Posts in the category “comedy”
#FridayFive: Natural Causes
View the Friday Five from January 22nd, 2010
Happy Birthday, Moose and Squirrel!
On the anniversary of the birth of the greatest cartoon in television history
Absurd Directory Structures
As soon as I saw the story about giant jellyfish sinking a Japanese trawler posted on MetaFilter, I sent the link to my friend Ryan via instant messenger. (Ryan, I know, is fascinated by tales from the Japanese fishing industry.) He said, “[the] story would’ve been perfect if the jellyfish had actually eaten the crew,”
So a Frog Walks into a Bank …
Possibly my favorite joke ever
Star Wars Design Flaws
Note to the Emperor: Someone on your Death Star design staff is in the pay of Rebel forces. Oh, right, you can’t get the memo because someone threw you down a huge exposed shaft in your Death Star throne room. from John Scalzi’s Guide to the Most Epic FAILs in Star Wars Design
#FridayFive: Silly Spammers
View the Friday Five from July 31st, 2009
Born Standing Up
In which I review Steve Martin’s memoir
The Bats Are Coming
It’s when you can’t hear the bats, that’s when the bats are coming. That is what is printed on the front of the birthday card I received from my brother-in-law. On the inside it says, “Other than that, I have no birthday advice.”
#FridayFive: Comedies
View the Friday Five from April 3rd, 2009
#FridayFive: Dwight’s List
View the Friday Five from March 27th, 2009