Recommend me and all Dopers some intelligently funny sites...

In My Humble Opinion
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Um…the hamster ate my post :frowning: Here it is again…

or some not-so-intelligently-yet-strangely-amusing ones. (NOTE: With Bonus Question at Bottom!)

Here’s my typical taste:

The Onion - though I just don’t find it nearly as funny as I used to.

Modern Humorist - hit or miss

Lileks - undeniably classic

Washington Post Style Invitational - check the archives…this is hit or miss also but some very clever people here.

So tell me fair surfers, what else is there? What can I look forward to?

Bonus Question:
There’s a bunch of old weird-but-remarkably-funny stuff I misplaced…at least two years or so. Anyone remember the site where a guy posted his Wal-mart receipts for over two years, and surfers were invited to comment? Or the site where one women related (with actual emails) her attempts at online match-making, with funny commentary from her and her friends?

That’s also the kind of site I like to come across.

Hop to it, time’s a wasting!

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http://www.somethingawful.com

Lots of laugh-out-loud stuff on this site. Very clever humour. Check out the pranks and guides, especially.

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Here’s one of my personal favorites:

http://www.monkeybagel.com

And the Wal-Mart Receipt site is http://lightning.prohosting.com/~receipts/index.cgi.

The link was right here on this site, in Weird Earl’s. Right under your nose.

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http://www.virtualstapler.com

Stapling something in real life may seem like a rush, but you haven’t lived until you’ve done it in cyberspace.

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Way Too Personal (I think this is the second “lost” link you mention) is still around but completely revamped.

I don’t see this one mentioned much, it’s a catalogue of (British, from what I can tell) playground taunts- lots of horrible personal anecdotes from the dark, barbaric days of elementary school.

And Acts of Gord, of course.

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Doesn’t seem to work anymore; I got a 404.

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Try it without the /index.cgi
http://lightning.prohosting.com/~receipts/
Some of my favorites:
Funny ebay auctions: http://www.drivenbyboredom.com/ebay.htm
Bad baby names (I don’t know how many of them are real, but if they are real, I feel sorry for the kids.)- http://www.rock103.com/drakeandzeke/_bbn/
The Gallery of Regrettable Food- http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/
For that matter: The Institute of Official Cheer- http://www.lileks.com/institute/index.html

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I hate to self-plug, but if you hate modern art and find the idea of “artists” like Damien “Dead Sheep” Hirst being pay thousands for a pile of bricks ridiculous…

http://www.wastednetwork.com/index.php?dir_id=wn_mart

You might also like the “Pointless Applications”, “(Don’t) Buy it - spoof adverts” and “Retarded World” sections too.

There’s a bunch of stuff there.

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www.brunching.com

Check out Lore Sjoberg’s Ratings. Go to the archives. Some hilarious early ones.

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Rinkworks, especially the Computer Stupidities page.

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I like Temple ov thee Lemur , especially the Microsith site.

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Wow. Lots of good stuff, slowly working my way through them.

These ICQ pranks are absolutely some of the funniest stuff I’ve seen in a while. “The Smart Box” and “Space Robot Bonanza” had me in tears.

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http://www.thereverend.com/brick_testament/

Very funny. This one is blocked here at work, although I don’t know why.

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www.furnitureporn.com

'Nuff said.

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I’m a fan of Fireland. Always good for thoughtful and surreal humor.

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I love checking out www.newsoftheweird.com

It’s only updated once a week, but it’s hilarious. They highlight real news articles about people doing stupid things from around the world (but mostly Americans).

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www.fark.com

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www.maakies.com

Well, I* think its freakin’ genius!

“Being drunk is the best feeling in my poor world!”-- Uncle Gabby

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I *meant to do that! :slight_smile:

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The Chaser had to change distributors recently due to acover story.