Note to self, this is what happens when you try to get smart with Starbucks.
Just over a week ago, Vine user Jen Nubian (aka Jewish Jen) from Atlanta decided it would be funny to tell the Starbucks barista that her name was Beyoncé.
But, she quickly realised she was messing with the wrong barista.
The female staff member’s brilliant comeback put her firmly in her place.
‘This is what she gave me,’ Jen says in a Vine post captioned ‘touché #thatbackfired‘
After launching table service and gourmet burgers, McDonald’s has continued its ‘no, really, we can be fancy’ efforts with a snazzy new burger.
Presenting the Camembert burger. Sadly not called the Camemberger.
McDonald’s Japan (it’s always bloody Japan that gets the good Maccy D’s) has announced the launch of the Camembert Teritama Burger.
It’s a pork patty with teriyaki sauce, egg, lettuce, and a fairly chunky wedge of warm, gooey camembert – all nestled inside a sesame seed bun.
We all love a bit of Simspons. Fact.
We’ve grown up with our favourite yellow residents from Springfield, and chances are you somehow end up catching at least one episode once a week.
But despite watching so many epsiodes, just how well do you know the characters?
And we don’t mean the main ones.
What about all those that… Read the full story
We’d fallen a bit out of love with the nail art thing.
It was all a bit too fiddly. It was a trend that either took itself much too seriously, or veered into little girl territory.
But this new take on fancying up your nails may have nail art a glorious thing once again.
Because unlike painted on lace effects or tiny sparkly crowns, this new take on nail art strikes the perfect balance between humour and class.
Presenting pom-pom nails (H/T Cosmopolitan). They’re very much a thing right now.
The pom-pom nail trend has… Read the full story
You know that achy feeling you get when you don’t reach climax, where you have to spend the next 10 minutes feeling uncomfortable until you can completely shake it off?
Ladies, we’re talking to you.
Yes guys, even though you may not hear of us complaining about our ‘blue balls’, it doesn’t mean we don’t feel your pain.
In a video posted in ‘Stuff Mom Never Told You’, one woman perfectly explains the sexual frustration women feel when they’re made to wait too long to reach the holy O.
Cristen Conger… Read the full story
For traditionalists, just once every four years, on February 29 (Leap Day), a woman is allowed to take her destiny in her own hands and ask a man to marry her.
But, how and why did the Leap Year tradition come about?
Well, the tradition is thought to date back to the 5th century, when, legend has it, an Irish nun called St Bridget complained to St Patrick that women had to wait too long for their suitors to propose.
So, they struck a deal. St Patrick decreed this one day in February, which occurs once every four years, when women were allowed to propose.
Oh, and… Read the full story
When you think of sushi you probably think raw fish. Most people do. But it doesn’t need to be that way.
You can get rolls stuffed with avocado, cucumber, and all sorts of exotic plants too.
Vegan sushi is huge in New York City (think Beyond Sushi, above) and it’s getting there in London and further afield in the UK as well.
British Japanese restaurants – chains and independents – are experimenting more and more and serving sushi filled with Japanese pickle, all kinds of mushrooms and even tempeh (fermented soy cake – a rare vegan treat).
Menus are being more clearly labelled and ranges are expanding.
Here are some of the… Read the full story
Do you occasionally find yourself hankering for the choking aroma of a cheap smoke machine?
Do you have incense burning around your house even though the kids say the smell makes them feel sick?
Are your work clothes predominantly black and do you wistfully wonder why fishnet doesn’t feature so prominently in fashion mags these days?
Then the chances are that you were a goth in the 80s.
Those were the heady days of being told ‘It’s not Halloween yet, love’ at least three times a day and Dave Vanian managing to make tight white jeans and a frilly shirt look hot on Top… Read the full story
The song ‘Independent Women’ was made for you.
Because you don’t need anyone. You are all powerful. You rely only on yourself, you get sh*t done, and you’ve got your life handled.
You’re fiercely independent and proud. And anyone who can’t handle it needs to shape up, sharp.
Sure, it can feel a little lonely at the top. But don’t worry. There are other fiercely independent people among us. We understand you. We get you.
And these are the things we all understand.
Wait. Are you one person now? When did this happen?
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Never mind Mary, there’s something even better about gin.
We’re all in the middle of a fervid, maybe slightly emotional (particularly with rumours of a gin shortage in 2015… that was a tough time) love affair with gin.
And it’s not ending anytime soon.
Like all alcohol, there is still a thing as too much gin.
All alcohol leads to weight gain and liver disease, among other health problems.
And that will always remain the same, I am afraid.
But here’s why it’s actually okay to drink gin and tonic or martinis (in moderation) immediately.
Rejoice.
Remember that absolutely soul-crippiling sound of fingernails scraping a chalkboard?
Of course you do. Unless you’re young enough to have had whiteboards at school, that is.
But while it seems obvious that the sound itself is excruciating, it turns out there’s actually a scientific reason why we can’t stand the noise.
A group of researchers from the University of Cologne and the University of Austria believe it has something to do with the shape of the human ears and the way they have evolved.
They believe the ear amplifies sounds of different frequencies in a different way – and it might amplify the high pitch of the irritating chalkboard sounds more than other, more pleasant sounds.
In order to make the discovery, the researchers played fingernail-scraping clips to a group of volunteers.
And yes, we’re wanting to cry just thinking about it.
While half of the volunteers were told what the sounds were, the other half were told they were listening to… Read the full story
No matter how inclusive we all think that we are, there are just some people online who push all of our wrong buttons.
From the obvious offenders such as bigots, trolls and abusive people, there are other online irritants that have us all reaching for the mute and block tools.
Everyone has a different uncrossable line that will land someone in the block-zone, and Twitter users have been sharing their own personal limits under the hashtag #Blocked.
Some of the responses are relatable, some are baffling and some are downright hilarious. Twitter, you’ve delivered again!
Here are some of our favourites – would you be blocked by any of these users?
Not a Man United fan then?
When it comes to friendship circles, it’s all about knowing a whacky group of individuals in order to make an epic group.
Friends are hard to find, and it’s even harder to find great friends.
By great friends we mean those friendships that are more than just a casual Nandos once a year, but an actual friendship involving an on-going Whatsapp conversation on your phone.
Great friends come in all different forms, and we bet you’ve definitely got all of the below in your squad.
1. Crazy friend
This friend is the one most likely to convince you after several drinks that stealing a traffic cone, a sheep, or a street sign is… Read the full story
Working from home can sound amazing.
No boss, no colleagues, your own schedule and you can do it all in your PJS. What more could you ask for?
But it’s not all fun and games.
Without someone constantly breathing down your neck to hit your targets and goals you can kind of just let everything go.
You spend more time doing things around the house than actually doing your work.
If this sounds like you, or if you just need a few tips to help you get the best out of yourself at home just keep reading.
1. Get up at the same time… Read the full story
Urgh. Waking up. For many of us, it’s the biggest struggle of our day.
There’s no realisation more acute and unpleasant than the one that hits you when your alarm goes off and you know you have to get out of your sweet, sweet bed.
It’s the worst.
MORE: 18 things only people obsessed with sleep will understand
MORE: Checking Facebook all day long absolutely wrecks your sleep, study shows
Ever wondered why it’s so damn difficult?
We did, and so sought help from science and independent sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley and Professor… Read the full story
The newest food mash up to hit the streets is the Everything Doughnut.
It’s the everything bagel (a bagel topped with a blend of poppy and sesame seeds, onion, garlic and salt) and doughnut hybrid you never asked for, but somehow now kind of want.
It’s perfect for all those people who struggle to choose between a bagel and a doughnut for breakfast, according to creators The Doughnut Project in Brooklyn, New York.
Because who hasn’t struggled with that decision every morning of their adult lives?
‘We’ve taken the worry out of your morning,’ says the NY bakery of its new offering,… Read the full story
Saraswati is a make up artist from Malaysia, who is able to transform herself into Disney heroes and villains with just her makeup brushes and different coloured hijabs.
The mum-of-two shares the incredible transformations on her Queen of Luna Instagram page, where she has almost 40,000 followers.
After creating the makeup look, the self-proclaimed ‘comic geek’ and ‘Disnerd’ then uses a variety of hijabs to complete the look, instantly changing her hair colour to blonde, dark black and flaming red.
She’s been Alice in Wonderland
And the Queen of Hearts
Sometimes, you can love too hard. Like this baby North American River Otter who was rescued by an animal sanctuary earlier this week.
She loves her look-a-like otter teddy bears, but she can’t stop drowning them in her water bowl.
The otter pup was found alone and crying by the side of the road earlier this week in Tampa Bay, Florida.
She is now being looked after by Kris Porter, a licensed and experienced rehabilitator with Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife.
Kris told The Dodo that the five-week-old otter, who hasn’t got a name, is unusually affectionate for a river… Read the full story
If you’re deaf in one ear and you’re tired of having to remind people which one they can talk in, this is a pretty near solution.
This girl had a tattoo of the speaker icon with an X to tell people to stop trying to talk to her in her deaf ear.
The image was uploaded by… Read the full story
Need another reason to add Japan to your ‘I really, really need to go there’ list?
If bunny island and cat island weren’t enough cuteness, there’s something you need to know. Japan also has a little town of foxes you can visit.
Zao Fox Village is located in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture. It’s filled with around a hundred foxes of six different breeds, and you can gain entry for around £4.
Once you’re in, you can feed the foxes, hang out in their soothing presence, and generally have the best time ever.
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