MetaFilter posts tagged with joke

A Theory of Humor | Why something is funny, why it sometimes is not, and when it crosses a line.

iamkimiam — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:48:27 -0800

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.

wish I had thought of this.....

metasonix — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:05:21 -0800

Dickipedia. No doubt it will grow.

Fauxhawk or faux character?

MythMaker — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:27:03 -0800

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.

That's got to be a joke... right?

Fofer — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:00:28 -0800

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.

Hey, that's the answer! There's a whole lot of relephants in the circus.

DeepFriedTwinkies — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:27:58 -0800

Elephant jokes. (And the reason some of you don't like them. Cretins.)

Owen Wilson Rebuttal

wfc123 — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:44:44 -0800

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.'"

All such matters will be taken seriously.

quonsar — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:13:44 -0800

Making any jokes or statements during the screening process may be grounds for both criminal and civil penalties.

True Love is only a search away

nearo — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 02:30:31 -0800

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.

FlapArt

Gator — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:54:00 -0800

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.

Bob Saget Immortalized in Song

Mroz — Thu, 19 May 2005 10:41:37 -0800

Bob Saget Immortalized in Song "The illest muthaf*cker in a cardigan sweater."

The German Joke of the day

ronsens — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 05:38:48 -0800

The German Joke of the day . "In Germany, We have ways to make you laugh."

Apple just keeps on amazing us

jimjam — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:09:17 -0800

More incredible stuff from MacWorld!!! Extra little bonus item announced!! Weeeee! I'm sure you all can't WAIT!!!

SETAC Astronomy

johnj — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:44:24 -0800

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?

Robodump

meowchow — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:43:00 -0800

RoboDump I need one of these for my workplace

We need to restore the spirit of irreverence in music.

kenko — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:01:01 -0800

The Pierre Boulez Project. (via Alex Ross)

I often try and explain it by quoting Barbarella

kirkaracha — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:23:02 -0800

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.

Naturellement, the Aristocrats.

88robots — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 22:52:28 -0800

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!

Drunken Temple Boxing! Lion Claw Technique!

kirkaracha — Wed, 12 May 2004 09:01:33 -0800

Drunken Temple Boxing! You may have defeated my Southern Hook Palm technique, but can you defeat the 1000 styles of Rumsfeld?

Remixing Bush's tasteless joke.

skallas — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 06:36:51 -0800

Remixing Bush's tasteless joke. Has some graphic images.

A Quiz For You

Shane — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:38:16 -0800

Finally, an Internet "really short quiz with astonishing results" that is 100% accurate.

Hillary Inserts Foot In Mouth

turbanhead — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 07:51:01 -0800

Hillary Inserts Foot In Mouth Bubba supporters like us should say something.

Judge jokes, woman faints

alumshubby — Thu, 22 May 2003 06:15:09 -0800

"Are you a terrorist?" There's a judge in Tarrytown, NY, who's got an interesting spin on applying the Patriot Act. Or something.

A possible Google hack?

BrodieShadeTree — Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:31:34 -0800

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?

URGENT!

Artifice_Eternity — Fri, 31 Jan 2003 12:23:48 -0800

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....

Satirical hamster site

Carlos Quevedo — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 03:40:26 -0800

Buy a real hamster and bugger the expense.