Cates’ Favorite Buzz Of 2012

Since I spend all day looking through submissions from BuzzFeed users, my favorite posts are all community contributions.

25. 20 Spectacularly Nerdy Science Jokes

Because, really, who doesn’t love a good science joke?

Source: babymantis

24. Celebrities That Look Like Mattresses

Clearly the best celebrity post of the year, I snorted coffee through my nose when I read it.

Source: franklynr

23. The Baby Bunny Song

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aD9xQaDAuQw.

HOP HOP-A DOOBIE-DE-BOO

Source: koolnewsblog

22. These Momonga Dwarf Flying Squirrels

LOOK AT THEM LOOK HOW ADORABLE THEY ARE!

Source: theangryluddite

21. A Love Story In 22 Pictures

You’ll need tissues if you’re going to look at this post documenting the love between Taylor and Danielle Morris.

Source: txblacklabel

20. Heath Ledger’s Joker Sounds Exactly Like A Young Tom Waits

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gCSc6E4yG9s.

Mind = blown. Also I just really love Tom Waits.

Source: youtube.com

19. The 25 Best “That Guy” Actors

You know, that guy who was in that one movie and then also had a guest appearance on that show on FX. Yeah, that one. (This particular actor is James Rebhorn.)

Source: whoiswillo

18. 55 PB&J Recipes

I want to make almost all of these recipes because they look amazing.

Source: vdlr

17. The Jewel Caterpillar

I find it hard to believe this creature is real, but it totally is.

Source: theangryluddite

16. Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_3wKC-g7s3Y.

I don’t know why I enjoyed this post as much as I did, but hey, you don’t need a reason to be amused.

Source: aliaspaulabob

15. Rockabilly “Doctor Who”

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WsIQ31nDwQs.

I mean, what’s not to like?

Source: brodiemanthe1st

14. This Awesome Note About Bullying

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Source: cconnelly

13. That time Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, and Benedict Cumberbatch went to Hooters together

So this happened and I am SO SAD I WASN’T THERE.

Source: thatwasnotveryravenofyou

12. The Fox Who Got Marshmallows For His Birthday

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VbdRLN970EU.

Midnighttwice is a totally awesome BuzzFeed user who basically owns a menagerie. She has dogs and cats and a super derpy camel and she’s also the woman who owns Yeah Lamb. So I pretty much love her. That is all.

Source: midnighttwice

11. The Drunk Baby Meme

Okay, technically this is a macro not a meme, but still. It’s hilarious.

Source: samimain

10. Tits And Ass

I love a good animal joke. The caption for this image reads “Always maintain a firm grip when holding a tit.” The entire post is an ode to great tits and an pretty sweet ass.

Source: babymantis

9. Everything Petran Has Posted

So we have lots of users from abroad, and Petran is one of our active Russian users. He posts demotivational posters, and every time I see them I get absurdly amused.

Source: petran

8. The Coolest Post On BuzzFeed

I would totally chill with this post.

Source: qarlost

7. The Hawkeye Initiative

The Hawkeye Initiative started on Tumblr as a criticism of the way women are drawn in comic books. It’s a really great blog that you should follow. Seriously, go follow it.

Source: brodiemanthe1st

6. Animal Sculptures Made From Wood Chips

I want to own all of these.

Source: theangryluddite

5. 10 Things You Didn’t Know About “Saved By The Bell”

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bflYjF90t7c.

Did you know that Mr. Belding is probably a Vietnam Vet? Neither did I! This post enlightened me on that and 9 other facts about the show I grew up with.

Source: thesaccattack

4. Why Turtles Are Better Than Cats

BuzzFeed has a pretty strong pro-cat bias, in case you hadn’t noticed. However, I prefer dogs and birds and turtles because they’re way better and because cats are jerks.

Source: turtlefeed

3. The Grumpy Cat Compendium

So I’m pretty vocally anti-cat (trust me, the entire BuzzFeed office knows this), but Grumpy Cat frowned her way into my heart this year. This list sums up all the reasons why I love her.

Source: samimain

2. 17 Pinterest Fails

As a person who fails at all things craft, I totally empathize with these people. Good job, good effort.

Source: newu1085

1. This Is Title

Hands down, my favorite BuzzFeed post this year was This Is Title. When I came across it during the course of my day, I laughed and sent it to a few of my coworkers. Since they all laughed, we decided to promote the post to the front page as a joke. And you guys, you awesome wonderful users, totally ran with it. I have never, in my year and a half at BuzzFeed, seen such a fantastic response from our users.

Here’s a sampling of the Facebook comments, which are spot-on.

Our commenters had a field day!

At one point it turned into a Spiderman thread, which was awesome.

Eventually we just started handing out badges, all willy-nilly.

Anyways, This Is Title reminded me why I love the BuzzFeed community so much. You guys share interesting, funny, cute, informative things on our website and I really, really love you all. Thank you for a wonderful 2012!

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