Bye Bye Iron: Monopoly Makers Pander to Internet With Introduction of New Cat Token

Jessica Roy — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:19:01 -0400

A life-size version of the new Monopoly token, via the Today Show's Instagram. (Photo: Instagram)

Today is a triumphant day for cat lovers everywhere, but especially for those who despise ironing. Hasbro's Facebook stunt, devilishly proposed to distract us from the fact that Monopoly takes for-freakin-ever, has reached a delightful conclusion. Today reports that the iron token is getting the boot, and will be replaced with a sparkling cat token. Congratulations, Internet!

Last month, Hasbro asked Facebook users to vote in order to save their favorite Monopoly token. As it turns out, the iron, the hat and the wheelbarrow weren't exactly fan favorites, and were all in danger of being voted off. Though it's sad to bid adieu to a classic Monopoly token, the introduction of the cat is a wonderful acknowledgment that cats are the most glorious creatures to ever walk this fine planet.

We eagerly await more tokens that pander to the young and web-savvy, such as an angry Internet commenter piece and a Snapchat boob token.

Higgs Boson Excitement So Great It Must Be Expressed In Memes

Kelly Faircloth — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:30:11 -0400

This week, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland had the rare pleasure of telling the entire world, "We told you so," when they announced the clearest signs yet of the existence of the elusive Higgs Boson, rather questionably dubbed the "God particle." And we're pretty sure the Internet has never been so consumed with excitement for theoretical physics.

Emotions ran so high, in fact, they had to be expressed in the lingua franca of digital natives: memes. (Always memes.) Here are a few standouts.

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Bye Bye Iron: Monopoly Makers Pander to Internet With Introduction of New Cat Token

Higgs Boson Excitement So Great It Must Be Expressed In Memes