Best Reality Stars on Twitter

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The best reality TV stars on Twitter, based on the entertainment value of their tweets. Perhaps it's the constant cameras, lights and promise of endorsements, but reality stars are no strangers to uninhibited emotions, especially when it comes to placing them in 140 characters or less. So forget the school cafeteria, office breakroom or even your HDTV: The real fighting, venting and all-out drama is unfolding on Twitter. Whether the sexy, scandalous and slightly disturbing tweets of teen bride Courtney Stodden, Kim Kardashian's post-divorce Bible worship in the hopes of catching Tim Tebow's attention, or "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong's controversial book tour, these reality personalities Twitter accounts let you live vicariously through the rich, famous and trashy without the fuss—and embarrassment.

Dying to know what Snooki looks like without a mask of make-up? Missing Paula Abdul's antics since she was fired from "X Factor?" Wondering if "Dance Moms" Christi is really as crazy as she is backstage? Then reactivate that Twitter account. Of course, you can always follow Ellen DeGeneres or Anderson Cooper for some feel-good activism, too.
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Holly Madison
@hollymadison
Kat Von D
@thekatvond
Kendra Wilkinson
@KendraWilkinson
Kim Kardashian
@KimKardashian
Simon Cowell
@SimonCowell
Steven Tyler
@IAmStevenT
Tila Tequila
@OfficialMsTila
Jenni "JWoww" Farley
@JENNIWOWW
Kristin Cavallari
@KristenCav
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi
@snooki

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The Very Best of the Overly Attached Girlfriend Meme

July 26, 2013, 3:26 pm

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The Overly Attached Girlfriend meme is one of the top memes of 2012. It features a girl who has all the best intentions, but just never learned how to give her new boyfriends "space". Chronicling all of the craziest, most clingy things that new girlfriends can do, this is the very best of the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme.

From hoarding your things, to moving in, to thinking about your distant family future on the first date, this girl has absolutely no social skills and definitely puts the cart before the horse. She also counts her chickens before they hatch. In fact, the girl from the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme hypothetically counts the eggs before the chicken is even pregnant.

Kind of makes you wonder about all the real over attached girlfriends and what's going through their heads. Does this work out for them, ever? I mean, it must get a little better once they're actually showed the love they want. I wonder if this is a more serious social and societal issue we should deal with via the Overly Attached GF meme. Eh, they all probably realize they're crazy eventually. Here's the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme. Photos, Gifs and videos included. Be sure to check out Ranker's other lists like The Best Memes of 2010.
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Socially Awkward Penguin meets OAG

On Facebook Status

On Google Mapping

On Pocket Dialing

On New Job Opportunities

On Birth Control

On Guys Night

On Skype

On Dreams

On Comfy Clothes

The Funniest (Viral) Street Fighter Parody Videos

July 26, 2013, 2:50 pm

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The best Street Fighter parody videos on the internet, votable, in one place. From the hilarious "Cat Fighter" parody, to the extremely huge and viral Church Edition, where Street Fighter sound effects are thrown into real-life video of people going nuts in churches, to create a magically comedic effect. 

Funny Street Fighter parodies are kind of hard to come by, as there are an unlimited amount of dedicated nerds making remixes, fight videos and otherwise, but this is really the cream of the crop. So vote on each Street Fighter video if you like it and downvote the ones you don't, so that the list is in the best possible order. 
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The Best Street Fighter Stop Motion Ever Made



Street Fighter II: Church Edition (Stick With It)

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The Entire Guile Theme Meme (Click on the Pic)

 
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Street Fighter 4 in Real-Life

A Martial Artist Performs Actual Street Fighter Moves

10 Minutes of Jean Claude Van Damme Fight Scenes to Street Fighter Sounds/Music



Blanka Is a Troll (Ep 1)

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Madden Vs. Street Fighter

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Cat Fighter II (Why Did I Watch the Whole Thing?)


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Guy Fights Against His Own Hand

The Absolute Best of the Raptor Jesus Meme

May 7, 2013, 4:49 am

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This is the best of the classic, the wonderfully sacrilegious, Raptor Jesus Meme. Raptor Jesus is basically drawing mustaches in your church pamphlets taken to the next level (and then some.) In honor of the lord and savior of the internet, I'm bringing this one back. Raptor Jesus is an immature, self-involved, teenage-sounding, gamer, lolcat depiction of Jesus Christ with a velociraptor for a head. Enjoy.
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Jesus + Dinosaurs
It's unknown which came first, Raptor Jesus or Jesus chillin' with dinosaurs. Either way, this was part of the LOL JESUS/Raptor Jesus meme, so here are the greatest pictures of JC with dinosaurs.












Raptor Jesus Demotivational Posters







Who is Raptor Jesus?
Raptor Jesus is one of the single greatest memes in internet history.

Much like a lot of the greatest, and most offensive, things on the internet, Raptor Jesus was born on 4Chan. It was a meme that originated with a really dumb, crudely photoshopped picture of a Jurassic Park style Velociraptor superimposed onto Jesus's body in the context of religious-style drawings, sometimes with captions added. That's it. And it ended up taking off. The crude Photoshop jobs and how simplistic, base and childish this humor of the meme really is, are what make this meme so great. The fact that Raptor Jesus always talks like a young teenage gamer/LOLCAT is what gives him his charm. Also, he's kind of a dick.

Also, this meme is very much a comment on the absurdity of the actual events of The Holy Bible itself and has been embraced by internet atheists far and wide, which is another reason for its longevity. Raptor Jesus is a derivative of the LOL JESUS meme, which is simple in execution: take a picture of jesus from an old children's book or pamphlet, and make it funny by giving it a caption.






LOL JESUS was born in the manger of 4Chan's image boards, son of the God of the internet (aka the early, pre-YouTube internet crowd) that was basically doing Photoshop manipulations of everything under the sun, including, of course, Jesus and the Christian faith. Undoubtedly, manipulations of the Lord Jesus Christ were going to be some of the first things to get made fun of on the internet after everyone stopped downloading Napster songs.



But soon after LOL JESUS started, somewhere there was posted a declaration that this was our new Lord and that His name was Raptor Jesus. The image is hilarious in concept, largely because of exactly how preposterous the image is and how happy the Raptor looks. And before we knew it, there were an insane amount of manipulations of not only Raptor Jesus, but Jesus with dinosaurs in general.

After a few years, Raptor Jesus found himself a regular part of our popular culture, even spawning flash cartoons, hilarious YouTube videos depicting 'The Cult of Raptor Jesus' and how you can donate (set to the religious song Awesome God), YTMND's (also set to Awesome God, only a techno remix, and seriously, this song in the context of Raptor Jesus... is AWESOME), an Uncyclopedia Page (complete with an impressively long false history on the 'actual deity') and even people depicting him in costumes in public and comic book onventions.

If the Godless, socially inept and brilliant bastards over at 4Chan had any God, it would be Raptor Jesus. And now, without any further interruption, here's the best of Raptor Jesus, in all his "the mind of a teenage gamer who is actually a widely worshipped deity who happens to have the head of a Velociraptor and talk like a lolcat for no reason" glory.
Pictures of Raptor Jesus and His Glory


















Raptor Jesus Comics/Caption Memes

The 10 Cruelest Pranks Played On Children By Parents

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On April Fool's day, we all try to think of great pranks we can play on victims that would be completely unsuspecting. Many people seem to forget, however, that the most unsuspecting victims in all of prankdom are innocent children. These parents did not forget this fact. Here's a list of 10 pranks played on children (by their parents) that ensure the psychology industry's lasting prosperity.
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How To Make Your Son Hate Computers
Remember those computer games that you would have people play only to have a scary face and a loud noise be the end result?

Remember when your own father played that particular trick on you as a young, impressionable child?

Remember being so scared that something in your brain short-wired, causing you to completely lose faith in all electronic equipment as well as your own father?

No? Well, this kid sure as hell does.
How To Make Your Son Hate Computers Part 2
Remember that kid a couple items back who was so frightened by a computer scare prank that all faith in electronic equipment and his father was lost?

This is that kid's best friend. Feel free to scroll to 00:35 for the payoff.
Children, Your Father's Bleeding!
"Hey, honey? What do you think would be a good way to scare our beloved children?"

"I believe if you pretended to cut yourself really badly and I told them that we were going to have to take you to the hospital that that would be a very splendid scare indeed."

"I concur!"

And then these parents scared the crap out of their children.

After the fright wears off, the kids seem to settle down and accept it as a joke, but based on the look the girl shoots the camera right at the end, we're guessing these parents are going to have to buy a lot of ice cream.
When Little Boys Love Britney Spears
Yes, this particular video involves a little boy of about 5 or 6 singing "Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears.

Yes, there are a multitude of jokes and comparisons that one inevitably thinks of while watching him dance and sing along.

No, we will not "go there."

Yes, it's hilarious when his mom scares the daylights out of him, discovering his secret love.

No, we did not rewind the video and watch it over and over and over and over again. That would be immature.

This video goes for pretty long, and the payoff isn't until sometime near the end. We'd give you a timestamp, but we feel that you have to earn this one the same way we did. Take it away, little boy.
XBox 360 Prank
This internet classic from a few years ago is easily the cruelest prank we've ever seen played on a child. We see the kid (Jonathan) open a Christmas present to reveal the packaging of an XBox 360. Jonathan lights up with joy and disbelief at his good fortune until he actually opens the box itself to reveal its inner contents are actually some crappy looking sweaters.

Watching the entirety of this video makes us actually want to buy an XBox for him.

The internet shared our sentiment when people caught wind of this horrible, horrible prank back in 2008.

Engaget.com pulled together the money to buy the kid an XBox after being contacted by dozens of good-natured geeks and even Microsoft, offering Jonathan an XBox. Life is full of happy endings! (Right?)

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/worst-parents-in-the-world-punk-kid-into-thinking-he-got-an-xbox/
Classic Water Pail On Door
This video pays off pretty quickly, and really doesn't do much harm... or does it?

The girl is coming home from school and probably has all kinds of important homework in that backpack. Possibly something she could have been working on all day.

This is why we think her reaction is a very matter-of-fact "you did not." They not only just ruined her hair and her homework, but her day.

Go ahead and scroll to 00:11 for the girl's entrance, it's just a shot of a door before that. See? We value your time around here! Now for another video...
I'm Sick Of This Dad!
Ok, so we'll admit that right at the beginning of this video, when a brother and sister are scared by their father causing the son to retreat to the fetal position (while his sister simply backs up, thus providing years of therapy material for when he's older as he considers the definitions of "manhood" in our society) is pretty funny.

HOWEVER, the real selling point of this video is at 00:30 when the son gives his dad a tongue lashing for what seems to be years upon years of torturous scares achieved by jumping out of dark places. Maybe there's a man in him after all!
When Kids Watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre
So we all watched scary movies when we were younger. We all were also warned about the potential nightmares we'd have by watching these scary movies.

HOWEVER, we did not all have parents considerate enough to enter our rooms with chainsaws to prove their point.

Do You Want To Know What's So Scary?
"Do you want to know what's so scary?"

That's the question posed to an already frightened looking child at the beginning of the video.

The child obviously doesn't want to know. But, like any reasonable father, he proceeds to do precisely the opposite of what his child's wishes are.

The following video is a document of the results.
Not the Easter Bunny!
This one just starts out sooooo adorably sweet with two kids finishing up egg painting and saying how excited they are to have the Easter Bunny come along. Until...

00:17 A bunny-like figure appears outside their window and are they excited?

If scared beyond the capacity for rational thought and shedding a river of tears means excited then you betcha! Best part is the kid on the chair, frozen in fear, not doing anything to get away from what he's afraid of, just sitting there: crying. Amazing.

The 7 Greatest (Real) Bill Murray Stories Ever Told

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Bill Murray is a bad ass.

Though now known for his roles in such classic films as "Stripes", "Groundhog Day" and "Ghostbusters," Murray first got his start as a castmember on SNL. (Who could forget the classic Nick The Lounge Singer bit?)

Some of these Bill Murray stories are legend and some may have indisputable proof, yet they are all amazing and sound exactly like the kind of awesome thing the most enigmatic celebrity (that we actually like) would do. From stories on the set to sightings in Karaoke clubs and even crashing random house parties, this is a list of the greatest (real) Bill Murray encounters of all time.

For more amazing true Bill Murray facts, check out this list of roles Bill Murray almost played.
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BONUS: Bill Murray Throws Bottle, Gives an Offensive Eulogy
Since the story about Bill Murray throwing a bottle that accidentally broke a guy's nose isn't remarkable enough (see the video below, where the victim doesn't only forgive him, but laughs with him -- Bill Murray gets a full minute of laughs from a crowd that just saw him split a guy's nose open, Bill Murray is just that awesome) here's a heartwarming story to wrap up this whole thing.



The Story:

Bill Murray was really great friends with comedy great and Saturday Night Live star John Belushi (Animal House) at the time of Belushi’s demise due to accidental drug overdose. The man lived in excess, was known for doing a lot of disgusting things and for making everyone laugh doing them.

So, after Ghostbusters, when Bill Murray got the go ahead to make his pet project (a film called The Razor’s Edge based on W. Somerset Maugham’s 1944 novel about a disillusioned World War I vet, Larry Darrell, who travels the globe to find the meaning of life.) He only really did Ghostbusters so that Columbia Pictures would allow him to do this.

He did and it was met with some critical acclaim, but overall box office failure, but included one gem of a scene where a character is eulogized. Given that this film was made a little after John Belushi’s death, Bill Murray decided to use the eulogy in his film, which he co-wrote, to say goodbye to his dear friend John:

"He was a slob. Did you ever see him eat? Starving children could fill their bellies on the food that ended up on his beard and clothes. Dogs would gather to watch him eat. I never understood gluttony, but I hated it…I hated that about you. He enjoyed disgusting people being disgusting that thrill of offending people and making them uncomfortable. He was despicable. He will not be missed."

Murray then explained why he eulogized Belushi in such a fashion, "It comes from this old Persian thing where if somebody dies you tell horrible stories about him. That’s what I did when John died… What it does is remind you not to get sentimental. You say, ‘That guy was a rat,’ and I’m a rat too, and I’d better do something about it rather than weep my life away."

Believable?

True. Check the source, as well as this is a well-known story told about Bill and why that scene exists.

Bill Murray is one of the greatest actors of our time and rarely do we get someone who is not only that great onscreen, but just as amazing offscreen. Just goes to show you, if you ever meet Bill Murray treat him like a friend - and he’s likely to do the same to you.
Bill Murray Thinks Autographs Are Boring, Films Slowmo Walk
The Story:

Like most celebrities, Bill Murray isn't a fan of being bothered for their autographs. Unlike most celebrities, it's because he finds them too impersonal.

Apparently Bill Murray was doing a shoot for a guy, and that guy's friend asked him for an autograph. Instead of just writing his name on a piece of paper, Bill gave them something better. He filmed a slow motion walk down the hall with all the guys ala Wes Anderson.

Proof!



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Bill Murray Pairs Up with Blonde Girl in Foreign Country... Goes to Party
... kind of like in Lost in Translation.


The Story:

Instead of calling it an early night in St. Andrews after the bars were winding down and the golf tournament he was there for had ended, Bill Murray decided to go out and explore the city.

He'd been out to drinks with fellow golfers when he met a beautiful blonde Nordic woman named Lykke Stavnef, who was there with her friend Marie Bergene who, naturally, invited him to a party.

Bill Murray said yes.

When they showed up, the 22 year old Lykke Stavnef says that nobody could believe that she had brought him to a house party. She was concerned that there were not enough clean dishes there, so Bill Murray actually decided to start washing dishes. Everyone was amused when he cleaned some dishes so that people could drink, but even more charmed when he happily accepted drinking vodka out of a coffee mug.

Before he left, he finished cleaning the feet-high dishes pile left by the college students, then went back to his hotel.

Believable?

Well, it was reported by telegraph.co.uk, so it's a reputable news source. There were also over a dozen eye witnesses. This is not only believable, but it is absolutely awesome how humble, nice and awesome he was.

New Rule: if you meet Bill Murray somewhere and he seems relaxed and in a good mood, and it's late enough, invite him to a party.

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Bill Murray Accidentally Stars in Garfield
The Story:

Bill Murray sees the name "Joel Cohen" (THIS Joel Cohen) attached to the Garfield script, believing it's the famed director of Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Barton Fink and No Country for Old Men -- Joel Coen... as in THIS Joel Coen (no H, you see.) Academy Award winning Joel Coen.

According to Esquire magazine, Murray says "I looked at the script, and it said, 'So-and-so and Joel Coen.' And I thought: Christ, well, I love those Coens! They're funny. So I sorta read a few pages of it and thought, Yeah, I'd like to do that."

Then he saw the movie. And only AFTER that did he realize that it wasn't Joel Coen, but Joel Cohen. No Fargo, No Country for Old Men or Big Lebowski, but Daddy Day Camp (The Sequel to Daddy Day Care), Evan Almighty and Cheaper By the Dozen Joel Cohen.

"I kept saying, 'Who the hell cut this thing? Who did this? What the f**k was Coen thinking?' And then they explained it to me: It wasn't written by that Joel Coen."

 

Believable?

Although this might be the actor-celebrity version of sleeping with someone questionable and then claiming you were drunk, there's obviously no doubting the accuracy of the interview. It's just a shame that it took the movie being finished before Murray realized his mistake. But hey, every paycheck helps even someone like Bill Murray so why the hell not.

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Bill Murray Gets Drunk and Drives a Golf Cart
The Story:

Bill Murray was caught driving down the streets of Stockholm, Sweden on his way back from a fancy nightclub less than a mile away from his hotel, where there happened to be a golf cart on display for a few days. Murray and other VIPs from the gold tournament they were there for were stopped on the short drive back to the hotel because they were on a golf cart and, according to authorities who have been doing their jobs there for over 40 years, this is the first time they'd ever seen anything like this.

After he was stopped, Bill Murray cited American law and refused to take a breath test. He later let a police office plead guilty for him in court if it ever came up, but most likely, he'll just get a few fines.

Now, the great part of this story isn't that he wow'ed a hotel manager, or even that he drove drunk (because who wants to glorify that?) The great part of this story is that Bill Murray illustrated the fact that he's the type of guy who will see something he wants, know he can afford any of the consequences of his actions financially and just goes ahead and takes it. He can pretty much do anything he wants, he knows it and he's having an absolutely amazing time with it.


When police accost him to take a breath test, he refuses, but later admits to them that he was, indeed, driving under the influence.

Believable?

Watch the video and hear it straight from the source. Apparently, the golf cart belonged to the hotel at which Murray was a guest and had been parked outside during his stay.

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Bill Murray Does Karaoke with Complete Strangers
The Story:

A group of friends went out to have a few drinks at a local Karaoke bar called Karaoke One 7 in New York City. Mike, the guy who reported this story to authorities, noticed that there were a couple of women who had just walked in with a guy that looked just like Bill Murray... Because he WAS Bill Murray.

After they did the good ol' "celebrity confirmation", they proceeded to invite Bill Murray into their Karaoke room.

15 Minutes later Bill Murray knocks on their door.

Bill Murray and the girl he was with, notably from Amsterdam who sang a bunch of French songs, bought everyone these weird green drinks made out of something called Chartreuse. After these Bill Murray himself sang an Elvis song with Mike and the group, of course, took a bunch of photos.













Believable?

The photos are pretty irrefutable, but the verdict is still vague. There have been a few discrepancies, first being exactly when this incident took place. It was also first reported that he showed up at Karaoke One with a group of women, then later corrected that it was one Dutch woman. The details aren't 100% clear; however, Murray is known for randomly crashing strangers' parties, so there's a good chance this one is true. And it is probably the realization of every Bill Murray fan's biggest dream.

Amazing.

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Bill Murray Reads Poetry to Construction Workers Building NY's Poet House
The Story:

While the Poet's House, a library, was being built in Manhattan, Bill Murray stopped by to read poems to the construction workers who were working on the building. In the middle of reading, he says, "It gets worse. If you want to take a sick day, do it now." Workers laugh and take photos with their cell phones.



Believable?

indisputably true."
Bill Murray Surprise Bartends at Shangri-La at SXSW
The Story:

The story begins when Bill Murray attends Austin's SXSW festival and hangs out with Wu-Tang clan.

He shows up with them at the Shangri-La bar and insists on bartending, only serving patrons shots of tequila. No matter what they ordered he would pour them a lot of tequila.

Everyone there was Tweeting, Facebooking and blogging about it and someone even took a video:



Throughout the rest of the week, Murray was spotted at various parties, including one Redditor's (a Redditor is a person who frequents the popular website Reddit.com) friend's house party:







Believable?

This story is widespread, and there's video to prove its accuracy. It also proves the extent of Murray's awesomeness. Who knows how many of the details and secondhand accounts are true, but the video is pretty indisputable.

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The 7 Greatest (True) Keanu Reeves Stories Ever Told

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Keanu Reeves is an amazing human being. Despite having led a pretty hard life filled with a lot of tragedy, he's managed to not only be one of the most giving celebrities of all time, but a truly great human being that, by example, is teaching us all that we should "be excellent to each other". So, from donating millions of dollars to the crews of his films, to having breakfast with the homeless, to being seemingly immortal, here are the greatest Keanu Reeves stories ever told.
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Keanu Reeves Hangs Out with Homeless People
There are over 50,000 homeless people in Los Angeles county, making homelessness in general a huge problem. Most give them some change, and many ignore them, or even treat them like subhumans. But most people aren't Keanu Reeves.

In September of 1997 Keanu Reeves, who now has millions of dollars, decided to spend a West Hollywood morning with a homeless man, talking, sharing and treating him as an equal. Not recoiling in disgust at the man's belongings is one thing, but sharing, conversing and really spending some time sitting down with the less fortunate isn't something that people usually do while in the United States and not part of a program.

Most celebrities will travel the world to do this, or wait until a charity they're working for is sponsoring an event of some kind.

Keanu simply lives what he believes and doesn't need any of this in order to be giving, kind and just generally awesome.

These photos are a prime example of why he's the perfect example of what any of us should act like should we ever happen upon hundreds of millions of dollars.












Keanu Reeves is Hard to Kill
Reeves has suffered a surprising amount of injuries and accidents for a guy who continues to look good enough to put in films. (Well, except for maybe that beard...) Here's a quick rundown of some of his not-terribly-eventful brushes with death:

An avid motorcycle fan, Reeves has wiped the hell out on numerous occasions. (See the above clip from "The Graham Norton Show" to hear Reeves discussing his more notable wipeouts. Or, as he puts it, "I've come off the bike a few times.")

While on a "demon ride" (that means riding at night with no headlights) in Topanga Canyon, Reeves smashed into the side of a mountain. He was hospitalized for a week with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. And if that doesn't sound painful enough for you, allegedly, one of the paramedics also dropped the stretcher as they were loading it into the ambulance.

Another motorcycle accident in 1996 broke his ankle and left him with a wide, curved scar on his right leg.

One of the motorcycle accidents also left him with veneers on all his teeth. He thinks it's from his face colliding with the handlebars. As one does.

Then there's the incident on the set of "A Walk in the Clouds." The night before shooting a love scene, Reeves took a hockey puck to the face, requiring six stitches. And yes, he still shot the kissing scene the next day.

Why? Because come on. He's Keanu Reeves. And he's immortal.

Keanu Reeves Has Wrestled Alice Cooper
Reeves spent part of his childhood in the Yorkville quarter of Toronto, a funky, bohemian kind of neighborhood comparable to the Haight-Ashbury District of San Francisco. His mother was, at the time, working with a well-known costume designer who would frequently have celebrities come over to the house to visit.

According to Keanu's childhood friend, Evan Williams (not related to the former Twitter president of the same name... probably), rock legend Alice Cooper was among the guests who would stop by the Reeves household during that time.

"Hey kids!"



Williams also recalls a specific incident in which Cooper challenged the two young men to a little rug wrestling match, as would often happen when your cool mom is a costume designer.

Not one to go easy on young people, even in an amateur wrestling match, Alice Cooper eventually tied them into what Williams has referred to as "a human knot," not only beating them, but leaving them helpless in his wake.

And I bet you thought "No More Mr. Nice Guy" was just a song...

Keanu Reeves Has Met a Ghost
As a child, living in New Jersey, Reeves once had a terrifying encounter with a ghostly suit. In an interview with British tabloid The Sun, Reeves recalled: "I remember just staring at this suit which had no body or legs in it as it came into the room before disappearing. It was a double-breasted suit in white and I looked at my nanny, who was just as shocked as me. I just couldn't get back to sleep afterwards."


Maybe it was this guy

Upon finding out his Sun interviewer was Scottish, he added "My God, man, [The UK]'s full of ghosts! You gotta walk on the moors at a certain time." (Maybe Keanu had just rented "American Werewolf in London"?)

Reeves claims that now, even as an adult, he's still traumatized by the vision and that he still sees the figure in his dreams and nightmares.


And I'm sure this scene really didn't help

Of course, it seems possible that he was just looking at a suit someone had hung up on the wall or something, right? Hard to imagine anything worse than being stuck on Earth in ghostly form for all eternity and still have to put on a suit every day. (Wait, what's the supernatural equivalent to Casual Friday?)

Keanu had a second supernatural experience years later, as an adult. While eating lunch with a lady friend in Austin, Texas, he suddenly spun around and noticed a ghost appearing behind him.


This is probably why he wears protection at all times

And again, no indication of how Keanu actually KNEW this was a ghost, instead of just a random person from Austin, Texas, who may or may not have looked like a supernatural entity.


... and haunted?...
Keanu Reeves Doesn't Want Your Money
Reeves has developed a reputation as a pretty generous guy over the years, frequently choosing the artistic integrity of his projects over a huge payday. This short summary really tells most of the story, in a very sad way. (Even though Keanu does approve of the Sad Keanu meme.)

But Keanu fights on and continues to be one of the greatest celebrity philanthropists around.

He really does subscribe to the idea of all people being "excellent to each other".

He told Hello! Magazine in 2003: "Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries." Give or take a few hundred years. (It's true that Reeves has appeared in six movies that have grossed over $100 million, which isn't really a bad haul.)

Some people have even noticed that he's a little Jesus-y in his every day actions


1. The Devil's Advocate: When making "The Devil's Advocate," Reeves agreed to take a big pay cut of a few million dollars (a few million dollars) so the producers could also afford to bring on Al Pacino. (He perhaps somewhat selfishly did have the fate of the movie itself in mind. One shudders to think of anyone else performing that climactic monologue other than Pacino. It wouldn't have quite the same zing with, say, Christopher Lambert in the role.)

2. The Replacements: He did the same thing on "The Replacements," allowing producers to bring on board Gene Hackman by demanding less cash up front for himself. He actually took a 90% paycut.

3. The Matrix: But the real generous side of Keanu (that doesn't have to do with giving millions to charity) came out when he was making his back-end deal for the two "Matrix" sequels.

True, Reeves was paid $10 million up front to film the first "Matrix" and ended up earning $35 million total after the film became a huge hit. But still, when negotiating his profit-sharing deal for the two follow-up films, Reeves opted to hand over some of his points to the franchise's special effects and costume design teams. The total amount Reeves could have earned but chose to disburse to the crew instead comes, by some accounts, to over $75 million. He donated over $75 to people he worked it because he thought they deserved it.

And in one personal account on Reddit, he helped out a family in need.

A family friend builds movie sets, doesn't design, is one of the poor dudes that just builds. Anyways he worked on the set for the Matrix and Keanu heard about family trouble he was having and gave him a $20,000 Christmas bonus to help him out. He also was one of the only people on the set that genuinely wanted to know peoples names, would say hello and mean it, and would talk to people as they were his peers and not below him just because they were practically making nothing to build a set. I've never heard anyone say Keanu is douche, seems like the nicest person in Hollywood from a second hand experience.


Also of note? Reeves gave the entire stunt team behind the "Matrix" sequels Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Keanu Reeves's Generosity Has Inspired Even the Most Unexpected Fans to Give
Keanu Reeves is so great that his very existence inspired 4Chan, a web community who has had people commit suicide with their coaxing and has cyber-bullied countless underaged girls, to give money for cancer research.

After the Sad Keanu meme rose to fame in 2010, people had a weird conception that Keanu, for some reason, was sad, and not as full of life as he used to be.



Probably because of the original image (above), or probably because of some of the tragic details of his life. Either way, 4Chan got together, and the internet followed suit since the meme was so rampant/popular, and decided that a day in July of 2010 was going to be "Cheer Up Keanu Reeves Day".

A Facebook group was created for the event and the following was decided by the admins/community:

On June 15th, we plan on sending letters, emails, gifts, and any other niceties and kind words to a real bro, Keanu Reeves…

In case you don’t know, Keanu’s sister Kim was diagnosed with leukemia many years ago. If you want to make a more significant gift, consider donating to a cancer research charity in the name of Cheer Up Keanu Day. I’m sure a letter or email informing Keanu of this action would really make his day.

So Keanu Reeves not only does more good than almost any celebrity out there, but he's actually less high and mighty about it and therefore more inspiring than any celebrity has been or could ever be.
Keanu Reeves Is Incredibly Well Read
In an interview with Details Magazine, it was revealed that Keanu has read all of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past. ALL of it. (Just for context, the work is 1,500,000 words long and about 7 volumes. It's most famously known to be about 3,000 pages long.)

And when he did read this, he would read other things in between, like an insane amount of books. He's been described as "one of the most voracious readers" by Scott Derrickson, director of The Day the Earth Stood Still.

And in this Details interview, they were instructed to follow him to somewhere he loved. And he chose a book store.

He also recited Shakespeare's Sonnet 30 from memory.

And while casting was still going on for a film that is known as one of the greatest action movies of all time (Michael Mann's "Heat"), he turned down the role that was ultimately played by Al Pacino in order to star as Hamlet in a stage production that he had agreed to do in Canada.

The Coolest Employers in Tech

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The coolest employers in tech are those that have employees who are actually happy to show up to work each day. These range from electronic shopping stores, vintage men's clothing stores or cheap women's clothing site.These employees are productive, content and motivated. This list includes some of the coolest tech employers around, and hats off to them for earning a spot. Don't agree? Vote the company down, by all means. But if you do agree that a company listed here is truly worthy of a spot, be sure to vote it up (and add any other cool tech employers that are missing).

What constitutes the "cool" factor when it comes to tech employers? That depends. Some tech companies offer great perks to workers (think Google on this one, because really, all that's missing at the GooglePlex is an indoor water park, and that's probably coming). Others make employees instant millionaires by going public (ahem, Facebook). Even without all of these mega-perks, some tech company employers earn the cool tag by simply offering a laid-back, interesting, stimulating place to work on a daily basis.

Obviously you can't please everyone all the time, but when a majority of your employees enjoy what they do and where they do it job-wise, you've succeeded. You've earned the cool points, and deserve a spot on this list. Time to weigh in: Who are the absolute best and coolest employers in tech?
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Kayak

Apple Inc.

Google

Hulu

OpenTable

Twitter

Yelp

Amazon

Dropbox

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The Very Best of the Overly Attached Girlfriend Meme

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The Overly Attached Girlfriend meme is one of the top memes of 2012. It features a girl who has all the best intentions, but just never learned how to give her new boyfriends "space". Chronicling all of the craziest, most clingy things that new girlfriends can do, this is the very best of the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme.

From hoarding your things, to moving in, to thinking about your distant family future on the first date, this girl has absolutely no social skills and definitely puts the cart before the horse. She also counts her chickens before they hatch. In fact, the girl from the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme hypothetically counts the eggs before the chicken is even pregnant.

Kind of makes you wonder about all the real over attached girlfriends and what's going through their heads. Does this work out for them, ever? I mean, it must get a little better once they're actually showed the love they want. I wonder if this is a more serious social and societal issue we should deal with via the Overly Attached GF meme. Eh, they all probably realize they're crazy eventually. Here's the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme. Photos, Gifs and videos included. Be sure to check out Ranker's other lists like The Best Memes of 2010.
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Socially Awkward Penguin meets OAG

On Facebook Status

On Google Mapping

On Pocket Dialing

On New Job Opportunities

On Birth Control

On Guys Night

On Skype

On Dreams

On Comfy Clothes

The 50 Greatest Viral Yearbook Photos In Internet History

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Now that the internet is a thing (you know, for at least the last couple years or so), people don't just get to look like a serial killer in their high school yearbook pictures and get away with it anymore (not even famous people because there are some glorious celebrity yearbook pictures). Awful haircuts, bad fashion, and misguided quotes are no longer just for you and your graduating class in Sheepstooth, Iowa, they are freely and readily available for the whole of the interwebs to laugh at. And laugh you shall at this list of amazing viral yearbook pictures.

Some of these kids (and adults) are clearly playing into the funny yearbook photo game while others seem to have been caught off guard in their thinking that feathered mullets would make them super popular after graduation. While these hilarious yearbook photos are far from the biggest high school yearbook scandals in history, there are plenty of awful yearbook photos to laugh at here.

Assuming you yourself weren't the victim of a bad yearbook photo, this should be the perfect time to point and laugh at others as you enjoy this list of (awesomely) terrible yearbook pictures. 
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Must Be a Very Liberal HS

Lobbying to Change the School Mascot

American Eagle. He's Wearing an American Eagle Shirt.

Staring Contest. You and Me, Right Now.

Call the Legal Department

A Timeless Message

Revenge of the Band Geeks

Cheshire Cat Black Dude

This Poor Kid

Doubles As Her Business Card

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I love traveling but hate spending money. Going on vacation is bittersweet. No work and getting away (sweet). Spending way too much money and coming home broke (bitter). I just recently started using travel deal websites and am obsessed. They save me money in every aspect of traveling -- whether it's lodging, transportation, food, or flights. The only downside to them is that there are way too many websites trying to help you save money on your vacation. Help rank your favorite websites and give feedback of your experiences and lets create a general consensus to what travel websites really are the best.

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airfarewatchdog.com

Hotels.com

Hotwire

Kayak

LateRooms

Priceline.com

TripAdvisor

Whichbudget.com

Bing Travel

FriendsChoices.com

Which Social Network Do You Use Most Often?

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Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

Google+

Instagram

Tea Party Community

Pinterest

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The coolest employers in tech are those that have employees who are actually happy to show up to work each day. These range from electronic shopping stores, vintage men's clothing stores or cheap women's clothing site.These employees are productive, content and motivated. This list includes some of the coolest tech employers around, and hats off to them for earning a spot. Don't agree? Vote the company down, by all means. But if you do agree that a company listed here is truly worthy of a spot, be sure to vote it up (and add any other cool tech employers that are missing).

What constitutes the "cool" factor when it comes to tech employers? That depends. Some tech companies offer great perks to workers (think Google on this one, because really, all that's missing at the GooglePlex is an indoor water park, and that's probably coming). Others make employees instant millionaires by going public (ahem, Facebook). Even without all of these mega-perks, some tech company employers earn the cool tag by simply offering a laid-back, interesting, stimulating place to work on a daily basis.

Obviously you can't please everyone all the time, but when a majority of your employees enjoy what they do and where they do it job-wise, you've succeeded. You've earned the cool points, and deserve a spot on this list. Time to weigh in: Who are the absolute best and coolest employers in tech?
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-coolest-employers-in-tech/ready-to-startup,

Kayak

Apple Inc.

Google

Hulu

OpenTable

Twitter

Yelp

Amazon

Dropbox

(mt) Media Temple

Best eBooks Sites

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eBooks sites offer a variety of different kinds of eBooks from a multitude of eBook genres to readers. Whether it's free eBooks classics or more modern eBooks that you pay for, this is a list of the best eBooks websites to check out. Know of an eBooks store that isn't on this list? Add it! And be sure to vote for your favorite eBooks sites, so readers like me can benefit from your wisdom.

Reading eBooks can be an expensive habit, particularly if you have to get the latest and greatest books by your favorite contemporary authors. Pay eBooks websites allow you to purchase the books and download them instantly to your eBook reader. The options are plentiful - but don't forget that some eBooks are free or cost next to nothing. New authors, for example, will often put their eBooks up for sale for a nominal price, to gain popularity and following. Some indie writers may even offer their books for free! Also, some classic literature eBooks can be found for free online. If you haven't read 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austin, for example, you can download both eBooks for free on many sites.

If audio books are your thing, you can often find audio eBooks available online. Just download the audio book to your iPad, iPhone or some other device and you're ready to go.

My list is just a small sampling of what's out there for us: I'd love to find some new eBook sources, so please, if you know of a great one, add it so I can check it out!

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Project Gutenberg

Google eBookstore

Amazon.com Kindle Store
Offers both paid and free eBooks
Free E-Books
Offers e-reader formatted titles for free.
Barnes & Noble Nook Bookstore
2 million+ books available for download, including best sellers, academic books and some free eBooks
Apple iBookstore
Apple's eBook's selling platform. Store offers books in well over 20 different categories, including popular fiction, non-fiction and some free books.
Android Market Books
Millions of books available for purchase for the Android phone or tablet. Some free books also offered.
http://ebooksearchdirectory.com
best ebooks download website, my favorite one, tons of ebooks for download
Freebooksy
We love free ebooks, We help you find them! 
www.freebooksy.com
Sony Reader Store
More than two million book titles available.

Best Reality Stars on Twitter

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The best reality TV stars on Twitter, based on the entertainment value of their tweets. Perhaps it's the constant cameras, lights and promise of endorsements, but reality stars are no strangers to uninhibited emotions, especially when it comes to placing them in 140 characters or less. So forget the school cafeteria, office breakroom or even your HDTV: The real fighting, venting and all-out drama is unfolding on Twitter. Whether the sexy, scandalous and slightly disturbing tweets of teen bride Courtney Stodden, Kim Kardashian's post-divorce Bible worship in the hopes of catching Tim Tebow's attention, or "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong's controversial book tour, these reality personalities Twitter accounts let you live vicariously through the rich, famous and trashy without the fuss—and embarrassment.

Dying to know what Snooki looks like without a mask of make-up? Missing Paula Abdul's antics since she was fired from "X Factor?" Wondering if "Dance Moms" Christi is really as crazy as she is backstage? Then reactivate that Twitter account. Of course, you can always follow Ellen DeGeneres or Anderson Cooper for some feel-good activism, too.
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Holly Madison
@hollymadison
Kat Von D
@thekatvond
Kendra Wilkinson
@KendraWilkinson
Kim Kardashian
@KimKardashian
Simon Cowell
@SimonCowell
Steven Tyler
@IAmStevenT
Tila Tequila
@OfficialMsTila
Nicole Polizzi

Jenni "JWoww" Farley
@JENNIWOWW
Kristin Cavallari
@KristenCav

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Best Tech Bloggers On The Web

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The best bloggers on the web, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Anyone can add their favorite tech and social media bloggers to this list, making it an accurate, real-time ranking of tech bloggers, as picked by the people reading them every day. Find out who the best bloggers truly are, and tell the world who you turn to for tech news and opinions.
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David Pogue

Jason Calacanis

Michael Arrington

Robert Scoble

Xeni Jardin

marshall kirkpatrick

Mark Suster

Erick Schonfeld

Sarah Perez

Pete Cashmore

The 30 Most Epic Fat Guys in Internet History

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This list is dedicated to the heaviest hitters in viral internet history, which is a horrible way to say that the following list will detail the greatest, most memorable and therefore epic fat males from popular viral videos, pictures and memes. From the beginning of the viral web with the Star Wars Kid and the Numa Numa Guy, to that guy who ate 40 pizza rolls and the guy from the Butthurt Dweller meme.

Here are the greatest fat guys in internet history.
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The "I Beat Anorexia" Guy
One of the most shared images of a fat man in internet history, this is a guy who really doesn't care about how he's going to have a heart attack by the time he's 50 and could easily be a character in the SNL sketch where a bunch of Chicago Bears fans sit around a table and share stories.

The image is hilarious in of itself, so a tip of the ill-fitting hat to one of the people who's made me laugh hardest on the internet, during my various interweb travels.
Butthurt Dweller
The Butthurt Dweller meme features an unsightly young male who likely has never been with a woman, but sure likes to judge them as often as his popular image macro meme will allow. Smug, delusional and never one to pass up an extra helping of butter, the Butthurt Dweller can be easily found playing videos games, tralling Reddit or watching adult films in his mother's basement at any given time.

The Butthurt Dweller is a special kind of person who can form a reasonable opinion of something without knowing a single thing about it. Women, religion, music and everything in between is fair game for criticism, deserved or not, from the Butthurt Dweller who looks like a real-life version of the "Comic Book Guy" of Simpsons fame.






Worst. Meme. Ever.

Just like the Musically Oblivious 8th Grader Meme, the Butthurt Dweller meme features an image of an actual person. KimmoKM, a Finnish "basement dweller," stars in and inspired the meme when his smug mug was posted on a Finnish website along with the comment "ugly whale, I wouldn't f*ck her" in regards to a beautiful woman posted on an image board, reminiscent of the famous Fark comment where someone didn't like a famously ridiculously hot girl for having "sharp knees".

That quick moment of narcissism was enough to launch an Internet meme that would blow up in 2010. The notorious Internet forum 4chan took hold of the meme and exploited the troll in dozens of languages over the next few months.

KimmoKM became an Internet legend and was actually a good sport about the whole thing. In an IRC interview, he not only talked about his approval of the meme, but also that the statements made by the Butthurt Dweller, or Gordo Granudo as he's also known, are pretty close to his own thoughts and opinions.

So terrifyingly enough, this guy exists.
Fat Guy Eats Pizza Rolls to Beat Personal Record
This guy will be dead in about two weeks from whenever you are reading this. No matter how long he lives or how old he gets, this guy has two weeks to live.

This is a video, that went super viral, and was even featured on Tosh.0 (the year-later Facebook post of cable television), so you know it's important. It's a guy who already weighs so much that his face has just started to look like a mask of some kind (and I'm a pretty heavy guy, so this guy is really a disgrace to my race).

He "challenges" himself to eat a "personal" record of 40 pizza rolls. That's 40. I have a hard time not feeling like I have to wash my face after about 8 of them. This guy eats 40. He accepts "challenges" from his YouTube audience, or as I call them, his executioners, and eats random stuff for them to watch.

If this guy ever gets a girlfriend I'm giving up on life, but dear LORD does heh stick to his guns. He breathes heavy while lifting up a 1 1/2 lb. bag of pizza rolls and is one of those people that runs out of breath while eating meals, but he really can eat A LOT OF FOOD. I don't know if he could give that 6-pack having Japanese competitive eater Kobayashi a run for his money, but I for one would like to see that match up.

This guy rules.
Fat Guy Shooting a Gun
This is a fat guy shooting a tiny gun while firing it in the same way that most of us that know what we're doing like to play Time Crisis or House of the Dead. Your argument is invalid.
The Guy Who Dropped the Mustard


One of the saddest (look how sad he looks!) and funniest pictures in internet history, this is a viral image that was made popular on Fark in about 2005.

It's originally a still of a guy named Mike "Nug" Nahrgang, a Canadian comedian and actor who's won various awards for being part of a sketch comedy troupe.

He and another actor from his troupe were having a food fight when Nahrang inadvertently covered himself in mustard, someone took a picture and the rest is history.
The Numa Numa Guy
Famous for his lipdub video to a then-unknown song called Dragostea din tei by the band O-Zone, the pre-Keenan Kahill YouTube lip syncer named Gary Brolsma became known as "The Numa Numa Guy" around the internet in the early days of the viral web.

After only three months of being up, the video had over three million views and people not only mimicked what he did, but loved him for it. The viral video has since earned him appearances on Weezer videos, traditional media outlets and internet fame that will pretty much last him the rest of his life.

Initially he didn't want attention for this embarrassing video of him leaking out to millions upon millions of viewers, but like all YouTube celebrities, he now embraces his newly found fame.

He was featured in a Geico commercial lip syncing to another song in 2009 (way to be timely, Geico) and has since appeared in various commercials and music videos referencing nothing but that one time that people thought what he did was funny on the internet.

He's generally a nice fellow though so here's to making a bit of scratch on the side for acting like a fool on the internet.
The TRON Guy
TRON Guy is one of the nicest, most genuine and amazing people in internet celebrity history. And with all the jokes about his weight, his appearance and his (actually kind of awesome) costume that he had to hear, he definitely had to have some kind of good karma coming to him.

I mean the guy is just a lowly nerd (the real kind) who happens to love a certain franchise/movie. He's passionate about something. That's more than we can say about the vast majority of people.

His name is Jay Maynard and he's a computer programmer and system admin for Hercules, an emulator of IBM mainframe hardware (which is probably why he's so into TRON).

When he rose to fame in 2004, he made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel, traditional media and even got a Tosh.0 Web Redemption in 2009.

Click here for Tron guy's Tosh.0 Web Redemption

Fun/sad fact: because his suit actually lights up, he was not allowed to see the opening night screening of TRON: Legacy when the theatre staff saw him come up to the ticket booth.

He currently gives out autographs at conventions and enjoys his amateur radio hobby.
The Fat Man at the Computer


This is the most often used, widespread, recognizable singular picture of an unknown fat guy on the internet. He's one of the oldest viral images in internet history, as well as one of the first results when you Google "fat guy". He's been used for various jokes, emotions and proofs that you're not talking to real girls online for YEARS.



And because of his stature, and the fact that it's probably just a picture taken of some guy happily using his ball-roll mouse on Windows ME on CompuServe on a Compaq Presario, he gets the #1 spot. Because he's innocent, was probably just having fun, and has now been seen (and ridiculed) by millions of people across the web.

He probably had to shave his beard and put a shirt on. I hope you're all ashamed of yourselves.

BONUS: The happy version of him, that you see just as often now around the web, the happy fat guy with a computer. He's actually fixing a computer. He's young, so most people assume he's the other fat guy's son, but I say that's racist. Racist because of facts.



Also, this guy:


The Arsenal of Guns and Guitar Hero Guy


This is one of the greatest people in the history of the internet. The fact that one of the most well-known and seen pictures on the internet features a shirtless, hairy, balding guy surrounded by an arsenal of guns (and some Guitar Hero controllers???)





You're welcome.

Well, as it turns out, these pictures actually originated from a gun lovers' forum that this guy frequents, featuring a video of him shooting a gun.

He has a wife, who actually took all the pictures of him as a joke, but sadly he went on in the original thread to tell everyone about how his wife cheated on him with his best friend (who the hell would do that to a guy with this kind of arsenal?!) in the same house, while he was sleeping.

They also have kids, though, and he doesn't want to split them up from their family, so they're trying to work things out.

Not only does this guy completely own the embarrassingly amazing pictures of him from around the internet, but he loves the internet fame and turns out is actually kind of a stand up fellow for not shooting his best friend in the nuts with a grenade launcher.

What a guy.
The Star Wars Kid
One of the first viral video internet memes in history starred a fat guy, a fat kid, actually, playing Star Wars with himself in front of a camera. People made fun of the kid for being such a huge nerd, but then started editing reali lightsabers onto his hands, setting his dances to electronic music and even making it seem like he was doing great moves to avoid laser blasts.

Here's a good compilation of what some people did with his video:



Ah, they early memes. The kid ended up becoming a lawyer and actually lost all the weight:



But while everyone was laughing, since he was the first real person to have any kind of real internet fame, he didn't know that he could use it to become a real-life celebrity yet. So his story is actually kind of a sad one, but has a happy ending.

"Not as many people know the rest of the story: Ghyslain Raza – or to the internet,Star Wars Kid – didn’t feel famous, or funny. He felt harassed, the victim of the most visible bullying in history. Ghyslain dropped out of his Quebec high school, was diagnosed with depression, and checked into a psychiatric ward for children.

Ghyslain and his parents would later sue the families of the three classmates who leaked the video in 2003, for around $250,000. According to the lawsuit, which resulted in a settlement, "Ghyslain had to endure, and still endures today, harassment and derision from his high-school mates and the public at large."

But after eight years of laughs at his expense – and a few campaigns in his defense – Ghyslain is back. Now in his early 20s, he’s reemerged as the president of the Patrimoine Trois-Rivières, a conservation society that aims to preserve the cultural heritage of his hometown of Trois-Rivières.

Revenge of the Sith this isn’t, but he’s putting his litigious experience to some use, getting his law degree at McGill University in Montreal." - Source

The Best Google Acquisitions Ever

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A list of the smartest, most forward-thinking business acquisitions Google has ever made. Google has acquired many other companies since 2001. Sometimes, these products end up living on under their former names - as in the cases of DoubleClick, Blogger, YouTube and Android. On other occasions, the former products get integrated into pre-existing or future Google applications, as int he case of the numerous map companies that blended together to create Google Maps. Finally, some companies end up being plundered for staff or useful parts, and then disbanded. This list can contain companies from all of these groups, so long as the acquisition - long-term - was beneficial to Google and wise in retrospect.

This is an Open List, so after you've voted on the smartest acquisitions, feel free to add your own suggestions at the bottom of the page.

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Picnik
Online photo editing service which had partnered with Flickr.
AdMob
One of the world's largest mobile ad companies, currently serving multiple platforms including Android.
Applied Semantics
Online advertising. Integrated into AdSense and AdWords.
Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
Original developers of the Freebase open, shared database
YouTube
The world's largest video sharing site, founded in 2005 and acquired in November 2006.
Zagat Survey
Publishers of collaborative restaurant and nightlife guides and surveys
Motorola Mobility
Former mobile division of Motorola. Acquisition still pending approval.
Android Inc.
Initial developers of the Android mobile operating system
Picasa
Image Organizer
reCAPTCHA
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The 7 Greatest (True) Keanu Reeves Stories Ever Told

July 15, 2013, 12:52 pm

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Keanu Reeves is an amazing human being. Despite having led a pretty hard life filled with a lot of tragedy, he's managed to not only be one of the most giving celebrities of all time, but a truly great human being that, by example, is teaching us all that we should "be excellent to each other". So, from donating millions of dollars to the crews of his films, to having breakfast with the homeless, to being seemingly immortal, here are the greatest Keanu Reeves stories ever told.
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Keanu Reeves Hangs Out with Homeless People
There are over 50,000 homeless people in Los Angeles county, making homelessness in general a huge problem. Most give them some change, and many ignore them, or even treat them like subhumans. But most people aren't Keanu Reeves.

In September of 1997 Keanu Reeves, who now has millions of dollars, decided to spend a West Hollywood morning with a homeless man, talking, sharing and treating him as an equal. Not recoiling in disgust at the man's belongings is one thing, but sharing, conversing and really spending some time sitting down with the less fortunate isn't something that people usually do while in the United States and not part of a program.

Most celebrities will travel the world to do this, or wait until a charity they're working for is sponsoring an event of some kind.

Keanu simply lives what he believes and doesn't need any of this in order to be giving, kind and just generally awesome.

These photos are a prime example of why he's the perfect example of what any of us should act like should we ever happen upon hundreds of millions of dollars.












Keanu Reeves is Hard to Kill
Reeves has suffered a surprising amount of injuries and accidents for a guy who continues to look good enough to put in films. (Well, except for maybe that beard...) Here's a quick rundown of some of his not-terribly-eventful brushes with death:

An avid motorcycle fan, Reeves has wiped the hell out on numerous occasions. (See the above clip from "The Graham Norton Show" to hear Reeves discussing his more notable wipeouts. Or, as he puts it, "I've come off the bike a few times.")

While on a "demon ride" (that means riding at night with no headlights) in Topanga Canyon, Reeves smashed into the side of a mountain. He was hospitalized for a week with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. And if that doesn't sound painful enough for you, allegedly, one of the paramedics also dropped the stretcher as they were loading it into the ambulance.

Another motorcycle accident in 1996 broke his ankle and left him with a wide, curved scar on his right leg.

One of the motorcycle accidents also left him with veneers on all his teeth. He thinks it's from his face colliding with the handlebars. As one does.

Then there's the incident on the set of "A Walk in the Clouds." The night before shooting a love scene, Reeves took a hockey puck to the face, requiring six stitches. And yes, he still shot the kissing scene the next day.

Why? Because come on. He's Keanu Reeves. And he's immortal.

Keanu Reeves Has Wrestled Alice Cooper
Reeves spent part of his childhood in the Yorkville quarter of Toronto, a funky, bohemian kind of neighborhood comparable to the Haight-Ashbury District of San Francisco. His mother was, at the time, working with a well-known costume designer who would frequently have celebrities come over to the house to visit.

According to Keanu's childhood friend, Evan Williams (not related to the former Twitter president of the same name... probably), rock legend Alice Cooper was among the guests who would stop by the Reeves household during that time.

"Hey kids!"



Williams also recalls a specific incident in which Cooper challenged the two young men to a little rug wrestling match, as would often happen when your cool mom is a costume designer.

Not one to go easy on young people, even in an amateur wrestling match, Alice Cooper eventually tied them into what Williams has referred to as "a human knot," not only beating them, but leaving them helpless in his wake.

And I bet you thought "No More Mr. Nice Guy" was just a song...

Keanu Reeves Has Met a Ghost
As a child, living in New Jersey, Reeves once had a terrifying encounter with a ghostly suit. In an interview with British tabloid The Sun, Reeves recalled: "I remember just staring at this suit which had no body or legs in it as it came into the room before disappearing. It was a double-breasted suit in white and I looked at my nanny, who was just as shocked as me. I just couldn't get back to sleep afterwards."


Maybe it was this guy

Upon finding out his Sun interviewer was Scottish, he added "My God, man, [The UK]'s full of ghosts! You gotta walk on the moors at a certain time." (Maybe Keanu had just rented "American Werewolf in London"?)

Reeves claims that now, even as an adult, he's still traumatized by the vision and that he still sees the figure in his dreams and nightmares.


And I'm sure this scene really didn't help

Of course, it seems possible that he was just looking at a suit someone had hung up on the wall or something, right? Hard to imagine anything worse than being stuck on Earth in ghostly form for all eternity and still have to put on a suit every day. (Wait, what's the supernatural equivalent to Casual Friday?)

Keanu had a second supernatural experience years later, as an adult. While eating lunch with a lady friend in Austin, Texas, he suddenly spun around and noticed a ghost appearing behind him.


This is probably why he wears protection at all times

And again, no indication of how Keanu actually KNEW this was a ghost, instead of just a random person from Austin, Texas, who may or may not have looked like a supernatural entity.


... and haunted?...
Keanu Reeves Doesn't Want Your Money
Reeves has developed a reputation as a pretty generous guy over the years, frequently choosing the artistic integrity of his projects over a huge payday. This short summary really tells most of the story, in a very sad way. (Even though Keanu does approve of the Sad Keanu meme.)

But Keanu fights on and continues to be one of the greatest celebrity philanthropists around.

He really does subscribe to the idea of all people being "excellent to each other".

He told Hello! Magazine in 2003: "Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries." Give or take a few hundred years. (It's true that Reeves has appeared in six movies that have grossed over $100 million, which isn't really a bad haul.)

Some people have even noticed that he's a little Jesus-y in his every day actions


1. The Devil's Advocate: When making "The Devil's Advocate," Reeves agreed to take a big pay cut of a few million dollars (a few million dollars) so the producers could also afford to bring on Al Pacino. (He perhaps somewhat selfishly did have the fate of the movie itself in mind. One shudders to think of anyone else performing that climactic monologue other than Pacino. It wouldn't have quite the same zing with, say, Christopher Lambert in the role.)

2. The Replacements: He did the same thing on "The Replacements," allowing producers to bring on board Gene Hackman by demanding less cash up front for himself. He actually took a 90% paycut.

3. The Matrix: But the real generous side of Keanu (that doesn't have to do with giving millions to charity) came out when he was making his back-end deal for the two "Matrix" sequels.

True, Reeves was paid $10 million up front to film the first "Matrix" and ended up earning $35 million total after the film became a huge hit. But still, when negotiating his profit-sharing deal for the two follow-up films, Reeves opted to hand over some of his points to the franchise's special effects and costume design teams. The total amount Reeves could have earned but chose to disburse to the crew instead comes, by some accounts, to over $75 million. He donated over $75 to people he worked it because he thought they deserved it.

And in one personal account on Reddit, he helped out a family in need.

A family friend builds movie sets, doesn't design, is one of the poor dudes that just builds. Anyways he worked on the set for the Matrix and Keanu heard about family trouble he was having and gave him a $20,000 Christmas bonus to help him out. He also was one of the only people on the set that genuinely wanted to know peoples names, would say hello and mean it, and would talk to people as they were his peers and not below him just because they were practically making nothing to build a set. I've never heard anyone say Keanu is douche, seems like the nicest person in Hollywood from a second hand experience.


Also of note? Reeves gave the entire stunt team behind the "Matrix" sequels Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Keanu Reeves's Generosity Has Inspired Even the Most Unexpected Fans to Give
Keanu Reeves is so great that his very existence inspired 4Chan, a web community who has had people commit suicide with their coaxing and has cyber-bullied countless underaged girls, to give money for cancer research.

After the Sad Keanu meme rose to fame in 2010, people had a weird conception that Keanu, for some reason, was sad, and not as full of life as he used to be.



Probably because of the original image (above), or probably because of some of the tragic details of his life. Either way, 4Chan got together, and the internet followed suit since the meme was so rampant/popular, and decided that a day in July of 2010 was going to be "Cheer Up Keanu Reeves Day".

A Facebook group was created for the event and the following was decided by the admins/community:

On June 15th, we plan on sending letters, emails, gifts, and any other niceties and kind words to a real bro, Keanu Reeves…

In case you don’t know, Keanu’s sister Kim was diagnosed with leukemia many years ago. If you want to make a more significant gift, consider donating to a cancer research charity in the name of Cheer Up Keanu Day. I’m sure a letter or email informing Keanu of this action would really make his day.

So Keanu Reeves not only does more good than almost any celebrity out there, but he's actually less high and mighty about it and therefore more inspiring than any celebrity has been or could ever be.
Keanu Reeves Is Incredibly Well Read
In an interview with Details Magazine, it was revealed that Keanu has read all of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past. ALL of it. (Just for context, the work is 1,500,000 words long and about 7 volumes. It's most famously known to be about 3,000 pages long.)

And when he did read this, he would read other things in between, like an insane amount of books. He's been described as "one of the most voracious readers" by Scott Derrickson, director of The Day the Earth Stood Still.

And in this Details interview, they were instructed to follow him to somewhere he loved. And he chose a book store.

He also recited Shakespeare's Sonnet 30 from memory.

And while casting was still going on for a film that is known as one of the greatest action movies of all time (Michael Mann's "Heat"), he turned down the role that was ultimately played by Al Pacino in order to star as Hamlet in a stage production that he had agreed to do in Canada.

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Now that the internet is a thing (you know, for at least the last couple years or so), people don't just get to look like a serial killer in their high school yearbook pictures and get away with it anymore (not even famous people because there are some glorious celebrity yearbook pictures). Awful haircuts, bad fashion, and misguided quotes are no longer just for you and your graduating class in Sheepstooth, Iowa, they are freely and readily available for the whole of the interwebs to laugh at. And laugh you shall at this list of amazing viral yearbook pictures.

Some of these kids (and adults) are clearly playing into the funny yearbook photo game while others seem to have been caught off guard in their thinking that feathered mullets would make them super popular after graduation. While these hilarious yearbook photos are far from the biggest high school yearbook scandals in history, there are plenty of awful yearbook photos to laugh at here.

Assuming you yourself weren't the victim of a bad yearbook photo, this should be the perfect time to point and laugh at others as you enjoy this list of (awesomely) terrible yearbook pictures. 
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Must Be a Very Liberal HS

Lobbying to Change the School Mascot

American Eagle. He's Wearing an American Eagle Shirt.

Staring Contest. You and Me, Right Now.

Call the Legal Department

A Timeless Message

Revenge of the Band Geeks

Cheshire Cat Black Dude

This Poor Kid

Doubles As Her Business Card