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One of a fan’s greatest thrills watching a live baseball game is catching a home run ball. For dog lovers, the only thing better than catching one yourself is letting your dog do the honors.

On Saturday, March 25, a Dodger fan wearing a “K-9” jersey was over the moon after his dog caught a home run ball during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. The dog was wearing a service dog vest, which made his amazing feat even sweeter.

The Dodgers were losing to the Kansas City Royals 5-2 in the 7th inning when prospect Michael Busch put a ball over the fence. After the scramble for the ball on the outfield lawn was settled, a joyous-looking canine could be seen proudly holding the ball in its mouth.

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The dog looked like it’s played more than a few rounds of fetch in its day.

The crowd erupted in cheers to salute the lucky dog. After a brief struggle, his owner, wearing the K-9 jersey, took the ball from the dog’s mouth and held it high above his head in celebration.

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The video received some of the cutest responses on Twitter.

“Sign the dog @Dodgers,” @mookiebag wrote.

“Service dog really being a service,” @tonyforthemostpart added.

Many folks also hoped that the man in the K-9 jersey handed the ball to a kid after the celebration.

Sadly, that was the last bit of excitement for the Dodger fans at the game. The Royals won the game 6-3. The dog has yet to be signed to a major league contract.

Everyone knows that favorite toys are off-limits. Parents often have rules around sharing but most will draw the line at making their kids share a favorite toy.

Turns out, dog owners should probably also have this firm line in the sand for their four-legged friends as well, as evidenced by TikTok user @bosstalk843‘s video of a distraught pit bull who was just aggressively robbed of his favorite bone.

Well, “aggressively robbed” is maybe an overexaggeration, but it was a crime if you ask the crying pooch. In the video that’s been viewed 1.6 million times, the pit bull is lying on his back looking at his owner seemingly in distress. We quickly learn why after feeling sorry for the clearly upset dog—his new and much smaller foster sister took his toy while he was still playing with it.

The text on the screen reads, “He’s sad!!! My 20-pound foster puppy stole a bone out of my 60-pound pit bull’s mouth and this was his reaction.”

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The dog makes pitiful noises that can only be described as a cross between a howl and a whine, all while looking to his human for assistance. But the human isn’t much help.

“Why would she do that? It was so rude,” the person off-camera says while sounding sympathetic to the sad dog’s dilemma. He tries to convince the crying dog to simply take the bone back, but that would mean ending his dramatics and it’s evident that this dog is going for his first Oscar. The foster puppy is completely unaware that she has just singlehandedly ruined her foster brother’s life.

Here’s hoping this sweet boy eventually got his bone back, or at the very least, won the Academy Award for best dramatic performance. Watch his antics below:

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HES SAD #foryoupage #funny #dogsoftiktok #puppy #funnyvideos #viral

Los Angeles, California, has long since been a mecca of music hopefuls but singer, songwriter, and overall music badass TeaMarrr’s divine abilities hail from Boston by way of Haiti. With songs like “Colors” featuring Wale and “Pipe Dreams” (which was featured on the soundtrack to Issa Rae’s hit series Insecure), the recording artist is craving a lane for herself amongst the sea of musical acts.

Since signing with Issa Rae’s Raedio label, her reach has continued to spread far and beyond any one region. Combining her raw vocal abilities with her clever rap skills wrapped in her spunk personality TeaMarrr is the most promising multi-hyphenated musician based on the west coast. In her single “Stunt Double,” produced by BeWill, all the elements of TeaMarrr’s skill sets shine bright.

Watch TeaMarrr’s UPROXX Sessions performance of “Stunt Double” above.

UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.

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

These days the GOP sure hates New York City. And why not? A large portion of its population despises one of its most famous sons, Donald Trump. It’s also where a grand jury voted to indict the former president on criminal charges. Republicans have long made up horror stories about the city, which they claim is in the midst of a historic crime wave. It’s not. In fact, it’s among the safest times in its long history. But on Monday, one Trump associate went farther than most in smearing the Big Apple.

As per Mediaite, Kimberly Guilfoyle — who went from the spouse of California’s very liberal governor Gavin Newsom to the screeching fiancée of Trump’s perpetually revved-up oldest son — went on Newsmax to slam Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s DA. Like many MAGA heads, Guilfoyle parroted the claim that Bragg has been ignoring rampant crime in the city to go after Trump’s relatively minor crime. She said he “doesn’t care” about punishing NYC’s other wrongdoers, while painting a bizarre portrait of NYC.

“You know, New York is now the likes of Will Smith, I Am Legend. It’s a zombie apocalypse,” she railed. “People are running around. They’re afraid to go on the subways, afraid to walk to school or go to work, get on the busses because it’s rampant with crime.”

New York City these days has its share of danger. There was even a wave of attacks last year on its Asian population, plus a subway shooter who eluded the NYPD for so long that he eventually turned himself in. And yet crime is down from this time last year. It looks even better when you compare it to 30 years ago, when Trump was cock of the walk in between having multiple companies declare bankruptcy.

Will Newsmax viewers buy Guilfoyle’s embellishments? Probably. But New Yorkers sure won’t.

Anyway, go visit New York City, if you haven’t been there in a while. It’s got Broadway shows, some pretty nice parks, world class bagels, and not only no zombies but substantially less crime than it’s had in its nearly 400 year history. Great town.

(Via Mediaite)

Last week, Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ plan to screw over the biggest company in his state boomeranged spectacularly. His plan was to strip Disney of control over its special governing district, replacing one board with another packed with cronies. But when said cronies held their first meeting, they discovered Disney had cleverly circumvented that plan, stripping them of almost all power. It was pure humiliation, but the company isn’t done with him just yet.

As per The New York Times, during Disney’s annual shareholders meeting on Monday, Bob Iger, the company’s head honcho, made a rare public comment about the governor who’s had it out for them, all because they dared defend the existence of LGBTQIA+ people. He did not hold back, calling DeSantis’ efforts to punish the gigantic corporation “not just anti-business,” but “anti-Florida” as well.

“It seems like he’s decided to retaliate against us,” Iger said, calling out DeSantis for trying “to punish a company for its exercise of a constitutional right.” He added, “That seems really wrong to me.”

DeSantis turned on Disney after they opposed — eventually — his so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which uses vague language to scare teachers from so much as acknowledging the existence of LGBTQIA+ people. But his efforts haven’t scared Iger, who returned to his position as company CEO after briefly handing the reins to Bob Chapek.

“We’re currently planning now to invest over $17 billion in Disney World over the next 10 years,” Iger told shareholders. He said they’re planning on expansion plans that will add 13,000 new jobs within the company, which currently employs 75,000 at Disney World alone. On top of that, their actions would likely lead to “thousands of indirect jobs” as well. That should make Florida even more flush with cash.

Iger seemed baffled that DeSantis would want to mess with that just to appear tough to his base, saying that “any action that thwarts those efforts simply to retaliate for a position the company took sounds not just anti-business, but it sounds anti-Florida.”

DeSantis was humiliated last week when it was discovered how Disney was able to thwart his nefarious plan to neuter them. Back in February, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which served as the governing jurisdiction of the land lorded over by Disney, signed an agreement effectively direct control of the district’s development rights and privileges over to the mega-corporation.

This wasn’t done in secret; it was done in the open. DeSantis and team just never did anything to stop them. Perhaps the governor was too busy railing against “woke” culture and eating pudding with his hands to notice that he’d been had.

(Via NYT)

Reddit user cutecutejames posted a great question on the AskReddit subforum: “What is a quote from a comedian you’ll never forget?” The post quickly went viral, receiving over 10,700 responses on the first day. Of the countless comedians mentioned in the thread, Norm Macdonald appears to be the most quotable.

Sadly, Macdonald died of cancer in 2021, but he was famous for his outlandish musings, delivered in a dry, deliberate tone. Macdonald is best known as a stand-up comedian, but he was also memorable on television as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” from 1993 to 1997 and on his sitcom, “The Norm Show.”

Two other deceased funnymen were often quoted in the discussion, Mitch Hedberg and George Carlin.

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Hedberg’s comedy was based on short, memorable one-liners filled with absurdity. He passed away in 2005 from a drug overdose. George Carlin is often listed among the greatest stand-up comedians of all time and was a voice of the counterculture in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Later in life, his comedy evolved into a nihilistic criticism of American life that, for many, is still relevant today.

“It’s called ‘the American Dream’ ’cause you have to be asleep to believe it,” Carlin said.

Here are 21 of the funniest and most poignant quotes from a comedian shared on the AskReddit forum.

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Jabazaba wrote:

“Every time you clog a toilet, you exceeded someone’s expectations.” — Unknown

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ShofarD**kSwordFight wrote:

“Everybody thinks they’re a comedian. Especially in my line of work.” — Norm Macdonald

This came from Macdonald’s memoir, “Based on a True Story,” a must-read for Norm fans. My favorite thing about this line is that it was a sort of random throwaway, almost an afterthought, as he was expressing disdain for a doctor who told a joke and got a big laugh from everyone else in the room.

And that doctor’s joke? It was Macdonald’s own moth story.

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NotoriousREV wrote:

“I’m not an adventurous person. I’ve only ever used one side of a cheese grater.” — James Acaster

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TheZMage wrote:

“I’ve started cooking with wine. That sounds so fancy, cooking with wine. What I do is I get drunk and I make rice. I tell my friends ‘come over, I’m cooking with wine.’ They come over, I’m drunk, and there’s rice everywhere.” — Kevin Nealon

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Biggoofydoofus wrote:

“What is it like to have four kids? Imagine you are drowning, and then someone hands you a baby.” — Jim Gaffigan

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Mysterious-Judge-333 wrote:

“I find a duck’s opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread.” — Mitch Hedberg

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SalveBrutus wrote:

“Cocaine is God’s way of saying you make too much money.” — Robin Williams

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NecroeJoe wrote:

“I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means ‘put down’.” — Bob Newhart

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KingNewbie wrote:

“People say someone lost their battle with cancer. But if someone dies from cancer, the cancer dies too. I’d call that a draw.” — Norm MacDonald

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ElvishMystical wrote:

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, which is just long enough to be president of the United States.” — Spike Milligan

11.

Active Oppressor wrote:

“When you are on fire, and running down the street, people will get out of your way.” — Richard Pryor

12.

Buttflakes27 wrote:

“I was walking down the street the other day and these construction workers were working on the roof hammering away. One of them told me I was a paranoid lunatic…in morse code.” — Emo Phillips

13.

ZorroMeansFox wrote:

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx

14.

Mikethereddit wrote:

“I didn’t want to be Drunk in Public. I wanted to be drunk in a bar. They THREW me into public.” — Ron White

15.

Heckhammer wrote:

“I know I’m getting older, my last birthday cake looked like a prairie fire!” — Rodney Dangerfield

16.

OneFingerIn wrote:

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” — George Carlin

17.

SoftwareAlert7192 wrote:

“When you got a career there ain’t enough time in the world…when you got a job there’s too much time.” — Chris Rock

18.

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“She had enough plastic surgery so that when she crossed her legs, her mouth snapped open.” — Joan Rivers

19.

NotaDogIswear wrote:

“Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.” — Doug Stanhope

20.

Freedomdeliverus wrote:

“The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it’s real because that’s how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it’s very brightly colored, and it’s very loud, and it’s fun for a while.

Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, ‘Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?’ And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, ‘Hey, don’t worry; don’t be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.’

And we … kill those people.

‘Shut him up! I’ve got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.’

It’s just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn’t matter, because it’s just a ride.

And we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.

Here’s what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.” — Bill Hicks

There are not many things that will make Brett Goldstein laugh. There are not many things that will make him cry either, but he’s already been made fun of for that, so we don’t have to get into it. Perhaps it’s just because he’s like his character in real life, or maybe he’s just a very serious actor, or both, but it’s rare to see him smiling and reacting to things in a normal way instead of being a grump about it.

It seems like his Ted Lasso costars try to have a little bit of fun with Goldstein’s perpetually grouchy on-screen persona, and Phil Dunster really wanted the actor to have a laugh, which inspired him to pronounce “poop” in a way you have never heard and will now never un-hear.

While speaking to TVLine, Dunster, who plays Jamie Tartt, said that the pronunciation of the phrase came out of nowhere, like all good jokes.

When asked if he thought the line would be a hit, Dunster replied, “No, but it did really, really, really make Brett [Goldstein] laugh. He normally giggles a bit, but that was the biggest joy of it for me.” If you ever want anyone to giggle, just mention poop and see what happens. Though this normally only works with those under the age of seven, it’s worth a shot.

Dunster continued, “It came between takes. I was just trying to piss Brett off by saying it as ridiculously as I could. My only qualm is that people write it ‘poop-ay,’ and it’s ‘poop-eh,’ but it’s no longer my thing. It belongs to other people now,” he added. You hear that, haters? You’ve been spelling the word “poop-eh” wrong all this time. Feel embarrassed yet?!

Who knows what will happen with Roy Kent & Co after season three ends (??), but there is always room for some more poop jokes.

New episodes of Ted Lasso premiere on Wednesdays on Apple TV.

(Via TVLine)

Power Book II: Ghost returned last month on St. Patrick’s Day for its highly-anticipated third season. Viewers reconnected with Tariq, Brayden, Monet, and the rest of the cast in the aftermath of what was a chaotic end to season two. Mecca and Zeke were both killed to close the season, and that meant plenty of changes were in store for the third season. One of those changes for Power Book II: Ghost was a premiere day for weekly episodes. Rather than releasing episodes at midnight on Sunday as they did for seasons one and two, new episodes in season three of Power Book II: Ghost are now available at midnight on Fridays. It begins with the episode’s release on the STARZ app at midnight before it airs on the STARZ TV channel at 8:00 pm EST.

When Does Power Book II: Ghost Season 3, Episode 4 Come Out?

The latest episode of Power Book II: Ghost, episode four titled “The Land of Opportunity,” will air on Friday, April 7 on the STARZ app and channel. An official synopsis of the episode can be found below:

The Tejadas and Davis discuss how they’re going to handle Whitman, and Dru sets up a risky deal with the help of a family friend.

For more on Power Book II: Ghost, you can revisit our recap of episode three here.

Donald Trump was recently indicted by a grand jury (you might have heard), so today, the significantly less wealthy former president was forced to leave his Mar-a-Lago golf resort where he had been holed up after losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. (A fact that Trump has still not accepted as evidenced by his repeated rants about the election being “stolen.”)

A few hours ago, Trump took off in his private plane, which was hard to miss considering it has the word TRUMP blazoned across it in all caps. While Fox News treated the former president’s takeoff with an odd level of dramatic reverence and proclamations of destiny, the rest of the internet had a freaking field day giving Trump’s plane a very apt nickname: Con Air.

If you’re not aware of the plot for this ’90s classic, probably stop reading this post and go watch it now. Immediately. Seriously, nothing we’re going to say here will compare to 120 minutes of Nicolas Cage at the height of his action star phase. The whole thing is so wild that you won’t even care about the terrible Southern accent, which oddly, adds to the whole experience.

Anyway, the movie revolves around Cage’s character facing off against a hijacked plane full of convicts, hence the name Con Air. Considering Trump is on his way to face criminal charges, the name also works for his Florida to New York City jaunt. You can see Twitter running wild with the gag below:

And, of course, it wouldn’t be a Twitter-fest without a hilariously great photoshop:

You’re welcome.

Things aren’t going well for the Dallas Mavericks right now. After trading their best wing defender and draft assets for Kyrie Irving, they have fallen not only out of the playoff race in the West, but are currently a full-game back of the Thunder for the 10th and final play-in position with three games to play.

The lowlights are numerous, but are headlined by losing two consecutive games to the tanking Hornets and, most recently, losing to a Hawks team that actively tried to give them the game late with two horrendous fouls, only for the Mavs to go 2-of-4 from the line, where three makes would’ve won them the game in regulation and then promptly lose in overtime. As such, there’s plenty of consternation in Dallas about the short- and long-term future of the franchise, but apparently also some discussion internally about whether it’s time to shut it all down.

“You have to see what happens in Utah, what happens in Oklahoma City between now and Wednesday. The Mavs don’t play again until Wednesday at home against the Kings. I’m told that the organization is seriously considering shutting down those three guys. They have a top-10 protected pick, so being out of the play-in race it behooves them not to try and keep their pick and at that point you have the flexibility of having that potentially top-10 pick. You have three first round picks to trade this offseason to get a star and potentially more players in the marketplace.”

I have to say I find this highly unlikely, given an OKC loss to the Warriors on Tuesday night would put them just a half-game back, which, even factoring in the tiebreaker belonging to OKC, is doable. After making that trade, you can’t punt until you’re completely out of it, particularly considering the schedule should be gettable with three home games against the Kings (who might be locked into the 3-seed), Bulls, and Spurs to end the season. The Thunder go to Golden State, then Utah, and finish with Memphis at home (who should be locked into the 2-seed), but 1-2 is not out of the question with that schedule.

That said, a gettable schedule hasn’t helped the Mavs to this point, so you can’t really bank on that suddenly starting now. To even be in this position is wild given where they were a year ago, and even those who felt regression was coming for the Mavs didn’t foresee them missing the play-in outright and having conversations about shutting stars down with a week to do. Again, I’d doubt we see that kind of activity on Wednesday, but Luka playing out the season certainly isn’t a guarantee, particularly if they slip up against the Kings and/or OKC picks up a win in San Francisco on Tuesday.