Stand-up comedian—and newly minted mommy-blogger—gives some advice (based on experience) on how to comment like a grown up.  Back in the days of yore, or vaudeville as the case may be, the peanut gallery referred to those who sat in the “cheap seats.” They were the hecklers, the rowdy bunch, the group who would throw food at the performers…usually the cheapest snack, peanuts. Unfortunately, now with the blogosphere a-booming and instant access to practically every person’s thought the minute they think it, the peanut gallery has leapt out of the cheap seats and onto our blogs. And their taunting comments […]

With all this talk about forking this past week I must have come up with about a thousand jokes (most involving spooning leading to forking). Unfortunately, discussing source code and software packages aren’t the typical topics of convo at the comedy clubs, so most of my friends thought I was just plain cuckoo… and, well, I probably am. And for all of you WordPress folks, I won’t torture you… I’ve already stuck a fork in my forking jokes. But I will offer you a Woo-free article to enjoy today. It is the weekend for Pete’s sake. Let’s laugh a little! […]

Have you ever thought to yourself… “Self, I have far too many friends; I would like to lose some but I don’t know how!” Or how about, “Ya know what my life is lacking? An arch nemesis!” And maybe you don’t feel like confronting your now-friends and soon-to-be enemies in person, so what better place to come avatar-to-avatar or remain completely anonymous in your quest to make others cry … than the internet! Become the Food Foe If you have friends who talk a lot about their dietary restrictions (whether by choice or for health reasons) i.e.: being vegan, kosher, […]

Hollywood comedy writer Jessica Glassberg investigates what makes us LOL. By Jessica Glassberg | July 22, 2013 What is funny online? Since the time that some caveman laughed at another caveman’s drawing of a third caveman with a penis coming out of his forehead and a fourth caveman grunted, “I don’t get it,” there has been analysis over what is funny. I could probably write a doctoral-worthy thesis in an attempt to explain the question, “What is comedy?” Yes, I did just tell a dick joke followed by the phrase “doctoral-worthy thesis.” For now, let’s concentrate on comedy on the web. […]