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Is "'New Yorker' Humor" Purely Random?

The Unicorn — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:02:57 EDT

Dude, that elephant cartoon is TOTALLY a Far Side ripoff (assuming I correctly guessed the original caption).

So not only are NYer cartoons generally unfunny, they're also plagiarized? Awesome.

The Unicorn

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earlytimezone — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:01:26 EDT

@earlytimezone: Which is confusingly labeled nyplayboy5.

earlytimezone

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earlytimezone — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:00:25 EDT

Number four made me laugh out loud. This is a perfect setup for a movie.

earlytimezone

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Beanieboo — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:29:27 EDT

We've already had the use of boatswain on the Foxy thread, why not stochastic?

Beanieboo

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Harry_Greek — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:32:07 EDT

My favorite came from a Penthouse magazine. It was an office fille with people screwing. There is a business man on the phone and he is screaming; "Deloris! Get these fucking people out of my office!"

Harry_Greek

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mollypicon — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:07:15 EDT

Nice shot o' laughter. Thanks.

mollypicon

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tammyfey — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:57:06 EDT

The appearance of Chester the Molester in The New Yorker could be simultaneously the funniest and scariest thing ever to appear there.

tammyfey

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mathnet — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:47:59 EDT

It appears the jocular ejaculation of nyplayboy7's main character may have inadvertantly besmirched the old lady in nyplayboy8 mid-switch.

mathnet

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KarenUhOh — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:43:27 EDT

Genius. And, in so doing, captures in a nutshell (!) the spirit of what we've accomplished at least this many times in the Foxy Brown post.

KarenUhOh

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NotAndersonCooper — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:19:09 EDT

I want uni credit for stochastic. Probably a good word to use in SLC entrance essays.

NotAndersonCooper

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LaPretentieuse — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:58:48 EDT

Q: How does a word that starts out from the Greek meaning "skillful at aiming" end up meaning "random"?

A: Um...Balk's Cock?

Seriously, I'm kind of blown away by this because, man, not only have I never heard the world "stochastic", but I couldn't even think up a post to leave at Foxy Brown.

LaPretentieuse

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DonPardoCalrissian — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:12:08 EDT

But it doesn't even need to be contrasted like the NYer and Pboy. As a kid I used to razor-blade out the Marmadukes and the Family Circuses and switch them around. Always an improvement, sometimes hilarious, usually arousing. Dolly walks into the kitchen and says to her carrot-peeling imbecile mother "But I'm supposed to be the master!" Marmaduke's owner says to Marmaduke, who is sitting in a proper human chair, "What does the tooth fairy do during the day?" Good times.

DonPardoCalrissian

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prairieportia — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:26:51 EDT

Number five is perfect in every way. Thank you.

prairieportia

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Koreanish — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:01:43 EDT

The last one might be the best, with the guy in the trashcan. But this is brilliant.

Koreanish

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Smitros — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:46:30 EDT

Sumbitch.

I've worked with economists for seven years, and this is how I finally get to learn what "stochastic" means.

Smitros

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DorothyMantooth — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:10:18 EDT

Un-freakin'-canny!

Oh, wait. You said you were on the can, didn't you?

DorothyMantooth

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Some of My Best Friends Are People — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:41:43 EDT

Missing dialog from the Nick Lachey/Vanessa Minninlelllo outside hottub Mexican tryst?

Some of My Best Friends Are People

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lowclassconspiracy — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:36:16 EDT

New Yorker is to funny as
Playboy is to sexy.

That's the kind of standardized test we could have all succeeded on.

lowclassconspiracy

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slinkimalinki — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:13:11 EDT

swoon

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mark duffy — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:55:22 EDT

Josh, like Doree is very smart.

mark duffy

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blogylonian — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:48:05 EDT

Chicks who read New Yorker will give head but not ass because they are smart enough to rationalize it as not really giving it up

blogylonian

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mathnet — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:44:40 EDT

Process of elimination must have dictated the placement of "Is it just me or are the balls livelier this season?" since naturally it works with everything.

mathnet

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Tulletilsynet — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:42:25 EDT

I had always wondered why D Radosh limits himself to the uncaptioned New Yawker cartoons being as it's some of the captioned ones that need the help. And now we know where to turn, to Josh and the marbled thinking chamber.

Tulletilsynet

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artynimue1 — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:39:53 EDT

One more theory, shot to hell.

artynimue1

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PimpMyCouch — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:36:24 EDT

I am at once confused, amused, and aroused.

PimpMyCouch

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TedSez — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:36:23 EDT

I like the one where Eustace Tilley says, "You're the Venus Butterfly? My wife will be so pleased."

TedSez

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mathnet — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:27:34 EDT

This is why I love you.

mathnet