Make me laugh. Please?
October 6, 2011 9:06 PM Subscribe
What are some good places to find a certain kind of humor online?
It's the kind that includes fucking back with phone scammers, taking out false ads or answering ads falsely on sales or dating websites (craigslist), the infamous Dimitri the Lover thing (a recording of a guy leaving stalkerish voicemail messages for a woman he didn't know), and things like that? What am I missing? I love shit like this and I'm in a sad spell. Laughter is medicine.
It's the kind that includes fucking back with phone scammers, taking out false ads or answering ads falsely on sales or dating websites (craigslist), the infamous Dimitri the Lover thing (a recording of a guy leaving stalkerish voicemail messages for a woman he didn't know), and things like that? What am I missing? I love shit like this and I'm in a sad spell. Laughter is medicine.
chad's letters
I'm not vouching for any of my links. I know there's funny stuff like this around and I'm just dropping links for you without looking at them..
posted by dchrssyr at 9:26 PM on October 6, 2011
I'm not vouching for any of my links. I know there's funny stuff like this around and I'm just dropping links for you without looking at them..
posted by dchrssyr at 9:26 PM on October 6, 2011
best of craigslist . . . and I'm done here. I hope you find your chuckles.
posted by dchrssyr at 9:30 PM on October 6, 2011
posted by dchrssyr at 9:30 PM on October 6, 2011
Seconding Emails From An Asshole - please please start with Disguised Weapons and once you recover from the hilarity, read on.
posted by tatiana wishbone at 9:51 PM on October 6, 2011
posted by tatiana wishbone at 9:51 PM on October 6, 2011
the paywall is down on Something Awful, so I read through the massive TV Tropes thread. even if you love the site, the mocking they give Troper Tales is hilarious
E/N is a mix of that and real advice
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 10:10 PM on October 6, 2011
E/N is a mix of that and real advice
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 10:10 PM on October 6, 2011
David Thorne. Probably NSFW in parts.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 11:13 PM on October 6, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 11:13 PM on October 6, 2011 [2 favorites]
Derek Erdman.
Along with Sharpeworld, it was one of the sites that was a revelation to me upon having broadband for the first time during my freshman year of college. The more you search the site, the more you'll find the kind of stuff that's right up your alley.
posted by stleric at 12:07 AM on October 7, 2011
Along with Sharpeworld, it was one of the sites that was a revelation to me upon having broadband for the first time during my freshman year of college. The more you search the site, the more you'll find the kind of stuff that's right up your alley.
posted by stleric at 12:07 AM on October 7, 2011
This guy gets Nigerian scammers to send photos of themsleves holding silly signs to "prove they are serious." I think I first read about him on Metafilter[?]
http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/
posted by uncanny hengeman at 7:14 AM on October 7, 2011
http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/
posted by uncanny hengeman at 7:14 AM on October 7, 2011
The Powerbook Prank is one of my favorite stories along those lines.
posted by ashirys at 7:56 AM on October 7, 2011
posted by ashirys at 7:56 AM on October 7, 2011
Not quite the same, but I always get a kick out of Rob Cockerham's stuff on Cockeyed.com
posted by pupdog at 8:18 AM on October 7, 2011
posted by pupdog at 8:18 AM on October 7, 2011
So many suggestions! I'm bookmarking this post for my own! Here are my 3 laugh-a-day sites I visit:
Failblog
WhyDidYouBuyMeThat.com
People of Walmart
Damn You Auto Correct
posted by Frosted Cactus at 8:43 AM on October 7, 2011
Failblog
WhyDidYouBuyMeThat.com
People of Walmart
Damn You Auto Correct
posted by Frosted Cactus at 8:43 AM on October 7, 2011
There are some fantastic gems among the Something Awful ICQ pranks.
I like Insurance Risk, Laser Spammers, Fruits and Nuts, Jesus vs. NIN, Doctor Udreamofjeanie, The c0n c0n Man and Space Robot Bonanza!
posted by martinrebas at 10:55 AM on October 7, 2011
I like Insurance Risk, Laser Spammers, Fruits and Nuts, Jesus vs. NIN, Doctor Udreamofjeanie, The c0n c0n Man and Space Robot Bonanza!
posted by martinrebas at 10:55 AM on October 7, 2011
Apologies as this isn't online per se, but I think you would love Bob Servant and Delete This At Your Peril. If you like British humour it's especially funny. My god, I remember being on a bus in a foreign country and just laughing until I cried, with all the other passengers looking at me as if I were deranged.
posted by Concordia at 12:31 PM on October 7, 2011
posted by Concordia at 12:31 PM on October 7, 2011
Response by poster: I'm very familiar with Emails From An Asshole, and the concealed weapons IS one of the best of all!! I'll have to check the rest of these out... Thanks!
posted by jitterbug perfume at 3:42 PM on October 8, 2011
posted by jitterbug perfume at 3:42 PM on October 8, 2011
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A classic: the stinkymeat project
posted by wondermouse at 9:19 PM on October 6, 2011