"404 Not Found." These three little words can make any Internet explorer an unhappy camper. After all, who hopes to click on a broken link or stumble upon a moved or deleted page while cruising around the web?

Luckily, some web designers have chosen to end the misery of encountering a 404 error page. Instead of letting their site readers bump heads with a nasty dead-end error message, they've managed to squeeze a little entertainment out of it.

Below you'll find some of the most entertaining 404 error pages on the web. We've listed them alphabetically to avoid playing favorites, but they're all worth a look. Share your favorite 404 error page designs in the comments below!

Update (1/14): If you like these, check out our new list of entertaining 404 error pages, suggested by Mashable readers.

Entertaining 404 Error Pages

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