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1/7/2022

How To Get Your Picky Toddler To Finish All Of Their Foie Gras: I’ll have to try the tip about shaping it into a fleur-de-lis—that seems like a solid suggestion.

12/11/2020

Epic NPC Man: funny Web series about the life of a supporting cast in a fictional RPG. {via}

9/25/2020

Steve Inman: he’s an MMA commentator that can’t work due to COVID-19 restrictions so he passes the time by providing color on MMA-worthy “protest” videos. His “Ludacris Cam” segment of this Cone Guy is a particularly inspired choice. Is there a Twitter Emmy?

9/11/2020

Smashed Mouths – All Star Deepfake Smashup: not perfect but pretty darn close. {via}

8/20/2020

Landing on the Melbourne Citadel in Microsoft Flight Simulator: the backstory on this is someone mistakenly entered “212” into OpenStreetMap instead of “2” for the number of stories that a building in Melbourne, Australia had. Apparently, the information in OSM is used to generate maps and landmarks in Microsoft Flight Simulator, which just released a new version, and the monstrosity in this video was the result.

[UPDATE (8/21/2020): And the Washington Monument looks less accurate. Found an article with more examples.]

5/22/2020

Danger Zone – X-Wing Tribute: this works surprisingly well. {via}

5/1/2020

I Went to Hogwarts for Seven Years and Did Not Learn Math or Spelling, and Now I Can’t Get a Job: yes, the curriculum there lacks in many, many areas.

4/27/2020

Lamest edit wars – Wikipedia: so much effort about so little. It’s a microcosm of Wikipedia, if you think about it. {via}

4/17/2020

ZoomerBackgrounds: oh, these are perfect!

10/18/2019

Soviet Soldiers Dancing: Twitter delights, at times.

6/22/2018

Office Classics – Classical Art in Modern Settings: sometimes Reddit is just wonderful.

5/31/2018

Incredibles Super-Home: *rolls eyes*.

5/10/2018

; DROP TABLE “COMPANIES”;– LTD – Overview: classic joke, excellent IT consultancy name.

5/9/2018

My hovercraft is full of eels in many languages: if you need this phrase, you’ll probably need it in multiple languages.

5/8/2018

Heaps legit links: this is a funny idea, though no one will ever click on your URL even if it’s perfectly safe. For example, Google -> click.on.this.verylegit.link/pcspeedup=116crackedspeedu.sh.html.pdf.

5/4/2018

1999 Toyota Corolla – Fine AF: I kind of want to buy it. (I owned its 1993 predecessor.)

2/14/2018

How Star Wars The Last Jedi Should Have Ended: damn straight—a huge improvement. {via

1/31/2018

How to ride a horse: this is helpful for a city slicker such as myself.

1/17/2018

Hubble just spotted something massive coming out of Uranus: and the news continues. {via}

1/11/2018

Off the Wall Response to Rebecca Bright: Mike Rowe is an impressive man and Ms. Bright is the quintessential leftist.

8/16/2016

Every Joke from ‘Airplane!’ Ranked: my kind of research!

4/19/2016

Minister Pours Cold Water on ‘Boaty McBoatface’ Plan: if they think that that ship will not forever be known by that name, they’re dead wrong.

4/1/2016

An Important Message from Postmodern Jukebox: my favorite band is breaking up. So sad.

2/5/2016

Frinkiac: wow. This is a very well done Simpsons quote search engine.

2/3/2016

NFL 2016 – Part One: these are always funny.

11/2/2015

80×40: a collaborative ASCII art canvas. Naturally, it quickly devolved. (Click the back arrow and you’ll see what I mean.)

10/19/2015

“Michael Dell”: that Conan. {via}

10/14/2015

Scarfolk Council: blog about a fictional dystopian town trapped in the 1970s. I don’t understand one bit, but it’s well done.

10/9/2015

Squatty Potty: uh. Their marketing video doesn’t help.

9/17/2015

Happy IT Professionals Day: nicely-done video.

9/8/2015

Currant Events: a blog dedicated to the goings-on of a MSNBC show’s plate of pastries. There’s also a Twitter account.

8/20/2015

A Bad Lip Reading of the Republican Debate: whoa, that was hilarious.

8/14/2015

Donald Trump, Through the Ages: very well done. {via}

8/6/2015

Build A 300-Mile Wall Around SF During Burning Man: he’s really thought this through.

8/1/2015

5 Quotes from Star Wars That are Total Lies: the one about “more powerful” from Kenobi has always bothered me.

7/9/2015

He Man – What’s Going On: bizarre yet it works somehow. {via}

9/23/2014

Honest Names for Classic Childhood Games: so the “hide in Australia” strategy is well known? Crap.

8/6/2014

I am better than your kids: these kids’ll never get better without honest feedback.

[UPDATE: Pulled out to its own domain.]

7/25/2014

10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings: these are real gems.

7/15/2014

There’s a Little-Known Craigslist Just for Rich People: the graphic design is about the same.

7/10/2014

Twitter – “To find out your dolphin name, lick your finger tips and rub a balloon.”: funny.

7/7/2014

10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings: so true.

6/27/2014

Jeff Dean Facts: love these!

6/17/2014

Unfortunate Warning Signs: funny all around.

5/10/2013

fartscroll.js: this is exactly what The Onion‘s open-source contribution would look like. Oh, and they got one of the best pull requests I’ve come across. [UPDATE: Someone made a Chrome extension.]

2/19/2013

YOU HAD ONE JOB!: come on!

2/18/2013

Rules for the New Monopoly Cat Token: new tokens strikes me as heresy, but luckily I still have my old set in good condition.

2/11/2013

Leader of international religion: funny, but it looks like they’re doing some headhunting as well.

12/10/2012

@AvoidComments: this is good advice.

4/26/2012

1995 Pontiac Grand Am GT: it’s getting noticed but I doubt the people most impressed by this are in the market for a $700 busted Pontiac.

4/25/2012

I am Molly Ringwald. AMA: sure to be a crowd pleaser!

4/9/2012

A Show with Ze Frank: inspiring first episode.

3/25/2012

Wondermark – The Cookie Pushers: this hits pretty close to home as the father of three Girl Scouts.

3/2/2012

WTF QR CODES: funny.

1/10/2012

Angry Birds: something about this just cracks me up.

1/7/2012

Comic Sans Project: who doesn’t love a little Comic Sans? {via}

10/10/2011

Better Than Plumbing: come to think of it, why was Mario a plumber? There must be some backstory that I never got.

10/5/2011

I think he nailed it: hah!

10/4/2011

Sea Captain Date: my that’s niche-y.

9/25/2011

This is What Happens When Your Dad’s a Graphic Designer: haha. My wife and I once co-opted George and Lorraine McFly’s backstory to explain how we met.

9/21/2011

Wolf Urine Lure: read the one entitled “One for the cellar.” Also, enjoy the reviews for fresh whole rabbit and the Luke Skywalker Ceremonial Jacket.

8/25/2011

New Apple CEO Tim Cook: I’m Thinking Printers: too soon.

8/24/2011

Urban Dictionary – get an inbox: very useful term.

8/23/2011

Hangman’s Rope: read the reviews. Also, if you search for “noose” on Amazon, you get another way to kill yourself.

8/14/2011

Fuck You Yelper: amen!

6/24/2011

8 Facts You Didnt Know About The Ice Cream Man: I did not know that.

5/27/2011

“Literally Unbelievable”: this is great stuff.

5/11/2011

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead, Vader Says: excellent satire. {via]

5/3/2011

Thanks Apple for Killing Osama: clever.

[UPDATE: More humor. And you’ve got to love the reviews of the compound where he was living. Terrorists, you ain’t winning.]

5/1/2011

Rejected Vacation Postcards: funny!

3/8/2011

A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates: check out the reviews. Hilarious!

De-Motivational Posters for Freelancers: most of these would apply to just about anyone.

11/9/2010

Truths for Mature Humans: funny.

The Hitler: enabling unit conversion of a different sort.

8/20/2010

Future Man – The Bearer of Bad News: I guess that’s one way of looking at it.

8/15/2010

The Trustworthiness of Beards: one man’s opinion. {via}

8/13/2010

Happy Friday the 13th!: was it his birthday? I guess I never really saw the movies.

8/12/2010

AbeBooks Weird Book Room: it certainly lives up to its billing. {via}

8/4/2010

What The Fuck Is My Social Media Strategy?: save some time.

7/29/2010

chewy comission fur on fur: painting of Chewbacca riding a squirrel fighting Nazis. Enough said.

7/22/2010

My Nature Documentary: speaking of Jack Handey…

7/16/2010

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal“Economists are no longer allowed at boardgame night”: too true.

7/15/2010

Awkward Stock Photos: I can’t see using those in a design. {via}

“Now I cut a hole in the box?”: well-played.

7/14/2010

20 Weird and Goofy Facebomb Photoshops: these are surprisingly well done.

7/13/2010

Ten-Second Tales: Francesco Marciuliano’s (of Medium Large fame) new project. Hilarious and well worth following.

Urban Dictionary – Social Fruitfly: I’ve met quite a few of these in my time.

7/8/2010

Kristen Stewart Emotional Chart: I know, Twilight hate is so passé but I can’t help myself.

7/7/2010

“Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters”: I bet that made some editor’s week. {via}

7/3/2010

Missing Missy: something about this brings me to tears laughing.

7/2/2010

Brett Erlich on Twilight: also, they call it the wrong thing. Twilight bills itself as a vampire movie but they aren’t vampires, aside from the drinking blood and immortality aspects. Similarly, soccer is called football despite its ball being the wrong shape, its goal is on the ground rather than in the air, and its discouragement of tackling.

6/28/2010

“Contra vs. tetris”: funny and clever.

3/15/2010

That’s What Bea Said: I love this take on the meme!

1/8/2010

TSA Logo Contest: it’s a great idea from Bruce Schneier, but it’d get a lot better results if he had posted it to Fark instead.

12/27/2009

5 Star Wars Status Updates: hee hee!

12/22/2009

How Programming Language Fanboys See Each Others’ Languages: hot on the heels of the operating system version.

12/4/2009

Way Too Much: the dangers of overcompensation by mythical dental sprites. {via}

11/29/2009

Geek Gang Signs: I have to wonder how many people are flashing Erlang.

11/19/2009

My First Dictionary: twisted take on a child’s dictionary. Also: hilarious! {via}

11/17/2009

Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: love the user-submitted photographs and the reviews. {via}