Snubbed! 13 Awesome Shows That Didn't Make NYT's List of Top Comedies

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16 Bizarre Non-Food Stunts From Fast Food Companies

Stick to what you're good at, Ronald: fueling the obesity epidemic.

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How IKEA Has Become A Hide And Seek Battleground

It was supposed to be a one-time thing, but for IKEA it spawned a trend that quickly got out of hand.

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Subway Tuna May Not Actually Be Tuna, DNA Test Rules

Something fishy is going on here ...

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15 Famous Musicians Who Quit The Scene For (Relatively) Normal Jobs

By:: Jesse

June 01, 2021

15 Famous Musicians Who Quit The Scene For (Relatively) Normal Jobs

They say to dress for the job you want. So don't be surprised when you see Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson dressed as a farmer.

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Kevin Jonas builds custom homes DIGIT RONT 2011 RONT 2011 I TAS GITAS CRACKED.COM The oldest Jonas set popstardom aside to profit from suburban sprawl. He started up Jonas Werner Fine Custom Homes, where he designs and builds massive, fancy houses: I like to get my hands dirty. I've been blessed in my life where I get to say 'You know what? I want to do this. — Source: Fox News

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David Lee Roth dabbled in emergency medicine CRACKED.COM During his 20-year hiatus from Van Halen, he mostly pursued a solo career. But he carved out 2 full years to serve as an EMT in New York City. He reportedly went on over 200 emergency ambulance calls. — Source: People

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Bruce Dickinson is my copilot IRON MAIDEN CRACKED.COM Dickinson has flown the band's jet while on tour on multiple occasions. He even became a pilot (and marketing director!?) of an airline that, bewilderingly, no longer exists. — Source: BBC

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Bill Wyman is a metal detector guy THE ROLLING STONES CRACKED.COM The bassist tapped out of the rockstar life in the 90's, and has since become a serious detecting enthusiast. He even created his own top-of-the-line instrument, the Bill Wyman Signature Metal Detector. — Source: BBC

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Dan Spitz is a watchmaker ANTHRAX CRACKED.COM The heavy metal guitarist said touring with Anthrax became mundane, and more like a job. So he quit the band to pursue his lifelong love of tinkering with timepieces. — Source: Monochrome Watches

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Ian Anderson was a fish farmer JETHRO TULL CRACKED.COM At one point in the 90's, he employed 400 people at the salmon farm he ran out of his home. Salmon breeding and rock flute have more in common than you might think: It's not a million miles away from rock and roll. There's a little bit of theatricality about it, too. — Source: Telegraph

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Dave Rowntree is a lawyer BLUR GRACKED.COM He started up an animation company and even became a pilot, before embarking on his most exciting journey: being a paralegal: I've done some amazing things with Blur, but that, for me, was more interesting. He was inspired to complete law school and become a criminal lawyer. — Source: BBC

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Terry Chimes gets his kicks cracking backs THE CLASH CRACKED.COM The sometimes Clash drummer became a chiropractor in 1993, and runs 5 clinics around London: People say 'how can YOU prefer treating patients to being on stage in front of 100,000 people?' But if you can get someone healthy, there's a satisfaction in that which is much more profound. — Source: BBC

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Vanilla Ice flips houses the CRACKED.COM Ice started studying real estate in the 90's, and became surprisingly adept at investing in and remodeling homes. He now owns Vanilla Ice Real Estate, and has a show on the DIY Network. — Source: Vanilla Ice Real Estate

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Cindy Birdsong became a nurse THE SUPREMES CRACKED.COM The Motown singer left the public eye in 1976 to work at UCLA Medical Center: People don't know where I am and what I'm doing. I haven't lived a fairytale lifestyle for many years. I've been up and down -- roller coaster it's been. — Source: NY Daily News

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Brian May is an astrophysicist QUEEN CRACKED.COM May had to choose between astrophysics and ROCK early in his career: When I was about to finish my thesis, it was just the beginnings of Queen, and I had to make a choice. And my choice was made on the assumption that I wasn't very good at physics and I might be quite good at music. He completed his thesis 30 years later, and has since consulted with NASA. — Source: NASA

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AI Green is an ordained pastor CRACKED.COM After his girlfriend assaulted him with a pot of boiling grits in 1974, he was inspired to become a reverend, and continues to preach weekly at the Memphis church he established. — Source: Atlas Obscura

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Ross Valory invented a funky monster shirt for kids JOURNEY CRACKED.COM While on a break from tour in the 80's, he saw his friends' kids goofing around making huge monster jaws out of their arms. Decades later, inspiration struck, and he cofounded a company that makes instant cosplay for kids. — Source: Mouthman T-shirts

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Erykah Badu is a doula CRACKED.COM The Grammy-winning R&B star quit the biz to become a highly-trained birthing coach after hanging out with a pregnant pal of hers: I just continued to be present at different people's births, and I started studying on my own. — Source: Vogue

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