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Jokes & Humor
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Advanced Rutabaga Studies Institute (ARSI) 
 Live Rutacam, photographs of ARSI operations, a brief history of the rutabaga (Brassica napus), recipes and marketing information, and other products of the research performed by this Forest Grove, Oregon, institute. "Any similarity between the information or claims presented by this site and social, scientific, culinary, literary, cultural, historical, botanical, artistic and technological reality is purely coincidental." http://rutabagas.tripod.com/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Agony Booth
This site "is an ongoing inquisition into some of the worst movies humanity has to offer, and is not for the weak of spirit or the easily disheartened." The reviews and commentary on "bad movies" are browsable by title or date. Also includes a list of "actors, writers, producers, and directors who have been at least partly responsible for more than one movie featured" on the site, a discussion board, and links to related sites. http://www.agonybooth.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 4, 2004 All About Birds
Basic bird facts and how to become a bird watcher are some of the topics covered at this site for children. Includes fact sheets with line drawings of over 50 different birds, bird terms, jokes and crafts, information about fossils and evolution, and a list of state birds. Site is part of EnchantedLearning.com. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/ Topics: Birds, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 15, 2005 All Your Base Are Belong To Us
If your life is over-imbued with meaning, turn to this popular and refreshingly silly Flash video for relief. The dreadful language on the site is patterned after Zero Wing, a computer game notorious for poor English (hence the repetition of phrases such as "somebody set us up the bomb"). Caution: includes several mildly salacious images. http://allyourbase.planettribes.gamespy.com/ Topics: Computers, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 18, 2006 Angry Alien Productions
This site presents several well-known movies re-enacted by animated bunnies. Features the bunny versions of "The Shining," "The Exorcist," "Jaws," "Titanic," and "Alien." Includes a FAQ and other animations. Some of the animations have appeared on TV shows and at film festivals. http://www.angryalien.com Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 8, 2004 April Fools' Day On the Web
A big collection "of April Fools' Day Jokes that Web Sites have run each year from 2004 all the way up to today," listed by site in no particular order and with a brief description of the joke. http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 26, 2009 Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH)
The mission of this organization is "to serve as the community of professionals who study, practice & promote healthy humor & laughter." The group promotes "'therapeutic humor': Any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression or appreciation of the absurdity or incongruity of life's situations." Its website features articles and white papers, bibliography of books and articles, newsletter with links to news, and related material. http://www.aath.org/ Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 26, 2009 BadPuns.com
Jokes, cartoons, and a Bad Puns database of jokes. Contains mostly puns, spoonerisms, quips, and, of course, real groaners. http://BadPuns.com/ Topics: English Language, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 25, 2005 Bob Hope
The official site of Bob Hope (born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, England). The site includes an illustrated biography that chronicles his multifaceted careers on Broadway, radio, movies, and television as well as entertaining troops, golf activities, and a list of honorary degrees. Also includes audio of jokes, a discussion forum, information about Hope Enterprises, and brief biographical information about his wife Dolores. http://www.bobhope.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Performing Arts, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 6, 2003 Bob Hope and American Variety
This online exhibit uses photographs, theater programs, art works (the section on Faces of Bob Hope is delightful), pages from his joke file, and other memorabilia to illustrate the comedian's life and 70 year vaudeville, movie, radio, television, and touring career. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Performing Arts, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 3, 2002 Book-a-Minute Classics: The Grapes of Wrath
A humorous synopsis of Steinbeck's classic novel. http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/b/steinbeck.grapes.shtml Topics: Agriculture, Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 2, 2009 The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (BLFC)
The best of bad writing. "Since 1982 the English Department at San Jose State University has sponsored the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, a whimsical literary competition [announced in mid-summer] that challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels." This site includes rules, entries, winners, runners-up, losers, and a history of the award. http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Writing Last updated Jul 22, 2004 Card Trick Central
Instructions for many easy, intermediate, and hard card tricks of all kinds. Includes sleight-of-hand terminology. http://www.cardtricksite.com/ Topics: Hobbies, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 25, 2007 Computer Songs and Poems (Song and Poem Parodies with Computer Related Subjects)
Featuring such lines as "Bye, bye to my Apple II pie" and "When I was a lad I served a term, As office boy in a computer firm," this site has hundreds of parodies. Nothing is sacred--among the original sources are Christmas, Beatles, and Monty Python songs, and the works of Chaucer, Milne, and Seuss. Indexed by parody title and author and by original performer or author. http://www.poppyfields.net/filks/ Topics: Computers, Humor, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 Computer Stupidities
"A large collection of stories and anecdotes about clueless computer users. It's a baffling phenomenon that in today's society an individual, who might in other circumstances be considered smart and wise, can sit down in front of a computer screen and instantly lose every last shred of common sense he ever possessed. ... And yet, amidst the vast, surging quantities of stupidity are perfectly excusable technological mishaps — but that are amusing nonetheless." http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/ Topics: Computers, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 10, 2005 Cool Quiz!
An entertainment site that claims to be largest trivia repository on the Internet. Features primarily humorous quizzes and games for teens and adults. Searchable. http://www.coolquiz.com/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 1, 2003 The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome and the Potential Downfall of American Society
A tongue-in-cheek "academic" paper, complete with graphs and charts, based on the observation that "a student's grandmother is far more likely to die suddenly just before the student takes an exam, than at any other time of year." By a genetics professor, who reports his observations and offers some possible remedies for the problem. http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/adams/Resources/Grannies.pdf Topics: Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 18, 2005 The Devil's Dictionary
This edition of the cynically humorous reference work by Ambrose Bierce is preceded with the useful caveat, "there will no doubt be material here that you will find sexist, nationalist, racist, or just generally offensive." Nevertheless, much to browse in this classic, first published in 1906, such as this definition of the term pantomime : "a play in which the story is told without violence to the language." http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/devils/ Topics: Dictionaries, Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 20, 2001 Dihydrogen Monoxide--DHMO Homepage
This hoax trips up an amazing number of people every time it resurfaces. The ominous-sounding compound is actually H 2 O, or water. Read "many Special Reports, including the DHMO FAQ, a definitive primer on the subject, plus reports on the environment, cancer, current research, and an insider exposé about the use of DHMO in the dairy industry. ... Note: content veracity not implied." http://www.dhmo.org/ Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 3, 2005 Drawtoy vs. Byokal
Draw into a space and a sweeping pie-slice shape translates 45° of your work into 360° of kaleidoscopic art. You pick colors, lines, and shapes and draw with your mouse. As you draw, a kaleidoscope is created. Includes an undo button and the ability to stop, slow down, or speed up your kaleidoscopic creation. There is a link to an explanation of how it works. http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal/ Topics: Games & Puzzles, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 Dress the Chief
This virtual paper doll is a burly Scots chief you can dress in kilts (choose a tartan) and outfit with bagpipes, a dog, flowers, weapons, or golf clubs. Place your Scotsman in a cottage, in woods by a loch, or in a meadow near a stone with mysterious Celtic markings. Complete the picture with more people, mice, quail, mushrooms, and other extras. May be printed or e-mailed. http://www.electricscotland.com/kids/dress12-20.swf Topics: Crafts, Hobbies, Humor, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 The Easter Egg Archive
Contains thousands of Easter Eggs, "hidden feature[s] or novelt[ies] that [computer] programmers have put in their software .... anything from a hidden list of the developers, to hidden commands, to jokes, to funny animations." Searchable, and browsable by category (computers, movies, music, TV, books, and art). http://www.eeggs.com/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 13, 2007 Filk Frequently Asked Questions
From "What the heck is filk music?" (for those who don't know what it is) to "Where else can I find filk?" (for those who do know), this FAQ gives information about "the folk music of the science fiction/fantasy fan community." Contains information about filk etiquette, events, the Pegasus Awards, newsgroups, vendors, and more. http://www.kayshapero.net/filkfaq.htm Topics: Literature: Fiction, Music, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 2, 2005 The Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation 11/19/1863
The Gettysburg Address, reinterpreted in Microsoft Powerpoint. This garish presentation is replete with meaningless graphs, mind-numbing bullet points, and a list of "Key Objectives." From a computer scientist with a sense of humor. http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 8, 2004 Google (Klingon Version)/Google tlhIngan Hol
A version of the Google search engine in Klingon, a language originally developed for use in Star Trek movies. http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/ Topics: Humor, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Languages, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 Gothic Martha Stewart: DIY Home Decor for the Morbidly Inclined
Home decor for the gothic do-it-yourselfer. Includes decorating projects, Internet and print resources, and shopping guides. Don't miss the Gothic Weddings section! LII Record of the Month for January, 2003. http://www.trystancraft.com/martha/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Holidays & Observances, Home & Housing, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 3, 2005 The Hello World Collection
"'Hello World' is the first program one usually writes when learning a new programming language. This collection includes 181 Hello World programs in many more-or-less well known languages." From a computer programmer. http://www.roesler-ac.de/wolfram/hello.htm Topics: Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 28, 2005 How Laughter Works
This article considers laughter: "what it is, what happens in our brains when we laugh, what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier. You'll also learn that there's a tremendous amount that no one understands yet." Topics include the brain's limbic system ("a network of structures located beneath the cerebral cortex"), and the three traditional theories about what we find humorous (incongruity, superiority, and relief). From HowStuffWorks. http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-nature/emotions/other/laughter.htm Topics: Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Ian's Shoelace Site
"How many possible ways are there to lace an average shoe?" The author presents nearly two dozen methods he considers "worthy of devoting the time required to create instructions." Includes illustrations, and information about shoelace knots, aiglet ("the plastic or metal sleeves at the ends of shoelaces") repair, and shoelace length formulas. http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ Topics: Crafts, Fashion, Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 25, 2007 IFLANET Library Humour
Learn how many catalogers it takes to change a lightbulb from this light-hearted site featuring jokes, humor, and lists such as "Library Principles for Students, from the Old Testament" and "Index Liberis Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books for Children)." From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). http://archive.ifla.org/I/humour/humour.htm Topics: Humor, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 1, 2009 The Ig® Nobel Prizes
Every October, Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative—and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology." Find award winners, video clips of the award ceremonies, "personal reminiscences of some participants," and more. Ig Nobel Prizes activities are organized by the Annals of Improbable Research (AIR). http://improbable.com/ig/ Topics: Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 1, 2009 Instrument Jokes
A collection of jokes--mostly one-liners--about musical instruments, musicians, and singers. If this isn't enough, there is a link to the violist/author's specialized Viola Jokes page. http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/other-instrument-jokes.html Topics: Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 2, 2002 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
The "Electronic Collections" section has a collection of past and present important documents and resources in the field of library science, a page of library jokes, and another of quotations about librarians and libraries. Other parts of the site have information about the organization and its activities. Also includes an alphabetical list "of national libraries including those claiming this function but not having the actual title." http://www.ifla.org/ Topics: Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 12, 2004 The Internet TESL Journal: For Teachers of English as a Second Language
A monthly journal with teaching techniques, lessons, Web-based textbooks, projects, classroom jokes, games, and conversation questions, as well as related links for both teachers and students. Site is searchable and archived back to 1995. http://iteslj.org/ Topics: Education, English Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Junk Food News
This tasty site features stories and newswires about the junk food industry. Beyond the entertainment value of the latest news about empty calories, this site shrewdly illustrates by example how the junk food industry promotes its product. A well-done hobby site by a professional writer. http://www.junkfoodnews.net/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Humor, Industries, Nonfiction by Genre, Nutrition & Food Safety, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 12, 2005 Librarian Action Figure
The Web site for the doll that caused a storm of controversy in librarianship. The doll, whose arm moves up in a "shushing" gesture, is based on real-life librarian and prolific book reviewer Nancy Pearl, the author of "Book Lust." Is she dowdy, or merely sensibly dressed? An insult to the profession, or amusing? And where did she get those comfy-looking shoes? http://www.mcphee.com/laf/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Fashion, Hobbies, Humor, Librarianship, Media, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Library Joke of the Month
Library humor for children, including many knock-knock and elephant jokes. Also find a few related links. From Multnomah County Library, Oregon. http://www.multcolib.org/kids/jokes.html Topics: Humor, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 Lipstick Librarian
This site gently spoofs librarianship's stereotypes with outrageously funny fashion tips, amusing graphics, a mock bibliography, and made-up quotes. Features a blog (infrequently updated, but always worth the wait) with an RSS feed. From uber-librarian Linda Absher. http://www.lipsticklibrarian.com/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 8, 2004 Longmont Dairy Farm: Kids
Games, puzzles, jokes, cow photos, and other dairy-related activities for children. Features a photo tour of a dairy farm and processing plant, recipes, and coloring pages. From a Longmont, Colorado, dairy farm. http://www.longmontdairy.com/kids.htm Topics: Agriculture, Beverages, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Livestock, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Marmota Monax (Woodchuck)
Fact sheet on this mammal, which is also known as the groundhog. Includes a description of the woodchuck, behavior patterns, food habits, and related material. Discusses woodchucks as a source of entertainment (jokes, Groundhog Day, movies). Part of the Animal Diversity Web from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Marmota_monax.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Mammals, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 11, 2005 Marshmallow Peeps
The official site for this quintessential Easter confection features recipes and crafts, an animated history timeline, and a virtual factory tour. For fun and reference, follow the bouncing bunny to readers' stories and experiments and creations. http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Mar 28, 2007 Marshmallow Peeps: Those Resilient Little Birds
Humorous "educational tour" that characterizes Marshmallow Peeps by investigating their reactions to cold, heat, solubility testing, and low-pressure environments. Also analyzes the risk of "the effects of smoking and alcohol on Peep health," explains the daring surgery to separate conjoined Peep quintuplets, and investigates Peeps' fear response. Note: the literature review has a number of dead links. http://www.peepresearch.org/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated May 10, 2005 Molvania
This companion site to the book "Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry" will have you reaching for your atlas. This spoof site is designed to poke fun at the way tourists have come to rely on travel guides. Like those resources, this site includes information on the history and culture of this non-existent country, as well as photos of tourist attractions. http://www.molvania.com/ Topics: Humor, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 8, 2004 The MQ
Online edition of the student-run "satirical newspaper" of Muir College at the University of California, San Diego, formerly known as the Muir Quarterly. Contains articles from the current issue, and an archive of selected issues from 2000 to the present. "Intended to be read solely for entertainment purposes ... Some content may be unsuitable for children; reader supervision is actively encouraged in all applicable cases." http://www.themq.com/ Topics: California: Education, College and University Education, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Museum of Bad Art (MOBA)
MOBA "is the world's only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and celebration of bad art in all its forms." The site exhibits some of MOBA's portraits, landscapes, and portrayals of "unseen forces"; the collection is composed of works with "a special quality that sets them apart in one way or another from the merely incompetent." The commentary and staff interviews about these treasures (many from thrift stores and trash heaps) cleverly spoof gallery-speak. http://www.museumofbadart.org Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Humor, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre, Philosophy, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 23, 2004 National Humor Month
"National Humor Month [April] was founded ... [by] humorist Larry Wilde, Director of The Carmel Institute of Humor. It is designed to heighten public awareness on how the joy and therapeutic value of laughter can improve health, boost morale, increase communication skills and enrich the quality of one's life." Website features background about April Fools' Day and links to material on April Fools' Day hoaxes and related material. http://humormonth.com/NHM2009.html Topics: Holidays & Observances, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 26, 2009 NIEHS Kid's Pages: Jokes and Trivia!
Collection of jokes, humorous observations, and trivia of appeal to a child's funny bone. Topics include knock knock jokes, school days, hospital humor, advice for graduates, answering machine messages, and great truths for all ages. From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/jokes.htm Topics: Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 10, 2009 On This Day: The First of April, 1864
A lighthearted but accurate historical review of April Fools' Day, illustrated with a cartoon by artist Thomas Nast. From the New York Times Learning Network. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0401.html Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 26, 2009 The Onion
A "satirical weekly publication." Features commentary on world events, politics, entertainment, and more. Contains archive dating back to 1996. http://www.theonion.com/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 15, 2005 The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
(Note: This is a humorous entry.) This fun site is used in many instructional programs on the detection of hoax Web sites. It focuses on the (fictitious) endangered Pacific Northwest tree octopus, which has been spotted "on the eastern side of the Olympic mountain range, adjacent to Hood Canal." Includes photos and links to other research humor sites. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 14, 2005 Patently Absurd!: Weird Patents, Useless Inventions
A hobbyist's collection of weird and strange patents from the United Kingdom patent office, and beyond. Includes links to "Serious information about patents," such as patent offices, World Intellectual Property Organization, and more. http://www.patent.freeserve.co.uk/ Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Humor, Intellectual Property, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Technology Last updated Jun 16, 2004 The Payphone Project
Searchable and browsable database of about 500,000 pay phone numbers in the United States and around the world. Started as a "whimsical joke" in 1995, this site has evolved to include pay phone news stories, numerous photos of phone booths, and links to other pay phone resources. http://www.payphone-project.com Topics: Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Technology Last updated Aug 26, 2006 Pens & Needles: The Political Cartoons of Joel Pett
A gallery of works and brief profile of Joel Pett, winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning for his work in Kentucky's Lexington Herald-Leader. From the Newseum. http://www.newseum.org/pett/ Topics: Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 27, 2006 The Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Web Site
Find "crosspuzz wordles," concert and radio program schedules, and discography for Peter Schickele. This musician, musicologist, and parodist is best known for his radio program, "Schickele Mix," and his alter ego, the mythical eighteenth century composer P.D.Q. Bach, but his oeuvre is extensive and multi-faceted. The site features biographies for Mr. Schickele and Herr Bach. http://www.schickele.com/ Topics: Humor, Music, Musicians, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 PNC Christmas Price Index
The financial services company PNC "calculates the Christmas Price Index each year as a fun, lighthearted way to look at the increasing cost of goods and services bought by the True Love in the holiday classic [song], 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.'" Features prices for one partridge in a pear tree, five gold rings, nine ladies dancing, and more. Prices date back to 1984. Includes a video presentation. http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com/CPI/index.html Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 4, 2008 A Prairie Home Companion
The official Web site for the Minnesota Public Radio variety show, "A Prairie Home Companion" with host Garrison Keillor, archives entire broadcasts, along with scripts and guest photos from previous shows. View Webcasts of the live weekly show, interact with the host and fellow listeners through message board postings, and see the schedule and ticket information for upcoming shows. Searchable. http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 4, 2004 Pun Of The Day
In addition to the daily dosage of puns, this site explains what puns are and provides brief biographies of some leading humorists. Browsable and searchable. http://www.punoftheday.com/ Topics: English Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 6, 2003 The Punch Cartoon Library
Many of the nearly 500,000 cartoons covering "every aspect of life in the 19th and 20th centuries" from the British humor magazine Punch, which published from 1841 to 2002. Browse by category, from animals and pets to sport and fitness. http://www.punch.co.uk/punchcartoonlibrary.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Media, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 3, 2007 Puns Galore
Those who enjoy plays on words will appreciate this searchable and browsable collection of over 500 puns. Includes a random pun generator and related links. http://www.punsgalore.com/ Topics: English Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 20, 2003 The Republic of Cascadia
This humorous, fictional site declares that "the former American states of Oregon and Washington and the former Canadian province of British Columbia must join together as a sovereign nation. Only then can we have self-determination and take our rightful place in the Global Community." Includes statistics, a fact sheet, pictures of the Cascadian flag and postage stamps, topics of interest, information about the liberation and annexation of Northern California, and links. http://zapatopi.net/cascadia/ Topics: Humor, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 14, 2005 The Republic of Cascadia: Sasquatch Militia
(Note: This is a humorous entry.) This recruitment site for the fictional militia from the equally fictional Republic of Cascadia features a mission statement from the Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs (BSA), news stories and discussions of Sasquatch issues such as tree octopus protection versus Sasquatch traditions, media portrayals of Sasquatch, and tracing your Sasquatch heritage. Also learn about BSA services such as foraging assistance, human avoidance counseling, and lichen and fungus abuse prevention. http://zapatopi.net/bsa/militia/ Topics: Humor, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 14, 2005 Sam-I-Am Does Potatoes
Gallery of sculpture pieces made from dried potatoes and other materials. Includes explanations of the sculptures and an overview of the artist's process. From a fine artist and designer. http://www.sam-i-am.com/play/potato/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2005 Scatty.com
To broadcast laughter among kids of all ages, this site fills the bill with over 12,000 children's jokes and childish humor. There are browsable categories of jokes about animals, holidays, Internet, monsters, school, sports, riddles, and more. The knock-knock section is indexed by name, so you can find out if there's one of these popular jokes attached to your name. (Note: this site has many annoying pop-ups.) http://www.scatty.com/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 SCIgen: An Automatic CS Paper Generator
"SCIgen is a program that generates random Computer Science [CS] research papers, including graphs, figures, and citations. It uses a hand-written context-free grammar to form all elements of the papers. Our aim here is to maximize amusement, rather than coherence." Includes a generated paper that was accepted at an international conference. From graduate students at MIT. http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/ Topics: Communications, Computers, English Language, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Writing Last updated Apr 27, 2005 Sinkie: The International Association of People Who Dine Over the Kitchen Sink
The day after Thanksgiving is designated as Sinkie Day (Standing In Nutritious Kitchens Ingesting Everything). With tongue in cheek, the author shares letters from guilt-free Sinkies, lists ways to spot other Sinkies, and provides other useful information to free us from the guilt, shame, and embarrassment of being discovered eating with fingers over the kitchen sink. http://www.sinkie.com/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 17, 2005 St. Urho: Patron Saint of Finland
"The legend of St. Urho began in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s. ... However, there are differing opinions as to whether it began with ... fables ... or the tongue-in-cheek tales told by Richard Mattson of Virginia [Minnesota]." The site provides a history of this "mythical Finnish-American hero," links to information about celebrations in the United States of St. Urho's Day on March 16, images of St. Urho statues, and links to related information. http://www.sainturho.com Topics: Humor, Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 9, 2005 Surfing the Net with Kids
An annotated subject guide of Web sites for children. Designed for "parents, kids, teens, grandparents, teachers, [and] librarians." Subjects include art, the Internet, social studies, history, math, and science. Also features games and jokes. Searchable and browsable. http://www.surfnetkids.com/ Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 9, 2004 Talk Like A Pirate Day, September 19
"Talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple. It adds a zest, a swagger, to your every day conversation." This humorous site celebrates a day of pirate talk with pirate lingo (such as "Arrr!" and "Ahoy!"), a pirate advice column, a newsletter, puzzles, a "pirate personality profile," Web links, and other silliness. (Caution: Some of the content is a tad risqué.) http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ Topics: Crime, Holidays and Observances Individually, Humor, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Things People Said
This page, with the motto "Ordinary people can be drop dead funny," features categories of humorous quotations of goofs and gaffes committed unintentionally and unrehearsed through speech and writing. Some of the categories are: Questions, Suggestions, and Complaints ; Things Kids Say ; Stupidity ; Famous People (Yogi Berra, Samuel Goldwyn, Eugene Ormandy, Dan Quayle, and others); and Computer Stupidities . http://www.rinkworks.com/said/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 16, 2002 The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time
This site presents the origin of April Fools' Day, pranks played, and a quiz challenging readers to sort the truth from the outrageously false stories reported by the media on April 1st. It also includes a chronological index of hoaxes from 1698 to 2005, and an essay on reasons to hate the observance. From the Museum of Hoaxes. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Humor, Media, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 26, 2009 The Twinkies Project
This humorous site presents a series of experiments that are "designed to determine the properties of that incredible food, the Twinkie." Results available in haiku. Conducted during finals week by students at Rice University. http://www.twinkiesproject.com/ Topics: Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Jan 6, 2005 Vegetable Research & Information Center
Vast quantities of information related to vegetables. Browse crops from artichokes to watermelon, or browse topics such as compost, food safety, pests, biotechnology, or soil. Find vegetable jokes (including potato haiku) in the section "History, Humor, Science Proj." Some content also available in Spanish. From the Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California. Searchable. http://vric.ucdavis.edu/ Topics: Agriculture, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Gardening, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Nonfiction by Genre, Nutrition & Food Safety, Plants, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 27, 2005 Web English Teacher
This site specializes in presenting a broad variety of "K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities." Browse using the linked sidebar or via the subject-categorized site map. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ Topics: K-12 Education, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 20, 2002 wodehouse.org
Site for the Wodehouse Society in the United States, which provides links to information about the life and works of British author P.G. Wodehouse. Wodehouse (or "Plum" to his family and friends) is best known for his humorous Jeeves and Wooster stories. The site also includes transcripts of "radio broadcasts Wodehouse made on German radio while he was being detained by the Germans during the Second World War." http://www.wodehouse.org Topics: Authors by Region, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 18, 2004 Working in the Theatre Seminars
"The American Theatre Wing's panel discussion series brings together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the Broadway theatre. Streaming video recordings of these seminars, produced by CUNY-TV, may be viewed here in Real Player format." Subjects include puppetry, performance, humor, specific productions, stage design, unions, and critics; panelists include Matthew Broderick, Edward Albee, Tony Kushner, Julie Harris, Anne Meara, Sigourney Weaver, and Gregory Hines. http://americantheatrewing.org/seminars/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Performing Arts, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Writing Last updated Jun 7, 2006 The World's First Website for Cats!
Choose a bird, bee, bat, groundhog, red buggy, or butterfly. "When the program is finished loading, your critter will move randomly around the screen. Your kitty will love the moving critter and be a good kitty for the rest of his life." May not work in all browsers or for all mousers. http://www.cattv.com/catwebsite.htm Topics: Arts and Humanities, Mammals, Nonfiction by Genre, Pets, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 1, 2004 Yahoo! Kids
"A browsable, searchable directory of Internet sites for kids. Each site has been carefully checked by an experienced educator to ensure the content and links are appropriate for kids aged 7-12. In addition to our directory, we also have a number of fun features, including Yahoo! Kids Games, Sports, and News pages, Movies, Animals, Science, and Dinosaurs, a Reference section, Parents' and Teachers' Guides, a Cool page, and lots more." Formerly Yahooligans. http://kids.yahoo.com/ Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 9, 2006 Yuckiest Site on the Internet
This colorful, factual, and fun site offers activities, games, jokes, and links to outside sites about worms, cockroaches, bodily secretions, and other subjects that are generally termed "grossology." Children are invited to comment on websites that they discover. From the Discovery Channel. http://yucky.discovery.com/ Topics: K-12 Education, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 20, 2007 |
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