With Neighborday coming up this Saturday, the Elimineighbor championship took place this week, and what a matchup it was – Fred “The Annihilator” Rogers vs. George “The Meanie” Feeny. And the winner is…
Mr. Rogers, who trounced Mr. Feeny to the tune of 63 to 11! To no one’s surprise, the “Boy Meets World” star met defeat at the hands of an icon. I guess if you’re going to lose, it might as well be to a lovable old guy in a cardigan, right?
Remember to sign up to host a Neighborday HERE – we’re T-minus four days and counting to the big day!
FINAL FOUR UPDATE:
And then there were two. Mr. Feeny and Mr. Rogers will square off in next week’s finals, a.k.a. The Septuagenarian Showdown. Once again, Mr. Rogers displayed none of his gentle side as he absolutely decimated Joey & Chandler to the tune of 62 to 19, and Mr. Feeny edged out Barney and Betty Rubble 24 – 16.
Can Mr. Feeny slow down the Mr. Rogers train, or will the PBS posterchild continue his hot streak on his way to the title? Cast your vote next Monday on our Facebook page at 12pm PDT to decide who will be crowned the ultimate pop culture neighbor.
And as always, remember to sign up to host a Neighborday HERE.
ROUND 3 UPDATE:
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day … to humiliate Steve Urkel to the tune of 48 to 3! It was all about Mister Rogers this round, as he proved that cardigans are still in style. The Rubbles edged out Ned Flanders in the animation altercation and the Friends turned Winnie Cooper into Losie Cooper, but the surprise upset of the week was Mr. Feeny over Cosmo Kramer in the 90’s sitcom showdown.
Next week’s marquee matchup: Joey and Chandler will team up to see if they can slow down the Mr. Rogers train.
Don’t forget to cast your vote next Monday and Tuesday on our Facebook page at 12pm PDT, and remember to sign up to host a Neighborday HERE.
ROUND 2 UPDATE:
The top seeds absolutely dominated in this week’s matchups, with Kramer, Urkel, and Mr. Rogers crushing the competition on their way to the Elite 8. Mr. Feeney will advance as the Cindarella story Boner Stabone went limp when it mattered most, Winnie Cooper barely edged out Joey from “Dawson’s Creek” in a teenage showdown, and the one-two punch of Joey and Chandler proved fatal to Fonzie in the surprise upset of Round 2.
Next week’s marquee matchup: Barney and Betty Rubble — the only power couple left in the competition — will face Ned Flanders in a crucial cartoon confrontation of epic proportions!
Don’t forget to cast your vote next Monday and Tuesday on our Facebook page at 12pm PDT, and remember to sign up to host a Neighborday HERE.
ROUND 1 UPDATE:
Mr. Rodgers was the big winner of Round 1, when he lambasted Marcy D’Arcy with a whopping 98 votes to her 2! The biggest upset of the the week was Mr. Feeney just barely edging out Wilson from “Home Improvement,” who was the heavy favorite (Vegas odds were 3:1). Boner Stabone is turning out to be the real Cindarella story of the Elimineighbor Bracket Challenge, where he hopes to continue his momentum when he faces Mr. Feeney in Round 2.
Next week’s marquee matchup: Urkel vs. Freddie Krueger. Will Urkel manage to annoy Freddie to the point of defeat, or will Freddie claw his way to victory?
Don’t forget to cast your vote next Monday and Tuesday on our Facebook page at 12pm PDT, and remember to sign up to host a Neighborday HERE.
ORIGINAL POST:
Hidey ho, neighbors!
Have you always liked Quagmire more than Flanders, and it keeps you up at night? Ever been in a fistfight over who’s more adorable, Winnie Cooper or Marisa Cooper?
Well, now’s your chance to make your opinions heard.
Welcome to the inaugural Elimineighbor Challenge, a weekly Facebook contest where you get to vote for your favorite pop culture neighbors, from Kramer to Urkel and everyone in between. You’ve heard of March Madness, well this is… Neighbor… madness… or something.
Every Monday and Tuesday for the next five weeks, we’ll be hosting polls on our Facebook page at noon PST, with results posted every Wednesday until a winner is crowned.
We started this tournament to raise awareness for Neighborday, a new holiday on April 27th where we at GOOD HQ are challenging our community to host 1000+ block parties around the world. We’re so excited about it that we even made a video, see?
And don’t forget to tell your friends, say hi to your neighbors, and get out the vote!
Thou Shalt Love Thy Elimineighbor!
Hang out with your neighbors on the last Saturday of April (a day we’re calling “Neighborday”). Click here to say you’ll Do It, and we’ll send you GOOD’s Neighborday Survival Guide and a bunch of other fun stuff.
Reddit user Girlfriendhatesmefor’s three-year-old pitbull, Otis, had recently become overprotective of his wife. So he asked the online community if they knew what might be wrong with the dog.
“A week or two ago, my wife got some sort of stomach bug,” the Reddit user wrote under the subreddit /r/dogs. “She was really nauseous and ill for about a week. Otis is very in tune with her emotions (we once got in a fight and she was upset, I swear he was staring daggers at me lol) and during this time didn’t even want to leave her to go on walks. We thought it was adorable!”
His wife soon felt better, butthe dog’s behavior didn’t change.
Girlfriendhatesmefor began to fear that Otis’ behavior may be an early sign of an aggression issue or an indication that the dog was hurt or sick.
So he threw a question out to fellow Reddit users: “Has anyone else’s dog suddenly developed attachment/aggression issues? Any and all advice appreciated, even if it’s that we’re being paranoid!”
The most popular response to his thread was by ZZBC.
Any chance your wife is pregnant?
ZZBC | Reddit
The potential news hit Girlfriendhatesmefor like a ton of bricks. A few days later, Girlfriendhatesmefor posted an update and ZZBC was right!
“The wifey is pregnant!” the father-to-be wrote. “Otis is still being overprotective but it all makes sense now! Thanks for all the advice and kind words! Sorry for the delayed reply, I didn’t check back until just now!”
Redditors responded with similar experiences.
Anecdotal I know but I swear my dog knew I was pregnant before I was. He was super clingy (more than normal) and was always resting his head on my belly.
realityisworse | Reddit
So why do dogs get overprotective when someone is pregnant?
Jeff Werber, PhD, president and chief veterinarian of the Century Veterinary Group in Los Angeles, told Health.com that “dogs can also smell the hormonal changes going on in a woman’s body at that time.” He added the dog may “not understand that this new scent of your skin and breath is caused by a developing baby, but they will know that something is different with you—which might cause them to be more curious or attentive.”
The big lesson here is to listen to your pets and to ask questions when their behavior abruptly changes. They may be trying to tell you something, and the news may be life-changing.
Throughout history, women have stood up and fought to break down barriers imposed on them from stereotypes and societal expectations. The trailblazers in these photos made history and redefined what a woman could be. In doing so, they paved the way for future generations to stand up and continue to fight for equality.
While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, there is one type of event that seems particularly likely to spark them: mass shootings, typically defined as attacks in which a shooter kills at least four other people.
When one person kills many others in a single incident, particularly when it seems random, people naturally seek out answers for why the tragedy happened. After all, if a mass shooting is random, anyone can be a target.