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Former Wapo humor columnist, current writer, cartoonist, and misanthrope.

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Finally, Some Goo News! ... Suddenly, it's all about Precious Bodily Fluids and Purity of Essence

Suddenly, it's all about precious bodily fluids, and Purity of Essence.
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27.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Invitational Week 165: SOTU-speak! String together some words from the State of the Union to write something even crazier. And put your groaning caps on for our winning name-puns.

There area LOT of real groaners in here. They are great.

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26.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The State of the Unitard My fellow Americans, I stand here today to tell you about the State of the Gene Pool.

Enjoy this steaming plate of dick a l'orange

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25.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am now beginning to not watch the SOTU. I will be done at 10:30 or so.

25.02.2026 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Invitational Week 164: Hilarity Ensues Follow the first line of a book with something funny. Plus winning valentines.

Not lovesick. Sick love. The new Invitational.
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19.02.2026 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Dish of Evil, Served Al Dante We might be at a tipping point, no? Trump seems to be failing … everywhere, all at once.

What in Hell? (Not what. Who.)
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18.02.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Gene Therapy I Chat With Chat (so you don’t have to) - episode 8

Revealed: I'm not the ONLY editor behind this thing.
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18.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sheer Butchery Hi.

Writers: Read this and weep.
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17.02.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Presidents' Day. Truck Fump. Let’s put this to rest: Donald Trump is the worst president in American history.

Trump wins another prize!

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16.02.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Equine Paradox: There are more horse's asses in the world than there are horses.

16.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The dic says "nailed" is not gendered, though it SEEMS to be. Shag is also not gendered.

14.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True...

14.02.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She loved it. Why gross? Are you in the Rex Parker school of nothing even vaguely lewd or disturbing? Please explain.

14.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The clue for 6-down in today’s NYT crossword puzzle is the single most un-Times-like clue I have ever seen. Clapclapclapclap.

14.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grandpa The Cat! . . . As you have never seen her before.

Prepare to be shocked.
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11.02.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed.

06.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uh, I Am in the Epstein Files. When Rachel Manteuffel came home from work yesterday, I asked her, solemnly, to sit across from me at the dining room table.

So... holy shit?
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06.02.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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-- Endit -- The scumbags finally struck today, officially, though they’ve been up to their scumbaggery for years.

This one is about scumbags.
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04.02.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Is It All Grover, Now? In reading about the Epstein files and the sickening debaucheries and treacheries that swirl within, I find myself thinking β€” like you, no doubt β€” about fat old Grover Cleveland.

In which I ask a disturbing question....
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04.02.2026 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just How Dumb Are We? Two odd things happened almost simultaneously last night. They arrived like a one-two punch of blinding illumination, the bad kind, where you wind up on your ass in the gutter, seeing stars.

As dumb as you fear we are.
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01.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where Is Pittsburgh? Okay, I didn’t intend to come back to the cats this quickly. I will make it brief.

If you think you know where Pittsburgh is, think again.
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31.01.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Invitational Week 161: You OED Us One Make up a bogus definition for 'barlafumble' or other obscure words. Plus winning new words for Dave Coverly's 'Speed Bump' cartoons.

Cat lovers will want to check out the cat captions.
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29.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now Here's a Fucking Idea... Maybe I’m the first to say this?

What do you think?
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28.01.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zzzzzzzzzzzz? Warning: I am about to tell you about a vivid dream from which I just now woke up.

Just sharing my nightmare from last night.
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26.01.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ugly American β€” Have you heard about what happened in Davos?

Do you personally feel ashamed of being an American? Please take the poll.
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23.01.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Invitational Week 160: M*A*S*H-Ups For movie award season, combine two titles to make a new one with a current plot. Plus winning neologisms.

Are you familiar with The Invitational? Check it out. It's 33 years old and still kicking.
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22.01.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fire and ICE This just in to our mailbag:

What's next for the Brownshirts?
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21.01.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Tantrump! We all knew it, but in the last few days he confirmed it. He is a baby with a full diaperload.

What percentage of Republican congressmen and senators know the guy is dangerously out of his mind?
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19.01.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Doesn't matter a bit. It is the asking of the question.

17.01.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mr. President, Here is My Pulitzer Prize. Take It. You just have to do one little thing.

Please take the poll!
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16.01.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0