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Humor inspired by literature, history, and life

A Resignation Letter from My Dog As I Imagine It

A Resignation Letter from My Dog As I Imagine It

“I Would Like to be Returned to North Macedonia Please.”

Laura-Liisa Klaas

Nov 30

Kid Rules Demystified for Clueless Adults

Kid Rules Demystified for Clueless Adults

Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but being a kid does.

Nov 29

Indian Women Being The Best Version Of Themselves In The Workplace

Indian Women Being The Best Version Of Themselves In The Workplace

Tips & Tricks 101 for thriving and networking in the workplace

Chaithra Mailankody

Nov 28

Now That We’ve Reached the Third Act, We’re Obligated to Break Up

Now That We’ve Reached the Third Act, We’re Obligated to Break Up

I’m sorry, baby, but it’s been two hundred pages.

Nov 27

Santa’s Taking A Hard Line This Year & Other Christmas News

Santa’s Taking A Hard Line This Year & Other Christmas News

All the latest from the Yuletide grapevine

Nov 24

Eric Carle Book Titles Adapted For Aging Millennials

Eric Carle Book Titles Adapted For Aging Millennials

“Brown Bear, Brown Bear Why Are You Starting To Squint?”

Georgina Christofi

Nov 23

How to Run Away from Your Problems

How to Run Away from Your Problems

A beginner’s guide to dealing with those issues you don’t want to face

Nov 22

I Ran the NYC Marathon and I Need You to Know That

I Ran the NYC Marathon and I Need You to Know That

Because if you don’t what was it all for?

Nov 21

Morning Mantras of a Woman Called Karen

Morning Mantras of a Woman Called Karen

She reminds herself that she’s Karen but not A Karen

Laura-Liisa Klaas

Nov 20

Would We All Be Happier as Cows?

Would We All Be Happier as Cows?

From clever turkeys hiding in plain sight to the inner monologue of a woman trying intermittent fasting, here’s some humor from the past…

Nov 17

How Turkeys Hide In Plain Sight

How Turkeys Hide In Plain Sight

Twenty jobs where you can blend in and become invisible

Nov 16

Joke’s on You Queen Hera, You Turned Me into a Cow in my Year of Yes!

Joke’s on You Queen Hera, You Turned Me into a Cow in my Year of Yes!

I’m living my best life with Shonda Rhimes while you remain miserable on Mt. Olympus

Nov 15

Daily Itinerary of a Woman Who Wears Her Bathrobe to Brunch

Daily Itinerary of a Woman Who Wears Her Bathrobe to Brunch

10.31: Put on sunglasses to avoid looking at the haters.

Nov 14

We Regret to Inform You That You Must Buy These Items You’ve Been Doing Just Fine Without

We Regret to Inform You That You Must Buy These Items You’ve Been D...

This article may look like a list of ads — but that’s only because it is.

Chelsea Resnick

Nov 13

How to Tell If She’s the Not-Like-Other-Girls Character in Your Favorite Historical Drama

How to Tell If She’s the Not-Like-Other-Girls Character in Your Fav...

Hint: she appears in almost every movie and TV show that takes place before 1920

Nov 10

Daily Itinerary of Me, the Woman Who Decided to Try Intermittent Fasting

Daily Itinerary of Me, the Woman Who Decided to Try Intermittent Fa...

I’ll do anything for a skinny waist and Chris Hemsworth’s love

Laura-Liisa Klaas

Nov 9

Pick Up Lines That Could Have Been Uttered by Dead Presidents

Pick Up Lines That Could Have Been Uttered by Dead Presidents

You weren’t there, you don’t know

Nov 8

10 Possible Reasons Why You’ve Suddenly Stopped Walking Up the Escalator

10 Possible Reasons Why You’ve Suddenly Stopped Walking Up the Esca...

You are making all of us late but I’m sure there is a logical explanation

Nov 7

Ignatius J. Reilly Updates His LinkedIn

Ignatius J. Reilly Updates His LinkedIn

The self-fellatio that occurs on this webpage should be criminalized at once

Nov 6

“Skip Straight to the December Holidays,” Says One Turkey

“Skip Straight to the December Holidays,” Says One Turkey

Stories and updates from Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Nov 3

Don’t Trust Every Owl Who Contacts You

Don’t Trust Every Owl Who Contacts You

Scams don’t just come by phone

Nov 2

As a Turkey, I Say it’s FINE to go Straight from Halloween to the December Holidays

As a Turkey, I Say it’s FINE to go Straight from Halloween to the D...

Don’t listen to Martha Stewart. It’s great to overlook Thanksgiving.

Chelsea Resnick

Nov 1

Going To A Library Book Sale? You’d Better Read This First

Going To A Library Book Sale? You’d Better Read This First

18 situations you will be forced to encounter while you browse

Oct 31

If Monsters Tried to Find Love on Dating Apps

If Monsters Tried to Find Love on Dating Apps

Would you swipe right on a sphinx?

Oct 30

Romance Heroine Doesn’t Understand How Love Interest is Totally Ripped

Romance Heroine Doesn’t Understand How Love Interest is Totally Ripped

“Why hasn’t he mentioned how much he likes working out? When does he have the time?”

Chelsea Resnick

Oct 27

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