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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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  • Flying horse


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  • A Massacre On The Small Screen


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      We hardly knew any of ye. It happens all of the time, but yesterday, a small plague of cancellations hit loads of network television shows within the span of 12 hours, effectively ending 18 shows; some of which had barely aired two episodes. The majority of shows were on NBC, with the channel of the ...
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  • She can save me anytime


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  • Australian Rules Football Announcer Refers to Gold Coast Suns as the Gold — Yikes, Did He Really Say That?


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    It rhymes with punts.
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  • WATCH: Senses Fail Retire “187″ In New Jersey


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    After announcing its end on Friday , Senses Fail kept their promise and officially retired their longtime fan favorite “187″ at the Stone Pony in New Jersey last night. We weren’t there, but several diligent SF fans were, and they were kind enough to capture the song’s final bow for the rest of us to enjoy. ...
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  • Senses Fail Retire “187″


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    In a recent tweet by emo-punk quartet Senses Fail, the band stated that they would be retiring their song, “187,” at their New Jersey show scheduled on May 11. Watch a video of the band performing the song back in 2010 after the jump.  
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  • Autocorrect fail – Dinner time


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    The post Autocorrect fail – Dinner time appeared first on Jokideo // Funny Pictures & Funny Jokes .
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  • Autocorrect fail – help my dad clean


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    The post Autocorrect fail – help my dad clean appeared first on Jokideo // Funny Pictures & Funny Jokes .
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  • NY Post headline: "Melo Brick Road"


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    Based on Carmelo Anthonys recent play, someones made him aware that hes performing in the playoffs again. Last week the Post reminded him with a STINKO DE MELO headline. Todays cover,... Full story at Bobs Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
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  • Epic spiderman costume fail


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  • How do I get to be a weatherman?


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    No, not the Weathermen terrorist group of Barack Obamas buddy Bill Ayers! This is much more simplistic having to do with the fact that I woke up this morning expecting blue skies and instead there is a torrential downpour! Other than being an economist (or a politician), what other job allows you to be wrong the ...
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  • Bangladesh and Banks: Why Both May No Longer Be Too Big to Fail


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    Much like the banking industry in the US, the Recent tragedy in Bangladesh is “Too Big To Fail” What do the recent tragedy in Bangladesh and the state of this country’s banking industry have in common? At first blush you might say nothing, but scratch just below the surface and you will see there are many ...
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  • Cool Epic Fail images


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    Check out these epic fail images: epic spelling fail
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  • Mount Bromo, Indonesia


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    … Taken from -  Mount Bromo, Indonesia
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  • Best of Web #4


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    Voici un Best-Of des vidéos passées sur Youtube : des cascades, des sports extrêmes, de la glisse, et des fails !  
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  • Actually contains no milk


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    … Originally posted here -  Actually contains no milk
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  • Gwyneth Paltrow: Fashion Fail Month


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      Wow. Score one for the cast and crew of the new Star Trek movie! The picture above on the right looks like an outfit that would be worn at a gala on the Starship Enterprise. How ridiculous. Sheer with cut off sleeves? Now we’re losing our minds on this one. The worst part is that she was named the most ...
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  • Bend Over, Here He Comes Again


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    Anytime the high mouthpiece of socialism, the NYT, starts weeping crocodile tears over the horrible finanacial plight of some large group, you can bet it is an opening salvo in a new campaign to have the government do something about it . HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Student Debt Slows Growth as Young Spend ...
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  • Kanye West - Not too happy after walking into a POLE? EPIC FAIL Full Video


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    So Kanyeezie is not to Pleezie about "Jesus walking" into a WRONG WAY sign. Oh Well.  Full Video Below. - BECOME A FAN on FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/MovieKangz
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  • Bear And Monkey Race Fail


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    For more Fails and Fail Funnies, check out www.failfunnies.com for our latest updates. The post Bear And Monkey Race Fail appeared first on Fail Funnies .
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