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Mark A. Rayner's irregular and explosive weblog
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Ask General Kang atheism beer theory of history biography blog carnival brain Carnival of Satire carnivals caveman cave paintings chicks dig artists Dadaism Dr. Tundra Emily Chesley existentialism gettin' some history humor Humor-Blogs insanity intersetllar overlord Lescaux Lost PowerPoint Slides Monkey Kin not getting eaten obesity research odd science painting parody politics professor quippy religion robots satire shaman silliness submission Thag The Emily Chesley Reading Circle Twigla uber-chimps US Presidential election wooly rhino ZombiesThe Skwib is Mark A. Rayner’s irregular and explosive weblog, a daily sputtering of satire, comedy, and odd, odd fiction.
And what is a “skwib”? It is the phonetic spelling of squib: n. 1. a small firework burning with a hissing sound and usually with a final explosion. 2. a short satirical composition, a lampoon.
Recent Articles
Passive-Aggressive Punctuation
May 9, 2008 in But is it art?
Designer Ze Frank has a creative way of dealing with those annoying client emails that he has to answer politely, and dare we say, with a certain amount of unctuousness. The customer is … Share
Professor Quippy: Scoring Pizza & Bad Stomach Chemicals
May 8, 2008 in Odd Science
Researchers have discovered that you can blame your pudgy middle on bad chemicals. According to researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, a hormone secreted by the stomach can cause junkie-like … Share
SITI — Search for Intelligence on Teh Internet
May 7, 2008 in Odd Science, Parody & Satire
In an attempt to help understand why there is so much absolute dreck on the web, I suggest that we establish SITI — the Search for Intelligence on Teh … Share
The Lost PowerPoint Slides (Prehistory 1.2: Thag Do Invention)
May 6, 2008 in Hinky History, The Lost PowerPoints
Human societies existed long before the written word, but luckily for us, not before PowerPoint technology. This makes it much easier for anthropologists, historians and people who enjoy … Share
The Lost PowerPoint Slides (Prehistory 1.1: Thag Do Invention)
May 5, 2008 in Hinky History, The Lost PowerPoints
Human societies existed long before the written word, but luckily for us, not before PowerPoint technology. This makes it much easier for anthropologists, historians and people who enjoy … Share