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{{quote|''"It is so bad that a kind of grandeur creeps into it."''
|'''[[H. L. Mencken]]''', on [[Warren Harding|Warren G. Harding's]] English composition}}
Once in a while, a work turns out to be so bad, it creates a disruption in the badness continuum, and wraps right around to good. Rather than it unintentionally [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] like usual, something about the the specifics of the work in question instead cause an enjoyable, though equally unintended, emotional response in the viewing public. Maybe the [[Special Effect Failure|hubcap-on-a-wire flying saucers]] are cute, or the spontaneous brothel scene goes on for [[Overly Long Gag|so long it's hilarious]], or the technically oriented [[Narm|find humor]] in the way the [[Playful Hacker|hacker]] can [[Everything Is Online|suborn the traffic lights of New York]] with no perceptible effort.
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* The [[wikipedia:Statue of Lenin|Lenin Statue of Freemont Washington]] is subject to this.
* The art community even has its own term for So Bad, It's Good; they call it [[wikipedia:Kitsch|Kitsch]].
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[w:William McGonagall|William McGonagall]] (1825-1902) is widely considered the worst poet in British history.<ref>And yes, Professor Minerva McGonagall from ''[[Harry Potter]]'' is named for him.</ref> <s>Despite</s> Because of this, he was frequently engaged to give public readings, and contemporary accounts indicate that they were treated as comic musical hall entertainment rather than serious literary events. His work remains in print to this day, and hilarious public readings continue to be held as entertainment.
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* Professional Wrestling itself to many.
* The book ''The Death Of WCW'' points out that a lot of people only watched [[WCW]] in its final two years because of this trope.
* [[WWE]] wrestler The Boogeyman is an almost-bald [[Scary Black Man]] with his entire head painted red with black spots, who walks like he's having a seizure, smashes giant antique clocks over his head, speaks almost entirely in singsongy nursery rhymes, eats worms by the handful, and his catchphrase is, "I'm... THE BOOGEYMAN! And I'm comin'... TO GETCHA!" The whole thing is as hilariously awful as it sounds.
** His backstory actually [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] the ludicrousness involved—an actor for a show that didn't materialize who snapped (falling too deep into method acting) and became the Boogeyman, but was [[Executive Meddling|sicced]] onto WWE's [[Smack Down]]! brand anyway to see what would happen and because he was still under contract. Seriously.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* At least for some readers, [[
* The ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140729100623/https://www.wizards.com/dnd/Tool.aspx?x=dnd%2F4new%2Ftool%2Fcng Character Name Generator] has a tendency to produce unintentionally hilarious names.
* To many, ''World of Synnibarr'' qualifies. While the mechanics are terrible and the setting incoherent, it's still a game with a "midnight sunstone bazooka", mechanics that affect the ''next'' character you roll up, and an actual [[Deus Ex Machina]] roll to see if your patron deity turns up to save your life.
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* [[Show Within a Show]] example: "Pyramus and Thisbe" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''. It's so badly written and wretchedly performed that it's hilarious. The Duke and his guests order it performed just for the [[Snark Bait]].
* [[wikipedia:Robert Coates (actor)|Robert Coates]] was such an infamously bad actor people would flock to see him just to see how bad he was.
* From the [[Dream Team]] of [[U2|Bono, The Edge]] and [[The Lion King|Julie Taymor]] comes the legendarily [[Troubled Production]] of ''[[Spider
== [[Toys]] ==
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** Parodied in the [[Tom Hanks]] movie ''Big'', where Hanks - playing a kid who has been transformed into a grown-up - is shown a new toy that his employers are working on. It's an immobile skyscraper that turns into a giant robot. "So what's so fun about playing with a building? That's not any fun!" He then goes on to propose "a big prehistoric insect with maybe like giant claws that could pick up a car and crush it like that!"
* The [[For the Evulz|Piraka]] [[Gangsta Rap|rap]] from ''[[Bionicle]]''. Listen to it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1CTPC02n0c here] in all of its hilarious glory.
* Doggie Doo, in which you push on an air pump to make a plastic dog poop yellow play-doh, see it in it's glory [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDyOD1C67J0 here], it's notable for becoming an [[Memetic Mutation|internet sensation]] in Germany, and instantly became a meme when it arrived in America, with it's toy commercials airing during the [[Fountain of Memes|meme fountain]] ''[[My Little Pony:
* And speaking of ''My Little Pony'', we have [[Off-Model|PINK]] [[Everything's Better with Princesses|Princess Celestia]].
* Many a [[Shoddy Knockoff Product|Shoddy Knockoff Toy]], particularly those collections of many figures that include, say, Superman, Goku, The Hulk, Batman and Captain America in the same blister pack.
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* In-universe for ''[[Sinfest]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209192125/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1806 God's justification for the world.]
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[The Twilight Chronicles]]'' - Imagine ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' as a [[Dead Baby Comedy]], with a [[Cast Full of Gay]] and a confusing Love Dodecehedron plot. Throw in writer's-strike writing and porn-worthy acting, and you've got this.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYv8OEuF8xU Short Legs One] - A live action ''[[Pokémon]]'' [[Crack Fic]]. 'Nuff said, surely.
* In ''
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“Kind of, but I didn’t mean to,” answered Hemmingway.
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* In Japan, there's a [[wikipedia:Tondemo|yearly award]] for books which are "amusing from a perspective that differs from what the author intends".
* Those who watched the [[Disney Theme Parks]] parade [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woie1UgPeWk Celebrate! A Street Party] were "treated" to the sight of such Disney icons as [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]], and [[Mary Poppins]] doing the Macarena and dancing to "I Love Rock and Roll", among other things.
* Some genius made a [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|mashup of a
** Corey Tailor himself thinks it's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDJEQ-7Q_cw&feature=related hilarious.]
** Best (or worst) thing about it is that there are
* Scientists and science enthusiasts often find crank theories like [[Time Cube]] hilarious.
* In Indonesian language, a 'jayus' is a joke that's so bad it's good.
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