Use Twitter as a convenient vessel for humoring yourself during the day, a little joke feed if you will. In seconds you can set up a Twitter account and follow some of your favorite comedians. Successful comedians work at night and have all afternoon to waste. When they’re not bothering their agents about roles they didn’t get, they tweet. A lot.

I Date Dead People: “In 1999 The Sixth Sense was released, 10 years later 5A Films decided to find out what Cole Sear is up to now. Feel Like Getting Away? Gone Forever: What Does It Take to Really Disappear? Evan Ratliff, the author of this thought-provoking piece, has decided to disappear too, find him and win $5,000.

Don’t You Dare Complain About Your Job: “Waahhh, my reports didn’t format correctly!” “Waahhh, the conference room is double booked!” Yes, that is devastating, Rick, but at least you’re not Sulfur Mining in an Active Volcano. Speaking of volcanoes—and who isn’t—here’s one that might remind you of the kick-ass lava-spewer I crafted in fourth grade. Remember that one? Baking soda and vinegar all up in your face? NASA Volcano Image Shows Atmospheric Shockwave.

“Laugh now humans, but mark my words… I will kill you all one day! Hissss… Kill. You. All!” More lovely “Scenes From the Zoo” from the always amazing Big Picture.

Did You Know? In the comics, Wolverine was only five foot three.

Not All Runners are Self-Important Wankers: Costumes are encouraged at the London Marathon

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Interview: Greg Fitzsimmons. Guest: Dave Walk of Comic vs. Audience. Topics: Duggars, Comedians Going Crazy on Twitter, Harry Kalas, Beer Label Readability, Comedy Albums, Stand-Up Comedians in Movies, Todd Quits Beer Making, Kevin Allison, God-awful Pop Country Music.

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Todd Barry, Paul Rudd, H. Jon Benjamin, Leo Allen & Mike Birbiglia All Read The Paper!

Staying in on New Year’s Eve? Me too, lots to do: ice cream sandwiches just don’t eat themselves. Here are some low-effort, time-wasting activities to keep you in a festive mood. Hope everyone has a swell time, thanks for another nonsense-filled year on the ol’ Internet.

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Being like-minded music snobs aficionados, you’ve probably heard iTunes recently debuted its “Genius” recommendation gizmo in its latest version (8). This new functionality creates playlists from your existing iTunes library and suggests new music available at the iTunes Store (how convenient) based on the music you like. Click on an artist or song and [...]

Topics: Daniel Johnston Interview, Senior Cell Phones, Russ Loves Lucy, New Indiana Jones Film, Donkey Kong, “Ultimate Washington Insider” SM Shrake, Microphone Problems!, Ricky Gervais, Todd Barry Schools Jeff. Playlist: The Epochs, The Thermals (Daytrotter Sessions), Daniel Johnston, No Go Know.
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Always Funny: Todd Barry’s new CD From Heaven will be available March 4th. You can pre-order it now by clicking here. Until then, enjoy some classic Todd and his Philly Fan Letter video!

Do Bloggers Get Paid? Some do. The pay for the Gawker Media writers is now tied to the popularity of their posts. If [...]