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· Nov 10
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Wish people were posting about how windy it is like they’re posting about the NBA:
BIG GUUST!!!!
damn what is going on with the wind tonight
what a howl, this is why we listen to the wind from under the blankets folks
BIG GUUST!!!!
damn what is going on with the wind tonight
what a howl, this is why we listen to the wind from under the blankets folks
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Wish people were posting about how windy it is like they’re posting about the NBA:
BIG GUUST!!!!
damn what is going on with the wind tonight
what a howl, this is why we listen to the wind from under the blankets folks
BIG GUUST!!!!
damn what is going on with the wind tonight
what a howl, this is why we listen to the wind from under the blankets folks
"Burning the 10:30night oil" doesn't have the same ring to it, but that's what I'm doing
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
"Burning the 10:30night oil" doesn't have the same ring to it, but that's what I'm doing
Reposted by james folta
NYC mayors love to write a crime thriller.
The NYC Mayor Fiction Canon (or why Adams should probably write a crime thriller).
I’m excited to be writing to you from here in Mayor-elect Mamdani’s New York City. After years of bad news and then worse news, and a lifetime of disappointing mayors, it’s a strange and pleasant f…
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NYC mayors love to write a crime thriller.
*guy who's only seen Vertical Limit watching someone else about to be killed by having their safety rope cut* "getting real Vertical Limit vibes from this..."
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
*guy who's only seen Vertical Limit watching someone else about to be killed by having their safety rope cut* "getting real Vertical Limit vibes from this..."
If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a hit yourself in the head
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a hit yourself in the head
Doing the Paulie Walnuts index and pinkie finger point at the Senate until they shape up
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Doing the Paulie Walnuts index and pinkie finger point at the Senate until they shape up
Reposted by james folta
A favorite part of my week! Thank you, @jamesfolta.com
This week’s news was big, but these Venn diagrams are small enough to catch you up.
This week’s news in Venn diagrams.
I’ve been a very stereotypical New Yorker this week in that I can’t stop thinking, saying, or texting “Greatest city in the world, baby!” Zohran’s win is validating an…
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A favorite part of my week! Thank you, @jamesfolta.com
In our Newsletter this week, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I highlighted funny writing by Ria Sardana, Gracie Beaver-Kairis, & Taylor Garron on @mcsweeneys.net, and Susan Mulcahy on @newyorker.com!
Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
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Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
Subscribe below -- there's much more in our archives, too:
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #417
For October 29-November 4, 2025 Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, a roundup of the week's finest short humor pieces and funny articles,...
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In our Newsletter this week, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I highlighted funny writing by Ria Sardana, Gracie Beaver-Kairis, & Taylor Garron on @mcsweeneys.net, and Susan Mulcahy on @newyorker.com!
Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
Subscribe below -- there's much more in our archives, too:
Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
Subscribe below -- there's much more in our archives, too:
Friday night baby and me and the boys are
spouting all over the sea, and sprinkling and mistifying the gardens of the deep
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Friday night baby and me and the boys are
Reposted by james folta
finally someone is talking about mayor john lindsay's extremely overt self-insert fic
I read as much fiction written by NYC mayors as I could, and my conclusion is that Eric Adams should write a crime thriller (for @literaryhub.bsky.social)
The NYC Mayor Fiction Canon (or why Adams should probably write a crime thriller).
I’m excited to be writing to you from here in Mayor-elect Mamdani’s New York City. After years of bad news and then worse news, and a lifetime of disappointing mayors, it’s a strange and pleasant f…
lithub.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
finally someone is talking about mayor john lindsay's extremely overt self-insert fic
My retirement savings these days is my copy of yesterday's NY Post
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My retirement savings these days is my copy of yesterday's NY Post
I read as much fiction written by NYC mayors as I could, and my conclusion is that Eric Adams should write a crime thriller (for @literaryhub.bsky.social)
The NYC Mayor Fiction Canon (or why Adams should probably write a crime thriller).
I’m excited to be writing to you from here in Mayor-elect Mamdani’s New York City. After years of bad news and then worse news, and a lifetime of disappointing mayors, it’s a strange and pleasant f…
lithub.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I read as much fiction written by NYC mayors as I could, and my conclusion is that Eric Adams should write a crime thriller (for @literaryhub.bsky.social)
First order of business is to make everyone stop being mean about the G train
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
First order of business is to make everyone stop being mean about the G train
Looks like turnout plummeted in the Navy Yard from 1 vote in the Dem primary to 0 in the general
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Looks like turnout plummeted in the Navy Yard from 1 vote in the Dem primary to 0 in the general
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
Singing this to the tune of “Atlantic City”’s opening line
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Singing this to the tune of “Atlantic City”’s opening line
Reposted by james folta
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
Running out of piss for all these graves
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Running out of piss for all these graves
Vote [mumble] no matter [mumble]
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Vote [mumble] no matter [mumble]
RIP David Lynch, you would have loved how confused I am
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
RIP David Lynch, you would have loved how confused I am
A short humor piece in today's @airmail.news about the voters that are still persuadable ahead of Tuesday's election: people stuck in their costumes, lighthouse keepers, and the sixth borough
The Undecided Voters of the New York Mayoral Election: A Guide
Featuring: people stuck underground on the train, people stuck in their Halloween costumes, and more.
airmail.news
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A short humor piece in today's @airmail.news about the voters that are still persuadable ahead of Tuesday's election: people stuck in their costumes, lighthouse keepers, and the sixth borough
This year for Halloween I'm dressing up as Here's What Olive Oil Does Chumbucket Ad
October 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This year for Halloween I'm dressing up as Here's What Olive Oil Does Chumbucket Ad
I’m living proof that you can be young and sexy and also your knees ache when it rains
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’m living proof that you can be young and sexy and also your knees ache when it rains
And now let's hear from a Cuomo supporter
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
And now let's hear from a Cuomo supporter
Reposted by james folta
Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in literature, “received what he called a ‘rather curious love letter’ from the American authorities, that he read from in Lagos on Tuesday.”
The U.S. has revoked the visa of Nobel winner Wole Soyinka.
The American government has revoked the visa of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in literature, according to Al Jazeera. The writer received what he called a “rather c…
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October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in literature, “received what he called a ‘rather curious love letter’ from the American authorities, that he read from in Lagos on Tuesday.”