I LOL'd at the dog with the pitcher on his head. And the one in the litter box. posted by fusinski at 10:45 AM on February 28, 2008
I don't get it? It's just a picture of a random dog and fail??? posted by Mastercheddaar at 10:45 AM on February 28, 2008
Not even a smile
FAILPOST posted by DU at 10:47 AM on February 28, 2008
They don't make it very easy to work your way though the photos that have fallen off the front page due to age.
They need to get some scroll forward/back buttons on the individual day pages; having to click the 'Back' button to get to the Archive page is obnoxious and poor design. posted by Kadin2048 at 10:48 AM on February 28, 2008
But I did laugh at the dog with the large teapot or whatever it is on his head. Quality. posted by Kadin2048 at 10:49 AM on February 28, 2008
I don't get it? It's just a picture of a random dog and fail???
Whoever is doing this is woefully misinterpreting what a FAIL is in the dog universe. For instance, this picture, is clearly one of the biggest wins of that dog's day. And dog on a tower? That's like epic doggy success.
I needed the chuckles, thanks. posted by Atreides at 10:56 AM on February 28, 2008
Not even a smile
FAILPOST
You know, if you can't see the humour in this one, the FAIL is all yours, friend. posted by gompa at 10:58 AM on February 28, 2008 [2 favorites]
That's clearly a setup. No dog sits like that. posted by DU at 11:00 AM on February 28, 2008
Why is there such a frenzy for people to dismiss things as unfunny without the slightest bit of wit or charm in their response? posted by Christ, what an asshole at 11:03 AM on February 28, 2008
Let me add this in my defense: At least it wasn't a double. And I don't think it's been previously deleted. I set the bar pretty low, I suppose, but I see this more as a ground-floor thing. It's no Cats In Sinks but it could get better as time wears on. posted by Devils Rancher at 11:06 AM on February 28, 2008
That's clearly a setup. No dog sits like that.
Yes. Well. Even if that is the case, I have to admit that my philistine ribs were utterly tickled long before it occurred to me to question its journalistic integrity. Oh, for those halcyon days of yore when blogs aggregating visual gags comprised of unfortunate dogs and the word "FAIL" could be trusted to publish only the unvarnished truth. In times like these, alas, I'll take my unfortunate-dog humour where I can find it, and with only the mildest of regrets. posted by gompa at 11:08 AM on February 28, 2008 [21 favorites]
You know, if you can't see the humour in this one, the FAIL is all yours, friend.
I LOLed. Deal with it, haters. posted by Luddite at 11:11 AM on February 28, 2008
I thought this was funny and delightful. Thanks. I missed it on blort. posted by OmieWise at 11:21 AM on February 28, 2008
I thought this was pretty funny, but I'm a total dog person. However, some of the pictures o f dogs trapped on towers or caught in trees were fairly distressing. posted by KokuRyu at 11:27 AM on February 28, 2008
They've demonstrated that there aren't enough doggy-failure images for a whole website. Maybe 1/3 of these demonstrate FAIL. The rest are just kind of funny and/or sad. posted by yath at 11:29 AM on February 28, 2008 [2 favorites]
They've demonstrated that there aren't enough doggy-failure images for a whole website.
There's some interesting questions lurking here, about the number of cats vs. dogs owned as pets, and about the propensity of cats vs. dogs to do things that lend themselves to photographic recontextualization, and also about the tendency of cat vs. dog owners to take endless fucking photographs of their goddam cats, like anyone cares, seriously.
I guess I have some unexplored feelings re: specifically the cat side of this equation. posted by cortex at 11:36 AM on February 28, 2008
The FAIL is full of WIN. At least, my wife really enjoyed the site when she got it via StumbleUpon a few days ago. posted by owtytrof at 11:56 AM on February 28, 2008
Elmwood FTW. posted by crickets at 11:57 AM on February 28, 2008
DU: Not even a smile FAILPOST
cranky ole internet fart. FAILCOMMENT.
devil's rancher: you.just.made.my.day. i hope the knowledge that i can meet the rest of the day with something akin to humor and a good mood, is enough to counteract all the hating. i don't read blort, and never would've known about this. T'ANKS, pal. posted by CitizenD at 11:58 AM on February 28, 2008
DU: ZOMIGOD I CAN'T BELIEVE U PPL FIND ANYTHING FUNNY EVAR posted by Baby_Balrog at 12:49 PM on February 28, 2008
To me, the funniest bit of the site is the submission guidelines:
We receive a lot of submissions so following these guidelines will improve your chance at getting a photo (and possible link) on the site:
* The photo should be funny
* The dog should actually be failing posted by RokkitNite at 1:00 PM on February 28, 2008
Fail Dogs and blort make this the discovery post of the day. posted by farishta at 1:19 PM on February 28, 2008
Will, it made me laugh to meet the man...err...dogs. posted by taliaferro at 2:09 PM on February 28, 2008
This is one of the strangest sites I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their dogs to fail, or why. posted by hangashore at 3:09 PM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
DU, not even this one got just a tiny smile? posted by mattoxic at 3:44 PM on February 28, 2008
Come'on, some of theseare pretty funny. (I wanted to hyperlink "pretty" and "funny" but couldn't find any more amusing photos). posted by null terminated at 3:56 PM on February 28, 2008
Nothing succeeds like failure. posted by blucevalo at 5:10 PM on February 28, 2008
At least once a week my wife has shown me a LOLCAT after laughing out loud at it. I carefully examine the invariably unfunny picture, then look at my wife like Squidward looks at Spongebob and walk away. I laughed hard at these. Do you know why?
OR THE LOL!
posted by dersins at 10:41 AM on February 28, 2008 [7 favorites]