Supposedly, voice search is a feature that is popular among mobile searchers. So popular, in fact, that Google recently brought the feature to its desktop search. But I can’t help but think of how awkward voice search could get – especially if you’re out in public using it on your mobile phone. Below is a read more
Category Archives: Comedy
Dear teenager: Your rebellion needs a little work
May 18, 2011 – 4:54 PM
Dear Teenager, I’m writing you to express my concern over your recent rebellion. For the past month, you’ve moped around angry at the family for dragging you along on a vacation to the nation’s capital. I understand that your life sucks and traveling to world class cities is a terrible burden for you to bear. read more
Your SI Swimsuit alternative: Sexy men of comedy
February 15, 2011 – 4:32 PM
This should keep you busy for hours. Zach Galifianakis. His name might be unpronouncable, but that’s okay because his body leaves you speechless. Al Yankovic. A mix of Yugoslavian, Italian, English, Californian, and Kentuckian, Alfred is our token exotic model with a Russian-sounding name. Will Ferrell. Like any good swimsuit edition, this photo pushes the read more
Headlines that don’t go together
February 6, 2011 – 12:09 PM
Screenshots from Google News, NYTimes.com and Yahoo! News 2/5/2011 Hmmm, I wonder why Americans don’t travel abroad so much… Where’s all that money going? Why was it that the NASDAQ ended the week up 3%?
You can’t make this stuff up
January 12, 2011 – 2:26 PM
You know all of the recent bird deaths making the news? Well, this one in Romania was due to the birds being drunk. “Jersey Shore” star Snooki turns novelist Okla. boy rescued after tongue gets stuck on pole Canine gets head stuck in wall Lithuania launches national perfume
What the dogs were barking during the lunar eclipse
December 22, 2010 – 3:41 PM
dog a: those damn clouds! dog b: i thought we weren’t supposed to look at eclipses. dog c: that’s *solar* eclipses dog d: ok, i just “checked in” to the lunar eclipse on NASA.gov dog a: doesn’t matter cuz of those damn clouds. dog b: still thought we weren’t supposed to look at eclipses. dog read more
Martin’s perfect response to the Martin art kerfluffle
December 10, 2010 – 10:07 AM
The New York Times has published an op-ed by Steve Martin regarding the great 92nd St Y art scandal of 2010. But I can’t help wondering what we might have said if we hadn’t been stopped. Maybe we were just around the corner from something thrilling. Isn’t that the nature of a live conversation? It read more
Colbert’s perfect response to the Martin art kerfluffle
December 9, 2010 – 5:54 PM
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c March to Keep Fear Alive
Comedy solves problems
December 9, 2010 – 4:41 PM
Laughing helps your brainw ork better. From the New York Times: In a just completed study, researchers at Northwestern University found that people were more likely to solve word puzzles with sudden insight when they were amused, having just seen a short comedy routine. “What we think is happening,” said Mark Beeman, a neuroscientist who read more
