Theory of Humor. A scientific paper, written by Tom Veatch, describes his Theory of Humor. When is something funny? When is it not funny? When does it cross the line? Why are puns generally shitty? And the mysterious and magical powers elephant jokes have on children, revealed! A great data set to use for practice in applying the theories presented in the paper can be found here.
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - View this thread

Dickipedia. No doubt it will grow.
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - View this thread

Was American Idol's Sanjaya a fraud? Graduate art student Bill Vendall claims that he created the American Idol character "Sanjaya" as an art project. He claims the character is "a symbol for the self referencing nature of progressive evolution." This is being debated around the internets.
posted on May 24, 2007 - View this thread

On Sunday, April 1, ThinkGeek.com jokingly introduced the 8-bit Tie, and due to customer demand, claims that now it'll be a real product. On Friday, April 13, apparently due to customer demand, hard drive manufacturer WiebeTech has now introduced the MouseJiggler, and claims it's not a joke.
posted on Apr 14, 2007 - View this thread

Elephant jokes. (And the reason some of you don't like them. Cretins.)
posted on Jan 16, 2007 - View this thread

Owen Wilson has denied any connection between his new movie, "You, Me and Dupree," and '70s supergroup Steely Dan, a spokesman for the actor said Friday. The band recently posted a letter on their Web site claiming that Wilson's Dupree character was based on their Grammy-winning song, "Cousin Dupree," about a couch-hopping houseguest. In a statement released by his spokeswoman, Ina Treciokas, Wilson said: "I have never heard the song `Cousin Dupree' and I don't even know who this gentleman, Mr. Steely Dan, is. I hope this helps to clear things up and I can get back to concentrating on my new movie, `HEY 19.'"
posted on Jul 29, 2006 - View this thread

Making any jokes or statements during the screening process may be grounds for both criminal and civil penalties.
posted on Apr 24, 2006 - View this thread

Dating is a search problem. Solve it with Google Romance. When you think about it, love is just another search problem. And we’ve thought about it. A lot. Google Romance™ is our solution. You might want to start by browsing a few popular profiles, here, here, or here. Enjoy.
posted on Apr 1, 2006 - View this thread

Must-haves for your coffee table, lavatory reading, or just killing time on the subway: The Nutritional Benefits of Nose Picking; Perfecting the Art of Fart Projection (NEVER be blamed again!); How to Murder a Complete Stranger (and get away with it) [paging scarabic]. These and other eyebrow-raising books can be yours, assuming you already have a book that you can put these dustjackets on. FlapArt: The Alternative Book Cover.
posted on Mar 17, 2006 - View this thread

Bob Saget Immortalized in Song "The illest muthaf*cker in a cardigan sweater."
posted on May 19, 2005 - View this thread

The German Joke of the day . "In Germany, We have ways to make you laugh."
posted on Jan 22, 2005 - View this thread

More incredible stuff from MacWorld!!! Extra little bonus item announced!! Weeeee! I'm sure you all can't WAIT!!!
posted on Jan 12, 2005 - View this thread

Letters to a new employee I think it's so nice that the President and CEO of Starbucks International would send a welcome letter[s] to such an unimportant person. Don't you?
posted on Dec 28, 2004 - View this thread

RoboDump I need one of these for my workplace
posted on Nov 25, 2004 - View this thread

The Pierre Boulez Project. (via Alex Ross)
posted on Aug 17, 2004 - View this thread

I mean, who wants to transform themselves into an alien, you know? Joshua does. With disturbing results.

Q: And his ears?
A: I cut them off. It was not hard.

posted on Aug 3, 2004 - View this thread

South Park does the "Aristocrats" joke. (WARNING! Windows Media file, very very not safe for work.) "The Aristocrats" is a long-lived comedians' in-joke--or, rather, an extraordinarily filthy joke that's not really a joke. (Gilbert Gottfried knocked 'em dead with it shortly after 9/11.) Now it's going public (sort of): Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza are making a movie featuring over 100 comedians telling their own versions. The South Park version linked above is "not even in the top 5 for dirtiest." Yikes!
posted on Jun 7, 2004 - View this thread

Drunken Temple Boxing! You may have defeated my Southern Hook Palm technique, but can you defeat the 1000 styles of Rumsfeld?
posted on May 12, 2004 - View this thread

Remixing Bush's tasteless joke. Has some graphic images.
posted on Apr 11, 2004 - View this thread

Finally, an Internet "really short quiz with astonishing results" that is 100% accurate.
posted on Mar 16, 2004 - View this thread

Hillary Inserts Foot In Mouth Bubba supporters like us should say something.
posted on Jan 7, 2004 - View this thread

"Are you a terrorist?" There's a judge in Tarrytown, NY, who's got an interesting spin on applying the Patriot Act. Or something.
posted on May 22, 2003 - View this thread

Use Google to search the term "french military victories", then press the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. This certain result happens every single time. Is this a hack, a joke, a tragic diplomatic slip up for a international companny or just bad programming?
posted on Mar 11, 2003 - View this thread

Hmm...this one looks genuine: I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH.... THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY CORRESPONDENCE. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.... I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ACQUIRING OIL FUNDS THAT ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ....
posted on Jan 31, 2003 - View this thread

Buy a real hamster and bugger the expense.
posted on Dec 2, 2002 - View this thread

Is it legal to moon the White House? These guys seem to think it is. I wonder if this makes their asses terrorists?
posted on Oct 25, 2002 - View this thread

Hitting the trifecta. A tasteless joke and a morbid lie from the only person to actually benefit from Sep. 11. Is political advantage really worth this kind of crass lying? A toast to the restoration of honor and dignity to the White House and our appreciation that the "adults" are now in charge! I'm off to buy the new Ann Thrax book to bolster my right wing indoctrination re-education.
posted on Jun 28, 2002 - View this thread

What rough peep, its hour come round at last, [cache]
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
posted on Mar 7, 2002 - View this thread

If Steve Jobs designed automobiles, then this is what they'd be like: Unique. Innovative. Unprecedented.
posted on Jan 14, 2002 - View this thread

Reuters reports this is the funniest joke in the world. This is the result of Laugh Lab, a British experiment. They had a survey and this is the announced winner. There's no accounting for taste, but surely we can do better.
posted on Dec 20, 2001 - View this thread

Pass gas, go to jail. Well, not really, but I had to find something to keep this idea going.
posted on Jun 20, 2001 - View this thread

True or False? According to Karl Mueller (a.k.a. "Gus"), the FBI came a knockin' on his door after taking his "Trench Coat Mafia" parody site a little too seriously. I can imagine it happening, but considering what a prankster he is, one does wonder whether this is all a late April Fool's joke. What do you think?
posted on Apr 20, 2001 - View this thread

How to smash babies in public restrooms across America. Yet another site in the fine tradition of Bonsai Kitten.
posted on Apr 17, 2001 - View this thread

$14,999? It's a steal! And come on, there's only 2 left... (Yes, it's more election-era humor.)
posted on Nov 16, 2000 - View this thread

Network Solutions has denied Amazon.com's request for the renewal of their domain. Read the letter to Jeff Bezos here.
posted on Aug 8, 2000 - View this thread

This of course begs the question, what is so comforting about green toffee? I don't know about you, but I prefer my toffee brown. And why would you make a hair removal product resemble anything remotely edible? It removes hair for chrissakes!
posted on Aug 22, 1999 - View this thread