Fail

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A prime example of Fail

Of all the mutilations of the English language that have surfaced on the Internet, the abuse of the word "fail" would surely count as one of the very worst. The word "fail" was originally a verb, so grammatically correct use would be "I am worried that I am going to fail the test." However, its usage has changed over the years, as internet users of various web forums began using it as a noun, referring to something as being "full of fail," as an adjective, such as saying, "This is fail," or even as a general exclamation of disgust by saying, quite simply, "FAIL."

Origin

The meme (YOU FAIL IT) originates from the arcade game Blazing Star. Of all the game's obvious draws — among them fast-paced action, disco music, and anime-style cut scenes — its staying power comes from its wonderfully terrible Japanese-to-English translations. If you beat a level, the screen flashes with the words: "You beat it! Your skill is great!" If you lose, you are mocked: "You fail it! Your skill is not enough! See you next time! Bye bye!"

This overused meme's origin
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Epic Fail

Any Epic Fail is a fail so incredibly bad that it paradoxically becomes a win. You cannot try to get an epic fail, because that would just be trying to attain a win. And then you would be trying too hard. It is important to distinguish between garden-variety fail and epic fail. For example:

Fail: Driving your car into a tree.

Epic Fail: Crashing the Hindenburg into the Titanic because you got distracted by a Detroit Lions game on laser-disc.

Cures of Fail

At this time, there's only one known cure, to win. The alternative treatment when the cure doesn't work is to kill yourself, preferably over the most trivial things and in the most over-the-top way imaginable.

Using You fail it in conversation

  • klb's journal
    • "It's slang from slashdot, k5 and other places. Started primarily by some of the more obnoxious members of these sites. The full original form is 'YOU FAIL IT (it is the thing you failed)'. It has branched out from there in a variety of forms."
  • Athletes.com Forums
    • "Bulking is for professional bodybuilders. You are not aThe professional bodybuilder. Therefore, you fail it (it is not being a loser)."
  • Want A Billion Dollars?
    • "Seeing as you can't even stabilize a URL. You Fail It. It is using the World Wide Web. (It's not much fun at the top. I envy the common people, their hearty meals and Bruce Springsteen and voting.)"
  • [1]
    • "CYBER FAILZ. LOL"
  • Paris Hilton's Notebook Gets Hacked
    • "Goddamn it, learn to troll would you? If you going to be taken as credible, you need to at least come from a somewhat reasonable position. All you're doing is trying to defend something that is quite clearly the best thing that's happened on the internet in, I dunno, MONTHS. You fail it (it is being worthy of 20721). Go back to your trollaxor gaysex, chutney ferret."
  • Rep. Mark Foley (R,FL) resigns after 16-year-old boy releases inappropriate e-mails and chat logs to ABC
    • "LOL, did you see that congressman resigned? He totally failed it. You fail it (it is not raping children).
    • "If the failing of a thousand fails were to fail in the fail zone, that would be like the failing of your failure."
  • "Now I become am Failzor, the failer of life." —J. Robert Oppenheimer

Variations

These are some useful spellings of fail you may come across in your internet travels. Just remember that if you use any one of these, you have failed.

  • ƒ41Ł
  • fayel
  • fhail
  • fhayle
  • Fayhill
  • fhaile
  • fhaiyle
  • fahyll
  • failz
  • failzorz
  • fhailskies
  • fhaylezorz
  • phail
  • phail with a PhD
  • phayel
  • ph4y3l
  • ph4il
  • ph41l
  • ph4il3
  • phailzorz
  • fhphaiiylle
  • PH4=ACIDIC FAIL
  • Epin
  • ph41Ł
  • phaiqul
  • oh yeah, well...UR M07H3RRR!!!!1111 0|-| $|\|4p!!
  • Val
  • 831NG 1337 H4X0R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!11!!!11!1
 FFFF  AAAA  III  L
 F     A  A   I   L
 FFFF  AAAA   I   L
 F     A  A   I   L
 F     A  A  III  LLLL

The fail/win paradox

Is a paradox created by deep thinkers constructed to create a failed Mindfuck. It simply puts a goal to "fail", and then asks if said test subject succeeded in achieving that fail. If the goal were to fail, and you failed in failing, then you achieved your goal to fail, thereby winning. If you achieved the fail you set out to achieve, that would be considered a win - the only logical outcome is to win when the goal is to fail. But even if you win, you're still retarded for trying.

Gallery

  • sometimes even Technical experts make mistakes

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    Your parents failed with you

  • Komm in mein boot.

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  • Failing Phil Collins

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  • Irish FAIL

  • Dr. Phil.

  • You can't hide your failure from God.

  • YOU FAIL IT (it is killing dirty Ay-rabs.

  • Patriotic fail.

  • You're OUT OF ORDER and you FAIL!

  • FAILBOAT!

  • Transcends the pathetic to become just plain awesome.

  • Fail as a 3D mathematical model

  • an example of epic fail

  • Jew

  • Bummer

  • In Soviet Russia mad men watches you!

  • FAILURE

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    Trifag can't newforce.

  • FAILURE (edit with EFG)

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  • Bad luck meme

  • i r be faylin

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    Sheezyart fagerans even know fail.

  • The iPhone doing what it does best.

  • FAIL

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  • Multiple Fail

  • Fail.

  • This is how to fail

  • He must have forgot his steroids

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  • Allaboardthefailtrain.jpg

  • The Fail 2008 Presidential Erection

  • EPIC FAIL

  • Yes? Wait...No. I forgot i was ghey.

  • Some ED editors fail too.

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    Bob Dylan says you fail.

  • He looks like he has fail up his pooper!

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    VACCINATION FAIL!

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    "Conduct is Excellent, Effort is poor."

  • The biggest, and most repeated commercial fail in history

  • Pro-Lifers fail bad at advertising.

  • Fail-1.jpg

  • Mission failed.

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    ASTROOMICAL FAILURE!!!

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    I'll just leave this here.

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    Fail. enough said.

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    Taking failure to the extreme.

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    Seriously, how can you do that?

  • Stupidity often leads to failure

  • You know you've had it when even the BSOD fails.

  • And just when you thought there couldn't possibly be more fail...

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    ...There's a lot more around the corner.

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    Comment fail.

  • Sonic fags are the biggest failures at life to ever exist on earth.

  • You flail it.

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  • YOU FAIL AT LIFE

  • Life has dealt you shit.

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    Google Fail

  • Fail in Soviet Poland

  • Tv caption fail.

  • FAIL

  • Epic Fail - pwn x 5.jpg

  • If you...

  • ...happens to...

  • ...think that...

  • ...this is...

  • ...fail,...

  • ...please consider...

  • ...THIS!

  • Atheism Fail

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    Even the mighty MacOS X can fail.

  • This teacher thinks 1 mile is less than 1 km.

  • Not even Cloud is safe.

  • the Jew of fail

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    Gotta whole lotta fail

  • Self explanatory.

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    When trolls get trolled.

  • failing at looking like a badass

  • Smaller is better sometimes

  • forum fail

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    British FAIL, and a challenger from Italy

  • Thy skill lacketh.

  • Read this Omegle conversation for an example of an epic fail at trolling.

  • Conversation: YOU FAIL! (IT).

  • Oldchickfail.jpg
  • I detect fail.jpg
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    The encyclopedia of fail

  • The master of FAIL

  • FAIL FILE.jpg
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    Juggalo trolling fail.

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  • Congratulations! You have made it to the bottom of this Gallery, have a pair of cartoons from the Modern Toss comic!

  • As promised previously, a second cartoon from the Modern Toss comic, as reward for your reaching the bottom of this gallery. Many happy returns!


Animated Fails

  • Backflip fail.gif
  • Failidiot.gif
  • Firefail.gif
  • Wheelbarrow.gif
  • GunControl0504.gif
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  • Basketball fail.gif
  • Fishing.gif
  • Gun fail.gif
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  • Wallflip.gif
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  • A good day, to die hard!

  • Skateboards.gif
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    Pull

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  • Failed store robbery.gif
  • Convenience Store Grating Fail.gif
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  • bringing a sword to a gun fight = fail

  • Treadmill.gif
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Animal Kingdom Fails

  • FailBall.jpg
  • Failed-lol.jpg
  • Camoflagefail.jpg
  • Hideandseekcatfail.jpg
  • FAILtoilet.jpg
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  • Cat-DrivingtodrinkFAIL.jpg
  • Newyearzresulushinsfail.jpg
  • Dog catch Fail.jpg

  • Animal fail

  • FAIL

  • Failcat doing what he does best.

  • DogFAIL.jpg
  • FailMouse.jpg
  • Funny-pictures-bird-cat-cage.jpg
  • ABOUTTOFAIL.jpg

  • When furries fail

  • FailTurtle.jpg
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    Your fail does not amuse...

  • Bird fail.jpg
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Videos

Chuck Norris Cosplay Fail
Survivalist Fail
White Trash Rapper Fail
Motorcycle loading fail
Redneck Rap fail.
Windshield Wiper fail.
Parkour attempt fail.
Worst guitar solo ever!
RE: Troll Fail.
Star Wars Nerd. Vocabulary fail.

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