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Taiwan Animates Favre Penis-Texting Scandal

And theorizes that his ogling could practically set a gal on fire

(Newser) - “Brett Favre’s Pecker the talk of the town.” That’s how Taiwan's Next Media Animation sums up the Brett Favre lewd-texting scandal, and the above video explains how it happened—as only NMA can. The company has previously animated the Wall Street Journal-New York Times turf war...

Hate Your Spouse? Call This Guy
 Hate Your 
 Spouse? 
 Call This Guy 
viral video
Sep 23, 2010 8:30 AM CDT

Hate Your Spouse? Call This Guy

Steve Miller might be the world's most honest divorce lawyer

(Newser) - Steve Miller is not a lawyer who pulls punches. In his ad for Florida law firm DivorceEZ , which has been around for a while but just went viral on YouTube , Miller promises to help you get rid of “that vermin you call a spouse.” His law firm will...

Facebook Photos Lead to Arrests in Gang Rape at Party

Canadian police bust teen who may face child porn charges

(Newser) - After Facebook photos of a brutal gang rape at a party went viral, police have made two arrests and are calling for a halt to the sharing of the images, which have been "spreading like wildfire," the lead investigator tells the Vancouver Sun . "The very public discussion...

News Anchor Broadcast in His Boxers

Apparently they really do go pantsless sometimes

(Newser) - Usually, you only see the top half of news anchors—so one decided to go without pants entirely. The video from the end of the Slovenian newscast, which shows him swiveling away from his desk to reveal his lack of attire, has become a YouTube hit, the Telegraph reports. Want...

Get Advice From Cartoon Princesses!

 What Disney 
 Princesses 
 Teach Our 
 Girls 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 4, 2010 7:37 AM CDT

What Disney Princesses Teach Our Girls

You can learn a lot from Beauty and the Little Mermaid

(Newser) - The Second City Network —the same geniuses who brought us “ Sassy Gay Friend ”—have a new series of brilliant YouTube videos: “Advice For Young Girls From a Cartoon Princess.” Belle from Beauty and the Beast would like you to know that “desire...

Double Rainbow Guy Gets Microsoft Gig

(Newser) - Anyone who has seen the Internet viral video often titled "Double Rainbow Guy" knows that the cameraman involved is exceptionally impressed by rainbows. Especially double ones. The ecstatic laughing, sometimes crying video maker is Paul "Hungry Bear" Vasquez, and he has now been hired by Microsoft for a...

Woman Who Threw Cat in Trash Can Caught
 Woman Who Threw 
 Cat in Trash Can Caught 
viral video
Aug 25, 2010 9:12 AM CDT

Woman Who Threw Cat in Trash Can Caught

Mary Bale says she did it as a joke

(Newser) - Thanks to the powers of viral video, a British woman who unceremoniously dumped a cat in a garbage can has been caught. Mary Bale became an Internet villain after the cat’s owners posted security video of her first petting Lola, then dropping her into the trash can for no...

Twitter, YouTube Get Movie Trailers

 Twitter, YouTube Get 
 Movie Trailers 
hilarious spoofs
Aug 13, 2010 9:15 AM CDT

Twitter, YouTube Get Movie Trailers

Fake movies look better than 'The Social Network'

(Newser) - The debut of the melodramatic trailer for The Social Network—aka "the Facebook movie"—was basically guaranteed to be followed by parodies. Luckily, the spoofs are pretty darn hilarious. So far Twitter (sample line: "I need to create a way to blog that is as random and...

No Corsets, No Crying: It's Jane Austen's Fight Club

Literary heroines show they can take a punch

(Newser) - Jane Austen's heroines, independent-minded young women burdened by the customs of proper society, are tough—but not like this. The brawling belles of the trailer for the nonexistent movie Jane Austen's Fight Club can literally take a punch, Mashable reports . Does "no corsets, no hairpins, no crying" sound like...

'Jessi Slaughter': I'll Keep Making Videos

Police to talk to her about online safety

(Newser) - “Jessi Slaughter,” the 11-year-old whose profanity-laced YouTube rant made her an object of fun for 4Chan, has been on the receiving end of so many pranks and death threats that she’s under police protection . But none of that is keeping her offline. “I’m going to...

Holocaust Survivor Defends Auschwitz Dance Video

Says dancing at death camp a celebration of life

(Newser) - A Holocaust survivor is defending his participation in an online video that shows him dancing to "I Will Survive" at the infamous Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Adolek Kohn, 89, and his grandchildren posted footage of themselves dancing at several locations connected to the Holocaust, as an art project celebrating...

162 Videos in 2 Days: Old Spice Guy Goes Viral

How, and why, Isaiah Mustafa and team did it

(Newser) - The Old Spice “ man your man could smell like ” conquered the world with his hilarious commercials —and now he’s taken social media by storm, winning over everyone and everything from Perez Hilton to 4chan. He did it by gathering with a team of experts in Portland...

Founding Fathers 'Kick Brit Ass' In Rap
 Founding Fathers 
 'Kick Brit Ass' In Rap 
HAPPY FOURTH, FROM JIBJAB
Jul 4, 2010 11:01 AM CDT

Founding Fathers 'Kick Brit Ass' In Rap

Create your own version

(Newser) - For your Independence Day time-wasting pleasure—and "because it's time to kick some Brit ass"—JibJab has updated its Founding Fathers riff with a 2010 take. Check it out above, or make your own version here.

Is Oprah Sabotaging Zach Anner?
 Is Oprah 
 Sabotaging 
 Zach Anner? 



conspiracy theories
Jun 24, 2010 10:57 AM CDT

Is Oprah Sabotaging Zach Anner?

Viral video star suddenly dropped to second place

(Newser) - Zach Anner became a beloved Internet celebrity almost overnight when he auditioned for Oprah Winfrey’s “Your OWN Show” contest—but could Oprah herself be taking away his shot at a show? Anner’s audition tape was getting far and away the most attention and the most votes until...

Meet Zach Anner, the Next Oprah?
 Meet Zach Anner, 
 the Next Oprah? 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 19, 2010 8:29 AM CDT

Meet Zach Anner, the Next Oprah?

Viral video star could get his own show

(Newser) - Zach Anner, a self-described “wheelchair-bound lady magnet,” is the latest viral video star—and he could be the next Oprah. Anner submitted a video to the talk show queen’s “ Your Own Show ” contest, a search for the next TV star, Time reports. Anner, who has...

Israel Sends Out Video Mocking Gaza Aid Flotilla

Then immediately apologizes, says it's not official

(Newser) - The Israeli government circulated, and then immediately apologized for, a video mocking the activists aboard the Gaza aid flotilla this weekend. A spoof of "We Are the World" titled “We Con the World,” the video shows people dressed in vaguely Arab garb singing lyrics like, “We...

Whoomp! That's Not Obama in 1993 Rap Video
Whoomp! That's Not Obama in 1993 Rap Video  
spoiler alert
Jun 7, 2010 4:15 PM CDT

Whoomp! That's Not Obama in 1993 Rap Video

Extra in 17-year-old video does resemble future president

(Newser) - You're about to have Tag Team's hit single, "Whoomp! (There It Is)," stuck in your head, and it's all because of a false alarm turned Internet meme. An extra who appears at 1:01 of the Atlanta rap group's 1993 video bears a striking resemblance to President Obama—...

Meet the 2-Packs-a-Day Tot
 Meet the 2-Packs-a-Day Tot 
he's 2 years old
May 27, 2010 9:04 AM CDT

Meet the 2-Packs-a-Day Tot

Ardi Rizal takes Web by storm, not in a good way

(Newser) - The latest viral video sweeping the Web is a bit more disturbing than a dancing baby: It’s a smoking baby. Two-year-old Ardi Rizal is shown puffing away—and not playfully. He appears to be an old pro when it comes to smoking. His dad, who started giving him cigarettes...

Rat Crashes Obama Speech
Rat Crashes Obama Speech
watch the video
May 21, 2010 6:54 AM CDT

Rat Crashes Obama Speech

Rodent apparently supports Wall Street reform

(Newser) - No gatecrashers at President Obama’s second state dinner, but there was one yesterday as he spoke at the White House. A rodent, presumably a rat, ran across the Rose Garden steps just before Obama walked out to speak (watch the video at left—the rodent gets quite a reaction...

Why Does Death Always Go Viral?
 Why Does Death 
 Always Go Viral? 
OPINION
May 19, 2010 1:57 PM CDT

Why Does Death Always Go Viral?

Online videos are the new 'snuff films'

(Newser) - The world couldn’t stop watching when video emerged of an American woman drowning, swept away by a wave, after pushing her son to safety. We were equally transfixed by footage of an Olympic hopeful’s fatal luge crash and an Iranian protester’s violent shooting death . “Nothing goes...

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