J.F. Sargent
I am Cracked.com senior editor and columnist JF Sargent. Sometimes they call me "Josh" because that's what the J stands for. Other times they call me "Sarge" because "Sargent" is a badass name that I received due to a technicality. I am the only Cracked writer you can trust.
6 Reasons Not to Freak Out About the 3D Printer Gun
Criminals everywhere will soon be brandishing these homemade firearms, running amok in the streets, correct? Well, not exactly.
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5 Brilliant Clues Hidden in the Background of Movies
It's hard to blame the internet for spoiling movies when these movies did it to themselves.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Dennis Fulton
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5 Horrifying Implications of the 'Star Trek' Universe
It turns out there are some horrible implications behind all that awesome technology and progressive ideology that are never addressed.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Kier Harris
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The 5 Most Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism
Warning, do not read around anything both extremely valuable and breakable.
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5 Marvel Characters Who Totally Dropped the Ball
Sometimes the characters in these movies seem to know less about what they're doing than we do, and for every sensible decision they make, they stumble through a series of catastrophically terrible blunders that defy explanation.
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6 Movie Good Guys You Didn't Notice Were Total Hypocrites
Heroic movie characters stand up for what they feel is right, and they stick to those beliefs until it's inconvenient not to.
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5 Reasons Superhero Movies Are a Bubble That Will Soon Burst
Bad news: The explosion of big-budget superhero movies is a bubble that seems poised to burst. How do we know? Because it's happened before.
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5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate
Often absurd or simplistic tools that filmmakers use to get their points across are more based in reality than you might think.
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Twitter Sums Up Everything Bad About Itself in One Video
Twitter commemorated seven years of glorious, typo-ridden existence by taking us through a montage of all the really annoying behavior they bring out in people.
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- By David Christopher Bell, J.F. Sargent
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The 5 Stupidest Decisions You Didn't Notice in Famous Movies
There are countless movies that hinge on an obsessively detailed master plot, which mostly turn out to be really, really awful ideas.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Patrick Thomas
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4 Signs the Backlash Against Justin Bieber Has Begun
Sometimes the media help us out by finding the next person in line for sacrifice and arbitrarily deciding that everything he or she does is awful. Like right now with the Biebs.
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8 Actors Who Look the Same on Every Movie Poster (Part 3)
Yes, it is apparently possible to be typecast in movie posters.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Kier Harris, Isaac Cabe
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6 Movie Characters You Didn't Know Died Horrible Deaths
For every graphic movie death that graces our screens in glorious Technicolor, there's an even more gruesome one that happens just outside of frame.
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- By Davidb Marchetti, J.F. Sargent
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6 Ways Your Brain Is Sabotaging Your Sex Life
It's true -- our own psychology is constantly working against us. Our heads are full of destructive and downright wrong ideas that we just can't get past, due to biology, upbringing, or both.
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5 So-Called Signs Of Genius That Any Idiot Can Learn
Unfortunately, we can't turn you into a genius -- but we can do is teach you all the tricks you need to seem like one.
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The 6 Most Aggressively Badass Things Done by Pacifists
There's a special kind of badass out there: The kind that overcomes horrific violence with nothing but willpower, skill, bravery, and (to be totally fair) a somewhat stupid disregard for personal safety.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Dustin Koski
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5 Ways High School Really Does Suck (According to Science)
While 16-year-olds don't have decades of debt and regret weighing them down, they do have a long list of biological and social pitfalls making their lives hell.
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6 Ill-Advised Marketing Campaigns That Backfired Hilariously
Whether they are deliberately courting controversy or just didn't think it through enough, advertising campaigns occasionally backfire in hilarious ways.
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5 Inspiring True Stories For Anyone Feeling Cynical Today
Spending too much time on the Internet is a surefire way to become hopelessly cynical, but we know there's a tiny glimmer of idealism burning away inside you. It's worth it to take some time every now and again to remind yourself that it's there.
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5 Weird Directions Human Evolution Could Have Taken
As humans, we pretty much rode on dumb luck to the top of the world.
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- By Dawn Morrow, J.F. Sargent
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