Biden Campaign Prepares Release of Incredible Martial Arts Video of President Destroying Aides Without Even Laying a Finger On Them

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a bold move to counteract rumors of the President’s declining physical prowess, the Biden campaign is set to release an awe-inspiring martial arts video showcasing Joe Biden effortlessly taking down multiple aides without so much as touching them. Sources close to the campaign revealed that the video, shot in the style of a training video, features Biden harnessing the power of “decades of experience and training” to send aides flying across the room with just a stern look or a pointed finger, all while maintaining a calm and presidential demeanor.

The video, titled “Biden Fu: The Way of the Whisper,” has already garnered buzz among White House insiders. “It’s incredible. One moment, an aide is approaching him with a policy suggestion, and the next, they’re catapulted into a filing cabinet with just a subtle eyebrow raise from the President,” gushed one staffer. Critics, however, claim the video is just a distraction from pressing issues, but they too have mysteriously found themselves pinned against walls, unable to move, after underestimating the power of Biden’s silent but deadly martial arts.

As of press time, the President had not responded to a low level MMA fighter challenging him to a match.

50 Slasher Villains That Would Still Make a Better Father Than Mine

Dad. He is just the goddamn worse. It’s like, why do we even have this guy?

We’ve all seen characters in film and television that make us think “I wish that guy was my dad instead of my insufferable garbage fire of a father.” For you maybe it’s Robin Williams or David Attenborough. For me, the bar is much lower.

I’ve seen a lot of slasher movies and I would trade my dad for the killer in pretty much all of them. Here’s the top 50 deranged killers I would rather have to call one Sunday every June instead of my old man.

50. Harry Powell “Night of the Hunter”

He’s manipulative. He’s opportunistic. He’s a psychopathic charlatan and a hypocrite. Powell is a lot like my dad honestly, and only outranks him because he has tattoos.

49. Henry “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer”

At least if Henry was your dad it would all be over fast.

48. Ed Cooper “The Mutilator”

He hates his son because he accidentally killed his mother. At least he has a good reason for being crazy and hating his kid. The beef with my dad goes back to a television remote I broke in 1989. I was 4.

47. Horace Pinker “Shocker”

Pretty crappy to his son throughout the movie, but my own dad has scarred me more with a lot less electricity superpowers.

46. Jack Torrence “The Shining”

It took months of cold mountain isolation, alcohol withdrawal, and paranormal influence to get Jack to cave to his murderous impulses. For my dad, it took a screen door closing too loudly.

45. Bill “Intruder”

He would literally kill just to keep his grocery store open. Anyone that dedicated to workaholism is hiding from a pretty dysfunctional home life. Still, he’s a provider.

44. Alan Santini “Opera”

He’ll try to make you watch him kill people for sexual gratification, but he’ll never try to make you watch the New York Mets.

43. Billy “Silent Night Deadly Night”

Okay, he kills people, but hey, he dresses up as Santa for Christmas! When we asked Dad to do it he said “only pedos do that.”

42. Jerry Blake “The Stepfather”

If there is a creature on this earth capable of being worse than a father can be, it’s a stepfather, but at least Jerry has the decency to sever ties with his secret past family before hitching up with yours. My dad took way too many “business trips” for a guy living off a disability scam.

41. Cropsy “The Burning”

Growing up my dad was pretty much constantly on the verge of murdering us all with a pair of hedge trimmers, and he damn sure wasn’t going to take us on a fun day at the lake first.

40. Leatherface

Leatherface is misunderstood. We all think of him as this wild skin wearing maniac, but the guy wears an apron. He has a methodical process. He’s a craftsman. He’s probably just looking to take someone under his wing and show them the ropes.

39. Billy Lenz “Black Christmas”

What’s scarier than the calls coming from inside the house? How about the calls not coming at all for huge lengths of time? Dad, did you really need 6 months and all the rent money to go get a 6 pack from the corner store?

38. Norman Bates “Psycho”

Psycho 4 ends with Norman burning down the motel and declaring himself free and ready to settle down and start a family. He does have a track record of relapse, but there was never Psycho 5 so maybe he made it.

37. Frank Zito “Maniac”

He’s slow to warm up, but once he murders you, scalps you, and uses your scalp and clothes to decorate a mannequin, he’s your best friend.

36. Freddy Kruger

There’s no nightmare Freddy Krueger could throw my way scarier than that one I keep having about running into my dad at a race track and he’s not wearing any shoes. I dunno I can’t really describe it but it’s terrifying.

35. Mark Lewis “Peeping Tom”

I would fully accept my dad’s serial killing if he at least had an appreciation for the arts.

34. Irving Wallace “StageFright”

My dad realistically would probably not lock himself in a theater to stalk and kill a troupe of young actors, but he would also never wear an owl mask for fun so, you know, give/take.

33. The Candyman “Candyman”

He has a descendant in the third one and he takes an interest in her life. It’s primarily an interest in convincing her to kill in his name, but it’s an interest.

32. The Blissfield Butcher “Freaky”

Having lived life as a woman for 24 hours must have given him at least a higher level of insight than the man who explained to me that all dogs are boys and all cats are girls.

31. John Kramer “Saw”

His methods are unorthodox and dangerous with a pretty low success rate, but at the end of the day, he wants you to learn a valuable life lesson, not get him another beer.

30. Conrad Straker “The Funhouse”

The scene where he yells at his mutant son for overpaying the hooker because he could have gotten him a cheaper hooker contains more familial warmth than any memory I have.

Dad Accidentally Replies All To Government Group Text

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Local dad Will Lowe somehow managed to accidentally “reply all” the national emergency alert test FEMA sent to all devices in America moments ago, humiliated family members confirmed.

“I was trying to text my wife, asking if she’d pick up some Better Cheeses while she was at the store. At least that’s who I thought I was messaging. Turns out I was replying to about 330 million people who were not happy to hear from me,” said Lowe while trying to figure out how to deactivate his phone. “Yeah, I really stepped in it with this one. Almost immediately my kids started texting me those funny little faces and reminding me that ‘Better Cheeses’ isn’t a real brand. But that wasn’t as bad as the thousands of death threats I got from all the people I texted. My phone got so hot it actually burned my hand.”

Brett Charles, a dad from Indianapolis, was furious to see this message arrive.

“First off, this is a blatant invasion of privacy by the government, which just confirms all those rumors about 5G I’ve been hearing. And then, to add insult to injury, I get this green message on my phone! Do you know how hard I’ve worked to boot every Android out of my group texts? So of course I immediately texted back calling the guy a dickless moron and demanding to be unsubscribed,” said Charles, still breathing heavily and shaking slightly. “This was followed up by a string of name-signed-texts asking that I refrain from messaging further and that they be unsubscribed too. At this point, I was seeing red, so I did the only thing I could: I shot back a lengthy text asking that they all refrain from texting me further.”

Demi Bailey, a long-time government employee, has worked on this project for several years.

“Look, we did get a number of bids for some pretty robust systems that would deliver these messages in a private and secure manner. But as you know, we are required to accept the lowest bid, which was basically just some guy who put every phone number in a spreadsheet and then sent a giant group text,” said Bailey. “I admit it was not the most elegant solution, but we’re just excited to finally be using some new technology. When these proposals were submitted, we required they be mailed on floppy disks.”

At press time, FEMA confirmed that millions of dads texting each other to stop texting had crashed the Emergency Alert System and would require further testing.

Ominous Pulsating Dark Orb To Replace Kevin McCarthy As House Speaker

WASHINGTON — An ominous pulsating dark orb with unknown powers is set to replace Kevin McCarthy as the Speaker of the House following a historic vote to oust the California representative, confirmed sources in awe of the orb.

“Quite frankly, this is how it should have been from the beginning. McCarthy was too old and too untrustworthy to lead,” said Congressman Matt Gaetz while sending multiple messages to high school girls asking if they needed a date to prom. “If it were up to me, the Orb would have been Speaker from the get go. Look, McCarthy lied to Biden and members of the House. The Orb? That guy doesn’t even speak! He just stares menacingly, almost as if he’s looking into the darkest part of your soul. That’s the kind of leadership we need.”

A devastated Kevin McCarthy expressed his anguish over the vote when questioned, stating he doesn’t fully understand the position or experience of the candidate who is set to replace him.

“Look, I’d understand some kind of creature from the unknown, maybe even a literal vampire. But I don’t even know what the hell this orb thing is. This is just a personal vendetta from Gaetz and I’d hope everyone who is able to look past The Orb’s infinite stare will be able to see it for what it is: an attack on the American values I was elected to uphold,” stated a visibly sweaty McCarthy. “I’ll tell you one thing, though. If supporting that weird wizard thing is what it takes to get back my seat as the Speaker, you bet your ass my spine will crinkle quicker than Marjorie Taylor Greene’s nose at a drag show. Please don’t tell her I said that.”

Noted Far-Right Republican mage, Gerinald Beatrice Fondsworth III, expressed cautious excitement for the new Orb Speaker, but wished Congress would have chosen someone more relatable.

“Orbs are incredibly advanced members of the mage community. We respect them, sure, but electing one is not the way to get to the core of your average citizen’s concerns,” said Fondsworth, who was sporting a MAMA (Make America Majick Again) hat. “If you ask me, they should have gone with a more humanoid warlock-type person. That way the public would have a face to place to the name. Hell, most orbs don’t even have names… or faces while we’re at it. Either way, I’m glad to have someone in office who pushes our agenda of dark terror upon the unsuspecting nation. It’s been a long time coming.”

At press time, McCarthy was seen attempting to curl himself into a ball after painting himself black in a futile attempt to gain favor with literal psychopathic government officials.

Hardcore Guy Finally Gets Around to Learning Rules of Hockey

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Local North Jersey hardcore scene member Brian Dobbs decided that after years of being a fervent fan of hockey, it was finally time to learn the rules of the game, friends reported.

“Hockey is beautiful, specifically the parts of it where players inflict physical harm on each other. It scratches that itch when my buddies and I aren’t picking fights at shows. But it turns out that outside brawling and teeth shattering there are actually rules on how to play,” said Dobbs. “I can’t believe I never noticed how complicated it was, frankly I just thought you got the puck in the net through brute force. Did you know you can’t hit a guy when his head is down, despite that being the best time to mow someone down? And don’t get me started on all those lines on the ice, they are all important.”

Bukowski’s friends were surprised it took him this long to understand the intricacies of the sport.

“Brian and I have been hockey fans since the ‘90s when the Devils were running the league fueled by pure violence. But I assumed by now he’d at least know what constitutes Icing. We’ve been to dozens of games and I honestly thought he was joking when he’d yell at the team to shoot the puck from ‘downtown’ as he called it,” said longtime friend Trevor Barnes. “I guess I never noticed since we’d always be drunk and trying to fight asshole Flyers fans from the Philly scene. I think once he gets a real grasp on the game he’ll finally understand that there’s a reason getting called for slashing is a bad thing.”

Sports bar owner Jeff Keely has spent the last few years helping hardcore guys like Dobbs understand hockey in an organic manner.

“We get packed out with hardcore crews during the big rivalry games, and I’ve always noticed there’d be guys who thought accumulating penalty minutes was a positive stat. I usually throw out some armchair coaching tips and let them comprehend the game through osmosis,” said Keely. “I can tell it’s working when I see them find something to finally talk to their fathers about or they make some sound but financially irresponsible sports bets. I’m just doing what I can for the scene.

As of press time, Dobbs tried utilizing his newfound hockey knowledge by joining a local beer league, but was quickly banned after beating up officials who kept correctly calling him for offsides on every play.

Photo by Keith Allison.

Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream Playing “Jump” Synth Intro at Every Guitar Center in U.S.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — 43-year-old Van Halen fan Jared “Keyz” Keaton fulfilled his lifelong dream of playing the “Jump” synth intro at every Guitar Center location in the United States earlier this evening, several annoyed employees confirmed.

“Playing Eddie’s iconic 15 seconds of synth at 300 Guitar Center stores was the happiest day of my life by a longshot,” stated Mr. Keaton while adjusting his leopard print headband. “This was not easy. I had friends, family, and countless Guitar Center employees telling me I needed to stop pursuing this foolish dream. I’ve faced a lot of difficulties on my journey, like when I was in Wichita and one of the store regulars got so mad at me that he went home, picked up his dog, then had the thing bite my legs until I agreed to leave. But it’s all been worth it, I’ve given up my job, most of my life savings, and missed the birth of my son.”

Finger Lakes’ regional manager, Alex Chase, gave Mr. Keaton a warm hometown reception at the Guitar Center in Rochester.

“Knowing Jared wanted to finish this thing at home, in this mini-mall off the highway near the Chili’s, really means a lot,” said Mr. Chase while bleaching the showroom floor. “I dug out the best open-box Oberheim OB-X8 synth we had and set up some stage lighting, too. I just wish Jared’s wife hadn’t shown up with the new baby to confront him. It really took the vibe down when he pissed all over the divorce papers, but honestly it’s probably better that kid gets a fresh start.”

Professor of Music and Psychology Dr. Catalina Howard explained her clinical interpretation of Keaton’s experiment.

“Studies show that 85% of middle-aged men who listen to Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ act impulsively afterward,” said Dr. Howard. “This has been happening to men from ages 38 to 50 ever since the song debuted in 1984. It’s almost like a rite of passage. The most common response is attempted high kicks, and nearly all suffer long-term groin injuries. In Mr. Keaton’s case, impending fatherhood made him fixate on that synth intro so much that he believed this social experiment would give his life meaning.”

At press time, Keaton was heard whistling “Hot for Teacher,” as he toured local daycare centers with his infant son.

I’m a Cenobite From “Hellraiser” and I Just Found Out You’ve All Been Calling Me a Hurtful Name

For countless, immeasurable eons, we Cenobites have watched humanity and all your little joys and tiny torments. We are demons to some, angels to others. Other very existence is beyond your comprehension. We do, however, have feelings.

I just found out that you people have been calling me “Pinhead’ this whole time, and that is really hurtful to me.

That name is really rude and makes it sound like I’m an idiot who doesn’t know there’s a whole bunch of spikes sticking out of their face. I’m not an idiot. I’m a godlike being who can only be summoned by a Lament Configuration like LeMarchand’s Box and who can summon crazy-ass chains out of nowhere to rip people’s skin off while they scream from pain so intense that it can only be called the opposite of an orgasm.

Does that sound like a pinhead to you? I don’t think it does, and I don’t appreciate it.

The other day, I appeared before some dumb sex addict who choked it so many times that he now only gets it up by exploring the very depths of sensation and breaking all laws of nature.
As soon as he saw me, he was all like, “It’s Pinhead!”

At first, I didn’t know who he was talking about and looked around the room in a way that I now realize was comical and severely reduced the impact of extradimensional beings coming to torture-sex you.

It was very embarrassing.

Later, I checked with the other Cenobites, and it turned out they all knew that people call me Pinhead and didn’t say anything, which made me feel like I couldn’t trust them anymore. I mean, even Butterball knew, and that guy is a fucking moron.

Seriously, am I a joke to you?

Would you call Jason Voorhees “Hockey Dumdum?” Would you call Freddy Krueger “Severely Burnt Janitor?” That you respect me so little as to call me a name that sounds like a 19th-century carnival sideshow attraction is just plain rude.

I am beyond morality, beyond your frail, flimsy human concepts of good and evil, pleasure and pain, existence and non-existence. But I’m not beyond having my feelings hurt.

You can all go to Hell, and when you get here, I’m expecting an apology.

Every Rugrats Character Ranked by How Much Gambling Destroyed Their Lives

Excessive betting has the potential to destroy not only your own life, but that of your entire family. With the rise of services like DraftKings it’s never been easier to fall into the insidious trap of gambling addiction.

Compulsive gambling affects people from every walk of life, and often even those closest to a gambling addict won’t be aware of the problem until the gambler is way over their head in debt and trouble. Think it can’t affect you? Well, that’s what every character from the show “Rugrats” thought, and as you’ll soon read, they were all gravely mistaken.

Here’s everyone from “Rugrats” ranked by how much their lives were devastated by gambling. and remember, if you or a baby you know has a problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER and learn how to get the support you need.

30. Lucy Carmichael

Through the years we’ve seen Lucy take on a number of roles. She’s a Harvard-educated doctor. She’s a pilot. She’s a gourmet chef. Why does her identity change so often? Her real name is Maxine Cornocova, and she’s on the FBI’s most-wanted list for casino fraud.

29. Fluffy

When Angelica was hard up for cash she sold everything she owned to make ends meet. When that wasn’t enough she had to choose between her prized persian cat, or her kneecaps. Fluffy was sold to a good home, but she never recovered from the betrayal.

28. Kira Finster

You don’t suddenly fall in love with and move to America for Charles Finster without becoming persona non grata at every casino in Europe first.

27. Kimi Finster

From an early age Kimi was always a fearless sort who tended to lep before she looked. She’s lost it all on black more often than the average person has moved.

26. Boris Kropotkin

It turns out bingo can get pretty high stakes.

25. Reptar

We’re of course referring to all of the actors in the Reptar suit. They all gamble and none of their lives are going great.

24. Minka Kropotkin

Ever wonder what brought Minka here from the old country to begin with? That’s right, gambling debts.

23. Cynthia

One look at an in-the-box Cynthia doll vs. Angelica’s and you can see this doll is no stranger to hard living.

22. Charles Finster

The stresses of single fatherhood coupled with his innate timidness alway made Charles feel like he wasn’t the main character in his own life. Then, one night at a charity event, he discovered that he had a knack for poker. Winning made him feel big, like a real somebody. He has wasted tens of thousands of dollars chasing that high.

21. Susie Carmichael

Susie’s singing talents took her all the way to Vegas where her lounge singing would bring her close to fame. Unfortunately her favorite song became the siren call of the slot machines. Before long she was hooked, staying up all hours of the night chasing jackpots and blowing off gigs.

20. Betty DeVille

We all know Betty is an avid sports fan. A little too avid. The telltale black eye her husband Howard gets every year when her team get eliminated from the playoffs implies there’s some serious money on the line.

19. Charlotte Pickles

Charlotte’s access to Mega Corp’s books helped her cover her massive gambling losses betting on women’s tennis matches for many years, but eventually the feds caught up with her.

18. Johnathan

Warn down from years of trying to out-maneuver Charlotte on the corporate ladder, Jonathan sought solace in the one thing that gave him a sense of control—blackjack.

17. Howard DeVille

Being a timid person in a relationship with a big personality like Betty can be stressful, so every few months to blow off steam Howard drives to the bad part of town and drops in on a back alley dice game to feel alive. He is usually robbed and beaten, but that’s become a part of it for him.

16. Dr. Lipschitz

Didi’s favorite child psychologist sure has a lot of products under his belt. Books, videos, his own pay per minute hotline. With all of that money coming in it’s shocking that he still burns through it faster than he can make it. Lipschitz sufferers from a condition known as “Greyhound fever,” and it’s caused him to see the backside of a bookies hand on more than one occasion.

15 Worst Songs By The Blood Brothers To Quote In Front Of Your Therapist

Music has the power to help us heal and get to the core of our deepest feelings. In fact, many who need honest-to-god-actual therapy often refer to music as their ‘therapist.’ Because you’re not the latter, you’ve recently started the daunting task of taking your mental health seriously. To help ease your nerves, you might be looking toward some of your favorite lyricists to help you express your feelings into words at your next appointment. You’ve always heard that The Blood Brothers have eloquent, visceral, and stirring poetic lyrics. Before you start writing down their couplets to impress your therapist with your emotional intelligence, here are fifteen of their songs that you should avoid at all costs.

“We Ride Skeletal Lightning”

“The only thing that makes our blood feel like blood: stealing cars and watching lightning bolts fuck”

First off, that’s two things, not one. Sounds like you should be seeing a math tutor instead of a therapist. This is without mentioning that even though your shrink has a confidentiality agreement with you, they’re probably a snitch. Keep your predilection for grand theft auto to yourself, bud.

“Doctor! Doctor!”

“I wanna cut the corners off your lips. I wanna shave the angles off your cheeks”

Wooooooooah, buddy. Chances are your therapist doesn’t take too kindly to threats, so you should probably leave this one on the editing room floor. Also, what the fuck does that even mean? Angles off your cheeks? That sounds like something The Joker would say, meaning not only would your therapist think you’re violent, but worse, a total fucking nerd.

“New York Slave”

“Now every dripping chest wound is getting little guilt feelings”

It’s important and sometimes even brave to articulate your emotions via poetry, but this line is borderline psychotic at best. Unless your goal is to be committed, consider softening the language a bit.

“1, 2, 3, 4 Act Two: Now You’re The Bitch…”

“Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, kiss… kiss me on the mouth”

We’re all human, and unrequited feelings of attraction are part of the experience. Still, there is a time and a place. Needless to say, your bi-weekly counseling appointment is neither, unless you’re finally ready to unravel your fear of vulnerability, which we know you’re not.

“Lift the Veil, Kiss the Tank”

“Hoist up the hag of destitution!”

If anything, we should be lowering the hag of destitution. This is of course with the hope that the lyric is a metaphor in the first place. If it isn’t, that’s not really the healthiest way to talk about your mother. Your therapist will likely want you to explore that.

“Peacock Skeleton With Crooked Feathers”

“There’s a peacock on your shoulder
Pole dancing around your neck
While reciting the Book of Revelation”

The fuck are you on about? Aside from the hallucinatory properties of this line, which will concern your professional immediately, it doesn’t bode well for you symbolically. Peacocks generally represent confidence, a personality trait you’ve been working on. Context is everything though, and you’ve taken it too far with this nonsense.

“1,2,3,4 Guitars”

“I guarantee by spring we’ll either be world-famous or goddamned dead”

Your ‘all or nothing’ mentality recently made work so stressful that you began having episodes of sleep paralysis. It’s why you came to therapy in the first place. Unless you want to unravel months of work and render thousands of dollars wasted, it’s best to avoid uttering this line.

“Time For Tenderness”

“Desolation! I can’t stand to fuck these walls!”

Without getting into the questionable logistics of fornicating with a wall, it seems like there’s a pretty simple solution here: stop getting freaky with the damn walls! Your therapist isn’t in hundreds of thousands of dollars in academic debt to explain simple biology to you. Just Google it.

“Crimes”

“And if we rob the mayor’s mansion
We’ll pawn his modern art and make a fortune”

It’s definitely possible your therapist will be into this plan considering the aforementioned academic debt, but they’d probably chicken out and bail on you at the last second. This is more of a proposition for your shifty-as-fuck dentist, as all dentists are secretly criminals adept in heists.

“Kiss of the Octopus”

“The cloud of humming octopi spin the mucus crown of eternal life!”

While your therapist will be glad to hear that you are applying positive thinking to aid in a more vibrant and happy lifestyle, this choice of metaphor is sure to raise other questions like: ‘these ‘octopi,’ are they in the room with us now?’

“Trash Flavored Trash”

“I wanna see more dirty faces”

Are you referring to the Rorschach test you took last week? If so, your doctor is certainly going to want to take some more notes.

“Guitarmy”

“We doused your TV set in propane, turned up the gain!”

As many science nerds and King of the Hill fans alike know, propane is only a liquid when it is under immense levels of pressure. Therefore, there is no way you can ‘douse’ anything in it. Also, most TV sets don’t have a ‘gain’ setting. Your therapist will have more questions than answers if you let this one out.

“Rat Rider”

“Rat tails just sprout from your scalp”

When you enter therapy, there is a risk of being told things you don’t want to hear. While your first instinct may be to lash out and insult your therapist, it’s not very conducive to your healing. In fact, you may find that you are merely projecting your inner turmoil. Before throwing a jab at your doctor for their hairstyle, stop and consider whether or not it’s you feeling self-conscious about your own hair.

“American Vultures”

“Stumbling from the alleyway walking a vulture
Or is the vulture walking you?”

Are you fucking high? Therapy is not the time for your philosophical bullshit. In fact, we’re pretty sure this existential ‘who’s really in charge?’ stuff is the reason you booked an appointment in the first place. No one is impressed, least of all your therapist.

“USA Nails”

“Can you hear them taking me away?
Don’t tell those fucking guards what I’ve said
And can you see the angels stringing wires through my face?
Meet me next week, same time, same place!”

Chances are if you’re springing this absolutely psychotic passage in the lobby of Dr. Monroe’s office something has gone terribly wrong. What, exactly, we do not know. We can only imagine that there were several de-escalation tactics you could have employed before it got this far though. Why even go to therapy if you aren’t going to apply the lessons?

New Study Finds 56% Of Americans Believe Dinosaurs Coexisted on Earth at Same Time as the Rolling Stones

WASHINGTON — A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found alarming evidence that the majority of Americans confidently believe that prehistoric dinosaurs walked the earth at the same time as grandpa-rock band The Rolling Stones, confounded sources confirmed.

“This is a truly unsettling finding. We always have a couple of nutjobs who respond to these surveys, but 56%! We have a misinformation epidemic on our hands!” stated Pew Research associate Hammond Darlen. “It’s hard to know exactly what to do about this problem. Maybe we could do a PSA with The Rolling Stones personally refuting this misinformation since, let’s be honest, in this culture way more people are gonna listen to them than actual scientists. Or maybe we can even slip it into the next ‘Jurassic Park’ movie. Anything to change public perception.”

Despite overwhelming scientific and cultural evidence that The Rolling Stones did not exist until at least seven years after the last of the dinosaurs had died off, some remain convinced of the opposite.

“Of course the Stones and dinosaurs at one point coexisted, just look at these guys!” ranted believer Celia Davis while frantically pointing to a photo of the band from their most recent tour beside a picture of a Stegosaurus. “But you don’t have to take my word for it. I learned that classic rock stars lived alongside dinosaurs from that episode of ‘The Flintstones’ when KISS showed up to help Dino win his court case after being sued for larceny by the giant cave sloth. Man, that was such a great show — and consistent too! It was basically a cartoon documentary.”

Public high school teacher Marcus Ronkowsky explained the difficulty of communicating even basic, well-established information to a bafflingly stupid general public.

“People are ultimately gonna believe what they’re gonna believe regardless of what’s actually true — so my job is more damage control than it is actual education,” said Ronkowsky. “If someone wants to think that some very old heroin addicts were buddies with prehistoric lizards, well, that’s harmless enough, and even a little fun. I just try to make sure they don’t slide so far down that road that they then believe the Holocaust didn’t happen because Foghat exists.”

At press time, a further study revealed that 36% of Americans believe that Jefferson Starship helped stage the moon landing.