For such a solemn event, yesterday's presidential inauguration sure did span a lot of cute GIFs. It helps that the Obama family has two young daughters to keep things entertaining. They laugh. They yawn. They ruin pictures. They're just like us! Here are a few of our favorite moments from yesterday's ceremony.
Time is running out to vote in the 2012 TheFW Awards, the only awards that celebrate the best in cat videos, memes, viral videos and more. (Well, the best awards that celebrate that stuff anyway...)
It's that time of year, when we all get together and rally around something we truly believe in -- judging stuff. We've been keeping meticulous track of what goes on online, and we've carefully curated these lists of items for you to judge. Scroll through to make a choice and break someone's heart. If you need a refresher, click the links for a handy-dandy explanation. And don't forget to sign up for TheFW newsletter to get updates on all the winners. We'll reveal your picks for the 2012 TheFW Awards on January 15. Thanks and enjoy!
Ahhhh, the gif. Nothing can make our day quite like a good one. So it was especially difficult and important for us to pick the best ones from the entire year. They represent the 10 times in 2012 we can remember actually feeling something other than the endless hum that engulfs our every waking moment.
Check out these awesome gifs, find their story in the links, and choose your favorite in our user poll. And don't forget to sign up for TheFW newsletter for more updates. We'll be announcing the winners of the 2012 TheFW Awards on January 15.
Memes were always there for you in 2012 when you need a quick laugh. Like, really quick. As in a 45-second-long internet video is too long. We love them because we have really short attention OH LOOK A PENNY! Did the mailman come yet? What day is it? If it went in two days ago, laundry should definitely be ready for pickup today. Ahem.
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We couldn't collect the funniest memes of the week without including memes on the two biggest events of this week. So just for you, we have a bunch of Thanksgiving memes and Black Friday memes that will either make you roll on the floor laughing, or cringe at the memory of too much food and too much shopping
Pres. Barack Obama can't just pose with McKayla Maroney, make a silly face, and expect it NOT to turn into a Tumblr. Or, he can, but that would be foolish. The President Is Not Impressed is pretty much just like the McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed from this summer, only it's the president instead. What sort of things and people is the president disappointed in? Let's find out!
President Obama met with the 2012 United States Olympic Gymnastics Team and... well... you can see what happened for yourself.
We've smothered the masses with costume ideas for you and your crew, and/or quite possibly soon to be epic wheelchair. Fortunately, we haven't forgotten the rest of you friendless, internet-loving basement dwellers out there. Yes, it's time to make your clever 2012 "meme" costume.
Unless you've used your monthly minutes, there's usually no harm in letting a stranger borrow your cellphone for a quick call. There's usually no harm, but internet prankster Andrew Hales plays off this social generosity in his latest video.