The weirdest conversations bartenders have overheard.

Reddit user Steelerfan345 decided to ask the question, “what is the strangest conversation you’ve ever overheard because people assume sound doesn’t travel over the bar?”.

The responses are remarkable and all over the place. Here’s some of what was said:

One guy thought he was being called cute, until…

Even though we were busy, I clearly heard a women say to her friend, “Hey look, the bartender’s really cute.”

Friend: “No he’s not!”

Response: “Oh yeah, you’re right.”

Wonder which city downtown their talking about,

Work in a downtown hotel bar right across from our convention center. I’ve heard way too many negotiations between businessmen and escorts.

Last one I heard involved the guy asking the lady how much extra she would charge to let his friend watch. (She said it was $200 to watch, $500 if he joins in)

These women were thirsty for everyone but the bartender,

I bartended at a country club, and there was this one group of tennis-ladies that would always sit at the bar and get absolutely shitfaced on weeknights at our wine nights. They took a liking to our main bartender and kept calling him exotic (he’s Mexican), they would say how love his beard, would talk about their fav (not tennis related) positions, how they kept their nether-regions tidy, slip him their numbers, how shit their husbands were, etc. Gave me death glares every time I’d be bartending/bar backing with him lol.

This cheater who might have gotten himself caught,

On Valentines day this year, we had a guest who accepted a face time from his girlfriend while his side-chick was with him at the bar. He angled the phone so his girlfriend wouldn’t see the girl, but it was so obvious.

This statement we wish had more of an explanation:

Randomly overheard two middle aged women,

‘as a woman ages she can choose between her face or her asshole, but she cant choose both’

I have no idea

You thought your job was bad…

I overheard a woman who worked for a New Zealand online dating service, and was basically a profile censor… she described her job as being 80% cock pic removal, and had seen so many cocks she could divvy them up into a few distinct categories.

This lovely bromance the bartender got to overhear,

Two businessmen having after work drinks on a Friday, where the conversation built up to one of the sweetest sentiments I’ve heard. At first the usual “Lemme tell ya, you’re a good person. I love you man.” Later on (still fairly basic): “Fuck the wives! Hey, you and me, we buy motorcycles!”

To finally this gem: “If a tornado were to blow you away… I would fly after you.”

Hopefully, the guy was okay,

Was at a bar with my friend and all we heard was “yeah he pissed me off so I ran him over.” Still no idea what happened but I didn’t want to inquire for obvious reasons.

We grabbed a few from the Reddit thread but you can always check it out for more! There are so many, people seem to forget about the bartenders when talking at the bar.

Is there a major spoiler in the X-Men: Dark Phoenix trailer?

She is one of the most powerful characters in Marvel Comics and she will get her own epic showcase in the next X-Men movie. Dark Phoenix will hit theaters on June 7th with a lot of the stars of the last few X movies returning including Jennifer Lawrence to face-off with an unhinged Jean Grey as she devolves into a more dangerous version of herself with god-like power. There has been a controversies within fan conversations with today’s trailer release giving away a big possible spoiler of a death in the X-Men team. Though many have said it sets up the story and leads to more fall-out on the big screen, so why would you call it a spoiler?

What do YOU think? 

Movie experts at Collider gave an honest reaction to the trailer. Note this teases some big spoilers for the movie as well.

 

 

CTA getting phone chargers and more additions

Commuting in Chicago has gotten more difficult recently with Lake Shore Drive in bad shape and the CTA is trying to make getting around more attractive on their massive ‘L’ train system with some upcoming additions including phone chargers, photo booths, and expanded vending machine options.

The phone chargers that will be available at CTA stations and they will be unique. They will be offered through vending machines and will allow riders to charge by buying or renting  battery packs for iPhones and other mobile devices. There will be an one-time fee of $4.99 to obtain a charger and $0.99 per day afterward to rent. The  charging cubes can be returned to any kiosk for MobilQubes. In total, the CTA will host 35 of the vending machines at 26 different stations according to TimeOut. Why are these not everywhere?!

The photo booths will offer souvenir photos ($14.99) portraits, ID photos and passport photos ($4.99).

Farmer’s Fridge which is a chain of vending machines, offers salads and veggie focused meal will be available at the following CTA stations: Grand (Red), Fullerton (Red, Brown, Purple), Indiana (Green) and Damen (Pink).

Check out these stories of the public transit life in Chicago:

 

Record Store Day is coming…

It’s my favorite holiday of the year and it keeps getting bigger and better!!  Record Store Day is April 13th and the full list of releases is out!!

Here are a few highlights…

Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters teaming up with Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen doing a Beach Boys song.

Foo Fighters releasing a 3 inch vinyl of “Big Me” (get it?)

Seven unreleased Jeff Buckley songs.

Third Man Records releasing 4 songs from The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather and Jack White, each on 3 inch vinyl

Green Day will have a live vinyl recording of their 1994 performance at Woodstock (must be covered in mud to listen)

My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade is Dead

Check out the full list here.  I’m sure you’ll find something good.

 

Record Store Day 2019 releases announced

The list of this year’s Record Store Day releases is out, and there’s some fantastic stuff worth hunting down. Some highlights:

Bad Religion “My Sanity” 7″
Broken Social Scene “Let’s Try the After” LP
Devo “This is the Devo Box” 6-LP set
Foo Fighters “Big Me” 3″ vinyl
Benjamin Gibbard “Me and Magdalena” 7″
Green Day “Woodstock 1994” LP
Green River “Live at the Tropicana 1984” LP
L7 “Burn Baby” 7″
The Mezingers “No Penance” 7″
Mumford and Sons “Delta Acoustic Sessions” 10″ picture disc
My Chemical Romance “The Black Paradeis Dead” 2x LP
Pearl Jam “Live at Easy Street” LP
The Raconteurs “Store Bought Bones” 3″ vinyl
Jeff Tweedy “Warmer” LP
The Crow soundtrack 2x LP
Violent Femmes “Hallowed Ground” LP
Weezer “Teal Album” LP
Jack White “Love Interruption” 3″ vinyl
White Stripes “Candy Cane Child” 3″ vinyl

Record Store Day is April 13, 2019

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A New Hoodie Has a Built-In Pocket to Hold a Warm Slice of Pizza

I’m not sure this invention solves a COMMON problem, but it certainly solves a unique one.

A product called the Pizza Pocket Hoodie just went up on Kickstarter.  It’s a hooded sweatshirt with a big, insulated, triangular pocket on the front . . . that’s perfect for storing a warm slice of pizza.  You know, so you can eat it on the go.

If you’re interested, you can pledge $55 to pre-order one.  If they hit their goal of $5,000, the hoodies are set to ship in June.

 

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A man dipped his what in the customer’s salsa!?

A man in Tennessee decided to dip his testicles+ into a customer’s salsa container.
He was arrested after a 14-second video surfaced of him doing this.

Howard Matthew Webb, 31, put both of his testicles into the container all because he was only tipped 89 cents. Yes, I get that isn’t a lot, but that doesn’t make this okay!
Webb was the passenger in a car of a deliver driver for the food service Dinner Delivered in Maryville, Tennessee.

Thankfully the customer has been refunded and the delivery driver was fired.

Police arrested Webb and charged him with adulteration of food.

Old Wrigleyville Taco Bell is, possibly, being replaced with…

According to the Southport Corridor, the Taco Bell at 1111 W. Addison will be demolished for new development… a Taco Bell Cantina.

If you don’t know, this is the Taco Bell that serves booze. I think we can all get behind booze and tacos.

With the old building torn down, it’s rumoured that a 4-story complex shall be built within the space. Not only will the Taco Bell Cantina be on the ground floors but so will a Chase and other retail spaces, then on the upper floors, there shall be a climbing gym.

As things progress we will be sure to give you an update!

Muse Ticket Blitz Text Contest 2.28.19

WKQX-FM’s “Muse Ticket Blitz Text” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “Muse Ticket Blitz Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 daysVoid where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 9:00 am CT on Thursday, February 28, 2019 and will run until 6:30 pm CT on Thursday, February 28, 2019 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:
  • Text: Listen to the Station Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, 5:00pm and 6:00pm (all CT) during the Contest Period.  When the Station announces the keyword and plays the “cue-to-text” sounder, TEXT the keyword to the Station at 312-101. Valid text entries received during the 30 minute period after each cue-to-text sounder (as determined by the Station in its sole discretion) will be entered into the Grand Prize drawing. Time Delay Between Over-the-Air Analog Signal and Internet Broadcast: Due to the time delay that exists between the Station’s analog over-the-air signal and the Station’s online webcast, listeners who listen to the Station online may hear the cue to text later than listeners listening to the Station’s analog over-the-air signal. As a result, the odds of an online listener entering this Contest on-air may be diminished. Standard text messaging rates, as established by an individual’s wireless carrier, may apply, and Station assumes no responsibility for any fees or charges incurred for and associated with any text message sent to or from Station.  Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant.  Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same telephone number. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different telephone phone numbers, identities, or any other methods will void that participant from further participation in the Sweepstakes.
  • Online: Send an e-mail with the title Muse Ticket Blitz during the Contest Period, to [email protected] containing your Legal Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth, and Address in the body of the e-mail.  All entries must be received by 6:29 pm CT on Thursday, February 28, 2019 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry per day by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.
  1. Winner Selection. On Thursday, February 28, 2019, Station will randomly select ten (10) entries for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules).  Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Grand Prize. Up to ten (10) Grand Prizes will be awarded in this Contest.  The Grand Prize is two (2) tickets to Muse at the United Center on Friday, April 12, 2019. ARV: One Hundred Twenty dollars ($120). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion.  Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.

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Aquaman 2 will wash ashore in 2022

A sequel to last year’s successful “Aquaman” movie is on the books for December 16, 2022. The first movie grossed over $1.1 billion, and has left Warner Brothers scrambling for other ways to mine the ocean’s depths for money. One concept that’s been, um, floated around is doing a spinoff about the Trench, the scary-looking monsters who showed up toward the end of Aquaman.

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Mysterious surge in $100 bills

CNBC reports that there has been a “mysterious surge in $100 bills” around the world.

Currently, there are more than 12 billion US $100 bills in circulation, double the number from a decade ago; and $100 bills now outnumber $1 bills.

General consensus among economists seems to be that the influx is due to the global hoarding of money. However, history also says that high-denomination currency is preferred by criminals.
DataTrek Research co-founder Nicholas Colas says the surge has nothing to do with the US economy. He points out that, while there is indication it “is an enabler of corruption,” the number of $100 bills overseas began rising following the Gulf War and US invasion of Afghanistan as a replacement to local currencies was need to stabilize the region.

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Chris Cornells Wife visits Congress

Vickey Cornell, widow of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, visited Congress to address the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force to share the story of her husband’s death.

She discussed his death to bring up a larger issue, the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. Telling the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force, “The part that hurts most is Chris’ death was not inevitable, there were no demons that took over. Chris had a brain disease and a doctor who unfortunately, like many, was not properly trained or educated on addiction.”

She emphasized the dilemma of healthcare professionals overprescribing addictive medications stating, “We must integrate addiction treatment into our health care system—no more false narratives about the need to hit rock bottom, no more secret societies, no more shame—we must educate health care providers on how to treat addiction and best support recovery.”

Later she posted on Instagram about the experience with a tribute to her late husband.

 

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I’m so honored to have been invited to Capitol Hill to speak about the impact of addiction on our family, share our heartache and advocate on behalf of a comprehensive solution to integrate addiction into mainstream medicine. Thank you @RepAnnieKuster and @RepBrianFitz and on behalf of my late husband and our family we thank you for all your efforts. We are deeply heartened by the achievements of the past two sessions of Congress. America thanks you for these bipartisan and bicameral efforts. My @chriscornellofficial I know you have that big infectious smile on your face and we feel your love and warmth, every single day. You are always with us. We are always with you…. I will fight this until the end for you, for our babies and 21 million reasons ….. I love you. WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!! #chriscornellforever #legendsneverdie

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A mega trailer for a mega story

Actor Topher Grace (Eric from That 70s Show) has long been a huge Star Wars fan.  In fact, he did his own 85 minute edit of the prequal triolgy.  Now, he has cut together a 5 minute trailer for the entire 10 movie Star Wars canon.  This truly is a mega Star Wars trailer.

Netflix changed the ending of The Notebook, why?!

WARNING- CONTAINS SPOILERS.
(Well if you haven’t seen The Notebook)

So Netflix UK decided to change the ending of The Notebook and cut out the highly emotional ending.

If you don’t know about The Notebook and what it’s about, check out it’s IMDB page. The movie has been out since 2004, watch it already.

Now for spoilers, the ending was supposed to be where Noah and Allie die in each other’s arms after she finally remembers her devoted husband. But instead of this ending, they changed it to where he promises to return and complete his story the following day, along with a less satisfying shot of birds flying over a lake.

People weren’t too happy about it, a lot took to Twitter to ask why the change.

But seriously Netflix UK, why change the ending everyone is fully prepared to cry for?

Funeral ‘resurrection’ has twitter pointing out its flaws.

Have you ever seen someone resurrected at a funeral? Well now here’s your chance.

I guess this Pastor, Alph Lukau, was able to bring this man back to life. Or he at least he wants us to think he brought this man back to life, but Twitter users did their thing and questioned the ‘resurrections’ authenticity.

Of course with the sceptics, it brought alone some jokes and a possible new challenge for 2019.

Are you going to participate in the resurrection challenge?