'supposedly funny' Archive

an old piece of paper

14 August 2008, 6:14 pm
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As I’m packing, I’m coming across a surprisingly large number of increasingly yellowed and tattered pieces of paper that have already endured multiple moves. Thanks to Google, I now know the provenance of this one, perhaps one of the oldest. It’s a clever bit of verse with a slightly nasty wit, polysyllabic rhymes, and portmanteau […]

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funniest [redacted] subject line in a while

22 July 2008, 6:12 am
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I still want the bastards who send these things to all to go out of business and be forced to find honest work to feed their kids, but this one seems to capture the mood of the times, or anyway illuminate the current level of political discourse.

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let him who is without sin cast the first…

1 May 2008, 7:01 am
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. . .tow-truck!?

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Trust Exercise?

13 December 2007, 4:46 am
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Unlabeled piece of chocolate cake in the office fridge.

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morning seesaw

21 November 2007, 6:15 am
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OMG I have to remember this dream so i can talk/write about it later.
No, that whole thing about having to fill in a timesheet after a dinner party isn’t really that interesting.
OMG it’s five! I have to get up!!
Wait, it’s Saturday, isn’t it? i don’t have to get up.
No, it’s not Saturday. I have to […]

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the baseball of judgment

22 September 2007, 1:54 pm
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The unusual wording of the message made me imagine a sentient baseball that functioned as an avatar of the entire MLB organization. I was a little nonplussed to think of this very important piece of magic sports equipment pondering my particular personal concern. But apparently the word “soon” was being used in , if not […]

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stupid internet ad tricks

4 July 2007, 10:58 am
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An eBay saved search for items pertaining to artist “Jenny Holzer” proved quite helpful in locating a gift for my sweetie, so I’ve left an email alert for new items active in case it turns up something else I think my wunnerful gf shouldn’t live without. But the other day, eBay emailed me to let […]

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top one way to tell you have a problem

10 May 2007, 9:58 am
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When seeing 5:37 displayed on your digital clock in the very instant you wake up and open your eyes causes you to think “Oh, no, 37!? They were up 5 to nothing last time I checked the score!”

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