Puppets

If you've had a loooong week, watch this video. Unless of course your week has been long because you got dumped, or you made a homemade puppet movie trailer and used it to propose to your girlfriend as a surprise and she said no, in which case RUN AWAY!

If "Scottish Falsetto Sock-Puppet Theater" sounds like a mouthful, that's because it is -- and these mouthy, high-pitched puppets would like to throw some Christmas cheer your way.

Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne, Australia were in for quite a shock when they spotted a velociraptor being taken for a stroll by his trainers. The prehistoric beast, thought to have gone extinct 75 million years ago, didn't seem interested in shopping. He did, however, try to take a bite out of a man's cellphone. According to one of his trainers, this aggressive move was due to the rapto

Currently, a high-profile corruption trial is taking place in Ohio, and in order to circumvent the fact that cameras aren't allowed in the courtroom, a local TV station has come up with a unique solution to report trial highlights: puppets.

You've probably heard about the play 'War Horse' and the upcoming movie adaptation by Steven Spielberg, but never seen the incredibly realistic horse puppet in action. After watching this video, you'll probably have a hard time telling the puppet horse from the genuine article.

If you look closely, you will notice that there are actually two men operating this spider puppet. Watch this strange ride below.

The Daily sent their "Puppet News Team," i.e. Lester Lester, Jr. and Leslie Smokinhot (seriously) to see who, exactly, is occupying the financial district of Manhattan. Their answer: hippies, and lots of them. Cue the Phish and hacky sack jokes.

This talented Argentinian puppeteer impresses young onlookers by making his lifelike puppet dog fetch a ball. See some Jim Henson-level string-pulling live below.