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What States Swear The Most?

Wes Spicher — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:20:15 +0000

Do states in the south curse the most? A customer research firm called Marchex analyzed how often people in all 50 states cursed in recorded phone calls to businesses over the past year. When you call a business and the automated voice tells you that the call may be recorded for quality assurance. People in [...]

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Leprechauns

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 05:00:59 +0000

Few icons from folklore and mythology have been branded and co-opted more than the leprechaun. Stories of their rare appearances and coveted pot of gold have permeated almost every aspect of popular culture. They have become so synonymous with Irish culture that the streets are filled with tall green hats and green coats every St. Patrick’s Day. Their history, however, is far different from the traditional leprechauns that endlessly wander into bars and fight hangovers one weekend in March. Take a look at a few things you probably didn't know about leprechauns.

10 Gloriously Green St. Patrick's Day Foods

Kathy Landin — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:00:21 +0000

Everyone knows that St. Patrick’s Day is the one day out of the year when we’re all Irish. And, apparently that translates into wearing anything green and silly we can get our hands on and having as much to drink as we can carry at one time. But, there’s another strange tradition that has developed in celebration of this day. We can't explain it. Are Irish people really that into unnaturally green food?

10 Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Irish

TheFW Staff — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:00:15 +0000

With St. Patrick's Day coming up, everyone is suddenly discovering their Irish heritage. Ever the bandwagon jumpers, celebrities are also likely to be wearing green this Saturday. (You know Kim Kardashian will.) But there are plenty of celebs who can actually claim Irish roots.

Sure, you know that Bono and Colin Farrell like to throw back a pint and chow down on Irish stew. But there are plenty of other celebrities whose Irish backgrounds might surprise you. Take a look at a few famous faces who have the luck o' the Irish in 'em.

10 People You'll Meet at a Super Bowl Party

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:18:57 +0000

The Super Bowl is easily the greatest sporting and TV event all year, and you know what that means– awesome parties. Tons of food, tons of people and even more food always amounts to a good time, which is why we’re psyched for Sunday. Whether you’re hosting your own Super Bowl party or attending someone [...]

10 Celebrity Hobbies That May Shock You

Nadine Graham — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:50:32 +0000

As fans, we don’t always view celebrity life as we probably should. Rappers and singers seem one dimensional to the public because they’re usually seen while plugging a new project or promoting a new venture. Every once in a while, one will go on record saying that the music industry is a ruthless and often [...]

The 10 Cutest Tiny Dogs Ever

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:26:17 +0000

We're huge suckers for anything involving puppies, like skateboarding Santa dogs or Star Wars pups. (Come on-- how could you not be?!) We're equally obsessed with anything in miniature form. So what happens when the two are combined? Holy moly cuteness, that's what!

10 Dogs Who Aren't Happy About the Snow

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:15:52 +0000

Snow is one of the greatest inventions of good ol’ Mother Nature. Sure it can be a pain sometimes, but the stuff is also really cool! Take making awesome snowmen, for example. Can you do that with rain? Wind? Sunshine? No, because snow rules. While us humans usually like to frolic in the white stuff, it [...]

The Best Celebrity Twitter Feuds of 2012

Cassandra Rose — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:00:45 +0000

Twitter has been giving celebrities a platform to air their opinions and what they ate for breakfast since 2006, and boy have they. It's also given them a place to interact with other celebs and share their grievances with one another.

This of course has inevitably led to a new form of communication: The Twitter slapfight, in which stars duel over the internet in 140 characters or less (often to the amusement of millions of onlookers).

13 Things Not To Say in a Doctor's Waiting Room

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:00:03 +0000

10 Most Important Video Game Headlines of 2012

Luke Brown — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:55:30 +0000

This past year was both an amazing and heartbreaking one in video games. Throughout 2012, we experienced highs like the announcement of Grand Theft Auto 5, along with lows like studio closures. With so much having happened during the year, we decided to take a look back at the stories and headlines that will forever [...]

10 Couples Who Met on TV Show Sets

Danny Groner — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:45:56 +0000

For as long as Hollywood’s small and big screen industries have existed, actors have found unexpected romantic interests between takes. There are stories of long-term love like that of Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa who met while shooting ‘All My Children’ in 1995, and eloped the next year. And there are also tales of caution [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Elf'

TheFW Staff — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:05:04 +0000

The Will Ferrell holiday classic ‘Elf’ wasn’t supposed to be a hit. Despite being a heartwarming comedy released around the holiday season, it had several things going against it before the filmmakers had a chance to start shooting. Ferrell had just found a loyal audience thanks to his memorable performance as Frank the Tank in [...]

5 Apps That Would Make Better Movies Than 'Angry Birds'

Emerald Catron — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:30:29 +0000

They are seriously making an 'Angry Birds' movie. What will it be about? Who would be in it (aside from obviously Nicki Minaj)? Will it just be Nicki Minaj doing everyone's voices? It raises a lot questions, but none are more depressing than 'if 'Angry Birds,' then _____?' They're turning a phone app into a movie. We predict this is the beginning of a terrible trend. If we're right, here are five more apps you can expect to see on the big screen.

12 Santas Caught in Weird Situations

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:35:09 +0000

With Christmas only two weeks away, Santa is a pretty busy guy these days. He has to double check all presents are made, organize final copies of the naughty and nice lists and do some last-minute reindeer grooming so they're in tip-top shape for Christmas. It's a stressful few weeks, but Santa's been doing it for like, hundreds of years, so he has the whole thing down pat.

10 Grinches Who Tried to Ruin Christmas

Carl Pettit — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:59:43 +0000

Christmastime should be about family, generosity and good cheer, but sometimes there are a few baddies lurking about to spoil everyone’s fun. We’re talking about nasty Christmas villains here. Thankfully most of them are merely figments of some storyteller’s imagination. But not all of them. There are always a few real life Yuletide rogues out there just waiting to make a mess of the winter holidays.

17 Houses Decked Out for Christmas

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:00:18 +0000

No matter what the holiday, we always love getting extra festive. It's not like we need an excuse to wear awful Christmas sweaters or take part in a harmless snowman prank, but doing that stuff during the season makes us look a little less crazy. The season also provides the perfect excuse to go way overboard in the decorating department.

10 Dogs Getting Their Groove On

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:20:28 +0000

It seems like every day we discover yet another reason to reaffirm the awesomeness of our four-legged friends. For one thing, dogs are super troopers when it comes to our embarrassing Facebook antics. As if pooches couldn’t get any cooler, a few days ago we introduced you to Sloopy the Chihuahua– the dancing dog who can [...]

The Best 2012 Black Friday Deals for Internet Nerds

Emerald Catron — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:28:46 +0000

It's time to officially start panicking that you haven't done any Christmas shopping yet. Sure you have something in mind for mom and dad. But what about for your internet-obsessed brother or your boyfriend who spends more time on Reddit than he does at work? Where are the 2012 Black Friday deals for them?

Here are seven gifts you can give to any lover of memes, internet culture, or just being as completely ironic as possible at all times. Good luck. And good hunting. For gifts. (Click the links below to purchase.)

10 Thanksgiving Songs You Probably Haven't Heard

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:23:24 +0000

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's time to get into full-on turkey mode. After all, it's never too early to loosen up the ol' belt buckle to ready ourselves for Thursday's feasting. While we're getting totally hyped about eating tons of stuffing and gravy and pumpkin pie, we still feel like the holiday prep could use a little extra oomph, and that's where Turkey Day music comes in.