The Five Best Clickhole Articles of All Time is my most popular post ever.
What would Clickhole do if they were me?
Obviously, they’d write a sequel, to get even more of those wonderful, scrumptious clicks. So here we are.
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Quiz: Roger Federer or Batman?
Batman and Roger Federer are both wealthy men with superhuman abilities. Can you tell the two apart, based on these quotes from Wikipedia?
Literal GIFs
Some people like to use GIFs as metaphors for their own lives:
No, no, no!
That’s not you. Don’t pretend a GIF is about you when it’s clearly about someone else.
To repair this broken world, I’ve written some antidotes to this “What Should We Call Me” nonsense. Please use these whenever you encounter the appropriate situation.
17 Photos That Prove Barack Obama Had Polio This Whole Time
My first article for Buzzfeed. Also, Stage 1 in my campaign to turn Buzzfeed into Clickhole.
FDR stunned the world by hiding his lower-body paralysis from the people who elected him. After years of personal investigation, I now have ironclad proof that Barack Obama is pulling the same stunt. Don’t let him run for a third term!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/aarongertler/11-photos-proving-barack-obama-had-polio-this-whol-19deu
This picture may be fake, but it gets the point across.
The Five Best Clickhole Articles of All Time
As I write this post, on February 13th, 2015, clickbait parody site Clickhole is the funniest thing in the world. They leapfrogged The Onion, their sister site, by starting off without 20 years of historical baggage. They produce absurd sketch videos and insane listicles with equal fluency.
I don’t know how long this period will last, because the media Clickhole mocks may not be around for long, and all good ideas inevitably lose steam. But I’d like to honor the art form of the Fake Buzzfeed Article while I can, in the most appropriate possible format — an arbitrary list. No commentary should be necessary.
The Five Best Clickhole Articles Of All Time
- Are You A Big Jazz Boy, Or A Little Jazz Boy?
- George R. R. Martin: “When I Started Writing Game Of Thrones, I Didn’t Know What Horses Looked Like”
- They Said He’d Never Walk Again. But Who Were They, And Why Were They Saying Stuff About Him?
- 10 Kicks You Should Know About Before You Watch The World Cup
- Which One Of My Garbage Sons Are You?
Surprising Super Bowl Facts
What a game, huh?
To celebrate one of the most thrilling sporting events in history, I’ve put together this list of unexpected facts about the Super Bowl. Hope you enjoy!
