From spying squirrels to bomb-sniffing bees, animals have served some unusual roles in military operations. Here are the five of the strangest attempted army-animal combinations.

We’ve made our list and checked it twice, and these are most definitely our most popular stories of the year.

What a year for tech — and what better way to sum it up than with the ancient art of haiku. Join us on a snarkily poetic journey through 2010.

What do Julian Assange, Steve Jobs, Mel Gibson, Kim Jong Il, and the Tea Party have in common? They’ve won our nod for the douchiest, baggiest behavior of the year. An eSarcasm exclusive.

You may not realize it, but your iTunes playlist tells people a lot about your personality. Ready to see what message your music is sending?

Prepare yourself: Once you’ve seen the future, you can never go back to the past. Unless you have a flux capacitor. But we’re assuming you don’t.

You know that thing you did online the other day? Yeah, you’re going to hell for that. Sorry, chief. But don’t say we didn’t warn you.

We tried, honest we did. But we just don’t give a damn about white iPhones, 4G networks, Windows Phone 7, or how much hair Christine O’Donnell has on her nether bits. Sorry.

AT&T and T-Mobile are going head-to-head to see whose is bigger. Needless to say, the competition is stiff — and the situation’s quickly turning hairy.

Why must so many blog posts revolve around “5 reasons”-this or “5 reasons”-that? How about some originality, people?

Stuck for a Halloween costume? There’s still time to go as one of these scary geeks. Just don’t blame us if instead of giving you candy they sic the dogs on you.