In Austin, Texas, a disabled veteran went to drive his car, only to find an angry hand-scrawled note waiting for him. Some outraged neighbor had seen his car parked in a handicap spot and decided to have a fun little rage at his expense. This neighbor had evidently noticed that the veteran's car didn't have a handicapped sticker, but hadn't noticed the "disabled veteran" license plates. This soldier was understandably mad at this, considering that he has difficulty walking due to injuries sustained in battle, but rather than run over the neighbor's car with a tank, he decided to take the high road. He left his own note underneath a photocopy of the neighbor's, explaining the situation with a sarcastic scorn as powerful as the U.S. Military.

Here's the note he found:

Hey Buddy,

Stop parking in handicap spots!!!! You DO NOT have a sticker nor do you look handicapped. I have taken a picture of your license plate and sent it to the office officer for towing by the courtesy

Stop being a jerk!

Here's his response:

Dear Passive Aggressive Douche,

First and foremost: In the state of Texas, if a vehicle has DISABLED VETERAN license plates, that vehicle is not required, BY LAW, to have a handicapped placard displayed, nor a handicapped emblem on the license plate, UNLESS that vehicle is parked on FEDERAL property. If you had bothered to spend 30 seconds and pull the miniature computer out of your pocket to research this then you would have never needed to leave me this offensive note. Considering that you took a picture of my license plate you should have been able to very clearly see the writing at the bottom that says: DISABLED VETERAN U.S. ARMED FORCES.
But it's cool. You probably just let your emotions get the best of you and felt like being a social justice hero.

Secondly: Although I may not "look" handicapped to you, I can assure you that the amount of pain I feel in my lower body from walking due to combat-sustained injuries far supersedes any level of pain you have ever felt in your entire life. Or maybe not Who am Ito say? After all, I don't even know who you are.

By the way, I would love to hear what your idea of a handicapped person "looks" like. Asshole

Lastly: You may have noticed there is a photocopy of the note you left attached to my response. I kept the original I think I'm going to frame it so I can look at it every day as to remind myself of what kind of person to NOT be.

Sincerely
The guy who doesn't look handicapped.

It just goes to show, veterans never stop being heroes. Thankfully, this hero posted both notes to Reddit for the whole world to enjoy. On behalf of all of us, I'd like to say one thing to that man: BOOM.

Women get street harassed so much it should feel like something we're all facing together, but it mostly makes us feel angry, scared and very alone. But Kaitlyn Regehr wasn't alone when some creep squeezed her ass on the bus in London. The creep was there, obviously, but also a guy who Kaitlyn describes as "tall, dark and dapper" who stepped up to defend her. Kaitlyn was kind of frazzled after getting goosed, so she never thanked him properly. Now she's trying to find him:

Her post has been shared almost 30,000 times, but so far the mysterious gentleman hasn't stepped up to claim his prize of a free pint and Internet fame. Kaitlyn talked about how the post's popularity changed how she looked at the incident with BuzzFeed News:

Although she was initially hesitant, Regehr contacted the police to report the harassment later on Tuesday.

“TFL [Transport For London] has a big campaign about that right now, so I texted [them] and they suggested I contact the police, which, at first, I thought was a ridiculous thing to do, but I did. They sent someone over…and there was something quite validating in being taken seriously for it.

“I’m sure that it’s the same experience for many women. I guess this experience has been a huge eye-opener for how much I let that behavior go. I felt uncomfortable and kind of vulnerable in that situation, but I probably wouldn’t have done anything more if that passenger hadn’t stepped in.”

Let this be a lesson to us all: Ladies, you don't have to let it go. Gentlemen, you might get a free drink and described as "dapper."

Some hikers fell off a bridge in New Zealand and caught the whole thing on video. The group of four French tourists was traversing the "Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk" when a cable on the bridge "released," causing them to plummet down 30 feet into a ravine. WARNING: This video with bring back your anxiety problems.

No one was injured, luckily. The park has closed off the bridge and is investigating the incident, which they're calling an "extremely rare occurrence," as the bridge is supposed to hold up to 10 people. Sure, park. Sure.

Do you want to see a photo of Kelsey Grammer wearing an anti-abortion shirt? Well, you're coming precariously close to that happening. The moment draws near. It's almost here... An Instagram account that seemingly belongs to Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte shared the photo below. It shows Kelsey, beloved star of Frasier and surprisingly intense Republican, wearing a shirt that says, "Would it bother us more if they used guns?" along with the website info for an anti-abortion group.

Um, Kelsey, you're a celebrity. You don't have to wear t-shirts people mail you. You could be wearing an expensive super soft button-down. You know, the kind that are only available for famous people? (And if that's not true, what's the point?)

The anti-abortion group who made the shirt also posted the photo on their Facebook page, drawing tossed salad and scrambled eggs into the fray.

The photo is being widely shared by pro-lifers overjoyed at having one single celebrity on their side. Meanwhile, streaming Frasier reruns just got a lot more emotionally complicated. Is this the most controversial social media post since Kylie Jenner's Spanx selfie?

Bring It On is 15 years old, and that's hard to believe until you remember that Gabrielle Union's character was named Isis. In their annual reunions issue, Entertainment Weekly brought the squad back together to discuss their days in the cheerocracy. 

The movie sounds like it was as fun to film as it is to watch:

JESSE BRADFORD Did we hook up? Well, there was certainly a degree to which, walking around that set, I felt like a very lucky guy and got to meet a lot of very pretty girls who were interested in talking to me. [Laughs]

UNION We were really close to Tijuana, we were away from home, we had money — you know, at the time, a $100 per diem is quite a bit.

ELIZA DUSHKU There are some rumors online about our extracurricular activities, but I maintain that I always showed up to work on time. Without having to be yelled at by a producer.

BRADFORD I would love to set the record straight about that, if you want the truth — or maybe the truth with some omissions. First of all, it was Rosarito, not Tijuana. It was me, Eliza, Rini Bell, and this dude Lance, one of the male cheerleaders on the Toros. I’m gonna blur the details of how and why, but needless to say, we got arrested. We had to go in front of a judge — I use that term loosely here — and explain what happened, and he let us go… They said that one of the producers, Max Wong, had to bail us out, but I don’t think any of them knew what happened until well after the fact.

DUSHKU Thank God for those little disposable cameras that nobody ever really developed, so we never ended up on TMZ.

UNION First rule of Fight Club, don’t talk about Fight Club. There were a lot of adventures, I will say that. [Laughs]

The cast say that they have people quoting the movie to them all the time:

DUSHKU: When I lived in L.A., wonderful, enthusiastic gay men would come up to me and reenact cheers. Like “That’s all right, that’s okay, you’re gonna pump our gas one day!” People do the middle-finger tattoo smear, which is odd because they’re giving me the finger.

UNION I get lines from the spoof — “It’s already been broughten.” I don’t remind them that that actually wasn’t in our movie.

KIRSTEN DUNST That wasn’t? [Laughs] I thought it was.

BRADFORD When people come up to me, it’s all Bring It On — with maybe Swim Fan being a close second and Hackers after that. I walked into a bar, and some hipster chick went, “I got the door, Tor,” which is a Richard Hillman line. And I was like, why would you just say that twice and then walk away? [Laughs]

DUNST People want me to do the cheers with them… And “I’ll get the door, Tor” — that’s one of my friends’ favorites.

In the video, they discuss what their characters would be doing now. Union says Isis would be a "Johnny Cochrane type" defense attorney, and the more pessimistic Bradford suggests that Cliff would be dead from a drug overdose.

Awesome, oh wow, like totally freaks me out, I mean, right on, because Toros still are number one.

A tale as old as time: a little girl gets pantsed on the playground by a little boy, or he tugs her braids, or maybe throws a rock at her face, whatever. We all know what it means: Twue Wuv! That's True Love for grown-ups, except if grown-ups did that to each other it would be called assault. Of course, there's only so much you can do to keep aggressive little bundles of joy from pummeling one another because they haven't learned to use words yet. When it does happen, we definitely shouldn't be telling girls it means "he likes you." Especially when you end up in the hospital for stitches like Merritt Smith's 4-year-old:

Merritt had a real head of steam after the person sitting at the registration desk at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio told her daughter just that, as though it's a consolation prize to be "liked" by the person who split your face open. Her post has struck a cord amongst parents everywhere, and probably a large number of women who just realized why they've always thought men treating them like sh*t was a good sign in a relationship. It starts young! Look, even renowned feminist film He's Just Not That Into You addresses it:

Exactly. Unless he does call and you're in a relationship. Then that's domestic abuse. Good for you, Merritt. Tell your kids: you don't hurt what you like.

If you've been on the Internet recently (and you have), you know about Pizza Rat. The short video of a plucky little rat carrying an entire slice of cheese pizza down the steps of the New York City Subway has taken the world by storm. It's already been adapted as a hashtag, a Halloween costume, and a song that will get definitely stuck in your head. We certainly hope you enjoyed that rat's brief moment in the (underground) sun, because it's now irrelevant. Witness the dawn of Double Pizza Rat.

Jonathen Lewd uploaded this video to Instagram on Thursday night. What you think you're seeing is real. That's two rats on the subway tracks having a tug-of-war over a slice of pizza. From Lewd's caption, you can tell he understood the significance of what he was doing:

I win today, interwebs.
#subwayrat #teampizza #pizzarat #pizzaparty

He has certainly won. But he left out the most important hashtag, the one that will come to define our generation for all time: #DoublePizzaRat. Or maybe it should be #DoubleRatPizza. After all, there are two rats, not two slices of pizza. Whatever—we can let history decide that one.

Last night on How To Get Away With Murder, we finally found out the identity of the person with the silliest code name imaginable: Eggs 911. It was satisfying to get some answers, but it's disappointing to never again get to think or say the amazing sentence, "Who is Eggs 911?"

[Obviously, as you should really know by now, How To Get Away With Murder spoilers follow.] In last season's finale, angsty but innocent murder defendant Rebecca was kidnapped by her lawyer/our protagonist Annalise Keating. Rebecca sent a mysterious S.O.S. text from to an unknown number that said "Eggs 911. Lawyer's house." Wait, who?

Then Rebecca either disappeared or got murdered, depending on if you know the truth or not. And our hot law student ensemble started going bonkers.

So who is Eggs 911? Is it that mysterious hot man who was jonesing to see people's cell phones in the courthouse from last week? No. That's Rebecca's foster brother, who reveals that "Eggs" is...Rebecca! It was a nickname he gave her after a traumatizing incident with their foster dad involving licking eggs off the floor. And the "911" was a cry for help due to the whole being kidnapped situation. 

How did Twitter react to the news? With lots of emojis, relief, and new questions.

Onto the next mystery: Who is "Tiffany," and why doesn't she have a catchier nickname?

These besties saw each their naked for the first time and thus took their friendship to the next level. In this video produced by BuzzFeed Yellow, the participants stood behind a curtain, waiting in anticipation before dropping their robes and instantly entering into a new echelon of intimacy. It was less weird than you'd expect; they complimented each other's boobs, nipples, and vaginas, and enjoyed the fact that they've gotten past the whole "let's-only-hang-out-with-our-clothes-on" phase of their relationships. Call up your best friend and give it a try!

Alec Baldwin and his daughter Ireland Basinger-Baldwin have had some past instances of difficult child-parent relations, most notably when he called his daughter a "rude and thoughtless pig" in a leaked voicemail. Though he's notoriously hot-headed, it seems like Alec and Ireland have really improved their relationship. In an Instagram post, Ireland shared a text message conversation between the two, where he does what all good dads do: tease their daughters about boys. Alec sends her a link to a gossip item about Ireland's "date" with director Tao Ruspoli, then makes a bunch of dad jokes about weddings and babies.

Wow, Ireland, seems awesome to have your dad back in your life! Just kidding. Healthy family relationships involve rolling your eyes at someone occasionally.

A new study reports that 1 in 3 vegetarians eat meat when they're drunk. This very serious, very scientific study was conducted by Voucher Codes Pro, a discount code website in the U.K. It probably has nothing to do with the fact they have some hot, limited-time deals on hamburgers near a bunch of pubs. It could just be that they staff a seasoned team of pollsters alongside their rigorous statisticians. They took a poll of 1,789 Brits who claim to be practicing vegetarians and found that 37% admitted to eating meat when drunk.

When asked how often the rule breakers ate meat, the responses varied. 34% said every time they drink, 26% said fairly often, 22% said rarely, and 18% said occasionally. And as for the drunken prizes they just can't resist after they've hoisted too many pints, drunk Brits go for kebabs first, followed by burgers, bacon, fried chicken, and pork sausages. That pretty much covers all the meats. And for the record, no one actually knows what type of meat is served on a kebab from a street vendor.

The real mystery is how one drunkenly texts their ex with the greasy fingers brought on by those ridiculous late-night meat snacks. It must make the texts even more incomprehensible, that is, if the texter can even manage not to drop their phone.

It's exciting to have a viral story about college students that is not another hazing scandal. Millennials can be generous too, and they use the internet for good sometimes!

Elon University students Lucy Smith-Williams and Taylor Zisholtz wanted to honor the caring cafe worker at their campus coffee shop, so they rallied the community together to make her dream of going to Disney World come true. Kathryn Thompson has worked at the campus's Acorn Cafe for over a decade, with shifts ending at 2 AM. Smith-Williams and Zisholtz set up a GoFundMe campaign to help send Thompson and her family to the Happiest Place on Earth.

"I really took to her warmth," Zisholtz says of Thompson, "She was very invested in where we were from, what we were doing, and when she said ‘It’s my dream,’ I thought, 'Well there’s 6,000 people here with at least a dollar. We could probably make this happen.'" They managed to raise half of the fund in just three days, and GoFundMe employee John Jin was so moved by the story that he pitched in $1000 himself.

Thompson has been such a staple of the Elon campus that alumni donated as well. 

According to the Elon Pendulum, "It has been Thompson’s dream to go to Disney World because she’s always wanted to take her autistic grandson to meet his favorite character, Mickey Mouse." She told the paper, "I’m excited just to be going. To see my grandson’s eyes light up when he sees Mickey. "

Now we're crying too. Good job, Elon Phoenixes!

If you were hoping to raise your sons or daughters to be Homecoming Kings and Queens, you can forget it. The change in homecoming nomenclature is starting this year at Wisconsin's Madison West High School, where the two most popular students will be crowned, but there will be no allusions to gender in their title. Unless they like them. The school won't stop you from identifying as a total queen if you want to. Hopefully, it won't be long before other schools pick up the trend, which was actually inspired by the students themselves.

As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal, the idea was brought to Principal Beth Thompson after the recent passing of local transgender boy Skylar Lee, who was a fierce advocate for LGBT rights and encouraged activism at Madison West. It's a very sad impetus, but an impressive show of sensitivity from teenagers:

Students came to [the principal] last spring with a petition signed by close to 1,000 students and staff members, she said. Madison West is the largest of the district’s four main high schools at about 2,065 students.

The petition said the change would “create a safer and more inclusive environment for all students.”

In documents presented to Thompson, the students said it is “always a good time to start a new tradition” and that West “can be the progressive trailblazer it was meant to be.”

Some suggestions for new titles, if winners decide to eschew the traditional, are “Two Regents” or “Regent Rulers.” It's very cool that high schoolers recognize that the times are a-changing when it comes to gender identification, and they're taking steps towards inclusiveness. The next step is abandoning the homecoming oligarchical structure all together and giving everyone a crown, a la Mean Girls:

A body-positive advertising campaign was reported as "pornographic" by concerned parents at a mall in Queensland, Australia. The campaign was for Lush Cosmetics, a company that prides itself on selling eco-friendly body products that use no packaging. The campaign, titled "Go Naked," used real naked bodies to represent their "real" "naked" products. Here are the posters:

Here are some of the complaints received by the Advertising Standards Bureau:

It is pornographic in nature and breaches community and parental standards of
what should be involuntarily viewed in public by children and adults.

It was placed at a child’s eye level in a shopping centre. It shows naked women touching other naked women and it is shown in a public place.

I am offended as this is nudity for the sake of causing a stir and is offensive and unnecessary. I was unable to shield my children from exposure to this advert as it was on a poster in the centre aisle of the shopping centre. When I contacted Lush they said that the women in the photo consented so it was OK – I’m sorry but I never consented for myself or my children to be exposed to nudity on our weekly shopping trip! The nudity is completely inappropriate for the family environment of the shopping centre.

The bureau upheld the complaints, and after negotiations, Lush took down the posters five days early. They weren't discouraged, though; outside of the complainants, most of the reaction to the campaign was positive (they even had people complaining about the posters being taken down). They also said that the reaction to the posters won't effect the way they advertise in the future. According to a company spokesperson:

We want our messages to empower people, not make them feel awful about themselves over a body that is probably not ever real due to how much it’s been digitally ‘enhanced’.

 Which only leaves one question: where can we try those edible packing peanuts?

In a classic tale of people (presumably ad dudes) being so busy applauding themselves for being feminists that they don't realize that they are being super sexist in the process, France's Channel 3 posted this ridiculous ad. Then they pulled it after people pointed out how misguided it was. 

To celebrate the fact that they have a lot of female presenters on their network, France 3 made an ad showing how much of a disaster these ladies' homes are since they're out working! The pot is boiling! The kid's room is messy! The iron might catch fire!

A French 70s pop song sings, "Where are all the women?" and the words pop up, "on Channel 3," where "the majority of our presenters" are female.

LOL, when women are out working, the domestic sphere might literally burn down! What are the odds that the children are still alive?

A collective of female journalists, Prenons La Une, said on the French site 20 Minutes that the ad “feeds cliches rather than deconstructing them. You get the impression that the people who made this video start from the principle that a woman is always behind her ironing board, that she has a massive shoe collection.”

Yo, French 3, it's awesome that you have a lot of female presenters, but you can use them in the marketing department as well. 

A guy in a T. rex suit training on American Ninja Warrior obstacles is just what you need to start your weekend. He does a great job, considering he now has a giant head and little arms. Sure, the video could have included a small glass of water rippling in the beginning to foreshadow the appearance of the mighty creature. But it's also fun to go straight to literal and figurative beast mode. If enough people put on T. rex suits and did CrossFit in LA, it would catch on and become the new fitness fad.

This is exactly what Jeff Goldblum prophesied in Jurassic Park. God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs. Dinosaurs train for American Ninja Warrior. Woman still inherits the earth.