Honey Boo Boo Badger and the Squirrel That Took Down the U.S. Open

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Alexander Abad-Santos 1,207 Views Aug 30, 2012

We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today:

Internet, this took far too long to happen. It's okay, you're forgiven: 

Also, we're pretty sure The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore has the worst job on earth. Here's why: 

Also, how many tennis professionals, ball boys, and line judges does it take to shoo a squirrel off a tennis court? As Deadspin points out, the answer is way too many. In a match between ... wait, do you really care? Here's an adorable squirrel bringing the U.S. Open and several tennis aficionados to its knees: 

And, umm ...we just want to hang out with some kangaroos: 

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