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Daily literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy, since 1999. pointsincase.com
Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters: - I saw other Brown alums published - Through Rosalind Moran's Wes Anderson piece - Through ChatGPT suggestions - Word of mouth from an author who writes at WBUR - A prophetic dream involving Area 51 scrap paper
In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I corralled funny writing by Aarushi Ahuja in @pointsincase.com, Brian Braiker in @newyorker.com, Ben Steere in @mcsweeneys.net, and Annie Zaleski in @avclub.com Plus, info about my upcoming workshops and my new translation Check it out & subscribe 👇
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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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He’s been a retired military operative, a retired special forces soldier, and a retired black ops assassin. But now, he owns an independent bookstore.
Jason Statham Takes on a Totally New Role
He’s been a retired military operative, a retired special forces soldier, and a retired black ops assassin. But now, he owns an independent bookstore.
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East Mattress has long coveted the more optimal nightstand situation in West Mattress, ever since I took that business trip and she had the whole bed to herself.
Press Release for the Unsanctioned Invasion of My Wife’s Side of the Bed
East Mattress has long coveted the more optimal nightstand situation in West Mattress, ever since I took that business trip and she had the whole bed to herself.
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Per our principal’s direction, students will begin the year with simple grappling, holds, and dropkicks. In October, we’ll transition to choreographed power moves.
My District Is Betting on Professional Wrestling to Save Our School, and So Am I
Per our principal’s direction, students will begin the year with simple grappling, holds, and dropkicks. In October, we’ll transition to choreographed power moves.
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Is there anyone else in your family with boobs whose boobs you can tell us about? What about your mom? Tell us about your mom’s boobs.
Reminders to Complete the Registration Process for Our Yearly Chance to Look at Your Boobs
Is there anyone else in your family with boobs whose boobs you can tell us about? What about your mom? Tell us about your mom’s boobs.
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5:00-5:15 AM — EXCITEMENT WINDOW. Feel free to express enthusiasm about the trip during this time. Note your mother has not finished her coffee. Excitement should be silent.
Your Dad’s Itinerary for This Relaxing Family Vacation, Dammit
5:00-5:15 AM — EXCITEMENT WINDOW. Feel free to express enthusiasm about the trip during this time. Note your mother has not finished her coffee. Excitement should be silent.
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This Friday is Wacky Hairstyle Day! All parents are required to wake up at 4 A.M. to figure out how to make their kid’s hair look like a bag of Skittles or some horseshit.
Perfectly Reasonable Changes for the Upcoming School Year
This Friday is Wacky Hairstyle Day! All parents are required to wake up at 4 A.M. to figure out how to make their kid’s hair look like a bag of Skittles or some horseshit.
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Thrilled to have a piece published today with @pointsincase.com www.pointsincase.com/articles/wor...
Workhouse Museum Accepts No Responsibility for Swapped Souls
I appreciate that your website promises pupils may “walk realistically in the footsteps of a Victorian pauper child,” but can we have Clarissa’s soul back please?
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Ariadne’s friends warned her not to get attached to Dionysus. “My fiancé had just left me, and I was in a very vulnerable place,” said the young princess, whose grandfather is the sun.
Mythological Wedding Announcements
Ariadne’s friends warned her not to get attached to Dionysus. “My fiancé had just left me, and I was in a very vulnerable place,” said the young princess, whose grandfather is the sun.
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I appreciate that your website promises pupils may “walk realistically in the footsteps of a Victorian pauper child,” but can we have Clarissa’s soul back please?
Workhouse Museum Accepts No Responsibility for Swapped Souls
I appreciate that your website promises pupils may “walk realistically in the footsteps of a Victorian pauper child,” but can we have Clarissa’s soul back please?
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It's my first time getting published as a comedian! Head over to @pointsincase.com to give it a read. I hope you enjoy!
A Special Welcome to Diamond Medallion Members—Everyone Else: Go Fuck Yourself
We want to say fuck you for flying Delta to all of the window-lickers in economy. We regret allowing you aboard, and will do everything we can to make your lives a living hell.
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We want to say fuck you for flying Delta to all of the window-lickers in economy. We regret allowing you aboard, and will do everything we can to make your lives a living hell.
A Special Welcome to Diamond Medallion Members—Everyone Else: Go Fuck Yourself
We want to say fuck you for flying Delta to all of the window-lickers in economy. We regret allowing you aboard, and will do everything we can to make your lives a living hell.
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We’ll need you to turn off the bedroom AC and keep a humidifier handy. Clammy air calms Molly’s croup and quiets her barking cough. Usually.
We Are Beyond Stoked for You to Host Our Family Again, Sis
We’ll need you to turn off the bedroom AC and keep a humidifier handy. Clammy air calms Molly’s croup and quiets her barking cough. Usually.
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This week @jamesfolta.com & I collected funny writing by Anthony DeThomas & @mckayleygourley.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net and @markroebuck.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com Plus @ginnyhogan.bsky.social & @shadesofgreaves.bsky.social on an old fave by @juliamccloy.bsky.social Read it & subscribe ⬇️
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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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I’ll tell ye how me peg-legged and eye-patched crew do it, and ye’ll shape up, or I’ll clap ye in irons and toss the key to a whale.
Arr, Me Pirate Crew Be a Model of Workplace Disability Inclusion
I’ll tell ye how me peg-legged and eye-patched crew do it, and ye’ll shape up, or I’ll clap ye in irons and toss the key to a whale.
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The Casino de Monte-Carlo’s cybersecurity personnel know his laptop’s IP address because he forgot to turn on his VPN while using the public wifi at Barnes & Noble.
Crap, the Hacker in Our Heist Crew Uses a Yahoo Account
The Casino de Monte-Carlo’s cybersecurity personnel know his laptop’s IP address because he forgot to turn on his VPN while using the public wifi at Barnes & Noble.
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It's so rad that we get together at the wine bar every fourth Saturday from 5 to 7 P.M. Usually, I'm wiped out after a couple Kim Crawfords and a few warm brie bites.
Thanks for Coming to Our Middle-Age After-Party
It's so rad that we get together at the wine bar every fourth Saturday from 5 to 7 P.M. Usually, I'm wiped out after a couple Kim Crawfords and a few warm brie bites.
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Points in Case@pointsincase.com · 3w agoYour serene attempts to soak your weary body will be interrupted by handsy old men with hirsute chests insisting on a game of chess.
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Your serene attempts to soak your weary body will be interrupted by handsy old men with hirsute chests insisting on a game of chess.
Welcome to Our World-Famous Thermal Bath in the Heart of Europe
Your serene attempts to soak your weary body will be interrupted by handsy old men with hirsute chests insisting on a game of chess.
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Start your trip off with some retail therapy! Begin with the Vape N’ Smoke, where you are almost guaranteed a private browsing experience.
36 Hours in the Neighborhood Between Exits 22A and 24
Start your trip off with some retail therapy! Begin with the Vape N’ Smoke, where you are almost guaranteed a private browsing experience.
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In this week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I rounded up great writing by Luís Leal Miranda, @emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social, and Giulia De Vita in @mcsweeneys.net, along with @jasonbeaubien.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com. Check it out and subscribe here ⬇️
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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Don't vote for Senator Michaels in this election. He's dead. Vote for me, Terrance Stallard: I'm not just younger. I'm alive.
It’s Time for a New Generation of Leadership
Don't vote for Senator Michaels in this election. He's dead. Vote for me, Terrance Stallard: I'm not just younger. I'm alive.
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I see you’ve already inducted my actual brother, Apollo. He’s the one in the corner nursing a LaCroixpolous and shredding that lyre solo.
I, Dionysus, Am Rushing Sigma Chi
I see you’ve already inducted my actual brother, Apollo. He’s the one in the corner nursing a LaCroixpolous and shredding that lyre solo.
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We’re in mourning because we know there will never be another Peaches. But at the same time, we know that there could be another Peaches.
To Honor the Memory of Our Dearly Deceased Dog, We’ve Immediately Purchased the Exact Same Dog
We’re in mourning because we know there will never be another Peaches. But at the same time, we know that there could be another Peaches.
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The grind doesn’t stop after half the population is swallowed up by a strange glowing mist on the eve of our town’s 300th anniversary.
What Losing My Wife to the Fog Has Taught Me About Customer Success Management
The grind doesn’t stop after half the population is swallowed up by a strange glowing mist on the eve of our town’s 300th anniversary.
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When Dan told us about the documentary, I thought, "Who would have imagined? Two world-class musicians on one block!"
This Documentary on My Neighbor’s Piano Stardom Fails to Capture My Daughter’s Oboe Playing
When Dan told us about the documentary, I thought, Who would have imagined? Two world-class musicians on one block!
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Building a Shed One Injury at a Time / The Roadkill Encyclopedia: A Field Guide to Two-Dimensional Wildlife
Titles of Rejected How-to Book Proposals
Building a Shed One Injury at a Time / The Roadkill Encyclopedia: A Field Guide to Two-Dimensional Wildlife
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