Sorry about the delays. I've been in Germany!
On to the interwebbing: McSweeney's Internet Tendencies. For the life of me, I cannot figure out who Timothy McSweeney is, but the publishing house bearing his name releases quarterly magazines featuring pieces that have been rejected by other magazines. A very cool concept. The website, however, is filled with hundreds of short comedy articles by a variety of authors, all with different topics. For now, I'll sort through the best of my favorite section: The lists.
Twenty-First-Century Computing, as Explained by My Mother*
Top Hip-Hop Acts of 18th-Century England
Four Simple Steps to Becoming More Decisive*
Some Novelty Items That Never Caught On
Terms Generally Not Used by Pugilists*
Zen Parable or Just Someone Being Cruel?
Clint Eastwood Film or Gay Porn? (Work-safe)
Words Never Used in the Titles of Remotely Good Films
Alternate Titles for House of Flying Daggers
Things That Get Way More Fun When You Add a "G" to Them
Comments on My Short Story I've Received From My Creative-Writing Classmates*
Jokes Made by Robots, for Robots
The Endings of 10 Famous Novels You Always Meant to Read but Never Got Around To
What Critics and Writers Are Saying About My New Book of Poetry, The Doberman Plot
Businesses That Failed to Duplicate the Success of "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt."*
Hoover Dam Fast-Fact Pamphlet If Hoover Dam Were a Scale Model Made of Legos
Popular Musicians If England Had Won the Revolutionary War
Inefficient Units of Currency*
Titles of Songs I Could Credibly Write If I Became a Rap Star
Twelve Phrases Involving Al Roker That Return Only One Hit on Google*
Scary Moments in Human/Robot Relations in Nonchronological Order
Forthcoming Books in the Increasingly Mature Harry Potter Series
Ten Precepts From The Art of War That Never Made It Past Sun Tzu's Editor*
Obscenities Uttered by Jesus Christ
Things Not Overheard at a Conceptual-Art Gallery Opening
Unspoken Afterthoughts to Childhood Catch Phrases
There's a whole crapload more, but I'm really tired now, so there you go for now. Enjoy.
*Recommended by our staff (me)
EDIT:
These are some newer ones:
YouTube Comment Or e.e. cummings?*
From The People Who Brought You Poetry Slam
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