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The comedic Twitter feed Shit Girls Say is now a web series, starring Graydon Sheppard, who, along with his boyfriend, Kyle Humphrey, came up with the idea for the Twitter account earlier this year. Honestly? Funny because it's true, except for the part where guys dress up as women in order to mock them. That part is tired. But "could you do me a huge favor?," "first of all eww" and bag-rummaging R us. And if we could have lunch with Juliette Lewis, you bet your pita chips there would be some high-pitched squealing. I am not even joking right now. More »
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The internet aficionados at Know Your Meme have named their top memes of 2011 in one handy video that features Nyan Cat, Occupy Wall Street, and the resurgence of My Little Pony. I was not satisfied. More »
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I know: it's taboo to call someone else's baby ugly, but what about if they're ancient babies in paintings? I think that's fair game! That's where Tumblr blog Ugly Renaissance Babies comes in. It's a collection of great works of Renaissance art by the likes of Da Vinci, Bellini, and Botticelli featuring infants that are, well, displeasing to the eye. But if you stare long enough, they all become kind of cute — in that weird, little freakish-looking devil kind of way. More »
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The original photo involved a husband and wife; after one hippopotamus gave birth, her partner was separated from her, but he kept popping up and looking over the wall to check on her (awww). But now, this nosy neighbor image has become a meme with a Tumblr, explained by this simple description: "That one person in the cubicle next door." More »
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By now, we've all come to love the single-serving tumblr blogs like Gosling vs. Puppies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses and Ridiculous Pictures Of Celine Dion — but this latest creation may just be the best. More »
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A ballsy new blog dares to ask the question, "Is Ryan Gosling cuter than a puppy?" What the what now? I think my head just exploded. First, I thought to myself, "Well, what kind of puppy are we talking about? Boo? A corgi? Selena Gomez's new puppy?" Then I starting to think about The Gos and knew he had my heart. But it was a hard choice, a choice no one should ever have to make — but if you HAD to, which way would you go? More »
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Memes come and go quite often. But have you ever happened upon a website and immediately thought you'd discovered a pile of meme gold only to later find out it was the kind of gold that everyone was already super sick of? More »
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Ever wonder what your favorite celebrity's nose would look like if it were to dress up like a Ninja Turtle for Halloween? Welcome to Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses, a site completely filled with photos of famous people with TMNT noses drawn on them. This, as they say, is exactly why the internet was invented. More »
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The good people at Buzzfeed were inspired by a user comment about what it would look like if Ernest Hemingway was to model some of the sweaters found on Etsy. Through the magic of Photoshop, we discover that Hemingway may have been the most original hipster there is. More »
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Replaceface is a project by UK-based artist Steve Payne in which he photoshops current faces from our time onto the bodies of Russian war generals in the 1800s. The bodies come from paintings of George Dawe in 1812, the subjects of which successfully fought Napoleon in the Patriotic War of 1812. More »
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It's been some time since the Smoking Baby went viral, and ABC's 20/20 thought it time to check up on him. Last we heard, he was down to a mere pack or two of cigarettes per day, which seemed like enough of an improvement — until ABC discovered that there's not just one Smoking Baby in that neck of the woods. More »
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After someone took a video of their kitty watching Nyan Cat, someone else took a photo of their cat watching the first cat watching Nyan cat. At least this image doesn't play that terribly annoying Nyan cat song though, right? More »
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We never saw the appeal in laying on a possibly-dirty surface and having your friend snap a mediocre image, but there's finally a ridiculous online photo fad we can get behind. "Stocking" involves recreating notoriously absurd stock images. We can't wait until they get into some of these mind-boggling shots of a couple sexily consuming an éclair and a woman with a snail on her face and one upside down eye. More »
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Fledgling Tumblr What Hillary Whispered is already off to a genius start. Here's another one for their collection; your best captions in the comments. More »
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The challenge? To get a phone number from a girl using phrases popular among internet trolls. What qualifies? Meme-tastic terms like "I am disappoint," "u jelly," and "forever alone." Something tells me the dude who used Rebecca Black's lyrics will fair better among ladies than the one who went with the condescending "cool story, bro." More »
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"Pedobear" is a cartoon bear used by Internet pranksters to symbolize pedophilia. But he just looks like a normal bear, and now a computer parts store is using him in their ads. More »
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One guy got a shock when he realized the YouTube video being passed around Facebook was of a childhood friend. Our perspective changes when the human cartoon we laugh at is someone real — or even ourselves. More »
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Ariel wanted to be part of our world ... until she realized how mainstream it is! Check out this selection of Hipster Ariel's angstiest moments on Tumblr, then create your own here. More »
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Amy Chua's essay on Chinese mothers has now achieved the final stage of internet infamy with its very own meme. Note: The woman pictured with these occasionally racist phrases is a stock photo model, not Chua herself. More »
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Cheezburger Network, publisher of I Can Has Cheezburger? and other blogs, has raised $30 million in funding. The money will go toward hiring and growth initiatives, which is good because the internet is running dangerously low on funny cat pictures. More »
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It's too bad Hugh hurt his eye flying into Sydney Opera Oprah House for Oprah's show. But pictures of Hugh sailing through the air on the rigging have turned into the very excellent Hugh Jackman Can Ride Anything! meme. More »
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Hey, Girl. Can I read straight from Fuck Yeah Ryan Gosling without ruining the joke? Maybe! More »
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Ever since the Internet was cruelly denied Privilege-Denying Dude after the stock photographer and model objected, there has been a meme-shaped hole in our hearts. Which is why we're so excited that a guy known as Edman has offered himself. More »
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What sadness! Like a beautiful shooting star whose light burns out too soon, the Privilege Denying Dude Tumblr is no more. Its creator says Tumblr suspended it for "extensive copyright violation." She wonders if there's more to the story. More »
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We love this new Privilege Denying Dude Tumblr, which is going to sound awfully familiar to our readers, or anyone who's tried to discuss this stuff. And you can make your own! More »
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Meet the new meme that gives voice to your worst period woes, including dropping your last tampon in the toilet, feeling like your uterus got stabbed, and the "unexpected goodbye leak," as only a man-eating tiger can. More »
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Mashable's Amy-Mae Elliott recently asked "the million dollar" question: Why does the web love cats? More »
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What sets the internet apart from other modes of communication—video, audio, text, imagery—is the way it translates a combination of forms into meaning through the use of animated gifs. Here, we present a glossary of their definitions. More »
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Paging cultural theorists: A distressed interview a culturally-disenfranchised man gave about his sister's attempted rape became a hit song, and last night we saw him "perform" it at a glittering awards show. More »
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Meme update: When Keanu Reeves was photographed looking dejected on a bench, the "Sad Keanu" image mashups took off. But recently, Keanu was shot looking happy. There are lessons to be learned here. More »
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As many suspected, "Jenny," the woman who supposedly quit her job by emailing photos of herself outing her Farmville addict boss, is a creation of the humor site The Chive. But who's the woman behind the whiteboard? More »
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Antoine Dodson, whose televised rage at his sister's attempted rapist made him an overnight star has wisely set up a YouTube channel and a website — where at least he can profit off his own persona. Ringtone negotiations are in progress. More »
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A paparazzi photo of Keanu Reeves looking miserable on a bench has sparked a "Sad Keanu" meme and a Tumblr devoted to Photoshopped Keanu pics. Our favorite: A Redditor's photo of cats failing to lift his spirits. [Urlesque, Tumblr] More »
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The Buckwheat Boyz's "Ice Cream And Cake" first crossed our mind as a potential tribute to Team Cake, but a little digging led to the realization that this fine melody is actually a YouTube dance-video institution. Herewith, a sampler. More »
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This origin of this handwritten list is still unknown, but we'd like to meet the child that mocks "geekin' bitches" and "uncreative bitches" in one epic document. If for no other reason than to knock some sense into her. [BuzzFeed] More »
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While we believe the bacon meme is pretty much over, that isn't stopping us from drooling over this: Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle. Viva la bacon! [NYT] More »
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Product reviews for this kitsch shirt are now an Internet Thing. Writes one reviewer, "You don't put this shirt on your torso you put it on your soul." In Amazon's also-viewed autosuggestion box: Joe The Plumber: Fighting For The American Dream. (Just don't spill Tuscan Whole Milk on either.) [BBC] More »
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You have probably seen (or possibly chosen to avoid seeing) the video of the 22-year—old Marine throwing the fluffy white puppy off a cliff. It was apparently shot in Haditha, Iraq, the site of that famous 2005 massacre of noncombatant civilians, and the news follows on the heels of that other great YouTube video of a bunch of British teenagers gang-raping a neighborhood single mom. The puppy is small and adorable and lifeless and white, so at the very least it did not fall victim to doggie discrimination, but naturally, predictably, some bloggers are wondering what all the outrage means — the Marine's name has been posted and his family harassed, Lori Drew-like, on the internet — about the rationale of human compassion. More »
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