Not Exactly A Triumph of Prognostication (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)
Kind of the opposite, actually
I Suppose It Depends On What You Mean By "Deal" (Tuesday, December 1, 2009)
Say, if it means the same thing as "punishment"
Dogs And Cats! Living Together! MASS HYSTERIA! (Thursday, October 22, 2009)
Forecast calls for flying pigs
Senate Finance Committee Rejects Public Option: A Reaction (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)
From Ignignokt, anyway
Fun With Spam: Now We Know Where George Bush Got His WMD Intelligence From Edition (Wednesday, July 8, 2009)
With spam, now you too can be just as clueless as our most clueless President ever!
I'm Guessing This Is Why Vista Flopped (Monday, June 29, 2009)
Microsoft sweats the details
Better Late Than Never (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)
Fifteen years after censoring it, David Letterman will air infamous comedy routine by Bill Hicks
One Way To Tell If You Are Cheap (Monday, November 10, 2008)
Not that I needed one, but here it is
Maybe You Can Explain This (Friday, September 12, 2008)
Another one of life's little mysteries
Good News or Bad News? No Idea (Friday, August 22, 2008)
There's a Bill Hicks biopic in the works -- but with a surprising lead
Some Free Advice (Friday, May 16, 2008)
If you're going on one of the cable-news yack shows armed with a set of talking point, be sure you know what the talking points actually mean
David's Situation (Thursday, May 8, 2008)
It's wacky!
What Do Ann Coulter and a Colonoscopy Have In Common? (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)
More than you might think -- or so Google says
IraqRoll'd: The John McCain Rickroll (Monday, April 14, 2008)
John McCain says he could see us being in Iraq for 100 years. If that doesn't deserve a rickroll, I don't know what does
You're Not Helping (Monday, April 7, 2008)
When dummies attack
Fun With Spam: There Are Ten AGAIN??? Edition (Monday, March 24, 2008)
I may have stumbled upon a new spam trend here
What Do You Get the Armed Service That Has Everything? (Thursday, March 6, 2008)
How about a shiny new 767? Now available for purchase online!
Vote for Manos! (Monday, March 3, 2008)
Mike Nelson and other former MSTies take on the '08 political ads
Hooked On Novick (Friday, February 29, 2008)
Oregon Senate candidate has an unusual pitch in ads
Problems (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)
... some peoples' are worse than others'
Separated at Birth: Vicki Iseman Edition (Thursday, February 21, 2008)
Finally I realize who John McCain's alleged secret girlfriend reminds me of
I Are Serious Pundit, This Are Serious Prediction (Thursday, February 7, 2008)
Hugh Hewitt has more! (Actually, less)
Ron Paul: God's Gift to Comedy (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)
He's the gift that keeps on giving
More Tough Investigative Journalism from the Huffington Post (Thursday, January 17, 2008)
BREAKING!!! BREAKING!!!
What Makes A "Crazy Aunt"? One Guess (Thursday, January 10, 2008)
Just ask Rudy!
At Last, Our Long National Nightmare is Over (Tuesday, November 20, 2007)
Lo these many years have I waited
I Think It Needs a Rewrite, Bob (Wednesday, October 31, 2007)
... or people might get the wrong idea
Fun With Spam: How Would You Know? Edition, Part II (Monday, October 29, 2007)
It's a reasonable question, I think
You Know Your Band Is Popular When... (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)
Here's one way to tell
Really, You Could Have Just Made a Campaign Contribution (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)
It would have helped your candidate more than this does
Only the Good Die Young (Monday, September 24, 2007)
Or so they tell me, anyways
You Have to Wonder If He Sent Monica a Free Copy (Thursday, September 13, 2007)
Oh, don't tell me you didn't think of this too
It's the End of the World As We Know It... (Monday, September 10, 2007)
... and I feel fiiiiiiiiiiiiiine
All the News that's Fit to Print (Wednesday, August 29, 2007)
... or not
You Can't Make This Stuff Up (Wednesday, August 22, 2007)
On Digg, truth is sadder than fiction
Wear Your Big Love Proudly! (Thursday, August 2, 2007)
You know you want one (especially if you live in Utah): Now available at http://www.AllMyWivesAreForRomney.com!(Full disclosure: I have nothing to...
Yet More Hard-Hitting Journalism From the Huffington Post (Monday, July 9, 2007)
Another blinding flash of the obvious
This One Is Gonna Be Hard to Beat (Friday, July 6, 2007)
The best headline ever. Seriously!
"AAAAAAAAH The French" (Tuesday, July 3, 2007)
Sad? Funny? You decide
"Bring a Change of Clothes With You to Work"? (Sunday, June 24, 2007)
Finally, a drug for those who are looking to lose weight and wish they suffered from diarrhea more often!
Separated at Birth? (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)
I wonder
It Is This Kind of Incisive, Hard-Hitting Journalism That Makes the Huffington Post a Must-Read (Monday, May 14, 2007)
Finally, journalists who know their business
Heroes of the Web (Monday, April 23, 2007)
In a big enough world, anybody can be a Hero! And I mean ANYBODY
When Cats Commute (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)
... do they pay the fare?
Things I Learned the Hard Way, Volume XXXVI (Thursday, February 22, 2007)
I learn, so you don't have to
Finally, An Airline That Understands Service! (Monday, February 12, 2007)
And US Airways may be glad of that
Oh Noe! (Monday, February 5, 2007)
A typoe!
The Innocent Shall Suffer... BIG TIME (Thursday, February 1, 2007)
Mooninites, assemble!
What a Difference Thirteen Minutes Makes (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)
Seriously
How to Tell You Are a Colossal Geek (Friday, October 6, 2006)
A definitive method
It Was Probably Only a Matter of Time (Tuesday, August 15, 2006)
Check it out: there is now a Segway SUV. How I wish I was kidding....
What Not to Do This Summer (Thursday, August 3, 2006)
Jeez louise
Glad to See We Still Have Our Priorities Straight (Thursday, July 27, 2006)
The proof is right here
Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together (Friday, July 21, 2006)
And they ain't chocolate and peanut butter
Two Reasons Why The Geek World Is Obsessed About Amanda Congdon Leaving Rocketboom (Tuesday, July 11, 2006)
Finally, it makes sense!
Thinking Outside the Box (Friday, May 26, 2006)
I agree with the commenters: this would make a perfect album cover for somebody......
Nice Work, Eisenstein (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)
Slavery! Fuck YEAH!
A Taste of Phil (Monday, May 15, 2006)
Wondering what I was on about last week? Here you go
In Fond Remembrance of Baaaad TV (Friday, April 28, 2006)
Ah, the 80s....
Dorkus Profundus (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)
Tom Hanks IS the Da Vinci dork
(Bad) Ideas in Motion (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)
Chevy gets creative with their new online ad campaign. Too creative
Jack Bauer Theatre (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)
In which we bring you scenes from the finest works ever to grace the stage, all featuring performances by the...
Things I Learned From Three Days in the UK (Tuesday, January 24, 2006)
Tips for Travelers!
First Impressions (Thursday, January 12, 2006)
You never get a second chance, you know
The Best Blonde Joke Ever. Seriously (Thursday, January 12, 2006)
... is right here
I Like Eat Cat (Sunday, November 6, 2005)
Well, *I* don't. But apparently somebody does
I Look Forward to Receiving My Check (Friday, November 4, 2005)
Dolla dolla bill, y'all
Well, That Explains That (Monday, October 31, 2005)
Finally, a use for text messaging
At Least No Tentacles Are Involved (Sunday, September 18, 2005)
Is there anything the Japanese can't turn into a story about feuding schoolgirls?
A Blast From the Past, Courtesy of Engadget (Tuesday, August 23, 2005)
Can you believe it? A mobile phone that's ONLY 11 pounds! What will they think of next???
Hubris! It's What's For Dinner (Friday, April 29, 2005)
At Liebermann, Inc., at least
Sounds Right to Me (Monday, April 18, 2005)
And I bet it will to you, too
Sometimes I Don't Know What the Hell You People Are Thinking (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)
You kids today and your search engines
Meet Stan (Sunday, February 27, 2005)
He's multitalented!
Bill Hicks Concert on XM This Friday (Tuesday, February 22, 2005)
w00t!
Any Landing You Can Walk Away From (Wednesday, February 9, 2005)
... is a good landing. Right?
Best Fine Print Ever (Tuesday, January 11, 2005)
The winner is... Apple
Exciting New Concepts in Home Decor (Thursday, January 6, 2005)
Maybe too exciting
How Depressing (Saturday, December 11, 2004)
Another step backwards
Santo Gold! (Tuesday, October 12, 2004)
Wow
I Guess He Wasn't "Edgy" Enough for Letterman (Sunday, October 10, 2004)
Strange things happen when you push the envelope of President Forever
Witty? Not So Much (Saturday, September 18, 2004)
Bad politics is one thing. But there's no excuse for bad theater
Finally, A REAL Laptop (Wednesday, August 18, 2004)
No more wussy ultraportables for me
I Guess Everyone Needs A Cause (Monday, August 2, 2004)
... and I mean *everyone*
New Get Your War On Today (Wednesday, July 28, 2004)
Title says it all
Prepare for THIS (Tuesday, July 27, 2004)
If you can't laugh at public safety crises, what CAN you laugh at?
You Know It's Time To Hit Monster.com When... (Monday, July 12, 2004)
... you seriously consider buying this
Jon Stewart at W&M (Thursday, May 20, 2004)
He's a funny guy. Who knew?
Say It Loud (Thursday, May 20, 2004)
Site banners for liberals
Don't Hold Back, Now (Thursday, May 13, 2004)
... tell us what you're REALLY like
Lucky Bastard (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)
No other way to put it
Staplerfahrer Klaus (Sunday, May 9, 2004)
Safety first!
Best. Screen Capture. Ever. (Wednesday, April 21, 2004)
Seen on Wonkette, who picked it up from the Presurfer......
Finally, A Hero For Our Times (Thursday, April 15, 2004)
Look! Over in the server closet!
Joy! (Friday, April 2, 2004)
Neal Pollack, back from the dead
It Is Disrespectful of KFC! Can You See I Am Serious! (Tuesday, March 30, 2004)
Yum
Does This Work, Do You Think? (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)
Probably not
Is Chris There? (Thursday, March 11, 2004)
It's Spike!
Dance Dance Navy (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)
This is progress!
I Feel Better Already (Friday, March 5, 2004)
You're in good hands, America
Who Says Tenured Professors Don't Care What People Think? (Thursday, February 19, 2004)
Here's a nice fella
From Me, On Behalf of the People of Ohio, to the People of the Other 49 States (Friday, January 30, 2004)
Make it stop
I Hear America Singing (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)
I'm not sure if this is comedy or tragedy
Kids These Days! (Wednesday, January 14, 2004)
Those young 'uns and their high-tech wizardry
Dean's Secret Life, Revealed? (Thursday, January 8, 2004)
Following the Way of the Warrior. Or not
Maybe For Next Year (Sunday, December 28, 2003)
This would have been the perfect gift for a friend you really didn't want to keep
They Get Everything First (Tuesday, December 23, 2003)
Playing games with your phone's address book
We did it! (Sunday, December 21, 2003)
Links, links, who's got the links
America: Home of the Weird (Thursday, December 18, 2003)
Look out
This Oughta Give You The Heebie-Jeebies... (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)
Oh. My. God.
Joe's Modest Proposal (Tuesday, November 18, 2003)
Not too much to ask, is it?
All I'd Need Would Be Celebrity Guests... (Monday, November 17, 2003)
Well, a guy can dream
Cruel and Unusual (Thursday, November 13, 2003)
The horror!
Life Imitates Art (Friday, October 31, 2003)
Random funny story time
The Exciting Life of Engineers (Thursday, October 23, 2003)
Sad but true
How Not To Do PR (Thursday, October 16, 2003)
SunnComm, idiots-at-large
As If The World Needed Another Reason To Hate Consultants (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)
... now there's one more
Serbians Know How To Have Fun (Monday, October 13, 2003)
BYOA (Bring Your Own Ammo)
The Ten Geekiest Hobbies (Monday, October 13, 2003)
Are yours on the list?
Horrific Halloween Memories (Friday, October 10, 2003)
The 70s crawl out of their grave to haunt us again
Give the President a Helping Hand (Thursday, October 9, 2003)
MoveOn says, let's do this the hard way
Dave Barry Strikes Again (Sunday, October 5, 2003)
Telemarketers, beware
Finally, A Challenger Everyone Can Get Behind (Friday, October 3, 2003)
Bush is going DOWN
Dave Barry Strikes Back (Sunday, September 14, 2003)
What's good for the goose...
This Is A Gold Mine (Friday, September 5, 2003)
Thumbs up for pocho.com
Someone's Got Too Much Free Time (Friday, September 5, 2003)
White men can't jump, and screen readers can't rap
An Enclave of New Age E-Movers (Friday, August 29, 2003)
Deja vu
To Snark or Not To Snark (Thursday, August 28, 2003)
That is the question
Fair and Balanced: The Play (Wednesday, August 27, 2003)
A dramatic journey into the No-Spin Zone
Democracy In Action (Wednesday, August 27, 2003)
A milestone is reached
Why Everyone Should Have A Lawyer (Tuesday, August 26, 2003)
The alternative is too weird to consider
Who Let the Geek Out? (Monday, August 25, 2003)
Jeff Bezos demolishes geek stereotype. Or not
Two words (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)
Not again
One Word (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)
Don't try this at home
I'm Sure You Can Sympathize (Wednesday, August 6, 2003)
Sometimes you feel like a nut...
Guess who's blogging now? (Thursday, July 31, 2003)
Bill Maher dives in
Ouch (Wednesday, July 23, 2003)
Good God!
Aim High (Monday, July 21, 2003)
Yowza
It's Captain Obvious! (Monday, July 7, 2003)
You can't make this stuff up
Because I'm Bored, That's Why (Sunday, July 6, 2003)
Oh, like you're so witty and productive on Sunday afternoon
To The Thrift Shop, Batman! (Thursday, July 3, 2003)
Who would sell this?!?
The Universe Hates Us (Monday, June 30, 2003)
God flips the bird
Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Wiccan (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)
How do these people possibly take themselves seriously?
Revisionist History (Friday, June 20, 2003)
Revisionist history indeed
Type or Die!!! (Wednesday, June 18, 2003)
In a world gone mad, only the graduates of secretarial school stand between humanity and extinction
Keeping the Skies Stupid (Friday, June 13, 2003)
Preach it, Seanbaby
So That's Where the WMDs Are! (Tuesday, June 10, 2003)
Weapons? What weapons?
Preach It, Brother! (Friday, June 6, 2003)
It's thrilling to see that the streets have finally given us a gangsta poet who isn't afraid to tell it...
File Under "Death By Embarrassment" (Friday, June 6, 2003)
"What are you doing???" "Um... honestly, officer, it's nothing..." Yeah, right. Some things, alas, are kind of difficult to talk...
Rupert Murdoch's Stomach Will Roast in Hell! (Friday, June 6, 2003)
Mark Fiore has a funny Flash comic on Michael Powell, FCC Chairman, and his successful push to remove regulations on...
Weapons of Mass Destruction Finally Found (Thursday, June 5, 2003)
Soapbox derby meets Mad Max
You Got Me Straight Trippin', Barney (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)
This is just wrong!...
Under New Management (Monday, June 2, 2003)
Just Well Mixed sells out
You Think You're Having a Bad Day? (Friday, May 30, 2003)
I bet yours was better than Vincent Gallo's... :-)...
Free Your Mind (Thursday, May 29, 2003)
I took the "What Matrix Persona Are You?" test, and apparently, I am Morpheus: You are Morpheus, from "The Matrix."...
Have You Seen My Book of Virtues? (Monday, May 19, 2003)
Sweet! A new episode of "Get Your War On" is up, entitled "Have You Seen My Book of Virtues?"...
Fun With Server Logs (Monday, May 12, 2003)
OK, so I'm looking through the log files for this site, checking out what files are most popular, where you...
All Hail Erik and Chet (Monday, May 5, 2003)
Sweet! Old Man Murray is back. No new content yet but at least the old stuff has been reposted, so...
The Funniest Show on TV (Monday, April 21, 2003)
This is SO COOL: a regularly updated archive of streaming video clips from Jon Stewart's awesomely funny program, The Daily...
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Friday, April 11, 2003)
What I learned today: When you have to work next to somebody, all day, every day, it helps if you...
Worst. Novel. Ever. (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)
Robert Burrows' "Great American Parade", the novel crowned by the Washington Post as the worst novel ever, is now available...
Smile! (Monday, March 31, 2003)
Ever have one of those days where you need a perspective check? On the one hand -- OK, so we're...
It's Funny Because It's True! (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)
I've had way too many discussions that sounded exactly like this one......
How Sports Coverage Should Be (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)
I'll admit up front that I don't know the first thing about cricket, so about 80% of this article reads...
It's (De)Motivational! (Thursday, March 6, 2003)
Looks like someone's beaten the Despair, Inc. boys to the lucrative Federal government motivational-poster contract!...
404 of Mass Destruction (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)
Thanks to Doc Searls, I stumbled across this little gem: 404: Cannot find Weapons of Mass Destruction...
They Should Name An Ice Cream Treat After Me (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)
'Nuff said....
Think Outside the Box (Thursday, January 30, 2003)
If you were in the mood to, you could waste hours reading I S O M E T R I...
Any Takers? (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)
It's official: here is the world's best classified ad....
So, Who's Next? (Monday, January 27, 2003)
Did you know that Dave Barry has a blog? Neither did I....
Someone Set Us Up the Tissue!!! (Tuesday, January 21, 2003)
Who knew the lives and loves of paper products were so complicated? Apparently, the Japanese did. Go figure....
E-Begging Just Got Worse (Wednesday, January 8, 2003)
You've heard of Save Karyn, right? The site where the woman asked the world to send in contributions so she...
Less Filling, Tastes Great (Tuesday, December 17, 2002)
Apparently for guys, having a light beer isn't quite as socially acceptable in Australia as it is here in the...
Speaking of Kissinger and 9/11 (Friday, December 6, 2002)
This is a RIOT: Get Your War On takes on Henry Kissinger "So, Henry Kissinger is in charge of the...
A Serious Observation on the State of the World (Wednesday, December 4, 2002)
So last night I was watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central (possibly the funniest show on...
And You Thought YOUR Job Sucked (Wednesday, November 27, 2002)
Wow. Think your workplace is dysfunctional? You've got nothing on the poor lawyers at Clifford Chance LLP, judging from this...
Stripping for Peace (Monday, November 18, 2002)
Well, if you had any doubts that Californians have a... ahem... novel approach to life, this should dispel them --...
Keith Knight Gets It Right (Thursday, November 14, 2002)
This entry from Keith Knight's "The K Chronicles" comic strip is probably the best single explanation of how I feel...
Switch... Back? (Monday, October 14, 2002)
Looks like Apple's Switch ads are hitting home... Microsoft has a new page up detailing the experiences of a "freelance...
Lucky Fella (Wednesday, October 2, 2002)
Look's like RageBoy's got quite the fan club!...
Bad Marketing... or REALLY Bad Marketing? (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)
Now this is just wrong....
In A World... (Monday, August 26, 2002)
The trailer for Jerry Seinfeld's new movie, Comedian, is out, and it's easily the funniest trailer I've seen in a...
Time Again to "Get Your War On" (Thursday, August 15, 2002)
In case you missed it, a thirteenth episode in the scathingly funny Web comic get your war on has been...
Make Yourself Important -- With One Click of Your Mouse! (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)
Tired of being at the low end of the totem pole? Instant Bureaucracy can solve that little problem in a...
Because The Innocent Have Nothing To Hide! (Monday, March 25, 2002)
Attention Citizen! Have you gotten your Mandatory Patriotic Tattoo yet? Hop to it!...
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