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- 10 Things ‘Independence Day’ Taught Me About Independence Day
- Am I Right Ladies? Coppertone It Down, Please
- Gallery: Celebs Who Sparkle Like Fireworks
- Nyan Cat Celebrates the Fourth of July
- Kailyn Lowry and The Situation Almost Met Each Other
- Hunger Games Fans Will Now Be Known as… Tributes!
- How to Make Your Own Fireworks (Without Getting Arrested)
- True Blood Sex Recap: Nice Breasts, Luna
- Vampires Need A Drink(ing Game)
- A Game of Memes: A Guide to ‘Game of Thrones’-Inspired Memes
| 10 Things ‘Independence Day’ Taught Me About Independence Day Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:15 AM PDT
I was 11 when Independence Day came out, and as you might imagine, I was a rather impressionable child. It seemed to me that there was more to take away from this Hollywood blockbuster than simple entertainment. I studied it carefully, and under its tutelage, I discovered a number of valuable lessons about the true meaning of this national holiday. In honor of 4th of July weekend, I have decided to share my findings with you, Gentle Readers; here are the 10 things Independence Day taught me about Independence Day: 1) Revolt! This is the entire reason this holiday exists, is it not? 2) Get out of any major cities. Naturally, highly populated areas are going to be a prime target in the event of attack. Besides, wouldn’t you rather spend Independence Day in the mountains or by the ocean or something? July 4th is an excellent day to get out of town and head for somewhere relaxing. 3) Pack sunscreen. Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean you can get lax about skin protection. Always remember to guard yourself against harmful UV rays and those weird alien energy weapon things. 4) Running does not equal freedom. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a time and a place for cardio; however, an alien invasion on the 4th of July is not one of them. Fancy trying to outrun those massive attack ships? Yeah, me neither. Don’t bother with a Segue either, because let’s face it, Segues are easily outstripped by passing butterflies. Your best bet is to find something fast and easily maneuverable, then drive it as quickly as you can in the other direction. THAT, my friends, is freedom. 5) Stick with Will Smith. Between ID4 and Men in Black, he’s got the market cornered on alien-related 4th of July movies. Odds are, he’ll know what to do. 6) Bring the dog. Pets are great. They provide companionship, they’re fun to play with, and if you need to evacuate the area immediately, they’ll make sure you survive. After all, pet owners have in fact been proven to live longer lives than non-pet owners. 7) Celebrate your hobbies. National holidays are like lovely little presents someone surprises you with just because you’re awesome. This 4th of July, why not devote some of that bonus time off to that new hobby you’ve been dabbling in? Because really, you never know when you’re going to have to infect an alien ship with a killer computer virus or plant a nuclear device in an unexpected place. 8) Stay away from Area 51. This is probably a pretty good rule to live by in general, but it’s especially applicable around the beginning of July. It would be a terrible thing to become the victim of a psychic attack from an alien everyone thought was mostly dead, especially on a day when you should be grilling things and eating popsicles. 9) The Brits can’t save you. Did you know that there was a spin-off radio show broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in August of 2006? Neither did I, but apparently there was. Independence Day producer Dean Devlin gave writer Dirk Maggs permission to produce a radio show portraying the events of the movie from a British perspective, provided that a) he kept certain details of the movie’s plot hush-hush, and b) the Brits didn’t save the day. It’s probably coincidental, but I find it amusing, given the fact that the actual holiday celebrates the day the U.S. declared itself free from British rule. 10) Blowing things up is an excellent way to celebrate. Fireworks, aliens, alien motherships… they all explode under the right circumstances, and gee, don’t they look pretty while they’re doing it! You might want to leave it to the professionals, though; it would sort of suck to get injured and/or arrested on this day of days. Related posts: Post from: Crushable 10 Things ‘Independence Day’ Taught Me About Independence Day  |
| Am I Right Ladies? Coppertone It Down, Please Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:15 AM PDT Unlimited cheeseburgers. Work-free Monday. A swelling sense of national pride. John Stamos' phone number. These are things you want to get on 4th of July weekend. But the last thing you want is the outline of your racerback sports bra permanently burnt into your skin. Talkin' bout sunburn, ladies. There's a fine line between putting a few shades of tan on your skin and putting a few years of age on your face, amirightladies? Melanoma? I hardly know her! But let's be serious. The only laying out I plan on doing this weekend is on my couch- and I STILL plan on wearing sunscreen. Sure it doesn't have the most pleasant scent, but if you're anything like me it can't smell much worse than your sweat. In case you're wondering where bacon fat exits your body, it's through the pores under your arms. So when did we become such slaves to sun? I say look no further than these retro Coppertone ads. Seriously, look at these ladies. Do you see the smiles on their faces? Can you put a price on happiness? Yes you can and apparently it's approximately the cost of a bottle of Coppertone tanning lotion, amirightladies? Related posts: Post from: Crushable Am I Right Ladies? Coppertone It Down, Please  |
| Gallery: Celebs Who Sparkle Like Fireworks Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:50 AM PDT |
| Nyan Cat Celebrates the Fourth of July Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:05 AM PDT If there’s something more patriotic than an American Flag draped on an internet meme, I don’t know what it is. Happy Fourth of July, Americ-NYAN Cat! Related posts: Post from: Crushable Nyan Cat Celebrates the Fourth of July  |
| Kailyn Lowry and The Situation Almost Met Each Other Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:50 AM PDT
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| Hunger Games Fans Will Now Be Known as… Tributes! Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:20 AM PDT
There are many of you who aren’t happy with the results, or even with the final two names. This is not a name that fans must take to the grave; there’s nothing wrong with people still referring to themselves as Panemaniacs (how did that never make it to the final two?), Jabberjays, Mockingeeks, etc. The point of this experiment was to come up with a name that most of the fandom could agree on, so that the media (Crushable included) could have one surefire way to refer to the readers, creators, and players. Here’s a screenshot of the final results — and stay tuned, because we’ll be partnering with the Fireside Chat for other polls related to the Tributes and their fan creations. Today’s a day to celebrate, because even though we call ourselves by the name of the kids in the Arena, we don’t actually have to hack each other to death. Happy 4th!
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| How to Make Your Own Fireworks (Without Getting Arrested) Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:00 AM PDT Maybe your part of the country is so dry that patriotic pyrotechnics have been banned, or maybe you haven’t been able to go near a Roman candle after what happened to the beloved neighborhood cat. Whatever’s keeping you from gazing at contraband explosives lighting up the night sky, here are some alternative we’re pretty sure won’t maim you or set your neighbor’s lawn on fire. Related posts: Post from: Crushable How to Make Your Own Fireworks (Without Getting Arrested)  |
| True Blood Sex Recap: Nice Breasts, Luna Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:11 AM PDT |
| Vampires Need A Drink(ing Game) Posted: 03 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT
They’re from Transylvania: Take a drink. Related posts: Post from: Crushable Vampires Need A Drink(ing Game)  |
| A Game of Memes: A Guide to ‘Game of Thrones’-Inspired Memes Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:20 PM PDT As is the case with any good pop culture phenomenon, HBO’s series Game of Thrones has spawned not only a huge fan following, but perhaps more importantly, a ton of everyone’s favorite procrastination tool: Memes. We here at Crushable HQ have shared a few of our favorites over recent weeks, but you know what? There’s just so many glorious Game of Thrones memes out there that we’ve decided to round up the best of the best for your reading and procrastinating pleasure. In the Game of Memes, you win or… well, you really just win. Let’s begin with: Everybody loves a good mashup, and for some reason, quotations from Arrested Development get even funnier when paired with images from Game of Thrones. Maybe it has something to do with the correlation between dysfunctional families and hilarity, which usual results in people regularly making huge mistakes. And the people of Game of Thrones? Boy, do they know how to make mistakes! Let’s check out the tally, shall we? For starters, there’s Tyrion: And then there’s Ned, of course: Viserys made a MASSIVELY huge mistake when he pissed off his sister’s warrior hubby: And hey, let’s face it, every thing Sansa did the entire season was a huge mistake: Related posts: Post from: Crushable A Game of Memes: A Guide to ‘Game of Thrones’-Inspired Memes  |
Ah, Independence Day: The day on which we burn food items to a crisp, dress in only three colors, and set fire to a bunch of explosives, all in the name of celebrating the day a bunch of long-dead dudes signed a piece of very important paper. Incidentally, it’s also the day on which, in 1996, aliens descended upon the Earth and attempted to destroy it. Happily, they failed, thanks to the ingenuity of a few resourceful humans; and now we can use the day to celebrate not one, but two forms of independence. Hoorah!
They’re both MTV reality stars, so it makes sense that Teen Mom 2‘s Kailyn Lowry and Jersey Shore‘s The Situation would meet up at some point, right? Not quite. Kail and a friend drove up to the Jersey Shore and hung out outside the Shore Store hoping for a glimpse of the Jersey Shore cast, and though she spotted The Situation they didn’t end up posing for a photo op together. Even so, Kail looks happier in these pictures than I have ever seen her look on the show.
You all voted for which name would identify Hunger Games fans to the media, and by just 213 votes, Tributes beat out Mockingjays for the win. Down With the Capitol has forwarded the name to Lionsgate, Suzanne Collins‘ publicist, and major media outlets — because this started with the fans’ desire to name themselves and have one nickname for the media to use when referring to them.
True Blood, Twilight, Buffy, The Vampire Chronicles, Underworld, Dracula… Yeah, we think vampires could use a drinking game. Because nothing spices up a night of boozing like a little blood. Grab your favorite vintage and get your undead on!
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