Category Archives: Humorousness

Humorousness- Engineering humor… the ultimate oxymoron

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tomdwyer

The “Big Bang Theory” has introduced the population at large to the slightly skewed world of geeks. Thanks to this one show it’s cool to laugh at the foibles of Engineer-Americans and their slightly skewed, almost-human view of the world. … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- People of Wal-Mart

Posted on May 8, 2013 by tomdwyer

“People Watching” is a vastly underrated activity. It’s cheap, requires no training or equipment, and it’s good for hours of fun. In this month’s Humorousness we’ll take you on a safari to one of the best places to observe the … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- 100 (or 300) Bizarre FaceBook Pages

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

Some people say FaceBook might have reached the peak of its popularity, but at least it’s obvious that all the good names for pages are taken. Here are 100 (supposedly) real pages that couldn’t come up with anything better. We … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- 30 glimpses of the real Portland

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Last month’s “Humorousness” brought you jokes about Oregonians. This month we’ll hit even closer to home with BuzzFeed’s list of the “30 most Portland things that have ever happened in Portland”. You can probably see even stranger things by just … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Laugh at an Oregonian Day

Posted on February 5, 2013 by tomdwyer

William Arthur Ward said “To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.” Laughing at ourselves may or may not be maturity, but it keeps us humble, letting us see ourselves … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Our first year of yuks

Posted on January 7, 2013 by tomdwyer

In March we started another column for your reading pleasure… Humorousness. Just like any other work environment with a computer, we get stacks of stuff that makes us laugh. Humorousness is our way of sharing some of it with you. … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Rocking out to politics

Posted on December 4, 2012 by tomdwyer

One of the fun things you may have missed during the last election was a group called the Gregory Brothers (Evan, Michael, Gregory, and Sarah, the “girliest brother”) and their work “songifying” the news. They use Auto-Tune, software originally designed … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Warning Labels

Posted on October 12, 2012 by tomdwyer

Here’s the biggest collection we could find (from our cyber friends at Bored.com) of strange warning labels that have appeared on various products. The sad thing about product warnings is that they are usually put on a product in response … Continue reading →

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Vice Presidential Joke Buffet

Posted on August 14, 2012 by tomdwyer

The selection of Paul Ryan as VP nominee started an immediate avalanche of internet memes and jokes, but he’s not alone when it comes to being the butt of jokes. The VP’s come in for almost as much abuse as … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Double Take editorial cartoons

Posted on July 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

Politics is as old as human society, and political satire is just as old as politics. From Aristophanes to Will Rogers to Stephen Colbert, political satire is a constant source of laughs for more than just the policy wonks among … Continue reading →