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Category Archives: humour

links for 2010-04-17: David Cameron anecdote generator

Who has David Cameron been talking to? "Last week, I met an imaginary Iraq veteran, who told me that dubstep killed Diana." (tags: humour david-cameron politics election)

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links for 2010-01-08: Two Gentlemen of Lebowski

Two Gentlemen of Lebowski The Big Lebowski retold in Shakespearean English, beautifully done. (tags: Shakespeare Lebowski humour film literature)

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So, what is your recession sales strategy?

This one has been tickling me for a while, but just now I’ve found a nice compact example to show you. The above is a screencap from my feed reader. The link text is an ad that’s been appearing in … more…

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Another Downfall parody: Hitler finds out

Hitler finds out about another Downfall parody from dawsonbros The funniest thing I’ve seen in, well, waaaay too long. Also, it should be mentioned, this clip checks a record number of categories on this blog, which I should probably restore … more…

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kitti graffiti

Death Box, kitti graffiti, 2009 Crudely modified cat photos. Shouldn’t really be as good as it really is (most of the time). (via Mefi)

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Great White Hunter

As usual with FFFF, I have no idea who is responsible for this. At larger resolution (for which you should click through from the page linked here) it appears this image is advertising clothing of some sort. I think it’s … more…

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half past july already

Terribly, terribly New Yorker-ish, but it speaks to me. I’m loving the pipe. Apologies, once again, for the silence. I’ve been having another slump. Will try harder. (via FFFF)

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mystery white boy, resolved

It’s taken almost twenty years, but I finally identified a mysterious and rather wonderful recording which iirc I posted here a couple of years ago. Ah, yes. Described at that time as a flower of exuberance, blossoming in most unlikely … more…

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bunny attack

This is one of the very few things that’s made me laugh this week. I have a faint recollection of seeing it before, years ago, but here it is coming around again. The FFFFinder FFFFound it on a music blog … more…

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test your vest

Testing a bulletproof vest, September 1923 I expect we can think of all sorts of ways this quality control procedure might be improved. (original image via Shorpy)

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