In a week where we lost the Olympics but gained Big Brother, perhaps you need some lulz more than ever.

Thankfully, this is the week according to the internet…

EXPLAINED: The Internet, by the year 1995.

HEARD: Somebody I Used To Know covers remixed by Gotye.

OFFICIAL: F-bomb now a word.

SEEN: Sexy insurance advert subtext spotted by Facebook.

COVERED: Baby got Back, as sung by the movies.

OFFERED: Entire Tuscan village up for grabs.

TALENTED: This goddamn adorable kitty.

WHAT: Is this Instagram map shit?

BACK: Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand.

RATED: This guy should review all the food. UPDATED: Now with autotune!

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Friday is upon us like a Gold-medal, a reward for making it through the working week.

So crank up the tunes, countdown the hours, and catch up on the week according to the internet;

STREAMED: Forget the Olympics. Watch these Corgi puppies 24/7.

BROADCAST: London 2012 volunteer with a megaphone is hilarious.

BIFFLES: Anzac the Kangaroo and Peggy the Wombat are pouch-buds fo’ life.

REPLACED: All the babies in your newsfeed. With bacon.

CASHED: Brad Pitt’s Killing Them Softly has an awesome soundtrack.

EFRONED: Nicole Kidman gets sweaty with Zach in The Paperboy trailer.

SKYPED: Paranormal Activity 4 will have you signing off video chat. Forever.

PLAYED: This Breaking Bad game lets you have fun in the kitchen. With crystal meth.

QUOTED: Gore Vidal was funnier than you. RIP.

FOUND: A home for puppies Winston and Bruce… with your help!

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It’s Friday, and we’re only 16 hours away from the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

With that in mind, here’s your mostly Olympic-flavoured look at links we loved during the past week;

SCHEDULED: The entire Olympic games in one simple chart

BANNED: Racist tweeting triple-jumper kicked off the Greek Olympic team.

DRUNK: You, probably, thanks to this Olympics drinking game.

JUNK: Olympians eat trash because it’s their job.

MUSED: Best. Olympic Preview. Ever.

BURNED: Mitt Romney by London Mayor Boris Johnson.

RAINBOWED: This waterfall in Yosemite National Park

SAD: Ex-celebrities on Twitter

EATEN: This edible coffee cup made from cookies.

WANTED: Pair of white lion babies. In our office. ASAP.

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This is your Friday, and it’s ending one minute at a time.

Here to help count in your weekend is our regular digest of internet shenanigans, submitted for your browsing enjoyment!

CRANKED: The volume on the Official We Are Social Friday Spotify Playlist

SEATED: Animals, on other animals

ADORBS: Every single thing on this list

BURNED: Buzzfeed, by this hilarious McSweeney’s list of suggested articles

ACCEPTED: Buzzfeed takes the burn as a challenge, with hilarious results

TUMBLED: The rich kids of Instagram

MALIGNED: Everybody loves to hate The Shire

WARNED: How to behave in London during the Olympics

LISTED: What you’d need to become Batman

UNINVITED: Christian Bale is at your party

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It’s Friday! There’s a long weekend ahead and everything’s coming up Milhouse.

Here are some shiny things to keep you entertained between cocktails…

Unchained: Jamie Foxx’s Django, in the first trailer for Tarantino’s latest film

Transformed: Dead cat is now a helicopter

Illustrated: Star Wars, again, but really really good this time

Boyled: Awkward teen pulls a Susan on America’s Got Talent and makes you cry

Ripped: Ten popular memes stolen by advertisers

Inspired: You after watching this video from Krispy Kreme – the rapper, not the donut

Unexplained: The weird screen caps on dating site profiles

Infographed: Pulp Fiction in chronological order

Mapped: The internet, circa 1988

Failed: The 5 worst marketing ideas ever

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It’s Friday! It’s time for your weekly round up of the news that has been fuelling the internet this week, but firstly, a farewell – the zombie apocalypse is upon us!

Hopefully this list should keep you entertained while the dead walk the earth…

Zombie News #1: Man has 75% of his face gnawed off by naked guy

Zombie News #2: Other man cuts open stomach and throws intestines at police

Zombie News #3: Guy in Baltimore ate his roommate’s brain.

Addicted: How to tell if you spend too much time on Facebook

Rofled: Twitter feed for latest Seth Macfarlane creation Ted is filthy fun

Inked: 12-year old tattoo artist has been inking since she was 4

Muppets: Fraggle Rock movie is green for go.

Rocked: 80s music quiz is really hard

Mapped: New York City by birthplace of rap stars

Blown: Your mind after reading these theories about movies and tv shows

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New thing! Every Friday we’ll be bringing you highlights from the past 7 days on the internet – a veritable Rofler’s Digest of lulz, thrills and cute animals.

Check back with us every Friday afternoon, and feel free to share links to shiny new things in the comments…

Without further adieu, here is The Week According To The Internet;

Documented: The most inspiring video of all time - slinky on a treadmill.

Memified: Gotye’s mega-hit, Somebody That I Used To Know.

Heroic: Corgis to the rescue

Booted: Dan Harmon fired from Community. He doesn’t know why either.

Epic: Dark Knight Rises TV spots

Malkoviched: Siri flirts with your favourite meta-actor in Apple’s new ad.

Stupid: Babysitter puts baby in a washing machine… then turns it on.

Inspired: The internet has produced some amazing ideas. Here are the best.

Adorbs: The noises baby sloths make.

Badass: Skydiver lands without parachute.

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