March may bring basketball madness and a crapton of pollen, but guess what? April is upon us and that means we’ve now got baseball and an even bigger crapton of even more pollen. Yes, we’re now four months into 2019 and a full twenty months away from a stressful election that could determine the fate of the universe, but let’s not think about that. Because it’s the Monday after opening weekend for fans of the ol’ bat-and-ball and you know what that means…gifs, gifs, and more gifs.
If you are thinking of buying some peanuts and crackerjack, we’ve got gifs that go right along with that and also the questionable meat dog in your warm fluffy bun and the giant 128oz beer quickly warming in your hand. We’re talking nut shots, fights, and crazy fans.
If you’re new to Funny Or Die, each week, we scour the darkest depths of the internet to bring you GIFs that give you that sliver of joy that keeps you going on for another week. Like a soccer mom’s minivan, we’ve got everything you could possibly need in one long vehicle that rides real smooth and helps you be super cool.
And thus, from the northwest corner of our hearts, we hope you enjoy this fresh fresh set of our favorite baseball gifs.
Spring is finally here! The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and you know what that means: It’s time to swap out your cozy winter sweaters, high socks, and thermal underwear for some fun, brightly-colored dresses!
Of course you can wear floral prints at any time of the year. But there’s something extra fun (and seasonally appropriate!) about busting out the vibrant patterns as the winter snow melts away and a cool springtime breeze starts to fill the air.
Among all the many different types of dresses you can choose from, wrap dresses are among the most popular. For starters, they’ve been in style for decades, and they don’t seem to be going out of vogue anytime soon. For another, they’re near-universally flattering, with a forgiving silhouette that will allow just about any woman to feel comfortable, confident, and carefree.
Here are 20 wrap dresses at a variety of price points that flatter virtually every body type.
Fake Math Conspiracies are a series of TikTok parody videos in which users explain a far-fetched theory surrounding characters or celebrities by performing simple math problems using any and all numbers associated with the celebrity, like their age.
Origin
On March 13th, @adamtyler uploaded the first known iteration of the Fake Math Conspiracy videos (shown below). The video gained 185,800 likes and 14,100 shares in three weeks. In this fake conspiracy @adamtyler concludes that Raini Rodriguez is Eleven from Stranger Things.
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On March 13th, 2019, many TikTok users posted their own fake math conspiracies (shown below). @kingStink, @piffpeterson and @douglife posted examples that include fake conspiracies surrounding the Operation Varsity Blues scandal, and celebrities like Billie Eilish and Barack Obama. They received 425,000, 671,000 and 18,800 likes, respectively, in three weeks.
There’s nothing more heartbreaking than innocent dogs (or any animals) who unnecessarily suffer because of the heartless neglect of their owners. If you’re not going to take care of an animal and treat him or her as a family member, what are you doing with an animal in the first place?
Such was the case for a little puppy named Puddin. She was rescued from her previous owners in Texas at only 6 weeks old after they neglected her when her eyes became infected. However, by the time Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas got her, she was completely blind in both eyes. Puddin had both her eyes removed and her eye sockets sewn up, but somehow through all the obstacles she’d already been through in her short life, she remained optimistic and hopeful that the right person would come along and love her the way she should be loved.
Student Cory Gonzales, 22, told StoryTrender that it was love at first sight when he saw Puddin online. “When I saw Puddin online I immediately fell in love with her ears, of all things,” he said. “The day after I met her I came back in and adopted her! I think we both feel so blessed to have met each other.”
Sounds like a match made in heaven!
“She is five months old now, and the way she has adapted to her new life is incredible,” Cory continued. “She has really learned how to use her sense of smell to run, play, find her toys. Even stop herself from hitting things. It’s really amazing to watch.”
I Think I Can Smell Shite, Yes I Can Definitely Smell Shite refers to a catchphrase by the character Olive Actory, portrayed by Scottish actress Karen Dunbar, in the Scottish sitcom sketch series Chewin’ the Fat. In sketches, Actory claims she can smell “shite”, often in the form of a scam or a lie, from a distance away. Ever since its airing, it has been used as a reaction image to real life events and situations with the picture of the character looking odd whilst text with her catchphrase is photoshopped on the bottom.
Origin
“I Think I Can Smell Shite, Yes I Can Definitely Smell Shite” was a recurring skit / gag in the Scottish sitcom sketch series Chewin’ the Fat. The woman in the sketch, Olive Actory is seen using her nose to sniff any false lies or misinformation that is spread around her. Throughout the run of the programme, she has been featured in several sketches (example shown below).
The Burger Free Token sketch involved Olive talking to a salesman who was claiming that he was selling burger free tokens. Whilst the salesman is in the middle of talking, Olive starts sniffing and after his pitch, she tells him “I think I can smell shite, yes, I can definitely smell shite” before closing the door on him.
Letter
The Letter sketch involved Olive getting a pile of bills before getting a letter claiming that she had won £250,000, she starts sniffing the letter before saying “Well that’s definitely shite!”
Up For Shaggin’
The Up For Shaggin’ sketch involved Olive standing in a Highland field. Two men are walking and one of the men claims to the other that he has a girlfriend and also talking about what it is like dating a woman before the camera pans to Olive on the field sniffing from afar where she says “Shite! Oh yes, that’s shite!”
Card
The Card sketch involved Oliver getting a card and again sniffing it and proclaiming that it was shite before she put it on the fireplace mantlepiece.
Wedding
The Wedding sketch involved a couple saying their vows when afterwards the priest in the church asks why anyone thinks they shouldn’t be together. The sound of sniffing could be heard and the couple look on to the camera before the it pans on revealing Olive sniffing before she quickly stops and smiles – signaling that she approves the marriage.
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The image began seeing use as a reaction as early as 2015. It appeared in a January 15th, 2015 tweet by user @wearenational in response to a story told by Scottish user @glasgowmurphy, gaining over 90 retweets and 170 likes (shown below, left). It appeared in a tweet by @spudulike1965 on June 4th, 2018, in a debate about Brexit (shown below, right.
Release the Snyder Cut is fan-led campaign that aims to allow for the exhibition of an alternate cut of Zack Snyder’s 2017 superhero film Justice League. After Snyder left production of the film due to personal reasons, Avengers-director Joss Whedon took over directorial duties. Following its release, some criticized the film for displaying more of Whedon’s stylistic-tendencies than Snyder’s. As such, some believe that an alternate version of the movie, dubbed the “Snyder Cut,” has been withheld from release by Warner Bros., the studio behind Justice League. Snyder later confirmed that he had multiple cuts of the film.
Background
On April 11th, 2016, production on Justice League began. The following month, The Hollywood Reporter stated that the negative reception of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice led to the formation of DC Films, which would be run by Jon Berg, DC’s Vice President, and Geoff Johns, the company’s chief creative content officer would produce, hoping to correct some of the tone and plot issues audiences and critics had with Dawn of Justice. Later that month, Zach Snyder stepped down from production after the sudden death of his daughter. DC quickly brought Joss Whedon (The Avengers) on to direct the film’s post-production and reshoots. In a statement, Zach Snyder wrote:
“In my mind, I thought it was a cathartic thing to go back to work, to just bury myself and see if that was the way through it. The demands of this job are pretty intense. It is all-consuming. And in the last two months, I’ve come to the realization … I’ve decided to take a step back from the movie to be with my family, be with my kids, who really need me. They are all having a hard time. I’m having a hard time.”
The film was released on November 17th, 2017.
Development
On November 11th, 2017, Roberto Mata started a Change.org petition addressed to Warner Bros. to release a Zack Snyder cut of the film. The petition also included a plea to release the original score by Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL), which was replaced by composer Tim Burton ahead of release. As of July 2018, the petition has received more than 175,000 signatures of its 200,000 signature goal.
The petition criticizes the film for both the writing, particularly the film’s comedic moments and the handling of Superman’s storyline, and the score, which was originalcomposed by Holkenborg, whom Whedon allegedly fired and replaced with Tim Burton. Mata writes on the film’s script, “In 2017, such attempts at ‘comedy’ are seen as acceptable or funny is an indictment on where we are as a society. We believe WB can and should be better than that.” On the score, he says, “Tom Holkenborg would have provided a cinematic score more in line with what we, the supporters of this franchise are familiar with and love. It is public knowledge that Junkie XL planned to create themes for every member of the Justice League whilst bringing back the iconic works of Hans Zimmer used in previous DC films.”
On November 24th, a visual effects artist on the film said in a Reddit AMA that there is another cut of the film. The post has since been deleted, but it read:
“1000% bullshit. As I’ve said, of course there is an assembly cut Zack had going before he left, but that was 9 months ago.
“He himself said he hasn’t touched or interfered or been a part of the process since March. There is no cut. People like this guy are the worst, perpetuating rumours of processes they don’t understand.”
That day, the website BleedingCool reported that Snyder had liked a posted about the campaign to release the cut on the social media site Vero. They write:
“Snyder, it seems, liked a Vero post promoting a petition demanding that Warner Bros release a director’s cut of the film with Snyder’s vision restored. Snyder’s social media activity follows a recent scandal wherein the traitorous Whedon liked a tweet critical of Justice League before its release. Taken together, this is near irrefutable evidence that the Ultimate Cut of Justice League really is possible, despite it being completely economically infeasible for Warner Bros to make one!
Several months later, Facebook user Itzmoe posted an event page for a photo opportunity at Warner Bros. studio on January 6th, 2018. They wrote, “Join me (ITZMOE on YouTube) and other Snyder fans as we take a photo in front of Warner Bros. with a #ReleaseTheSnyderCut sign while wearing our Zack Snyder shirts/ DC shirts, & costumes to (peacefully) show our support for the release of a Snyder cut of Justice League! After we take the photo, we will all share it on ALL of our social media so hopefully it will spread and get it to Zack himself so he can see it, like he saw the ‘Thank You Zack Snyder’ video I made!”
On January 4th, 2018, Itzmoe published a video describing her reasoning behind the event. The post (shown below) received more than 4,600 views in seven months.
Two days later, the Twitter account @BatmanNewsCom published the photograph of several fans holding a sign that reads “#ReleaseTheSnyderCut.” The post (shown below) received more than 565 retweets and 1,500 likes in seven years.
On February 25th, 2018, Twitter user @nickalbright tweeted that Snyder had responded to a comment on Vero in which he describes a scene that was intended to be in Justice League. Snyder confirmed his suspicions. The post (shown below, left) received more than 540 retweets and 1,400 likes in six months.
In June 2018, following the merger of AT&T and Time Warner, the owners of DC Comics and its properties, supporters of the Snyder Cut’s release began tweeting at AT&T demanding its release. On June 14th, Twitter user @grayghost84 tweeted, “Hey @ATT there’s millions of ravenous fans who want you to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut so if you could go ahead and release that tomorrow, it would really be a sign of good faith to the fans. #ReleaseTheSnyderCut.” In one month, the post (shown below, center) received more than 80 retweets and 270 likes.
The following day, Twitter user @Haroon4D tweeted a conversation between a supporter of the cut’s release and an AT&T support employee. The post (shown below, right) received more than 125 retweets and 400 likes in one month.
On July 19th, the Wall Street Journal reported on the existence of the Snyder Cut. In the article, a representative for Snyder says that the director has never seen the theatrical version of Justice League.
Additionally, a senior executive at Warner Bros. told the publication that it has no plans to release any other versions of the film. However, while some crew members said that Snyder had assembled a rough cut after completing principal photography, there was never any intention of releasing the film in that state. Snyder, they say, also oversaw the writing of new scenes by Whedon and had planned on directing them in reshoots before leaving the production for personal reasons. As Business Insider writes, “This indicates that Snyder was on board for taking the film in a different direction until he had to step away.”
Confirmation
On March 25th, 2019, Twitter user @Woke_master tweeted a video of Snyder confirming the existence of multiple alternate versions of Justice League. He said, “All I can say is… sure there’s a cut… it’s done. I have a cut. I have a bunch of them. So, it’s not like… that’s up to them [Warner Bros.]” The video received more than 575 retweets and 1,200 likes in less than one week (shown below).
Online, fans expressed their excitement and desire to see the film. Twitter user @willrowactor tweeted, “‘When will the Snyder Cut of Justice League be released?’ Zack; ‘I can’t give an exact answer to that because I don’t know, but IT EXISTS, ITS READY aside from a few CG tweaks, But I don’t own it, Legally I cannot release it, I’m hoping it won’t be long’ It exists” (shown below, left). Twitter user @ItsDavery tweeted about how “bloggers” were wrong about the cut, receiving 145 retweets and 800 likes in less than one week (shown below, center). Twitter user @SnyderCutJL tweeted the video and wrote, “It’s done. It’s up to them. Tried cleaning up the audio a bit to make what he’s saying more discernible.” The tweet received more than 140 retweets and 430 likes in one week (shown below, right).
The TLC show 7 Little Johnstons is back for another season! The series focuses on the everyday lives of Trent and Amber Johnston raising their five children.
Each member of the Johnston family including kids Jonah, 18, Anna, 18, Elizabeth, 16, Emma, 13, and Alex, 13, were born with rare genetic condition called Achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism.
Frances Bean Cobain was just a baby when her father passed away, but at 26, she’s a model and artist in Los Angeles. She inherited 37 percent of his estate, including the rights to his name and image. She married musician Isaiah Silva in 2014, but has since divorced.
Though she was too young to have any memories of Kurt, Frances has helped keep his memory alive as executive producer of the documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.
This year, she will turn the same age her father was when he died.
You don’t have to have seen the original 2011 Hanna movie starring a mesmerizing Saoirse Ronan in her breakthrough role to enjoy Amazon Prime’s latest spinoff series by the same name. In fact, this new Hanna reboot has all the things we know and love to watch on TV: action, suspense, and a female coming-of-age story, and it’s giving us big Orphan Black meets Tom Clancy vibes.
Unlike its feature film source material, Amazon Prime’s Hanna dives deep into the adolescence and personal life of the titular Hanna, played by Esme Creed-Miles. “It’s the journey of Hanna that wasn’t possible on film,” says Hanna‘s executive producer, Tom Coan. “A teenager’s coming of age experience – the first time they’re trying to break outside the boundaries of their parental upbringing and the confinements of the world, and their growing awareness of themselves and the beginning of self-agency.”
