Pre-recorded Encouragement
By Jesse Singal - Jan 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 pmI think former President Bush may be ordering this in the near future:
(via FAIL Blog)
Posts Tagged ‘humor’
The Most Difficult Part of the Transition
By Jesse Singal - Jan 13th, 2009 at 12:54 pmThe Onion:
WASHINGTON—A team of nine specially trained handlers have successfully lured outgoing vice president Dick Cheney into a reinforced steel traveling crate in order…
The Madoff Drinking Game
By Bradley Portnoy - Dec 16th, 2008 at 3:11 pmHere’s an interesting Urban Dictionary entry:
1. Ponzi Crawl
A pub crawl that adds a new person to buy a round at each location. Each…
The Right Philosopher for America
By Daniel Strauss - Dec 16th, 2008 at 2:05 pmIf you’re trying to pick which philosophers to study, watch this:
(Via Slog.)
Inevitable
By Jesse Singal - Dec 16th, 2008 at 1:44 pmVia reddit, I simply can’t resist posting this:
(Originally from here.)
Blagojevich! The Musical!
By Daniel Strauss - Dec 12th, 2008 at 10:43 amEvery once in a while my former boss, Ben Greenman, writes lyrics to musicals based on current events. I give you Blagojevich! The Musical, his…
Rent My Room, You Friggin’ Granola-muncher
By Jesse Singal - Dec 10th, 2008 at 6:38 pmAs you may have heart, there’s a crazy market for rented rooms in DC around Inauguration Day, as the city is expecting up to 4…
I for One Welcome Our New Robot Overlords
By Jesse Singal - Nov 4th, 2008 at 3:42 pmGiven what we know about electronic voting, I can’t say this would be entirely surprising:
But only time will tell.
Apparently, Conservatives Are Full of teh Funny
By Jamelle Bouie - Nov 4th, 2008 at 12:28 pmOr at least, that’s what a recent study–conducted by researchers at Psychology Today–suggests:
The researchers picked out a variety of jokes — good, bad, conventional,…
Put Down the Baby, Sir
By Jesse Singal - Oct 30th, 2008 at 4:51 pmApropos of nothing:
(UPDATE: Video appears to be down. If and when I can find a working copy I’ll re-post.)
No words.
Joe Who?
By Lisha Arino - Oct 21st, 2008 at 4:33 pmBy now, we all know that “Joe the Plumber” is actually Samuel Wurzelbacher, and that he’s not actually a plumber. Also, Joe Six-Pack isn’t a…
Finally, Some Election Lolz
By Loryn Wilson - Oct 17th, 2008 at 10:19 amObama and McCain roasted each other last night at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York. Just when I was feeling the…
They Eat a Huge Amount, Too
By Jesse Singal - Oct 12th, 2008 at 1:49 pmI’ve been neglecting McSweeney’s Internet Tendency lately, but this piece, “From The Complete Guide to the Care and Training of the Writer in Your Life,”…
How to Wink Without Looking Weird
By Anabel Lee - Oct 10th, 2008 at 11:34 amAmong the Guardian’s more lighthearted offerings is this little gem of a slide show: “What’s in a wink?” The only thing more awkward than watching…
Have a Somber Yom Kippur!
By Jesse Singal - Oct 9th, 2008 at 6:13 pmAs Pushback’s ranking Jew, I had planned on putting up a post about Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest holiday, which is celebrated today (until sundown). Though…
