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* Someone [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2243176 setting fire to a hive of bees on his swingset] became rather popular.
** [[Incredibly Lame Pun|OH THE BEEMANITY!]]
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* [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3396040&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post389097974 Goons raise $70,000+ and donate gallons of blood for Japan over the course of a week to 'permaban an asshole'.]
** Done again in December, as [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3453251&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 Goons raise $65K+ for the sake of a backwater Haitian village.]
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20130214033700/http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ "P-P-P-Powerbook!" prank]. Someone wants to sell their Powerbook, no longer having a need for it. The first person to respond turned out to be a [[Four One Nine419 Scam]]. Instead of blowing him off, the seller, with a little inspiration from other Goons, string the scammer along. The end result has to be seen to be believed.
* Their absolute thrashing of [[Reddit]], for even ''allowing'' child porn to be posted there(the ''site's founder'' knows about it, but refuses to do anything about it, something that can't even be said for 4chan.). They even reported it to the FBI. [[This Is Wrong Onon So Many Levels|Their reactions,]] [[Tear Jerker|on the other hand...]]
** On 2/12/2012 a thread was made in GBS calling attention to the fact that though /r/jailbait had been closed, child porn was still prevelant on the site. Within hours, thanks to sending off a large list of offending subreddits and information to various news sites, facebook... anyone who would listen really, they were successful in getting the admins to finally put a stop to the child porn and close down (and ban) any subreddits dedicated to posting pictures of underage girls.
* [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/current-movie-reviews/battle-los-angeles.php?page=2 Their epic dismantling of] ''[[Mars Needs Moms]],'' a movie that tries to shove down the message that [[Family -Unfriendly Aesop|"Unless you're raised by one Mom AND one Dad,]] [[Unfortunate Implications|then you're wrong."]] This Troper has many friends who are from single-parent or LGBT families and felt proud of [[Something Awful]] for not putting up with outdated and discriminatory views of how kids can receive love from their families.
{{quote| ''"If you want to show your children that love -- like bravery and every other emotion -- takes all forms, take them to see [[Rango]] again. At least that won't make them look at their friends' families (or their own) and think they're inherently flawed. However, if you can tell me that you want to send the message to your children that there's only one way a kid can be loved, then by all means take them to see [[Mars Needs Moms]], and remind me not to let my future offspring play with yours."''
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