History Website / ClickHole

* AchievementSystem: The website keeps track of how many times you've clicked on it, marking each milestone as you reach it. It resets when you reach the {{Cap}} of 9,999 clicks.

* NoodleIncident: [[http://www.clickhole.com/article/yep-he-went-there-231 Yep. He Went There.]] talks about Creator/CliveOwen without actually mentioning what he did that warranted the article in the first place.

--->Okay, so this list is exclusively for Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki because he's probably super stressed right now and needs to relax. If you are not the Prime Minister, we ask that you stop reading now.\\\

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: [[http://www.clickhole.com/quiz/are-you-introvert-extrovert-or-sea-monster-501 Are You an Introvert, Extrovert, Or a Sea Monster?]]

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: In [[http://www.clickhole.com/video/watch-supercut-every-time-harrison-ford-says-harri-553 Watch This Supercut Of Every Time Harrison Ford Says 'Harrison Ford' In 'The Fugitive']], [[spoiler:the last "Creator/HarrisonFord" is said by Creator/TommyLeeJones]].

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: In-universe. In [[http://www.clickhole.com/quiz/which-one-those-shape-guys-are-you-hats-607 Which One of Those Shape Guys Are You, With the Hats?]], the author just can't remember the name of the MrMen, or just about anything about them.

** [[http://www.clickhole.com/article/10-adorable-pictures-pugs-are-exclusively-iraqi-pr-322 10 Adorable Pictures Of Pugs That Are Exclusively For Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki Because He's Probably Super Stressed Out Right Now And He Needs Them]] didn't appear to consider that ''anyone'' can look at the photos, not just the Prime Minister.
--->Are you still here? Jesus Christ, what are you still doing here? Okay, fine. Prime Minister, if you want a PDF of this slideshow you can enjoy without these other assholes ruining it, email us and we'll send it to you as an attachment immediately. We deeply apologize.

* {{Glurge}}: Subverted by [[http://www.clickhole.com/video/what-adorable-little-girl-says-will-melt-your-hear-286 What This Adorable Little Girl Says Will Melt Your Heart]]

* Glurge: Subverted by [[http://www.clickhole.com/video/what-adorable-little-girl-says-will-melt-your-hear-286 What This Adorable Little Girl Says Will Melt Your Heart]]

* ManipulativeEditing: The ''They Said What!?'' feature satirizes the use of Manipulative Editing by real celebrity gossip sites.

* [[PlagiarismInFiction Plagiarism]]: [[http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/time-i-spent-commercial-whaling-ship-totally-chang-768 The Time I Spent On a Commercial Whaling Ship Totally Changed My Perspective On the World]] is just MobyDick word for word. Yes, all ''200,000+'' words of it.

** [[http://www.clickhole.com/article/8-baby-penguins-are-pretty-cute-dont-stand-chance--686 8 Baby Penguins That Are Pretty Cute But Don’t Stand A Chance Against Hillary Clinton In 2016]].
** [[http://www.clickhole.com/article/why-your-mother-and-i-are-getting-divorced-explain-598 Why Your Mother And I Are Getting Divorced As Explained By "Orange Is The New Black" GIFs]].

** Then there are Onion-style articles that relay unremarkable things in a professional tone, like [[http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/im-not-inviting-jessica-p-my-birthday-party-heres--522 "I'm Not Inviting Jessica P. to My Birthday Party. Here's Why"]] (from the point of view of a third-grader) and [[http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/dad-if-youre-reading-i-want-you-know-im-upstairs-a-599 Dad, If You’re Reading This, I Want You To Know I’m Upstairs. And It’s Time For You To Drive Me To Connor’s House]].

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: In-universe. In [[http://www.clickhole.com/quiz/which-one-those-shape-guys-are-you-hats-607 Which One of Those Shape Guys Are You, With the Hats?]], the author just can't remember the name of the MrMen, or, really, anything about them.

* RefugeInAudacity: Although you can't see it anymore (due to YouTube's content guidelines), the video "If You Grew Up Watching Calvin And Hobbes You Need to Watch This" showed Calvin and Hobbes [[{{Squick}} having sex]] [[RuleThirtyFour with each other.]]
* SexySpectacles: In [[http://www.clickhole.com/splitpic/these-pics-prove-glasses-look-hot-even-without-cel-805 These Pics Prove Glasses Look Hot Even Without Celebrities]], you don't even need somebody to wear them.

* {{Jerkass}}: The author of [[http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/i-had-terrible-experience-restaurant-because-i-am--565 I Had a Terrible Experience At This Restaurant Because I Am A Terrible Person]] heckles the staff and makes unnecessarily complex orders just because.

* PoorCommunicationKills: The daily ''They Said What!?'' feature with (fake, obviously) quotes from celebrities often features lines that are many times more sensational when taken out of context. Of course, [=ClickHole=] always takes the opportunity to do just that.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Parodied with [[http://www.clickhole.com/article/youngest-child-ever-jonah-just-3-years-old-771 Youngest Child Ever? Jonah Is Just 3 Years Old]].
** [[http://www.clickhole.com/article/meet-most-powerful-man-youve-never-heard-72 Meet the Most Powerful Man You've Never Heard Of]]. [[spoiler:It's Barack Obama.]]

* CaptainObvious: [[http://www.clickhole.com/video/video-seems-silly-it-makes-good-point-264 This Video Seems Silly, But It Makes a Good Point]].

* {{Bathos}}: Like ''The Onion'', [=ClickHole=] depends heavily on bathos for much of its humor, juxtaposing mundane content that could be mistaken for ''[=BuzzFeed=]'' with serious topics.

* ViewersAreMorons: [=ClickHole=] provides a [[http://chimg.onionstatic.com/256/original/480.jpg helpful infographic]] in case you would like to visit the site, but don't know how to click. (Fortunately for the clicking-impaired, they are working on a version that can be navigated using only the [[PsychicPowers power of your mind]].)

On June 12, 2014, TheOnion released the {{Spinoff}} website [=ClickHole=] as a parody of clickbait websites like [=BuzzFeed=], Upworthy, ''The Huffington Post'', and {{Website/Cracked}}.

* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: [=ClickHole=] provides a [[http://chimg.onionstatic.com/256/original/480.jpg helpful infographic]] in case you would like to visit the site, but don't know how to click. (Fortunately for the clicking-impaired, they are working on a version that can be navigated using only the [[PsychicPowers power of your mind]].)

* WordSaladHumor: [[http://www.clickhole.com/quiz/environmentally-friendly-quiz-made-100-recycled-qu-690 This Environmentally Friendly Quiz Is Made From 100% Recycled Quiz Materials!]]

[=ClickHole=] claims that unlike those websites, which make "pandering and misleading content, most tragically falling short of going viral", its site mission is to have its articles shared with millions, even before viewers can understand what they just read, making it a veritable [[{{Pun}} black hole of clicks]]. It lampoons a fairly diverse range of content, from social justice blogging to adorable baby videos to inane quizzes and "listicles", that TheOnion's format doesn't let them cover.