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The 15 Jim Carrey Movies You Need Added To Your List

As a leading man Jim had to carry many movies on his shoulders; let's find out what ones were his best.

Eastern Michigan University

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The 15 Jim Carrey Movies You Need Added To Your List

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B-E-A-Utiful. That's what this man's filmography is. Somehow his bonafide super-stardom eluded me.

I mean I obviously always knew he was a movie star. But, after some lengthy research of his catalogue, it seems to me that the man formally known as "James Carrey" was on another plane of success compared to Ferrell/Sandler/Most-People. Box office receipts aren't always the best indicator of, well, anything, but they do pretty accurately represent popularity.

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Student Life

5 Reasons Why You Need To Own A Scooter On The University Of Florida's Campus

Seriously don't buy a bike unless you want to be the most annoying person ever.

University of Florida

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Francesca Romano

Scooters—the perfect combination of a car and a bike, but much better. Some of us love to love them and others love to hate them. Whatever side you fall on, you cannot deny that having a scooter is one of the best decisions you'll make at your time at UF. Just remember that no matter where you're scooting, or how many people you're scooting, always wear a helmet.

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Politics and Activism

5 Small Things You Can Do That Make Big Changes For Earth Day

Reduce, reuse, recycle, repeat.

Orlando, Florida

Noah Buscher

Back in the seventies, Earth Day was a major push for environmental awareness and responsibility took the scale of a national emergency. Companies and factories were pumping out products with no regard to the damages that came with it. Oil spills, toxic waste, landfills, sewage, pesticides, wildlife habitats destroyed and species on the brink of extinction, the carbon footprint trail got longer and longer. To make sure we are not overstepping Mother Nature today, here are five small things we can do for the environment.

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Arts Entertainment

40 Things I’d Rather Do Than Own A Chihuahua

Dogs or devils?

West Virginia University

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40 Things I’d Rather Do Than Own A Chihuahua

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The debate has been ongoing since domestic dogs came about.

What are chihuahuas and are they worth having? More recently I have seen videos coming about where people are questioning why certain things are considered worse than owning the terror of one of these tiny dogs. So without further ado, here are 40 things I'd rather do than own a "rat dog."

Please note that although some comments are demeaning towards chihuahuas I have had pleasant experiences and no dogs are unworthy in my eyes. No opinions about chihuahuas were damaged during the making of this article.

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Lifestyles

The Dangers Of Electric Scooters

Lookout for the Limes. Beware the Birds.

University of Virginia

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Aaron Doss.

They appeared out of nowhere.

I can only imagine a bunch of men dressed in all black showed up in big vans with tinted windows and planted them on grounds in the middle of the night.

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Remember public places?

1. This lip gloss worked for playing dress-up and doubled as a snack. Let's be real, it tasted delicious.

2. Absolutely shredding your ankles while trying to play with this thing at recess

3. Waking up in the middle of the night to "The George Lopez Show"

4. Going to Libby Lu's at the mall and feeling like an absolute queen

5. Silly Bands

6. You were either terrified of these books or absolutely obsessed with them.

7. The old Disney Channel

8. You probably had one of these tank tops but your mom made you wear something over it.

9. Razors

10. Playing Club Penguin and Webkinz all night

As a leading man Jim had to carry many movies on his shoulders; let's find out what ones were his best.

Honorable Mentions

"I Love You Phillip Morris" (2009) Metacritic Score: 65/100. Box Office: $2,315,100

"The Mask" (1994) Metacritic Score: 56/100. Box Office: $258,528,200

"The Cable Guy" (1996) Metacritic Score: 56/100. Box Office: $122,797,500

The Jimdex

1. "The Truman Show" (1998) Metacritic Score: 90/100. Box Office: $241,326,200

2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) Metacritic Score: 89/100. Box Office: $49,910,900

3. "Liar Liar" (1997) Metacritic Score: 70/100. Box Office: $356,102,300

4. "Dumb and Dumber" Metacritic Score: 41/100. Box Office: $267,755,400

5. "Bruce Almighty" (2003) Metacritic Score: 46/100. Box Office: $362,834,400

6. "Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond" (2017) Metacritic Score: 77/100. Box Office: N/A

7. "Man on the Moon" (1999) Metacritic Score: 58/100. Box Office: $59,803,20

8. "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" (1995) Metacritic Score: 45/100. Box Office: $224,335,400

9. "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008) Metacritic: 71/100. Box Office: $193,915,000

10. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2004) Metacritic Score: 62/100. Box Office: $170,377,500

11. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000) Metacritic Score: 46/100. Box Office: $433,442,500

12. "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" (1994) Metacritic Score: 37/100. Box Office: $155,664,800

13. "Yes Man" (2008) Metacritic Score: 46/100. Box Office: $119,549,700

14. "Batman Forever" (1995) Metacritic Score: 51/100. Box Office: $381,177,100

15. "Me, Myself & Irene" (2000) Metacritic Score: 49/100. Box Office: $151,399,80

Seriously don't buy a bike unless you want to be the most annoying person ever.

1. Parking Is Easier

2. They're Easy To Ride

3. Everyone Looks Good On A Scooter

4. Skateboarders And Bikers Are Actually The Worst

5. They're Less Expensive Than A Car

Reduce, reuse, recycle, repeat.

1. Use alternate transportation.

2. Use less of anything excess.

3. Garden your own greenery.

4. Live the analog life.

5. Donate to your local green movements and programs.

Dogs or devils?

1. Spend every ounce of my free time studying.

2. Workout for six hours nonstop.

3. Stub my pinkie toe.

4. Work at McDonald's.

5. Fall down stairs in front of my siblings who already think they're superior to me.

6. Throw up on my date on a first date.

7. Own a Great Dane.

8. Own literally any other animal.

9. Or in my case, die from allergies.

10. Give up eating meat.

11. Become a vegan.

12. Get denied from the job I've had for the last three years.

13. Fail an exam that I studied for a week for.

14. Fail out of my major.

15. Disappoint my favorite person.

16. Lose a high score that took me a year to make.

17. Be the person who continues to sit on the equipment at the gym after I'm done using it.

18. Take 20 credit hours.

19. Work in customer service during a Black Friday rush.

20. Become a viral meme.

21. Live through one of the actual "princess stories" written by the Brothers Grim.

22. Write two full lab reports in one week.

23. Hit myself in the ankle with a razor scooter.

24. Peel a hangnail to my knuckle.

25. Eat an entire onion like an apple.

26. Go back in time and attempt the fire challenge.

27. Kill the planet with my plastic usage (oh wait).

28. Be like Dr. Doofenshmirtz and not have my parents show up to my own birth.

29. Experience withdraw symptoms.

30. Not eat for thirty days.

31. Get into a minor car accident.

32. Give myself a bad tattoo.

33. Fall out of my raft while white water rafting in 40-degree weather.

34. Go to a frat party alone.

35. Have absolutely zero fashion sense.

1. This lip gloss worked for playing dress-up and doubled as a snack. Let's be real, it
tasted delicious.

8. You probably had one of these tank tops but your mom made you wear something
over it.