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Unfazed employee dancing while woman protests mask policy is the good vibes hero 2020 needs

The coronavirus pandemic has brought all kinds of humans out of the woodwork, from silly dinosaur dads to kooky conspiracy theorists. A new viral video reveals how differently some people are handling our strange new reality—from a disgruntled customer who refuses to follow a supermarket’s mask-wearing policy to a delightfully unfazed employee dancing while he disinfects the grocery carts.

Shelley Lewis shared a video she filmed after she was told that all customers and employees had to wear a masks to enter a Gelson’s grocery store in Dana Point, California. Lewis—who is listed as a speaker at the 2019 Flat Earth International conference (ahem)—clearly saw herself as the hero of the story, a victim being discriminated against due to her undisclosed medical condition that precludes her from wearing a mask. But the real hero is the upbeat, unassuming grocery store employee who “absolutely and humbly” retrieved a manager for Lewis then continued dancing away while cleaning carts outside the store.


It’s a joy to behold, truly. The store clerk, who normally works as a bartender, is so happy to have a job. He’s happy to be of service. He happily goes about his work while wearing a mask—which none of us love, but understand is important for protecting others—and doesn’t let this woman’s antics get under his skin.

The store manager also stayed cool, calm and collected as Lewis went through her litany of complaints. When he explained the store’s mask policy, she told him she has a medical condition and couldn’t wear a mask. (If true, maybe you should do your grocery shopping online instead). When the manager offered to shop for her, she told him that she had “private things” to buy. (Ummm… you know everyone can see what you put in your grocery cart when you shop, right?). She was also incredulous about the idea of handing him her “private credit card” to take into the store to process. (Have you really never handed over your credit card through a drive-thru window, Shelley?!)

While much has been made of Lewis’s attempt at victimization—the best part of this story is how the Gelson’s employee with the shades and the unflappable sunny attitude handled this whole situation. She even asked him why he was so happy, as if everyone should be throwing a fit outside the store over having to wear a mask. He never said anything disparaging. In fact, he maintained an impressive level of respect and positivity throughout the video.

If he had read her Flat Earth International bio, he would have seen that she claims to have lupus, which is an autoimmune disease, which increases her risk of complications from COVID-19. If he had known that, he may have kindly pointed out that everyone there was wearing a mask to protect people like her.

This is what an everyday hero looks like right now—a guy enjoying his day job, doing what needs to be done to protect the public he’s serving and entertaining himself and others in the face of abject ignorance. He is the hero we all need.

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Taylor Swift Just Got Deep About Her Songwriting Process In Her “City Of Lover” Concert Special


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These 21 Things Will Make Your Car Less Of A Mess And We Have The Proof

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16 Things Famous People Were Photographed Doing This Week

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Kim Kardashian West Is Being Criticized For Giving A Dark-Skinned Model A Black Face Mask And Calling It Nude

“Is black supposed to be her nude.”


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Did You Get A Letter From Trump About Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check? Tell Us What You Think.

We want to know if the coronavirus stimulus check, and a letter about it from the president, changed how you think about Trump and the government.


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DMX Reportedly Accepts Eminem’s ‘Verzuz’ Challenge But Still Wants To Battle Jay-Z

After this past weekend’s epic Verzuz showdown between 2000s-era rap radio fixtures Ludacris and Nelly, fans have once again resumed speculation on which matchups are coming down the pike. Today, NY hip-hop stalwart NORE gave them another possible matchup to chew on, claiming on Instagram that none other than Eminem called him to issue a challenge to an unexpected competitor: DMX, who previously said that he wants to battle Jay-Z head-to-head on the popular live stream hits battle.

Posting a photo of himself and DMX playing with giant-sized Jenga blocks, NORE captioned the photo, “This moment is so Legend! 3 minutes before this @therealswizzz CALLS X and says Eminem is down for that smoke.” Swizz Beats is, of course, the curator for Verzuz, which he started with co-founder Timbaland as a way to beat back quarantine boredom. DMX seems amenable to the challenge, as noted by NORE, “X SAY HE CAN GET BUT I STILL WANT JAY.”

NORE admits that the entire deal was supposed to be hush-hush, but that his excitement got the better of him. A biased New Yorker to the end, he offers his pick for the winner of the hypothetical battle: “I’m riding wit the DOG!!!”

We’ll see if NORE’s excitement blew it for the rest of us or if the added buzz only propels this battle into the annals of Instagram history — while the total number of viewers has shot up for each battle, there’s no doubt that adding Eminem to the mix is guaranteed to the show to a whole new level.

See NORE’s post claiming that Eminem wants to battle DMX above.

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John Oliver Finally Explains His Obsession With ‘Brooding Mountain’ Adam Driver

Over the past two months, John Oliver has dedicated seven episodes of HBO’s Last Week Tonight to the coronavirus, because, I mean, what else is there to talk about? Not sports, the disappearance of which due to COVID-19 was the topic of Sunday’s taping (just because Oliver looks like a guy who would rather bet on cricket than throw a baseball doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch). Another recurring Last Week Tonight topic in the at-home-era: Adam Driver. “Step on my throat, Adam Driver, you rudely large man. Break my fingers, you brooding mountain,” Oliver said in one episode; in another, “Sneeze in my McFlurry, you pensive bison.” And most recently, “Chokeslam me to hell, you nasty shed. Jam your mandible claw down my throat, you irredeemable steer.”

But why Adam Driver and not, say, Jason Momoa?

“A lot of you might well be wondering where I’m going with this bit,” Oliver said. “If you’re anything like my staff, you’re asking questions like, ‘Is this sexual or is it violent?’ And then you’re unsatisfied when the answer comes back, ‘Yes.’ If you’re like my wife, you might be asking, ‘Should I be worried about this?’ with your concern only growing when the answer is, ‘Only if you want to be.’” Oliver then wondered if Driver, a “f*ckable redwood” who is also a “big unwashed buffalo,” is aware of his (satirical?) obsession:

“Is he bothered by this continued sexualization? He seems like a fairly private guy who’s generally uncomfortable with attention, making what I’m doing possibly some form of harassment. He might actually have pretty good grounds to have me reprimanded legally. To which I say, do it. Slap a restraining order on me your forlorn block. Beg me to stop, you menacing obstacle.”

Driver should repay the favor to Oliver. “Keep going, you skinny Richard Scarry character come to life.” (Everything Adam Driver says sounds like a flirt. He can’t help it.)

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Bojan Bogdanovic Is Reportedly Having Season-Ending Wrist Surgery

The Utah Jazz were (and, I guess, currently are) the fourth seed in the Western Conference before the NBA shutdown and went on an indefinite hiatus that is still ongoing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the plans for a potential NBA restart are still fuzzy, there’s a chance that if able the league will resume play with a brief run of games before starting the playoffs with seeding as is. That means the Jazz would be a top-4 team in the West with homecourt for the first round, but if the season does start back up, they’ll be without a key contributor.

Bojan Bogdanovic will apparently have wrist surgery that will end his 2019-20 season and cause him to miss the playoffs, should they happen, per a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

It’s a major blow to the Jazz, as Bogdanovic was their second leading scorer on the season, averaging 20.2 points per game and shooting a robust 41.4 percent from three-point range. The injury had apparently lingered since January and with the uncertainty facing this season, Bogdanovic made the choice to do what’s best for the longterm and have surgery. The hope is that he can return to full form by next season, whenever that may start, and the Jazz can build on what was a solid, even if at times frustrating, 2019-20 campaign.

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Two People Reportedly Drowned At 1501 Certified Entertainment Owner Carl Crawford’s Home Over The Weekend

TMZ reports that two people drowned at the home of former MLB star and 1501 Certified Entertainment label owner Carl Crawford over the weekend. During a get-together of six people — Houston’s stay-at-home orders allow for gatherings of under ten people –, a boy wandered into the pool in the backyard. When a woman who was taking care of him followed him in, both drowned. Crawford was inside but came out and tried to revive them unsuccessfully.

Crawford retired from Major League Baseball in 2016 after his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers expired and started 1501 Certified Entertainment to highlight hometown talent from his native Houston. In 2018, he signed Megan Thee Stallion, who was just beginning to receive major exposure after a series of viral freestyle videos. Since then, 1501 has been in the news after reportedly trying to block Megan from releasing new music due to a contract dispute which snowballed into a lawsuit and a very public feud between the two parties and Houston rap impresario and rumored strongman, J. Prince.

While Crawford maintained that the terms of 1501’s contract with Megan were fair, Megan and her new management at Roc Nation believe that not only are the royalty splits unfairly weighted in favor of the label but that Megan deserves to be released from the contract.

Read the full story on TMZ here.