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Some Funny Fails

Paul — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:28:10 +0000

Below are a few funny fails I’ve come across: “Go Play” – A really bad suggestion on a matchbox! Furthermore: “Play better, play in moderation” LOL The programming behind the cake printing mechanism has failed massively here! This is a definitive store name fail! Images source: Failblog.org

To Boldly Go Where No Dog Has Gone Before!

Paul — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:44:18 +0000

This image has been all over the internet, so it’s hard to give credit to the person who actually did this, but whoever you are, Live Long And Prosper! To Boldly Go Where No Dog Has Gone Before! Update: According to a commenter below, this wonderful piece of art was made by a woman called [...]

Some Funny Google Fails

Paul — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:46:58 +0000

Google Auto Suggest is, as we can see from its name, an automated suggestion system. It is based on popular search queries. Since there’s a lot of weird people out there, Google will sometimes make some weird suggestions, as shown below. Also, if you spend some time on Google Earth or Google Maps, you might find [...]

Why Captcha Are Evil

Paul — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:51:46 +0000

This is the proof that captcha are evil! A funny compilation of the web’s funniest and most failed captcha. How did they know? xD just kidding! Another fail from Google Now how are we supposed to see anything in there!? If you don’t have the same taste as the person who created this you will fail! Now this one is original! Can’t [...]

U.S. Dumb Laws Compilation

Paul — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:01:13 +0000

Each State in the U.S. has it’s own laws. Some of those laws have been created a long time ago and now sound ridiculous. Here is a list of each State’s dumb laws along with one example for each: Alabama Dumb Laws “It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone’s pity.” Alaska Dumb Laws “Kangaroos are not allowed in [...]

Virginia Dumb Laws

Paul — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:59:22 +0000

You cannot sell lettuce on Sunday, but you can sell beer, wine etc. Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited. It is illegal to tickle women. It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays. Culpeper: No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk. Lebanon: It is illegal to kick your wife out of bed. Norfolk: Spitting on a sea [...]

North Carolina Dumb Laws

Paul — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:50:52 +0000

Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields. If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married. All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. [...]

Webcomic: The 10 stages of software development

Paul — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:33:46 +0000

This webcomic explains the ten stages of software development in a funny way. Each person understood it differently! As a programmer I would have to say that this scenario is pretty often quite accurate.

How To Kill A Brand

Paul — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:15:13 +0000

“How To Kill A Brand”, a video by SarcasticGamer. It’s a parody about the PS3 gaming console and how it fails, according to the producers of the video. This video has been out for quite a while, but it’s still funny, especially to gamers.

Oregon Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:03:27 +0000

Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing. Dishes must drip dry. Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays. One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” i.e., that which covers one’s body from neck to knee. Eugene: It is illegal to show movies or attend a car race on Sundays. Eugene: It is legal to [...]

South Carolina Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:21 +0000

Horses may not be kept in bathtubs. By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place. It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide. Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks. When approaching a four way or [...]

People who call Technical Support

Paul — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:48:12 +0000

Funny graph about people who call technical support: Source: People who call Technical Support

Dumb Laws in Idaho

Paul — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:44:35 +0000

It’s illegal to hunt from the back of an animal. Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. You may not fish on a camel’s back. Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime. Boise: Residents may not fish from a giraffe’s back. Coeur d’ Alene: [...]

New York Dumb Laws

Paul — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:41:19 +0000

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun. The penalty for jumping off a building is death. A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket. While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the [...]

Funny Facebook default pictures

Paul — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:38:47 +0000

Some funny and cool Facebook default pictures. You can also use these on the CosmoBC.com Community. Spock on Facebook Terminator on Facebook Darth Vader on Facebook James Bond on Facebook Sherlock Holmes on Facebook Simpsons on Facebook Superman on Facebook Source: Facebook default pictures are more fun now

Montana Dumb Laws

Paul — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:23:33 +0000

It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail. It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone. Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone [...]

Maryland Dumb Laws

Paul — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:20:29 +0000

Thistles may not grow in one’s yard. A woman may not go through her husband’s pockets while he is sleeping. Annapolis: It’s illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. Baltimore: You cannot swear while inside the city limits. Baltimore: It is illegal to mistreat oysters. Baltimore: It is illegal to wash or scrub [...]

Silly Sign, Beavers Can’t Read!

Paul — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:42:11 +0000

Source: Silly Sign, Beavers Can’t Read

New Jersey Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:37:08 +0000

You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only. On a highway you can not park under a bridge. If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates. There is no horse racing allowed on the New Jersey Turnpike. It is against the [...]

South Dakota Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:27:54 +0000

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory. Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden. If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them. Spearfish: If three or more Indians are walking down the street together, they can [...]

More Star Trek Humor

Paul — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:11:12 +0000

“San Francisco, the only city in the world where you can dress like this and people won’t look at you twice” Another type of humor: Star Trek LOLcats

Colorado Dumb Laws

Paul — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:08:08 +0000

It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence. It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol. It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 PM. Colorado law requires that [...]

“Data, get me a cat scan.”

Paul — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:15:50 +0000

“Data, get me a cat scan.” An inside joke from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Vermont Dumb Laws

Paul — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:03:43 +0000

Whistling underwater is illegal At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole. Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth. It is illegal to deny the existence of God Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week- – on Saturday night.

New Hampshire Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:58:55 +0000

You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt. You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe. It is considered an offense to check into a hotel under an assumed name. It is illegal to pick seaweed [...]

Washington Dumb Laws

Paul — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:21:47 +0000

It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag. People may not buy a mattress on Sunday. It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich. When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed. All lollipops are banned. A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist [...]

Rhode Island Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:53:55 +0000

Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday. It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley. It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even it it is never actually fought. Penalty: Imprisonment for one to seven years. Impersonating a town [...]

A Democrat High In The Air

Paul — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:46:29 +0000

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The man consulted his portable GPS and [...]

Utah Dumb Laws

Paul — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:47:58 +0000

It is against the law to fish from horseback. It is illegal not to drink milk. Birds have the right of way on all highways. It’s legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list. It is considered an offense to hunt whales. It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You [...]

West Virginia Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:42:09 +0000

Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present. Road Kill may be taken home for supper. Whistling underwater is prohibited. No children may attend school with their breath smelling of “wild onions.” It is unlawful for chickens to lay eggs before 8AM and after 4PM. When a railroad passes within 1 mile [...]

Wyoming Dumb Laws

Paul — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:17:14 +0000

You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June. It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking. It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people’s view in a public theater or place of amusement. Cheyenne Citizens may not take showers on Wednesdays.

Kentucky Dumb Laws

Paul — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:33:16 +0000

By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground”. It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket. It is illegal to shoot game out of the window of a moving vehicle, with the exception of a whale. It is illegal to fish with a bow [...]

Kansas Dumb Laws

Paul — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:21:59 +0000

It is illegal to put ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas. It is illegal to hunt whales. (Kansas is a landlocked state) Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats. No one may catch fish with his bare hands. The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks. If two trains meet on the same track, neither [...]

Nebraska Dumb Laws

Paul — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:12:20 +0000

If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested. It is illegal to go whale fishing. It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup. It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license. Lehigh: Doughnut holes may not be sold Omaha: [...]

Arizona Dumb Laws

Paul — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:16:05 +0000

Hunting camels is prohibited. There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses. It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth [...]

Top 13 Worst Marketing Slogan Translations Ever

Paul — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:44:16 +0000

13. When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, “It won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you.” The company thought that the word “embarazar” (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: “It won’t leak in your pocket and make you pregnant.” 12. Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer [...]

New Mexico Dumb Laws

Paul — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:09:53 +0000

State officials ordered 400 words of “sexually explicit material” to be cut from Romeo and Juliet. In recent years, several efforts have been made to legalize camel racing and ostrich racing in New Mexico, but to no avail. Those bills were defeated, but the legislature recently allowed gambling on bicycle races. Albuquerque: It is illegal for cab [...]

North Dakota Dumb Laws

Paul — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:04:08 +0000

Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on. It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon. Waverly: Horses are prohibited from sleeping in bathtubs, as well as in the house. Collierville: [...]

Arkansas Dumb Laws

Paul — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:54:15 +0000

A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. It’s illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas. Arkansas must be pronounced “Arkansaw” Oral sex is considered to be sodomy. Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs. The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no [...]

Mississippi Dumb Laws

Paul — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:49:16 +0000

Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging. Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road. Vagrancy is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $201 fine. Columbus: The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it. Oxford: It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 [...]

Tennessee Dumb Laws

Paul — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:16:06 +0000

You can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile. It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish. Driving is not to be done while asleep. It is legal to gather and consume road kill The age of consent is 16, but 12 if the girl is a virgin. Hollow logs may not be sold. More [...]

Iowa Dumb Laws

Paul — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:41:47 +0000

Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes. A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public. One-armed piano players must perform for free. Dubuque: Any hotel in the city limits must have a water bucket and a hitching post in front of the building. Fort Madison: The fire department is [...]

Dumb Laws – Georgia

Paul — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:33:45 +0000

It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office. Signs are required to be written in English. It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp. One man may not be on another man’s back. Though it is [...]

Dumb Laws – Washington DC

Paul — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:23:08 +0000

A D.C. federal judge has ruled that begging is a form of free speech protected by the Constitution. The U.S. government says it’s a crime to give false weather reports. In Washington D.C. it is illegal to post a notice in public which calls another person a ‘coward’ for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.

Ohio Dumb Laws

Paul — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:15:53 +0000

It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday. It is illegal to get a fish drunk. It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house. Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes. No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July. In Ohio, if you [...]

Hawaii Dumb Laws

Paul — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:05:47 +0000

It’s illegal for a shooting gallery to offer liquor as a prize. The shooter might want to come back after drinking the prize and try again. All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat. Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears. It used to be the law in Hawaii that [...]

Maine Dumb Laws

Paul — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:31:07 +0000

After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up. You may not step out of a plane in flight. Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack. Augusta: It’s unlawful to stroll down the street playing a violin. Portland: Shoelaces must be tied while [...]

More Ad Placement Fail

Paul — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:53:01 +0000

I was unable to post for a while because I have been very busy lately, but here are some more ad placement fail pictures, as promised: “Come a little closer” “Two women to be stoned for adultery, says Amnesty” “aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh” McDonald’s ad placement fail Total ad placement fail “Man Sets Woman and Three Cildren on Fire” Funny ad juxtaposition Prince Caspian is a [...]

Dumb Laws – Connecticut

Paul — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:30:53 +0000

In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce. It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades. You may not educate dogs. You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour. In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal to kiss your wife on Sunday. It is illegal to discharge a [...]

Dumb Laws – Alaska

Paul — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:23:18 +0000

Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane. While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited. State policy states that emergencies are held to a minimum and rarely found to exist. Kangaroos [...]