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Dorm Room Posters For Adults

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Dorm rooms are a strange thing. You cram into a tiny space at 18 years old for a year or two and hang up giant posters of every little thing you're interested in with hopes of impressing some new friends. But what if you were forced to live in a dorm as an adult long after college? You know, when you have accepted who you are, what your tastes are and you don't really care as much what people think? We like to imagine this is how a dorm would look for most people in the 30-45 demographic.

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The Crappiest Halloween Costumes in Movies

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Halloween, more than any other holiday, is routinely mistreated by movies. We're not even talking about all the mutilated babysitters, poisoned candy and ancient curses. We're talking costume choices so egregious they stand out in any scene. Here are some of the worst crimes committed in the name of trick or treating.

THE KARATE KID
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Never mind that Danny LaRusso goes to a high school dance dressed as a Home Depot display (sorry, but we'd beat him up, too), it's this guy who most confuses and distresses us. You went 80 percent in on a Spider-Man costume, then top it off with beat-up Adidas and a Hamburglar mask? Congratulations, you've basically gone as a Mexican knockoff toy. Now get out of Johnny's way, dude. You're not getting a high five for that fail.

TRICK 'R TREAT
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If you want to convince us that going as a football player is both A) a good idea and B) will get you laid, this is not the way to do it. Colts-era Peyton Manning? Remember, this is before he was the touchdown record-setting Broncos darling, this is him when he was a disappointing doofus with a beige personality who should have won of a lot more Super Bowls than he did. A girl that like would PDA with a Tom Brady costume, maybe, but not Manning.

BACK TO SCHOOL
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What is it about Billy Zabka that attracts awful Halloween costumes? Here he's dressed as what we can only surmise is former Quiet Riot frontman Kevin DuBrow as a caveman, which is a great concept, but poorly executed. His date matches him by going as a losing design challenge from RuPaul's Drag Race.

MEAN GIRLS
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While we applaud Lindsay's look, that guy on the left is like a giant record scratch that brings everything to a halt. Just-what? We mean, c'mon ... WHAT IS THAT? He's basically going as the personification of '90s-era ska music and that cannot be allowed to exist again. Kill it with fire.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
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The only way to salvage this monstrosity of a costume is either to convert it into a bottle of Jack Daniels or tell everyone you're going as H.A.M. Otherwise, this is borderline child abuse.

ONCE BITTEN
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Of all the regrettable Halloween costumes of the '80s to be immortalized on film, why did it have to be this one? Yes, this guy is strutting around in an inflatable Kooky Spooks costume, which is like a "My First BDSM Experimentation Kit." Look how quickly Darth Vader is trying to distance himself from him-it's like this guy has no idea that high school dances will haunt you for the rest of your life at the best of times. This isn't helping anything.

HALLOWEEN
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We know John Carpenter basically funded his breakout horror classic with scratch-off cards and Camel Cash, but in one of the only scenes in a movie called "Halloween" to actually show children dressed up for Halloween, he has two kids dressed exactly alike. And both of them are cornball cowboys. C'mon, this isn't 1952. These are hardened '70s kids, meaning they should be going as Huey Newton or post-traumatic stress disorder.

IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN
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Everyone dogpiles on Charlie Brown and his multi-holed ghost, but why does "the ghost of Davy Crockett" there get a pass? What is that? You slap a coonskin hat on a sheet and you think you're going high concept? This is confusing and lazy. Even the redundant witches want nothing to do with him.

AMERICAN SPLENDOR
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Cult comic book writer Harvey Pekar was the Kanye West of his day. Who else would have the stones to go as himself on Halloween years before he did anything noteworthy? But the costume still fails because not even the most Williamsburgian hipster could pull off a Harvey Pekar costume.

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
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Steven Spielberg is credited with creating some of our warmest childhood memories, but underneath it beats a black heart. While we're chuckling along watching E.T. waddle around in his ghost costume, Spielberg throws us ...THIS. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? A zombie doctor abducting a puppy from its birthday party? Not even Ryan Murphy could come up with something this depraved. What is wrong with you, Spielberg?

 

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12 Simple Product Ideas That Could Be Life Changers

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Life can be tough, confusing and messy in the best of circumstances, so bravo to the inventors and idea-makers of these 12 simple, yet innovative, products. Anything to make life easier-even just a little bit-is a good thing in our book. So check out a possible future, and consider the seconds, minutes and dare we say hours that could accrue over time. Priceless, indeed.

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simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
simple life changing ideas, products that make life easier
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German Woman Robs Pharmacy by Spraying Breast Milk

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Here's a story that could qualify as both the grossest and hottest robbery of the year. I mean, there had to be an 18-year-old employee stocking cough syrup and pantyhose somewhere in the store who thought this was the greatest thing he had ever seen.
German woman robs store by spraying her breast milk
According to UPI, a "robust" German woman robbed a pharmacy in Darmstadt Monday afternoon by exposing her boobs and spraying employees with her breast milk.

Employees told police the woman acted as if she was interested in purchasing a breast pump worth $25 and handed the cashier a bill worth approximately $255. She then whipped out a nipple and "used her fingers to make it squirt milk at a pharmacist."

Despite soaking the first pharmacist, the woman still had enough milk left in the tank to move on to a second cash register and do the same thing. At the end of the night, that register was $127 short. Police said the woman's spray sesh was "likely a distraction for the woman's theft."

Um, no shit.

Call us crazy, but if the woman handed over a note worth $255 and only made off with $127, this would probably also qualify as the dumbest robbery of all time.

Now that you're in the mood: Woman Lifts Dress at Work and Fills Milk Carton With Breast Milk

 

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What Your Favorite Halloween Candy Says About You

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Halloween is that wonderful time of year when anyone with a digestive system has carte blanche to shove an endless string of delicious, sugary treats into their faces without fear of someone staging an intervention or nagging them about taking their insulin. That being said, the type of sugary snack you shovel into your gullet says a lot about who you are as a person. Here is what your favorite Halloween candy says about you.

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Watch This Fish Drag a Kitten Into a Pond

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If you're looking for a video that is crazier than Gary Busey, this one should to the trick.

According to Huffington Post, a video of two kittens having fun while pawing at fish in a pond has gone viral after one of the fish jumped out of the water and tried to pull one of the kittens off the pier:


The attacking fish was most likely a Japanese koi carp, and it damn near got the meal of a lifetime. But when the video is slowed down, it appears as though both kittens escaped and probably just need a change of shorts.

We'd like to see that fish try that move with this cat: Badass Cat Saves Boy From Vicious Dog Attack

 

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Oklahoma Beer Delivery Man Tackles 14-Year-Old Robber and Saves the Day

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Who needs Duffman when you've got "Nulph" Man?

According to KFOR, a 14-year-old boy who was attempting to rob an Enid convenience store Tuesday morning failed miserably after a grandmother working behind the counter came after him with a shocking stick and a beer delivery man tackled him to the ground.

Beer delivery guy tackles would be robber
Brock Nulph was stocking beer in the cooler when the perp entered the store wearing a mask and hooded sweatshirt. Kristi Shiemann was working behind the counter and asked him to either "take that stuff off [his] face or go outside."

After several customers left the store, the masked kid attempted to hold up Shiemann by bending a stick to make it look like a gun underneath his sweatshirt. Shiemann wasn't having any of it, and she jumped over the counter with her shocking stick and chased the kid through the store.

She then ran to the cooler to get Nulph, who put an end to the kid's botched robbery attempt by slamming him onto the floor.

The kid told Nulph he wasn't in school because he'd "gotten suspended." He now faces charges of armed robbery, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of tobacco. Or basically, he possessed everything except a real gun.

Odds are the kid wasn't this happy about getting his mug shot taken: Man Charged for Bank Robbery Was Super Stoked for his Mug Shot

 

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Our Friend Candace Smith Joins Cast of 'Millionaire Matchmaker'

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You may know her as Candace Smith, former Miss Ohio USA, as well as multi-hyphenate talent and hottie (actress, lawyer, matchmaker, life coach), but we at Mandatory simply call her a friend. Candace had the distinct privilege-or maybe it was ours-of being Mandatory's first T-shirt model when we launched our shop. And now we're very happy to see her flourish elsewhere. Most recently, she's set to join the 8th season of Bravo's "Millionaire Matchmaker." You may not be a fan of the show, but we think you'll surely be a fan of Candace. You can also catch her on Twitter, Facebook and her own website. Season 8 premieres on Sunday, December 7 at 9PM ET/PT. Here's the lovely new matchmaker:

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Candace Smith, bravo
Candace Smith, bravo
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Mandatory Viewing: Katie Price's Slightly Used Personal Items For Sale

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Mandatory Viewing: Katie Price's Slightly Used Personal Items For Sale

Welcome to Mandatory Viewing, our weekly show where men talk sports, politics, current events and really weird Internet videos they hope their children will never see. This week: Katie Price auctions off some slightly used personal items, a buffoon disrupting a live feed, and more.

 

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Kid Rock Surprises One of His Biggest Fans On His 30th Birthday

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Just when you thought it was safe to continue to hate Kid Rock, he has to come along and do something to make you like him. Recently, he showed up at the 30th birthday of one of his biggest fans. That fan was Dan McGurk who has Down Syndrome and had been desperately trying to get the rockers attention through YouTube videos and letters. You can watch how the entire encounter goes down in the video above. All we can say is, Kid Rock is alright in our books.

 

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The 10 Most Memorable TV Housekeepers

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Many TV clans aren't complete without their housekeeper. While cooking and cleaning might be staples of her (or his) to-do lists, often so is providing crucial advice and guidance. Though a few of the following ladies may not be the best at what they do, or have the best attitudes, (or in one particular case, not above murder) the space shared in the household is a sacred one, making them one of the family.


Edna Garrett played by Charlotte Rhea, "Diff'rent Strokes"

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If Mr. Drummond's money could buy anything, Mrs. Garrett is proof; a model of a housekeeper who could also shepherd three young kids through the minefield of childhood and the unique racism that faces a mixed-race, Park Ave., NYC family.

She may have been a bit frumpy for her tony address, particularly in the earliest seasons of "Diff'rent Strokes," but with grandmotherly love and devotion, Charlotte Rhea's Mrs. Garrett was able to shine alongside the megawatt superstardom of Gary Coleman.

Mrs. Garrett's appeal proved so great that she was handed her own spin-off, now taking care of a dormful of girls in "The Facts of Life." Eventually that would lead to her ascension to school dietician and finally proprietor of a gourmet food market and then tchotchke store. But we'll always remember Mrs. Garrett best as the Drummond's caring maid dispensing clean laundry and sage advice.


Florence Johnston played by Marla Gibbs, "The Jeffersons"
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There is usually some deference paid to your employers, particularly in a domestic role. Florence Johnston will have none of that. Played by Marla Gibbs with apathetic feistiness, Florence is never one to pass up an opportunity to shirk her responsibilities or hurl insults at her volatile boss, George Jefferson.


The Jefferson's did have a dee-luxe apartment in the sky, but it wasn't very large. So why you would need a full time, live-in maid, let alone one that will make you answer your own door and goof on your small stature? But the Jefferson household wouldn't be the same without Florence, and George needed to be brought down a peg or two when wife Weezy's stern wisdom wasn't enough.


Tony Micelli played by Tony Danza, "Who's the Boss?"
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The kitchen and laundry room is usually not the place for a macho, Italian ex-baseball player, but that was the role-reversing premise of "Who's the Boss?" Each week, the affable Tony Micelli ran
the Bower household while butting heads and hardening the romantic tension between him and matriarch, Angela Bower. Accepting this womanly role to give his daughter Samantha a better life, there was no chore Tony couldn't or wouldn't do, nor any problem he wouldn't or couldn't solve for the Bower family, making the bond between his and theirs an unbreakable one.


Rosie the Robot voiced by Jean Vander Pyl, "The Jetsons"
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She may not have been mentioned in its infectious opening theme, but "The Jetsons'" housekeeper Rosie was certainly an integral part or their household. Unlike the other entries on our list, Rosie wasn't human. She was a robot, but embraced by the futuristic family as if she was their own flesh and blood.

As we all know, a good maid is hard to find, and although Rosie was a product of the outdated XB-500 series, the Jetsons refused to turn her in for a newer model. Her domestic skills and loyal service to the family made her the most dependable maid on wheels.


Lynn Belvedere played by Christopher Hewett, "Mr. Belvedere"
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Like our ex-ballplayer, a male housekeeper leads this sitcom, but unlike Tony Micelli, he's a refined English gentleman who's found himself in Pittsburgh to care for an American family in "Mr. Belvedere." Cultures do clash, and Mr. Belvedere often finds himself trying to instill his high standards for manners and morals onto the skeptically unwilling Owens family. If TV has taught us anything, it's that England produces the highest quality of domestic, and Mr. Belvedere is no exception as he brings his British polish to the Rust Belt.


Moira O'Hara played by Frances Conroy and Alexandra Breckenridge, "American Horror Story: Murder House"
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Housekeepers always know the secrets of the homestead better than anyone else. In "American Horror Story: Murder House," those secrets span decades and for maid Moira O'Hara, comes from both a living and dead perspective. Like its name suggests, murder frequently occurs in this house and those unlucky enough to expire there are trapped as ghosts unable to ever leave. Moira O'Hara is such an example, having died violently during a rape misconstrued by a jealous wife as a sexual dalliance.

Housekeepers also might show different sides to different family members. Although Moira is no different, her manifestations are quite bizarre. Men see her as young and seductive as she was when she died. Women she her as if she had grown older. It is no wonder she is a walking contradiction: spiteful and murderous one moment, protective and kind the next. But we guess you can't explain the behavior of someone who for eternity will have to mop up this residence's constant bloody mess.


Rosario Salazar played by Shelly Morrison, "Will and Grace"
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Another Rosie on our list, though this one is not as caring and accommodating, even for a human. Most people are no match for "Will and Grace's" unbridled Karen, but Rosario is indeed and always proves an able sparing partner. Shelly Morrison was only supposed to play Rosario in one episode, but the audience responded to her so positively, she was brought back for the rest of the series' run. Like we said of our previous Rosie, good housekeepers are hard to find, of course, and when "Will and Grace" found their Rosie, they didn't let her go.


Berta played by Conchata Ferrell, "Two and a Half Men"
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Cleaning up adult film studios or fraternity houses would leave one less to see than Berta has as "Two and a Half Men's" sturdy housekeeper. NSFW hijinks abounded in the home of Charlie Harper and then Walden Schmidt, and Berta was there to tidy up after all of it, transitioning from the employ of a moralless, jingle-writing Playboy to a horny tech billionaire without skipping a beat.


Stephanie Vanderkellan played by Julia Duffy, "Newhart"
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It is usually the well-off who can most afford a housekeeper. But what happens when that housekeeper comes from a family who is richer than everyone combined? She probably is pretty incompetent at her job, as Stephanie is on "Newhart."

Cut off financially by her tycoon father, Stephanie has found herself as a maid at the Stratford Inn, a bed-and-breakfast needing lots of dusting, serving, mopping, and making beds, all tasks she detests. Vain, spoiled, and prone to exasperated outbursts, her obvious unsuitability for this line of work makes her the perfect addition to the quirky Vermonters orbiting the hilarious "Newhart" universe and a clear audience favorite.


Alice played by Ann B. Davis, "The Brady Bunch"
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Though most of the men, women, ghosts, and robots mentioned here would all receive impeccable references by their respective employers, when it comes to housekeepers, no one compares to Alice. Calm, compassionate, with a wry sense of humor, Alice truly rounded out the Brady's already bulging octet into a solid noctet.

In addition to the cooking, laundry, shopping, and childcare, Alice was an eager participant for all the Brady action whether it be potato sack racing, downhill ski simulations, first aid training exercises, or Pilgrim documentary reenactments.

With a light touch, actress Ann B. Davis brought such heft to her role that it made the character a true television icon. Every viewer wanted Alice to run their own household and let her Very Brady spirit help guide the course of their daily lives.

 

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The 10 Weirdest Sex Accidents

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When you're getting your swerve on, it's fair to say that you're not thinking straight. But not paying attention can lead to some unpleasant consequences. Read on for ten unbelievable stories of accidents happening mid-coitus. This is extremely unsafe sex.
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Car Crash Penis Bite
"Road head," as they call it, can be very satisfying, but it can also be a little distracting. In 2009, a Chinese secretary was taking a little oral dictation from her boss in his parked car. Unfortunately for them, a van took that opportunity to shift into reverse and crash hard into their back bumper. The impact snapped the woman's jaws closed, severing her paramour's pecker. He jumped out screaming, but things just got worse: the whole thing was witnessed by a private eye who had been hired by the woman's husband to catch her cheating.


Couple Gets Stuck Together During Water Sex
Here's a horrifying scientific term for you: "penis captivus." That's when your tallywhacker gets stuck inside something and can't be removed. In October of 2014, an Italian couple were getting it on in the ocean near the town of Porto San Giorgio when they noticed something odd. He couldn't pull his unit out. The combination of his unusual engorgement combined with contractions in her vaginal muscles caused his pecker to get stuck. The couple were taken to the hospital where she was given an injection to dilate her uterus and relax her muscles. Nobody was seriously injured, but they probably took a little sex break for a while after that.


Saber Saw Dildo
A lot of sex accidents can be caused by a desire to spice things up in the bedroom. When regular old vanilla in-and-out doesn't do it for you anymore, it's only logical to try something new. However, when a couple in Prince Georges County, Maryland took that route, it led to the emergency room. The unnamed woman was persuaded by her boyfriend to let him operate a machine consisting of a rubber dildo connected to the blade of a saber saw. He stuffed it in her and then turned the saw on, only to have the blade cut right through the artificial penis and seriously damage her vagina. She was helicoptered to the hospital but thankfully her injuries weren't too severe.


Threesome Car Crash
When you get ambitious in the bedroom, things can easily go awry. Take the case of a Chinese man named Chung Yeh, who decided to bring two female paramours into his car in Wenzhou for a little vehicular threesome. Unfortunately for Yeh, during the festivities someone kicked the parking brake, causing the car to start rolling downhill. The car smashed into a tree, trapping both of the women inside. Yeh, clad in his underwear, climbed out and signaled for help, and it took two dozen firefighters and the Jaws of Life to get his partners free.


Buttplug Stuck For Five Days
We're not here to judge anybody with these stories. If you want to get kinky, more power to you. Just be sure you know what you're getting into. A British man named Nigel Willis wanWeirdest sex injuries, butt plugted to experiment with a little butt play in December of 2013, so he purchased a vibrating buttplug and stuck it where the sun doesn't shine. Unfortunately, he couldn't figure out a way to get it out and was too embarrassed to confess his problem to his mother, who he shared a house with, so he spent the next five days lying on the couch as it buzzed away inside his rectum. Eventually he couldn't hold out any longer and called an ambulance, but it was too late. The toy had perforated his bowel and even emergency surgery couldn't save his life.


Woman Falls Into Well
Sex in the Great Outdoors can be exciting and refreshing, but it's important to check your surroundings before you start to get nasty. A couple in Spain learned that the hard way in April of 2014. The man and woman met in a park called El Botellon in the city of Ciudad Real, regarded as one of the best pick-up spots in town. They hit it off and found a secluded area to start consummating their attraction. Unfortunately for the woman, Edelia Aponte, the spot they chose was the cover of an underground well, and their lovemaking dislodged it. Aponte fell 30 feet down the shaft while her new paramour took off, leaving her down there for half an hour until firefighters rescued her.


Penis Extension Breaks
It's not the meat, it's the motion, as the famous saying goes, but Russian man Grigory Toporov didn't believe. So in 2008 he went to a doctor and had a prosthetic extension fitted onto the end of his dingus to give his wife more pleasure in the bedroom. Unfortunately, during a particularly wild session of lovemaking, the prosthetic popped off the tip and got itself lodged in his wife's vagina. She was rushed to the hospital where they managed to get it out, but ended up filing for divorce after the whole embarrassing ordeal was over.


Couple Falls Out Of Window
weirdest sex injuries, falling out windowSome people really like the thrill of being watched, which could explain why a couple in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan started having a seamy session against the glass window of their apartment in 2013. Unfortunately, the glass used for windowpanes in Chinese housing complexes isn't particularly durable, so the pane gave way and sent both man and woman falling to their death on the pavement below, still locked together. They both perished from their injuries, a case of "the little death" becoming the big one.


Hickey Paralysis
You don't have to go all the way to have an absurd sex-related accident. Take the case of a 44-year-old woman in New Zealand, who was sent to the hospital just by making out. In 2011, the unnamed lady was indulging in some heavy petting with her paramour when he leaned into her neck and started giving her a serious hickey. A day or so later, she was watching television when all of a sudden she couldn't move her left arm. At the hospital, doctors were perplexed by the cause of this sudden paralysis until one noticed that the bruise from the hickey was right over a major artery in her neck. The force of the love bite created a clot in the artery, which traveled to the woman's heart and gave her a stroke. She was treated with anticoagulants and recovered, thankfully.


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We're going to count masturbation as a sex act in this feature, just because this story is too weird to pass up. East Sussex man Gary Ashbrook had a very particular fetish - he liked to inflate condoms with massive amounts of nitrous oxide and then put the gigantic rubbers over his head. In November of 2007, his housemates found him deceased in his bed with a condom clinging to his face. Ashbrook had used three cans of nitrous to blow the prophylactic up to enormous size and then suffocated himself with the thing while pleasuring himself.

 

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A Fond Look Back at 2014's Best Records So Far

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It's been a long year with a laundry list of new albums and new artists, so it's our due diligence to share the best of the best and a little of the rest of this year's music (so far). In no discernible order, we give an eclectic list of the best records of 2014, with everything from rock to rap and singer-songwriter to funky electronic dualt-j, alt-j liveos. No matter how you slice it, there's something in here for you, even if it's just a great pun or piss-poor comparison. Enjoy a single from each album directly on Spotify, as well.

alt-J - "This Is All Yours"
No surprise to avid alt-J listeners that the group's new "This Is All Yours" is supremely worth the ear's attention, once again straddling the lines of originality and familiarity in its delivery. All songs - "Every Other Freckle" especially - stand tall alongside past alt-J tunes in an album that runs ultra deep in all 14 tracks. With the music composition of the best Radiohead record and the soft speaking lyrics of the best Brett Dennen songs, along with vocal harmonization of Willy Wonka's Oompa Loompas, alt-J somehow managed to outdo themselves this year.

Ryan Adams - "Ryan Adams"
He's been around for awhile, releasing both solo and band records with The Cardinals nearly every year since 2000. After a brief hiatus, Ryan's return was accompanied by possibly his best solo work to date, every song striking multiple chords for listeners and relying very little on acoustics in a heavily electric - even in the slow songs - self-titled album. Songs like "Stay With Me" and the lead single "Gimme Something Good" explore the silence between notes more than the sounds themselves, making this is a very felt, very restrained effort worth listening to over and over again until you're practically riding the rhythms on your own.

Phantogram - "Voices"
One of the strongest sophomore records by anybody this year, Phantogram raises the stakes from its 2010 full length debut "Eyelid Movies" to "Voices" with a bit of grit and a few solid street beats. Dubbed as one of the best electronic duos to see live in 2014, Phantogram was not only a festival favorite but also nighttime keepsake for nocturnal night owls who like nothing more than to stay up late and shake their groove thangs. "Voices" is a continuation of the New York duo's dark and psychedelic vibe while being recorded in the lovely sun-shininess of Los Angeles.

John Butler Trio - "Flesh & Blood"
Commonly known for his upbeat Australian roots style in his first five studio albums, John Butler and his trio pull back a little - not too much - in their new, softer "Flesh & Blood" record from earlier this spring. Aptly opened by "Spring to Come" and closing with "You Are Free," the entire album is a free-floating listening experience of both schizophrenia and clarity, ranging from rock to reggae and calamitous to calm all in one 11-track disc recorded in 20 days. His first single "Only One" is indicative of where the album might go, but every song - although in the same vein - spirals in a different direction from the rest.

Sun Kil Moon - "Benji"
Indie folk lovers will strip down naked and make free love to every shirtless fool they can get their hands on if Sun Kil Moon's sixth studio serving "Benji" is playing aloud. Despite its unending tones of comfort and calmness, somebody dies in almost every song on the 11-track album. Songs more poetic and storytelling than any popular record of the year, Sun Kil Moon shares the pitfalls of life in a constant landslide of acoustic melodies that will make you cry like a girl and sleep like a baby all in a one quick listen. A conversation on the human condition and an honest offering of lyrics to complement catchy acoustic chants, "Benji" is everyone's favorite folk record this year.

Beck - "Morning Phase"
An ode to the days of "Sea Change," Beck returns with the companion album that is possibly his best yet as well as one of the best records of the year. The perfect way to start the day when you have coffee and a vinyl player at your disposal, "Morning Phase" dances with delicacy starting with a tone-setting intro and carries on with a consistently subtle groove of beautiful image-evoking vocal and string harmonies and acoustic melodies. Started in 2005, the album carries the weight of a true morning soundtrack with the lightness of a feather in songs like "Blue Moon" while managing to retain heavier sounds in lyric-restrained "Wave" and "Black Bird Chain." To listen to the album at night is almost confusing as this is truly a phase perfect for any morning.

Wiz Khalifa - "Blacc Hollywood"
The rap whiz of 2014 is no other than Khalifa himself, making noise and hollerin' and bending people over with some explicit content in "Blacc Hollywood." The weed-smoking, ass-loving Wiz is back with his first record since 2012 and an early 2014 arrest that set back his mix tape "28 Grams" release. "Blacc Hollywood" is a 13-song list of pot strain references, sexual healings and big name collaborations, including the likes of Nicki Minaj on the final track, along with appearances from Nas and Snoop Dogg. In a slow rap year, Wiz is top dog.

Tycho - "Awake"
San Franciscan photographic and ambient artist Scott Hansen is back after creating new musical playgrounds for our ears with his fourth Tycho record, "Awake." With little to no sounds that are unattractive, "Awake" is a generally likable track list, except that fans of the hip hop and electronic communities will find little better than the consistently progressive sounds of this latest 8-track endeavor.

The Black Keys - "Turn Blue"
A little more reserved compared to typical Black Keys records, "Turn Blue" is more of a cold than a fever in terms of its infectiousness, despite having "Fever" being one of the hit tracks. Going from easy big themes that suck the radio junkies in, The Black Keys have gone deeper into a state of melancholy on "Turn Blue." The record plays like a daring duo that graduated from its last adolescent records "Brothers" and "El Camino" into a state of introspective, experimental adulthood with no fear for stepping off the well-beaten path to find something new and exciting worth sharing.

Flying Lotus - "You're Dead!"
Flying Lotus returned this fall with a uniquely inspired blend of genre jumping filling the background of heavy lyrical themes to convey in songs like "Dead Man's Tetris" and "Never Catch Me." Flying Lotus albums have grown deeper in their existential sense since album one, and this - You're Dead! - is the fifth and most vulnerable expression of electronic music around. Featuring collaborations with Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, "You're Dead!" offers a 19-track roller coaster where each turn takes the listener someplace new and enlightening.

The War on Drugs - "Lost in the Dream"
Dubbed as the year's champion record by many of the "Best of 2014" lists, The War on Drugs manages to live up to its expectation with their latest 10 songs, starting with an upbeat 8-minute tribute - whether intentional or not - to an early Bob Dylan with an '80s pop beat. Stepping away from their days of Kurt Vile, the boys carry on with a grandiose sense of melody and an ability to make music that you swear you've rolled the windows down to before. All the songs of "Lost in a Dream" roll together perfectly and sound sweetly of a group of men running through your dreams and when you awake you'll find your mother is listening to the same music. It's just that universal, the pop anthem record everyone's been waiting for since 1984.

Hurray for the Riff Raff - "Small Town Heroes"
The third full length record in three years from Hurray for the Riff Raff, the feminine folk band is back with "Small Town Heroes," a cheerful small town soundtrack for the indie folk outfit out of the Big Easy. The group, formed in 2008, filters in some southern banjo, organ, soothing melodies and harmonies for one of the year's easiest feel-good folk contributions. Songs like "Blue Ridge Mountain" and "Crash on the Highway" speak of traveling the open road only to return home to singer Alynda Lee's home in New Orleans, closing with the album title track like a southern female take on Damien Rice.

 

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This Week's 20 Funniest Tweets: Halloween Edition

This Zombie Apocalypse Halloween Prank is the Most Terrifying One Yet

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From the same people who brought us the Giant Mutant Spider Dog prank comes this frightening zombie apocalypse prank, and just in time for Halloween. While Giant Mutant Spider Dog was scary, funny and a little bit adorable, fooling people into thinking "The Walking Dead" has now become reality is just terrifying.

Also, if you are looking to count your blessings a little early this year, be thankful that you weren't the guy who walked up to the surprise in the elevator at the end of this video. Yikes.

 

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Watch This Wannabe Purse Thief's Epic Fail Become Instant Karma

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It only took 45 seconds for a Chilean man to transform from a stone-cold wannabe purse thief into a crying bitch after his pathetic attempt at snatching a purse from an innocent bus passenger went awry.

The entire 2:44 is one of the best examples of instant karma yet, complete with a beatdown from the bus driver with a bat, what looks and sounds like some kind of plea deal trying to be made and the subsequent arrest and handcuffing of the perp while he loudly sobs as the bus pulls away.


There are dozens of laugh-out-loud moments, but our favorite has to be near the beginning of the clip when he shows us just how amateurish he is at the theft game when he misses out on her purse, laughs like, "Oh, I was just playing," and then misses out on the purse again before getting his hand caught in the door. Awesome.

More people who suck at crime: 10 Dumb Criminals Who Took Selfies During a Crime

 

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Even More Panoramic Photo Fails For You To Enjoy

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As we've learned before, sometimes your panoramic photos can go horribly wrong. Trust us, that's a good thing. What was supposed to be a beautiful scenic shot that no one would have even cared for, suddenly becomes something the Internet is all about. There are an endless amount of panoramic photo fails out there, but these are some of our latest favorites.

Panoramic Photos Gone Wrong










 

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