Sometimes it pays to proofread your work before completing it. Sometimes it really pays to know what the heck you're getting yourself into. Hanzismatter chronicles the hilarity that ensues when westerners misuse Chinese characters. For example, the young lady below might have picked differently had she known that her chosen body art means "excrement".
Can you see the image below in 3D or does this just give you a migraine? 3D Wonderstuff has pages of amazing headache material like this - they honestly have some of the best ones (as far as really "popping" online. Their animations take a little more effort, but are very cool
We're not all geekery and puns here at Fun Distractions. Under our hard exterior we have a soft side as well - making us totally gush for the cuteness over at Cute Overload. What with all the kittens and ferrets and gerbils it's hard not to find something to bring a smile to your face - or a smirk when you think of the poor parents who had to witness this:
Enjoy the Star Wars saga, rendered entirely in ASCII animation. I only wish I had this much time on my hands - perhaps I can do the Clone Wars when I retire.
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I have no idea how they got so many people to do cameos, but this is my favorite video of the year. Now I've just got to rent a video of the Karate Kid and see who else is from the original cast.
The Dungeons & Dragons Complete Cartoon Series will 
I haven't thought of or seen Zack the Lego Maniac in decades, but I had no problem recognizing him when I saw his commercial on Retrojunk.com
Get your fix for the best of the 70s and 80s culture from retrojunk, or just use it as a handy guide to explain to your children why you are so messed up!
He included tutorials on how to get started, allowing you to get up to speed on building cantilevered structures with Pennies.
Most amazing are the pictures others have submitted of their coin based creations. I'm amazed that some of these creations stand at all - they seem to defy gravity.
Take the two geekiest things you can think of, D&D and Legos.
Combine them together
and shake vigorously - the result is BrickQuest. Just remember, I get to be the BrickMaster, OK?
It's true. They don't want you to press the bug red button. For real, they're not kdding. But if you need to find out for yourself, you can press the big red button here.
It's true. They don't want you to press the bug red button. For real, they're not kdding. But if you need to find out for yourself, you can press the big red button here.
Warning: There are truly a ton of picture of creepy-crawlies on this site. if you are squeamish of bugs you'll probably want to stay away. If you have a braver constitution, go ahead and check it out.
How well do you know the flags of the world? This game allows you to put you knowledge to the test, giving you hints including: maps, neighbors, contenents and national alntems (big help that is!). But be careful - each hint takes points away from your overall score.
Thanks to Death by Caffeine, I learned that I can only drink 266 cans of Dr. Pepper before the caffeine does me in. I could drink 273 cans of Mr. Pibb before knocking off. And my favorite, hot cocoa, will allow 780 cups before kicking the bucket. Now hopefully I don't lose count between 560 and 600 again....
What do you get when you combine a random Family Circus cartoon and a random Nietzsche quote? The Nietzsche Family Circus.
You have your way. I have my way.
Take a camera, set it for a long exposure, point it at a light source, and toss it into the air.
The results are astounding, when done right!
In the great Turnpike Prank, John Hagrave of Zug finds out who will break first, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority or Mariah Carrey.
