them in the microwave.

Mash up the insides with a fork, mix in cheese and anything else you like from the salad bar (scallions, bacon bits, etc.), and microwave for a minute to help everything meld.

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The 32 Most Iconic Eye Rolls Of All Time

Infinite sass.

The Nicki

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The Miley

The Belle

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The Ryan

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21 Design Fails That Will Make You Feel Better About Your Own Home

No matter how cramped your house/apartment/hovel, at least you can probably still access your toilet.

This foolproof security system.

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This overenthusiastic sink.

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This confused floor tile.

M.C. Escher would be horrified.

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And this one.

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The Worst Words In The English Language

Can you make it through this video without feeling moist?

Sorry, not sorry.

Find Your "Sonic The Hedgehog" Doppelgänger

Turns out there’s Sonic the Hedgehog fanart for TONS of the most common names out there. No, really. Type “[Your name] the Hedgehog” into Google Image search (just make sure Safe Search is on) and share your results in the comments!

For example, here's what you get when you search for "Rachel the Hedgehog."

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This one's pretty awesome.

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See what I mean?

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To be fair, not every name will have a Hedgehog counterpart. For example, there's no "Cates the Hedgehog" fanart, but I found this when I searched for "Catherine the Hedgehog."

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Police Clear Protesters Outside White House Before Obama's Speech

Police officers set up barricades outside the White House before President Obama addressed the nation. Anti-war shouts could be heard on the White House livefeed.

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The 17 DOs And DON'Ts Of Awesome Tailgating

There isn’t really a wrong way to tailgate, but with another football season about to begin, here’s some advice on getting as much fun as you can out of a day at the lot.

DO Take It Easy The Night Before So You Can Get Up Early And Park As Close To The Stadium As Possible

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