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Ed Helms Rips Trump With Hilariously Brutal Comparison To His Character From 'The Office'
Oct 11, 2024
Actor Ed Helms recently shared some of the "valuable lessons" he's learned during his long career in show business, including a few that apply to former President Donald Trump.
During his speech at a recent campaign rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Reno, Nevada, reminisced about a certain moment from The Office that reminds him of the Republican candidate.
Helms spoke of his Office character Andy Bernard, a bit of a rich-kid baby man with a thin skin and a rather unhinged temper.
Sound familiar? He referenced a scene from the show's third season in which John Krasinski's character Jim Halpert played a prank on Andy—and Andy had a total meltdown, punching a hole through a wall.
@theofficefy Fun fact: Andy was supposed to get fired after punching the wall, but the cast and crew got along so well with Ed Helms that they rewrote the ending so that he'd be sent to anger management for a while. Jim's cell phone prank on Andy and andy got fired "The Return" Season 3, Episode 13 #theoffice #theofficeus #michaelscott #dwightschrute #dundermifflin #theofficeclips #jimhalpert #andybernard #kellykapoor #creedbratton #sitcom #funny #theofficeedit #theofficeclips
As Helms put it, Bernard had to destroy the wall "because his fragile little ego couldn’t handle getting made fun of."
And for Helms, that all feels like vintage Trump—and like a bit of a warning. He told the crowd:
“We don’t want leaders with fragile little egos."
"We need steady, grounded, reliable leaders who reach out and build bridges, both figuratively and literally. Leaders who heal our divisions, not worsen them.”
The Office wasn't the only thing on Helms' mind. He also reminisced about his role as Stuart Price in The Hangover movies, which he now sees as a sort of metaphor for something many people seem to have forgotten about—how gut-wrenching the bedlam of Trump's first term was.
Helms said:
"'The Hangover' taught me that waking up to chaos is never good."
"And that’s something we all had to kind of get used to, back around 2016 to 2020. Do you remember that?"
"Just chaos all the time, day after day, and I for one sure as hell don’t want to go back to that.”
On social media, many people cheered Helms' motivational speech—and they loved his digs at Donald Trump.
It wasn't all reminiscing and jabbing at Trump, however. Helms also gave a rousing call to action to all the attendees.
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Closing his speech, he told the crowd:
"Nevada, let's do this... We got 30 days. We gotta do the work... As Governor Tim Walz would say, 'let's leave it all out there on the field,' because I'll tell you one thing: God knows none of us wants to wake up with an election 'hangover' on November 6."
Hear, hear.
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Trump Just Insulted Detroit While Speaking In Detroit—And The Mayor Fired Back
Oct 11, 2024
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan fired back at former President Donald Trump after Trump insulted his home city by saying Vice President Kamala Harris would make the U.S. "like Detroit"—while speaking in Detroit.
Trump made the remark during a rambling speech at the Detroit Economic Club, saying:
“The the whole country is going to be like, you want to know the truth? It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit. you’re going to have a mess on your hands.”
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Not long afterward, Duggan criticized Trump in a statement on X, formerly Twitter:
"Detroit just hosted the largest NFL Draft in history, the Tigers are back in the playoffs, the Lions are headed to the Super Bowl, crime is down and our population is growing. Lots of cities should be like Detroit. And we did it all without Trump’s help."
You can see his post below.
Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson also had some thoughts.
Many echoed their criticisms of Trump and defended the city.
Although Detroit is still much smaller and less economically powerful than it was during its peak in the early 20th century, its recovery from the 2013 bankruptcy and the ongoing development of its downtown are sources of pride for many Detroiters and Michigan leaders.
On the day Trump spoke in Detroit, thousands of fans were in the city for a playoff baseball game and the season opener for the Detroit Red Wings. The city also reported its first population growth since 1957, from July 2022 to July 2023.
Trump has often criticized urban areas across the country, even in states crucial to his electoral chances. Earlier this year, he caused a stir by calling Milwaukee “horrible” while discussing crime and election issues. However, he later reassured Wisconsin voters, saying “I love Milwaukee” and highlighting his decision to hold the Republican National Convention there.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes highlighted the racist nature of Trump's remarks, noting that Detroit, a predominantly Black city, often faces his criticism. She said Trump “always has something nasty to say about places where you find a lot of hard-working Black folks.”
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People Divulge The Worst Things A Date Ever Said To Them
Oct 11, 2024
It's not a huge revelation that the people you meet online through various dating apps can be very different in person.
Corresponding with a person that strikes your fancy on apps allows time to process and generate engaging conversation to keep a potential date interested.
But when the time comes to meet them face to face, the date can inevitably go one of two ways, and it all depends on the things that are said in the absence of the luxuries of DM-ing.
Curious to hear about unfortunate dating experiences, strangers online responded to an anonymous Redditoredditor asking:
"What’s the worst thing a first date said to you that made you think red flag?"
When your date indicates they have one foot still in the past, it's time for you to move on.
Third Wheel
“How about we go carpet shopping…with my ex…who is still living with me for financial reasons.”
– throw123454321purple
Full Transparency
“ 'I am in love with my f'kbuddy and I can’t promise I won’t cheat on you with her' saw them couple of years later walking hand in hand, good for them."
– FeyreMorr
Rebel With A Cause
"Blind date. 20-something girl, shows up dressed like James Dean, with cigs rolled up in her shirt sleeve, talking like Marges chain smoking sisters."
'I'm not sure why I'm here. Once my boyfriend gets out of jail, he's going to divorce his wife and we are getting married.'
"Good luck with that, I'm out."
– aelios
Some things you're never prepared for, and there's never enough time to hide your authentic facial reactions. Cases in point...
No Margin For Error
"On a first date, they looked me dead in the eye and said, 'I’ve never really been wrong about anything.' The way they said it, so seriously, made me realize they probably wouldn’t handle disagreements well. Big red flag."
– dinonuggies2003
Gone Rogue
"The first words out of a date's mouth was that she was trying to think of a gift for one of her friends from Alcoholics Anonymous. This was at a bar."
"I looked at the pint sitting in front of her. 'Oh, I just go for the stories.' Apparently I went out with real life Marla Singer."
– Specialist_Fun9295
Moving Too Fast
“I just want to make it clear that I want to be married by the end of the year. I move fast, so if you’re not down with that then this might not work.”
"I was, in fact, not down with that."
– OldBrokeGrouch
Potter Super Fan
"When I first tried okcupid like 15 years ago the woman came up to me and looked nothing like her pictures. She had a huge coat on that had these four huge pockets on the front and she said, 'I’d hug you but my pockets are full of broken glass.' ”
"She explained that she had to clean some up before her shift at work ended and then she had to rush to meet me. Probably should’ve said something but I was young and wanted to be polite so we wound up seeing one of the Harry Potter movies together."
"It turned out she was a potter fanatic so after the movie this woman laden with sharp garbage told me all about her fanfictions. Good times."
– NightOnTheSun
Let's Go LARPing
"I met a woman out of the blue in a park while our kids were playing, we talked for awhile then as we're leaving she says I never do this but here's my number, let's keep in touch. I was incredibly flattered, it really made my day."
"We text frequently over the next few weeks and start making plans to meet up but it's difficult as her vehicle isn't road worthy to travel the highway and my schedule was really hectic at the time. Texts start getting strange then stranger."
"I told her about my job (I worked in an analytical lab at the time), and she begins filling me in on her fantasy, that I'm her sexy scientist and she wants me to build a time machine to travel to the middle ages where she is working as a bar wench."
"She was a fairly petite woman, but in her fantasy she is specific that she weighs 350lbs. And she has never taken a bath. And it was my job to give her her first bath. That was the last real conversation we had, never made it to a first date, but was followed by several months of periodic ramble texts about her feelings for me and how I was wrong to stop talking with her."
"People are weird."
– fritop3ndejo
It doesn't get any better.
Peace At A Cost
"Can you buy me some gift cards so my kids stay quiet"
– roofcutter650
Wife Seeker
"He started asking weird questions, like 'what fabric would you choose to recover a patio set?' And things like that. It turned out he was interviewing me for the role of wife. At the end of the date, he announced I checked all the requirements, and we needed to plan for me to quit my job and become his girlfriend."
"He would pay for everything (he was the CFO of a big company) and he couldn’t have a girlfriend/wife that worked. I also needed to find a cause to volunteer for. These all told with a straight face. I was speechless. I told him it was time to go and we could talk later."
"Then I message him telling him I felt no chemistry (which was true) and I didn’t think a relationship would work. He insisted and continued to message me for a while insisting I was perfect and needed to be his wife. 🤦🏻♀️"
– SexyVinci
So Here's What's Going To Happen For Us
"Once had a tinder date inform me I'd suggested her burner bar for our drinks date. A bit later, she told me that she'd already chosen the names for our babies."
"She did this very loudly. Imagine a woman speaking loudly enough for all the bar staff to hear that I'd picked the bar she takes dates to 'cause it's close to her home, but she doesn't like it enough to be sad if something happens and she can never come back to it."
"And then even more loudly, getting agitated and almost yelling about what names she's picked out for her children -- that one, the entire bar could hear. That was one of two times in my life when a bartender has closed my tab before I asked."
– Specialist_Fun9295
A Real Peach
"Had a dude tell me all about how his court-ordered anger management therapy was bs and he was getting off the meds as soon as the therapy ended."
"Edit to add: No, he never told me why he got ordered to go. Got kinda cagey about the whole thing and I didn't want to push too hard since he was giving off pretty strong 'already off my meds' vibes."
– SpicySnails
The Ritual
“ 'Every year for my birthday, me and my friends like to go in the woods and do a lot of drugs. I hope that doesn’t bother you.' …I was like 18 and not even old enough to drink yet. This was said after he had taken my hair out of my hair clip at the table and sniffed it. Our first and only date was at Applebees and he brought his best friend. I had to pay for both of them…"
"Edit: forgot to mention that the best friend was a girl who didn’t speak and just glared at me the whole time. I also had to drive both of them back to his house."
– girlinthegoldenboots
The Addict
"She talked me into going to the gambling boat on our first date after we had a nice dinner. She proceeded to lose 3 times what I lost in less than an hour. At the time I was an addiction counselor and saw too many signs. I never thought about a second date, not once."
– DramaEmotional6775
Miss Misanthrope
"I was on a date with a woman who was getting into a really negative spiral of conversation, about how she was going to school for nursing, but hated people. I somewhat desperately tried to turn things around by asking what she liked most about being a vet tech: I figured it'd be an easy, mood-lifting answer about hugging furry animals. I was wrong."
"She told me she really liked it when she was cleaning tartar off dog canines, and it all came off in one chunk."
"The bar was empty, and the bartender had been quietly eavesdropping at the far end of the bar. I watched him double over and convulse with silent laughter, as I fought to keep a straight face myself."
– Specialist_Fun9295
Listen, we all get a little nervous when meeting someone on a first date, and conversations don't go as smoothly as we expect.
Getting acquainted can be slightly awkward at first, but we're bound to warm up to our romantic interest and vice versa.
What you can never prepare for, however, is that one thing your date says that rubs you the wrong way, and there's no going back from that.
Sound familiar? We'd love to hear it!
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Kourtney Kardashian Hit With Backlash Over NSFW Inflatable Skeleton Halloween Display
Oct 10, 2024
Reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian sparked backlash with a photo of her NSFW Halloween decoration that appeared to be taken outside her home.
The oldest Kardashian arranged two inflatable skeletons in a position with one atop the other.
Her tribute to the macabre was anything but creepy, but definitely disturbing to many social media users who were riled by what they perceived as tasteless and lewd.
Here is the skeletal demonstration exemplifying "for unlawful use of carnal knowledge."
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The photo was part of a carousel of photos in an Instagram post captioned with, "Hello October."
Although the post featured autumn-inspired images including outdoor stairs lined with pumpkins and Kardashian perfecting her aim with archery, the horny skeletons were all anyone talked about in the comments.
Users slammed the socialite in the comments, with some citing her for being a bad role model.
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Kardashian has two sons and a daughter with ex Scott Disick, who was featured on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its spinoffs.
She and her husband, Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, welcomed their first child, a son, who was born on November 4, 2023.
Well, there goes the neighborhood. Happy Halloween.
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Viral Photo Of Florida Man's House Strapped To The Ground Ahead Of Hurricane Milton Sparks Debate
Oct 10, 2024
Just days ago, right after people started to return to their homes from Hurricane Helene, Florida residents were warned of the eminent arrival of Hurricane Milton, then charted as a Category Five and potentially unprecedented hurricane.
Because of the projected severity of the storm, many evacuated from their homes, navigating inland or out of the state entirely.
Those who stayed behind began to prepare their homes for the storm, including stocking up on food and water, filling their bathtubs with spare water, placing sandbags at their entryways, and covering their windows and doors.
But one Florida resident, Mohammed Nijem, caused some people to raise their eyebrows at his unique attempt to protect his home.
Because of hurricane flooding, it's not uncommon for people to lose their vehicles, parts of their home, and potentially their entire home, as they get swept away in the strong currents.
Nijem decided the best course of action was to purchase heavy-duty securing straps with concrete clamps. He then lofted these straps over the roof of the house and tied the house down in the front and back yards, with the hopes of the house being secured enough to not be swept away in the potential flooding.
Onlookers were divided between amusement at Nijem's attempt and genuine curiosity about whether or not tying the house down would actually work.
On the one hand, it looks sort of hilarious and is absolutely not something you would expect to see with oncoming hurricane weather.
We gotta know if he pulled on the straps and said “that ain’t goin nowhere” before I can make a judgement on if this works or not
— TJ Waggoner (@tjwaggoner) October 8, 2024
This is the most Florida thing I’ve ever seen
— Howard Weiss (@setox) October 8, 2024
Did he do the flick + "that's not going anywhere"???
It's important
— Suffy 🦢 (@drsuffy) October 8, 2024
“Ain’t goin anywhere”
— Hammer Capital (@yourfavorito) October 8, 2024
I’ll take hurricane prepping for $1000, please Alex.
— Tina Webb (@LaundryPrncss) October 9, 2024
But on the other hand, it might be the most genius life hack for future hurricane preparations.
Can you post an after picture @BN9 lol we're all laughing but be funny if works....
— Robert G (@RobertGtech) October 8, 2024
Everyone is laughing now, but this man will be a legend when all the other houses are floating down the road and he's sitting in his new living room swimming pool watching TV powered by a Starlink terminal. 🤣
— 𝔏𝔬𝔯𝔡 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖆 𝔗𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 (@DraculaTrading) October 8, 2024
Hate to say it, but I actually respect the effort. I hope it is effective.
— Nick (@Butrmlkpancake) October 8, 2024
I will be on the lookout for the “after” picture this is awesome!
— Wide Eyed Wanderer (@bridgesinspace) October 9, 2024
Multi million dollar business in the making
— Mike Walker (@SurfsideBroker) October 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton touched down in Florida before midnight on October 9, 2024, and continues to make its destructive journey across the state. Fortunately, the formerly Category 5 hurricane has dissipated to a Category 2 at present.
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