There are amature threesome sex home video tumblronly so many articles about politics and the coronavirus a person can read before having to seek refuge in something else. Anythingelse.
Some people attempt to distract themselves from the harsh realities of unsettling news by consuming news-adjacent entertainment, like the movie Contagion. But me? I'm coping by losing myself deep within the Getty search results for "Babybel cheese."
To give this odd sentence some context, another article I'm writing requires a stock image of Babybel cheese. When I woke up today, I went on Getty in hopes of finding a straightforward product photo of the wax-covered cheese pucks. But instead, I unearthed a number of deeply perplexing sights.
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After giving my colleagues a tiny taste of the cursed world of Babybel photoshoots, we said: "Screw it, let's share these ridiculous Babybel pics with the rest of the world."
So readers, in the spirit of temporarily distracting you all from another day of political, germ-infested hell, here are some weird stock photos of Babybel cheese.
Sliced Babybel
Do not cut your Babybel. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto What in the world would compel someone to slice this 1.5 inch wheel of cheese into even smaller pieces? A crime against dairy.
SEE ALSO: Biting into string cheese is fine, actuallyBabybel fondue
Babybel fondue. Credit: Richard Lautens / Toronto Star via Getty Images Here we have Babybel fondue, aka a single melted Baby (or bel) placed in a child's bowl that resembles a petri dish. In 2016, the Toronto Star's Ariel Teplitskymicrowaved a Babybel for 30 seconds to achieve this level of melt. Reviews were mixed.
Bathing Babybels
Babybel taking a bath. Credit: JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP via Getty Images These unwrapped bad boys are bathing on the production line at the Bel Group cheese factory in Evron, France, per the Getty image description of the photo.
Naked Babybels
Naked Babybel. Credit: JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP via Getty Images Look at the shine on these exposed cheese wheels. "Unwrapped Babybel is too sexy," a colleague said after seeing this cheese porn. And you know what? She's not wrong!
Prosciutto-wrapped Babybel
A Babybel glow up. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto We've got ourselves the start of a real Babybel glow-up here. Prosciutto-wrapped Babybel on a wooden board? Next level.
Babybel in a glass
Babybel in a glass. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto For every Babybel glow-up stock photo there's a weird one with a description like, "Stack on mini cheese in the glass." As if anyone asked for such a thing.
Fancy Babybel
Show your Babybel-loving guests a good time. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto We stan Babybel on ciabatta sandwiches with fuet near lime. Why the hell not?
Babybel on dirty wood
Babybel on wood. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto Are these Babybel bites lost? Someone please help them before they get splinters.
Babybel and friends
Babybel and friends. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto Babybel among hazelnuts and other goodies. Unfortunately, that dumb slice is back.
Wild Babybel in a cheese forest
A Babybel cairn. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto Take a break from piling rocks and make a Babybel cairn instead.
Two baes
Babybel feat. basil. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto Babybel flirting with basil. A match made in heaven.
The Babybel army
Wrapped Babybel cheese portions lie on the production line at the Bel Group cheese factory in Evron, northwestern France, on September 22, 2016. The Bel Group, which is behind household names such as Kiri, Babybel and The Laughing Cow, has launched a major campaign to reassure consumers about the origin of its products, a first step since the family business was established 151 years ago. / AFP / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images) Credit: AFP via Getty Images Loved this journey for us.