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In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com & I rounded up great writing by Patrick Coyne in @pointsincase.com, Ruth Reichl, and @jessekubanet.bsky.social and Katie Brinkworth in @mcsweeneys.net
Plus my latest in McSweeney's & James' latest in @literaryhub.bsky.social!
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com & I rounded up great writing by Patrick Coyne in @pointsincase.com, Ruth Reichl, and @jessekubanet.bsky.social and Katie Brinkworth in @mcsweeneys.net
Plus my latest in McSweeney's & James' latest in @literaryhub.bsky.social!
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I can’t remember who made this joke originally but I just thought of it again and it still makes me laugh:
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I can’t remember who made this joke originally but I just thought of it again and it still makes me laugh:
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
It seems like a key part of becoming an Olympian is parents that make a lot of home videos
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 AM
It seems like a key part of becoming an Olympian is parents that make a lot of home videos
My first McSweeny's piece:
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
My first McSweeny's piece:
When you’re in Boston and it’s raining hard at 12:45:
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
When you’re in Boston and it’s raining hard at 12:45:
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Grandma Concerned About Dinner Roll Count https://theonion.com/grandma-concerned-about-dinner-roll-count-1819571169/
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Grandma Concerned About Dinner Roll Count https://theonion.com/grandma-concerned-about-dinner-roll-count-1819571169/
I found Scaffold through @iamchrisscott.bsky.social’s wonderful piece on the DARE programs in schools, and have loved the mag ever since. Thrilled to have a piece published! www.scaffoldlit.com/microwriting...
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I found Scaffold through @iamchrisscott.bsky.social’s wonderful piece on the DARE programs in schools, and have loved the mag ever since. Thrilled to have a piece published! www.scaffoldlit.com/microwriting...
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ISSUE SIX HYBRID GEESE
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
ISSUE SIX HYBRID GEESE
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
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i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.
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"While you’re welcome to try it, my feeling is that man-to-man defense simply isn’t an option. Some teams like to play a box-and-one, which generally works well against most lycanthropes. With Teen Wolf, though, you have to be careful."
Covering Teen Wolf: One Coach’s Guide
Used to be, the key to beating Teen Wolf’s Beavers was just to play them on any night there wasn’t a full moon. We were unlucky one season in that ...
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"While you’re welcome to try it, my feeling is that man-to-man defense simply isn’t an option. Some teams like to play a box-and-one, which generally works well against most lycanthropes. With Teen Wolf, though, you have to be careful."
A great piece on again, the coolest thing to happen in the last 100 years. Theft is cool!
"I am a French jewel thief, and I am the best at what I do. I move with precision, each step a carefully choreographed ballet. I do not simply steal things like a common pickpocket; I perform. I create. I inspire. But not before 9:30 a.m."
I, a French Jewel Thief, Refuse to Rob the Louvre Before Mid-Morning
“Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris’ Louvre museum on Sunday morning, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless object...
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A great piece on again, the coolest thing to happen in the last 100 years. Theft is cool!
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The greatest moment in broadcast television history.
February 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The greatest moment in broadcast television history.
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it remains so FUCKING annoying that every piece of advice about getting up and moving your body first thing in the morning is correct
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
it remains so FUCKING annoying that every piece of advice about getting up and moving your body first thing in the morning is correct
I was in attendance tonight and Mavs fans were just laughing after each bucket, what can you do?
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I was in attendance tonight and Mavs fans were just laughing after each bucket, what can you do?
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You have to be shitting me... Ohtani homered again
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
You have to be shitting me... Ohtani homered again
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I get paid 7 figures a year to come up with this shit. Some stuff I have cooking up for you to look forward to: Amazon Prime changing to Amazon Plus. Paramount Plus changing to Paramount Now. HBO Max changing to just HBO. I fucking hate all of you and I will never stop.
October 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I get paid 7 figures a year to come up with this shit. Some stuff I have cooking up for you to look forward to: Amazon Prime changing to Amazon Plus. Paramount Plus changing to Paramount Now. HBO Max changing to just HBO. I fucking hate all of you and I will never stop.
Thank you @pointsincase.com for posting this silly one www.pointsincase.com/lists/the-hi...
The Hinge Profile of a World War I Soldier
Let’s make sure we’re on the same page about---The fact that I do NOT have trench foot.
www.pointsincase.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thank you @pointsincase.com for posting this silly one www.pointsincase.com/lists/the-hi...
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Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/
October 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/