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Where do you go when you need a laugh?

Everyone needs a good laugh every now and then — I know I sure do.  There are a few sites I check regularly that rarely fail to make me laugh.  But I’d like to expand my list a little bit.  If you have any suggestions, share them.  Here’s my list:

• Aaron Karo — He’s probably a prime example of the chauvanistic pig of the 2000s, but he cracks me up anyway.  He considers himself a typical drunken frat boy, which isn’t usually where I go for my comedy, but his style works.  The link there goes straight to his column — fair warning, if you go to just the domain name, you’ll get the entire site, which is a big nasty flash mess.
• Penny Arcade — Gabe and Tycho have been giving me hearty, nerdy guffaws for ages now.  A lot of their humor is videogame related, so if that’s not you’re not a full-fledged geek, some of the humor here might fly over your head.  But their non-videogame gems are worth sifting through the nerdery, if nerdery isn’t your thing.
• Dave Barry’s columns — Dave Barry has retired from writing a weekly newspaper column, but newcomers to his comedy will find plenty of gold on Miami Herald’s site.  They reprint a classic column weekly — often so timeless that the fact it was written in the 80s isn’t noticable.  Dave also has a blog where he posts silly links and has occasional witty commentary or a picture of a giant walrus penis bone.
• Dilbert — Everyone knows Dilbert.  He’s an office cubicle nerd from the weird mind of Scott Adams (who also has a blog).  Dilbert and Wally rarely fail to crack me up.  Pure gold for cubicle dwellers.
• Foxtrot — Another syndicated comic that has its fair share of geek humor.  Geek humor is starting to be a trend here… should I worry?
• Maddox — Maddox thinks quite highly of himself and usually hilarious, if vulgar, rude, and offensive material doesn’t offend you.  He’s safe for work, as long as no one reads too closely what’s on your screen.

Share yours!  Please note if it’s not worksafe — I usually do my humor reading here in the cubicle.

Wed February 15th, 2006 3:18 pm

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