HappyPlace http://www.happyplace.com/ Latest posts from HappyPlace en-us Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:15:43 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss feedback@happyplace.com http://static.happyplace.com/site/bh/images/hp_logo_plain.png HappyPlace Logo http://www.happyplace.com 222 47 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Child's medical advice to teacher is more helpful than everything on WebMD.]]>

This is pretty much the philosophy that's kept us (barely) alive all these years, though after you turn 35 you need to add a "Just check for blood!" step to the end of the regimen. Still, we've paid hundreds of dollars to licensed physicians who've provided less insight than this.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:22:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14426/childs-medical-advice-to-teacher-is-more-helpful-than-everything-on-webmd http://www.happyplace.com/14426/childs-medical-advice-to-teacher-is-more-helpful-than-everything-on-webmd
<![CDATA[Tweet Pick: "I had my priest use the charred dust of a cayenne-infused duck confit." - Ash Wednesday foodie - @RexHuppke]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:15:14 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14425/priest-charred-dust-cayenne-infused-duck-confit-wednesday-foodie http://www.happyplace.com/14425/priest-charred-dust-cayenne-infused-duck-confit-wednesday-foodie <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: "Don't steal, don't kill, put some stuff on your forehead, maybe sometimes don't eat meat? Look, I'm clearly running out of ideas here" -God - @DamienFahey]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:52:34 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14424/dont-steal-kill-some-stuff-forehead-maybe-sometimes http://www.happyplace.com/14424/dont-steal-kill-some-stuff-forehead-maybe-sometimes <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Lent is Catholic fraternity hazing. - @nealbrennan]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:34:32 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14423/lent-catholic-fraternity-hazing http://www.happyplace.com/14423/lent-catholic-fraternity-hazing <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: It's International "Surprise! I'm Catholic" Day - @BrandonJGardner]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:33:13 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14422/international-surprise-catholic http://www.happyplace.com/14422/international-surprise-catholic <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: "Hey, my eyes are down here." - Catholic woman on Ash Wednesday - @Ugarles]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:30:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14421/eyes-down-here-catholic-woman-wednesday http://www.happyplace.com/14421/eyes-down-here-catholic-woman-wednesday <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: I just need closure = I want to make myself look insane to my ex. - @Molly_Kats]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:27:06 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14420/need-closure-make-myself-look-insane http://www.happyplace.com/14420/need-closure-make-myself-look-insane <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Humans: "I got new pants!" Animals: "Check out my genitals!" - @AaronBurdette]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:26:29 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14419/humans-pants-animals-check-genitals http://www.happyplace.com/14419/humans-pants-animals-check-genitals <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: I'd say you're more of a mix between an Ewok and a hooker. RT @KimKardashian: I'm such a mix between Charlotte and Carrie! - @JennyJohnsonHi5]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:23:48 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14418/more-between-ewok-hooker-kimkardashian-such-between-charlotte http://www.happyplace.com/14418/more-between-ewok-hooker-kimkardashian-such-between-charlotte <![CDATA[Obama continues to lock up reelection with surprise singing gigs.]]>

It didn't make our thighs tingle the way the Al Green clip did (see below), but hey, the encore isn't supposed to be better than the show, people. If the White House is taking requests for his next performance, we'd like to hear an Obama-cized version of "Video Games" by Lana Del Rey, or barring that, we'd settle for anything by Skrillex.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:20:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/13618/president-obama-sings-an-al-green-song http://www.happyplace.com/13618/president-obama-sings-an-al-green-song
<![CDATA[What it would look like if Gmail helped you make better dating decisions.]]>

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This proposed Gmail feature from Abstruse Goose is like a handy digital version of your best friends shaking their heads at you and saying, "Please don't." We hope Google Labs takes note of this brilliant idea, because we need someone to save us from ourselves — and at this point, we're even willing to trust the people who brought us Google+. And Google Wave. And Google Buzz.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:01:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14417/what-it-would-look-like-if-gmail-helped-out-your-love-life http://www.happyplace.com/14417/what-it-would-look-like-if-gmail-helped-out-your-love-life
<![CDATA[Unfortunate ad placement creates the most depressing promotion for online dating ever.]]>

A reader who subscribes to the LAist newsletter spotted this regrettably placed ad above a tragic top story. Since How About We is also the official dating site for Someecards, we want to reassure you that How About We dates usually involve nothing but pleasant encounters with like-minded, well-adjusted individuals, and they almost never end in a suicide pact gone sour. As long as you don't make your profile headline, "How About We...jump to our deaths off of a freeway together," you should be just fine.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:56:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14416/unfortunate-ad-placement-creates-the-most-depressing-promotion-for-online-dating-ever http://www.happyplace.com/14416/unfortunate-ad-placement-creates-the-most-depressing-promotion-for-online-dating-ever
<![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Guys, don't be nervous about getting married. 40% of it is just pretending to be excited about new storage containers. - @juliussharpe]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:07:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14414/guys-nervous-about-getting-married-pretending-excited-about http://www.happyplace.com/14414/guys-nervous-about-getting-married-pretending-excited-about <![CDATA[More smart-ass responses to completely well-meaning signs.]]>

Most of these signs were designed to help people — to get where they're going, to find a pet, to avoid grievous bodily harm — and yet some writing-utensil-wielding wiseasses felt compelled to come along and totally deface them. We're so glad they did. Does that mean we value a wry sense of humor or even just a lazy reference to an outdated song over the safety of our fellow human beings? We're insulted you would even ask. Of course we do.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:01:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/4286/brilliantly-sarcastic-responses-to-completely-well-meaning-signs http://www.happyplace.com/4286/brilliantly-sarcastic-responses-to-completely-well-meaning-signs
<![CDATA[Tweet Pick: "Men are from Mars; Women are from Mars; I am from Mars" - A Martian. - @mattkirshen]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:57:15 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14410/mars-women-mars-mars-martian http://www.happyplace.com/14410/mars-women-mars-mars-martian <![CDATA[The most convincing argument for increasing school funding contained in a single Facebook post.]]>

Whoah, woah guys. Caitlyn's right. And so is Sam. Ohio can be a state and it can be in Michigan, because Ohio is a state of mind, dig? When Caitlyn's in Detroit, her soul's still hanging around Cleveland, rooting for the Indians and reading the Plain Dealer. When Caitlyn's in Ann Arbor, in her consciousness she's still back in Cincinnati, eating that chili and listening to WKRP. Geography isn't about where things are, it's about where you're at. Except in Mark's case. Mark's an idiot.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:55:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14411/the-most-convincing-argument-for-increased-school-funding-contained-in-a-single-facebook-post http://www.happyplace.com/14411/the-most-convincing-argument-for-increased-school-funding-contained-in-a-single-facebook-post
<![CDATA[Kurt Cobain's birthday inspires the most regrettable corporate tweet since yesterday.]]>

If you thought Waffle House's Whitney Houston tweet was appalling, take a look at this tasteless tribute to the most legendary frontman in the history of grunge, courtesy of the most legendary fast food chain in the history of commercials where Paris Hilton washes a car while eating a cheeseburger. Check out some of our favorite responses to this latest boneheaded corporate tweet.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:01:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/13614/the-most-disastrous-tweets-that-probably-got-people-fired http://www.happyplace.com/13614/the-most-disastrous-tweets-that-probably-got-people-fired
<![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Does this include gastro-intestinal corruption RT @Carlsjr "The duty of youth is to challenge corruption." -Kurt Cobain 2/20/67-4/5/94 #rip - @drewbomhof]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:50:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14407/does-include-gastro-intestinal-corruption-carlsjr-duty-youth-challenge http://www.happyplace.com/14407/does-include-gastro-intestinal-corruption-carlsjr-duty-youth-challenge <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Kurt Cobain's ghost just killed itself. RT @CarlsJr "The duty of youth is to challenge corruption." - Kurt Cobain, 2/20/67-4/5/94 #rip - @esontons]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:47:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14406/kurt-cobains-ghost-killed-itself-carlsjr-duty-youth http://www.happyplace.com/14406/kurt-cobains-ghost-killed-itself-carlsjr-duty-youth <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Happy Pretend Your Co-Workers Don't Look Creepy When They Come Back From Lunch With Black Shit Smeared Across Their Foreheads Day!!!! - @JennyJohnsonHi5]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:40:23 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14405/happy-pretend-your-co-workers-dont-look-creepy-when http://www.happyplace.com/14405/happy-pretend-your-co-workers-dont-look-creepy-when <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Rick Santorum promises to fight porn. That statement sounds like the plot to the world's worst porn. http://t.co/pr0RejPu - @indecision]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:37:10 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14404/rick-santorum-promises-fight-porn-that-statement-sounds http://www.happyplace.com/14404/rick-santorum-promises-fight-porn-that-statement-sounds <![CDATA[More of the best smart-ass responses to celebrities on Twitter.]]>

These Twitter users set an excellent example for how to address the digital idiocy of your least favorite famous people.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:01:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/4173/the-best-responses-to-celebrities-on-twitter http://www.happyplace.com/4173/the-best-responses-to-celebrities-on-twitter
<![CDATA[A Rick Santorum campaign poster composed entirely of gay porn. (NSFW)]]>

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Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the greatest thing to happen yet during this election cycle. The existence of this poster, composed entirely of stills from hardcore gay porn, makes us not even miss a Sarah Palin candidacy. This is way better than a Mitt Romney poster composed of nothing but currency, or a Newt Gingrich poster composed of nothing but donuts and divorce papers, or even a Rick Perry poster composed of nothing but jackasses. First person to print this out and get it signed by Santorum at a rally wins everything. He'll most likely recognize most of the scenes.

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:15:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14401/a-rick-santorum-campaign-poster-composed-entirely-of-gay-porn-nsfw http://www.happyplace.com/14401/a-rick-santorum-campaign-poster-composed-entirely-of-gay-porn-nsfw
<![CDATA[What Rick Santorum's Gmail inbox looks like.]]>

We can't tell you what's going on in that brain behind Rick Santorum's "eighth-grader on Picture Day" haircut, but thanks to These Fries Are Good, we can tell you what's going on in his email inbox. Relax — it's not actually real. If we were that interested in interfering with someone's private life, we'd be Rick Santorum.

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:01:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14397/what-rick-santorums-gmail-inbox-looks-like http://www.happyplace.com/14397/what-rick-santorums-gmail-inbox-looks-like
<![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Sometimes, as a joke, I'll enroll online at the University of Phoenix and try to get good grades then graduate. - @DearAnyone]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:02:45 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14400/sometimes-joke-enroll-online-university-phoenix-good-grades http://www.happyplace.com/14400/sometimes-joke-enroll-online-university-phoenix-good-grades <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: "Ooh, I wonder if that's the email I've been waiting for?" - excited me two seconds before remembering that I emailed myself two seconds ago - @biorhythmist]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:54:30 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14399/wonder-email-waiting-excited-seconds-before-remembering-emailed http://www.happyplace.com/14399/wonder-email-waiting-excited-seconds-before-remembering-emailed <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: IF YOU THINK A JOKE ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT FUNNY OR INAPPROPRIATE MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND BY SAYING "NOT FUNNY" SO IT GETS FIXED - @RexHuppke]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:52:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14398/think-joke-social-media-funny-inappropriate-make-sure http://www.happyplace.com/14398/think-joke-social-media-funny-inappropriate-make-sure <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: "All I know is he's up there with the door locked, ruining a LOT of socks." - Jim Henson's dad - @BlitznBeans]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:11:08 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14394/know-door-locked-ruining-socks-hensons http://www.happyplace.com/14394/know-door-locked-ruining-socks-hensons <![CDATA[If hand towel dispenser instructions were honest.]]>

This is accurate but it skips the first step, which is a diagram of a guy searching the rest room to see if anyone else is there before he bothers to wash his hands at all. We still prefer towels to the Dyson jet engine air dryers, which tend to give us headaches when the air pressure reverses the circulation in our veins and sends the blood racing up our arms and into our skulls. Dry hands are nice, sure, but is a strong air dryer worth the danger of having your fingerprints blown off?

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:01:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14393/if-hand-towel-dispenser-instructions-were-honest http://www.happyplace.com/14393/if-hand-towel-dispenser-instructions-were-honest
<![CDATA[Tweet Pick: I just got sad thinking about the women who willingly spend time with Jeremy Piven. - @IanWearsPants]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:48:49 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14392/thinking-about-women-willingly-spend-time-jeremy-piven http://www.happyplace.com/14392/thinking-about-women-willingly-spend-time-jeremy-piven <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Eating hummus is the closest I will ever come to a fasting. - @JimGaffigan]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:44:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14391/eating-hummus-closest-ever-come-fasting http://www.happyplace.com/14391/eating-hummus-closest-ever-come-fasting <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: If you watch "Tower Heist" in HD, you can see all of the actors' regret. - @BTMcLaughlin]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:43:35 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14390/watch-tower-heist-actors-regret http://www.happyplace.com/14390/watch-tower-heist-actors-regret <![CDATA[Comic strip illustrates the deadly effects of bad grammar.]]>

We'd say this comic from Cyanide and Happiness reader Jay A. describes what literally happens to us every time we endure someone's awful grammar, but the misuse of "literally" might make us start bleeding from the ears.

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:01:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14389/comic-strip-illustrates-how-bad-grammar-can-kill-you http://www.happyplace.com/14389/comic-strip-illustrates-how-bad-grammar-can-kill-you
<![CDATA[A great new way to threaten friends who tag you in embarrassing Facebook photos.]]>

A nephew who either hates his uncle or his childhood (or both) filed suit after his uncle posted some photos of the nephew from when he was a kid. The court threw out the case, but this is just a small speedbump on the long road to justice against your friend who won't take down that stupid pic of you playing air guitar in a Speedo. Why should you be obliged to untag yourself? Just keep shoving these extremely important lawsuits through the court system (we're at war, btw), and one day justice will prevail and you'll be able to untag your friends from their monetary assets.

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:05:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14388/new-way-to-threaten-friends-who-tag-you-in-embarrassing-facebook-photos http://www.happyplace.com/14388/new-way-to-threaten-friends-who-tag-you-in-embarrassing-facebook-photos
<![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Something you think is delightfully quirky but really isn't? RT @jaredleto: Guess what I'm doing - @andylevy]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:21:51 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14387/something-think-delightfully-quirky-really-jaredleto-guess-doing http://www.happyplace.com/14387/something-think-delightfully-quirky-really-jaredleto-guess-doing <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Can't believe Rihanna is back with Chris Brown. It's like she didn't even SEE all of our hilarious tweets about him. - @ChaseMit]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:20:32 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14386/cant-believe-rihanna-back-chris-brown-even-hilarious http://www.happyplace.com/14386/cant-believe-rihanna-back-chris-brown-even-hilarious <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Okay, it says "Some assembly required." RT @heidimontag Read my body language!!!!!!!! - @DannyZuker]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:16:02 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14385/okay-says-some-assembly-required-heidimontag-read-body http://www.happyplace.com/14385/okay-says-some-assembly-required-heidimontag-read-body <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: The next attractive guy you see into the nearest men's room? RT @RickSantorum I'm ready to lead. - @TurboGrandma]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:14:12 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14384/next-attractive-into-nearest-mens-room-ricksantorum-ready http://www.happyplace.com/14384/next-attractive-into-nearest-mens-room-ricksantorum-ready <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Good call. Chris Christie is not running. “@snooki: I will not be voting for Chris Christie." - @LaurenSivan]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:13:17 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14383/good-call-chris-christie-running-snooki-voting-chris http://www.happyplace.com/14383/good-call-chris-christie-running-snooki-voting-chris <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Hoo boy -- so which one of us is gonna tell her? RT @sarahpalinUSA Happy Birthday, President Reagan - @stevenshehori]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:12:26 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14382/which-gonna-sarahpalinusa-happy-birthday-president-reagan http://www.happyplace.com/14382/which-gonna-sarahpalinusa-happy-birthday-president-reagan <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Tell that to Sophie. RT @DeepakChopra No matter what the situation, remind yourself “I have a choice.” - @JoshMalina]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:11:30 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14381/tell-sophie-deepakchopra-matter-situation-remind-yourself-choice http://www.happyplace.com/14381/tell-sophie-deepakchopra-matter-situation-remind-yourself-choice <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Is that what you call pussy? RT @TigerWoods: Signing off now, thanks a lot. Back to the putting green. - @JennyJohnsonHi5]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:10:11 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14380/call-pussy-tigerwoods-signing-thanks-back-putting-green http://www.happyplace.com/14380/call-pussy-tigerwoods-signing-thanks-back-putting-green <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: That's the Batshit-Signal. You're needed. @THEGaryBusey Triangles in the sky means that the stars are playing geometry with you. #celebreply - @mattob34]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:08:56 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14379/thats-batshit-signal-youre-needed-thegarybusey-triangles-means-stars http://www.happyplace.com/14379/thats-batshit-signal-youre-needed-thegarybusey-triangles-means-stars <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: You draw dicks on people's faces for $. RT @PerezHilton: Life is hard. Life is not perfect. But life is good! And I'm making the most of it! - @JoeMande]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:06:34 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14378/draw-dicks-peoples-faces-perezhilton-life-hard-life http://www.happyplace.com/14378/draw-dicks-peoples-faces-perezhilton-life-hard-life <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Chris Brown and Rihanna are back like peas and whatever kicks carrots in the ribs. - @FrankGenzano]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:41:27 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14377/chris-brown-rihanna-back-peas-whatever-kicks-carrots http://www.happyplace.com/14377/chris-brown-rihanna-back-peas-whatever-kicks-carrots <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: the only reason I want to have a kid is to not let them listen to these Chris Brown/Rihanna songs. - @morgan_murphy]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:41:06 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14376/only-reason-them-listen-these-chris-brownrihanna-songs http://www.happyplace.com/14376/only-reason-them-listen-these-chris-brownrihanna-songs <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: Psyched for the new Rihanna/Chris Brown songs! Haven't been this excited since Hitler & Anne Frank's duet, "Chillax, Haterz!" - @robdelaney]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:39:28 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14375/psyched-rihannachris-brown-songs-havent-excited-since-hitler http://www.happyplace.com/14375/psyched-rihannachris-brown-songs-havent-excited-since-hitler <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: The scariest moment is when I realize the high-five doesn't end there. - @imchriskelly]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:03 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14374/scariest-moment-realize-high-five-doesnt http://www.happyplace.com/14374/scariest-moment-realize-high-five-doesnt <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: I wish there was a bobble head me that could listen to women talk about their dreams. - @thesulk]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:33:00 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14373/wish-bobble-head-listen-women-talk-about-their http://www.happyplace.com/14373/wish-bobble-head-listen-women-talk-about-their <![CDATA[Tweet Pick: NEEDED MORE SYRUP. "@WaffleHouse: Thoughts on Whitney Houston's funeral this past weekend? #wafflehouse" - @jough_stef]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:32:26 EST http://www.happyplace.com/14371/needed-more-syrup-wafflehouse-thoughts-whitney-houstons-funeral http://www.happyplace.com/14371/needed-more-syrup-wafflehouse-thoughts-whitney-houstons-funeral