Comments on: McSweeney’s Lists

By: Katie D.

Katie D. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:05:21 +0000

Jokes by Robots, for Robots

“Waiter waiter, what’s this robot doing in my soup?”
“Looks like he’s performing human tasks twice as well, because he knows no fear or pain.”

PS. Am I supposed to type the words I see in the box above the “submit comment” button? Because nothing tells me I’m supposed to, and it looks like an ad anyway.

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:39:35 +0000

I LOVE McSweeney’s Lists! My favorite has to be “5 Things Rick Astley is Never Gonna Do.” Their other stuff is really hilarious as well.

By: kate

kate — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:51:20 +0000

Good. More e-crack. That’s definitely what I need at work. Thanks Higgins. :)

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:15:07 +0000

Nerd Parties are the best!

By: Higgins

Higgins — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:24:30 +0000

@Johnny Cat, 5ives is awesome! I was actually going to mention it in this post, but worried that some of the content might bug some readers (it gets a little raunchy in parts). But anyway, Merlin’s stuff is great, and 5ives is one of those things I keep running into at parties. :)

(Yes, I go to nerd parties.)

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:57:41 +0000

hint: click on each title to reveal the Theoretical Related 5ives.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:53:37 +0000

I love McSweeney’s, too. The letters to songwriters are awesome as well.

But I wanted to point out another list blog called 5ives. Hilarious lists of five random things, like:

“Five terrible fake astronomical pickup lines:

1.Ever wonder whatâ€™s happening under Orionâ€™s belt?
2.Hop in my van, and Iâ€™ll show you something else thatâ€™s constantly expanding.
3.Was Democritus the first one to postulate your mysterious Milky Way?
4.Iâ€™d like to Sagittarius your Pisces, and thatâ€™s no Taurus.
5.How about we go outside and discover Uranus? ”

Click my name to explore that meticulously cross-referenced, yet rarely updated source of chuckles.

By: Manda

Manda — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:36:46 +0000

I love McSweeney’s Lists! They are so funny. I think that one of my top three favorite lists has to be “Thirty Illnesses, Sorted According to Whether or Not You Can Eat the Victims.” However, my list of favorites is subject to revision at any time since McSweeney’s keeps coming up with so many great new ones.