I still think most of these would be whiskey, not coffee. (h/t to Mark Victor Young.) Alltop is a stiff drink of humor.
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mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: KFC still addictive, study finds
NEW YORK (The Skwib) — Despite moves to eliminate the use of trans-fats from its fare, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is still addictive. “Yes, there is still a problem with this so-called ‘food’,” Dr. Finn Gerliken, Director of the Institute … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Hirsute nostalgia
I’m not sure who this is, Chilliwack, maybe? Or, Jefferson Starship? Anyway, they were a band from the 70s. I encourage you to check out some of my hairy fiction. Alltop used to play base for Cream.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: A brush with disaster
Every time Trooper Jinglo thought about the Death Star, and how he was supposed to be on duty that day, he just needed to cuddle with his dog, Mr. Snuggums. Alltop is the Sith Lord of humor aggregators. Wonderful photo … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Blogger ponders on things instead of musing about them
LONDON, Ontario (The Skwib) — The web is still reeling from the revelation that a blogger has been pondering things instead of musing about them. “Yeah, I’ve spent a lot of time musing, in fact, the tagline from my blog … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Writing is fun!
Stabbing them in the neck with a fountain pen works too … Alltop is writing up the funny!
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Poor career decisions
The alien on the right is thinking: “My agent is so fired.” The one on the left? He’s just experimenting with his knobs. Alltop loves a good knob experiment!
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Always remember: safety first
These baby gas masks are so easy to put on, you won’t even wake them up, when you slip your wee bundle of joy into it. Just be prepared for the epic freak out when they do. Alltop loves breathing … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Dr. Tundra versus the flashmob zombies
Dr. Maximilian Tundra had never felt so paranoid. Earlier that day he’d lost his medical license; luckily, he also had a PhD in biochemistry, so he would still get everyone call him “doctor”. But it was the loss of easy … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Know your branches of economics
This comic does in one cartoon what the first chapter of Debt, the First 5000 Years does (pretty well) in one chapter. Alltop is a macro-humor generator.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: What’s all this, then?
Constable Bertie Twills had no idea how to write a citation for jaywalking aliens, so he just turned his back and pretended not to see them. His partner, Constable “Jimmy” Macheath (he was originally from Glasgow), couldn’t help but wonder … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The nit-pickers always can find something
In high school we parodied For Whom the Bell Tolls relentlessly: “Que va, what a cafeteria lunch that is.” “Truly, it is a cafeteria lunch.” “That is a cafeteria lunch to test a man.” “Que va.” Alltop is a humor … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The Bellerephon Problem
After murdering his brother for eating all the Cheetos, Bellerephon was exiled from Corinth. (A city famed for its Elvis impersonators and Class 5 Full-Roaming Vapor Ghosts.) Then his luck turned for the worse. Avoiding the mechanized Probe-a-trons sent by … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Thag not grok god!
The natural world was not a mystery — when it rained, they got wet. If they were in the mountains, rain was dangerous because it would swell the streams, making them difficult or impossible to cross. Rain made hunting more … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The New Clone 12000 Helmet Finally Comes to Market
This fully functional metro-wanker-clone helmet will render your enemies helpless with laughter, right before you incinerate their lower intestines. Two Gigilo-Hertz-powered ocular particle beams makes the Clone 12000 more devastating than last month’s supernova in the Coagula System and only … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Nerds
She sprang from the cranium of Zeus himself, a divine thought found form, and a blessing unto the Gods, the philosophers of men, and the City of Athens. She was the goddess of civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, wit, craft, raffia-worked … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Eventually, you’re going to need a robo-nun
Eucrecia was pretty exciting about her transformation into a Happy Ending Pleasure Bot, but the nice men at Zina-Works 3000 were having problems with the fittings. It was delicate work. The cavity extruder was just barely powerful enough to fit … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Robots need love too
Seriously. Robots need love too! If we’re going to survive the coming Toaster Uprising, then we have to love our robots. We have to instill them with love. It’s really what Ray Kurtzweil is talking about in The Singularity Is … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: How social media has changed the news conference
This moment of snark brought to you by the incomprable XKCD. Alltop wonders if Google+ has a role to play.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: How Man of Steel should have ended
I love these alternate (more logical) endings. This one presupposes that Superman is actually pretty smart. (Which, I’m not saying he isn’t, by the way. But we all know Batman is the smart one.) Alltop loves a good black hole … Continue reading →
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