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Narrative comedy formats, jokes, memes, and punchlines organized for easier doom-scrolling from Chaotic Meh — organized so the algorithm can pretend this place has adult supervision.

  • Turns out that is 9:30 pm

    When I was a kid, bedtime was 9:30 p.m. I couldn’t wait to be a grown-up so I could go to bed anytime I wanted.

    Turns out that is 9:30 p.m.

  • Only time would tell

    The frogs looked real. In fact, I was sure they were. But could they play those little musical instruments, especially burdened by that patina of lacquer inhibiting their movement? Only time would tell, and I had all night.

  • Top 16 Things Overheard During Saddam’s Trial

    16. “Let the record show that the defendant has entered a plea of ‘not guilty by reason of oppressive tyranny.’”

    15. “Seventeen consecutive life sentences? You can do that time standing on your head, big guy. No, really.”

    14. “Mr. Hussein, could you please tell the court why this goat looks at you so fondly?”

    13. “Call Rumsfeld. He’ll vouch for me.”

    12. “Speaking of WMDs, either we need air conditioning in this courtroom or Saddam has to quit eating prison food.”

    11. “Your Honor, Mr. Hussein would like to present evidence implicating the entire state of Florida as the true architect of recent evil.”

    10. “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids and that dog!”

    9. “In Iraq, we understand that torture obtains information, murder instills fear and respect, and attempted genocide puts down rebellions — but Zabibah and the King? A completely inexcusable offense, you vile son of a dog!”

    8. “We’ll drop the charges if you’d just please tell us where a WMD is — preferably right before the election.”

    7. “Word is that his name around the cell block is Shirley.”

    6. “Would jurors number 7 and 12 please put down the RPGs?”

    5. “Well, yes, he does kind of look like Billy Joel, now that you mention it.”

    4. “He was found living in a hole and has been in prison ever since, yet he still looks healthier than Cheney.”

    3. “I would never order the deaths of my fellow citizens. However, we did respond in self-defense after an epidemic of people charged our firing squads, single file.”

    2. “Your Honor, the soldiers who found Mr. Hussein would like to apologize to the court for not shooting him instead.”

    And Topfive.com’s number one thing overheard during Saddam’s trial…

    1. “Bail is set at ‘when monkeys fly out of my butt singing show tunes.’”

  • Bob Pope

    The pope should change his name to Bob. Then he would be Bob Pope, and he could have charity golf tournaments and go around the world on tours with a star-studded cast as his entourage. It would certainly liven up his shows a bit.

  • Top 14 Recent Headlines You May Have Missed

    The Top 14 Recent Headlines You May Have Missed

    14) Alec Baldwin is out for six weeks after spraining his brain doing a Trump impression.

    13) Experts say some of the people can be fooled all of the time.

    12) Army Corps declares tribal casino the best site for a pipeline crossing.

    11) Newly sentient computer commits suicide after seeing the newspaper.

    10) Reduced viewership leads the NFL to introduce Assless Chaps Thursday Night Football and Catch-a-Pass/Do-a-Shot Tuesday Night Football.

    9) Vera Wang changes her first name to “Huge.”

    8) New Starbucks “Baby Jesus Christmas Cup” infuriates pro-Santa groups.

    7) Kanye West is being treated in a psychiatric hospital for behaving like Kanye West.

    6) Dolly Parton’s sales sag, but not as much as her other assets.

    5) The War on Christmas is now longer than WWII, yet the U.S. is no closer to victory.

    4) Well-dressed homeless guy shouting on a corner is actually Mel Gibson.

    3) Canada closes its borders to stave off an influx of Hollywood refugees.

    2) Pregame anthem protests intensify during National Accordion Week.

    And the #1 recent headline you may have missed…

    1) Keith Richards continues to defy 2016: “C’mon, ya pussy, do yer worst!”

  • Top 15 Signs It’s Too F*#king Cold (Part 2)

    The Top 15 Signs It’s Too F*#king Cold (Part 2)

    15) Suddenly every woman’s T-shirt looks like Jennifer Aniston’s.

    14) Lines wrap around the block for help-wanted signs at crematoriums.

    13) Bipartisan agreement emerges to relocate Trump’s inauguration to Mar-a-Lago.

    12) The annual Polar Bear Club outing gets moved to the YMCA indoor pool.

    11) You can see your breath and can’t wear flip-flops (Southern California only).

    10) Every fire hydrant has two or three dogs stuck to it.

    9) Dick Cheney’s cold, dead heart raises Wyoming’s temperature by five degrees.

    8) The Kardashian clan has buttoned their blouses all the way up.

    7) Climate-change deniers start scheduling their annual “Global warming, my ass!” press conferences.

    6) Hillary Clinton breaks out her ice tiara.

    5) You gather the family around a witch’s tit for warmth.

    4) The state of Florida asks President Trump to build a wall on its northern border.

    3) Ann Coulter’s heart just asked for a sweater.

    2) The Devil just ordered red thermal “Make Hell Great Again” long johns.

    And the #1 sign it’s too F*#king cold…

    1) Junior just chipped his milk teeth on your wife’s nipples.

  • One Change in Hell (German Engineering Edition)

    An American, a Brit, and a German get sent to hell. Satan says, “You’re all here forever—but every 10 years, each of you gets one adjustment.”

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    The American gets dragged over razor-sharp, red-hot coals every day.
    The Brit gets skinned by demons with pitchforks.
    The German gets strapped into a machine that smashes him in the balls with a spiked hammer every 10 minutes.

    Ten years pass.

    Satan asks the American, “Your one change?”
    “Can I get smoother rocks?”

    Granted.

    He asks the Brit, “Your one change?”
    “Can the demons use plastic spoons instead?”

    Granted.

    He asks the German, “Your one change?”
    “Yes. The mechanism is malfunctioning. It now strikes every 11 minutes. Kindly repair it.”

  • It’s pasture bedtime

    I told my daughter, “Go to bed, the cows are sleeping in the field.”

    Puzzled, she asked, “What’s that got to do with anything?”

    I chuckled, “Well, that means…”
    “It’s pasture bedtime!”

  • Harvard Sweatshirts and Embarrassing Checkups!

    Some questions are better left unasked.

    A girl goes into the doctor’s office for a checkup. As she takes off her blouse, the doctor notices a red “H” on her chest.

    “How did you get that mark on your chest?” asks the doctor.

    “Oh, my boyfriend went to Harvard, and he’s so proud of it he never takes off his Harvard sweatshirt, even when we make love,” she replies.

    A couple of days later, another girl comes in for a checkup. As she takes off her blouse, he notices a blue “Y” on her chest.

    “How did you get that mark on your chest?” the doctor asks.

    “Oh, my boyfriend went to Yale, and he’s so proud of it that he never takes off his Yale sweatshirt, even when we make love,” she replies.

    A couple of days later, another girl comes in for a checkup. As she takes off her blouse, he notices a green “M” on her chest.

    “Do you have a boyfriend at Michigan?” asks the doctor.

    She replies, “No, but I have a girlfriend at Wisconsin.”

    “Why do you ask?”

  • High-Stakes Humor: Plane Drop Laughs!

    Trump and Elon Musk are on a plane.

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    Trump says to Elon Musk, “I could drop $1 to the ground, and it would make one person happy—tremendous happiness, happiest ever!”

    Elon replies, “I could drop 100 one-dollar bills to the ground and make 100 people happy!”

    The pilot walks out of the cockpit and says, “I could drop this plane to the ground and make 8.2 billion people happy!”