trolling

People have been around for long enough that prankery, shenanigans and cons have enjoyed a great heyday. Pranks and trickery are nothing new, and it's a breath of fresh air to learn that governments, generals, and famous historical figures totally messed with people. For some extra history, here are some history memes that are technically educational. For extra shenanigans, here are some mad lads who played by their own rules.

You did a beautiful thing, my dude. Keep up the good work. Nothing melts our hearts like seeing a scammer get their comeuppance. 

Just in case you weren't already well aware at this point, James Fridman is the master of the photoshop trolling game. The dude brings the heat every time someone reaches out with a photoshop request. It honestly seems like it takes more skill and creativity to do what he's doing, versus actually delivery on the requests that he receives. 

Someone on AskReddit got a thread going about the various ways that people managed to troll their bosses without actually breaking the rules. You've got to hand it to anyone that puts in the time and effort to troll someone, and manages to pull that trolling off while still playing things by the book. 

If there was a better way to troll entitled folks and their frustrating demands, well we'd have to see it. As for artists who deliberately make bad art to mess with people who want free stuff, we're all for it.

Some signs are just impossible to ignore. Intentional or not, nothing catches your attention better than clever (or shocking) words that get the message across. That's what makes funny Tumblr posts go viral, and it's also why we love funny signs and advertisements so much. We rounded up the most entertaining signs we came across this week. Hopefully they'll get a smirk out of you, too.

There's nothing that melts our hearts quite like a scammer getting their time wasted, after trying to waste someone else's time (and money). This particular scammer got taken on the kind of journey that we could only hope taught him a necessary lesson. And that lesson is to NOT be a scammer. They are the bane of everyone's existence. 

Rob Lowe's kids do a phenomenal job at calling out their dad's various (awesome) Instagram posts with Grade A wit and spice. What's more is all this banter in the comments section highlights the fact that Rob Lowe is clearly one of those lovely human beings who doesn't bother with the act of taking himself too seriously.

Sometimes the purest expression of friendship is to give your buddy a hard time. Take this guy for instance, who lent his friend a pair of snazzy kicks for his wedding. His buddy could've sent him a ton of warm, bubbly, wholesome pictures of people celebrating at the wedding. Instead, he decided to document the shoes' journey. That last shot is gold. Those shoes look so happy. 

Everyone loves a bad joke. Especially when it's about movies being ridiculous, sometimes. There's just something about bad jokes that help us not take everything so seriously. And when you start taking it less seriously, all of a sudden laughter arises. And if you can't get enough, these Bad Jokes  are going to surprise you with its hilarious absurdity.

Bad jokes are the best jokes! Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? Great food, no atmosphere.

Bdum tzzzzz.....

Dad jokes are our parents way of getting revenge for the first ~year or two of complete sleep deprivation lack of intimacy and way too many articles of clothing destroyed by vomit. Not to mention all the hair they lose from worrying about us. So when you wonder why your dad made you cringe so hard you got permanent wrinkles, remember that you totally deserve it the devil child that you are/were. If you are looking for more Bad Jokes we got you covered, and get ready to entertain the crowd with your highly sharpened sense of humor.

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are back at it exchanging spicy tweets in a fiery Twitter spar. Just when it seemed like Mayweather had sealed the deal by bringing more attention to his victory over McGregor last summer, he ended up setting the stage for his own ultimate demise. Sometimes it's best to go out when you're on top. 

The delusions are strong with this one. 

Feminist writer Scaachi got real tired of fighting with MRAs on Twitter, and decided to just quote lines from Good Will Hunting in response to one. Her sparring partner thinks he wins their "argument" because his "opponent can't face the question" but dude, you're continuing to fight with someone who doesn't want to talk to you. Who are we kidding, it's an internet fight; nobody wins.

Workplace warning: these are real movie quotes, so there's some unsafe language ahead.