Zoos are fairly transparent with what’s going on. If anything egregious ever happens like – I don’t know – say a child jumps into an enclosure and a gorilla gets murdered, we’re definitely going to hear about it on the news.
But what about the stuff that goes unnoticed? It doesn’t take much for your imagination to go to some pretty wild places. So we’ve collected real stories from REAL zookeepers, sharing some secrets from behind the enclosures.
Have you heard of Jason Adam Katzenstein? He’s a talented American cartoonist and book author. Scroll down for some of the best examples of his funny and clever cartoons!
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When seeing a doctor about your pain, you have to define how bad is it. You might think that level 10 is the worst, but actually level π is the much worse than 10. It’s a low level pain, but it never ends.
Let’s start with the function name: AspJavaMessage. We already know we’re using ASP, or at least I hope we are. We aren’t using Java, but JavaScript. I’m not confident the developer behind this is entirely clear on the difference.
Then we do a Response.Write to output some JavaScript, but we need to talk about the Response object a bit. In ASP .Net, you mostly receive your HttpResponse as part of the event that triggered your response. The only reason you’d want to access the HttpResponse through this long System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response accessor is because you are in a lower-level module which, for some reason, hasn’t been passed an HTTP response.
That’s a long-winded way of saying, “This is a code smell, and this function likely exists in a layer that shouldn’t be tampering with the HTTP response.”
Then, of course, we have the ALL CAPS HTML tag, followed by a JavaScript alert() call, aka, the worst way to pop up notifications in a web page.
Ugly, awful, and hinting at far worse choices in the overall application architecture. Gabe certainly unearthed a… delightful treat.
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Hungary’s parliament voted 188 to 6 in favor of allowing Sweden to join NATO, the final hurdle standing in the way of the Scandinavian country becoming the 32nd member of the military alliance, one year after neighboring Finland was admitted. What do you think?
“That’s gonna be a big help when we pull out next year.”
Lucy Moss, Grimoire Expert
Biden Gives Americans Nuclear Launch Codes In Case Anything Ever Happens To Him
“I feel better knowing Russia will think twice before attacking ABBA.”
Austin Mabuza, Monologue Editor
“I finally understood geopolitics and now I have to start all over again.”
That was so not fetch! A controversial joke referencing Lindsay Lohan’s problematic past was removed from the digital version of the 2024 Mean Girls musical adaptation after the actress explicitly expressed disappointment with the reference.
A joke referencing the term “fire crotch” was withdrawn from the 2024 musical version of Mean Girls.
“Fire crotch” was infamously associated with Lindsay after socialite Brandon Davis made crude comments about the actress’ body, back in 2006, in a paparazzi video that also featured Paris Hilton, according to Variety.
In this year’s movie musical rendition, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, who played herself, showed support for the main character Cady Heron, now played by Angourie Rice, by saying, “We are going back red. Y2K fire crotch is back!”
A controversial joke referencing Lindsay Lohan’s past was removed from the 2024 Mean Girls digital release after it upset the actress
An updated version of the film now reportedly cuts directly to Megan Thee Stallion laughing after she says, “We are going back red.”
Lindsay, who played the original protagonist Cady in the 2004 original Mean Girls, made a surprise cameo in the current film adaptation as the moderator of the Mathletes Championship.
She had reportedly flown in from Dubai to walk the red carpet at the January 8 premiere. But after watching the film, the 37-year-old’s representative, Leslie Sloane, told The Messenger, “Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film.”
Lindsay played the original protagonist Cady Heron in the 2004 Mean Girls
The digital version of #MeanGirls has altered Megan The Stallion’s controversial “fire crotch” line after Lindsay Lohan was allegedly hurt by the joke.
The line now ends at “We are going back red” and jumps to her laughing, cutting out “Y2K fire crotch is back.” pic.twitter.com/LDytcHj1SL
At the movie’s New York premiere in January 2024, a source had also told the news outlet they had overheard Lindsay saying she was “surprised and taken aback” by the infamous “fire crotch” moniker once associated with the actress.
The Messenger also confirmed that the throwaway line was a clear nod to oil heir Brandon Davis’ profanity-filled 2006 rant to TMZ about Lindsay’s body parts, fueling a rift between the actress and their mutual friend, Paris Hilton, who could be seen laughing in the video.
Nevertheless, the 2024 Mean Girls line was just one of several Easter eggs referencing the original movie and the cultural trends prominent during the early 2000s.
A joke referencing the term “fire crotch” was withdrawn from the 2024 musical version of Mean Girls
A recent study named Lindsay the most influential star of all the Mean Girls movie’s cast, with her earning a jaw-dropping amount of money.
Social poker site Replay Poker analyzed the Instagram accounts of cast members starring in the original 2004 Mean Girls and 2024’s new musical adaptation to reveal the stars with the highest maximum earnings per sponsored post on the platform.
The original Mean Girls lead came up as the most prominent actor in the entire franchise, ranking higher than every other cast member.
You can watch the trailer for the 2024 Mean Girls musical below:
Since gaining immense popularity in the early 2000s, Lindsay has accumulated over 14.2 million followers on Instagram.
And thanks to her legion of fans on the platform, she can earn up to £46,700 ($58,769.4) for one sponsored post on Instagram, almost double the amount of any other Mean Girls star, Replay Poker noted in their study.
On November 28, 2021, the Hollywood star announced her engagement to financier Bader Shammas after three years of dating. The following year, a representative confirmed the couple had tied the knot after Lindsay had called Bader her “husband” on her Instagram birthday post.
In July 2023, Lindsay gave birth to their first child, a son, in Dubai, where she has resided since 2014.
Lindsay’s reaction to the controversial joke sparked praise from Mean Girls fans
CLEVELAND—After offering many iterations of the color over its 158 years in business, Sherwin-Williams announced plans Tuesday to phase out all white paint by the end of the month. “We’ve sold a lot of the stuff over the years, but we felt it was time to move on, especially now that so many trendy neutral colors like gray, beige, and taupe are on the scene,” said Marlon Hewes, a representative for the paint manufacturer and retailer, adding that most people who wanted to paint something white had probably already done so by now. “We don’t want to get stuck with a lot of pure white, off-white, eggshell, and alabaster on the shelf, so we figured we ought to quit while we’re ahead. For customers who are dead set on white, though, we’ll still have plenty of yellow, which is pretty close.” At press time, the Biden administration confirmed that due to difficulty obtaining its traditional color during ongoing renovations, the president’s official residence would now be referred to as the Sage Green House.
Biden Gives Americans Nuclear Launch Codes In Case Anything Ever Happens To Him
Being a parent is a unique experience, different with every child. And while typically handling the firstborn tends to be the most confusing—as you’re never quite sure of what you’re doing and if you’re doing it right—any one of your children can present you with unexpected challenges or situations you did not see coming.
The witty remarks of a five-year-old, discussing the way you look in a very straightforward way, can be a great example of that; or food going everywhere but the mouth of the toddler. Luckily for us, after having to deal with that, some parents discuss their experiences with other moms and dads out there, or share it with a wider audience, such as people on X (formerly Twitter), for instance. We have combed through it to find the best stories covering the joys and challenges of being a parent, so scroll down to find them on the list below and enjoy the February edition of our monthly collection of parenting posts.
Let’s say you had input in the form of field=value, and you wanted to pick that “value” part off. In C#, you’d likely just use String.Split and call it a day. But you’re not RK‘s co-worker.
If the input contains an =, we set blAction to false. Then we iterate across our input, one character at a time. If the character we’re on is an =, we set blAction to true. Otherwise, if the character we’re on is not a space, and blAction is true, we append the current character to our output.
I opened by suggesting we were going to look at a home-grown split function, because at first glance, that’s what this code looks like.
It does the job, but the mix of flags and loops and my inability to read sometimes makes it extra confusing to follow.
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Comedian and writer Shelby Wolstein (Keeping Records) joins Tam to recount her elaborate Bat Mitzvah entrance and kissing at camp after a concussion before they figure out the premise for a perfect pilot.
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01:57 – Periods and hemorrhoids 03:55 – Growing up Jewish, going to camp 07:00 – Learning Torah 11:30 – Shelby Wolstein’s Amazing Bat Mitzvah Entrance 17:15 – Don’t Let Your Mom Choose Your AOL Screenname 20:18 – “Dating” In Middle School 25:20 – Don’t Do This After Sex 30:50 – Bat Mitzvah videos
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Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
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Comedian Dylan Adler (The Late Late Show) goes deep with Tam Yajia on breakdancing at Bar Mitzvahs, his identical twin brother, and a memorable first kiss.
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02:00 – Breakdancing at Bar Mitzvahs 03:25 – Gay twin brother 05:18 – Coming out 11:45 – Half Jewish/Half Japanese 12:35 – A Wicked-themed Bar Mitzvah 15:13 – Becoming an adult, your first kiss 18:02 – Dylan discovers that Tam has never seen Hamilton 20:00 – Tam’s childhood lies
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Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
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VP of Digital: Darren Miller Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
Hayley Marie Norman (Datemare, AP Bio) joins Tam to talk about her career as a child performer, sex dreams with sitcom characters, and a color purple themed Bat Mitzvah. But not The Color Purple. You’ll see.
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03:55 – Celebrity Crushes and Sex Dreams 06:58 – New Years Wish 12:06 – Discovered By Cindy Crawford 16:46 – Shaving Your Legs for the First Time 21:25 – Hayley’s Interest In Judaism 23:40 – Reading The Diary of Anne Frank as an Adult for the First Time 25:14 – Jewish Food 26:57 – Eating the Bar Mitzvah Candy 29:14 – “Half-assing it” and Reconnecting with Judaism 33:00 – A Color Purple Themed Bat Mitzvah 33:50 – Howie Mandel’s Penis
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Series Credits
Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
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VP of Digital: Darren Miller Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
Sophia Benoit (Well, This Is Exhausting) stops by to look back on when she first felt like an adult, unique porn categories, and playing with dolls into middle school.
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02:13 – The Worst Part Of Accutane 13:07 – “Should I Wash My Feet?” 15:10 – Try And Say This Phrase Without Laughing 19:37 – Sophia Prefers To Read Than Watch 21:20 – Going to France to Become an Adult 03:00 – Loving School 05:40 – She Wants Her Dad to Come Out 06:20 – Having Very Open Parents 07:50 – Playing With Dolls in Middle School 08:25 – Getting Boobs, Getting Your First Period 11:30 – No Bra? Wear a Coat 14:25 – Masturbating 17:08 – Fascinating Porn Categories 25:16 – Bat Mitzvah Themes
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Common Era is an R&D platform working to make sure the Jewish experience continually evolves to meet the present moment, today and in the future. Through explorations and collaborations with creators, builders, subcultures, and social movements, Common Era is imagining and funding initiatives and experiences that offer the world a more expansive Jewish reality.
Series Credits
Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
For Funny Or Die
VP of Digital: Darren Miller Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
Comedian Megan Gailey (I Love My Kid, But…) joins Tam for a stroll down memory lane to reminisce about retainers, all girl Summer camp, and various piercings.
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2:05 – Retainer Necklaces 9:10 – Bat Mitzvah DJ Hookup 12:04 – Ear Piercing for Communion 16:50 – The Best Hotel In Indianapolis 18:34 – Bat Mitzvah Parties and Themes 20:18 – Why 7th Grade Was Hard 27:56 – Pictures From Childhood
Bless These Braces is a Funny or Die Original Production with support from Common Era
Common Era is an R&D platform working to make sure the Jewish experience continually evolves to meet the present moment, today and in the future. Through explorations and collaborations with creators, builders, subcultures, and social movements, Common Era is imagining and funding initiatives and experiences that offer the world a more expansive Jewish reality.
Series Credits
Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
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VP of Digital: Darren Miller Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
Writer and comedian Joanna Hausmann (Hamster and Gretel, Bill Nye Saves The World) joins Tam Yajia to talk doing therapy in Spanish, the best Yiddish words, and the smell so bad Tam’s husband passed out.
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01:14 – Tam Yajia And Joanna Hausmann Are Probably Cousins 03:23 – Therapy Hits Different In Spanish 05:30 – Joanna’s Bat Mitzvah Story 07:34 – Intro to sexuality at Bar Mitzvahs 10:33 – Yiddish Has Some Very Useful Words 14:54 – Mashed Potatoes Boy 16:50 – Becoming an Adult 18:40 – Coming of Age: Expectations vs Reality 22:27 – You’ll Never Guess Who Joanna Hausmann Called After She Got Her First Period 24:52 – Periods and Wet Dreams 25:15 – His Body Smelled So Bad He Fainted
Bless These Braces is a Funny or Die Original Production with support from Common Era
Common Era is an R&D platform working to make sure the Jewish experience continually evolves to meet the present moment, today and in the future. Through explorations and collaborations with creators, builders, subcultures, and social movements, Common Era is imagining and funding initiatives and experiences that offer the world a more expansive Jewish reality.
Series Credits
Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
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VP of Digital: Darren Miller Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
Comedian Kylie Brakeman (The Tonight Show) stops by to chat with Tam about freak trains, old Facebook statuses, and the girl who campaigned to be Most Random in her middle school yearbook.
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02:25 – Adult stuff they did this week 04:30 – Middle school in 2010; “Randomness” 06:55 – Middle school, popularity, and walking in circles pretending to have friends 08:06 – Freak trains 09:16 – Kylie’s first kiss 12:43 – First period 14:04 – Going to Bat Mitzvahs and other coming of age ceremonies 15:00 – New Bat Mitzvah theme for today 17:50 – Texting people selfies 18:33 – The best Facebook statuses from Kylie’s teen years 25:28 – Learning how to leave a conversation
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Common Era is an R&D platform working to make sure the Jewish experience continually evolves to meet the present moment, today and in the future. Through explorations and collaborations with creators, builders, subcultures, and social movements, Common Era is imagining and funding initiatives and experiences that offer the world a more expansive Jewish reality.
Series Credits
Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
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VP of Digital: Darren Miller Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
Comedian Robby Hoffman (Too Far, Verified Stand-Up) sits down with Tam to look back on her Bat Mitzvah, keeping Kosher, and putting ointment on her Great-Uncle’s feet.
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01:41 – Argentinian Jews; going to school on subsidy 4:15 – Robby’s uterine cyst 07:28 – Resisting temptation/McDonalds 13:54 – Tam’s teacher went to prison 15:14 – First period 18:00 – Uncle Eddie 22:45 – Masturbation? 24:26 – Robby’s Bat Mitzvah story 30:12 – Robby “could never survive a second Holocaust”
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Common Era is an R&D platform working to make sure the Jewish experience continually evolves to meet the present moment, today and in the future. Through explorations and collaborations with creators, builders, subcultures, and social movements, Common Era is imagining and funding initiatives and experiences that offer the world a more expansive Jewish reality.
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Hosted by Tamara Yajia Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen Director of Photography: Gemma Doll-Grossman Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns Writer/Researcher: Yoni Lotan Sound Mixer: Will Harrell Gaffer: Kishan Patel Production Designer: Christina Phensy Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl Editor/GFX: Brandon Fryman Assistant Editor: Michael Wolfson
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VP of Digital: Darren Miller Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
