Posts in the category “comedy”
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 …
So a frog walks into a bank one afternoon and stands in line for a little while until finally a teller is available. He looks at her name tag and sees her name is Patricia Whack. “Hello, Miss Whack,” he croaks. “My name is Kermit and I’m here to get a loan.” “You’re the Kermit
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
Game Time with Dave and Greg
Update: Newer versions of this sketch are called Game Time with Randy and Greg If you missed SNL last week, you missed one of the all-time funniest skits in the long history of the show. Ten seconds into “Game Time with Dave and Greg” and I was going, “WTF?” I cannot even begin to imagine