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** That could be the start of a [[Monty Python]] sketch.
** No bad luck there, really. Submarines are, by design, supposed to go through the water undetected. [[Gone Horribly Right|These two worked perfectly!]]
* The existence of the [[Thememobile|Pope]][http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Popemobile |Mobile]]. It actually translates to Popemobile.
* [http://mad-chicken86.livejournal.com/3738.html This] Livejournal post. [[WoW]] meets [[Lord of the Rings]].
* In a moment that can only be described as "hilarious," Misha Collins reportedly snuck in to the Jared and Jensen panel (of [[Supernatural]] fame) All Hell Breaks Loose con and asked them if it was "weird playing brothers on the show since they were lovers in real life." Fandom exploded.
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** It's even funnier/cuter if you're a ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fan.
** Better still is when [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/feb/19/gibraltar.world the British Marines 'misplaced' Gibraltar] and wound up invading Spain and scaring several fishermen. The real kicker is that Gibraltar ''is a 1,400 foot tall rock''. One can't help but wonder why they actually landed when it should have been obvious they were in the wrong place.
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_Bible:Wicked Bible|The Wicked Bible]]. Best. Typo. Ever. For the record, its {{spoiler|Thou shall <s>not</s> commit adultery}}.
** [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_errata:Bible errata|errors in bible printing weren't that uncommon back in the day]] another mistake is "The Fools Bible": where it states that ""the fool hath said in his heart there is a God" more examples in the link and the [[Good Omens (Literature)|Bugger Alle Bible]] is mentioned in the fictional errors section.
** Quick, to the POPE-MOBILE!
* [[Barack Obama]] re: [[Kanye West]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=078BGtKNL1o He's a jackass.]"
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** This is itself a reference to a similar "offer" by [[Saturday Night Live|Lorne Michaels]] to give the Beatles $10,000 to reunite on SNL. The best part? It nearly worked, as the show is live and Paul was visiting John in New York at the time. The two saw the bit, nearly went, but decided against it at the last minute.
** A sketch several years later when Paul was musical guest had him trying to collect 1/4 of the money from Lorne.
* The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Molasses_Disaster:Boston Molasses Disaster|Boston Molasses Disaster]]. A 2-million-gallon molasses tank burst and flooded Boston, killing 21 people. Yes, it's a tragedy, but it is ''kind'' of funny.
** For those unfamiliar with English idioms, there's an old saying used to mock people - "You're slow as molasses in January". So the [[Irony]] of that event negates the tragedy of it.
* [http://community.livejournal.com/fandomsecrets/393799.html?thread=219009607#t219009607 This] comment thread goes meta.
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03:56:07 <Mook1> next minute is CLINK<br />
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* Canadian [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Dea:Brian Ochr(27)Dea|Brian O'Dea]] began smuggling marijuana and cocaine to the United States, Great Britain and Canada, and by the 1980s had skillfully built his "business" into a multimillion-dollar operation, becoming a very rich man in the process. Unfortunately, by the end of the decade he was addicted to drugs and was finally captured by the Drug Enforcement Administration and convicted. While in prison, he cleaned himself up and became a legitimate businessman after being paroled. The Crowning Moment comes when, in an effort to find work, he took a series of ads in ''The National Post'' advertising his services as a business manager and executive, openly admitting his criminal past as a drug dealer and claiming that his success in building his dope-smuggling ring as proof of his management skills. What makes this even more hilarious is that he got almost 600 job offers in response.
* [[William Shatner]]'s speech at the closing ceremonies of [[The Olympics|the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver]].
** Really that entire closing ceremony was a cavalcade of hilarious self parody.
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* Many animals will puff out their fur in an attempt to look larger and more intimidating. This includes guinea pigs. ''Guinea pigs''.
** Humans actually still have the capability to puff out their fur, despite most people not having enough fur to pop out. We call them "goose bumps".
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Berwick-upon-Tweed#Relations_with_RussiaRelations with Russia|The fact that it is entirely conceivable that the English town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, due to constantly changing hands, could still be at war with Russia.]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ4uMlbanB8 This] video from a dance contest at a Star Wars convention. Darth Vader and a few Storm Troopers dancing to ''[[MC Hammer|U Can't Touch This]]''. Equal parts funny and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome]].
** That was neither a convention or a contest. That was Star Wars Weekend at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It was a daily show at the event, which also included autograph signings from various Star Wars actors and creators. So yes, that's Disney making Darth Vader dance.
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* A rather morbid CMoF: the Islamic Republic of Iran re-named Winston Churchill Boulevard in Tehran to Bobby Sands Street after the latter died in his hunger strike against the British. The funny part? This street happened to be where the British Embassy was located. The embassy was forced to move their entrance to another part of the building to avoid having their most famous political dissident's name in the address on their official embassy letterhead. Yes, the Khomeini government may have been rigid Islamic fundamentalists, but apparently they were also capable of being total wiseasses when the occasion called for it.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM_CwFJjHrk This wedding ceremony], which looks and sounds as if it was created by tropers.
* Stalin allegedly found [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_Was_Here:Kilroy Was Here|"Kilroy was here"]] graffiti in a VIP bathroom, prompting him to ask his aides who this "Kilroy" was.
* Having undergone criticism from Donald Trump (among other "birthers") for [[Idiot Ball|not being born in the United States]], ([[What an Idiot!|despite the fact that U.S citizenship is kind of a REQUIREMENT to run for president in the first place]]), Barack Obama revealed his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Uji4O_a6w "birth video"] at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner. Let's just say [[The Lion King|it was like witnessing the great Circle of Life.]] Doubles as an [[Awesome Moment]] for Obama {{spoiler|and a [[Take That]] to Trump and the "birthers"}}!
** Made even funnier by the fact that Obama kept a straight face ''the entire time''.
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* In what can only be descibed as both a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moment of Trolling]], MI-6 hacked into an al-Qaeda website and [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/operation-cupcake-mi6-replaces-al-qaeda-bomb-making-instructions-with-cupcake-recipes/2011/06/03/AGFUP2HH_blog.html replaced bomb-making instructions with Ellen Degeneres' cupcake recipe].
* Ricky Gervais hosting the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, but especially this one:
{{quote| ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}k4cl-37Vug8 "Please welcome Ashton Kutcher's dad, Bruce Willis!"]''}}
** While some saw it as a hilarious snarkfest, others considered Gervais' comments as needlessly mean spirited, and above all, simply blunt and insulting rather than actually funny at all.
* [[Shaun Micallef]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6g6gb0wRu0 accepting a Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter] by reading Lawrence Olivier's 1979 Lifetime Achievement Academy Award speech.
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* [http://youmakemetouchyourhandsforstupidreasons.ytmnd.com/ A Dramatic Reading of a Real Breakup Letter from a Real Person]
* Anytime a promenint Politician or someone running for public office "gaffes" it's this. They are sometimes either [[Dude, Not Funny]] or riddled with [[Unfortunate Implications]], so your mileage may vary.
* Just look up [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_%28activist%29:Jack Thompson chr(28)activistchr(29)|anything from Jack Thompson's career as a lawyer]] while remembering he was taking this stuff very seriously. My personal pick is when he sent out photocopies to his legal opponents of his driver's license where he pasted [[Batman]]'s face over his own.
* [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-december-14-2011/lowe-s-balls-of-the-week Barbara Walter's] reaction to Hermann Cain, who, during her interview with him, said that if he were offered a cabinet position, he'd like [[Irony|Department of Defense]].
* Hurricane Bawbag hitting Scotland, and the name hitting the net.
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