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Online retailer Brando Lifestyle is currently offering a backpack with an incredibly handy portable folding chair that quickly and easily zips out from the back of the bag. Best Tool for your Traveling, Hiking, Camping, etc Heavy-duty waterproof polyester Comfortable and water resistant Laptop Fitting: 16″ notebook Bag Capacity: 47L Bag Size: 35 x 27 […]

In an 8-minute video tutorial, Los Angeles makeup artist Christina Cagle (a.k.a. “Chrisspy“) transforms herself into a wonderfully creepy version of Ellen DeGeneres‘ titular character from Finding Nemo and Finding Dory. A photo posted by Chrisspy (@chrisspy) on Jun 15, 2016 at 10:36am PDT A photo posted by Chrisspy (@chrisspy) on Jun 14, 2016 at […]

Insane Cherry has taken the very popular opening theme from Game of Thrones and recut it to dub in vocalizations from popular animal memes. The original version of the theme. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Los Angeles musician Mike Diva has created a very colorful and hilarious faux Japanese commercial about a certain presumptive Republican candidate. The soundtrack is “Our Glorious Leader” Diva’s super catchy new song, which is available on Spotify and iTunes. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Sanborn and Market Gas in Salinas, CA transforms into an Airbnb each night after it closes. Owner Pete Shen says that for just $50 a night you can fulfill your childhood dream of sleeping at a gas station. Here’s the listing on Airbnb. It’s in the center of town near the freeway and offers all […]

Concerned that someone was trying to break into the computer when no one was around, pigeonkitty set up their laptop to take a picture of the intruder after three incorrect password attempts. When this happened, pigeonkitty got a text with a picture of the cat sitting at the keyboard. I just got a text alert […]

A photo posted by SAM ? (@sobeautifullyraw) on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:16pm PDT “Vegan food creatrix” Sam Melbourne of So Beautifully Raw, who recently made the Vegan Galaxy Donut, has created a set of rice donuts that look like pieces of a sushi roll, complete with sesame seeds and avocado wasabi. Simply grease a […]

Show off your bottom of the ladder pride with this “World’s Best Entry Level Employee” coffee mug. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Norman Chan of Tested recently attended the 2016 Bay Area Maker Faire and was “mesmerized by the motions” of a Rubik’s Cube solving robot created by the team at Altera. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

In a new episode of the adorably informative series “Simon’s Cat Logic“, illustrator Simon Toland and animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explain why cats have such unusual sleeping places, why they often change the place where they sleep, how much cats sleep per day, whether and what are cats saying when they sleep near or next […]

While on his trip to Japan, cosplay filmmaker Micah Moore aka Beat Down Boogie captured amazing footage of the very friendly bowing sika deer who populate Nara Park and the town of Nara itself. In the town of Nara, Japan, deer and people live side by side. The deer are centralized at Nara Park, but […]

Jamie Gorza of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire recorded dashcam video of a pretty unique occurrence, a tow truck towing a tow truck towing a tow truck towing a car on a busy road. “It was very slow-moving, like it was struggling to cope. It’s difficult enough to tow a trailer as it is, as it’s so […]

Actor Scott Bakula made a welcome appearance during the June 16 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert who, with a little prodding from the host, reprised his famous Quantum Leap role as Dr. Sam Beckett. In the original episode entitled “It’s a Wonderful Leap“, Sam had leaped into the body of cab driver […]

31 is an upcoming horror film, written and directed by Rob Zombie, about a group of five carnival workers who are kidnapped the night before Halloween and forced to play a game of life or death. The movie will star Sheri Moon Zombie, Meg Foster, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Brake, Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Judy Geeson. […]

The Onion is reporting that PepsiCo has just launched the new prescription-strength Mountain Dew “Code White”, which claims to be able to kill off 99.9% of all stomach bacteria. “If you like Mountain Dew, you’re going to love Code White. All it takes is one sip and you’ll start feeling the rush of your gut […]

Firebox is featuring The World’s Largest Underpants, an enormous pair of underwear that sports an 100″ waist and can fit up to three of your close friends inside. The mega massive underpants also feature a double front flap allowing two people to relieve themselves at the same time. Whether you’re collectively taking part in a […]

While conducting autonomy tests on their new generation robots, engineers at Promobot in Perm, Russia noticed that one these beings was missing. It turned out that the renegade robot had escaped through an open gate and made its way onto a busy roadway, traveling along until its battery ran out. While robot wasn’t necessarily blocking […]

“Megaplex” by Smash TV is an 80-minute supercut, starring Michael Jackson, that features thousands of bizarre movie scenes from the 1980s and 1990s. “Megaplex” is a sequel to Smash TV’s videos “Skinemax” and “Memorex.” Megaplex is the most insane double feature the world has ever seen. With a running time of 80 minutes and thousands […]

Belle & Tina are Time Travelers is a new animated series, created by Leigh Lahav and New Form Digital, about two pop culture fans who work at a DVD store in California and enjoy embarking on wild time traveling adventures. According to Leigh, her new series started as a parody of the Bill & Ted […]

Los Angeles-based writer, comedian, and “man of a kajillion voices” Brock Baker has released a series of videos (volume 1, 2, and 3) where he does amazing impressions of popular cartoon characters. Fans of Brock can help support his future work on Patreon. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Fandor Keyframe and De Filmkrant have created Man // Woman // Mirror, a fascinating montage of different fictional film characters taking an honest look at themselves in the mirror and how they reacted in accordance (or not) with typically assigned gender roles. This video essay explores another such trope: scenes in which characters stop at […]

Dog 911: what's ur emergency? Dog: MY HUMAN WENT TO WORK Dog 911: so? Dog: WHAT IF THIS TIME HE DOESN'T COME BACK Dog 911: OMG Dog: OMG — Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) November 19, 2015 As part of his very funny Twitter feed, Reverend Scott has hilariously imagined what dogs would say if they could […]

On June 14, 2016, LEGO announced that they would be releasing a new 10252 Volkswagen Beetle kit as of August 1, 2016. This new set is part of the LEGO Creator Expert series and contains everything to recreate the iconic car inside and out, including a surfboard, towel and cooler that can be mounted on […]

A photo posted by Vinnie's Pizzeria (@vinniesbrooklyn) on Jun 13, 2016 at 11:57am PDT A slice of pizza love by Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Eclectic Method has created Sci Fi Mixtape, an epic 26 minute long remix tribute to science fiction. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Redditor yuiojmncbf posted a photo of his friend Segun Akigbogun along with the hilarious senior quote that he put in his yearbook, referring to himself in the funniest of ways. I’m that Nigerian prince that keeps emailing you. via reddit Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently created a fake Father’s Day sale flyer, website, and commercial offering discounts on a made up store’s (Frisco’s Dad Source) entire stock of real dads. images via Obvious Plant Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Heart Anatomy Coasters by Firebox are a set of six clever, anatomically correct illustrated cross-sections of the human heart that are number encased in glass and allow guests to bypass the heartbreaking embarrassment of leaving marks on hard surfaces with their beloved drinks. Six coasters, each printed with a different cross-section of heart Prevent cardiac […]

A photo posted by Disney (@disney) on Jun 15, 2016 at 8:09am PDT The Shanghai Disneyland Resort will be opening to the public June 16th, 2016 and Disney is currently celebrating with a spectacular three-day party. Disney is allowing people from around the world to get in on the festivities by broadcasting their grand opening […]

While turf cutter Jack Conway was working on Emlagh Bog near his home in County Meath, Ireland, he happened upon a 2,000 year old stash of “bog butter“. Bog butter a waxy substance from peat bogs that was used throughout Ireland and Scotland as an early form of refrigeration. People would bury their meat and […]

Athlete Reko Rivera recently put on his Tyrannosaurus rex costume and did surprisingly well on American Ninja Warrior. The commentators and crowd rooted the prehistoric competitor on as he jumped, swung, and climbed his way through a good majority of the challenging course. We previously wrote about Reko performing parkour stunts in his T-rex costume. […]

Great Big Story had the amazing opportunity to visit with Mochi Master Mitsuo Nakatani at Nakatanido, his mochi pounding shop, in Nara, Japan. Nakatani very graciously explained the highly physical and rhythmic process of pounding sticky rice into the beloved chewy treat that is so popular in Japan and other parts of the world. The […]

Firebox is featuring stuffed versions of Pusheen the Cat that turn the incredibly popular virtual cartoon feline, seen in comic strips and Facebook stickers, into cuddly little plushies. Classic Pusheen, a dangerous Pusheenosaurus, and a majestic Pusheenicorn are available to purchase. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

9-year old James Savage from Los Banos, California became the youngest person to ever successfully complete the incredibly perilous swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and then back again. Savage’s feat began at 7:00 AM on June 14, 2016 and ended just after 9:00 AM. According to KSEE News, Savage received a great deal […]

Express your true thoughts about this presidential election with the Giant Meteor 2016 bumper sticker. via This Is Why I’m Broke, The Awesomer Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A photo posted by Kristina Lechner (@kristinalechner) on Aug 21, 2015 at 1:28pm PDT Food Not Food is a photography series, created by Kalamazoo, Michigan graphic designer Kristina Lechner, featuring a collection of tasty looking fake foods that she made out of ordinary household items. Prints of her foods are available to purchase on Society6. […]

ThinkGeek is featuring a Darth Vader short sleeve button-up shirt that resembles the evil Sith Lord‘s iconic suit of cybernetic armor from Star Wars. It’s the perfect shirt to wear this summer while “chasing your kids around the galaxy.” “Luke, I am your father!” Yeah, Dad, the short sleeve button-up of Vader was kind of […]

Marvel and Insomniac Games released an exciting trailer at E3 2016 for their new action-packed Spider-Man video game releasing exclusively for the PlayStation 4. The release date is currently unknown. Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man PS4 (working title) features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while […]

Jonathan Marcus recently figured out how to deep fry water by forming a calcium alginate membrane around the water, rolling it around in flour, egg, and Panko, then dipping it in 375° peanut oil. According to Jonathan, it is a very dangerous process and the end product does not taste very good at all. He […]

In the latest episode of their continually fascinating and informative etymological whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the origins of certain words that only exist in their negative forms throughout English (i.e. feckless, uncouth, unwieldy, hapless) and why the positive forms of these word have […]

A photo posted by jake likes onions (@jakelikesonions) on Jun 6, 2016 at 6:27am PDT The Wild West vs The Mature West by Jake Likes Onions Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A photo posted by Calorie Brands (@caloriebrands) on Jun 11, 2016 at 9:54am PDT Calorie Brands is an account on Instagram and Tumblr featuring popular junk food and drink logos redesigned to show their high calorie count. According to Calorie Brands, “this is how brands should look like to help you achieve your summer body […]

Turkish artist Garip Ay amazingly and effortlessly recreated two of Vincent Van Gogh‘s most iconic portraits, “Starry Night” and “Self-Portrait” employing the incredible traditional paper art technique of Ebru. Ebru, which is generally known today as a decorative paper art, is one of the oldest Turkish arts, but exactly where or when it started remains […]

Julien Therrien, a writer for Les Populaires, recruited his fat cat Jackie to assist him in creating real life versions of the otherwise virtual but incredibly popular Pusheen Facebook stickers. Therrien and Jackie perfectly captured the essence of Pusheen, as demonstrated with side-by-side comparisons in the photos. (translated)This is my cat Jackie. She’s between 6 […]

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Taste Made, the online cooking and travel channel, has put a really cute new spin on the traditional “pigs in blankets” with their simple recipe for adorable “Mini Octopus Corn Dogs“. The recipe calls for mini-sausages, pancake mix, milk, sliced cheese, ketchup, oil for frying, nori and mayo for decorating. Cut out slits on the […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the animated Disney Pixar film Finding Nemo. Swim along with Disney and Pixar’s most beloved story that spoils it’s own ending in the title – Finding Nemo! Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

While visiting Vale Head Farm in 2012, YouTuber Nick Kendall captured footage of a man named Gray deftly demonstrating how to straighten the curly tail of a pig simply by rubbing a particular area along the pig’s spine, which causes lordosis. via reddit Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A very sweet and considerate Pit Bull named Redd was very careful to tiptoe down the hallway in a valiant attempt not to wake his feline foster sibling from a much needed nap. Redd the Pit Bull mix is still in Pound Hounds Res-Q but his foster parents can’t seem to figure out why – […]