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Marco Gutierrez, founder of Latinos for Trump, found himself at the center of the hashtag #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner after comments he made in an MSNBC on Thursday. The Trump surrogate warned of "taco trucks on every corner" as immigration remains unchecked and the internet (or anyone who can appreciate a good taco truck) can't find anything wrong with the idea.

Psychologist Lane Longfellow is the go-to expert on how people behave in elevators. After years of research, Longfellow came up with a simple guide to "How to Behave in an Elevator," including suggestions like "face forward," "watch the numbers," and "stop talking with anyone you do know when anyone enters the elevator." While learning about Longfellow, Alex at Weird Universe compiled a collection of fascinating nuggets from ongoing research in this area:

• Studies of elevator body placement show a standard pattern. Normally the first person on grabs the corner by the buttons or a corner in the rear. The next passenger takes a catercorner position. Then the remaining corners are seized, and next the mid-rear-wall and the center of the car. Then packing becomes indiscriminate.

• "When the sixth person gets on you can watch the shuffle start," says Longfellow. "People don't quite know what to do with the sixth person. Then another set of rules comes into play governing body contact."

• In an uncrowded elevator, men stand with hands folded in front or women will hold their purses in front. That's called the Fig Leaf Position. Longfellow says, "As it gets more crowded you can see hands unfold and come down to the sides, because if you have your hands folded in front of you in a really crowded elevator, there's no telling where your knuckles might end up. So out of respect for the privacy of other people you unfold them and put them at your side."

• High-status individuals are given more space. For instance, if the president of the company gets on, he gets more space.

• Men leave more space between themselves and other men than women do with other women.

"Elevator Proxemics" (Weird Universe)

It all started when The Late Show dropped a tweet in reference to one of Stephen Colbert's opening jokes on Friday.

If you haven't been following, pharma-bro Martin Shkreli is in the news again for endorsing the price spike of an EpiPen made by Mylan Pharmaceuticals that went from less than $100 to $608.61.

Martin Shkreli took notice to The Late Show tweet and responded to the joke. Soon after, Stephen Colbert (from his personal Twitter) responded to Shkreli in very Colbert-like fashion.

When a tornado destroyed this Starbucks in Kokomo, Indiana on Wednesday, there were reportedly more than a dozen people inside. After store manager Kim McCartney called employee Angel Ramos to tell him about a texted tornado warning she'd received, he rushed everyone into the bathrooms. A few minutes later, a tornado destroyed the building leaving only the bathrooms intact. Amazingly, nobody was injured.

“I could see the sky from holes in the bathroom ceiling, so I figured there was some chunk of the store that would be missing,” Ramos said in a report posted on Starbucks.com. “I didn’t know it would be the whole thing.”

Mom coming through in the clutch!

District Distilling Co. opens today

Four years in the making, the two-story District Distilling Co. finally debuts tonight on U Street. Its stunning design was unveiled earlier this week, and the menu is also extensive.

The plan is for the place to start selling its own booze created on the first level in the coming months. But for now, drinks will showcase American small batch distilling from other locations. Its classy 140-seat restaurant and bar upstairs boasts a lengthy cocktail menu that's split up into categories like starters (like the Vicinage made with D.C.'s Don Ciccio & Figli Cinque Aperitio), signature, and classic—and a unique "shift punch" draft cocktail comprised of a liquor, amaro or liqueur, and bitters that can be shot or shared out of a carafe (priced $40-$86). At a media preview event, general manager Said Haddad described it as an alternative to bottle service — without the whole clubbing part. The bar is big on Green Chartreuse, and it makes several appearances on the cocktail menu.

Manning the kitchen is executive chef Justin Bittner (of Bar Pilar and 8407 Kitchen Bar fame). Expect a wide lineup of upscale seasonal American fare, including sauteed rock shrimp to start ($14), grilled rockfish with summer corn ($25) for the main event, and a creme brulee donut ($6) for dessert. Dinner and a late night menu (perfect for post-partying patrons on U Street) runs seven days a week, with weekend brunch coming soon.

District Distilling Co., 1414 U St. NW, website

Food spread from District Distilling [Photo: Tierney Plumb]

Christian Voice, "a UK-based prayer and lobby group praying for national repentance and working for godly government" went after Olympic diver Tom Daley after he was knocked out of 10m platform dive in the semifinals and J.K. Rowling was there to have his back.

Along with J.K. Rowling, there were numerous other accounts who chimed in to give their two cents. This sparked an online argument on how to properly deal with a troll.

Here's what J.K. had to say:

Meghan Maza Oeser was ready to take her first vacation in years, but before that, she decided to leave a hilarious and very informative letter to her husband Kevin.

The survival letter included an incredibly detailed list of helpful tips and tricks for her husband Kevin to use while Mom was away. These ProTips did just about everything to prepare Pops.

If you thought babysitting one or two kids was tough, imagine SIX!

"I'm writing this to you out of love, not fear."

Saturday Night star Leslie Jones has resurfaced on Twitter just in time to live-tweet all the action of the 2016 Olympics.

Leslie Jones is taking on every Olympic sport and rooting on team USA with a terrifying passion. Her love of the Olympics has gained the attention of the Internet and has earned her a personal invite from NBC Rio Olympics producer Jim Bell.

We really hope this is not a joke. The Rio Olympics NEED a little Leslie Jones commentary

Recently, America learned that Donald Trump wants to use our nuclear power. Obviously, that's awful, but if you aren't sure why it's awful then let this former nuclear missile operator tell you.

On Reddit, Nephelus notes the shambolic and rather menacing state of the forthcoming Olympics in Rio. In honor of Zika, the disease that will spread like crazy once the tourists show up, they created this striking new logo. (more…)

After his Democratic National Convention speech, Twitter blew up with Tim Kaine 'reminds me of your friend's Dad that is adorably dorky' suggestions.

The excuses for this come prepackaged: it's what was on the photo wires, his was the great speech of the night, it illustrates a moment of transition in politics, etc. (more…)

If you thought your boss was bad, think again.

This lady has filed a harassment complaint against her superior for imposing a dress code that's stricter than a Amish private school.

"No straps, hats, sandals, cleavage, back out, lace, and even (and I quote) "cultural head wraps."

Now she has come to work each day in an outfit that fits the guidelines of Big Boss Lady's dress code, but in the MOST ORIGINAL way possible.

Might be time for yet another dress code...

They’re back: “Mystery Science Theater 3000” has scored a revival at Netflix.

The streaming giant announced the news on Twitter Saturday night.

The revival is set to star Felicia Day and Patton Oswalt, along with original cast members Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Mary Jo Pehl, who will reprise their roles. “Community” creator Dan Harmon and series star Joel McHale are set to join the writing staff, which is being led by Elliott Kalan, former head writer of “The Daily Show.”

Series creator Joel Hodgson had launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the revival, and ended up raising over $5.7 million, breaking the record previously held by “Veronica Mars.” Hodgson will also be an EP of the revival.

“Mystery Science Theater 3000” first aired on KTMA-TV inMinneapolis for its freshman season, then headed over to Comedy Central for seven seasons, and wrapped up with its final three seasons airing on the Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy). Over its 11-year run, 198 episodes and one feature film, the series won a Peabody Award in 1993 and was nominated for two writing Emmys.