OMFG, What's Awesome Today?

Whee You Get To Weigh In Edition

2012-10-26T12:07:00.001+05:30

Hiya, fellow people skulking around the interwebz. We're looking to change our name. Er, the website's, actually and really cool responses will be welcome. You can leave your suggestions in the comments, and this is, like, sooper important, so, you know.

Get creative.

Fraggle Rock Returneth Edition

2012-09-18T10:18:00.000+05:30

The Fraggles are back courtesy Ben Folds Five and "Do It Anyway, " the first track from their new album The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind.

With surprise ending.

Sh*T Girls Say 4 Edition

2012-09-18T09:56:00.001+05:30

The series that started an enormous internet trend is back with another episode. Maybe letting the fad die down in between videos was a smart move -- they've still got it.

Conspiracy Theories Edition

2012-09-18T09:54:00.000+05:30

A lot of people were upset about Kristen Stewart's alleged cheating on Robert Pattinson. Many of them were crazy people.

This devoted fan, if the username "KristenPattinson513" suggests any allegiance, has upped the game to full conspiracy theory-levels not seen since A Beautiful Mind.

Not Safe For Work for some near-nudity.

Chatroulette, Gangnam Style Edition

2012-09-05T09:52:00.000+05:30

An at-home "Gangnam Style" music video isn't quite what these users were expecting, but no matter -- most are delighted.

(Not Safe For Work -- chatroulette.)

BAMF Edition

2012-09-05T09:45:00.001+05:30

Crazy Russian Alexey Bykov wanted his girlfriend "to realize how life would have no meaning without me."

So the 30-year-old hired a movie director, stuntmen, make-up artists, and a script writer to stage a car crash in which he "died."

Naturally, Irena Kolokov lost it when she saw the carnage:

We'd arranged to meet at a certain place but when I arrived there were mangled cars everywhere, ambulances, smoke, and carnage. Then when I saw Alexy covered in blood lying in the road. A paramedic told me he was dead and I just broke down in tears.

But that was the moment Bykov had been waiting for -- the dead man jumped to his feet and proposed.

"I was so cross I almost killed him again, but for real this time," Kolokov said.

Fortunately for Bykov, she eventually forgave him and the couple were married last week.

"I think it worked but I promise it's the last time," he said.

Dubstep On A Boat Edition

2012-09-05T09:39:00.001+05:30

Well... sort of.

(In the original video, five of these boaters were actually taken the hospital for minor injuries.)

Mad Men Rick-Rolling Edition

2012-09-05T09:35:00.000+05:30

Mad Men is never gonna give you up, let you down, and so on and so forth. You really have to appreciate the effort that goes into something like this.

Boo! Edition

2012-09-05T09:34:00.000+05:30

Slender Man might be terrifying, but it turns out he's got a beautiful voice.

Behold, The Amazement Edition

2012-08-29T10:20:00.000+05:30

Behold "The Bat-Man of Shanghai," a DC Nation animated short that reimagines Batman, Catwoman, and Bane in '30s Shanghai.

So basically, it's Legend of Korra with Batman characters, and totally freaking awesome.

Whoa Technology Edition

2012-08-29T10:12:00.002+05:30

Presenting the mohawked-robot-drummer of the day. Oh, yeah -- he also has four arms.

Dubstep Evolution Edition

2012-08-29T10:10:00.000+05:30

Skrillex didn't invent the wobble bass -- but he is its poster child.

Morning Gold Edition

2012-08-29T10:07:00.000+05:30

Presenting Lemme Eat That Off Yo Abs, the soon-to-be club hit with a freaky appetite.

Another Rape Ditty Edition

2012-08-29T10:05:00.000+05:30

Dragapella group the Kinsey Sicks skewers Todd Akin -- and utterly transforms James Taylor's "Carolina On My Mind" in the process.

(Sorta Not Safe For Work -- mild language.)

Sexist Pen Edition

2012-08-29T10:01:00.002+05:30

Clever Amazon reviewers are enlising sarcasm as a weapon against Bic's idiotic For Her line of pens. Here's one of the classics:

For years I had dreamed of penning a masterpiece and yet, when it came to that blank piece of paper the harsh offensive masculinity of the pen was just too intimidating. Finally it seems someone has actually considered what it is like to be female in this cruel world and how easily our little minds can be intimidated and denied the opportunity to do our life's work. Five stars.

Neil Gaiman, Bichezz! Edition

2012-08-28T15:46:00.001+05:30

TDW Geek doesn't always post GIFs, but when it does, they're super totally awesome.

The beloved fantasy author was "secretly filmed" by a friend. Watch him bounce right into your heart.

Cool Fish, Bro! Edition

2012-08-28T15:44:00.002+05:30

You're looking at the Pacific Barreleye: a deep-dwelling fish with a brain window. Also apparently he uses it to see or something, whatever. SEE-THROUGH HEAD.

It's a shame all the cool fish hang out at the bottom of the ocean where we can't play with them.

PSY vs LMFAO Edition

2012-08-28T10:21:00.000+05:30

LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" and PSY's "Gangnam Style" get the mashup treatment.

Happy Tuesday.

Oh Dear Edition

2012-08-28T10:19:00.000+05:30

There are no words... except those of Vennu Mallesh. (Some interpretation required.)

Edit: Can't. Stop. Watching. Seriously -- give it a go.

Sex-Strike Edition

2012-08-28T10:17:00.000+05:30

In the West African nation of Togo, the term "playing games" has taken on new meaning -- starting today, women protesting President Faure Gnassingbe are withholding sex from their husbands for a week, in order to help persuade them that Gnassingbe has to go.

According to Isabelle Ameganvi, leader of the women's wing of civil rights group Let's Save Togo, a sex strike may be just the beginning:

We have many means to oblige men to understand what women want in Togo.

Toy Story Expendables Edition

2012-08-28T10:13:00.000+05:30

There's no way these toys could ever be expendable -- because you know, childhood and stuff.

Plus, Buzz is strangely perfect as Arnold Schwarzenegger. Who knew.

Gangnam Live Edition

2012-08-28T10:07:00.000+05:30

Some days, you just need to start and end your day with a little PSY.

Turns out Gangnam Style is pretty awesome live.

RIP

2012-08-27T10:28:00.003+05:30

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died. He was 82.

Considered a hero to many the world over, Armstrong was granted honors from 17 countries, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Born in Ohio, America in 1930, Armstrong served as a naval pilot at 19 — the beginning of a long, impressive aerospace career that changed history as we know it. Upon his moon landing, he stated, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

A statement from Armstrong’s family suggests his death was caused by complications of recent heart surgery. The family also left the world with this advice:

For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.

Legit Rape Ditty Edition

2012-08-27T10:20:00.001+05:30

Oversized hats, perfect pitch, and a resounding message — the Renegade Raging Grannies have turned out the year’s best video.

(Not Safe For Work — granny expletives!)

So This Is News Edition

2012-08-27T10:16:00.002+05:30

Well, Snooki just gave birth last night. It’s also known that the ancient Mayans foretold 2012 as the End of the World.

COINCIDENCE? Yes, probably. Snooki and co. could never possibly amount to anything that important.