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88 Microlog entries tagged with ‘humour’
The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters of All Time
My personal favourite will always be ‘Skeleton - Mrs Benoit’ in Deadliest of the WWE. I daren’t play it with the lights off. Permalink ·
Pitchfork talks to Louis CK
“When I say awful things, I think it’s clear to the audience that I just stumbled into a terrible part of my brain. It’s just where my brain goes first. The difference is that I said it out loud. That’s all.” Permalink ·
What does it mean to be Irish?
Storyful tracks the Irish citizenship test Twitter meme. Permalink ·
Anime/Manga Title Generator
Just for the lulz, like. Permalink ·
Five Emotions Invented By The Internet
That third one? That’s me, that is. Permalink ·
The Top 10.25 Things Women (genders 1-2.5) Don’t Know About Men (genders 3-5)
“Love Advice for Extraterrestrials, from the redoubtable but unquestionably masculine (in an extraterrestrial sort of way) Xortar Cheemchim, as published in Ranflax Planet 9’s most prominent women’s magazine.” Permalink ·
A Mexican, a Kiwi and a Nigerian walk into a bar…
Two things from this: every country has jokes about other countries; and the vast majority of said jokes are interchangable. The lack of uniqueness is surprising. Permalink ·
Journalism Warning Labels
As the photos suggest, these are pretty much ready-made for the Daily Mail. Permalink ·
The Onion: Oh No, Performers Coming Into Audience
My greatest fear realised. And I’m going to see Cirque du Soleil next week; I swear, if they try it I’ll run screaming out of the building. Permalink ·
The AV Club interviews Steven Wright
From last November. Steven Wright is a comedy genius, and a great performer to boot; when I saw him live a few years ago he did two-and-a-half hours straight, no breaks. That’s something. Permalink ·
The Great Outdoor Fight
I never really got Achewood before, but this story arc had me riveted [c/o Hammersley]. Permalink ·
Five fake Brian Wilson songs from the mid-70s
Including the old favourite, ‘French Fries in My Beard (Make Me Happy, But Sometimes Very Sad).’ Permalink ·
RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs
The sad thing is that, like the five-blade razor, this might well turn out to be true some day. Permalink ·
The Walker: Texas Ranger clip Conan O’Brien was afraid to show
But he showed it anyway. And I thank him for it. (For supplemental laughs, watch this MetaFilter thread fold in on itself as people take the piss out of others trying to explain the joke. God, do people really need instructions for everything?) Permalink ·
Perry Bible Fellowship archive
Not familiar? Oh boy, you don’t know what you’re missing. (Read The Guardian’s feature on the strip for some background.) Permalink ·
Voltron gets served
Our version of Cartoon Network sucks so badly compared to this [c/o elsewhere.subtraction.com]. Permalink ·
Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New ‘Intelligent Falling’ Theory
Gravity didn’t make that apple fall on Newton’s head — the Flying Spaghetti Monster did it! Permalink ·
On behalf of the Kansas Board of Education, welcome to the new Devo Middle School
The only place for all you spudboys and girls. I hope you get a flower pot hat at graduation. Permalink ·
Astronomers have discovered a group of stars that look like the TV character Victor Meldrew
I don’t believe it! Permalink ·
Obscenities Uttered by Jesus Christ
“Holy Mom, mother of me.” Ha! Permalink ·
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