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Drew Magary

06/08/12 - Midland Park, NJ - A supermarket shelf at a Kings Food Market in Midland Park, New Jersey filled mostly with Frito-Lay brands of chips.

Snack chips on a supermarket shelf

Funbag

Mixing Chip Flavors Is A Dangerous Game

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 17: Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley from TNT talk as a part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Brandon Todd/NBAE via Getty Images)

2024 NBA All-Star – State Farm All-Star Saturday Night

A Requiem For ‘Inside The NBA’ From A Guy Who Barely Watched It

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 28: Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves slam dunks the ball ahead of Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Footprint Center on April 28, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 122-116 and win the series 4-0. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Minnesota Timberwolves v Phoenix Suns – Game Four

More Ant Dunks!

1950s 1960s MAN IN STRIPED PAJAMAS SMILING ASLEEP IN BED (Photo by ClassicStock/Getty Images)

1950s 1960s MAN IN STRIPED…

Life Lessons

I Love My Jammy-Jams

Green Bay, WI - December 18: A frozen fly on a window screen in a Green Bay hotel. (Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Green Bay Packers Vs. LA Rams At Lambeau Field

Could I Murder You With A Screen Door?

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Music

Electric Callboy Is The World’s Heaviest And Greatest Boy Band

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Help, Help! I Think Tiny Desk Concerts Are Fucking Stupid!

SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 13: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on from the bench during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 13, 2024 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings

LeBron Can’t Be A Player-Coach

Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball over Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets during the game during Round 2 Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2024 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

2024 NBA Playoffs – Minnesota Timberwolves v Denver Nuggets

Anthony Edwards Is Forcing Me To Say The Unsayable

Students at the University of Birmingham take part in their degree congregations as they graduate on July 14, 2009 in Birmingham, England. Over 5000 graduates will be donning their robes this week to collect their degrees from The University of Birmingham. A recent survey suggested that there are 48 graduates competing for every job.

University Of Birmingham Hold Degree Congregations

Elder Wisdom

To My Daughter, The Graduate: This Is All Your Fault

A Lebanese couple look through windows of a building displaying a giant advertisement of a deodorant in Beirut 01 December 1999. Sexy and erotic advertisement have become common across Beirut the most liberal Arab capital.

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Science

Suddenly Every Deodorant Company Wants To Get In My Pants

Meat with bread and cheese on chopping board

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Plates

Minnesota Vikings fan dressed up in Viking costume at a National Football League game in the Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by LAYNE KENNEDY/Corbis via Getty Images)

Minnesota Vikings Pro Football NFL Game Fans

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I Am Ready To Become The Worst Kind Of Sports Cock

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Help! My Son Won’t Stop Huffing His Own Farts!

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 22: Tom Brady seen arriving at Palacio De Cibeles on April 22, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

2024 Laureus World Sport Awards Madrid

I Learned It By Watching You, Tom Brady

Atmosphere at the Nike Air Innovation Summit held at the Palais Brongniart on April 11, 2024 in Paris, France.

Nike Air Innovation Summit

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The Fanatics Disaster Is Also A Nike Disaster

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Animals

I Have Become A Crazy Dog Person

View of cooks as they prepare a barbecue meal at President Lyndon Johnson's ranch, Johnson City, Texas, December 1963. Visible at right are members of the press corps who wait to be served during the event, a reception for West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. (Photo by Yoichi Okamoto/White House Photo Collection/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Barbecue At LBJ Ranch

Until We Meat Again: A Smokeboy Hangs Up His Apron

A General view showing a shoe store on August 7, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong residents received Phase 2 of the Consumer Voucher Scheme.

Hong Kong Consumer Voucher Scheme

These Dad Shoes Are Made For Workin’

A general view of The Den ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match between Millwall and Leicester City at The Den on April 9, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

Millwall v Leicester City – Sky Bet Championship

Soccer

An American Dumbass In London

A promotional poster for the James Bond film "No Time To Die" starring Daniel Craig at a cineplex in Shanghai showing all six actors who have played the character James Bond.

China Film Marketing

Arts And Culture

It’s Not Who Plays The Next Bond, It’s How You Write Him

1930s 1940s MAN REPORTER ON PHONE WEARING VISOR SMOKING CIGAR SITTING AT TYPEWRITER (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

1930s 1940s MAN REPORTER…

How Facts Went Out Of Fashion

16 Mar 1974: Police Constable Michael O’Brien uses his helmet to cover up streaker Bruce Perry as he is led away during the Five Nations Championship match between England and Wales at Twickenham in London, England. England won the match 16-12. Visions of Sport. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images)

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The Gift Of Streaking

Guy Ritchie speaks onstage during the Special NY Screening of "The Gentlemen" at the Alamo Drafthouse on January 11, 2020 in New York City.

Special NY Screening Of “The Gentlemen” At The Alamo Drafthouse

Guy Ritchie Is The Least Appreciated Director In The World

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 29: J.J. McCarthy of Michigan poses for portraits at the Indiana Convention Center on February 29, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

NFL Combine – Portraits

J.J. McCarthy Is A False Flag, And Other Notes From A Burgeoning Draft Pervert