trash

Some of our pastimes could be viewed as problematic. When we watch "The Bachelor," we're not watching because we support the insane premise of the show, it's because we are fascinated by the absolutely cookie cutter freaks who sign themselves up to become engaged after a very, very short time of knowing their beloved. Some examples are darker. We love cringe content because it makes us feel better about ourselves, and these supremely cringey and trashy pics do a good job making us feel like upstanding citizens. The downside? Even less hope for the human race as a whole.

For a long time being a trash animal was a raccoon's game. The masked bandits would creep around in the night, destroying garbage bags of food, rifling through compost, even traipsing into Brooklyn apartments to drink water from a cat's fountain. That last one happened right in front of my eyes. Until recently, raccoons left our other favorite trash critter, possums, in the dust. While they may not be quite as cute as their rivals, they have got heaps of personality. And we're happy to see that in the past couple years they've received a lot of love in the meme department. These excellent specimens are proof.

Raccoons might technically be considered "pests," but we don't really care because they're just so gosh darn cute - how could you not love those little faces?? Is it legal to adopt one as a pet? Asking for science.

If you haven't seen Talladega Nights and aren't familiar with what the hell we're talking about here, it's a NASCAR race that takes place at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama every spring. This year, the official Talladega venue's Twitter account decided to tweet all of the weird crap left behind by the fans of the event, and let's just say, sh*t got weird.

The holidays can be a stressful time. Fortunately, we have memes to make it better.

Why so serious?