I doubt many of us can think "cringeworthy album covers" without thinking of Kirk Van Houten's "Can I Borrow A Feeling," and for the purposes of this collection I've subbed it above for the Cody Matheson version that either he stole from The Simpsons or vice versa. I don't really want to know which. I'm too busy hearing Homer incessantly laughing. That's just the tip of the iceberg to the collection one Redditor -- with a little help of his friends -- has compiled to keep the r/Funny gang entertained on a summer dog day afternoon. All will make you cringe, some much more than others. I really want to know the backstory to each. Warning: the final two are kinda NSFW, but probably worth risking the work safety for. Via r/Funny
I doubt many of us can think "cringeworthy album covers" without thinking of Kirk Van Houten's "Can I Borrow A Feeling, ...
Remember when they made a TV show of The Flash? They're trying again, thanks to the success of Arrow. So we're celebrating with a few GIFs. The new series will, oddly, be tied to Arrow; we'll meet Barry Allen sometime next season and he'll be getting his spinoff late in 2014. It's been noted that TV makes sense for DC to bring characters to the screen, not least because it's cheaper to make a failed pilot than it is to make something like Green Lantern, which barely made more than its budget. Also, Arrow was one of the few freshman shows to actually survive the 2012 season and one of the few hits the CW has, so essentially, the CW would approve Ambush Bug at this point. It also raises a few questions since apparently there are hints Warner Brothers plans to bring Ollie and the Flash to film in the future. So does that mean Man of Steel happened in the Arrow universe? Does this mean all the in-jokes the show has been dropping, and there are a hell of a lot of them just in the first season, will actually have more relevance? These are questions only Warner Bros. can answer, of course, and it's possible even they might not know. But hey, more Flash! Let's celebrate with GIFs!
Remember when they made a TV show of The Flash? They're trying again, thanks to the success of Arrow. So we're celebrating with a few GIFs.
Illusionist David Blaine makes a coin disappear off a young man’s hand. I don’t think the reaction he gets is quite what he was going for…
Illusionist David Blaine makes a coin disappear off a young man’s hand. I don’t think the reaction he gets is quite what he was going for…
How the hell could we let a day this important go by without properly recognizing it? According to the calendar, July 31 is National Orgasm Day and it happens to fall on Hump Day this year. Ha! Get it? Hump Day! Whatever. To that end, I want to share a puzzling yet funny video I watched the other day that shows a girl pretty much finding her happy place through music. Watch the video below while I go celebrate. If I don’t do it now, I won’t get another chance to till like minutes before the day is over. I don’t like feeling rushed, ya know? It’s not a race.
How the hell could we let a day this important go by without properly recognizing it? According to the calendar, July 31 is National Orgasm Day and it happens to fall on Hump Day this year.
What can you possibly say about Japan that hasn’t already been said? As a culture and a nation, they are utterly obsessed with the strange, unusual and downright bizarre. If it’s furry, colourful and weird, whatever it is, you can be sure it’ll be a success in Japan. But whilst it seems they deliberately go out of their way to live in a hyper-reality of anime characters, complete with unquestionable scenarios with schoolgirls, cats as pieces of sushi and creating doll versions of themselves, the following bout of oddness doesn’t seem planned at all. In fact, when it comes to these quotes from popular anime shows, you can be sure that something definitely has become lost in translation somewhere. But you know what? That’s what makes them totally Japanese all the same.
What can you possibly say about Japan that hasn’t already been said? As a culture and a nation, they are utterly obsessed with the strange, unusual and downright bizarre.
Explaining the differences between porn sex and actual real world sex has long been a mysterious proposition. There is just so much to cover, so much research required, and seemingly no good way to really illustrate the dichotomy outside of juxtaposing porn stars with a couple from the down the street. And that’s just no good. Well, today I’m happy to share the best answer yet to the riddle. The public service providers at KB Creative Labs have created the above slightly NSFW-ish video that illustrates every statistic and factoid about porn sex vs. real sex imaginable, with a lot of different foods representing a lot of different body parts, all narrated by a classy-sounding British woman to really bring the whole thing home. I for one feel like my daily educational quota has been met. Mind the Nutella.
Explaining the differences between porn sex and actual real world sex has long been a mysterious proposition.
Call us old-fashion but you really can’t beat a few hours playing with LEGO can you? The possibilities are pretty much endless, but in an age where apps have replaced boardgames and Barbie isn’t quite the accurate portrayal of a girl as she once use to be, it can be a confusing time for parents who want to buy toys for their kids. What we do know, is there are certainly more than few gifts floating around that you really wouldn’t want to give your kids. That is unless you want to terrify them for life and ensure their teenage years are riddled with confusion. In which case, head down to your local department store and see if they have any of the following in stock….
Call us old-fashion but you really can’t beat a few hours playing with LEGO can you? The possibilities are pretty much endless, ...
Veebot is a start-up in California. They’ve built a robot that can insert IVs and partially automate blood draws. THANKS, WE NEEDED THAT. The patient slides his or her arm into an inflatable cuff, which acts as a tourniquet. An infrared light illuminates the inner elbow for a camera that searches for a suitable vein using software that compares the camera’s view against a model of an arm’s veins. Next, ultrasound confirms that the chosen vein has sufficient blood flow for a successful blood draw. Finally, the robotic arm aligns itself with the chosen vein and inserts the needle. The whole process takes about a minute. [Medgadget] The phlebotomist robot finds the best vein 83% of the time, which is about the same frequency with which human phlebotamists find the best vein. On the other hand, human phlebotamists probably won’t jab the everloving sh-t out of your elbow if they malfunction (we would hope). Richard Harris of Veebot says they want to raise the best-vein accuracy to 90% before starting clinical trials. He says a billion blood draws are performed in the U.S. each year (Half of those were performed on me last time I was in the hospital). He also says 250 million IVs are inserted each year in America. If improved, a machine like this could reduce errors and speed up the process. Or it could go all Judgement Day and END US ALL. Decisions decisions. Here’s a video of this nightmare beast at work, narrated by someone who seems to assume we’re all kindergarteners.
Veebot is a start-up in California. They’ve built a robot that can insert IVs and partially automate blood draws. THANKS, WE NEEDED THAT.
Lord knows we’ve devoted a lot of posts to documenting the internet’s obsession with Nic Cage. It’s legendary, at this point. I mean, next to cats and porn there arguably isn’t anything the internet loves more than Nic Cage. Still, I can’t really recall a time where Cage acknowledged it and/or expressed feelings about it in an interview. But in a big feature the Guardian posted online over the weekend, the subject came up, and though our hero is baffled, he’s rolling with it. Reports the Guardian: “Oh my god. I just can’t keep up with that stuff,” he says. “The internet has developed this thing about me – and I’m not even a computer guy, you know? I don’t know why it is happening. I’m trying not to… lemme say this: I’m now of the mindset that, when in Rome, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Most of it seems affectionate, I suggest. “Well,” a sudden, sardonic smile, “it is, but with enormous amounts of irony. Affection loaded with irony.” I can’t stop giggling over “I’m not even a computer guy,” as if the fact that he’s not on the internet would prevent the internet from obsessing over him or something. Internet obsession talk aside, Cage also insisted in the interview that he is just wildly misunderstood…
Lord knows we’ve devoted a lot of posts to documenting the internet’s obsession with Nic Cage. It’s legendary, at this point.
Hugh Jackman seems like a pretty OK dude. Guy is multi-talented, one of the few spot-on castings in the original X-Men movie, carried The Wolverine from subpar to decent, and took that lady throwing pubes at him about as well as anyone possibly could. So it’s with all that in mind that when I see that he hilariously captions a tweet of him doing a clean with what looks like a helluva lot of weight to keep that Wolverine physique going for Days of Future Past that I choose to believe it comes with a thick layer of irony and self-awareness unlike, say, something tweeted by The Rock.
Hugh Jackman seems like a pretty OK dude. Guy is multi-talented, one of the few spot-on castings in the original X-Men movie, carried The Wolverine from subpar to decent, ...
I'm not an expert on the rap game by any means, but I am well-versed in both breakfast cereal and random internet mashups, so I still feel confident in giving Rappers and Cereal whatever the Tumblr equivalent to a Source Award is because the work they're doing is most excellent. It's a shame they've been going at for roughly a year with little recognition that I've seen, but it does mean that the archive of puns on well-known breakfast cereals photoshopped into images of hip hop's finest looking way too serious about their new sponsorship is at optimum levels. Here's a sampling of ten of the best versions going. Kanye, Jay-Z, and Tupac memorial fake cereal endorsements all make the cut. Someone please make Rick Rickies a reality like yesterday. Rappers and Cereal via Tumblr #LOL
I'm not an expert on the rap game by any means, but I am well-versed in both breakfast cereal and random internet mashups, ...
Is Mick Jagger the greatest dancer, or the worst? Even after studying the music video for "Start Me Up" dozens of time, I still can't tell. The Rolling Stones frontman's certainly flexible and looks like he's made of rubber, with a decent sense of rhythm, but when I watch "Dancing in the Street" again, I'm not sure what to believe anymore. In honor of Mick's 70th birthday, let's take a look at some of his best (or worst) dancing GIFs.
Is Mick Jagger the greatest dancer, or the worst? Even after studying the music video for "Start Me Up" dozens of time, I still can't tell.
Hot off the big Sentinel head reveal at Comic-Con last week (hot upskirt NSFW Sentinel pics!), the upcoming, Bryan Singer-directed X-Men: Days of Future Past is further updating their Trask Industries viral site with more media, including new Sentinel stills and a portrait of Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask. This nerd I beat up told me that in the comics, Trask Industries is a conglomerate owned by Dinklage’s character, tasked with building the giant robots to keep the world safe from mutants. I assume they’re not made of metal, or else Magneto would probably just do that “why you hitting yourself” thing and throw them into the sewer. Of course, depicting a Sentinel at the Reagan inauguration creates some continuity problems (*big inhaler puff*). As Movies.com writes: So now the movie has established that the US had these anti-mutant robots in 1981. If that’s the case, then why is there no mention of them in Bryan Singer’s first X-Men? In that world, mutants are still in hiding, but there isn’t the kind of anti-mutant sentiment you’d expect from a nation that 20 years early built giant robots to trap mutants. So where’d they go? That said, the story also involves time travel, so continuity issues will presumably be easily explained, preferably with Doc Brown diagramming the parallel timelines on a chalkboard. That’s what I’m hoping for, anyway. That, and the Sentinels tearing down the Berlin Wall intercut with footage of Reagan riding his horse and cutting taxes, all set to Jesus Jones. Reagan and alternate history are a match made in heaven.
Hot off the big Sentinel head reveal at Comic-Con last week (hot upskirt NSFW Sentinel pics!), the upcoming, ...
I don't know if it's just humans who can't get their head out of the gutter, or are these fruits really skilled in the art of seduction?! Check out these pervy fruits, just sitting there, being sexy.
I don't know if it's just humans who can't get their head out of the gutter, or are these fruits really skilled in the art of seduction?
Man boobs, otherwise known as 'Moobs' are a result of letting oneself go, physically. Although some of these once sexy celebs still seem to be not out of shape completely, their moobs give that flab away. So feast your eyes, and be grossed out by our top famous man boob owners.
Man boobs, otherwise known as 'Moobs' are a result of letting oneself go, physically. Although some of these once sexy celebs still seem to be not out of shape completely, ...
Photographer Dave Engledow is on a quest to prove what a "great" father he is by creating a series of these super adorable parenting pictures. Check them out!
Photographer Dave Engledow is on a quest to prove what a "great" father he is by creating a series of these super adorable parenting pictures. Check them out!
In a double whammy of breaking news, Cheech and Chong made an animated movie, and that movie has a trailer. Yes, the movie was actually written by Cheech and Chong. I don’t want to say the jokes are lazy, but there’s a box in there that literally just says “Munchies.” That’s like the political cartoon equivalent of a drawing of a guy wearing a shirt that says “politician.” You can watch the trailer below, but be warned, a few of the jokes reference drugs.
In a double whammy of breaking news, Cheech and Chong made an animated movie, and that movie has a trailer. Yes, the movie was actually written by Cheech and Chong.
The Wolverine is hitting theaters tomorrow, and amazingly, there is no tie-in game. We say "amazingly" because Wolverine has a lengthy, lengthy history of being in video games. In fact, he's been on consoles since the NES days. But while he's been a part of some truly great games with his fellow X-Men, his solo outings have been... less than spectacular, sometimes. Here's a look back at Wolvie's solo titles; we hope his emotions have a healing factor. For the sake of not writing a book, we stuck solely to solo titles; Wolverine has not only been in literally every X-Men video game, he's often the default character. Besides, Cyclops gets shown up enough.
The Wolverine is hitting theaters tomorrow, and amazingly, there is no tie-in game. We say "amazingly" because Wolverine has a lengthy, lengthy history of being in video games.
So Prince William and his wifey Kate Middleton had a baby this week, and it was kind of a big deal for, like, everyone. It’s not just a regular baby, guys — it’s a royal baby. And sure, he’s cute and all, but wake us up from our boredom-nap when you guys give birth to dragons like the Khaleesi on ‘Game of Thrones.’ (Now that’s some royal business we can get behind.) But anyway, yeah. The royals had a baby, and for every person who was excited, there were at least 10 who couldn’t have cared less (a few of them around here). If you’re one of them, enjoy the indifferent shrugs below.
So Prince William and his wifey Kate Middleton had a baby this week, and it was kind of a big deal for, like, everyone. It’s not just a regular baby, guys — it’s a royal baby.
If you’ve ever held some sort of customer service position, you know it can be incredibly trying, to say the least. Whether you’ve been a waiter, bartender or even a stylist, getting feedback on comment cards is just part of the ole job. While some notes can be harsh, according to our Instagram findings, a decent amount are actually really helpful. Seriously, who wouldn’t want to know Grumpy Cat’s a fan of their pizza? Or get compliments from Space Cat? Check out even more awesome comment card responses below.
If you’ve ever held some sort of customer service position, you know it can be incredibly trying, to say the least.
Ever wandered what Beyonce, Obama or Nicole Kidman would look like as midgets? Well here's your chance to find out. The internet has a new things, morphing celeb images into little celeb images. Yes it's weird and freaky, but that's what's hot on the web.
Ever wandered what Beyonce, Obama or Nicole Kidman would look like as midgets? Well here's your chance to find out. The internet has a new things, morphing celeb images into little celeb images.
They're crazy, evil, funny, silly, and super cute! Here's some husky fun for y'all.
They're crazy, evil, funny, silly, and super cute! Here's some husky fun for y'all.
Local ABC reporter Siobhan Riley was innocently drawing on a map to show her loyal viewers how road construction might be affecting their daily commutes. But Riley, a reporter for ABC affiliate WJRT-TV, accidentally drew a giant penis smack in the middle of downtown Saginaw, Mich.
Local ABC reporter Siobhan Riley was innocently drawing on a map to show her loyal viewers how road construction might be affecting their daily commutes.
Looking for a few home decor tips to spruce up your home? Well, I can guarantee you won’t find most of these very important ideas anywhere else…
Looking for a few home decor tips to spruce up your home? Well, I can guarantee you won’t find most of these very important ideas anywhere else…
In case you missed the Comic-Con last weekend here's a list of kinds of people you are most likely to see at nerdy events, brought to you by Dorkly.
In case you missed the Comic-Con last weekend here's a list of kinds of people you are most likely to see at nerdy events, brought to you by Dorkly.
It’s hard to believe that the classic John Hughes movie ‘Sixteen Candles’ came out nearly thirty years ago. With its anniversary rapidly approaching, we thought it would be fun to take a look at the differences between the sweet sixteen presents in 1984 compared to the gifts now, in 2013. If it makes you feel any better, I own a pair of Zubaz pants.
It’s hard to believe that the classic John Hughes movie ‘Sixteen Candles’ came out nearly thirty years ago.
We’ve gotta hand it to the sign-makers of the world. They come up with some pretty creative stuff that makes us scratch our heads and get in boozy moods. But the street signers? Well, they’re a whole ‘nother funny animal. Take the kid in the above picture, for example. For just $1.00, the trooper’s letting people touch his hair. That’s what we like to call awesome. Check out more of our street favorites below!
We’ve gotta hand it to the sign-makers of the world. They come up with some pretty creative stuff that makes us scratch our heads and get in boozy moods.
RED 2 premiered this week, and while I don't share Burnsy's level of enthusiasm, I do love me some Helen Mirren. And seeing as how on summer Fridays I only require the slightest shred of a reason to put a GIF collection together here we are paying animated tribute to my favorite Dame. Or "Liz Lemon's Lady Wizard" as she's known in my circles. Pro tip someone told me about that I haven't verified myself: You'll find lots more 20th century Helen Mirren GIFs by doing a something search, no filter. But before then, let's take a moment to remember that she awesomely pretend shoots people and occasionally makes out with Paul Rudd.
RED 2 premiered this week, and while I don't share Burnsy's level of enthusiasm, I do love me some Helen Mirren.
How much can you do with one camera angle, on one scenery fixed on one house? Evidently, a lot. As Americans, we tend to get impressed by big showy displays of art. Michael Bay makes a poorly written movie but makes up for it in explosions and impressive graphics. Artist Manuel Constantino proves us otherwise with his telling story of a little house in a wide open canvas. See for yourself. Use all your senses.
How much can you do with one camera angle, on one scenery fixed on one house? Evidently, a lot. As Americans, we tend to get impressed by big showy displays of art.
It’s a killer combination: Florence Welch, knocking down shots, with a bar band, at a party, singing Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” whipping her hair, while wearing a sun dress. According to the British band Sourberry, via HyperVocal, Welch, sans Machine, was in attendance for their annual summer party, and she “hopped up on stage during our sound check and rocked out a couple of numbers with us while we warmed up.” Not only did she impressively slur her way through “Get Lucky,” she also managed to belt out the Gossip’s “Standing in the Way of Control.” Welch is seriously giving Jenny Lewis a run for her Best Red-Headed Songstress title.
It’s a killer combination: Florence Welch, knocking down shots, with a bar band, at a party, singing Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” whipping her hair, while wearing a sun dress.
Pacific Rim may have finished third at the box office this weekend, but that doesn't mean we can't continue to enjoy the silly names of the giant robots (Jaegers) in the film. With names like Gipsy Danger, Striker Eureka, and Crimson Typhoon, these robots would be right at home in Key & Peele's "East/West College Bowl" sketch.
Pacific Rim may have finished third at the box office this weekend, but that doesn't mean we can't continue to enjoy the silly names of the giant robots (Jaegers) in the film.
Peter Dinklage has acted in over 50 films and television shows but become famous for his role as Tyrion Lannister in “Game of Thrones”. In 2011, GQ magazine called him “The Stallion of the Year” and Peter’s wife seems to agree!
Peter Dinklage has acted in over 50 films and television shows but become famous for his role as Tyrion Lannister in “Game of Thrones”.
To promote Pacific Rim, the Warner Brothers website has a Jaeger designer app which lets you create your own giant robot design, name it, and stick it in a poster. But could fans come up with names as unique as the film’s robots Gipsy Danger, Striker Eureka, and Crimson Typhoon? Oh yes. Kris Straub (via Angelophile) came up with the picture above, the perfect use of a promotion like this. Straub’s other designs were just as magnificent:
To promote Pacific Rim, the Warner Brothers website has a Jaeger designer app which lets you create your own giant robot design, name it, and stick it in a poster.
Bill Hader dropped by Conan last night ostensibly to promote The To-Do List and the many other projects he has his fingers in (like writing full-time for freaking South Park), but instead spent almost his entire visit talking about a Tumblr dedicated to how poor his clothing choices are and doing an impression of his wife that is essentially him doing an impression of his wife doing an impression of Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With At a Party. I’m sure Mrs. Hader was none too pleased, but oh man it is ludicrous and great. I take way too much pleasure in other people haphazardly making fun of their significant others in what is sure to be an act of self-destruction. Oh yeah, Bill also always wears the same shirt to everything apparently, as evidenced by the image above. No regard for wardrobe or wife retaliation? Bill Hader gets all the respect.
Bill Hader dropped by Conan last night ostensibly to promote The To-Do List and the many other projects he has his fingers in (like writing full-time for freaking South Park), ...
We’re in the thick of royal baby hysteria on the internet, and if it wasn’t bad already the actual birth of the child will just inflame it. If it isn’t a headline about baby names it’s a Facebook post from some girl you went to high school with comparing her delivery experience. This is America (for most of us) and this cannot be tolerated. Here are a quick collection of images and GIFs that you can treat as your own personal resource when responding to anyone who should attempt to make you care about the royal baby. NSFW text to follow (still not sure if that’s a thing). You’re welcome.
We’re in the thick of royal baby hysteria on the internet, and if it wasn’t bad already the actual birth of the child will just inflame it.