We've seen some terrible adverts in our time, but this one, well, it takes the absolute biscuit. From the horrendous acting, gyrating women, and the sleaziest-looking garage owner ever to grace the small screen, to the practically offensive-to-the-ears soundtrack, who in their right mind thought this was actually, err, good. It's so bad, it's funny. [YouTube via Mashable] Read More >>

The phone book. There's perhaps no more outmoded, unnecessary, downright wasteful collection of printed information in the known universe. But Doghouse Diaries has a few suggestions that might make them useful after all. Read More >>

Whether you love IKEA for being a one stop shop to fill out your home with a seemingly endless inventory of knick knacks or hate the big box shop for its self-destructing furniture and not so easy instructions, the IKEA catalogue is probably the most printed book after the Bible. But what is IKEA hiding in its impeccably decorated pages? This video exposes it, brilliantly. Read More >>

Have you always wanted a computer overlord to watch your every move? To trap you outside the airlock, or attempt to kill you in your sleep? Well, now you can build your own. It even looks the part too. Read More >>

Let's be honest. Most of us aren't blessed with a chiselled jaw, rugged good-looks, and an animal magnetism for the ladies. But there's hope for all us, umm, average looking guys: Science has proven that being funny is just as good at attracting the fairer sex. Wit is the key, apparently. Read More >>

Remember that hilarious GTA V Scientology spoof, Epsilon Program? Well, it's back, and this time it's a casting call for all those who want to actually be in Rockstar's latest epic. Submit your details and photos; things can only go well, right? Read More >>

These days everyone wants you to hack your life in order to make your day-to-day existence more efficient. But there are times when the effort's not really worth it — and this chart should help you work out what to spend time on, and what to ignore. Read More >>

Supervillains are so consumed with being evil and doing bad things against humanity that they don't really have time to go dating. Sad, right? What should they do? Why go speed dating! World of Heroes imagined how supervillains like Darth Vader, Joker, Bane, Cobra Commander, Doctor Octopus and others would do on a speed dating run. Read More >>

Working in an office with other people is fraught with all kinds of tensions and politics*, but there is nothing more divisive than the humble shared printer. Here's the instruction manual they forgot to include in the box that behemoth of a color laser arrived in. [PHD Comics] Read More >>

Apparently this was an accident, but really? Someone's obviously got a sense of humour at NASA's rover control (or access to Photoshop?). Poor Opportunity, just going about its own business while some pecker takes advantage of its innocent wanderings. It's bad enough it got replaced by Curiosity and left on Mars to die, but this? Maybe it's just Opportunity getting its own back. [NASA via Reddit via HuffPo] Read More >>

Remember when you were in infant school, sitting around in a circle, whispering a message from person to person until it reached the last kid in the chain and was completely different? As part of his "Digital Humour Theory" thesis, Pratt Institute graduate student Micahael J. Silber did just that with Siri's text-to-voice and Google's voicemail transcription services — 50 times in a row. Here's how he describes the four step process: Read More >>

You're a brand new anchor. You've seen Anchorman; you know how badly things can go. So, what do you do on your evening news debut? Swear at the camera of course. Genius. Read More >>

How will the future look back at 2013? Will they be in awe of the sheer number of hours we spent on the Internet, just like we're in awe of the cast of Mad Men drinking and smoking? Will they be in disbelief that many people spent most of their waking hours in front of a computer? Read More >>

After pranking elevator passengers to think they were falling with its IPS displays, LG has moved on to trick even more vulnerable suckers: men trying to pee at a urinal. This time, LG put its IPS displays right in front of a urinal and let two attractive women tease the restroom goers. It's pretty hilarious. Read More >>

Alison Brie, the gorgeous actress that somehow juggles Community and Mad Men without creating a black hole in the Internet, is a pretty funny fellow. Oh and she's also really, really pretty. But funny! But pretty. Anyways, she was tasked at recreating the faces of popular internet memes (think grumpy cat and overly attached girlfriend) with her own facial expressions and her effort is pretty admirable. Plus, it's absolutely adorable. [HyperVocal] Read More >>