Pinboard: bookmarks for amdavidson tagged 'humor'

A very amusing tumblelog of photos from catalogs and a quick story recounting a story of an imaginary couple, "Gary and Elaine" that explains the photo.

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october 2010 by amdavidson

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What it means when you say "literally" - The Oatmeal

A funny "The Oatmeal" comic about the meaning of the word Literally. Ends with the Gayroller.

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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Mr. Frogger

A very amusing life story hypothetical of Mr. Frogger from the video game

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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Things my girlfriend and I have argued about

A catalog of arguments that a couple have had over the last several years.

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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WONDER-TONIC - Gentrification Ruined SimCity

An amusing article about the perennial hipster claim that gentrification "ruins" certain regions of a city.

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: The Only Thing That Can Stop This Asteroid is Your Liberal Arts Degree. FAQ

An amusing jab at the capabilities of liberal arts graduates in the event of an impending earth-asteroid collision.

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: A Message of Apology from the Commander of Undersea EnviroDome 25-B.

An amusing piece from McSweeney's. An apology letter from the commander of an undersea facility in which the commander describes his lapses in judgement that led to the colony being overrun by intelligent eels.

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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Frank Chimero - There is a Horse in the Apple Store

An amusing story of Frank Chimero's sighting of a tiny pony in an Apple Store.

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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Wondermark » Archive » #650; The Typographical Terror
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september 2010 by amdavidson

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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Our Daughter Isn't a Selfish Brat; Your Son Just Hasn't Read "Atlas Shrugged".

Awesome short story on a parent's education of their child in objectivism and her refusal to share.

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september 2010 by amdavidson

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venomous porridge - “MOM! BETHANY WON’T LET ME PLAY DOODLE JUMP!” ...

fantastic short story based on an actual iphone app review

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july 2010 by amdavidson

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Wayward Alzheimer's patients foiled by fake bus stop - Telegraph

A german elderly care home uses a fake bus stop (donated my the local transportation agency) to trap alzheimer's patients that are trying to escape the care facility and head to their old homes.<br />
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The facility allows them to stand out there for a short while until they've either forgotten about wanting to leave or are willing to be invited in for tea and coffee while waiting for the bus.

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july 2010 by amdavidson

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List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Awesome list of misconceptions and the reality of the situation. There were definitely some misconceptions that I held that were on this list

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june 2010 by amdavidson

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Dilbert's Scott Adams on Betting on the Bad Guys in Investing - WSJ.com

hilarious article describing scott adams' suggestion that you invest in companies you hate, BP and Apple are specifically mentioned

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june 2010 by amdavidson

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Jon Ronson on telling his son the worst swearword in the world | Life and style | The Guardian

a father tells his son the worst swearword in the world, only to feel extremely guilty about it

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november 2009 by amdavidson

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Net Neutrality Worst Case - - Gizmodo

Amusing graphic showing what cable providers could/would do if net neutrality laws are not enacted.

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october 2009 by amdavidson

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Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version | vanityfair.com

A funny look at Sarah Palin's resignation speech after passing through Vanity Fair's fact checking, editing, and copy departments. Quite a "colorful result"

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july 2009 by amdavidson

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Amazon.com: Ari Brouillette's review of The Secret

A preview of the review "At age 36, I found myself in a medium security prison serving 3-5 years for destruction of government property and public intoxication. This was stiff punishment for drunkenly defecating in a mailbox but as the judge pointed out, this was my third conviction for the exact same crime. I obviously had an alcohol problem and a deep and intense disrespect for the postal system..."

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june 2009 by amdavidson

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Gizmodo - A Brief Note About Beavers' Testicles - Apple Dictionary

"a seventeenth-century antidote to idiocy was to rub the forehead with beaver testicles".... If you have a Mac open the dictionary app, and look up idiocy in the thesaurus.... Hilarity ensues.