First World Problem of the Day: Just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get worse for the Motor City, it was confirmed today that Nickelback will indeed perform during halftime at the Lions-Green Bay game on Thanksgiving Day.
This, despite a petition with over 50,000 signatories asking the halftime show’s producers to reconsider for the sake of Detroit’s national image. “Does anyone even like Nickelback?,” asks the petiton’s author, Dennis Guttman. ”Is this some sort of ploy to get people to leave their seats during halftime to spend money on alcoholic beverages and concessions?”
The band’s frontman Chad Kroeger, who has likely spent a lifetime letting such comments roll off his luxurious golden locks, said they were looking forward to the performance and “always love playing in Detroit.”
When will we as a nation really help to get ourselves moving forward again by banning Nickelback from performing in any economically-struggling U.S. city?
Enjoy the above video compilation that will have you quickly realizing just what America’s second worst state in the union (cough Arizona cough) is really all about.
Cuz, you know, getting hit by cars and having a gun pulled on you and physical violence are all totally chill when it comes to trying to expose some cruelty.
Steve Hindi, president of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), has been following the activities of a Berks County pigeon shooting club for a while, and recently released this compilation of some rather egregious retaliations by pigeon shooters against the animal activists who seek to eliminate the practice.
I’m sure that Pennsylvania isn’t run by pigeon shooters, but it does looks pretty bad. Also, releasing live pigeons from holding containers and then shooting them for sport? Lame.
As much as the Artifacts of Modernity Online Museum knows that its museum-goers don’t always appreciate when we Curators reblog thedailywhat, since everyone and their Mom kinda read thedailywhat anyway, but these tweets from Dwayne “The Rock” “You’re kids love me via my short-lived Disney franchising” Johnson require some attention.
thedailywhat informed us today that this series of “TEAM BRING IT FOREVER PROUD” tweets via the death of Osama bin Laden were posted by “The Rock” a full hour before the President’s announcement, which was a good twenty minutes before most news sources got any wind of the breaking story.
So, basically, this means that “The Rock” knows more / is far more connected to our government than we like to think…
What The Rock Is Tweeting of the Day: Approximately an hour before President Obama’s big announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed during an assault on his drone-proof compound in Pakistan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Twitter to report that he had just been informed of something “that will shock the world.”
Knowing that The Rock has a direct pipeline to top secret intelligence reports both confirms what I’ve always suspected and makes me feel a smell of a lot safer.
Do you feel safer? I think We here at the Museum feel far more insecure…
My favorite show is Two and a Half Men with Charlie Sheen. The little boy who plays along because he reminds me of my son. It relaxes me, I need to laugh. Because it destroys the soul, if you are always sad.
Coming soon to the Artifacts of Modernity Clothing Line: the iPad Display Case Shirt.
Now you can officially be the Teletubby you’ve always dreamed of being…
We look forward to the day when people start walking around the streets with ArtofMod.com prominently displayed on their chests.
thedailywhat has more on this masterful fashion breakthrough:
Things That Are All Too Real of the Day: On first look, the iPad Style Shirt appears to be not a single lick more than a regular heavyweight cotton tee with a dinky vinyl-screened pocket on the front intended for the completely unnecessary practice of intrusively broadcasting the contents of your iPad to the world. But wait!:
“2 hidden port holes on the inside for headphones or charger.” (i.e. holes).
“Internal supports distribute weight of iPad across the body to prevent shirt distortion.” (LOLWUT.)
“Full mobility whether you are sitting down or walking.” (This was not at all a given!)
All this and so much less for only $50. May God have mercy on our souls.
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