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"Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell to Make Us Miserable"

Uncomfortably close to the truth and funny.

A wonderful bit of satire

"Brain-Dead Conservatives Obsessed with ‘Freedom': The big problem in America today is all these people who won't let the government do everything."

Three months old but great.

"2010: The year that was"

Funny.

January: President Obama sets a new deadline of July 4th for passing "Healthcare Reform," and pledges to sign any bill with those words at the top. The month is so cold that people in the north are burning copies of An Inconvenient Truth to keep warm.

It's Friday . . .

. . time for "57 Funny Jokes from Beautiful Women". Sample, from Santel VanSanten:

A guy is sitting on his sofa when he hears a knock at the door. He opens the door and sees a snail on the porch. He picks up the snail and throws it as far as he can. Three years later, there's a knock at the door. He opens it and sees the same snail. The snail says, "What the hell was that all about?"

(Some of the jokes are not work-safe.)

"Animator vs. Animation"

Nice demonstration of what Flash is capable of.

To end the year . . .

. . . ten of my favorite bits from the past year of the frequently hilarious "Overheard in New York".

. . . In the Finest Restaurant Bathrooms.

When He Was Reincarnated for the Fifth Time.

It's Not Just Trees That Have Trouble Growing in Brooklyn.

They Never Did Continue.

When Science Meets Religion.

A Jersey Boy and an LA Girl, But It Was New York That Brought Them Together.

Old People's Conversation Is Like Freeform Jazz.

Getting a PhD in Basketweaving Was the Best Idea Ever!

Boys Don't Multitask Very Well.

And the best: Childrearing, in a Nutshell.

"Brian Cox Masterclass with Theo"

Noted actor Brian Cox teaches two-and-a-half-year-old Theo how to present "To Be or Not to Be".

"The Cult of Chuck Norris"

Yet another instance of the true genius of the Internet.

• Chuck Norris puts the laughter in manslaughter.
• Chuck Norris can strangle you with a cordless phone.
• Chuck Norris doesn't cheat death. He wins fair and square.
• When Chuck Norris enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on, he turns the dark off.

"A Former Investment Banker Analyst Falls Back on Plan B"

From McSweeney's. Short and funny.

Bureaucrats, politicians, and dopey managers of all kinds . . .

. . . Scott Adams continues to have your number.