Imperialism did us no favors.
This game is simple: Take any online service that you use frequently -- suggested products, custom ad services, mail filters, bank accounts, whatever -- and mentally subtract the context that only you would know. What would a total stranger, looking at those same results, assume about the person they're based on?
Whether they are deliberately courting controversy or just didn't think it through enough, advertising campaigns occasionally backfire in hilarious ways.
Death is called the great equalizer for a reason -- the rules are the same for everyone. Well, almost everyone.
Fellows and lads! Man Comics returns just in time for punching season!
We're used to movies adapting comic books for the big screen. We never think about it going the other way. And for good reason ...
You're probably quite reasonably asking why I did this. Well, not withstanding my love for committing acts, this time I had some pretty good reasons. Here they are.
Japan is constantly depicted in movies and TV shows as a technological wonderland of science and innovation. So why don't the houses have heat?
To those of you who did absolutely nothing to save yourselves, but are simply too smiled upon by the universe to be pulped by a garbage truck, we salute you.
Look, we're not saying that you should spend your spare time confronting violent criminals -- it ends badly more often than not. We're just saying that it's awesome when it works.
Is any of the stuff on this list particularly useful? Nope. Is it all impressive? Absolutely.
In a world where you can have hot food delivered to you within minutes even if you're in the middle of the wilderness, many of you probably believe that there are no more hunter-gatherers left. You would be wrong.
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