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Archive of the Absurd

Archive of the Absurd

Because stupidity deserves documentation.

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  • Worst Box Office Ever: Film Earns $20 After Six People Show Up and Two Demand Refunds
  • Cocaine Found in Butt Surprise: Woman Insists It Just Ended Up There
  • Hershey’s Kisses Christmas bells advert was basically made up on the spot, and honestly that tracks
Archive of the Absurd

Archive of the Absurd

Because stupidity deserves documentation.

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Empty cinema auditorium representing the worst box office ever recorded
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Worst Box Office Ever: Film Earns $20 After Six People Show Up and Two Demand Refunds

aota-admin3 weeks ago04 mins

In what may be the worst box office ever, a Dallas film screened for a full week and walked away with twenty dollars and its dignity in tatters.

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Prison officer shocked by cocaine found in butt on jail X-ray screen
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Cocaine Found in Butt Surprise: Woman Insists It Just Ended Up There

aota-admin3 weeks ago04 mins

Cocaine found in butt during a jail X-ray led to one woman’s boldest claim yet: it wasn’t hers and she had no idea how it got there.

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Foil-wrapped chocolate kisses arranged as Hershey's Kisses Christmas bells in festive setting
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Hershey’s Kisses Christmas bells advert was basically made up on the spot, and honestly that tracks

aota-admin3 weeks ago04 mins

The Hershey’s Kisses Christmas bells advert — possibly the laziest creative decision in television history — has been delighting Americans for decades.

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Dishevelled man on sofa representing the Don Vito Margera conviction story
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Don Vito Margera: The Jackass Uncle Banned From Being Himself After Shocking Conviction

aota-admin3 weeks ago05 mins

The Don Vito Margera conviction didn’t just end his career — a judge literally banned him from being himself, which is admittedly quite the punishment.

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Large brown bear sitting in passenger seat of a pickup truck
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Bear in passenger seat hijacks Colorado man’s truck for impromptu snack tour

aota-admin4 weeks ago04 mins

A Colorado man discovered a bear in the passenger seat of his truck, which is frankly a better co-pilot than most people’s exes.

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A distressed older man outside a suburban home after losing his temper
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Man Loses His Temper Over Elderly Mum Comment — The Results Are Absolutely Devastating

aota-admin4 weeks ago04 mins

A man loses his temper over how he cares for his mum, and somehow concludes that shooting his wife and daughter is the appropriate response.

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Grand university building representing the Nancy Pelosi Institute Berkeley launch
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Nancy Pelosi Institute Launches at Berkeley — Democracy Gets a Very Expensive New Home

aota-admin4 weeks ago04 mins

The Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy launches at UC Berkeley with $35 million in donations — because democracy, apparently, has excellent taste in zip codes.

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A confused man with ghost hunting equipment for beginners in a haunted hallway
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Ghost Hunting Equipment for Beginners: A Idiot’s Guide to Chasing Things That Probably Aren’t There

aota-admin4 weeks ago04 mins

Ghost hunting equipment for beginners is now a booming industry, and yes, someone really is selling a wrist-mounted voice recorder for chatting with the dead.

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Victorian sleigh careening through snowy town square illustrating Jingle Bells dark history
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Jingle Bells Dark History: The Festive Banger Built on Chaos, Theft, and Questionable Horses

aota-admin4 weeks ago04 mins

The Jingle Bells dark history is here to ruin your Christmas: theft, rivalry, and horses that probably hated the whole thing too.

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A smug billionaire at an upscale sushi bar in the Elon Musk sushi restaurant saga
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Elon Musk’s Sushi Restaurant Story Backfires Spectacularly as the Internet Roasts Him Alive

aota-admin4 weeks ago04 mins

Elon Musk’s Elon Musk sushi restaurant anecdote was meant to showcase great fathering — instead it showcased something else entirely.

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