Tag Archives: Humor

Making Showering Awesome

Have to say, Hyperbole and a Half’s “How to Make Showering Awesome Again” made me laugh and wince in recognition… the clip above doesn’t even scratch the surface. Go read it. You know you want to.

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Mrs Stuarts Dailys

More funny, quirky cartoons at Mrs Stuarts Dailys.

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“Race Murdock” (Eric Haven)

This comic (from The Believer – Vol. 8, No.2)  made me laugh (click for a larger view): You might also want to check out Eric’s short comic series: Tales to Demolish

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Creepiest Vintage Ads

The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads of All Time – maybe there are worse, but I have yet to see them…

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From the Rejection Collections

The Rejection Collections (vol. 1 – Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, in the New Yorker and vol. 2 – The Cream of the Crap) have many cartoons that rival anything the New Yorker found fit to publish. … Continue reading

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5.2 – Corrections

Recently it was reported that Nikolas Kontanakas, 27, was severely injured by a large, falling albatross that (doctors surmised) suffered from a heart attack in mid-air. In fact, Nicolas, 17, was issued a citation for speeding in a school zone. … Continue reading

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John Stewart on the White House “Poetry Jam”

John Stewart calls shenanigans on the recent White House Poetry Jam. And rightly so… this cringe-worthy event appears to have rolled up many of the worst aspects of the contemporary scene into one bundle destined for mockery: The Daily Show … Continue reading

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Checkmates

Coming soon to a theater near you?

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CNBC Financial Pundits in Flames

I guess the one thing Rick Santelli has over Jim Cramer is that he doesn’t expose his vapid ridiculousness quite as regularly… .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url(‘http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png’) !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / … Continue reading

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The Half-Million Dollar Prank

Talk about revenge… See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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25 Things to Hate About Facebook

The Terms of Service brouhaha doesn’t even make my own list.

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Four Chords, 36 Songs

Explaining just why you have to love Journey… See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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Where do Ideas Come From?

Via Darren Barefoot comes this Ze Frank video. Not safe for work, but it made me laugh. “Brain Crack” indeed…

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A Brief Digression on Matters of Lost Time (John Hodgman)

The Mac ads quickly started making me clench my teeth, but John Hodgman is brilliant. The Areas of My Expertise is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read and I have high hopes for More Information Than You Require. … Continue reading

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Kerning Gone Bad

see more pwn and owned pictures A little bit of typographical knowledge can be a dangerous thing…  

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The Key to Being a Writer

[from the New Yorker]

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Garfield Minus Garfield

Remove Garfield from the picture (literally) and you turn a bland comic into one that is strange, delusional, desperate, lonely, and often hilarious. Kudos to Jon Davis, creator of Garfield, for being cool with the idea and saying so. [subconscious … Continue reading

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Another Forgotten Strip

Another comic I forget because I can’t subscribe to it (though that is supposedly going to change real soon) is the almost always amusing– and often scary– Get Your War On. A pair from late last month:

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Toothpaste for Dinner

Actually, Drew Dee’s own comics are also pretty funny: toothpastefordinner.com

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Natalie Dee Comics

Two of the funnier comics I discovered recently have two things in common… both are at least partly the creation of Natalie Dee and neither have RSS feeds. The samples I’ve chosen here are pretty mild. Most of the entries … Continue reading

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