Over the years, I've collected a pile of funny stuff. Or, well, at least
stuff that struck me funny at one time or another. Much of it is those
things that circulate around via email, some of it is funny web pages, some
of it's intentional humor, and some of it isn't. Anyway, here's your source
for as much of that stuff as I've saved, sorted, and indexed, or else
linked to at other places.
If you know the attribution or authorship of any of the pieces I've saved
and said "Original attribution unknown," please let me know.
In the highly probable event that I'm slack about updating my web pages (I
mean, I always have been so far, ever since I first put up my most
rudimentary web page back in 1995 or so), you can always browse through
whatever I've put in my
humor directory
without the benefit of comments, sorting, categorization, or anything like
that.
ObDisclaimer: You may not find everything funny. Further, I make no
effort to judge whether or not the subject matter is appropriate for all
possible readers, and would never claim that no one might find any of it
bothersome or offensive. So read at your own risk.
Oh, yeah, and if there's something you think I'd find funny or that you'd
like me to add, just give me a holler and let me know. Username's abby,
domain's foad.org, no mailto link since they're probably spamtraps.
Last but not least, I haven't gone to the trouble of making a lot of this
stuff actually html, so you're gonna have to willing to use your browser's
ability to go back to where you just were.
STUFF I SAVED
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What do drug dealers and software developers have in common?
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A quiz for UNIX admins
From alt.humor.best-of-usenet in late 1994. Also groove on the vintage
Path: header!
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Hacker Barbie circulated around the 'net
in email and newsgroups sometime in 1993 or 1994.
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Barbie in Corporate MIS is
the sequel to Hacker Barbie, which I wrote after I read it. Does
anyone even call them MIS departments anymore? Or is it just IS/IT or
something? I must be getting sheltered in my old age.
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The very latest in beepers as of early 1995
in alt.sysadmin.recovery, at any rate.
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vi is my editor, I shall not want
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Some truths about computers, from movies and TV shows
The attribution for the original list is unknown, and I've included the
ones generated when this went to our office humor mailing list, with
attributions.
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Space Shuttle Tech Support A possibly
apocryphal transcript of a communication between a shuttle crew and the
Johnson Space Center.
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You Know You Live In Silicon Valley When...
This is the second such thing I've seen since I moved here -- I can't seem
to find a copy of the first one right now.
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
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A software engineer, a hardware engineer, and a department manager
were on their way to a meeting in Switzerland...
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Who wants to marry a software engineer?
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Source Code for Windows 2000
Hrmmm, I wonder if it compiles... ahhh, who cares, it's a M$ product.
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You Might Be An Engineer If
...you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance. (D'oh!)
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What if God logs in one morning and runs /etc/shutdown?
From the Scary Devil Monastery back in the day.
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Reasons why e-mail is like a penis
I have absolutely no idea where this came from. I've been carrying it
around probably since 1994.
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How To Hire A Sysadmin This, too, from the heyday of the Scary Devil
Monastery.
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Stupid UNIX Tricks
Won't work on all operating systems, but use it for a little inspiration!
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Tales of the Zen Master by Greg
Wheatley. This is episode 2, and there are others, and I would love to
dig them up. If it's okay by Greg.
- Huzzah! Greg has them up. So
here they are. Go read 'em.
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STUFF I SAVED
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STUFF I SAVED
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Top 25 Signs You're All Grown Up Original attribution unknown, this
circulated on our office humor mailing list.
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In-Flight Humor
Your seat cushion can be used as a what?
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Pseudo Latin
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Modern Latin
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Employee Evaluation Quotes
Even if these aren't for real, they're a kick.
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Oooh, let's hire that guy!
Purportedly printed in Fortune magazine, these are some real winner lines
from actual resumes.
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Useful Metric Conversions
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Top 35 Oxymorons
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MAKE TENURE FAST
I guess this may not be as funny as it used to be. Once upon a time,
something called MAKE MONEY FAST used to be the main egregious spam that
got forwarded all over the place and stuff... a pyramid scheme chain
letter. But you know, I haven't even seen one MMF in years now. But, if you
remember it, this is a gas. And it's probably funny if you're in academia
too.
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Are you sick of the 90s?
Well, were you when they ended, anyway?
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Fun At Wal-Mart
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1943 Advice For Working Women
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Teaching Math Throughout the Years
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Philosophers, poets and other luminaries address the age-old question:
why did the chicken cross the road?
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