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🎤 Listen all y’all, it’s a sabotage

Turns out, when you get a gold record, you get it second-hand.

In a recent episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Mike D and Ad-Rock dropped a nugget of music trivia so bizarre, it might make you question every framed gold record you've ever seen.

While gazing at their Paul’s Boutique plaque, yes, while a bit "high plains drifter", they noticed something was off. Only four songs are listed on the record itself. So, which four songs mode the cut? To find out, they smashed the glass (so punk), threw it on a turntable, and heard... piano covers of Barry Manilow.

That's right: Paul’s Boutique was actually Mandy’s Boutique.

The Beasties had uncovered a long-hidden industry practice: those iconic plaques might not contain the artist’s music at all. As Conan put it, “This should be a Quiz Show-level scandal.” And the Boys? They want a full-blown recall. “We were the sleuths,” Mike D declared. “That uncovered this incredible crime.”

Also, they teased a prank from their MCA days involving a cursed ring, a 15-year con, and some serious “Body Movin’” paranoia. Read the whole story for that tale.

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🎸 The 8 worst people at every rock concert (and how not to be them)

Tall, tipsy, and shouting “Free Bird”, which one are you?

You wouldn’t know it from, you know, never having seen me, but I’m 6'4". I’m that guy at the concert. The walking utility pole blocking your perfect view. So... sorry. I can’t help it. But there’s a whole lineup of concert crimes we can all try to avoid.

Like being The Bulldozer, who shows up late and decides the laws of physics and personal space don’t apply, elbowing through the crowd like it’s a Black Friday doorbuster. Or The Cell-Phone Obsessive, who records every song like they’re directing a shakycam documentary, arms up, blocking three rows behind them.

Then there’s The Band-splainer: part human Wikipedia, part unsolicited commentary track. “This song? Totally inspired by the bassist’s acid trip in ‘94. Just wait for the bridge.”

Look, we all want to have a good time. But if we’re sharing this space (and the air), we might as well not ruin it for each other. From The Relentless Noisemaker to The Intoxicated Loudmouth, read the whole story to explore the eight most irritating people at every rock show and the painfully simple ways to avoid becoming one of them. 

💇‍♀️ He dared the internet to Photoshop his wife and was not disappointed

Reddit’s finest made a compelling case for curtain bangs

When u/rickyk57 posted a desperate plea, “Please give my wife bangs so she doesn't end up getting them and crying”, he was hoping for a monstrosity. Something cursed. A deterrent.

Redditors had other plans.

What followed was a barrage of shockingly good Photoshop jobs, from chic curtain bangs to edgy alt-girl transformations. One user even gave her the Norwegian pop star treatment. “She’s already so pretty,” one commenter gushed, “but she’d be soo pretty with bangs!”

To the husband's horror (and mild amazement), the internet might’ve just convinced her to go for it. And with users recommending clip-in bangs and sharing their own glow-up stories, this prank might end at a salon.

🐾 34 dogs were lied to. Every single one knew.

Your dog isn’t just ignoring you, it might be judging your moral compass.

A study out of Kyoto University found that dogs can tell when you're full of it. Researchers pointed to containers, some with food, some without, and tracked how pups responded. When the same human lied twice (pointing to an empty container), every dog in the study refused to trust them the third time. That’s 34 out of 34 dogs calling BS.

Science calls it “sophisticated social intelligence.” We call it canine-level lie detection.

Turns out, if you lie to your dog, they remember. And they don’t play that game again.

Even preschoolers weren’t that savvy. A similar study found 3-year-olds trusted liars just as much as truth-tellers. Dogs, meanwhile, were out here setting boundaries.

Until next time, may all your monkeys be funky and your hair be bang’n.