Heard the start of this on the Sunday Edition on the CBC, and thought it was worth sharing. Alltop didn’t start humor blog aggregation either, but they’re still around!
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mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Brittany
In her high school class yearbook, Brittany had been deemed “the most likely to be found dead in a dumpster”, but she had confounded her critics. First she had joined the circus, where her extensive tattoos and devastating overbite had … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Dominus Vobiscum
After the disastrous Papacy of Benedict XVI, all the secret societies decided to go a different way with the new pontiff. The Freemasons were keen to start putting their new genetic engineering technology to use, and so create some kind … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Video dating
“So is it on?” Voice from off-camera: “Let me check.” [camera shakes slightly] “Yep, you’re good.” “Okay, so you might not guess this from looking at me, but I’m actually a real sensitive dude. I enjoy art, black and white … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: But how do you get the cats to sing on key?
Alltop uses bagpipes whenever its torturing other humor aggregators.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Clown Apocalypse: The Clownsickle
One of the worst things about the clown apocalypse was just sorting out the sick from the opportunistic psycho-killers, who used the disaster to cover their own heinous activities. Many victims of these clown psychos, or clownsickles, as they are … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: I Am the Leggman
There is no more tragic story from the early days of cycling than the legendary Vance (The Leggman) Leggstrong. For a period of nearly a decade, none could match his feats of strength, endurance and mind-bending willpower on the Penny … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Problems of the technological singularity
Alltop has nightmares too. No funny blogs!
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Giganto-Schism
While the people of St. Tropezia were still somewhat bemused by the dire calamities promised by the Trans-Catholic Church, they found themselves drawn irresistibly to the gigantic women of their saucy little planet, and formed the Giganto Creed. Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Pete and Dud: Aversion Therapy
I thought another sketch from these guys may be in order: Alltop is aversion therapy for boredom.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: When a man loves a woman very, very much…
This cartoon on SMBC reminded me of this Dudley Moore, Peter Cook sketch: The Facts of Life. (Sorry, YouTube wouldn’t let me embed it.) Alltop still believes in storks.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Always look at the fine print
Yeah, but can the lawyer turn itself into a little blue monkey? Alltop only sees little blue monkeys when it laughs.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Dr. Tundra enters a bar …
Dr. Tundra enters a bar and orders a drink. The bar has a robot bartender, with great drink-making and conversational algorithms, but no facial or voice-recognition software. The robot serves him a perfectly prepared Peyote Sling, and then asks him: … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Avignon releases RoboPope schematics
AVIGNON (The Skwib) — Earlier today the Avignon Papacy held a news conference to confirm the existence of RoboPope, going so far as to release schematics of the first fully functional cyber-Pontiff. “Many question the existence of RoboPope,” Bishop of … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Robo-schism
ROME (The Skwib) — Last night more than 75,000 faithful assembled in St. Peter’s Square to worship at a special ceremony. Instead they witnessed the beginning of a new schism in the Catholic church. All seemed to be going to … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Municipal Investment Strategies for the Technological Singularity
An Open Letter to Town Council Dear Councilors: Your town may have an emergency plan, a development plan, a health plan — it may even have a plan for how to fix the potholes (though I doubt it). But does … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: How do you choose a new leader?
Well, on my home planet of Neecknaw, this is a simple affair. The new leader chooses himself. Or herself. But we haven’t had a female leader since the Gloomy Ages (the interstitial period between the Dark Ages and the Time … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: An Open Letter to John Hodgman, Minor Celebrity
Dear Judge John Hodgman, I would normally never bother a minor celebrity, but I have a warning to pass along. It may save your life. Last night I had a rather disturbing dream. It felt prophetic, though I hope it … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Fitted Sheets — Perfectly Cromulent Folding Instructions
Perfectly crumulent indeed. Alltop has trouble with t-shirts too.
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