• You May Be Qualified to Work in The Trump Administration

    Do you look somewhat like his daughter Ivanka? Are you prone to being blindly devoted? Can you say, “yes, you are totally right!” all the time? Are you able to nod your head and smile a lot? You can say, “It’s all Biden's fault” with a straight face. And more!

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  • 5 Ways I Spot AI Use In My Own Writing 

    With AI, facts and figures are often pulled from unreliable sources or made up out of thin air. A piece of well-known data, like William Shatner’s bicep measuring at 7.9 inches can somehow be mistaken for being 11 inches, which is—of course—ridiculous. When major gaffes like that occur in my work, I can be fairly certain that it was generated by artificial intelligence. 

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  • Doritos Product Rebrands: Cool Ranch Division

    It’s Extremely Cold in This Abandoned School Biology Lab Ranch Doritos: I hear footsteps approaching as I write this by the light of an old Bunsen burner. I’m hiding this final press release inside a bag of our most crushable chips yet, with an unimaginable eπi times more “cool” flavor in each soul-effacing bite. (The secret ingredient was chalk!!!) To whoever finds this: tell my story! Tell them I fought to engineer the most snackalicious chips in the Snack-O-Verse while sounding the alarm on climate change. Tell them I was driven underground by Big Chip. Tell them I had nothing to do with the fire at the lab. And remember: coolness is a state of mind. So be cool to each other. And compost. I know it’s annoying because you need a third trashcan, but it makes a difference.

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  • A Letter of Support from the President of the United States to the Cornell 7

    Hope your lawyers give them hell, boys! Keep grabbing life by the pussy!

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  • I Joined the Milk Club at a Gas Station and Now My Life Has Structure

    I didn't ask what Milk Club was. I didn't ask who else was in it. I didn't ask what my responsibilities would be.

    I just joined.

    And I have to say, the admissions process was surprisingly efficient.

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The Cartoon Pad w/ guest Tom Toro

From Batches to Book Club: Tom Toro on early grind, classic tropes, and his new collection And to Think We Started as a Book Club.

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Greg Maxwell’s Inferno:The Erotic, Judeo-Christian, Modern-Day Odyssey No One Asked For

by Keith James

Hell has come to claim the last mortal universe. A bleeding tower has burst through the 24-Hour Fitness parking lot. Demons circle the city of San Diego. One name is called to challenge Lucifer’s Champion: Greg Maxwell.

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Lyssa Strata: A Comedy for the Frustrated 

by Martti Nelson

A small-town librarian finds her voice and kicks some misogynist butt in the process. Inspired by the classical Greek comedy, Lysistrata, librarian Lyssa Strata has long begged the Town Council of Athena, Massachusetts to repeal its disgusting, old, misogynist, and racist laws, but the Council, an all-male entity for 400 years, has blown her off as a redheaded spinster—who, according to a 1673 law, should legally be run out of town at the end of a musket upon a poor fiscal year. When Lyssa seeks to invade the male bastion as the first woman ever on the Council, the men in charge treat her candidacy as a hilarious joke; that is, until Lyssa leads the women of the town on a sex strike.

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The Witch Demands a Retraction: Fairy Tale Reboots for Adults

by Melissa Balmain (Author), Ron Barrett (Illustrator)

Pinocchio Runs for Office, The Peeved Piper, Not So Snow White and so many more in this twisted collection of adult fairy tales!

This hilarious collection of poems by Melissa Balmain puts a grown-up, contemporary spin on the stories and characters we all learned as children, from Little Red Riding Hood, to the Three Bears, the Pied Piper, and Cinderella; each delightfully depicted in full-color by Ron Barrett, (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) one of the best and award winning illustrators in the business.

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Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell

by Brandon Hicks

What you see is not always the whole picture, as you’ll learn on your journey to HELL!

Occupying the lowest rung on the demonic corporate ladder, Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb have the unenviable task of ensuring enough souls are going to Hell. Using their patented Seven Deadly Sins™ method, the trio explains how you can get yourself a one-way ticket.

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The # * % < ! + & Year in Review

by Ron Hauge

From Emmy® Award winner Ron Hauge (The Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Ren & Stimpy Show, In Living Color) comes ‘The # * % < ! + & Year In Review', a retrospective collection of single-panel, full-color cartoons selected from his popular Instagram account. The year 2020 will not soon be forgotten, but perhaps we can gain a little perspective with these biting, often outrageous illustrations lampooning Trump, the pandemic, social unrest, the whole mess. BUY NOW 

The Elements of Stress and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in this Current Sh*tstorm

by Bob Eckstein & Michael Shaw

THE ELEMENTS OF STRESS and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in this Current Sh*tstorm is a humorous handbook to help readers better deal with the challenges and headaches of our times, from overeating, to love problems, money woes, global warming, night sweats, winter itch, general anxiety, and so much more. Plus, over 70 stress-defusing cartoons from two of the best gag cartoonists

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Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks

by Jessica Delfino

Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks delivers a grown-up spin on the quintessential children’s joke book. Chock-full of silly wordplay and looney leaps in logic, this collection touches on a variety of topics and themes, from the great outdoors, to celebrities, outer space, and recreational cannabis. Perfect for readers who wish to reconnect with their inner-child or anyone who enjoys a good guffaw- or groan-worthy joke.

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A Gaslight in the Attic

by Matt Lassen

A Gaslight in the Attic is an expert satire of the Donald Trump presidency written from the perspective of the man himself! The book parodies the Shel Silverstein classic “A Light in the Attic” with original poems chronicling Trumpisms, his lies and contradictions and the classic “look this way so you don’t see that” gaslighting at its best! The over 70 hilarious original poems include original Shel Silverstein-esque pen and ink illustrations to enjoy along with it!

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A Gaslight in the Attic

by Matt Lassen

A Gaslight in the Attic is an expert satire of the Donald Trump presidency written from the perspective of the man himself! The book parodies the Shel Silverstein classic “A Light in the Attic” with original poems chronicling Trumpisms, his lies and contradictions and the classic “look this way so you don’t see that” gaslighting at its best! The over 70 hilarious original poems include original Shel Silverstein-esque pen and ink illustrations to enjoy along with it!

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From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts

by Michael Bleicher & Andy Newton

From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts dives into the contradictory, divided, and all-too-often unsettling state of the union. Like Huck Finn meets Game Change, the novel examines the politicians and popular figures who played starring roles in 2016 and holds up a mirror to the electorate that ultimately made Trumpism possible.

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You May Be Qualified to Work in The Trump Administration

Do you look somewhat like his daughter Ivanka? Are you prone to being blindly devoted? Can you say, “yes, you are totally right!” all the time? Are you able to nod your head and smile a lot? You can say, “It’s all Biden’s fault” with a straight face. And more!

5 Ways I Spot AI Use In My Own Writing 

With AI, facts and figures are often pulled from unreliable sources or made up out of thin air. A piece of well-known data, like William Shatner’s bicep measuring at 7.9 inches can somehow be mistaken for being 11 inches, which is—of course—ridiculous. When major gaffes like that occur in my work, I can be fairly certain that it was generated by artificial intelligence. 

Doritos Product Rebrands: Cool Ranch Division

It’s Extremely Cold in This Abandoned School Biology Lab Ranch Doritos: I hear footsteps approaching as I write this by the light of an old Bunsen burner. I’m hiding this final press release inside a bag of our most crushable chips yet, with an unimaginable eπi times more “cool” flavor in each soul-effacing bite. (The secret ingredient was chalk!!!) To whoever finds this: tell my story! Tell them I fought to engineer the most snackalicious chips in the Snack-O-Verse while sounding the alarm on climate change. Tell them I was driven underground by Big Chip. Tell them I had nothing to do with the fire at the lab. And remember: coolness is a state of mind. So be cool to each other. And compost. I know it’s annoying because you need a third trashcan, but it makes a difference.

A Letter of Support from the President of the United States to the Cornell 7

Hope your lawyers give them hell, boys! Keep grabbing life by the pussy!

I Joined the Milk Club at a Gas Station and Now My Life Has Structure

I didn’t ask what Milk Club was. I didn’t ask who else was in it. I didn’t ask what my responsibilities would be.

I just joined.

And I have to say, the admissions process was surprisingly efficient.

Quiz: Innocent Halloween Activity, Sexual Euphemism, or Trump Administration Insider Slang Term for Grift?

Powdering the donuts, Carving the pumpkin, Bobbing for apples, and more Slang or Halloween?

Other Things Kelly Clarkson Could Not Purchase

The actual Liberty Bell. The National Park Service explained that it belonged to the American people. Clarkson offered $50,000 and pointed out that Americans had already demonstrated a remarkable willingness to sell their national heritage for considerably less.

Welcome to Our Pumpkin Patch, Which Is Definitely Not Run by the Mob

Ayyyy and welcome to the world-renowned Gambino-Colombo Pumpkin Patch! If you’re looking for a full day of family-friendly fall activities, you’ve come to the right place. Now, before we begin our tour, I’m obliged to remind you that despite the rumors that have been circulating for nearly a century, we are not run by the mob, capiche? 

Eating. It’s Not Just for Rich People Anymore

The Unbe-leaf-able Smoothie: Remember waking up well-rested, optimistic, and starting your day with a nutritious green smoothie? Don’t despair. We can’t help your deteriorating mental state but we can offer a new recipe that’s the same color, anyway. Fill a blender with the tender leaves of mulberry, beech, or maple trees, add that peach covered in ants you found in the street (protein!) and blend for an hour and a half. Might be a bit chewy but FIBER!

Coming this Fall to Trump TV!

Full White House: When remote island sanctuary is taken from them, the kids, Donnie, Eric, Ivanka move into their dad’s house with his 3rd wife!  Tonight’s episode; “cousin” Tiffany tries to move in!

The Skipper Addresses the Professor’s Coconut Enrichment Threat

Upon taking office last year, I immediately opened negotiations with the Professor and offered him full economic cooperation in exchange for ending his coconut-cream enrichment program but he refused.  He absolutely refused. That was a big mistake. Then in Operation Midnight Banana, I ordered Gilligan to obliterate his enrichment program beneath mountains of rubble. And again, I urged the so-called Professor to make a deal, and again, he refused.

The Rambling Manager of a Grocery Store Makes His First Announcement on the Intercom

Full disclosure: this is my first intercom announcement. I’m still getting used to hearing my voice over the speakers. Every time I talk into this thing, half my brain focuses on speaking and the other half becomes a customer listening to the announcement.

Would You Rather: Elementary Teacher Edition

Would you rather: Teach six year olds for ten years, or ten year olds for six years? And more!

Statement Bags And What They Have To Say

Meet the bags with more personality than their owners — each one spilling opinions nobody asked for, from casual class warfare to a hot take on natural deodorant. Delusional, unbothered, and dressed to the nines.

Shark Week Myth Or Fact? Great White Sharks Are Camera Hungry And More Common Beliefs Debunked

Great white sharks are the oldest creatures in the universe, with records dating back 10 billion years. Experts claim great white sharks were around before Earth was even invented. Before that, they swam around in space, circling the sun. Every great white is still alive from this era, making them 10 billion years old and completely immortal swimming fossils.

I May be a Leftist Activist, But I Definitely Didn’t Take a Shit in the Lincoln Reflecting Pool

On behalf of all the leftist activists out there, I just want to clear up a misconception this current administration might have about us. We may be a lot of things—leftists, activists, one-time Bernie Sanders campaign donors—but we are not the kind of people that would take a shit in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The GOP Reasoning for Why Mitch McConnell Hasn’t Been Heard or Seen in Public for Weeks

… in a state of deep meditation.… been reading up on the Odyssey so he can follow the movie better and discuss it with his fan club. And more!

Highlights of Our So, So Scary Historical Ghost Tour

On karaoke nights at Butts & Thunder Bar, it’s said an apparition messes with the audio system. Many customers complain that singing so out of tune can only be caused by the supernatural.  

I, Batman, the “Guardian of Gotham,” Am Now Charging a Fee

Being The Caped Crusader is expensive. Capes themselves—while making up only a small portion of my operating budget—are quite costly. Putting aside the wear and tear that comes with hand-to-hand combat, the dry cleaning bills alone are astronomical.

CARTOON: Color Commentary

Spectrum of Complaints. Today's cartoon by Michael Shaw.

Thank You for Attending America. The Event Has Concluded

Effective immediately, the following are no longer required: Patriotic outfits, Opinions about the founding fathers expressed at family gatherings, The song “Proud to Be an American,” unless you are at a sporting event, in which case it is still mandatory and you know why

I Am Resigning as Senior Safety Coordinator Because, Somehow, the Ewoks Got Torches

I have long supported Endor Vendors’ mission of “creating morale-boosting events across mixed-species groups at galactic scale.” But after what I witnessed last night at the Battle of Endor Victory Party, I must resign.

As a Long-Time Drinker of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Water, Everyone Needs To Relax

As a long-time drinker of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, I think everyone needs to calm down. I appreciate President Trump’s decisions to add a new flavor. It’s still as good, if not better, as it has ever been.

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She Cut Me Off! A Eulogy Written by My Old Nose, After My Nose Job.

As I lay on the cold, unforgiving surface of a surgeon’s dish, I reminisce on my life. Twenty two years. Twenty two YEARS I gave to that ungrateful hussy. I gave her smell, I gave her beauty, I gave her three sinus infections a year- give give give! That’s all I ever did for her. I gave. And what does she give me in gratitude to my services? She gives me the KNIFE! Cuts me off, like some toe wart.

The Bandwagon vs. The Showboat

And they’re off! The bandwagon and the showboat. A matchup decades in the making, a contest long sought by fans of vehicular sports metaphors. And now it’s here: The Race, presented by Merriam-Webster.

The Funniest At-Home Rules to Turn Every Type of Game into a Comedy Show

 We all love to play games, be it solo or with loved ones - until someone’s arguing over if ixnay is a valid Scrabble word (it is - we checked). But even the best games can benefit from being taken to the next level with some quirky at-home rules. So, if you’re in need of some good laughs, we’ve got you covered with some funny rules that will have you in stitches.

Simple Airbnb Check-Out Instructions From Your Host

We hope you made yourself at home in our humble abode! This is a friendly reminder to be checked out by 9:00 tomorrow morning in order to give our cleaning crew ample time to prepare for the next guests. If you would like to request a later check-out time, feel free to message us at least 24 hours before check-out, though it looks like we are already within that window, so nevermind. 

Your Dog’s Guide To A Safe And Happy Fourth Of July, by Your Dog

Fireworks, right? Ugh. Who needs 'em? Look, I haven't forgotten about the incident with the rug last year, and I know that your mate hasn't allowed you to forget either. No one wants a repeat of that.

An Open Letter To Whoever Is Abandoning Their Used Underwear On The Shower Towel Hook At The Gym

Towel hooks should only be used for towels, not underwear. Think I’m being too vigilant? Consider that you’ve been sweating into your skivvies for long enough that your sweat has overwhelmingly stained the fabric, transforming them into a disgusting Rorshack test. I’m not even sure if, in their current state, we can still refer to them as underwear. No, they’re more like a sweat rag with an elastic waist.

BOOK EXCERPT: Eating Salad Drunk

You can always tell / Who went to Catholic school / They are atheists. —MIKE BIRBIGLIA This and more haikus from comedy greats in the new book 'Eating Salad Drunk' compiled by Gabe Henry with illustrations by Emily Flake!

I Must Regretfully Decline Your Invitation to Beef

My enemies list is highly exclusive and that membership has been closed since you were an ill-considered gleam in your whiskey-addled father’s eye.

Talking’ Bout My Veneration

The whole tragic, last days of Christ had been imprinted on our our little Catholic brains since Kindergarten. Images of that poor, super-skinny dead man, hammered into splintery wood, with prickers on his bleeding head, were so commonplace that, by age eleven, looking at it was about as troubling as looking at a hamburger.