13 Common Words That Actually Come From Someone’s Name

Plus: 27 Pieces of Dark Humor That Will Have You Laughing All the Way to Hell                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 June 19, 2023 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=13%20Common%20Words%20That%20Actually%20Come%20From%20Someone%E2%80%99s%20Name%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2F13-common-words-actually-come-someones-name) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Righteous Gemstones,’ dark humor jokes, the funniest tweets we saw last week, and more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Ranking the New Wigs of ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season Three Premiere]( A lot goes down in the two-part Season Three premiere of The Righteous Gemstones. Judy’s having a hard time connecting with BJ after her glamorous praise song tour. Now that Eli’s retired, the ministers are revolting against his children’s disastrous leadership. And Eli’s long-estranged sister is back in his life, desperately seeking his help in extracting her children from their father’s fundamentalist doomsday prepper militia. Most importantly, however, the introduction of several new characters means the débuts of several new wigs, and we’re going to rank them from least to most outrageous. But first, a respectful tip of the toup’ to all the returning wigs that also guest star in this episode. [READ MORE]( [The 12 Best ‘Godfather’ References on ‘The Simpsons’]( The first two [Godfather]( films are considered among the finest pieces of cinema ever, while the third is undoubtedly a movie named The Godfather Part III. [The trilogy]( may also be the most often referenced and parodied movies across The Simpsons’ three-decade run. That said, the creative crew didn’t always get to do the Godfather gags they wanted. In Season One’s “Itchy & Scratchy & Marge,” Alex Rocco, who played Moe Greene in the first film, guest starred as studio boss Roger Meyers, and director Jim Reardon reportedly looked for a way to shoot Meyers in the eye as a reference to Greene’s death. This obviously didn’t happen — for the betterment of the show, considering some of the later stories the character would be part of. Still, for every axed Godfather reference, several more broke through. Such as… [READ MORE]( More ‘Godfather’ Reads: - [The Weird Connections Between 'The Godfather' And 'Superman']( - [Coppola's 'Godfather' Follow-Up Was Pure Madness Behind The Scenes: 'The Cotton Club']( - [15 Facts About The Making of the Godfather Movies]( - ['The Godfather's Horse Head Scene's Bizarre Behind-The-Scenes Details]( - [‘Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli’: Finding the Funny in ‘The Godfather’]( 12 People Who Died Rich and Only Got Richer After That 13 Hall of Shame Moments in Child-Care History 17 Actor-Director Collaborations We Want to See on the Big Screen 17 Fictional Characters Whose Existence Changed Actual People’s Lives 32 Tweets That Had Us Doubled Over With Laughter Last Week 27 Pieces of Dark Humor That Will Have You Laughing All the Way to Hell 13 Common Words That Actually Come From Someone’s Name 15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St., Unit 17B Brooklyn, NY 11222, United States [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](