11 Viral Photos That AREN’T Hurricane Sandy

Don’t share these images from storms past, or storms that never existed.

Reyhan Harmanci 7 months ago 117 responses

Michele Bachmann, Stand-Up Comic

After her hilarious Hurricane Irene joke from last weekend, Michele Bachmann performs more stand-up. Seriously, if she quit her day job for this, that’d be great. (via.) View Media ›

Matt Wilstein a year ago 13 responses

Jersey Shore Devastated After Hurricane Irene

Jesus. It’s really a mess out there. (via dailydawdle.com) View Image ›

Josh Fjelstad a year ago 22 responses

Sheep Saved By Kayak Hero In Vermont

Heartwarming. Pictures like this give me HOPE. (via burlingtonfreepress.com) View List ›

Matt Stopera a year ago 85 responses

Hurricanes Are For Lovers

Potential near-death experiences and Craigslist really bring out the romantic side of people. Something tells me that 9-10 months from now there will be a few love children named Irene joining us on this earth.

sly a year ago 3 responses

Insane Footage Of Historic Flooding In Vermont

No more joking about Irene being a non-event. The governor says the flooding in central and southern Vermont is the worst in over a century. A dozen bridges have been washed away, tens of thousands are without power, and at least two are dead in the tiny New England state. If you’d like to help Vermont and the many other victims of Irene, please make a donation to the Red Cross. View List ›

Gavon Laessig a year ago 31 responses

Hurricane Irene By Bike

Late Saturday night, four friends went out on a bike ride to see what the tropical storm was really like. The video starts off with biking during the afternoon drizzle, and resumes during the torrential downpour and high winds, notably biking down the middle of a wholly deserted Times Square and Chinatown. Sweet soundtrack too, guys. (via doobybrain.com) Watch Video ›

Josh Fjelstad a year ago 7 responses

141-Year-Old Covered Bridge Washed Away In Vermont

This sucks. Here are before and after pictures of a 141-year-old covered bridge in Vermont. The bridge was washed away when the Williams River flooded during Irene. View List ›

Matt Stopera a year ago 51 responses

Massive Trees Ripped From The Ground On Long Island

The destruction in East Hampton, Long Island was actually pretty bad. Here’s a compilation I made of Mill Hill Lane.

Jon Steinberg a year ago 9 responses

Reenactment Of Your Typical Irene News Segment

Look familiar? This is pretty much every single Hurricane Irene news segment you’ve watched this weekend. That is, if the anchors really didn’t hold back on their whipping boy correspondents. (Poor Dave.) Watch Video ›

Ryan Broderick a year ago 38 responses

Hurricane Irene Hype: How The Media Went Overboard on thedailybeast.com ›

Irene fell far short of the media’s dire warnings even before it was downgraded. Howard Kurtz on the scaremongering by television and local officials.

thedailybeast a year ago 1 response

Ron Paul Wants To Abolish FEMA

Hurricane Irene may not have been as disastrous as everyone feared, but that doesn’t mean now is the time to get rid of FEMA. (via.) Watch Video ›

Matt Wilstein a year ago 37 responses

Fox News Reporter Covered In Raw Sewage

When Nickelodeon Studios shut down, I always wondered where they dumped all that slime. Now I know. (via.) Watch Video ›

eDmOnDd a year ago 48 responses

Best Friends Arrested For Rafting In Philadelphia

Pete and Pat were Key West-bound in a raft from Philadelphia (!!), but local police put the clinks on the bros long before they arrived at their tropical destination. After showing face on a local newscast, the river rats were arrested just minutes after “for lack of common sense,” the officers said. (via philadelphia.cbslocal.com) View Media ›

Gab B. a year ago 94 responses

10 Photos Of Irene’s Aftermath In New York City

Flooding, tree branches, winds, oh my! Taken around the lower Manhattan area, these photos show the “catastrophic” aftermath of Irene’s great force.

gleuch a year ago 32 responses

The Internet Responds To Hurricane Irene

Now that Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene is behind us, let’s get to what’s really important: what the Internet thought about it. Facebook and Twitter users were constantly updating their pages during the storm, and from the looks of it, they were pretty furious about it.

Josh Fjelstad a year ago 22 responses

Long Island Prepper “Never Been More Ready For Anything”

“On any other occasion, I would certainly go for the full flavored Yuengling,” he said. “But I am trying to maximize my buoyancy.” View Image ›

Brian Abrams a year ago 45 responses

What Hurricane Irene Looks Like Right Now

Here she is, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. (via businessinsider.com) View Image ›

Josh Fjelstad a year ago 7 responses

Impromptu Soccer And Hockey In Times Square

Not everyone headed for the pubs during Irene. Watch Video ›

Linda D. a year ago 9 responses

Oyster Bar’s Hurricane Operating Hours

The seafood lovers of Wilmington, North Carolina, applaud you. (via.) View Image ›

a year ago 68 responses

Tomb Sentinel Soaked But Vigilant

Disregard hurricanes. Acquire reverence. Despite Irene drenching the Arlington Cemetery, this lone sentinel does his duty. A member of The Old Guard has walked this route every day without fail since April of 1948. View Image ›

Donna Dickens a year ago 82 responses

Hurricane Irene Rain Dance

More East Coast dudes display their wacky antics to either disprove Hurricane Irene’s media sensationalism or simply because hopping around barefoot in a tropical thunderstorm is totally boss. You be the judge. (via.) Watch Video ›

404Terror a year ago 49 responses

Lindsay Lohan Twitter Followers Don’t Know About Hurricane Irene

Blissfully unaware. View Image ›

AlyssaP a year ago 77 responses

Howard Stern Wack Packer Pranks Raleigh/Durham Newscast

Notorious prank caller and “Howard Stern Show” wack packer Captain Janks got the better of two Raleigh/Durham news anchors during a Hurricane Irene segment. Bababooey to you all. (via.) Watch Video ›

Brian Abrams a year ago 20 responses

Boston Terrier Protects Owner In Virginia

Hurricane Irene has arrived but no worries. My knight in shining armor will keep me safe. View Image ›

jewelzz a year ago 65 responses

Upstate New Yorker’s Epic Hurricane Prep

Redditor ohmonsieur says: “Ain’t no Irene gonna take my honda.” View Image ›

BurnRed a year ago 96 responses

Hurricane Nyan Cat

OK, OK. Now we’re scared. View Image ›

alexp13 a year ago 61 responses

The Official Hurricane Irene Drinking Game

It’s very easy. And you will be WASTED. (via s0ldiers.tumblr.com) View List ›

Matt Stopera a year ago 38 responses

Kanye West’s Hurricane Zone

“If you survived Hurricane Irene/you’d be in Paris getting effed up too!” View Image ›

Chris Olivieri a year ago 10 responses