The origin of fail…
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What’s with all the failing lately? Why fail instead of failure? Why FAIL instead of fail? And why, for that matter, does it have to be “epic”?
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It’s nearly impossible to pinpoint the first reference, given how common the verb fail is, but online commenters suggest it started with a 1998 Neo Geo arcade game called Blazing Star. (References to the fail meme go as far back as 2003.) Of all the game’s obvious draws—among them fast-paced action, disco music, and anime-style cut scenes—its staying power comes from its wonderfully terrible Japanese-to-English translations. If you beat a level, the screen flashes with the words: “You beat it! Your skill is great!” If you lose, you are mocked: “You fail it! Your skill is not enough! See you next time! Bye bye!”
Hey, Brewski? I’ve got your load of clothes in the washer now. I really had to do some work on those stains first, though. How do you get the knees of your pants so soiled?
Wha??? er… uh… It’s, um, my knee-aerobics videos. Gotta stay in shape. Thanks!
*grabs jeans and runs away*
*feels relieved no underwear were in the load*
Doubt it. I only recognize it as the hdqtrs of Cain’s (mayonnaise, etc.) Not even sure it’s pronounced the same as “air”, but I thought I’d go for the somewhat private New England joke.
I actually have no idea. I’ve never heard of it, I had to google it!! It’s in the middle of BFE (nowhere). Farmland and such.
That was a good one though…
Why has fail become so popular? It may simply be that people are thrilled to finally have a way to express their schadenfreude out loud. Schadenfreude, after all, is what you feel when someone else executes a fail. But the fail meme also changes our experience of schadenfreude. What was once a quiet pleasure-taking is now a public—and competitive—sport.
The highest form of fail—the epic fail—involves not just catastrophic failure but hubris as well. Not just coming in second in a bike race but doing so because you fell off your bike after prematurely raising your arms in victory. Totaling your pickup not because the brakes failed but because you were trying to ride on the windshield. Not just destroying your fish tank but doing it while trying to film yourself lifting weights.
Normally, this sort of game would vanish into the cultural ether. But in the lulz-obsessed echo chamber of online message boards—lulz being the questionable pleasure of hurting someone’s feelings on the Web—”You fail it” became the shorthand way to gloat about any humiliation, major or minor. “It” could be anything, from getting a joke to executing a basic mental task. For example, if you told me, “Hey, I liked your article in Salon today,” I could say, “You fail it.” Convention dictates that I could also add, in parentheses, “(it being reading the titles of publications).” The phrase was soon shortened to fail—or, thanks to the caps-is-always-funnier school of Web writing, FAIL. People started pasting the word in block letters over photos of shameful screw-ups, and a meme was born.
The fail meme hit the big time with the May launch of Failblog, an assiduous chronicler of humiliation and a guide to the taxonomy of fail. The most basic fails—a truck getting sideswiped by an oncoming train, say, or a National Anthem singer falling down on the ice—are usually the most boring, as obvious as a clip from America’s Funniest Home Videos. Another easy laugh is the translation fail, such as the unfortunately named “Universidad de Moron.” These fails often expose deep ignorance: One woman thinks her sprinkler makes a rainbow because of toxins in the water and air.
It wouldn’t be the first word to owe its ascendance to the Internet. The exclamation w00t—an interjection expressing joy—gained mainstream recognition when Merriam-Webster crowned it Word of the Year in 2007. The phrase pwned, a perversion of owned used by online gamers, made it into an episode of South Park—not quite the OED but still authoritative—and enjoys broad ironic usage. And of course, Google is no longer just a noun.
Yeah, that’s me. I was hoping to go through this anonymously. My stupid form-filler program ratted me out. pleez forget you ever saw that! Gawd, I hate that name!
Alicia: is this your Philosophy 101 project?
Bondfan: Huh? What insult?
velvet: Yay Loz!!!
abstract: failblog is hosed.
brewski: Your hat looks silly.
AAAAHHHHH!!! I can’t keep this mess straight!!
Bonjour! I am Jean-Paul Sartre. I want say hello to a few people here at Failblog, namely: Arthur (cheers to Germany for Heidegger, my pal!), Moomin, Leila, Jam, Velvet, Brewski and Gaynor.
Breski: He said tentacles. I made the connection between Japan and Tentacles, and I sorta overreacted. Excuse me while I cool myself down.
B2F:
firebenter: *hands tinfoil hat to firebenter*
Brewski: *squeeze*
B2th: *squeeze*
anyone else I haven’t squoze lately: *squeeze*
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Actually, the lady sitting at the desk can barely keep from laughing.
BOGGY go find Mr. FailBlog Man and makes hims putted back the RePLY BUTTOM!
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` Heres Mr. FailBlog Man, come FIXES you RePLY Buttom! NOWS!
No buttom maked BOGGY all Cormfused an Not unnerstands!!
Mr. FailBlog Man FIX NOW!!
OMG, lessee…
abstract: *squeeze*
velvet: *squeezes back*
BFF: Sorry, I’m ignorant about tentacle hentai, google here I come…
Sartre: I thought you died! How’s your ego? Still transcending?
Rhob, tentacle hentai only exists on the Internet. I could say the same thing about 2girls1 cup, goatse and tubgirl for the US, but I risk angering 99% of all people here.
Oh my God Bff. I just Googled “tentacle hentai” (not something I would reccomend doing at work). I am joining you in your displeasure with Rhob. Not only is it insensative to the Japanese, but as a PWT (Person With Tentacles), I find it highly offensive.
Starfish: Thanks for your support. It is a grave insult to my people, and I find it rather annoying that people keep refering back to the sick pornography just because it was on TEH INTERWEBS!!!1
BOGGY Google tentacle Hentai! :shock:WOW!
Girl attacking Pretty Tentacle Thing! BOOGY Save it!
Go away bad girl!
POOR Pretty Tentacle Thing!
BOGGY like you! :pet pet:
BOGGY maybe in LOVE with Pretty Tentacle Thing!
B2th, if you ever had dinner with my in-laws, you would understand that saying. Nobody ever finishes a sentence because they are always cut off by someone else. If you wait for someone to finish a sentence, you’ll never get to talk. Hence, never get a word in edgewise.
Brewski: I know, there is some gossip about me dying in 1980, but as you can see … The true purpose of my presence here is to find some material for my upcoming drama Huis Clos 2: Failblog Edition, that will venture to further demonstrate my thesis ‘hell is other people’.
Was I included in that squeeze ? I hope so and Meegwetch for it.
- Bondfan4518 why did only one man bow?
- hello Brewski.
- its hot out eh.
- free wet willy for anyone who wants one.
mr cuddles, I hope you have a woderful trip. You’ll have to take lots of pics, then make a folder and link it up with a clikie so we can all see. *squeezes for good luck*
Um, someone should of told alice the true origin story behind woot. It was originally from hackers. These hackers were attempting to gain full access of specific databases and systems. Gaining full access only comes from controlling the main part of the system, the admin account. Often referred to as the root account. Well the exclamation of “yesss/wooo i got root access.” got shortened over the years to woot. I got picked up mainstream and now we all know it.
I see you are shortly to visit Ireland mr. Cuddles! Please say hello to my fellow philosopher and friend George Berkeley, I haven’t seen him in a while.
I have a question, maybe you can help me Technicolor? What is the deal with typing “ftw”. I know what the acronym means, but I fail in understanding how or why it is used. For example, you stated “Hentai ftw”. What does that mean? Hentai F*** the world? It doesn’t make sense and I see people do it all the time. Forgive me if I am ignorant. Maybe I’m too old to get it.
what ya alls didnt notice was that the toupedude blew out a snot rocket right before he bowed… he needed something quick to cover his grime, sooooo… excellent aim on his part.
Thanks Cuddles *squeeze* Have a great trip.
Let’s have a de-nested drink-up. Does BYOB still stand for bring your own beer, or have the kids taken that one too?
Hey Ms B. I might just wig’gle over to’pay some attention. Nevermind there, I am sure it will all be (hair)pieced together soon. They will come-up with a fix or at least comb-over the bug for now.
@ Arthur…the last time this happened, there were a passel of posters who requested the nesting stay this way in order to prevent us from having conversations with each other.
*agrees with Arthur* I could put up with just about anything else, but how are we going to carry on 6 pun-runs, 4 how are your day conversations and 17 innuendo nests at the same time?
Bring your own booze is great too.
*throws back a shot*
*throws back a shot*
*throws back a shot*
Now what were we talking about? Oh yeah. Starfish ftw!!!!
*Is fearful*
*Hopes this doesn’t land between the aforementioned duo*
I wonder if they continued with the broad cast or did they go to break so he could re-glue his hair on.
Arthur…yup. They begged and pleaded with the Powers that Be to keep the nesting broken. They said the fails were sooooooo much better without all of us talking to each other. It was an outcry from the “We hate the regular’s clique” crowd. It was stunning.
Your challenge is to challenge the challenger of the challenge challenge, this would be a challenge for a challenged challenger. (now the word sounds and looks funny)
I expect it to be normal again MUCH sooner, cuddles! Like in an hour or so. And Admiral: Somehow that’s kinda funny, because that means several regular-haters watch us every day but lack the cojones to come out of their woodwork when we’re able to reply. We’re FIERCE!!!
blue 2th you dirty narc! *fires grnade at blue 2th* you thought i’d miss that without the nesting did you? mwwhahahahah you can never escape my sight!!
Well they are doing quite alot of repairs. They changed the color of the FailBlog headings. All this html could be fixed in one day, but that would be one day that failblog would have to go down for. So they are slowly eating away at their to do list. Inconveniences expected, so I think they are ready for the complaints that they are going to receive.
Domain - Eukarya; Kingdom - Animalia; Phylum - Chordata; Class - Mammalia; Order - Primates; Family - Hominidae; Tribe - Hominini; Genus - Homo; Species - Homo sapiens; Subspecies - Homo sapiens sapiens; Name - Czuhc says:
Oh, I just can’t stand this! I suppose I’ll go and do some work around here. I’ll check back in when I get home from work (roughly four hours from now.) If I don’t see you again, mr. cuddles, *sloppy wet smoochies!* Have an incredible time!
Apparently he did it for love. The female news reader on the right had trouble trusting men after having her heart broken. Knowing how much honor meant to the man in the middle, she asked him not to use the glue on his toupee that morning. Before she would commit again, she needed to know if his declarations of love for her were real … Aparently, they were.
I thoroughly enjoyed Alice’s comments, they were well written, well researched and deserved acclaim high above that of ‘troll’.
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Well played Alice, I take my hat off to you.
Wow, gone for a while, and everybody leaves?
*sits down*
*stares at walls*
*hums to self*
*looks at watch*
Hmmm. Oh, I know.
Starfish: It’s For The Win!
I hope this inconvenience is because they are cooking up some new and wonderful function for us. Like private messages, or an ignore function (though that could get complicated with the nesting and all).
Mr. bondfan1453 you make up the rules but don’t follow them oh well
water under the bridge. This is nuts.
I liked it when Alicia kept rambling on and on and on and on…………………………………………………………………
This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where every kid goes out to play after Marge ruines Itchy and Scratchy.
@mrcuddles: have a great time
@starfish: FTW=For The Win
Nearly all the other sites by ICHC were converted to this format a few months ago. I wonder if this has anything to do with how much traffic THIS site sees. Or if someone is messing with the system as retribution for the webbys.
What, paranoid? Me? Well, maybe.
I didn’t even know I was fishing! I do love a good fish story, though.
And BFF…your disclaimer made me laugh out loud. How many hugely long lists of rules have you put out on the blog over the months, hmmm?? You can’t put that one off on us. :p
*pulls Bf to safety just in time*
*buffs out scratches on jeep.* Oh wait that was a tmz joke. Some vallet dented a car he was parking for some celebrity, and then like ten of them tried to buff out a dent. …
*brushes BF’s shoulders off*
I keep a close watch on this comment of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because we’re fine, We Type inline.
RULES OF FAILBLOG
1. Never say “First”.
2. Never say “That’s not a fail/win, that’s a win/fail!”
3. Safety.
4. Watch, listen, observe, learn.
5. Don’t get between Dragonwriter and Admiral.
6. Profit.
7. Be polite and respectful at all times.
8. Do NOT interrupt pun runs and other series (if threading ever returns)
9. If you don’t have something useful, interesting, or entertaining to add, don’t post.
10. Don’t reply to yourself, except to correct/add something you forgot.
11. Ignore rules 1-10, because I’m full of s**t.
And that concludes the reading of the rules, Bruce!
arg and arg again. I hate this I have to read each and every comment to see if anyonesays something to me. it gets tiring…looks lone Blue2th missed my reply to his comment. *pllttthhhthth* in FB PTB general direction. You better fix this before mr. Cuddles gets back for Ireland.
You know, I’m finding this threadless banter is causing me to lose braincells. I’m feeling more and more ICHC-like every minute.
omg teh intrwbz iz sooo bwokn lolz!
I gonna smak teh stoopy srvr!! take dat!!1
Kidtruth, they weren’t even real. The information you got was wrong. It is like saying 1 + 1 = 8. It is not correct and one should not want to learn about it.
Guys, I think its time for an intervention.
*Grabs brewski and sits him in the center(re) of a circle, composed of FB regulars.*
These people are here because they care about you brewski. It is an open floor format so anyone feel free to speak.
I have recently taken to watching the interventions on A and E. That is what they do, surround or confront the addict with loved ones, and they all beg for him to quit. Then it is off to rehab.
weeee!! failblog funz! I likes alls teh…
Ooooh, shiny!!
*mesmerized*
Woah… *blink blink*
Where am I? Why is everybody staring at me? And what happened to Bondfan? For God’s sake, somebody help!
Glad to be of umm…service, Emp. Hehe.
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My attention span is WAY too short for this new fangled Line Blogging (can’t bring myself to tuck my thumbs into my belt like that *shudder*). Enjoy, fine people!
*pulls out grenade launcher, realizes it’s already been used. puts away, pulls out heat seeking missiles* Mwahahahahahahaaaa, if you’re not Blue2th get in the ice bukkit.
that is the kind of action you were looking for, right, Dragon?
In this cornerrr, weighing about 12 oz the Blue2thFairy, in thisss cornerrr weighing an unknown weight, ABBBBBSTRRRRAAACCT. Ready, I want a clean throw-down. FIGHT.
Hahahaha alicia said a bunch of stuff, then she started talking about Pie! Mr. B totally agree. Love the way dude behind the desk has that “holy crap his hair just fell off” look on his face.
Careful B2th. Don’t fall for the I got a bong at home trick. Next thing you’ll know, you’ll wake up handcuffed to a tranny named Earline and all your weed will be gone.
I saw something about it on Dateline.
@Ms B: Woo! I didn’t know AA and DW were swingers like that. I know a swinging place that has a 38-for-1 special.
Or did you mean that in a platonic sense?
Yikes, not going to spend much time here without a reply button:
.1) Alicia’s trolling was a copy and paste of a Slate article by Christopher Beam in Oct ‘08. Actually worth reading at their Website. Go to slate(DOT)com and search on fail. S/b right at the top.
. Most importantly: Is that John Lennon at :07 of the video???
sorry about that we got slammed with work that last hour and a half. *looks around* seems I’m still chamion! *Raises arms in glory and dared Blue2th to come back in the ring*
I was not trying to be mean. Just trying to laugh at the many times the same thing was said. Like we have been laughing at the FTW all Fail-long.
Lighten up!
I apologize MRN, my post with the link to Slate is now gone.
*pouts*
And Snavula, even with my missing comment it was pointed out at least three times prior.
Ms B, I snorked.
Ms B, it’s cool. I knew what you really meant by third wheel. Not all of us are quick to see innuendo where there wasn’t.
And Snavula, that wasn’t sarcastic douchebagism, we can find you some examples if you like though.
I just noticed that no one complained after 12 people had to explain what FTW means, but if you’re into that sort of prejudice and condescending feeling, I know a political party that’s right for you in the click.
It was an attempt at a pun run. Snavula, pay attention those were made a jokes. The fact that a spammer was called out is a serious notion. Starfish FTW means for the win.
I am not involved in any conspiracy of any sort!
*checks passport status and fake I.D. credentials*
I ummm have a flight to catch, yeah, and I’ll see you all soon…
*tries reading comments*
*tries again*
*doesn’t understand what’s wrong*
*can’t comprehend comments anymore*
*notices chronological order, no more nested comments, no more reply button*
*rises from the grave to take over the world*
Yes, thank you. I get it. We steal and hijack. We are mean and harsh. We are hasty and we gang up on poor, defenseless underdogs and we never give them a chance to explain WHY they are being asshats.
You’ve quite made your point, so you can stop now.
Ew when did I say that. I reposted to the response to admiral, it was not an attack at all. I don’t understand the reason for your tone. I thought I was being cheerful, as in now you are able to do it again. Arg I don’t get it…
Yes…accusing someone of stealing and hijacking threads is NOT nice. As for the other things, you said them only yesterday. It’s really very difficult to deny saying something when it’s sitting right there for anyone to read.
The hijacking part is a reference to a post I read, that you dragon posted, saying that number one thread jackers is another one you could add to the list. Not my words, thine own. So it was not an accusation, it was meant as a reference. I wish I knew the exact fail, and I did not say explicitly that you were harsh and mean etc. It was a general remark.
Trolls hijack threads. That conversation took place when someone hijacked the top thread in an attempt to get his name as close to the top of the fail as possible. I put “thread hijackers” on the list of trollish behavior. ‘Jacking is NOT cool, and as I said, accusing people of doing it is not nice. Since you are so concerned about people taking your words out of context, you might want to be a little more careful about doing it yourself.
Alright, I did not read the context. I am completely in the wrong on that reference and am sorry for that. Sorry for calling you thread jackers, I did not know it was a bad thing anyways.
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I thought you meant that when you and aa start posting to each other and no one else is allowed in was what thread jacking meant. Which is why I thought it a good thing.
Sorry dragon, sorry AA, I didn’t mean to offend.
S’okay. No harm done. I’m glad it was just a misunderstanding, because it sounded really, really mean. That’s why I got mad. Added to the fact that you called me harsh and mean yesterday (yes, you did…I’m a “regular” so when you say the “regulars” are these things, you are saying that I am as well, especially when you are making reference to a thread that I posted on) I just had to wonder why you were using me for target practice.
Ya, definitely not my intention. You know I respect you Dragon. What I just responded to admiral on the pitch fail was that I was making a general. Yes though you posted there, I still meant it on the most general terms, as correlation does not mean causation. I don’t think regulars are harsh all the time, just they can be in instances. I guess it comes with being human. So I hope you did not take it personally. I guess that is why I did not see myself as attacking you. I wasn’t trying to have anyone in particular within my line of sight.
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The only reason I used your name was as a backing up my statement about myself. That I can’t communicate properly what I mean. Not that you are anything bad or anything like that. Its just that I believed that you would be able to attest to me being a fudge up when it comes to getting my actual point across. I hope this comes across well enough. In the end you are a nice person, but I am sure you know that already. Thanks for giving me the chance to explain. I had something else, but it has slipped my mind. Sowwy once again. Oh and sorry that I attacked regulars in general, its not right or smart.
This brings to mind two things that I really drill into my students when it comes to writing. If you don’t mind my getting all professorial here for a moment, I’d be happy to share.
1. Don’t generalize. It only gets you in trouble. Be specific, use details, and make sure you cite your sources. This is where precision and context become very important.
2. Always remember–it is not your reader’s job to try to figure out what you mean…it is your job to communicate your meaning clearly to them.
There you go…the first two lessons my students learn! It takes them a long time and a lot of practice to actually put these ideas into effect, but it’s definitely worth it when they do.
*is suddenly much more confused now that the “Reply” button seems to have suddenly returned*
*suffers from an overdose of “suddenly” and collapses into a lifeless form once again*
I want you to rub the (insert noun here) on the back of that (insert noun here) and (insert verb here) until the bottom of it gets really (insert adjective here).
I want you to rub the biscuit dough on the back of that blond’s head and get a fail about it on FB until the bottom of it gets really filled with troll comments.
I love the phrase, “like a vegetable in the army”. Did you make that one up? I Googled it, didn’t find it, but found an interesting site that I’ll leave in my name link for Leila.
PLEASE DO NOT READ
DONT READ THIS
PLEASE
DO NOT READ
DO NOT READ
DO NOT READ
swear do not read…i dont even know why i’m participating I guess I,m still a bit paranoid.But really do not read this I swear.Also thanks this was really appreciated.
DO NOT READ:This is so stupid…But i love my mom deeply.And i dont want to take any chances.
sorry.
If you dont copy and paste this into 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours I hate
At last count, we had 760 comments. (Well, 761 now) I wonder what the percentage is of how many were actually about the fail. Anyone care to do the math?
Am I the only one who picked up on the horror and shame that flashes across this guy’s face? He is totally humiliated!
First, watch the delayed 2nd bow and how it is much more reserved than the first. Bowing is a sign of respect and honor in the Japanese culture. This man is distracted. He’s too proud to openly acknowledge his faux pas.
Next, note the rapid blinking of the desk jockeys. They are astounded. Then pay close attention to the shape of the poor victim’s eyes when the camera comes back. He has a flash of humiliation and sadness. If you can slow the video down and mute the sound, you will see that this is a serious disgrace and he has been publicly humiliated.
Perhaps I’ve seen one too many episodes of FOX’s Lie to Me, but this guy would have been on hari-kari alert 20 years ago…
The bottle of wine and three beers prior to my post thought it was an enlightening post, but the next-day hangover coupled with the horror of “oh my god, what other drunken messages did I send?” had another opinion.
The bottle of wine and three beers prior to my post thought it was enlightening, but the next-day hangover coupled with the horror of “oh my god, what other drunken messages did I send?” had another opinion.
The origin of fail…
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What’s with all the failing lately? Why fail instead of failure? Why FAIL instead of fail? And why, for that matter, does it have to be “epic”?
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It’s nearly impossible to pinpoint the first reference, given how common the verb fail is, but online commenters suggest it started with a 1998 Neo Geo arcade game called Blazing Star. (References to the fail meme go as far back as 2003.) Of all the game’s obvious draws—among them fast-paced action, disco music, and anime-style cut scenes—its staying power comes from its wonderfully terrible Japanese-to-English translations. If you beat a level, the screen flashes with the words: “You beat it! Your skill is great!” If you lose, you are mocked: “You fail it! Your skill is not enough! See you next time! Bye bye!”
To fail is human; to nest divine!
human, human
I’m just surprised the guy had enough time to type all that and still be first 0-0
Brewski: I’m guessing that from where you live, to err is human, but to Ayer is west?
Yeah, pretty much! I’ve never been there! Is it a happening place?
Hey, Brewski? I’ve got your load of clothes in the washer now. I really had to do some work on those stains first, though. How do you get the knees of your pants so soiled?
Wha??? er… uh… It’s, um, my knee-aerobics videos. Gotta stay in shape. Thanks!
*grabs jeans and runs away*
*feels relieved no underwear were in the load*
Oh look! A pair of underpants with track marks! Who left them here?
I’m not touching those!
Doubt it. I only recognize it as the hdqtrs of Cain’s (mayonnaise, etc.) Not even sure it’s pronounced the same as “air”, but I thought I’d go for the somewhat private New England joke.
I actually have no idea. I’ve never heard of it, I had to google it!! It’s in the middle of BFE (nowhere). Farmland and such.
That was a good one though…
Sweet dreams all, I’m out!
I can sleep in peace knowing nesting has been saved!
Nighty Night!
I take it BFE means “For The Win”?
Sure does! In Egyptian.
Nestie, nestie, nestie!
theres just no respect round here, thanks for sharing
are you serious? newgrounds is the origin of fail? that’s awesome!!!!!
i always knew there was a reason i used that site ^_^
He meant that, he’s funny.
Toupetouche.
shhhhh….act like it never happened.
*waves Japanese flag patriotically*
I love the way he just continues on without noticing his hair has blown off.
Because Ogura-san is AWESOME!
Why has fail become so popular? It may simply be that people are thrilled to finally have a way to express their schadenfreude out loud. Schadenfreude, after all, is what you feel when someone else executes a fail. But the fail meme also changes our experience of schadenfreude. What was once a quiet pleasure-taking is now a public—and competitive—sport.
“people are thrilled to finally have a way to express their schadenfreude out loud”
Uh, Nelson Muntz anyone? “HAW HAW” is the original “FAIL.”
Nesting fail?
Guess we cross our collective fingers and toes, and wait until tomorrow. Goodbye pun runs!
OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME WHERE THE HELL HAS THE REPLY BUTTON GONE?!
over there
Here’s your reply button, Digger!
*gestures*
:lol”
*SNORK!*
Judy!!
*pretends to look shocked but spoils it by laughing*
Yay! We cannot quote each other!
“Yay! We cannot quote each other!”
What do you mean?
*hands fluffy a citation*
What is this in reference to?
You need a license for that parrot.
Polly want a permit? Polly want a permit?
Oh dear. Fluffy has gone crackers.
Hee! She’s the snack that smiles back.
Ritz or Keebler Townhouse?
Goldfish, of course!
Wow, major brain-fart on my behalf…
*snork*
There, there…*pat pat pat*
It’s been a rough day for all of us.
I’ll say, and mine just started. 7 hours still to go.
*squeeze*
Gaaah!
*SQUEEZE!*
At least we have beautiful, beautiful nesting.
Let’s hope it sticks around this time…lol.
*claps a hand over Crow’s mouth*
Don’t…don’t jinx it!
*looks left…looks right…hears ominous music playing*
HEY! Where did the reply button go???
I supposed Alicia is the FAIL professor?
why can’t I reply to your comments? no reply button… that was funny though, maybe no one will notice if i don’t do anything about it….
arse
Some ate the reply button.
One of the weirdest fail runs I’ve ever looked at, this.
medica? Haven’t seen you around these parts in a while. Whassup?
Medica! LTNS!
Wait, is medica calling me weird? I didn’t really understand.
The highest form of fail—the epic fail—involves not just catastrophic failure but hubris as well. Not just coming in second in a bike race but doing so because you fell off your bike after prematurely raising your arms in victory. Totaling your pickup not because the brakes failed but because you were trying to ride on the windshield. Not just destroying your fish tank but doing it while trying to film yourself lifting weights.
eat my pubic.
I’ll need ragu for that.
*checks cupboard*
Nope, sorry, no Ragu.
How about I make you up a nice alfredo sauce for that?
WTF?
Too bad for Alicia, she wanted to crack some wise to get a first post just to get some annoyed peeps have a go at her.
And now all that copy / paste has gone down the drain.
i think failblog are posseced for evil spirits of mushroom kingdom
Normally, this sort of game would vanish into the cultural ether. But in the lulz-obsessed echo chamber of online message boards—lulz being the questionable pleasure of hurting someone’s feelings on the Web—”You fail it” became the shorthand way to gloat about any humiliation, major or minor. “It” could be anything, from getting a joke to executing a basic mental task. For example, if you told me, “Hey, I liked your article in Salon today,” I could say, “You fail it.” Convention dictates that I could also add, in parentheses, “(it being reading the titles of publications).” The phrase was soon shortened to fail—or, thanks to the caps-is-always-funnier school of Web writing, FAIL. People started pasting the word in block letters over photos of shameful screw-ups, and a meme was born.
And tomorrow lesson, well discus the origin of Pwnd.
I LOVE the look on the other guys face as he’s sitting there watching! Priceless!
*starts to tear out hair and bite fingernails*
Here, reply button, reply button. Come out, come out, wherever you are!
I guess something (with tentacules) just felt on the floor… LOL
He’s like must not laugh, must not laugh. Priceless.
Hybris? It originally involves a god-related conflict, dear Alicia, so the correct statement would be “gloat”.
Unless Mr. Zeus is angry at you for messing around with his morning pancakes.
Oh what the hell am I typing.
The fail meme hit the big time with the May launch of Failblog, an assiduous chronicler of humiliation and a guide to the taxonomy of fail. The most basic fails—a truck getting sideswiped by an oncoming train, say, or a National Anthem singer falling down on the ice—are usually the most boring, as obvious as a clip from America’s Funniest Home Videos. Another easy laugh is the translation fail, such as the unfortunately named “Universidad de Moron.” These fails often expose deep ignorance: One woman thinks her sprinkler makes a rainbow because of toxins in the water and air.
Powered by Loz!
Yay Loz!
*throws confetti*
Loz’s power was too strong for Failblog.
The red pen IS mightier than the sword!
Reply FAIL? OMFGDSS
I think this is taking “don’t feed the trolls” too far.
Rhob, your first comment is not funny. That was insulting to my nation. Please stop.
Yea, they will plague the place with nonsensional comments as an alternative way to annoy failbloggers.
Or am I giving them ideas?
It wouldn’t be the first word to owe its ascendance to the Internet. The exclamation w00t—an interjection expressing joy—gained mainstream recognition when Merriam-Webster crowned it Word of the Year in 2007. The phrase pwned, a perversion of owned used by online gamers, made it into an episode of South Park—not quite the OED but still authoritative—and enjoys broad ironic usage. And of course, Google is no longer just a noun.
I can just imagine Alicia babbling to herself outside Marks and Spencers, in a megaphone to pedestrians.
Ahhhhhh, Thank god that pesky reply link is gone. Now noone can insult me!!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA
bin laden take the reply buton !NOOOOOOOOOoooo
It’s okay! He vomited it back up!!!
Yick! I wish I’d known that before I touched it!
*scrubs hands vigorously with anti-bacterial soap*
Judy! That’s destined to power a fail someday!
(Are we getting your full name now, or did I miss something?)
Yeah, that’s me. I was hoping to go through this anonymously. My stupid form-filler program ratted me out.
pleez forget you ever saw that! Gawd, I hate that name!
And I STILL friggin forgot to change it!
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!
*snorkity*
Wha? I never saw nuthin!
BTW….your clicky – - are those your creations???
No, I found that site while I was looking for something else and I left it there for the next time I “see” Leila.
Alicia: is this your Philosophy 101 project?
Bondfan: Huh? What insult?
velvet: Yay Loz!!!
abstract: failblog is hosed.
brewski: Your hat looks silly.
AAAAHHHHH!!! I can’t keep this mess straight!!
I think when Alicia the Troll posted her comment, she screwed up FB! Can we burn her at the stake or something?
*piles up the firewood at the base of the stake*
*lights match*
*tosses*
Whoa!
Fire!
Pwetty!
This is reply to comment #12.5…No, I will not be your sugar daddy…..STOP ASKING!
ok, Alicia. Thanks for the intilectual comments, but we just come here for a good time.
I can’t *squeeze* people like this! I feel like I am trying to reach people from across the room!
Bonjour! I am Jean-Paul Sartre. I want say hello to a few people here at Failblog, namely: Arthur (cheers to Germany for Heidegger, my pal!), Moomin, Leila, Jam, Velvet, Brewski and Gaynor.
Howdy!
Nesting showoff!
I’m still *wiggledancing*. Woooo!
It’s like finally seeing the light.
*wonders why he didn’t mention my name*
Hey, who is this guy, anyway?
Pay no attention to that person behind the curtain.
*WTF happened? How did FB find my true identity?????*
Blue2thFairy, I’m afraid it will take more than a reply link gone to prevent a troll from insulting you….
Breski: He said tentacles. I made the connection between Japan and Tentacles, and I sorta overreacted. Excuse me while I cool myself down.
B2F:
firebenter: *hands tinfoil hat to firebenter*
Brewski: *squeeze*
B2th: *squeeze*
anyone else I haven’t squoze lately: *squeeze*
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Actually, the lady sitting at the desk can barely keep from laughing.
*reading ALice coment*
*Processing*
*FATAL brain error*
Blue2th, will you be my sugar daddy instead? *squeeze across the comments*
I could use a sugar daddy too!
BondFan4518, do you have anything with tentacules in your past, to think “it’s not funny”? ;D
*squeezes Cuddles*
I’ll mentally breach the nesting gap for you! Have fun on your trip!
yay!!! Brewski commented to me!! *shines w/ pride*
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BOGGY NOT EATED REPLY BUTTOM!!NOT ME! I NOTS DO NUFFIN BAD!
NO I DIDN't EBEM LICK IT or BITES IT ENNYS!!
REALLY!!.
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It tasted good!Until you say sumthin BOGGY Neber eben saw its distappear!
lame.
Seconded. I haven’t witnessed the general reply to this recent incarnation but I find BOGGY very, very unfunny.
Rhob, I would like you to just shut up. Why do you trolls persist in making the straight connection of “tentacle hentai” = “Japan”?
Hi Sartre! Welcome!
*squeezes Jam* Thank you Jam! I promise I’ll bring back tons of pictures and stories!
Too late but *squeeze* anyways.
Have a good time Cuddles!
*squeeze* that’s for you mr. cuddles
yay!!!! I got non-reply reply….*does happy dance*
Isn’t this how those lolcats do nesting?
LOL!
*squeezes BFF* Just ignore the trolls. It’s their fault the reply button has gone missing.
Cuddles, sure…why not. I’ll try anything once….and maybe twice!
I think this will be my last post here until the commenting system is fixed.
*squeezes abstract*
Jam – I lol’d
*squeezes cuddles*
Oh, alright.
Isn’t this one of the signs of the apocolypse?
*claps to cuddles*
finaly a good coment about the reply button
Oh, c’mon cloral. Don’t you want to know how many new threads one Fail can handle with this new format before it chokes?
Apocolypse now?
maybe later. let’s make a date.
Have your horsemen call my horsemen.
*giggle*
*squeezes fluffy* (gently, because she’s a little coi)
The lack of the reply button^, not the dude’s hair falling off.
Cuddles: Apocalypse? Can BFF not just press the button once more?
That is the best handled hairpiece fail I’ve ever seen. He stayed 100% cool. Respect.
I think if you’re that cool, you do not need a hairpiece. ^^
BondFan4518,
Just tell me, then: what any other country have this mentally disturbed sexual idea with tencacles?
Just Japan, and I’m sorry to tell u, that it is NOT only hentay. There are real *sick* movies with girls and tentacles…
…
*squeezeS*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning
I’m going to have to ask everyone to raise their hand before typing a new comment.
*raises hand*
Has he asked yet?
A good point about this method is I can easily find the new posts. Sometimes a new one gets lost in the nesting.
It’s a “December 1969″ error, probably.
you still with the “Go to Top” button,so be happy
*squeezes jam*
*squeezes button*
Oooop-
*universe implodes and cartwheels while singing*
B2th: Good idea, unless it’s a general question then it’s a free for all.
*raises hand*
*breaks old beer bottle and philly shanks Rhob*
*steps over bloody body*
BOGGY go find Mr. FailBlog Man and makes hims putted back the RePLY BUTTOM!
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Heres Mr. FailBlog Man, come FIXES you RePLY Buttom! NOWS!No buttom maked BOGGY all Cormfused an Not unnerstands!!
Mr. FailBlog Man FIX NOW!!
There, there Boggy. It’s safe to come out again! See? All fixed!
“Show must go on” professionalism in the face of embarrassment WIN!
BFF: Your button didn’t work.
*squeeze*
OMG, lessee…
abstract: *squeeze*
velvet: *squeezes back*
BFF: Sorry, I’m ignorant about tentacle hentai, google here I come…
Sartre: I thought you died! How’s your ego? Still transcending?
MMC (7 hrs), I am NOT cleaning that mess up! Make Alicia do it.
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I feel so censored right now.
Rhob, tentacle hentai only exists on the Internet. I could say the same thing about 2girls1 cup, goatse and tubgirl for the US, but I risk angering 99% of all people here.
*squeezes velvet* It’s ok, I’ll clean it up when I get back.
*squeezes everyone between here and my last post*
Hurrah…a proper squeeze!
BFF, why are you talking to a bloody corpse? I hope you’re not expecting it to talk back…Unless he’s a zombie and this really is the apocolypse.
I guess I shouldn’t have googled tentacle hentai!!! Yikes!! WTF?
*jumps up to the top post and does a slide-down squeeze*

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Who grabbed my butt?!?
Wasn’t me. I grabbed something else.
…I see fire…AND brimstone…..but mostly just fire.
*hides hands behind back* Wasn’t me!
Point of order!
DOT OR(G) der.
Oh my God Bff. I just Googled “tentacle hentai” (not something I would reccomend doing at work). I am joining you in your displeasure with Rhob. Not only is it insensative to the Japanese, but as a PWT (Person With Tentacles), I find it highly offensive.
Brewski: I should have warned you! Here, have some eye bleach. And this bucket of brain bleach.
Not only that, we’ll also be having cheesy jokes now. In the likes of “Chuck Norris’z so awesome he can quote” >___>
Wow, a bracketed squeeze!! Nice one jam!!!
*tries a circular skip-jump squeeze with a half-twist*
Curiosity is killing me. Can someone give me a PG-rated description of that tentacle thing?
Starfish: Thanks for your support. It is a grave insult to my people, and I find it rather annoying that people keep refering back to the sick pornography just because it was on TEH INTERWEBS!!!1
AAAAUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!
They haven’t fixed the nesting yet!!!!
*cries*
There.. there… I’m sure they’ll fix it soon….
Oh wait just a gosh darn minute!
FIXDED IT!!!
Brewski, it is awesome!!
Don’t hurt yourself Brewski. I’m not sure I can reallign your spine before I need to leave.
BFF, please, just sweep this all under the rug.
Is this a singular pun-run? Like a pun step?
I staired at it, but couldn’t find one.
Is it fair to start a pun-run now? None of the early risers can participate.
Well, when they do finally climb out of bed, I’m sure they will step up to the task.
I’m always up for a punny run. I’m sure they will understand and not come down too hard on us.
If not, they will rail about it in the morning.
This pun-run could spiral out of control.
Just so long as it has a soft landing…
We can banister back and forth all night if we want to.
I newel you were going to say that!
Darn! Finally got back to normal, got a nice pun run going, and I can’t even step up and thing of anything! GAAAAAAAA!
*stairs won’t nest below this level*
Don’t get tripped up now, Judy. Thing harder!
Are you trying to get a rise out of her?
As long as they don’t all baluster their way through it all.
p.s. do not google if you are at work
..and you work at Yahoo or Microsoft.
*squeezes Dragonwriter*
@sweetie
It was fixed, but broke again at the beginning of this fail.
Admiral: *gets out the broom and sweeps Rhob under the Troll rug*. There, spick and span.
It shows some pages in the likes of Hentai Tentacle Sex…
p.p.s. sorry, let me be more specific, google away, just not that particular subject which i do find awesome!
Let me get this straight. Are you saying women making out with squid turns you on??!
*keeps distance*
“I’m not getting a word in edgewise “…..WTF does that mean anyway…stupid sayings.
Velvet, tentacle hentai is animated pr0n where the girl is being violated by a tentacle.
Or a glowing ET finger.
*sniffle*
So….so there’s hope??
Maybe it’s a vid fail thing…
BOGGY Google tentacle Hentai!
:shock:WOW!
Girl attacking Pretty Tentacle Thing! BOOGY Save it!
Go away bad girl!
POOR Pretty Tentacle Thing!
BOGGY like you! :pet pet:
BOGGY maybe in LOVE with Pretty Tentacle Thing!
children’s choir: “not funny!”
You might want to run before “BOOGY” gets hungry
(Do monsters use bukkits?)
Eww. Thanks, mmc. Curiosity is done on this one.
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Some people have sick imaginations, no?
Forgive me….LAST!
OH, mr cuddles…it’s hilarious that my post showed up right after yours!
*squeeeeeeeeeze!*
You go to Ireland today!!
Mr. Cuddles: Have a great trip!
Everyone else: *squeeze* This is a disaster! Be back later.
I can’t cope anymore. My virtual world is at best fragmented.
Goodbye cruel world.
Hahah!
I’m so nervous and excited!
Damn you DW!!! *shakes fist for really no reason at all*
Hentai ftw
B2th, if you ever had dinner with my in-laws, you would understand that saying. Nobody ever finishes a sentence because they are always cut off by someone else. If you wait for someone to finish a sentence, you’ll never get to talk. Hence, never get a word in edgewise.
Bwuaahahahahahaaaaaa!
:p @ B2th
Thanks Malicite!
Vid fail thing? It’s spreaded all over Failblog.
*glares at technicolor*
Brewski: I know, there is some gossip about me dying in 1980, but as you can see … The true purpose of my presence here is to find some material for my upcoming drama Huis Clos 2: Failblog Edition, that will venture to further demonstrate my thesis ‘hell is other people’.
Failblog could use a good philosopher! Welcome back!
Jam, don’t leave us. You’ll break the Troll Killing Team.
and it is awesome, i voice yet again.
I have a comment thanking mmc for his PG information awaiting moderation?
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That’s a first.
Was I included in that squeeze ? I hope so and Meegwetch for it.
- Bondfan4518 why did only one man bow?
- hello Brewski.
- its hot out eh.
- free wet willy for anyone who wants one.
Maybe it has Swine Flu?
Satre, I don’t know if “hell is other people”, but hell is defintely not having a reply button!
Stare contest with Bond….GO!!!!
*gets out the watch*
*stares*
*stares at shoes* *kicks rock*
Hell is New Jersey.
BFF wins!
Y2K finally strikes?
That’s what we get for being mean to the inflatable trolls?
What is the reason for this???
(Hello Satre!)
Hey! I live in New Jersey!
OK, how about phrasing it this way:
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Hell is other people, unless you live in New Jersey.
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(He hee, he’ll never see this!)
*tapes “Kiss Me I’m Irish” sign to cuddles back*
hee hee!
Excellent comment, Brewski!
5 eagles: What the hell are you on about? All three bowed.
MMC! I have family in West Patterson.
mr cuddles, I hope you have a woderful trip. You’ll have to take lots of pics, then make a folder and link it up with a clikie so we can all see. *squeezes for good luck*
Um, someone should of told alice the true origin story behind woot. It was originally from hackers. These hackers were attempting to gain full access of specific databases and systems. Gaining full access only comes from controlling the main part of the system, the admin account. Often referred to as the root account. Well the exclamation of “yesss/wooo i got root access.” got shortened over the years to woot. I got picked up mainstream and now we all know it.
Pssst… Arthur, we did some cracking nesting on the mini-golf fail. hehe
<——-
In the event of fixing the internets, Arthur and I no longer nest below the levels.
It’s a small price to pay for sanity!
Aw…you didn’t stop wiggledancing, did you?
*wiggledances*
Not a chance!
Wheeeeeeeeee!!
It really takes so little to make us happy!
I’m simple like that.
Well my fabulous failers, I’m off t’bed as all is now right in the world.
*squeezes all round*
Nighty Night!
*squeeze*
Αι πύλαι παρακαλούνται ανοίξειν. This might work….
I never thought it was possible but this both sucks and blows.
And not in the happy, good fun way…
I see you are shortly to visit Ireland mr. Cuddles! Please say hello to my fellow philosopher and friend George Berkeley, I haven’t seen him in a while.
Well Blue2th, you’ve never been with me
I have a question, maybe you can help me Technicolor? What is the deal with typing “ftw”. I know what the acronym means, but I fail in understanding how or why it is used. For example, you stated “Hentai ftw”. What does that mean? Hentai F*** the world? It doesn’t make sense and I see people do it all the time. Forgive me if I am ignorant. Maybe I’m too old to get it.
Cuddles – !
Starfish, FTW = For The Win
Starfish: for the win
Starfish, it’s For The Win.
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I asked a couple of weeks ago. LOL!
JasonK: you miss an aspiration on iota and alpha. Don’t mess with classical greek!
Blue2th, you did say you were my sugar daddy now, didn’t you?
hahah!
Starfish: For the Win ( sorry, peer presure and all)
You right ,,sorry please don’t curse at me it is intimidating.
I bet that, once nesting has been restored, people will all start screaming that they liked it better this way.
*refrains from telling starfish yet again what FTW means*
This is making my head hurt. I’ll check back later, taters!
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*7-11 Big Gulp sized squeeze*
No, what I typed is correct. I’m Greek.
@ mr. cuddles.
opps.
So does my uncle.
But my opinion stands.
I say Starfish ftw!
5 eagles: “It is intimidating”? I find that ironic that this is coming from you.
what ya alls didnt notice was that the toupedude blew out a snot rocket right before he bowed… he needed something quick to cover his grime, sooooo… excellent aim on his part.
JasonK: so you don’t have aspirations anymore? What an outrage!
*gives velvet one last squeeze before she goes* That’s just in case I’m gone by the time you get back!
BFF, I think that was sarcasm laced with irony
I guess there doing more maintenance work on failblog…
*wistful look*
@ Blue2thFairy- Sucking and blowing? Don’t get my bothered with your kinky phrasing.
@Dragonwriter- I want to win too. I never win. I guess I’ll kill myself. *sobs*
@ TechnoColor, mind the rug.
*facepalm*
For the win!!! It all makes sense now. What do people write now if they want to abreviate F*** the world?
I googled it. Damn it. The sign said ‘WET PAINT!’ but I just haaaaaad to touch it to see for myself, didn’t I. *sigh*
Starfish: “For The Win”. Just sayin’.
I just want to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you.
I’m seeing stars…
2 cups 1 girl… assuming that is not a reference to the yanni boobs. … and, no, I do not wanna know.
I don’t have aspirations? Objectives?
Dreams? Hopes? Wishes?????
Up above.
I see stars.
Starfish, I guess they would still use FTW. Confusing, I know. *squeeze*
2 cups 1 girl = most vile piece of video ever release on the face of the planet….and quite possibly the universe.
@ Blue2thFairy.
HEY!!!
I didn’t know you cared, B2th.
I disagree. It is art beyong uderstanding.
Actually 2 cups 1 girl wasn’t bad….but stay away from 2 girls 1 cup
I just got here, what has happened to the nests?
Ah “Beyond”.
True love means eating your love’s crap.
@ AA, I care not.
@B2th
*stars to sob*
I give up!
*goes back to corner, rocks back and forth*
*peeks out*
Is it safe to come out?
Yay! nesting again!!!
*squeeze!*
*squeezity squeeze*
*squeezically squeezicious!*
Your *squeeziocitude* is *squeeztastic*!
*feels squeezeerious*
Ain’t nesting grand???
Empty Nesters?
Thanks Cuddles *squeeze* Have a great trip.
Let’s have a de-nested drink-up. Does BYOB still stand for bring your own beer, or have the kids taken that one too?
ohhh… 2 girls I cup… removes the possibility that it’s… well, whatever. does sound like a really crappy video.
I always thought it was Bring Your Own Booze, but that’s just me. This way it incorporates all alcohol.
*throws back a shot with Starfish*
@AA, that’s ok. *pats shoulder* *cuts hand on shinny silver star*
Damn, should of looked before I did that
I need a drink right now, I don’t like this set up at all! hopefully its temporary.
This nesting situation is making us all flip our lids.
ok, this is getting to be a bit too much. no nesting, etc. I might just come back later… btw, starfish: for the win.
woooot! Hentai FTW!
A three second intro to the videos fired up a lot of people and made them post rude complaints. This no-nesting-horror doesn’t. Priorities?
WHO MADE MY ADMIRAL CRY???
*turns eyes to B2th…..*
Arthur, why aren’t you talking about the FAIL!!
*points to abstract*
Hey Ms B. I might just wig’gle over to’pay some attention. Nevermind there, I am sure it will all be (hair)pieced together soon. They will come-up with a fix or at least comb-over the bug for now.
*Joins Ms B in the corner.*
I hope I can console you.
*Wonders what would happen if AA and DW hijacked this “thread”.*
“The fail meme hit the big time with the May launch of Failblog”
FAIL
Isn’t the first entry posted on 1 Jan 2008?
@ Arthur…the last time this happened, there were a passel of posters who requested the nesting stay this way in order to prevent us from having conversations with each other.
Yeah…I know. WTF???
Hee! My fierce dragon protector!
*smooch!*
*agrees with Arthur* I could put up with just about anything else, but how are we going to carry on 6 pun-runs, 4 how are your day conversations and 17 innuendo nests at the same time?
HAHAHA Admiral!
But – I was. Not about the video fail, though.
Bring your own booze is great too.
*throws back a shot*
*throws back a shot*
*throws back a shot*
Now what were we talking about? Oh yeah. Starfish ftw!!!!
FTW!
Nothing.
I look at it as a challenge…a F*cking pain in the a** piece of sh** challenge….but a challenge none the less.
In case you’re wondering….yes, challenge is my word of the day.
*Is fearful*
*Hopes this doesn’t land between the aforementioned duo*
I wonder if they continued with the broad cast or did they go to break so he could re-glue his hair on.
Dragon – WHAT THE FÜCK?!? They…wanted…
I challenge you to a challenge challenge. en guarde!
I have been challenged to a challenge challenge by the challenger “WhatIKnow”…B2F proudly accepts his challenge.
Arthur…yup. They begged and pleaded with the Powers that Be to keep the nesting broken. They said the fails were sooooooo much better without all of us talking to each other. It was an outcry from the “We hate the regular’s clique” crowd. It was stunning.
@DW, Guess it worked, as we clearly are no longer talking with each other.
Your challenge is to challenge the challenger of the challenge challenge, this would be a challenge for a challenged challenger.
(now the word sounds and looks funny)
Whee; this is just like IRC…
@ WhatIKnow….Pffft, *laughing*
Is that the guy from lost ? the one behind the desk ?? :O
Glad I wasn’t there, Dragon. Witnessing that ignorant and barbaric stupidity without being able to reply… *shudders*
I win. ;P
Yep, the “regular” haters came out of the woodwork during The Great Schism of 2008.
Why would they listen to the trolls and break the nesting? That doesn’t make any sense!
LISTEN UP FB POWERS THAT BE! I EXPECT THE NESTING TO BE BACK BY THE TIME I GET BACK FROM IRELAND!!
And of course the “regular” haters had never really posted before that either.
Do we know if this was a planned act (the dissapearance of the reply button)? I feel like I am on an episode of Lost!
*squeezes Avis*
or the Twilight Zone, perhaps the Outer Limits.
I don’t want to be at the bottom of the comment section when the “powers that be” bow to mr. cuddles’ demand.
The importance of being in-nest.
I expect it to be normal again MUCH sooner, cuddles! Like in an hour or so. And Admiral: Somehow that’s kinda funny, because that means several regular-haters watch us every day but lack the cojones to come out of their woodwork when we’re able to reply. We’re FIERCE!!!
I hat you!!!
*admires Arthur’s new hat*
And I must say…that hat looks quite rakish on him. You’re very kind!
I glove you!
*gets below AA so he’s not on the bottom*
Insert your own strange fantasy show I don’t care! Are we being punished for me and Arthur talking about politics or is this all a mistake!
egg-celent Starfish!
blue 2th you dirty narc! *fires grnade at blue 2th* you thought i’d miss that without the nesting did you? mwwhahahahah you can never escape my sight!!
Thanks mr. cuddles…so you’re hair today, gone tomorrow?
Well they are doing quite alot of repairs. They changed the color of the FailBlog headings. All this html could be fixed in one day, but that would be one day that failblog would have to go down for. So they are slowly eating away at their to do list. Inconveniences expected, so I think they are ready for the complaints that they are going to receive.
Hah, my arm is beginning to tire me.
Unfortunately it’s that time guys…time to leave work and get everything in order.
one big *SQUEEZE* for everyone!
I’ll be back in 10 days, I promise!
And remember what I said Powers That Be!
As long as this is temporary. Its not like I am going to boycott FB, not now that I’m addicted.
@ Admiral Apparent 11:06 am:
It sounds like they wanted the FB Powers to bow, and tip the nesting right off.
have a good trip mr. cuddles! we’ll miss you!
*squeezes mr. cuddles*
This lack of nesting thing is really going to wreak havoc on pun runs.
*squeeze* Have a great time mr cuddles.
upside: cccccombobreaker is out of a gimmick.
Enjoy mr. cuddles! Bring back stories! *SQUEEZE*
Downside: Dragon and The Admiral will constantly be interrupted now! And we will all have burn scars to show for it.
I blame the clown on ICHC.
LEts *SQUEEZE*,*SQUEEZE* ON FLOR!
*prepares aloe vera and salve.*
Just in time!
.
Bye, cuddles! *SQUEEZE*
.
Don’t take anything dangerous on the plane!!
I like to blame everything in ICHC!
@WIK:
And FSA can’t reply to every single comment.
True, Starfish.
(For the win.)
Oh, I just can’t stand this! I suppose I’ll go and do some work around here. I’ll check back in when I get home from work (roughly four hours from now.) If I don’t see you again, mr. cuddles, *sloppy wet smoochies!* Have an incredible time!
@ Starfish: that is definitely an upside!!
…too slow paced… losing interest….I’m going in search of mental stimulation, see you all tomorrow if the nests are back. *muah!*
That’s enough for me now. See you all tomorrow! Hopefully properly nested… Bye!
Apparently he did it for love. The female news reader on the right had trouble trusting men after having her heart broken. Knowing how much honor meant to the man in the middle, she asked him not to use the glue on his toupee that morning. Before she would commit again, she needed to know if his declarations of love for her were real … Aparently, they were.
Bye, Arthur. I hope the PTB twig this nesting problem soon.
Have a good trip Cuddles! We’ll miss you.
Nesting is back at the Yanni fail… *holds out hope*
It’s because he has Boobies!
*Sage nod*
By the way, learning how to
, has made my day.
You’re easily amused, aren’t you?
Aren’t we all?
Well, I guess that’s why we’re all here!
*squeeze*
I thoroughly enjoyed Alice’s comments, they were well written, well researched and deserved acclaim high above that of ‘troll’.
.
Well played Alice, I take my hat off to you.
If you want your hat back, I think Arthur has it.
*roffle*
And wow…this guy is really impressed by copypasta, isn’t he?
I like mine with a homemade pesto!
Just remember to breathe regularly too.
Have a wonderful trip, mr cuddles!!
*SQUEEEEEEEEZE!!!*
We’ll miss you!
Oh, and *squeezes* for Arthur too. I hope next time I see you, this problem will be FIXED!
Wow, gone for a while, and everybody leaves?
*sits down*
*stares at walls*
*hums to self*
*looks at watch*
Hmmm. Oh, I know.
Starfish: It’s For The Win!
*snorkroffle*
I hope this inconvenience is because they are cooking up some new and wonderful function for us. Like private messages, or an ignore function (though that could get complicated with the nesting and all).
Or cake!
Mr. bondfan1453 you make up the rules but don’t follow them oh well
water under the bridge. This is nuts.
I liked it when Alicia kept rambling on and on and on and on…………………………………………………………………
Well, they just converted entire blogs to a new platform…there are bound to be glitches.
*twitch….twitch*
We just just…*twitch*…be patient with them and remember that…*twitch*…they love us and want us to be…*twitch*…happy.
This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where every kid goes out to play after Marge ruines Itchy and Scratchy.
@mrcuddles: have a great time
@starfish: FTW=For The Win
How is that cake, Ms Traps?
Nearly all the other sites by ICHC were converted to this format a few months ago. I wonder if this has anything to do with how much traffic THIS site sees. Or if someone is messing with the system as retribution for the webbys.
What, paranoid? Me? Well, maybe.
Still waiting for the cake FTW.
(Hey Starfish…FT…..d’oh!)
Thanks Brewski!!
*passes out shots to everyone*
Alcohol FTW!!
What does FTW stand for?
Monday, Tuesday, Happy Day, Thursday, Friday, Happy Day.
*munch, munch…*
Hey, Dragon, I think you’ve got something nibbling on your line.
5 eagles, I don’t make any rules. You must be confusing me with the big three: Dragon, Admiral and Avis.
water under the bridge bro let forget and move on. Like to the reply buttons itsssss bbbbaaaaacccckkk
*Perches on log next to Dragon*
“The Big Three”?…..wow, I really had no idea….
*curls into little ball, and rocks to and fro, mumbling and whispering “FB will fix this, FB will fix this”*
*Offers BondFan fresh baked Chocolate chip cookie*
It’ll get better…..right?
*steals cookie*
Nummies. Thanks, bff!
*sneaks away*
Judy, ith this the way it’s going to be from now on?
grrrrr….
Outside of rule #4, I don’t know what BFF is going on about.
I feel so discombobulated.
Reply
Geesh.
I KNEW I shouldn’t have left FB (for the most part) lo these 4 days…
*reattaches B2F’s combobulator*
There ya go
Gee….thanks WN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Reply
Yes! All your fault WN!
B2th, are you sure you want a bob and not a weave?
Failblog has failed us! Repent sinners!
Starfish: ftw = for the win.
Everyone else: *gives out sedatives* Let’s chillax and ride out this tsunami.
I can’t remember…is rule #4
Profit, Safety, or Baconlube?
No, it’s breathing.
I think #4 is that you can profit from the safety of BaconLube™, as I recall.
OMG!! It’s breathing?!? RUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
*titters again*
Where did the rules come from? From the god’s or were they always there?
*takes apostrophe and tosses it to the ground*
*stomps it deep into the earth*
*stabs it again with trusty Spork of The Gods*
I think it’s dead now.
*gives “it” a sedagive*
Do not run. You will only die tired. Nothingness will catch up with you.
*screeches away in jeep, skids on an oily patch, and crashes into tree*
*Explosion moments later*
*blinks*
I didn’t even know I was fishing! I do love a good fish story, though.
And BFF…your disclaimer made me laugh out loud. How many hugely long lists of rules have you put out on the blog over the months, hmmm?? You can’t put that one off on us. :p
OH NO!!! BFF!!!!
Don’t worry, Ms B. That was his stunt double.
*pulls Bf to safety just in time*
*buffs out scratches on jeep.* Oh wait that was a tmz joke. Some vallet dented a car he was parking for some celebrity, and then like ten of them tried to buff out a dent. …
*brushes BF’s shoulders off*
Okay, I admit it! I did create alot of rules, but I-I-
*bursts into tears*
Awww DW now I feel like a silly person holding this stunt dummy.
What rules did you create?
Rules? Where we’re going, we don’t need rules.
*sigh of relief*
Where can one get a stunt double? I need one to sit at my desk…
We’re posting in one straight line; I want to break this rule.
Here’s your handbasket, B2th.
@ ELOR, You silly English types.
Maybe if we create and exception, Admiral??
Okay…who made BFF cry?
*Wonders if (/) and (n) will work. /n This should appear on the newline.
Yes we English speaking people are a tad silly. I is Canadian eh, though.
I keep a close watch on this comment of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because we’re fine, We Type inline.
Ummm….that was me, Boobie. But honestly, I thought he was just going to run screaming from the room…
*offers cookies*
DW, perhaps we should try some exceptionally hard and fast rules?
Do you know Olie or Leana?
*stops crying*
Thanks for reminding me, DW
*runs, screaming, with arms flailing in the air, from room*
Oooh…put that together with a firm hand and a stiff drink, and I think you’re onto something there!
Ah hell!
*face palm then takes cookie*
B2th, if you are offering a line of cash, I’ll take some.
Aww, my post is awaiting moderation. xkcd.com go to /276. That b2f is what you reminded me of with your lines.
Would a good line of credit do AA?
Time for me to go now.
I’ll see all you happy nesters tomorrow!
*squeezes all*
AA: You should ask that man in black of you if he’s seen your cash.
Ciao Boobie.
CIO Boobie?
Ciao as in bye in Italian?
B2th: I don’t have to; I caught him red-handed.
I know, just being un-funny or is it “unfunny”?
RULES OF FAILBLOG
1. Never say “First”.
2. Never say “That’s not a fail/win, that’s a win/fail!”
3. Safety.
4. Watch, listen, observe, learn.
5. Don’t get between Dragonwriter and Admiral.
6. Profit.
7. Be polite and respectful at all times.
8. Do NOT interrupt pun runs and other series (if threading ever returns)
9. If you don’t have something useful, interesting, or entertaining to add, don’t post.
10. Don’t reply to yourself, except to correct/add something you forgot.
11. Ignore rules 1-10, because I’m full of s**t.
And that concludes the reading of the rules, Bruce!
What? No mystery rule?
I KNEW he forgot one…!
We’re fixed! We’re fixed! It’s like…like….like we all have a best friend!
*SQUEEEZE!*
*Neuters it*
*gives B2th the Yanni prize*
*begins writing a new song…*
♪ Nestiiiiiing… in a straaaaaaaight line… ♫
It’s got a good beat, Mr. Clark, but I’m not sure I could dance to it.
Hey, we’ve been bumped!
Fail blog still not fixed.
*sigh*
How will I pass my time.
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Admiral, I thought you liked that…!
*bump*
*was not prepard for a prize*
I didn’t even write a speach…that’s ok, I couldn’t read it anyway.
*breaks into single-note guitar solo…*
*takes a bit of B2th’ speach*
Mmmm. Sweet.
Damnit Jules…….don’t tease us like that!
BITE. I meant a BITE.
*grumblegrumblestoopitnestingallahoogrumble*
lol, “Speach” is my word and no, you do not have permission to use it.
I think I’ll avoid posting for a while, so in the meantime I bid you all *SQUEEZES!* and *SQUISHES!*
Speach. Speach speach speach!
BWAHAHA!
New name
Thanks DW, that livened up my daily grind.
You can call me “Sak” for short….wait…what…
Hee…! Happy to help!
Bye for now our fin friend.
*assumes joke has been made at one’s expense* It went over me anyways.
arg and arg again. I hate this I have to read each and every comment to see if anyonesays something to me. it gets tiring…looks lone Blue2th missed my reply to his comment. *pllttthhhthth* in FB PTB general direction. You better fix this before mr. Cuddles gets back for Ireland.
You know, I’m finding this threadless banter is causing me to lose braincells. I’m feeling more and more ICHC-like every minute.
omg teh intrwbz iz sooo bwokn lolz!
I gonna smak teh stoopy srvr!! take dat!!1
@abstract, so sorry..*hands whip*
This speach needs an action sherb.
*wiggles to the left*
*wiggles to the right*
*hops forward*
*hops back*
*jazz hands!
Threadless Banter, there’s a joke in there somewhere, I just know it.
Jules, you can masturbate to pass the time.
Ooh!
*gets big bowl of popcorn and sits down to watch the show*
Noooo dragon nooooo.
Brewski’s down! Someone call teh ambulanse! OH NOES! I be talking lolspeak! HALP! HALP!
Ewwwwwwww…that was a most unfortunate comment placement…
FTW lol
I won’t give you my dignity of a response….Admiral!
BF would never lolspeak who the hell are you.
*points gun at impostor*
Re:Ewwwwwwww…that was a most unfortunate comment placement…
….EVER! ROFL.
*munches on DW’s popcorn*
Whatcha watchin?
B2th, are you looking for strip-teasing remarks?
*Gun pointed at the BF he is hold*
*Notices he is holding the stunt dummy he saved*
I’ll just get rid of this thing.
Holding ing ing… arg.
Quit being so Vanilla Admiral.
*bursts into the room*
WHO IS THAT MAN?!
*points accusing finger at imposter BondFan*
Ms B, I was hoping to see some B2th on Abstract action, but…other stuff got in the way.
Hm. This popcorn needs more butter. Brb!
I really liked alicia’s comments, and I don’t see how they are trolling at all.. I actually read them and thought they were informative.
*Shield’s Ms. B’s eyes.*
It is better not to know.
Apostrophe attack. Erases above “‘”.
kidtruth, perhaps you aren’t aware that you are the only, and I repeat only, person who found them informative and not trolling.
I think I will just fake it.
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Jeez! Took me 3 tries to find the reply button!
They were not. They were copy paste from wiki.
hiy der DW!! wyz u wotch jules spnk munkey?!
Not to attack you kidtruth, we can all have opinions.
Kidtruth, they weren’t even real. The information you got was wrong. It is like saying 1 + 1 = 8. It is not correct and one should not want to learn about it.
Jules, stop! It’s too much!!! AAAAH!!!
*foams at the mouth*
Re:hiy der DW!! wyz u wotch jules spnk munkey?!
Failblog licence and registration please.
Guys, I think its time for an intervention.
*Grabs brewski and sits him in the center(re) of a circle, composed of FB regulars.*
These people are here because they care about you brewski. It is an open floor format so anyone feel free to speak.
DW FTW!!!
*grabs shotgun*
*fires at once human failbloggers*
*cries afterwards*
Oh dear.
I think it’s almost time to send Brewski to the glue factory. To send him to that great brewery in the sky. I’m not sure he can be saved.
Posting your school paper on failblog = fail
Don’t see how that helps, but its true anyways.
I’m puzzled by your actions, Emp. Would you care to elaborate?
There is no place like home.
No place like home.
Like Home.
*taps ruby slippers*
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ReplyAnd *SNORK* @ starfish!!\
(It means “for the win”, btw).
*lies on floor, bleeding and lifts head up to look at technicolor*
*whispers*
Why, technicolor? Wh-
*collapses*
I think Gollum was talking about Alicia?
I have recently taken to watching the interventions on A and E. That is what they do, surround or confront the addict with loved ones, and they all beg for him to quit. Then it is off to rehab.
*straps on* Okay. I’m ready for the intervention.
Damn. BFF’s stunt double is having a rough day today.
weeee!! failblog funz! I likes alls teh…
Ooooh, shiny!!
*mesmerized*
Woah… *blink blink*
Where am I? Why is everybody staring at me? And what happened to Bondfan? For God’s sake, somebody help!
How many stunt doubles does he have? One spoke lolspeak, this one burst into the room and got shot and the other died in the jeep accident?
He really is. He’s been blown up, threatened and shot. I should really give him a pay rise.
Oh. *reads Emp’s comment. removes hardward*
The intervention was a success, thanks Drb.
*Gets up*
*wipes tears*
*sparks and smokes a cigarette while staring @ BF’s corpse*
*walks into blinding sunset*
*credits roll*
BFF, your stunt double is Buster from the Mythbusters!
*Wonders who gave technicolo(u)r a shotgun?*
*snaps fingers*
Of course! But how was he so animated? How could he speak?
Glad to be of umm…service, Emp. Hehe.
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My attention span is WAY too short for this new fangled Line Blogging (can’t bring myself to tuck my thumbs into my belt like that *shudder*). Enjoy, fine people!
I always thought there was something freaky about that dummy…
I know people?
COLOR without the U= USA USA USA.
We hate Us.
Gosh dw I’m standing right here, no need to insult me like that.
*cries in the corner*
Buster 2.0 FTW
Re: *straps on* Okay. I’m ready for the intervention.
Funny how removing a simple ’s’ from this sentence gives it a completely different meaning.
“Ms B, I was hoping to see some B2th on Abstract action, but…other stuff got in the way.”
I’m down, let’s rumble!
*munchity-munchy-munch!*
LETS GET READY TO RUUUUUUMMBBBBBBBBLEEE
I’m ready to be humbled
*pulls out grenade launcher, realizes it’s already been used. puts away, pulls out heat seeking missiles* Mwahahahahahahaaaa, if you’re not Blue2th get in the ice bukkit.
that is the kind of action you were looking for, right, Dragon?
In this cornerrr, weighing about 12 oz the Blue2thFairy, in thisss cornerrr weighing an unknown weight, ABBBBBSTRRRRAAACCT. Ready, I want a clean throw-down. FIGHT.
*sits next to Dragon*
Mind if I watch? Hmm, I thought this was going to be a porno.
Depends what kind of heat seeking missile you are refering to I presume.
*solemn voice*
I’ve just realised that we have survived more than 430 comments…WITHOUT THE RELPY BUTTON!
CONGRATS!
Kinky
*switches L and P around before anyone sees*
BFF! Your in the middle of a bout…..Get out of the ring will ya! Geez.
Wait, didn’t you die like twice now bf?
Honestly…I might get stoned for this.
I don’t mind not having a reply button.
Puff, Puff Give Tech!
*narrowly misses a punch*
I’m outta here!
*jumps out of the ring and flees*
The only type of stoning I know….what are we having today?
Round one over! To your corners.
I cant go on!
must…
make…
reply…
button…
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All this talk about stoning is making me hungry.
Hahahaha alicia said a bunch of stuff, then she started talking about Pie! Mr. B totally agree. Love the way dude behind the desk has that “holy crap his hair just fell off” look on his face.
Argh! You people are so rude!! When are you going to let starfish know that FTW means For The Win?!? Don’t just leave a starfish hanging like that…
Concession stands are open to fighters as well B2F.
*ahem*
MR?
*stumbles into gas station with Blue2thFairy in the goal of scoring some munchies*
What’s a horse doing here?
Sorry, I don’t eat at concession stands anymore….not since the “hot dog” incident….*shivers*
Concessions?
Diet Coke please!
*sneaks a double shot of rum in glass with ice*
*pours diet Coke in glass*
Here you are, ma’am. Anything else?
*hic*
Woah! That’s good Diet Coke!
Hey starfish, ftw means for the win.
*approaches clerk*
Dude, they’re outa Zig Zags…..now what?
Starfish….hanging….ROFL!!!
Velvet FTW!!!!
No really guys, what does FTW mean??
*whispers* it means For The Win *ends whisper*
@ Ms B :confessions, you are beautiful. *Smooch*
I’ve got a bong at home.
Maybe we can rob the gas station?
Ftw= fight till you win?
I forget.
I smoke too much.
Why thank you my dear leader!
*smooches*
Pfffft, you and your silly bong….*pulls out hookah*
FTW f the world, I’m sure of it. Its a definite maybe.
Frame The Women?
You turned this into a competition.
*pulls out vaporizer*
Someone else referee this fight, I, uh, left my s_x with Ms B in the car. (That 70’s show reference).
Holy crap! sheilds self from vaporizer rays
I miss Red, he was so bitter. My hero.
shields*
OMFG! LINK 4 STARFISH.
swords*
I can be bitter.
tanks*
LOL interwebs FTW
Did anyone think to check in the bukkit for the reply button?
.
Who has the bukkit, anyways?
I can jitter
Careful B2th. Don’t fall for the I got a bong at home trick. Next thing you’ll know, you’ll wake up handcuffed to a tranny named Earline and all your weed will be gone.
I saw something about it on Dateline.
A bombs*
I can twitter.
Shhh Starfish. My plan!!!!
I had the bukkit…but no one wants it…trust me.
(Night all! I’m outski! *squeeze*)
H-bombs*
Pauly Shore* (I win)
I can litter
…and then keep it on a shelf in the pantry for emergencies?
I had no idea technicolor possessed so many firearms. It’s like the Matrix in here.
I can shitter.
*Cures fairy’s superior but annoying weapon*
Not so fast B2f, Continum transfucntioner*. (I win).
I can splitter*
How about splatter?
It really doesn’t matter,
how much I splish and splatter,
I’m just a little ducky, after all.
Quack, quack!
Continum transfucntioner?…oh shit.
no Gravity Gun* (I win).
Curses not cures…bukkit.
Yeah, BFF, but does he know Kung-Fu?
BF, I just a have a cheat code in this game of life.
All weapons and God mode.
*puts in cheat code for Kung-Fu*
I’m a programmer for the game of life. You’re screwed.
Continuum**
@OMFG!:
Cute clickie, pretty cool stuff.
BTW, what does FTW stand for?
Ms B: I’m scared to ask.
technicolor: Life is a game!? What is this?! Have I won?! Have I lost?! LET ME OUT!!! *babbles and foams at mouth*
I am the architect.
Better than being nailed I suppose.
I suppose nothing is better than being nailed.
You nailed it!
BFF, No. Life is a Highway.
Which pill should I take?!?!?!?!?
You are in the process of wining.
Mash ‘em up together and snort it. You will love this. xkcd. com /566/.
In the game of life….everyone loses eventually.
I am a conundrummer in a band called life puzzler. (clicky)
Especially when you reach the boss level.
‘powers are for the weak. i have no powers, unless you count the power to blow minds!’
There you go blowing and sucking again.
*answers phone*
I’m sorry, mr. cuddles is out of the country on holiday. Can I take a message?
I am sylar.
I’m the Slayer!
Buffy? is that you?
HA!
Ok, boys, it’s been real, it’s been fun, but it hasn’t been real fun….see ya’ll on Tuesday. I’m off to the lake.
Enjoy.
Let’s get stoned again.
@technicolor:
I got some Bubbleberry that I picked up at Grey Area Coffee shop. My friend Earline has a bong we can use.
Annnnd it would appear that the lack of (real) reply buttons has made everyone slaphappy. Oh goody.
Let’s get blowed starfish.
Avis: What on earth do you mean? *sticks underpants on head, two pencils up nostrils and chants “Wibble, Wibble, Wibble”*
*boops Avis on the nose*
Hee hee!
*runs off*
I believe you just proved my statement there, BFF
And BFF, “Big three”? Are you serious?
Really? I thought that was perfectly normal.
*starts to do “The chicken dance”*
Avis: Nah, I was being rather hyperbolic.
I know this dance.
Remind me to never borrow a pencil from you.
Avis!! I didn’t know you were one of the big three!
Quite the hono(u)r!!
Actually, Brewski, I think that makes her the third wheel.
@Ms B: Woo! I didn’t know AA and DW were swingers like that. I know a swinging place that has a 38-for-1 special.
Or did you mean that in a platonic sense?
hairpiece fail, but gravity WIN !!!
Well I was thinking platonic.
*facepalm*
Well, that’s what I get for going away for an hour or two…
Yikes, not going to spend much time here without a reply button:
.1) Alicia’s trolling was a copy and paste of a Slate article by Christopher Beam in Oct ‘08. Actually worth reading at their Website. Go to slate(DOT)com and search on fail. S/b right at the top.
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Most importantly: Is that John Lennon at :07 of the video???
Ummm…. yeah, I don’t swing that way either, so…. uhhhh… anyway….
Of course it’s John Lennon. You see him for a longer time than you see the hairpiece.
But why is he on the video at all?
I was just trying to say that Avis is the odd-man out, so to speak. Totally didn’t mean it to sound like that!!!
Actually a win. He knows his hair has fallen off but continues on as if nothing has happened.
The show must go on.
*is hurt that MRN didn’t see my comment about Slate WAY up there^*
Sorry, but for some reason running through the comments in a linear fashion made me browse (glaze) over some of them, I guess.
Nesting is nice.
*sighs contentedly, curled up in a ball on the couch*
Guess she took that comment for granite.
sorry about that we got slammed with work that last hour and a half. *looks around* seems I’m still chamion! *Raises arms in glory and dared Blue2th to come back in the ring*
emporer, is this a pun run about rocks, or do you wan the bukkit?
For the record, Alice did not even write any of those comments. Her name links to the article she ripped them off of. She’s just a boring spammer.
Did Alice copy and paste her postings? Or did I read that wrong the last many times it was said?
You mean the one time it was said 20 minutes ago that I accidentally missed before posting my comment?
Sorry but did it really call for sarcastic douchbagism?
I was not trying to be mean. Just trying to laugh at the many times the same thing was said. Like we have been laughing at the FTW all Fail-long.
Lighten up!
Sarcastic douchbagism is our religion!
Superiority is optional.
Copy and Paste, FTW, Ms B.
now, now no fighting. without the nesting it’s hard to pick up on everything Ms B. *plays moderater*
Thank goodness a moderator jumped in quickly. “Awaiting moderation” is probably what got us into this reply mess.
*squeezes for any who wish to partake* see you all tomorrow, goodnight
I apologize MRN, my post with the link to Slate is now gone.
*pouts*
And Snavula, even with my missing comment it was pointed out at least three times prior.
Ms B, I snorked.
Slate is a great Website, BTW. I’ve been reading it off and on since it started over 10 years ago. I recommend it to all.
Ms B, it’s cool. I knew what you really meant by third wheel. Not all of us are quick to see innuendo where there wasn’t.
And Snavula, that wasn’t sarcastic douchebagism, we can find you some examples if you like though.
Sorry, granny is starting to rub off on me. I’ll have to work on an antidote.
There is no antidote to granny!
(Thank goodness!)
Time for a little Bed Peace.
I just noticed that no one complained after 12 people had to explain what FTW means, but if you’re into that sort of prejudice and condescending feeling, I know a political party that’s right for you in the click.
Last!
*sets out sign-up sheet for humo(u)r 101 class summer session*
Let’s just *boop* his nose to show him we’re all here for fun!
It was an attempt at a pun run. Snavula, pay attention those were made a jokes. The fact that a spammer was called out is a serious notion. Starfish FTW means for the win.
The pun run statement I just made was meant for abstract. Shale I give you a demonstration?
Hmmm…I thought I saw it move….and hey all I’m new.
Go to bed and failblog is fine. Wake up and its broke again. Coincedence?
Wait – when I went to bed, the blog was broke. When I got up – it was fixed.
It’s as if I’m on the other side of the world from you!
Woah, we should meet somewhere in the middle and perhaps the blog would be eternally functional!!
I think not, ATCF. IT’S TEH CONSPIRACY!!!!
I am not involved in any conspiracy of any sort!
*checks passport status and fake I.D. credentials*
I ummm have a flight to catch, yeah, and I’ll see you all soon…
Bff you have peanut-butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
*offers milk*
Can someone translate this for me, I got it in a fortune cookie. It says:
“Listen to life, and you will hear the voice of life crying, Be!”
*peeks*
Still not fixed then!
Check this out! (clickie)
That’s…awesome.
Dear god, if this isn’t fixed by tomorrow…
*gnashes teeth*
Well…let’s provide entertainment for the time being.
Ok, I’ll start. Why did the chicken cross the road?
He saw the zebra crossing?
Yeah, I saw it
*GASP!!!*
It’s back!! The beloved reply button is BACK!!!
Woohooooooooooo! *wiggledances*
Anyone for a celebratory cuppa?
If it’s a cuppa Scotch, I’m in!
You can have a cuppa whatever you like my dear!
*pours a Scotch for DW*
*sups tea*
*tups Scotch*
Scotch on the lips, please.
Ooh…a classic favorite.
*sips*
*smooOOOOoooches*
*licks lips*
Mmmm, yum! That will have to hold me for now. Save some for later…
*holds up the bottle*
Plenty left!
*slowly fills a hip flask*
Later we can take a little tumbler!
I would never pass up one of your cordial invitations.
Happy, happy, joy, joy!
*wiggledances with jam*
*joins in the wiggledanceing*
Party!
*passes out party hats*
*dances with pals Judy, Ms B, and DW *
*realizes everybody left*
Ohhh, dancin’ with myself!!
*secretly watches Brewski from the corner*
*giggles from behind the curtain*
DAMMIT!
*snork*
Obliviate!
That’s the last of them, Judy…DAMMIT!
Close, but no. there was a wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man over there.
*tries reading comments*
*tries again*
*doesn’t understand what’s wrong*
*can’t comprehend comments anymore*
*notices chronological order, no more nested comments, no more reply button*
*rises from the grave to take over the world*
OMFG, It’s fixed!
*freezes just as she bites into a tender, juicy grilled chicken leg*
Ummm…I plead the fifth.
Ummmm…I drink a fifth.
*thought losing herpes was a good thing*
*realizes this time it was a HAIR PIECE*
*rises from the grave to take over the world*
BRAAAAIIIIIIIIIINNNNNSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!! THE REPLY BUTTONS ARE BACK!!!
*the choir sings “Hallelujah”*
*does dorky dragon-dance of joy!!*
Shall we now go and make random replies to random things?
*is feeling naughty*
hehehe
O_O Ummm….can I watch?
You can watch me make random comments. That’s about all I’m good for tonight anyway.
Oh…
Now you and AA can have your stolen threads again, well and the ones that you start anyways.
Yes, thank you. I get it. We steal and hijack. We are mean and harsh. We are hasty and we gang up on poor, defenseless underdogs and we never give them a chance to explain WHY they are being asshats.
You’ve quite made your point, so you can stop now.
Ew when did I say that. I reposted to the response to admiral, it was not an attack at all. I don’t understand the reason for your tone. I thought I was being cheerful, as in now you are able to do it again. Arg I don’t get it…
Since you are accusing us of theft, you might as well go back to the baseball fail and catch up.
Yes…accusing someone of stealing and hijacking threads is NOT nice. As for the other things, you said them only yesterday. It’s really very difficult to deny saying something when it’s sitting right there for anyone to read.
The hijacking part is a reference to a post I read, that you dragon posted, saying that number one thread jackers is another one you could add to the list. Not my words, thine own. So it was not an accusation, it was meant as a reference. I wish I knew the exact fail, and I did not say explicitly that you were harsh and mean etc. It was a general remark.
Yes, Emp…the list of things that TROLLS DO.
Trolls hijack threads. That conversation took place when someone hijacked the top thread in an attempt to get his name as close to the top of the fail as possible. I put “thread hijackers” on the list of trollish behavior. ‘Jacking is NOT cool, and as I said, accusing people of doing it is not nice. Since you are so concerned about people taking your words out of context, you might want to be a little more careful about doing it yourself.
Alright, I did not read the context. I am completely in the wrong on that reference and am sorry for that. Sorry for calling you thread jackers, I did not know it was a bad thing anyways.
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I thought you meant that when you and aa start posting to each other and no one else is allowed in was what thread jacking meant. Which is why I thought it a good thing.
Sorry dragon, sorry AA, I didn’t mean to offend.
other, …, was***
S’okay. No harm done. I’m glad it was just a misunderstanding, because it sounded really, really mean. That’s why I got mad. Added to the fact that you called me harsh and mean yesterday (yes, you did…I’m a “regular” so when you say the “regulars” are these things, you are saying that I am as well, especially when you are making reference to a thread that I posted on) I just had to wonder why you were using me for target practice.
Ya, definitely not my intention. You know I respect you Dragon. What I just responded to admiral on the pitch fail was that I was making a general. Yes though you posted there, I still meant it on the most general terms, as correlation does not mean causation. I don’t think regulars are harsh all the time, just they can be in instances. I guess it comes with being human. So I hope you did not take it personally. I guess that is why I did not see myself as attacking you. I wasn’t trying to have anyone in particular within my line of sight.
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The only reason I used your name was as a backing up my statement about myself. That I can’t communicate properly what I mean. Not that you are anything bad or anything like that. Its just that I believed that you would be able to attest to me being a fudge up when it comes to getting my actual point across. I hope this comes across well enough. In the end you are a nice person, but I am sure you know that already. Thanks for giving me the chance to explain. I had something else, but it has slipped my mind. Sowwy once again. Oh and sorry that I attacked regulars in general, its not right or smart.
And that is a horrible response by me.
This brings to mind two things that I really drill into my students when it comes to writing. If you don’t mind my getting all professorial here for a moment, I’d be happy to share.
1. Don’t generalize. It only gets you in trouble. Be specific, use details, and make sure you cite your sources. This is where precision and context become very important.
2. Always remember–it is not your reader’s job to try to figure out what you mean…it is your job to communicate your meaning clearly to them.
There you go…the first two lessons my students learn! It takes them a long time and a lot of practice to actually put these ideas into effect, but it’s definitely worth it when they do.
Two lessons I will take to heart.
Caught up.
*is suddenly much more confused now that the “Reply” button seems to have suddenly returned*
*suffers from an overdose of “suddenly” and collapses into a lifeless form once again*
…I like you.
Reply button is so sexy!
Please refrain from getting kinky with inanimate objects.
*Doesn’t know what to do now that reply button is back”
Takes out ” and replaces it with *
*decides to put ” back in, to mix things up a bit*
Look, there is a little bunny on the floor. Bow again, see it? Now whatever you do…DON’T look at my head!!
alicia, i copied and pasted that into word, and its making it onto a youtube video some day.
Taste the rainbow
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I want you to rub the (insert noun here) on the back of that (insert noun here) and (insert verb here) until the bottom of it gets really (insert adjective here).
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Now Go For It.
I want you to rub the biscuit dough on the back of that blond’s head and get a fail about it on FB until the bottom of it gets really filled with troll comments.
That was nice. Any other takers?
I want you to rub the scouring pan on the back of that skillet and keep scrubbing until the bottom of it gets really clean.
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Did that do it for you?
“scouring pad” not pan!
I luv nesting!!!!
Does not approve of Judy’s spelling of “luv”.
Pppffffbbbtttt!
*spittle flies*
Pretty funny
Ugly serious
Woooow, It just lies there on the floor and he just stands there like a vegetable in the army.
I love the phrase, “like a vegetable in the army”. Did you make that one up? I Googled it, didn’t find it, but found an interesting site that I’ll leave in my name link for Leila.
*snork*
That is a nugget of funny on the interwebs!
Check out this! I found this and just could not stop laughing.you can bike??
Isn’t that binary for 3.5?
omg that was exhausting.
did he die?
PLEASE DO NOT READ
DONT READ THIS
PLEASE
DO NOT READ
DO NOT READ
DO NOT READ
swear do not read…i dont even know why i’m participating I guess I,m still a bit paranoid.But really do not read this I swear.Also thanks this was really appreciated.
DO NOT READ:This is so stupid…But i love my mom deeply.And i dont want to take any chances.
sorry.
If you dont copy and paste this into 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours I hate
It’s OK, sweetie. No one read it. Now go lay down and get some rest. Want me to read you a story?
Oh damn, I read it. Whatever shall I do now?
(Be the sound effects for the story, silly goose!
We’re going to read “The Little Engine that Could”. Can you do train sounds?)
Choo Choo!
I think I can, I think I can
Choo Choo!!
*makes clickety-clackety train track sounds*
I reeeeeeeeeelly didint get the fail…
Since its all in chiniese…
Actually, I’m almost positive that’s Japanese.
At last count, we had 760 comments. (Well, 761 now) I wonder what the percentage is of how many were actually about the fail. Anyone care to do the math?
0.002% with a +/- 2.4% given the difference in time zones.
And nesting works again!
(hello from home after a bottle of wine)
Mourning the demise of the reply button?
Alcohol is not the answer.
Homer Simpson: “To alcohol! The cause of – and solution to – all of life’s problems!”
hehe, john lennon at the beginning
the people sitting down looked so perplexed, lol
Why does the video go on for so long when the fail is done?
This is FAKE.
それからこれは日本の番組。
中国人じゃなくて日本人だぞw
Why the Japanese comment?
I mean, this OBVIOUSLY is a Japanese programme, thank you very much.
i don’t get it
Neither do I. These things are healt traps.
*inserts the missing h*
*moonwalks to the bus stop*
Am I the only one who picked up on the horror and shame that flashes across this guy’s face? He is totally humiliated!
First, watch the delayed 2nd bow and how it is much more reserved than the first. Bowing is a sign of respect and honor in the Japanese culture. This man is distracted. He’s too proud to openly acknowledge his faux pas.
Next, note the rapid blinking of the desk jockeys. They are astounded. Then pay close attention to the shape of the poor victim’s eyes when the camera comes back. He has a flash of humiliation and sadness. If you can slow the video down and mute the sound, you will see that this is a serious disgrace and he has been publicly humiliated.
Perhaps I’ve seen one too many episodes of FOX’s Lie to Me, but this guy would have been on hari-kari alert 20 years ago…
Ok, thkx 4 the explanation Aaron, but that is a way too sutil Fail…
LMAO…I completely agree.
The bottle of wine and three beers prior to my post thought it was an enlightening post, but the next-day hangover coupled with the horror of “oh my god, what other drunken messages did I send?” had another opinion.
LMAO…I completely agree.
The bottle of wine and three beers prior to my post thought it was enlightening, but the next-day hangover coupled with the horror of “oh my god, what other drunken messages did I send?” had another opinion.
thank you so much for removing the annoying intro sequence. i can finally watch failblog videos in peace again.
did he die?
I hope he died…
It’s a tarantula!
The first fail was from John Lennon’s Imagine.
How Dare you!
yes!!! u seen him too huh?!!LOLOLOLOLOL
Ogura Tomoaki himself fails
does’nt the guy in the beginning of the video kinda look like an asian version of John Lennon!?! LOLOLOLOL
Haha Gross!
hilarious!
John Lennon at the beginning, or just a look alike?