Return of the Friday Funny

What, you thought I'd abandonded it? No, Friday Funny was on vacation, getting some spa treatments and some grooming.

This week - McSweeney's.

Something for everyone at McSweeney's.

Janiece in her quest to fight the homeowner's association might appreciate An Overheard Conversation at the Suburban Neighborhood Pool, If the Suburban Neighborhood Pool Were in Deadwood.

Michelle might enjoy Summer Safety Tips: How to Avoid a Lion Attack.

Jim might roll eyes at the premise of The Middle East Peace Process, as Moderated by My Spin Instructor.

MWT and John The Scientist would probably come up with a few additions to None of My Science Piñatas Are Appropriate for Children.

OK, you get the idea. I think most of us will get a rueful chuckle out of The 700 Club Does Weather.

Have a lovely weekend!

Ia Ia Ia - Friday Fun!

Yay! I can start back up my regular features!

Today I call on all fans of HP Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu to check out the really cute comic Unspeakable Vault (Of Doom).

One of my favorite people in Fairbanks is an author of the Utatti Asfet: The Eye of Wicked Sight module/guide. Two of the authors host an annual pig roast that is a blast. I usually bring about 10 pounds of mashed potatoes.

To make this almost pop-culturally topical, I suggest that if nothing else you look at today's Indy riff, it is pretty cute.

Ia Ia Ia! Cthulhu f'htagn! (But Tania is wide awake)

Friday Fun Stuff - Hostess with the Mostest

Ah, the Twinkie. Fabled snack cake with an indefinite shelf life. Also the subject of a thorough, and thoroughly amusing, group of rigorous science experiments. Here's an internet classic, brought out for your enjoyment.

The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project

My favorite - The Turing Test.

Friday Fun (delayed, but using the time machine!)

I've been a manager. I've written grant proposals. I've edited manuscripts. I have a love-hate relationship with jargon, buzz words, and noxious managerial-speak.

For your amusement I offer up

The Buzz Phraser

For example:

* Cross-Imaginative Outline Bulletin Expectations
* Cooperatively Multi-Central Parameter-Oriented Applications
* Structurally Computerized Employee-contained Problem
* Exclusionary Portable Authentication Impact


Trust me, play with it long enough and you'll have a "Holy Shit, I think ______ used that in a meeting last week" moment!

Funny Friday - Some people's views of the world are a trifle cockeyed...

Yeah, get your mind out of the gutter about that cockeyed bit.

For your amusement, I offer up Cockeyed.com.

Pranks
Creativity
Hot Pocket Autopsies

What's not to love? It's odd, entertaining, and maybe even slightly educational.

Friday Funny - Pet Care Above and Beyond

Yeah, the three of you that have known me since before 1995 know that I love this story. It's sweet, heartwarming, and not as disgusting as the title implies.

I gave my cat an enema

The worst I have to worry about with my kitties is worms (from eating voles) and a neurotic fur mowing tendency in the orange one. But, that's ok, it's proof that really is my kitty - he internalizes his anxieties and takes it out on himself with self-destructive acts. ;)

Friday Funny

Well, SBTB has Friday videos, I'm going to try to institute something I find funny on Fridays. We'll see how it goes.

Today, I offer the latest version of the Unalaska Police Blotter, where you can chuckle at these gems (and more! go, read the real thing!):

(The following could happen with my family. Seriously)
Welfare Check – Officers responded to a domestic disturbance and discovered that an entire family unit had been engaged in an animated discussion about one another’s relative merits, or lack thereof, which subsequently resulted in a mild case of fisticuffs. No charges were filed per the District Attorney.

(I hope I'd treat an incident such as this as graciously!)
Suspicious Person/Activity – Caller reported someone had bungee-corded her door shut from the outside, and requested officer assistance. An officer responded and removed the cord, thus freeing the trapped and somewhat amused resident.

(Nathan, has this happened to you?)
Harassment – A man reported he was being harassed by a cameraman, after he refused to sign a release allowing his image to be shown on television. The man said his employers had already been notified, but asked that police document the complaint.