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The Internet Responds to the ‘SimCity 5′ Disaster
Boy oh boy, are people mad about the new SimCity game! That's a rhetorical question, because the answer is clearly YES, people are quite angry about SimCity 5. Most people are just upset and complaining about long wait times and server failures. Some have taken to writing harsh reviews on Amazon, while others are making image macros to express their frustration. We know for sure at least one perso
Man Asks Wife to Slap Him Every Morning, Films Results
This man asked his wife to slap him awake every day for 15 days. (We don't know why.) She filmed it every day. This sounds like it could get old. It doesn't get old. It gets amazing. Just watch.
The ‘Knife Game Song’ Is Back, Thanks to Daring Norwegian Teen
Some days you wake up and ask yourself, "what does the world need more of," and the answer is basically never "more kids playing with knives." Yet here we are.
You may remember the "Knife Game Song," which was fairly popular on the web a year and a half ago.
Girl Gives Herself ‘Atomic Wedgie’ Climbing Fence
A wedgie has to be one of the most humiliating, yet mostly harmless, experiences those people we gave all those wedgies too ever had. Don't believe us? Watch this NSFW video.
Is This Elevator Murder Prank Effective Marketing for ‘Dead Man Down’?
Well, technically their plan worked, even though we think they are jerks. To promote a movie, ad agency Thinkmodo decided to stage a fake murder in an elevator and see how people react when the doors opened onto somebody being killed, so that they could film it and put it on the internet.
The Best Stupid Game Show Answers in One Handy Video
Why spend time clicking related videos on YouTube, when you can have all the stupid game show answers compiled into one convenient video?
Groupon CEO Leaks Own Resignation Letter, References ‘Battletoads’
Andrew Mason, now-former-CEO of Groupon, resigned today. Well, actually, he was more fired, really. And he told everybody. How do we know? Because he also publicly released his own letter of not-resignation, because it was going to leak anyway. Here's what it said.
World’s Oldest Breakdancing Video Uncovered
We don't know this kid's name, so we're just going to call him ORIGINAL B-BOY. This video, which the Library of Congress has politely decided to share with the world, was made in 1898, and shows a little street urchin performing acrobatics and maybe breaking just a little bit.
Genius Physicist Invents Machine to Separate Cream From Oreos
Here you were proud of that macrame potted plant caddy you tied together. This video might have you rethinking your hobbies.
Mystery Creature Washes Ashore in Wales
Peter Bailey, 27, was taking his dog for her evening walk along the beach in Tenby, Wales, when he came across this unusual sight. He snapped some pictures of it, because he had no idea what it is, and now it has earned the name The Beast of Tenby.
The Best (and Most Hilarious) Screaming Goat Remixes on the Web
Now that we think of it, why wouldn't you add footage of screaming goats to as many songs as you possibly could? Needless to say, this new internet trend makes much more sense to us than Harlem Shake videos or teenagers throwing gallons of milk into the air...
The Best GIFs from the 2013 Academy Awards
Why spend untold hours watching a boring old awards ceremony, when you can breeze right through it with actually entertaining GIFs? Some of our favorite moments from the show have been captured in our favorite animated image format. Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway and Adele are all represented. There are also some great comedic moments as well. Enjoy!