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By Martin H. Levinson A Typical Nobody Marries Noh-Won Important A Typical Nobody and his high school sweetheart, Noh-Won Important, were married last night in the Holy Church of the Faceless Multitudes, which is located at the corner of Main and Wherever in A... More »
“This booze marketing campaign is going to write itself …!” More »
by Fred Russell Amalia Knight, M.Sc., was a ghostwriter. She had been ghostwriting since her elementary school days, when she had patched up compositions for her classmates, and then through high school and the university, when she had written them from scratc... More »
Writer: Paul Lander Artist: Dan McConnell Tokyo Olympics 2021 Paul Lander is a TV comedy writer, award-winning columnist and producer. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys, National Lampoon, Robot Butt, Littl... More »
By E. A. Bourland The People of the Fire Moss by the River were at war with the People of the Misty Forest, and the war was bloody and destructive, as war ever was. Both peoples were on the verge of famine because none of the fishers could fish the river, and ... More »
By Sam Weller I had a brilliant idea! An idea so big that no American President has ever done it before. I want to share it with you all, the Great People of the United States of America, who voted for me in an unprecedented landslide victory last November. I ... More »
Writer: Paul Lander Artist: Dan McConnell For Weather Channel announces its first hire More »
By Martin H. Levinson Commenting on the January 2021 Capitol break-in, Georgia Representative Andrew Clyde (R) said, “If you didn’t know the TV footage was a video from January 6th, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.” He ... More »