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It’s the last Friday of 2025. Let’s go off.
MEME MOMENTS OF THE YEAR
We live in divided times. Republicans vs. Democrats. LeBron lovers vs. Jordan heads. Glovers vs. Sliders.
Sometimes the only thing in life that can bring us together - is a good viral meme moment. Here are the nominees for Meme Moments of the Year.
Did not include this gentleman because he was too powerful for his own good
Blue Origin Space Mission: led to my favorite tweet this year about Oprah’s definitely not girlfriend Gayle and also catapulted Katy Perry into an incredible year of memes that included her nearly dying and dating Fidel Castro’s son.
100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla: the viral debate that sparked 1,000 conversations and AI simulations, this took over the feed in ways I haven’t seen in a long time. This is the only real answer to how we could win, btw. Just a fact.
Coldplay Kiss Cam: this moment just won’t go away, as the HR lady is now doing some PR and getting the NYT think-piece treatment 5 months later.
Chicago Pope: this was a fun week on the Internet. JD Vance killed the old pope, then we got to talk about Conclave, then we found out the Pope was from Chicago AND a Villanova grad, just like the entire Knicks roster. Just good, wholesome, fun.
Montoya, Por Favor!!: here’s our explainer but this one was a WHIRLWIND of clips from Spanish Temptation Island, which included Montoya watching his girlfriend get the absolute beejeezus pounded out of her by another dude, get his own revenge, and also another contestant getting what only can be described as ‘aquatic head.’
What Was the Meme Moment of the Year
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ROGUE ANIMALS OF THE YEAR
It is often said that humans are animals with credit scores and porn addictions. But what if animals…acted like humans? Here are our top Rogue Animals of the Year.
We will have a whole other category for Hippo of the Year, don’t worry
Houston Drug Rats: these rats got into a police evidence room and ate their way through pounds of magic mushrooms and seized marijuana. Ringleader’s gotta be Remy from Ratatouille. All cooks are addicted to weed and also small time drug dealers
Indonesian Sneaky Crocodiles: these little fuckers fake drowning so that humans will jump in the water to save them and then presumably eat them alive. Essentially the plot of It’s a Wonderful Life but much more sinister. This would work on me, not gonna lie.
Monkeys in Mississippi: a group of ‘aggressive’ and potentially ‘disease-ridden’ monkeys broke out of a lab and was on the loose in Mississippi. Wtf. My college buddies were hanging out in Mississippi and didn’t text me? Kinda pissed.
Daschund that roamed free: a mini-Daschund named Valerie survived 17+ months in the Australian wilderness after running away during a couple’s camping trip, and finally returned home. This will be a Pixar movie by 2027, mark my words.
Drunk raccoon in a liquor store: the patron saint of Daily Friday readers, this raccoon broke into a liquor store on Black Friday, drank multiple bottles of booze, smashed the place up and passed out in the bathroom. Been there, brother. He just gets it.
Who Was the Rogue Animal of the Year
DOC’S LOCKS
Welcome to the grind. We got another beautiful slate of football this weekend. Time to make bank with some picks from Dr. Locks and Glue Guy on this weekend’s action.
SEASON RECORD: 29-22
Cardinals at Bengals: Cardinals +7.5
Buccaneers at Dolphins: Dolphins +6
Seattle at Carolina: Carolina +7
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STUFF TO CLICK WHEN YOU’RE BORED
SAGE WISDOM ALERT: every man is allowed to poop their pants twice a year; once international and once domestic. Just hopefully never on a job interview (tough story here.)
Read this on your lunch break: Playing Santa Does Strange Things to a Man.
Massive shoutout to Dan and Chris Powers, the hosts of our hockey pod Empty Netters (plus Producer Sean) who are spreading the good word about Heated Rivalry, the gay romance hockey show. These clips are my entire feed.
The Ringer’s list of 100 Best TV Episodes of the 21st Century is a good reminder to go back and binge The Sopranos for the 11th time. Kind of a travesty that Entourage was snubbed but, such is life.
Couldn’t agree with this video more. If I hear that anyone on this email list is using their blinker, I’m gonna be super pissed.
This thread ranking Christmas characters by how easily you could beat them up was perfect. Well done. Snoopy is a weapon.
It’s the last Friday of 2025. Fuck it. The best of Stevie from Eastbound and Down. Just because.
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