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Young man goes viral for unwittingly demonstrating the perfect drunk girl drop-off

Sometimes it feels like there’s an ocean’s distance between the way humans should act toward one another and the way we do. So when we see a good example of good behavior—especially in a situation where things so often go the wrong way—it’s notable.

Such is the case with Ronny, a young man caught on a doorbell security camera dropping off a young woman who had been drinking. The footage is only 20 seconds long, but people are holding it up as a perfect example of how a guy dropping off a drunk girl should go. The TikTok video has nearly 30 million views, and the comments are filled with people praising Ronny for how he handled the situation.


First of all, Ronny walks the girl to the door and opens it for her. Very gentlemanly.

After she says, “Mommy, I’m so sorry!” into the doorbell camera and goes inside, Ronny addresses the camera himself.

“My name is Ronny, I am sober. I drove her home,” he says. As he starts to walk away, he turns around and adds, “My girlfriend’s in the car.”

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Lord its me again 🥴 #TheSecondChild #ThanksRonnie #RingDoorBell #DontDrinkAndDrive #MyWildChild #Sissa #oldfiles

So this guy stays sober at a party, serves as a designated driver, makes sure the girl gets into her house safely, assures the girl’s mother that he drove her there sober and even adds that his girlfriend was with them so she doesn’t have to wonder if she was in the car with him alone.

“Shout out to all the Ronnies!” wrote one commenter on Instagram. “I married one. My friend died her senior year of HS, because she was hit by a drunk driver. In my 20’s when I was out, I would ask my boyfriend (now husband) to take some very intoxicated females & males home who had no other ride. He NEVER said no. Now I’m raising young men and this is so so important!! #mothersagainstdrunkdriving”

“Everything about this,” wrote another. “Props for her not driving. Props for the gentleman taking the girls home. Props to the adults in his life that modeled that behavior, and in her parents that taught her not to drive after drinking!!!!”

“This is fabulous. I love it. Way to go sorry girl and Ronnie,” wrote another. “I did however literally lol at the 100% tired sigh quality in Ronnie’s voice. #Good ol’ Ronnie- doing the right thing even when he’s sick of your nonsense.”

Ronny did sound a bit exasperated, but that’s all the more reason to give him kudos for doing all the right things.

However, after the video went viral, Ronny took the opportunity to share that he didn’t think he deserved praise—he only did what his parents had raised him to do.

“I want to take the 10 minutes of fame I have right now to spread the message, be kind,” he wrote in a follow-up TikTok caption. “If at any point, you are in a similar or relevant position where you know you have the ability to help, help. There are certain things in life that sadly not all of us were told and I think that’s why the world is the way it is. I am really grateful for my parents for raising me the way they raised me. And to be quite honest, I don’t think I would’ve acted the same way if they would have taught me otherwise. All I’m trying to say is, although I greatly appreciate the attention and the compliments what I did shouldn’t be something exceptional.”

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to be quite honest, I got tired of re-recording this video, I feel like I got my point across enough to be understood. However, if you did not understand what I was trying to say, I’m going to further explain it. I want to take the 10 minutes of fame that I have right now to spread the message, be kind. If at any point, you are in a similar or relevant position where you know you have the ability to help, help. There are certain things in life that sadly not all of us were told and I think that’s why the world is the way it is. I am really grateful for my parents for raising me the way they raised me. And to be quite honest, I don’t think I would’ve acted the same way if they would have taught me otherwise. All I’m trying to say is, although I greatly appreciate the attention and the compliments what I did shouldn’t be something exceptional. It should be the normal thing in my opinion, I believe that everybody’s in a position to help at some point in their life some people just don’t take that opportunity so let this just be a little reminder, help, be kind. Thank you guys 🫶🫶

Well, if there was anything that could endear people to Ronny any more than they already were, it’s his giving credit to his parents and encouraging everyone to be kind and helpful.

Well done, Ronny. And well done, Ronny’s parents.

This article originally appeared on 7.24.23

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How Much Are Tickets For The 2024 Hangout Festival?

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Today (January 10), Hangout Festival announced the 2024 lineup, with a bunch of stacked artists set to play in Gulf Shores, Alabama from May 17 through May 19. The headliners include Zach Bryan, Lana Del Rey, and Odesza. Additional artists include The Chainsmokers, Cage The Elephant, Reneé Rapp, Dominic Fike, Jessie Murph, and many more.

Here’s what to expect when it comes to the ticket costs.

How Much Are Tickets For The Hangout 2024 Festival?

Right now, the standard 3-day General Admission ticket to Hangout Festival starts at $299 before fees. Yet, this price will increase for all the ticket tiers, depending on which wave you purchase a ticket during. So, eventually, the GA pass will peak at $359 with fees.

The next step up is GA+ which is $519, but will peak at $579. This includes access to the GA+ Grove with private air-conditioned restrooms and a bar.

VIP passes will run between $1,299 and $1,499 before fees, as there are only two price waves, according to Hangout’s website. This includes a VIP Grove, access to side stage pools, and premium views up front at all of the main stages.

Super VIP tickets are between $2,299 and $2,499, providing access to an exclusive up-stage viewing area, WiFi, golf cart shuttles between the stages, and more exclusive perks.

Finally, there are options to include passes to a shuttle bus that will take you to the festival.

For more information about tickets to Hangout 2024, visit their official website.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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A Calvin Klein Ad That Allegedly Presents FKA Twigs As A ‘Stereotypical Sexual Object’ Is Now Banned In The UK

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A controversial Calvin Klein advertisement has been banned in the United Kingdom. The ad, which features recording artist FKA Twigs, debuted last April and sees Twigs standing in the center of the photo nude, covered in loose-fitting clothing.

According to a report from Rolling Stone, the ad prompted several complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA reportedly ruled that the ad can no longer be displayed in its originally printed form in public, arguing that it depicts Twigs as a “sexual object.”

“The ad used nudity and [centered] on FKA twigs’ physical features rather than the clothing, to the extent that it presented her as a stereotypical sexual object,” the ASA said in a statement. “We therefore concluded the ad was irresponsible and likely to cause serious [offense].”

At the time of writing, neither Twigs nor Calvin Klein have commented directly on the ban. Last year, upon the campaign’s launch, Twigs spoke to Rolling Stone expressing pride in her images.

“Doing [this campaign] means I can be who I am — A strong woman. That isn’t going to go in and out of fashion,” said Twigs at the time. “”When I’m in my 60s and have grandchildren, I can show them these pictures and say, ‘Your grandmother was strong.’”

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Reneé Rapp Had High Honors For Megan Thee Stallion, Giving Her The Award For The ‘Best Ass I’ve Ever Seen’

Reneé Rapp did a recent interview with Extra, where she discussed returning as Regina George in the upcoming Mean Girls movie — which was adapted from the musical she starred in.

“It’s been like five years of my life now,” Rapp shared. “I’m milking this IP for jobs until I can’t anymore.”

She also did not hold back when asked about Megan Thee Stallion. The two collaborated together on “Not My Fault” for the soundtrack, and Rapp also admired how Meg’s documented workout routine was paying off.

“Actually best ass I’ve ever seen in my life,” Rapp said. “We were in dance rehearsal and I was like, ‘Wow, this is incredible! I’ve actually never seen anything like this.’”

“I’m a true Meg supporter,” she added, before tossing a dig at Tory Lanez. “I hate that other man, so I love Megan Thee Stallion. I love her. If anybody tries her when it comes to that sorry ass man, it’s a do or die fight for me.”

And the feeling is mutual. Megan praised Rapp during an interview with Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet for the movie.

“I love Reneé,” Meg said. “As soon as I met her I was like, ‘Oh, you my friend. OK.’ I love it. I love her and I love Mean Girls!”

Check out Reneé Rapp discussing Megan Thee Stallion above.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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The First Reviews Of The New ‘Mean Girls’ Boldly Wonder: Why Is This A Musical In The First Place?

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Stick with me here: the new Mean Girls movie is based on the Broadway musical that’s based on the hit 2004 feature film that was based on the 2002 teenager self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which is based on the real-life horror of being a teenage girl. So there is a lot riding on this new film, which also happens to be a musical.

To back it up a bit, in 2018, the Mean Girls musical debuted on Broadway to positive reviews, with many critics praising the dialogue adaptation, while noting that the music was a weaker point. Renee Rapp made her debut as Regina George in 2019, while Sabrina Carpenter starred as Cady in only a handful of performances before Broadway was shut down in 2020.

Luckily, Rapp returned as the head plastic Regina George in the 2024 adaptation, which hits theaters this Friday. Tina Fey returned to pen the screenplay, with music by her husband, Jeff Richmond. While many critics are praising Rapp as the Queen Bee, the film seems to fall short in other ways, mostly through the clunky musical numbers and the over-inclusion of social media. Here’s what the critics are saying:

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW:

Despite the marketing campaign’s efforts to hide the fact that this adaptation is a musical, it very much is one. Its score, with music by Fey’s husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde: The Musical), is middling and largely unremarkable (like a lot of contemporary musical theater). But there are standout numbers, particularly the show’s major earworm, “Revenge Party,” which is framed as a rainbow-colored, glitter-soaked expositional montage as Janis and Damian outline their plot to Cady.

As it did in 2004, Mean Girls is a playground for a melange of fresh, new talent for whom we hope the limit does not exist. Did we really need another film version? No. But it’s pretty grool that the one we got is such fun.

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter:

The songs seldom spring organically from the story and more often feel so awkwardly shoehorned in that you come to dread them. What’s worse is that the music is so gratingly over-produced and studio-enhanced you miss the high of characters spontaneously singing. In terms of musical deficiencies, that’s a deal-breaker. The final nail in the coffin is the creative team’s decision wherever possible to frame the songs through social media. The device is used so unrelentingly you start to wonder why the entire movie wasn’t made on TikTok. Maybe it would be less of a garish eyesore on a smartphone.

Even the earlier movie’s savvy take on teen anxiety, social hierarchies, peer pressure, female toxicity and power dynamics feels scarcely warmed over in this lackluster treatment. Perhaps the 20-year-old material is just past its prime?

Tom Gliatto, People:

Compared to [Rapp] everyone else — including Avantika and Bebe Wood as the other Plastics; Fey and Tim Meadows, reprising their roles as faculty members; even Busy Philipps as the “cool mom” played by Amy Poehler in the first film — tumbles down and falls away, like chalk cliffs endlessly battered by a surging sea. The musical numbers are mostly bright, brash and frequently awful. The songs just keep coming at you, noisily whirring with speed and determined to make maximum impact. It’s gym-class dodgeball all over again.

Owen Gleiberman of Variety, on the other hand, praised the film’s faithfulness to the Broadway adaptation:

Will the new movie replace the original film in anyone’s affections? That might depend on how old you are. (For some, the 2004 version will always be sacred; for others, it’s their mom’s “Mean Girls.”) I’ll just say that after you’ve seen the pop singer Renée Rapp, as the head mean girl Regina (Rapp also played the role on stage), make her grand entrance in a black vinyl bodysuit, singing “My name is Regina George, and I am a massive deal…,” as if she were Anita Ekberg crossed with Mata Hari, the scene carries a jolt, and you may wonder for a moment how Rachel McAdams, in the original film, made the impact she did without that song.

While Kate Erbland of IndieWire had other thoughts:

Somewhere, someone who doesn’t even go here is yelling, “This isn’t your mother’s ‘Mean Girls‘!,” but actually, it mostly is, now just with song and dance.

Not every part of the stage musical translates seamlessly to the big screen. Mostly, the hiccups happen in actual transitions, from scene to scene, song to song. A ditty about Gretchen Wieners’ (Bebe Wood) self-loathing is awkwardly played for both laughs and tears, landing neither. Some of the emotion is sucked out of minor subplots and characters (Christopher Briney’s Aaron Samuels, we hardly knew ye!), and a more abrupt ending than from the original film is a head-scratcher. But its overall winking nature — those self-referential narrators, a few well-placed winks to the camera, song-and-dance sequences that know they’re song-and-dance sequences — go a long way.

Lisa Laman, Collider:

Unfortunately, this new iteration of Mean Girls doesn’t justify its existence even when the subpar musical numbers finally cease. Tina Fey has many talents as a writer and performer, but unfortunately, having her write a “modern” version of this story was a mistake. She just can’t seem to get a grasp on how to tap into modern-day technology or 2020’s social norms to make this new Mean Girls its own beast. Instead, she opts to make it the same movie as the 2004 film. Only now, a swarm of TikTok videos fill up the screen (and communicate key narrative points) in brief montage sequences. Without a discernible concept for making Mean Girls feel new again, Fey tragically falls back on fan service to carry the day.

Mean Girls hits theaters on January 12th. It might be fetch!

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Tight budget? Walmart has a new ‘buy now, pay later’ self-check-out option.

Americans have suffered from rising rents, mortgages and grocery bills over the past few years and now 60% live paycheck to paycheck. Even people in higher income brackets are feeling the pinch, with over half of Americans earning over $100,000 having little to no money left after expenses.

To help Americans spread out their expenses and get a little financial breathing room, Walmart is now offering buy now, pay later loans through Affirm for the first time at self-checkout kiosks at more than 4,500 locations.

“Eligible shoppers can easily pay over time for their favorite electronics, apparel, toys, and more in simple monthly payments when checking themselves out in-store,” Affirm said in a news release.


Now, shoppers who spend more than $144 at Walmart, excluding groceries, can spread their payments over 3 to 24 months. Loans are capped at $4,000.

The process is pretty simple. Customers can enter items at the self-checkout kiosk and then when finished, log on to the Affirm website and enter the last 4 digits of their social security number. Once the customer has input their information and they are approved, they will receive a barcode to complete the payment.

The payment option will also be available in Walmart Vision and Auto Centers. So, if you get a flat tire or break your glasses, you can get them fixed even if you’re strapped for cash.

Affirm says that this new financial option is something that customers have wanted for a while.

“Recent Affirm research revealed that more than half of Americans (54%) are looking for retailers to offer a buy now, pay later option at checkout. Moreover, we’ve found that 76% of consumers would either delay or not make a purchase without Affirm,” Pat Suh, Affirm’s SVP of Revenue, said in a statement. “Expanding our partnership with Walmart and bringing Affirm’s transparent monthly pay-over-time options to their self-checkout kiosks in the U.S. will help even more consumers increase their purchasing power during the holiday shopping season and beyond.”

Buy now, pay later apps such as Affirm, Klarna and Afterpay have surged in popularity recently as Americans are looking for more options to stretch their spending and credit card debt has reached an all-time high. The $309 billion industry is expected to grow by more than 25% by 2026.

“The consumer is incredibly adept at finding ways to stretch their spending and, healthily or not, BNPL has certainly provided that outlet,” Simeon Siegel, an analyst with BMO Capital Markets, told The Washington Post. “It’s not the only way, but I think it has been the easiest way in recent years.”

Even though it’s great for people to have more options to pay for their essentials, some economists worry that buy now, pay later loans will make the average American’s debt problems even worse. “[Buy now, pay later loans] could lead to an increase in consumer debt, as consumers may be more likely to take on additional debt if they know they can spread out the payments,” Tim Quinlan, senior economist at Wells Fargo, told CNBC. “You can bury yourself in low monthly payments.”

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Mom’s hilarious grocery cashier character created during playtime has people rolling

Playing pretend isn’t always something that comes as naturally to adults as it does to kids. But as we become more aware of just how important playtime is to a child’s development, more and more parents are rolling up their imaginary sleeves to put in the work.

Of course, some parents have absolutely no problem committing to the bit. Aubrey Sanchez is clearly one of those parents.

On January 1st, Sanchez debuted Rosey, a salty-but-charming grocery cashier created during a bit of play time spent with her daughter, in a video clip that racked up a whopping 61.3 million views on TikTok.


Rest assured, anyone who’s stepped foot into a grocery store has met Rosey, which makes it oh-so hilarious. From her long nails that go clickety-clackety on the keys of her toy cash register, to the blasé way she asks for “clean-up in aisle three” to her signature sarcastic catchphrase, “that’s a blessing,” people simply can’t get enough.

@aubreysanchezx3 🤣🤣 say hi to rosey 🤣🤣🤣 #cashierlife #cashiersbelike #cleanupinaisle3 #funny #momsoftiktok #momsbelike #momsover30 #momtok #momsplaytime #toys #cashier #aubreysanchez #nyc #momlife #fyp #foryou #foryourpage #aubreysanchez #pregnanttiktok #graciecandlco ♬ original sound – Aubreysanchezx3

“Canceling the Netflix and Paramount subscriptions right now for this show,” one person wrote.

Another added, “If you did 45 minutes straight, I’d watch till the end.”

Sanchez has even added several new dimensions to Rosey’s story.

For one thing, she’s a hard worker, as seen by her “Employee of the Month” award hanging in the background of another video. This is especially well earned since she is constantly having to deal with Bobby, her imaginary coworker, never being around when she needs him—not even when there’s a difficult customer.

@aubreysanchezx3 Rosey working o.t 😂😂 #cashierlife #cashiersbelike #cleanupinaisle3 #funny #rosey #momsoftiktok #playtime #momsbelike #momsover30 #momtok #momsplaytime #toys #cashier #aubreysanchez #nyc #momlife #fyp #foryou #foryourpage #pregnanttiktok ♬ original sound – Aubreysanchezx3

Rosey also has multiple interests, including some nice relaxing tea time, doing her own shopping, and of course sharing in some workplace gossip.

@aubreysanchezx3 The customer that’s always so extra 🤣🤣🤌🏽#funny #cashierlife #funnycashier #cashierproblems #inflation #fyp #foryou #foryourpage #rosey #groceryshopping #momsoftiktok #momsbelike #momsover30 #kidsdontcare #playtime #rosey #cashiertok ♬ original sound – Aubreysanchezx3

Clearly everyone is having so much fun with these, including Sanchez’s daughter, who even dons the cashier apron from time to time. Though she does overcharge mom for a reusable bag when she does.

Maybe not everyone can create full blown characters like Rosey, but there are dozens of ways to incorporate play in a way that can satisfy both parents and kids. In her book “Joyful Toddlers and Preschoolers: Create a Life that You and Your Child Both Love,” parenting coach Faith Collins even assures that sharing in household chores together can count. In fact, according to some studies, they might even prefer it to playing pretend.

The point is: playtime is so important for kids. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a drain for adults. And who knows, maybe filming it all on TikTok is the very thing needed in this modern age to make it enjoyable for the whole “fambily,” as Rosey would say.

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Grieving father explains why he’s changing the way he talks about his teen son’s death

Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare, but losing a child to a preventable accident is a unique kind of grief. Such bereaved parents are often haunted by what ifs, and many choose to channel their grief into helping prevent whatever killed their child from happening to other people.

That’s what David and Jennifer Booth decided to focus on when they lost their 18-year-old son Nicholas in a car accident in April of 2023. Nick and his friend Will had left lacrosse practice and were driving along a treacherous road near Richmond, Virginia, when they lost control of the car around a curve. The car hit a retaining wall, flipped and burst into flames, killing both teens. The Virginia Department of Transportation estimated that the car was traveling in excess of 80 mph when it struck the wall.

After another local teen was killed in a car crash two days before the new year, Booth reflected on how he talks about his son’s death. He took to Facebook Live in January of 2024 to share his thoughts.


After describing the basic details of his son’s accident, Booth shared that Nick and Will’s bodies had to be identified by their dental remains, which took more than 10 days.

“Since that time, in addition to grieving our children, we parents have worked very hard to share the story of our boys and how their death affected us, in hopes that other young people would make better decisions when getting into cars,” he said. “We have focused on love and community and how special those two young men were, and how much they’re going to be missed.”

Booth explained that he woke up the morning December 30, on what would have been Nick’s 19th birthday, to the news that another teen had lost his life in a car accident because of poor decisions. Booth said it felt like he was reading about his own son again—a young man who was “an athlete” with “an unwavering smile and sense of optimism.” At first, Booth felt sad, but then he became angry that another young life had been lost after all they’d done to tell Nick and Will’s story.

“What it made me realize was that we’re telling the story the wrong way,” he said. “Instead of talking about how awesome those boys were when they were alive and how much they were loved and how much they meant to the community, in order to reach the young people we’re trying to reach, we really need to focus on their death. The fact that it’s not cool. It’s not a badge of honor. It’s not ‘neat’ that they have 3-on-3 tournaments named after them and plaques hung up on walls and trees planted for them in other neighborhoods. That all sucks. Because they’re dead.”

“So I will forever change the way I deliver my message,” Booth continued. “Instead of showing pictures of my son and his friends having a good time and loving life, I will show pictures of the crash scene. Or instead of talking about what an amazing kid he was, I will talk about how scared he must’ve been when the car hit that wall. I will talk about the pain associated with the fact that we never even got to see him again in death because he was burned beyond recognition.”

“We are doing this the wrong way,” he reiterated. “We’ve got to do better. Young people do not believe that it can happen to them. They do not believe that when it happens, it’s forever, and they do not understand that in some cases, death may be a better alternative than some of the other things that can happen to them. I am forever changed by my son’s death, but now I am equally changed by the realization that in order to really send the message, you have to use the shock factor and you have to use words that make people uncomfortable.”

Watch Booth’s message here:

It’s heartbreaking that a parent should have to share and relive their son’s death in tragic detail in order to prevent the same thing from happening to other young people, but if that’s what it takes, that’s what it takes. Teens and young adults often see themselves as invincible and, unfortunately, take life-threatening risks in the name of fun, but Booth is on a mission to get people to rethink taking risks behind the wheel.

“I do this for me, I do it for my family, and I do it for my son,” he said.

Here’s hoping that this father’s courage to tell it like it is, even though it’s painful, will help the message sink in so that other families can be spared being put in the same position.

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Man surprises his wife with homemade Japanese hibachi complete with flying utensils

Eating hibachi at a Japanese restaurant is an experience. The hibachi chef wheels out his cart, cleans off the cooking space and the next thing you know there are flames shooting two feet in the air from an onion volcano. Spatulas go flying, eggs spin on end and with each squirt of oil the flame dances wildly while the heat warms your face.

It’s truly a show of skill and entertainment that you simply don’t get with other dinning experiences, so it’s no wonder people enjoy it. But when you add in pregnancy cravings, it takes that enjoyment to a whole new level and this woman’s husband got the memo. The couple, Dan and Sam uploaded a video to their TIkTok channel where it has gone viral with over 1.5 million likes.

In the video, Sam, who is pregnant is laying in the bed craving hibachi when her husband comes to beckon her into the kitchen.


Dan then wheels in a little black cart full of seasonings while wearing a black robe and tall white chef’s hat with cooking utensils holstered on his waist. When your pregnant wife is craving hibachi, you become a hibachi chef complete with a griddle and your best flying spatula tricks.

At one point his reenactment was so accurate that he flipped a hot carrot off the griddle and into his paper hat before being quickly reminded that the carrot was scalding. People in the comments couldn’t get enough of how sweet his accurate performance was.

“That’s so sweet of him. I love how he got all the hibachi restaurant staples down pat,” one person writes.

“This is my favorite video I’ve seen in a long time, give that man some love bc 10/10 for talent, humor, and it looks delicious hello,” another says.

“He’s a keeper. Cooks, cleans and can flip food into his hat!! Yep, a keeper,” a commenter gushes.

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But why is all of this so accurate 🤣🤣 #couplehumor #couplecontent #couplecomedy

That performance does take talent and the fact that he even made a heart out of the rice just makes it that much more special. Hopefully homemade hibachi will become a family staple after baby comes.

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Jimmy Kimmel masterfully responds to Aaron Rodgers’ tasteless, false allegations about him

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers should have thought twice about making false allegations about late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. It’s probably not a great idea for an NFL quarterback to pick a public fight against a man who spent decades taking shots at people in the news.

It all began when Rodgers speculated that Kimmel would be on the Jeffrey Epstein client list, basically insinuating that he’s a pedophile, on the January 2 episode of ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.” It was a tasteless, baseless accusation that Kimmel denies and he hasn’t appeared in any of the unsealed court documents.


After the accusation, Kimmel noted that Rodgers’ “reckless words put my family in danger.” When he returned to do his monologue on Monday, January 8, Kimmel gave a thoughtful and funny takedown of Rodgers, painting him as a man who is “too arrogant to know he’s ignorant.”

He added that Rodgers probably suffers from the Dunning-Krueger effect. This psychological phenomenon occurs when a person’s lack of knowledge and skill in a particular area causes them to overestimate their own competence.

“He genuinely thinks that because God gave him the ability to throw a ball, he’s smarter than everybody else. The idea that his brain is just average is unfathomable to him. We learned during COVID somehow he knows more about science than scientists,” Kimmel continued.

“And by the way, I’m not one of those people that thinks athletes and members of the sports media should stick to talking about sports,” Kimmel said. “I think Aaron Rodgers has the right to express any opinion he wants. But saying someone is a pedophile isn’t an opinion nor is it trash talk, sorry Pat McAfee.”

Rodgers responded by denying that he accused Kimmel of pedophilia. “I don’t give a s— what he says about me,” Rodgers said. “As long as he understands what I actually said and that I’m not accusing him of being on a list, I’m all for moving forward.”