Emerald Catron has written for Asylum, Lemondrop, MyDaily and Daily Fill. She is one half of rap duo Dem Shortybooz and is a comedic performer around NYC. Follow her on Twitter @emeraldcatron
Emerald Catron
How to Annoy Every New Yorker in Under a Minute
Thanks, Buzzfeed! Not only can you name all the ways Todd Akin is just like Zach Morris, or whatever, you also managed to take all of the most annoying things about living in NYC and stick them in one video! We are now irrationally angry.
14 Adorable Beetles That Won’t Make You Scream in Terror
Generally, when we think of beetles we imagine something black and vaguely menacing, slowly crawling towards our foot. GAH! It turns out, not all beetles are that way.
‘Textastrophe’ Pranks People Who Publicly Display Their Phone Number
Have you ever seen somebody share their phone number publicly (on Craigslist maybe, or one of those homemade ads for "computer lessons" on the subway) and thought to yourself "I should totally prank this guy"? You haven't? Oh, uh ... neither have we. Ever. Clearly -- we're not monsters. But the person behind Textastrophe is!
Disney Meets ‘Gatsby’ in ‘The Great Catsby’ Trailer
Why watch 'The Great Gatsby' when you could watch 'The Great Catsby'??? We had that same thought, bu Guyism went one step farther and created this mashup using the trailer's audio and clips from 'The Aristocats' to make 'The Great Catsby.'
Kylie Minogue Is She-Ra in Funny or Die’s Gritty Reboot
NBC should just save themselves the trouble and go ahead and make all of the different She-Ra TV shows Funny or Die came up with for this video next season. It's not like the could do much worse than they already are. Plus, this way the ideas are already fleshed out, so they can still go on summer vacation...
Hilarious Celebrity ‘Makeunders’ Bring Stars Down to Our Level
These funny Photoshop manipulations are one better than "stars without makeup" photos. They aren't just celebrities without makeup -- they're celebrities without stylists, personal chefs or trainers, or expensive clothes. We call it 'Extreme Makeunder: Celebrity Edition.'
Man Has More Fun on Treadmill Than You Ever Dreamed Possible
Wow. We've never had this much fun on a treadmill. Granted, we've never actually been on a treadmill because we've got really bad knees and asthma, but still ... this looks like a lot more fun than the elliptical machine too.
Angry Student Lecturing Teacher on How to Teach Goes Viral
This kid's got big brass ones. Or maybe he was just fed up. Actually, we figure it probably requires a combination of both to pull off a stunt like this.
Obviously the Charles Ramsey Interview Has Been Auto-Tuned
It's been a whole day, folks -- isn't it time to add some levity to that time that guy rescued three women who'd been kidnapped and tortured for 10 years? Apparently it is. Here is the "songified" version of Charles Ramsey's interview after he heroically saved three women who'd been held captive in his neighbor's basement...
14 Animals Dropping Winks
These animals know what's up. They know your secret. They know you're in on the joke. They know how to close their eyes one at a time. They know how to be adorable. They know how to wink.
‘Star Trek’ Honest Trailer Tackles the Lens Flare Issue Head On
In case you were letting the prospect of Benedict Cumberbatch in 'Star Trek Into Darkness' get you all worked up, here's Screen Junkies reminding you exactly what the last 'Star Trek' movie really was. Will we even be able to see Cumberbatch's face through all the lens flares? After watching this Honest Trailer, we're not sure.
21 Examples of Starbucks Employees Completely Massacring Someone’s Name
If there's one thing we love about Starbucks, it's that they always give us a place to go to the bathroom. Aside from that, it's also always a good time when they mix up a customer's name. When a Hong Kong Starbucks employee thought a woman named Virginia was actually named Vagina, we laughed.
We figured why not keep the laughs coming and found some more Starbucks name fails. We also included what