John Cox

Blogs · @wyome

Tagged humor · everything

TheFarSide.com

The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson from Monday, October 26, 2026 | TheFarSide.com

The saved text is only the footer boilerplate from The Far Side's official website, with no article or comic content. It covers the copyright notice (FarWorks, Inc., 2019-2026, used with permission and hosted by Andrews McMeel Universal), the registered trademarks (The Far Side, the Larson signature, the Amoeba and Cow logos), and a ban on reproducing or distributing site content without written permission. Nothing here argues or reports anything, so the original page was probably not captured, and you may want to re-save it from the source if there was a specific comic or piece you meant to keep.

Permalink comicshumor

The Art of Manliness

50+ Old Fashioned Insults We Should Bring Back

This piece catalogs 50 colorful 19th-century insults drawn from historical dictionaries, arguing that modern English has lost vivid, inventive put-downs in favor of tired expletives and generic slurs. The insults range from creative descriptors of character flaws (like "afternoon farmer" for someone who misses opportunities) to observations of physical awkwardness ("duke of limbs"), with bonus examples of Theodore Roosevelt's particularly colorful invective. The author suggests these bygone terms deserve revival for their cleverness and specificity compared to contemporary name-calling.

Permalink culturehistoryvintagehumor

trivia.cracked.com

10 ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Comics That Will Leave You Contemplating the Meaning of Life

This roundup pulls ten "Calvin and Hobbes" strips where Bill Watterson ditched the whimsy for existential heft, spotlighting moments the boy and his tiger wrestled with absurdity, mortality, war and the passage of time. It's less a joke list than a reminder that Watterson slipped genuine philosophical weight into a syndicated kids' comic, culminating with the strip's famously poignant finale. Worth keeping as a quick clickable anthology of the series' most quietly profound panels.

Permalink philosophycomicsnostalgiahumor

www.cbr.com

Calvin and Hobbes Debate Exactly How Santa Claus Defines the Term 'Good'

This piece introduces the first day of an Advent Calendar feature spotlighting Christmas-themed strips from notable comic strips, beginning with Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. The entry examines how Calvin navigates the seasonal pressure to appear good enough for Santa by philosophically debating the nature of goodness with Hobbes, even attempting to get a reference letter, while also featuring strips where Santa and his elves deliberate Calvin's worthiness and Calvin dreams of a poem convincing Santa to reward naughty children instead. The piece highlights Watterson's skill at blending clever wordplay with strong visual storytelling to explore Calvin's characteristically twisted imagination.

Permalink philosophycomicsholidaychristmas

www.upworthy.com

How do you know someone is smart?

The Dunning-Kruger effect causes less intelligent people to overestimate their abilities while highly intelligent people underestimate theirs, yet humans have evolved to judge others' intelligence reasonably well. Drawing on Reddit responses, the piece identifies eighteen behavioral markers of genuine intelligence, including intellectual humility (admitting what you don't know), adaptability (changing views with new evidence), clear communication tailored to your audience, and curiosity. Rather than displaying confidence or dominance, truly intelligent people tend to listen more than talk, ask thoughtful questions, and focus on getting things right rather than being right.

Permalink communicationpsychologyadviceeducation

zachholman.com

Only 90s Web Developers Remember This

This is a nostalgic and humorous romp through 1990s web development techniques—blinking marquees, transparent 1x1 GIF spacer files for layout, stacked   entities for spacing, pixel fonts, and DHTML—presented as if these crude hacks were revolutionary innovations worthy of Grammys and Pulitzers. The author celebrates the ingenuity required to work around the technical limitations of the era while gently mocking both the absurdity of these methods and modern developers' dismissal of them, ultimately suggesting that today's layered abstractions are no better than the chaotic creativity that built the early web.

Permalink historynostalgia1990shumor

fooljs.com

deadspin.com

What Happens When A 35-Year-Old Man Retakes The SAT?

Drew Magary retakes the SAT as an adult after 19 years to see whether he's become smarter or dumber, completing a practice test under the same conditions he experienced in 1993—bubble sheets, No. 2 pencils, and all. He discovers that the test remains fundamentally unchanged and poorly designed, relying on outdated technology while charging students thousands in test-prep fees, and finds his own performance improved slightly on the verbal section (where he reads constantly) but declined in math (which he never uses). The essay is less an argument for SAT reform than a darkly funny documentation of how pointless and grueling the standardized test experience remains, structured to punish rather than encourage students and designed by people who seem to actively enjoy making teenagers miserable.

Permalink adviceeducationpersonal financehumor

Imgur

Ecommerce-Platforms.com

The funniest 25 'Twits' you must follow right now | Inspired Magazine

This appears to be a collection of article previews and headlines about ecommerce website design, Shopify and WooCommerce themes, and related topics like logo design and dropshipping. The snippets cover practical guides such as finding free Shopify themes, selecting WooCommerce themes after testing hundreds of options, and essential design elements for successful online stores, alongside articles about mobile ecommerce design, website redesigns, and designing for corporate clients. While individual pieces offer specific advice—like mobile-first design principles, the importance of good web design for conversion, and business models like dropshipping—this excerpt is primarily a table of contents or blog archive rather than a cohesive argument.

Permalink social mediaentertainmenthumor

twitpic.com

www.fanfiction.net

YAH!!!

This is a Twilight fanfiction where the entire Cullen family and Bella participate in an online chatroom, each using screen names that hint at their personalities—Edward uses "a thousand pennies for your thoughts," Bella is "im not clumsy…the floor just hates me," and Emmett goes for the obvious vampire angle with "ivant2suckyourblood…vlahahaha!" The humor comes from how their typical traits and dynamics play out through text-based exchanges in a casual online setting rather than the serious supernatural drama of the original series.

Permalink humor

www.fanfiction.net

Look, Chloe, try 2 stop laughing sohard at this. Chloe.

This is a comedic Twilight fanfiction where a bored Bella gets drunk playing strip poker with Emmett and Jasper while Edward is away hunting, leading to a compromising scene when he returns home early. The story uses humorous nicknames for the characters (like "Soulja Boy" for Jasper) and is told from multiple perspectives, with this section showing Bella's drunken antics and the brothers' panicked reaction to Edward's arrival. The piece plays on the contrast between Bella's typically serious character and her uninhibited drunk behavior for comedic effect.

Permalink comedyhumor

www.youtube.com