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Your essential cut-out-and-keep guide to modern laughter (The Funny Side)

Today, we’re going to answer the much-asked question: How can adults communicate with young people? The answer is: They... (more...)

Why toilet cleaners could soon be paid more than prime ministers (The Funny Side)

An economist friend was tearing his hair out. He was trying to analyze a trend started by someone he scornfully described... (more...)

Why Boston killings got more coverage than any other story (The Funny Side)

Many people noticed that the international media was shockingly selective in its news coverage this month. This columnist... (more...)

Super-smelly cinema is here, and I’m off (The Funny Side)

Extreme smelliness is the next big thing in movies. Modules containing 1,000 smells are being bolted to the backs of cinema... (more...)

Finally, a cure for terminal laziness! (The Funny Side)

A scientist has invented angle-changing glasses for people suffering from a terrifying modern disease: terminal laziness.... (more...)

Half the world missing from international TV news (The Funny Side)

I was watching the international TV news the other day when I realized something huge was missing: there was no mention of... (more...)

Why I love to listen to music through my nostrils (The Funny Side)

There’s a scene in one of the Lord of the Rings movies when Bilbo Baggins blows a perfect smoke ring. “Your grandfather... (more...)

Police break up ghost weddings; my heart bleeds for lonely spirits (The Funny Side)

Four men were recently jailed for providing matchmaking services for ghosts. They supplied 10 female spirits for 10 lonely... (more...)

My pets are my children, please note, Mr. Taxman (The Funny Side)

‘Dear Mr. Columnist: I have six beloved offspring but they are all cats. Can I list them as dependents in my tax form?’ ‘Dear... (more...)

I’ve never met any of my best friends (The Funny Side)

A man with no internet connection secretly hooked up his computer into an unsecured Wi-Fi signal from elsewhere in his apartment... (more...)

The worst timed call in history? (The Funny Side)

A phone smuggler was caught when his lower intestine started ringing. The Sri Lankan man, in Colombo’s Welikada jail, tried... (more...)

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