fail

It's not just a verb anymore. Through the magic of the Internet, "fail" is now a noun. More than that, it's a state of being. It's the ultimate descriptor for someone screwing up big time, which raises the laughter level of onlookers.

Perhaps the greatest facilitator of this Internet meme is Failblog.org. Every day the website posts new hilarious pictures where the general theme is "someone REALLY screwed up here." A diver hitting one's head on the platform certainly falls under that umbrella.

Entities can generate fail, too. Perhaps they had to nearly halve an almost finished hotel because of building errors.

Fail is not to be confused with an "epic fail," which is loosely defined as "the dumbest thing anyone can do to someone not very well-liked" (at least until another human bumbles in life somehow).  A Slate writer explored the fail phenomenon when he heard an audience member held up a piece of paper that said "FAIL" during U.S. Senate hearings. This "FAIL sign" could be considered by the same Internet collective to be the antonym of an "epic fail," which would probably be "full of win."

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• Safety First!

  
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• "I cant wait to follow EXACTLY what Beck tells us"

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 678
  By GottaLaff Via where else? Twitter: Theres nothing like authoritarianism and blind followers to ruin a perfectly good country. Come to think of it, isnt it rather contradictory to follow "EXACTLY" what Blech tells one to do... to avoid impending dictatorship? Why, I do believe FreedomTCOTs thoughts and ...
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• Pranker turns in to Prankee ; Prank Fail Video

  
  Savier.org — Authority: 128
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• Make Money Online- Top 5 Reasons Why People Fail to Succeed

  
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• ShayCarl Weight Loss Challenge!

  
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• Mmmm, unprocessed french fries

  
  Politics, Economics, Religion and People — Authority: 146
  Potato Transportation Fail Submitted by: Bruce via Fail Uploader Moving potatoes turns into massive fail near Pasco, WA.
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• Is That Community Theater Or Are You Naturally Like This?

  
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• Facebook iPhone App Experiencing Connection Issues (It’s Not Just You)

  
  Apple iPhone School — Authority: 552
  My grandma has been texting me for the past couple days asking me to help her fix her Facebook iPhone App. She said it’s not refreshing her news feed and can’t see people’s walls. I told her to shake it (that forces the app to refresh.) It didn’t work. Then I noticed I am having the same issues. Have you ...
  12 hours ago

• Funny Video Clips #3

  
  Laugh Direct, Watch Comedy Videos Online — Authority: 146
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  12 hours ago

• "ken lee" of Mariah Careys

  
  LolliTop — Authority: 137
  once you lollipop, you can lollitop
  13 hours ago

• Diver Fail

  
  LolliTop — Authority: 137
  once you lollipop, you can lollitop
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• Scanning a Fail

  
  Forever In Hell — Authority: 500
  [IMG: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_653_4FsTEfc/SwcNXE9sj1I/AAAAAAAAAl0/uULSTphUMZc/s400/fail-owned-yahoo-science-mirror-fail1.jpg]
  14 hours ago

• She does have a gorgeous pair .. on her face ..

  
  Politics, Economics, Religion and People — Authority: 146
  Cartoon Network Fail Picture by: robyn Submitted by: robynpeterson via Fail Uploader
  15 hours ago

• Why Do I Fart So Much?

  
  Blippitt.com — Authority: 600
  We want to thank our loyal readers who sent these to us after reading our other post about Google Suggest fails . By all means, please keep sending these in. These are three of our favorites that you sent us: 1) Why do I fart so much? Good question, and stop blaming it on the dog! Actually, I could just ...
  15 hours ago

• FAIL of the Day

  
  Jumping in Pools — Authority: 602
  From our friends at FailBlog.org see more Epic Fails Bookmark our site! Consider advertising on our site !
  17 hours ago

• Toy machine fail

  
  10 Daily Things — Authority: 148
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  17 hours ago

• Safety Fail

  
  Blippitt.com — Authority: 600
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  18 hours ago

• Facebook Ad Fail

  
  PlazaJen's Blog — Authority: 112
  Yes. I’d love a fantastic getaway HOSTED BY DEXTER. In fact, I’ll be so excited to visit, I won’t even blink when I enter my hotel room and see that it’s entirely encased in plastic sheeting.
  22 hours ago

• Carelessness in construction in Vietnam

  
  Antidote to Burnout — Authority: 104
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  22 hours ago

• "I Didnt Have It Locked...You Have to Lock It."

  
  Scootersville — Authority: 129
  Enough Said.
  23 hours ago

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