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Category Archives: Humor
Gliffy Original: How to Buy a Television
So you need a new television? No problem! Just go down to the local electronics shop, choose one impulsively and then spend the rest of the year with buyer’s remorse. Or maybe that doesn’t sound like a good plan to … Continue reading
Movie Madness
Yeah, Randall Munroe at xkcd has done it again. This time his webcomic features a quintet of flowcharts tracking the character paths in popular films: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, 12 Angry Men, and Primer. You really … Continue reading
An Easier Way to Make Floor Plans
Look, friend. I don’t want to tell you how to go about your business. There are all kinds of different ways to live and who’s to say which is right and which is wrong? That said, you probably wanted to … Continue reading
The Classics
In order to properly appreciate modern works, you need to have a solid basis in the classics. After all, can you truly appreciate Strange Brew if you haven’t read Hamlet? Can you enjoy the Garfield: the Movie if you haven’t … Continue reading
You Make Me Laugh
Go on, you know you want to try it. I know that you — a flowchart and diagram aficionado — have been reading this blog and thinking, “I could make something as good as what they’re featuring here.” Well, of … Continue reading
Gliffy Original: One for the Money, Two for the Show…
That’s how the song goes; One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go cat, go! It isn’t quite as easy as one-two-three, though, if you’re talking about seeing your pretty face on TV. Sure, … Continue reading
Unfunny Comic
Trying to choose a font? This flowchart may help. Found on The Next Web. Chased links back for a while, but I’m still not sure who created this chart. If you know, pass it along, please so we can properly … Continue reading
Humor: Khaaaaaan You Make a Flowchart?
Look: what can you really say about humorist, scientist, alcohologist, and legend Luke McKinney? He’s Canadian, which means he’s from Canada. He’s male, which means he’s (probably) got a handlebar mustache. He’s a freelance writer (like me), so he’s indubitably … Continue reading
Humor: Let’s Be Friends
I’ll admit, I’m not really much of a gamer. I have weak spot for Beatles Rock Band, but that’s only because I have zero musical talent and no one else wants to play the drums. Over at GameSpy, they’ve got … Continue reading
Humor: Small Talk
Until recently, I lived in Australia. There, like in America and elsewhere, small talk has a certain predictable pattern. You ask, “How you doing?” (or, in Australia, “How ya going?”) You ask about how your conversational partner knows the host, … Continue reading
