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Being famous is awesome. That's what we heard, anyway. But fame isn't so great for people who didn't ask for it, particularly the ones who got caught on video acting like a dumbass and turned into YouTube superstars overnight. We at Cracked have often wondered what becomes of those people who had their 15 minutes, whether they wanted it or not. #6.
Aleksey Vayner, Impossible is Nothing
If you haven't seen the video ... Everyone brags a bit on their resume, but no one did it as dramatically or badly as Aleksey Vayner when he submitted this video to banking giant UBS along with an 11-page cover letter and resume. In the video, Vayner shows that he's a dancer, a weightlifter, a karate expert and the least concise yet only correct answer to the question: what is a douchebag?
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After this video went viral, Vayner did what any "model of personal development and inspiration" would do: he moved back in with his mother and complained to the press about how he'd been victimized. Vayner said he underwent an "extremely stressful time" after the video was released and took a leave of absence from Yale, prompting Yale to cough douchebag under its breath and deny he ever went there. Vayner then sent a cease and desist letter to the blog that posted the video (IvyGate) to get them to take it down. They didn't. He also said he was exploring legal action against UBS for being the first to decide his video was simply too ridiculous not to share with the world.
So what has the whole adventure taught Alexsey? Well, when he eventually graduated from Yale he did stop sending the douchey video along with his resume when job hunting. What he has added to the resume, though, is the claim to have authored a book called Millionaires' Blueprint to Success. What kind of a man would write such a book before becoming a successful millionaire himself? The same kind who would steal the cover from another book already on the market:
Copies of Vayner's book don't seem to be for sale anywhere, but he did post excerpts on his site, which include the boast that his viral clip "received international publicity" and practically invented the concept of the resume video. #5.
Andrew Meyer, "Don't Tase Me, Bro" Guy
If you haven't seen the video ...
His cry went unheeded, hilarity ensued, and your moronic co-worker who thinks he's so damn funny had yet another annoying catchphrase to recite during meetings.
The Rest of the Story:
By then the incident was national news. Meyer had public opinion on his side and the moral authority of a martyr. With this ammunition in hand, he courageously tucked his tail between his legs and issued a public apology to the university and the police for behaving inappropriately. Prosecutors agreed to drop all charges if Meyer would complete a voluntary 18-month probation, though we tend to think that badly violates the definition of the term "voluntary." Meanwhile the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated the incident and declared that the cops' actions were justified. Today, University of Florida police are still allowed to carry and use tasers on campus, the protesters have forgotten about it, and Meyer is back on campus where he presumably spends his days living with the knowledge that the pain he suffered brought about a change, albeit a temporary one ... in the world of 2007 novelty T-Shirt slogans.
#4.
Michael Scott, The Lizard King
If you haven't seen the video ...
The Rest of the Story: Scott's run-in with the attacking gecko led to national publicity (Jay Leno showed it on The Tonight Show). A few years later, Scott left KAXS (the Dallas TV station where he was the anchor) and eventually wound up at WAAY in Huntsville, Alabama, presumably because there are fewer lizards there. At that point, things again took a turn for the strange.According to The Huntsville Times, Scott was let go earlier this year after a "dispute with a producer." The Huntsville Times has a serious gift for understatement, because in this case "dispute with a producer" means "committing an act of career self-immolation so complete that he's unlikely to ever get hired in his field again."
According to BET, the "dispute" was that during a commercial break, Scott referred to a co-worker as a Negro. When that co-worker asked him not to use that word, Scott, in an act of mind-blowing asshattery, decided to use the, um, other N-word and was fired shortly thereafter. Although he's since denied using that word, at this point, we don't think even a humorous response to a dozen lizards jumping on him would resuscitate his career. Though we'd like to see him try it. |
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lol that lizard guy was the funniest thing i've seen in a long time. i saw the grape lady a long time ago, and the only funny thing about it was her coworkers going, ooh! back in the studio. that guy who shot himself is a douchebag. Meh for the others.
fools all.
I love Mr. Glock Fo-tay, butt of the joke on every gun forum in existence. He absolutely cracks me up. I still feel bad for the kids in that room though, bet their ears were ringing for hours.
He really needs a refresher course on safe gun handling.
Synner, pardon my reference to youn in my previous post. It was actually meant for Yaridovich.
Synner, there are actually two professional soccer players who go by the name of Ronaldo. One, once a brilliant player for a few European clubs, is now a lot heavier than he used to be and is with Corinthians in Brazil.
Cristiano Ronaldo plays for Manchester United in England and holds the current best player in the world crown. When people talk about Ronaldo these days they are likely referring to him.
Ronaldinho is NOT a nickname for either Ronaldo. Ronaldinho is a different man altogether and currently plays for AC Milan in Italy. Google them all and you will find I am correct.
juju69: I can safely say you are a moron. This guy was an undercover DEA agent, so my point is HE HAD THE TRAINING MORON.
A trained officer should NOT put his finger anywhere on the trigger, not only that, he was in a class full of children, which Danger response was he reacting to that he instinctively went to the trigger? He was a showoff asshole is exactly the point I was making and if he was so "qualified" to use the weapon, he shouldn't have had any chance of a discharge occurring. There were several people beneath you who posted that Glocks have NO safety whatsoever and are essentially accidents waiting to happen. Also, what moron pulls out a weapon to show anyone without dropping the mag and clearing the barrel. Maybe he needs a refresher on the 4 basic firearm rules:
Treat every weapon as if it were loaded.
Never point at anything you do not intend to shoot.
Keep weapon on safe until ready to fire.
Keep finger off Trigger and out of the trigger guard until ready to
This reminds me of two recent viral videos that were recently released on Youtube.
The first one is about people on the streets being asked about the performance of the famous soccer player Ronaldo (also known as "Ronaldinho" or "Ronaldo Fenômeno", which would translate to "Ronaldo Phenomenom"). One of the men in the interview only replied "ronaldo" to the question, which made absolutely no sense at all and thus became something to joke about.
The second one was about a guy named Milton, who is also know in the Internet as "Universal Guardian". In a small town in Brazil, a man who Milton claims to be a wife-and-children-beater was attacked by Milton with a knife and nearly lost his ear. A reporter went to the man's home to interview him about the attack and the man claimed Milton was a satanist, and suddenly, Milton himself shows up. The reporter them interviews Milton about what happened, and Milton answered with about 3 of 4 minutes of a big load of nonsense crap. He even used
The Afro Ninja movie looks so freakin awesomely bad that I really really have to see it!
where the fuck is Bunny the Tap Dance? besides haunting my dreams every single night and every single time I see skinny legs in oiled up oxfords.
Irony aside, dude #2 redeemed himself by doing a Teddy Roosevelt, imo.
When I see #6, I would say the problem is not Aleksey Vayner being a douchebag (which he obviously is), or investing so much time, money and effort to demonstrate his douchebaggery in every little detail. At least, he made a fool of himself and didn't get the job.
No - the problem in today's world is all these little Aleksey Vayners who actually *get* hired. I'm sure everyone knows one or two at his/her job. Or more, depending on the company.
Knowing this, it becomes easy to understand why the economy is going down the drain.
i love how they charged the taser guy with two things he did after the police confronted him
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now why the hell had i never seen that weezer video before? wait don't post that, shit too late
Taserboy screwed it up. He should have said something like:
"MOMMY! HELP!"
"Make me squeal like a pig!"
"Free donuts at the Krusty Kreme!"
juju
tldr
Synner read the comment b4 you call people morons. Your finger DOES instinctively go to the trigger, thats why you train to overcome your tendency, HENCE my original "It is a function of training to overcome this" comment. Every1 has a tendency in crisis to "Lock on" to the threat. This is called target focus. It is a result of the primal aspects of your brain taking precedence over higher brain functions when involved in a situation where you are under stress. It is why people make bad decisions in these type of situations. When the "Primal" aspects of your brain take over, motor skills suffer as a result and you are significantly less aware of where your fingers and other things are.In conclusion even if you are trained you still have a subconcious tendency to place your finger on the trigger. Its why you train to counter that. You will also be quite unaware that your finger is on the trigger, often when it does occur you will become aware as the threat subsides and your brain r
I might not be the first to mention this, but, the Grape Stomping Lady should win hands down, seeing as the kind folks at 'Family Guy' turned that clip into a wonderful parody featuring Stewie. Very funny stuff.
disturbing the peace? the guy asked a question at a forum. and it wasnt even like he just shouted it out randomly, he was at the microphone. and resisting an officer? the officers had no reason to touch him in the first place. trumped up bull shit. i woulda faught that to the bitter end.
i would have liked to have seen star wars kid in this list