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Watch Drivers Face 2-Hour Wait to Exit Texas Airport Parking
The Parking Nightmare at Bush Airport: Why Travelers Were Trapped in Their Cars for Hours. If you were at Houston's Bush Airport recently, you might have found yourself in an unexpected predicament—trapped in a parking lot for up to two hours. Yes, you read that right. The typically mundane...
A Single-Wide Trailer With An Indoor Pool + Diving Board Just Hit the Market [Pics]
When you think trailer home, it's almost guaranteed that your next thought isn't indoor pool. One might even say that would not even be possible. Behold: It does exist, and it's for sale. According to CBS News, soaring mortgage rates and rising home prices have made the dream of owning...
Thousands Sign Petition Claiming Olympic Breakdancer RayGun Should Be Held Accountable for Unethical Conduct
Thousands of people sign a petition claiming Olympic breakdancer RayGun should be held accountable for unethical conduct. On Sunday (Aug. 11), Australian breakdancer Rachel Gunn, who goes by her b-girl name RayGun, faced swift backlash from the internet after an online petition accused the athlete of "unethical conduct." She went viral at the Olympics for doing what some people described as kangaroo hops and rolling around on the ground.
Man Quickly Regrets Bringing a Blade to a Gunfight in Texas Road Rage Incident
This guy has never heard the old saying ”Never bring a knife to a gunfight.”. But it seems he learned quickly. In fact, he’s lucky he didn’t end up with a bullet in him after pulling a big blade during a road rage accident here in the Lone Star State.
Everything is Bigger in Texas. Welcome to Eagle Mountain Highschool
The High School That Thinks It’s a College: Inside the $270 Million Eagle Mountain High Grand Opening. Eagle Mountain High School just threw open its doors on Bonds Ranch Road, and it’s making quite the statement. With a whopping $270 million price tag, this new school doesn't just...
Gentleman in Texas Settles Dispute With Thermos to the Head
Be careful what you ask for, you might just get your wish granted upside your noggin. Alrighty dear reader, here we go with another video of people acting like fools in public. As is tradition, I'll break down the video at the bottom of this article and pass along the...
Bowen Yang Claims ‘SNL’ Host ‘Made Multiple Cast Members Cry’
Bowen Yang is spilling the Saturday Night Live tea. The comedian, who was originally hired as a writer for the NBC show in 2018, dished that one host was a nightmare for the writers. Appearing on a recent episode of What What Happens Live, Yang was asked which guest host...
Eerie ‘Friends’ Scene Inadvertently Foreshadows Matthew Perry’s Death
It's a most "eerie" scene because it jokes about the death of Matthew Perry's character, Chandler Bing, but in a way too-close-to-home. According to the MSN website, superfans immediately noticed or remembered the season seven, episode five scene that inadvertently foreshadowed Matthew Perry's death. It's "The One With the Engagement...
Woman Thinks It’s ‘Ridiculous’ Daughter Couldn’t Have Third Plate at Family Dinner
A woman on Reddit revealed her family drama after her sister yelled at her for letting her daughter get a third plate during dinner. She explained in her post that her whole family was at her sister's house for a dinner one night with tons of food. "My daughter was...
Watch: Cowboys and Rams Fans Settle Dispute After Preseason Game
The regular season hasn’t even started and football fans are already fighting. I’ve shared a lot of fight videos over the years and let me tell you, football season is always good for fight content. Mix a bunch of booze with loud-mouthed, trash-talking fans, and folks are guaranteed to come to blows.
Here’s What Gets You on Ferrari’s Mysterious Blacklist
The Italian luxury sports car with the prancing horse is a sign of wealth and sophistication with a side of sexy. With a base price around $250,000 to the priciest at more than $2 million, these supercars are super exclusive causing plenty of swoon where ever they are. Not only...
Fan Breaks Ankle Jumping Onto MLB Field
Talk about adding injury to insult. During the 9th inning of the cross-town match-up between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox, two different fans jumped onto the field during play. To be fair, watching the Chicago White Sox this season would lead many fans to do crazy things....
Is the Fountain of Youth ‘Salmon Sperm Facial’ Really Sperm?
While you may be picturing yourself dipping your hand into some kind of salmon sperm concoction, rubbing it on your face, waiting 20 minutes, then wiping it off, this is not the case. It's not even a creamy facial you get at the spa while relaxing with cucumbers over your...
Texas Electric Provider Partnering with Ford for Free Electric Vehicle Charging
More and more electric vehicles are showing up on the road, but imagine if you could charge them for free. That is happening for select customers in Texas. Driving across Texas you're starting to see more and more electric vehicle charging stations popping up. For those folks that use home charging units for their electric vehicles. Did you know Ford has partnered with TXU Energy to give you free charging?
Man Who Went Viral for Flubbing ‘Buttery, Flaky Crust’ Line Dead at 86
Jack Palmer, the man responsible for flubbing the phrase "buttery, flaky crust" in a viral video from 2012, has died at age 86. The Maine native's death was announced on Facebook on Aug. 10 by Dysart's, the restaurant he filmed the iconic video for. "Thank you, Jack, for making MILLIONS...
Things Aren’t Looking Good for Applebee’s Restaurants Across America
According to the numbers, fewer and fewer people are spending their hard-earned money on going out to eat. Even fast-food establishments have taken a hit and had to increase prices just to stay up. Applebee's recently had their Q2 earnings call, and it had some positivity, but was riddled with...
Lunch Lady Gets 9 Years in Prison for Stealing Chicken Wings
A Chicago-area school cafeteria director will spend nearly a decade in jail for stealing chicken wings. It happened during the COVID-19 pandemic and was only discovered when a routine audit found that the school was $300,000 over budget halfway through the following year. She'd stolen $1.5 million worth of chicken...
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