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LATEST ARTICLES ( 58 )

• A Terrible Thing to Waste

  

  Anyone who has even dipped their toes into the dark waters of neuroscience will know that mind and body are inextricably linked. Our visceral aspect is an... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2024 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Stand Not Upon the Order of Your Going

  

  Perhaps it’s time to introduce you to Eggplant Boy…Sadly, this useless sack of shit is my stepdaughter’s boyfriend, not some lame superhero. I imagine that if h... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2024 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Bring out Your Dead!

  

  I’ve been instructed to tell you that I am still alive – at least nominally. On the other hand, I could just be a clone and my original body has been origamied... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2024 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Procrastination Situation

  Once again, I am called upon to produce a fully-developed technical proposal THE FUCKING DAY BEFORE it is due. In my industry, the timelines are sometimes short... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• More Like an Etho Hopper Clock to Be Honest

  I finally had The Discussion aka “WTF do you actually want?” with my estranged spouse. She’s been avoiding the topic like a greased weasel in a lubricant... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Pascal’s Wager in Reverse

  Those who can, do. Those who can’t, get fast-tracked into a management position.During the years I’ve spent working at this particular circus, my alleged better... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Missing Mrs

  

  The most recent recrimination recitation went about as well as can be expected.At the conclusion of the session, the marriage counsellor stood and said, “Ok,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Mos Eisley Spaceport

  So it turns out I was wrong. Yes, yes, I know that could mean anything, but in this case I’m referring to the consultation my estranged wife and I had with a... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Curmunication

  On a scale of one to Muriel, I’m terrible. I’m no neurologist, but I suspect my mouth is connected directly to my brainstem. It often runs way ahead of my... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Where Are You?

  Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speakWhispers the o’er-fraught heart and bids it break. Macbeth Act IV, Scene 3I’ve been leaning rather heavily on... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Redacted

  Four years ago, when I was discharged from hospital, I quizzed my doctors about my long-term survival prospects. Most of them hedged their bets and gave me... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• It’s Over 9000!

  Not quite over 9000, but if you can’t use Dragon Ball Z quotes from time to time, then we become poorer as human beings. What I’m talking about is my tinnitus,... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Intermission

  

  Time for a break from all the boo hoo.So I had a fruitful weekend, and by “fruitful” I mean I spent it dicking around on the computer. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Irony Man

  I have believed for the longest time that irony is built into the fabric of the world, akin to a universal constant like Pi (mmm… Pie). Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Writer’s Strike

  Public Service Announcement: There is no comic today and updates may be somewhat erratic in the coming weeks. Regular service will resume as soon as I have... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Daily Double

  

  Human cloning is still allegedly in the realm of science fiction, but I have my suspicions that we have a working prototype hidden in a dusty corner somewhere i... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Fear Factor

  According to my Shrink, I have a tendency for “avoidant behaviour” or – to use more common parlance – I am a cowardly coward. I would be the Patron Saint of... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Time Machine

  If I had some input into the planning of how I’m supposed to allocate my time to various tasks, corporate life wouldn’t be so dire. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Every Cloud

  

  If I were to have an epitaph, I’d want it to be this verse from My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit: There’s no starting overNo new beginnings, time races onAnd... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Invisible Man

  I’ve never been a big fan of social media, but LinkedIn is a particularly irksome example of it. It’s essentially the corporate world’s equivalent of... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2023 HUMOR, SOCIETY