Friday, April 30, 2010

Daily Seinfeld...

Funny Site of the Day -- Simple enough: A little something from the show about nothing. Highlighted snippets of the "Seinfeld" sitcom are featured in a text format, along with screenshots of the series and linkage to the complete scripts, if you'd like to see more moments in their natural habitats.

Read: Daily Seinfeld...

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Nic Cage as Everyone

Funny Site of the Day -- "Founded on the belief that everything in life would be better with a little more Nic Cage, the most unique and versatile actor of his generation."

This funny pictures blog may be on hiatus or, perhaps, everyone has been served. Nevertheless, more than 700 entries should hold you for awhile, perusing the gallery.

See Nicolas Cage as The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Maria von Trapp, Wonder Woman, Mortimer Snerd (pictured), Alfred E. Neuman, Yoda, Mini-Me, Colonel Sanders, The Cowardly Lion, and some silly ones.

View: Nic Cage as Everyone

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Things My Date Really Said Last Night

Funny Site of the Day -- All of the shared quotations from the road to romance are supposedly true. You'll have to be judge, while scrolling through this quick-read blog, heavily dependent on contributors.

A sampling of the love:

  • “Your legs sorta remind me of Jell-o… Can I touch them? Ya know, to see if they jiggle?"
  • “I’ve never seen an elf.”
  • “I really have to go work on my robot.”
  • “No, you have very stout shoulders! It would be bad if you grew a demon horn.”
  • “I haven’t slept with anyone since my girlfriend dumped me. My friends basically forced me to go out with you. No offense!”
  • “I brought my own salt.”

As you might expect, some of the content is explicit, crass, and not suitable for work -- and, probably, dating.

Well [long, awkward pause], good night.

Read: Things My Date Really Said Last Night

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Cute Overload

Funny Site of the Day -- If memory serves me correctly, the final humor site we featured at About.com was Cute Overload. I made a special effort to fit this happy eyeful into the system before announcing, "I Cute and I quit."

Now, a year later, Cute Overload is a Webby Awards nominee in the arena of the Weird. I don't find it weird at all, just cute. Cute. Cute. Cute!

Cute Overload Page-A-Day Calendar 2011Baby animals and surprises are collected non-stop in photographs and videos. It's a delight to have the opportunity to spotlight the frequently furry endeavor once again.

Smile: Cute Overload

Monday, April 26, 2010

I Can Has Cheezburger?

Funny Site of the Day -- Web favorite I Can Has Cheezburger? has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Weird category. Captioned photographs of animals, predominantly cats, are submitted mostly by readers, then enhanced in critter baby talk. The non-stop pictorial parade includes the categories of LOLcats, LOLdogs, LOLkittehs, costumes, cute, plotting, videos, nap, and nom nom nom.

See: I Can Has Cheezburger?

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

'Wasted Guy vs. Flip-Flop'

Funny Site of the Day -- Is there anything more delightful than public intoxication?

No, not much, unless one adds menacing, uncooperative foot apparel.

Whom or what will win in this stumble-to-the-finish showdown? Watch and learn and *hic*!


"Wasted Guy vs. Flip-Flop" via YouTube

Saturday, April 24, 2010

'25 Upset Monsters'

Funny Site of the Day -- Having previously featured artist Chris Grine's "365 Robots With Stuff," how could we possibly move on without alerting you to his other startling Shoebox series, "25 Upset Monsters?"

Saving lives is what we all must be about.

Beware: "25 Upset Monsters"

Friday, April 23, 2010

'365 Robots With Stuff'

Funny Site of the Day -- One of the more consistent humor outlets on the Internet is the Shoebox Blog, the other foot of those hilariously offbeat greeting cards you gravitate towards in the drugstore. Clever writers and artists publish delights and doodles frequently on those pages.

One such contributor is Cris Grine, who has returned to the drawing table to go where his cartoon series, "165 Robots With Stuff" never dared to go: "365 Robots With Stuff."

Yep, the nuts and bolts continue with an emphasis on nuts. The new entries will appear regularly until completion, and you can always back bot.

See: "365 Robots With Stuff"

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Fake AP Stylebook

Funny Site of the Day -- Way back, when I was in Journalism school, during those antiquated days where we were taught to be adamantly objective in our reporting-- Oh! How dear and quaint we were in ye olde-fashioned times!

Anyway, we were also taught style. Proper journalism style includes chain-smoking cigarettes, swigging gin, and following the rules of grammar as depicted in either the UPI or AP Stylebooks. I've consulted both over the years, but they cost money and gin ain't cheap.

Thanks to the Fake AP Stylebook, hosted by Twitter, a steady flow of the dictates, which do change in contemporary circumstances, are presented for free. Ta ta, Associated Press.

Readers do not have to be active Twitter followers to access the instructional material, but I find it helpful to have those valuable tweets sent directly to me. My writing has improved exponentially with the Fake AP's tips and guidance, such as:

  • The word "asshat" is vulgar and should be avoided. Use "butt bonnet."

  • Gary Coleman doing something crazy is not news. That's just a Tuesday.

  • "Weather Bureau" is no longer in use. Instead, use "National Weather Service" or "Those Freakin' Liars."

  • Be sure not to confuse "aural" and "oral." The former is very uncomfortable.

  • You know what? F**k it, just add "'s" to everything.

Some material contains explicit language, but you want to learn, don't you?

Study: Fake AP Stylebook (@FakeAPStylebook) on Twitter

Hey, while there, follow me (@MikeDurrett) on Twitter, too.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Indexed

Funny Site of the Day -- Says writer and charter of human events Jessica Hagy, "This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math."

Since 2006, Ms. Hagy has been publishing a flow of index cards doodled with graphs, Venn diagrams, and such, all in a humorous approach. Indexed has earned her another nomination in the Personal Blog / Website category of The Webby Awards, joining her similar honors in 2007 and 2008.

Read: Indexed