Points in Case
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Daily literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy, since 1999. pointsincase.com
Have you ever considered capitalization?
NO. i mean
NO. i mean
Interview with an Instagram Poet
Have you ever considered capitalization?
NO. i mean
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January 30, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Have you ever considered capitalization?
NO. i mean
NO. i mean
What should I do? If that dish is untouched at the end of the night they'll link it back to me and never invite me to a potluck again.
Why Is No One Eating My Awful Potluck Dish?
What should I do? If that dish is untouched at the end of the night they'll link it back to me and never invite me to a potluck again.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
What should I do? If that dish is untouched at the end of the night they'll link it back to me and never invite me to a potluck again.
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Thrilled to have my humor piece on data breaches published by @pointsincase!
Now available publicly (and probably on the dark web too). 🔓💻
Now available publicly (and probably on the dark web too). 🔓💻
We hired a private detective named Rona Mudberry, who spent several days trying to crack the case before admitting she doesn’t really “get computers.”
We Are Truly Sorry About This Latest Data Breach
We hired a private detective named Rona Mudberry, who spent several days trying to crack the case before admitting she doesn’t really “get computers.”
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January 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Thrilled to have my humor piece on data breaches published by @pointsincase!
Now available publicly (and probably on the dark web too). 🔓💻
Now available publicly (and probably on the dark web too). 🔓💻
When we were imagining this house, I had an idea. A vision. I drew it on the back of an old napkin from the Copacabana. I called Steven, Spielberg.
Martin Scorsese Introduces the HGTV Dream Home
When we were imagining this house, I had an idea. A vision. I drew it on the back of an old napkin from the Copacabana. I called Steven, Spielberg.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
When we were imagining this house, I had an idea. A vision. I drew it on the back of an old napkin from the Copacabana. I called Steven, Spielberg.
We hired a private detective named Rona Mudberry, who spent several days trying to crack the case before admitting she doesn’t really “get computers.”
We Are Truly Sorry About This Latest Data Breach
We hired a private detective named Rona Mudberry, who spent several days trying to crack the case before admitting she doesn’t really “get computers.”
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January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We hired a private detective named Rona Mudberry, who spent several days trying to crack the case before admitting she doesn’t really “get computers.”
It feels like "Diamond" David Lee Roth consulted a crystal ball and observed the world of 2026 before penning classics like "Drop Dead Legs."
This Is Just Like “1984” (The Van Halen Album)
It feels like "Diamond" David Lee Roth consulted a crystal ball and observed the world of 2026 before penning classics like "Drop Dead Legs."
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January 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM
It feels like "Diamond" David Lee Roth consulted a crystal ball and observed the world of 2026 before penning classics like "Drop Dead Legs."
My office’s view (a frozen summit in the Scythian Mountains) is gorg. But the taste of raw liver is growing bland.
Diary Entries from the Eagle Recently Hired to Eat Prometheus’s Immortal Liver for Eternity
My office’s view (a frozen summit in the Scythian Mountains) is gorg. But the taste of raw liver is growing bland.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
My office’s view (a frozen summit in the Scythian Mountains) is gorg. But the taste of raw liver is growing bland.
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This is really good 😂
I’ll immediately learn invaluable and often extremely time sensitive information about your health. Will I tell you? Hahaha. No.
I’m Your Radiologist Tech and I’m Not Telling You Shit
I’ll immediately learn invaluable and often extremely time sensitive information about your health. Will I tell you? Hahaha. No.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This is really good 😂
I’ll immediately learn invaluable and often extremely time sensitive information about your health. Will I tell you? Hahaha. No.
I’m Your Radiologist Tech and I’m Not Telling You Shit
I’ll immediately learn invaluable and often extremely time sensitive information about your health. Will I tell you? Hahaha. No.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I’ll immediately learn invaluable and often extremely time sensitive information about your health. Will I tell you? Hahaha. No.
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I have a humor piece on @pointsincase.com this morning! Check it out if you like funny stuff.
I’m a Hostage Who Can’t Stop Focusing on How This Bank Robber’s Fly Is Down www.pointsincase.com/articles/im-...
I’m a Hostage Who Can’t Stop Focusing on How This Bank Robber’s Fly Is Down www.pointsincase.com/articles/im-...
I’m a Hostage Who Can’t Stop Focusing on How This Bank Robber’s Fly Is Down
Was it like that at the hideout and in the getaway car coming here, and no one told him? Oof. No one must like this guy.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I have a humor piece on @pointsincase.com this morning! Check it out if you like funny stuff.
I’m a Hostage Who Can’t Stop Focusing on How This Bank Robber’s Fly Is Down www.pointsincase.com/articles/im-...
I’m a Hostage Who Can’t Stop Focusing on How This Bank Robber’s Fly Is Down www.pointsincase.com/articles/im-...
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Was it like that at the hideout and in the getaway car coming here, and no one told him? Oof. No one must like this guy.
I’m a Hostage Who Can’t Stop Focusing on How This Bank Robber’s Fly Is Down
Was it like that at the hideout and in the getaway car coming here, and no one told him? Oof. No one must like this guy.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Was it like that at the hideout and in the getaway car coming here, and no one told him? Oof. No one must like this guy.
I have a hunch: The killer might just need some space right now.
I’m a Soft-Boiled Detective
I have a hunch: The killer might just need some space right now.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I have a hunch: The killer might just need some space right now.
Sorry. This is awkward. We, uh, you know. On a raft? That was also a car? That you drove straight into the water?
Am I Crazy for Thinking James Bond and I Shared Something Special in That Radioactive Volcano?
Sorry. This is awkward. We, uh, you know. On a raft? That was also a car? That you drove straight into the water?
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January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Sorry. This is awkward. We, uh, you know. On a raft? That was also a car? That you drove straight into the water?
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Great piece!
Cherished by all who experienced it, the 90-minute movie entertained audiences with a well told tale that did not require one clear an entire day to watch it.
An Obituary for the 90-Minute Movie
Cherished by all who experienced it, the 90-minute movie entertained audiences with a well told tale that did not require one clear an entire day to watch it.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Great piece!
Cherished by all who experienced it, the 90-minute movie entertained audiences with a well told tale that did not require one clear an entire day to watch it.
An Obituary for the 90-Minute Movie
Cherished by all who experienced it, the 90-minute movie entertained audiences with a well told tale that did not require one clear an entire day to watch it.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Cherished by all who experienced it, the 90-minute movie entertained audiences with a well told tale that did not require one clear an entire day to watch it.
Step toward the exit and say, “I’m off to contemplate my own inadequacy in the sculpture garden. It’s performance art in motion.”
How to Leave a Fancy Art Gallery Without Feeling like a Pretentious Monster
Step toward the exit and say, “I’m off to contemplate my own inadequacy in the sculpture garden. It’s performance art in motion.”
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January 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Step toward the exit and say, “I’m off to contemplate my own inadequacy in the sculpture garden. It’s performance art in motion.”
There’s a secret to eating well on a tight budget. That secret is to not do it.
Monthly Budgeting for Rent, Groceries, Savings, and 30 Big Nights Out
There’s a secret to eating well on a tight budget. That secret is to not do it.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
There’s a secret to eating well on a tight budget. That secret is to not do it.
Don’t you think it would just be easier to watch this than the actual movie? Trust me, these are the best parts, the rest is just extra.
Fuck It! Movie Trailer Just Going to Show You the Whole Thing
Don’t you think it would just be easier to watch this than the actual movie? Trust me, these are the best parts, the rest is just extra.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Don’t you think it would just be easier to watch this than the actual movie? Trust me, these are the best parts, the rest is just extra.
Records indicate your lawn has not been maintained since 1194 BCE.
Odysseus Returns Home After 20 Years, Only to Discover the HOA Has Fined Him $47,000
Records indicate your lawn has not been maintained since 1194 BCE.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Records indicate your lawn has not been maintained since 1194 BCE.
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You can resume your nap shortly, sir, but right now, this crew needs your support.
Attention Passengers: The Captain Has Turned on the Applause Sign
You can resume your nap shortly, sir, but right now, this crew needs your support.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
You can resume your nap shortly, sir, but right now, this crew needs your support.
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New humor in @pointsincase.com
What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
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What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
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What Your Drink Order Says About Your Teaching Career
10th-grade math teacher: Once a year, on your birthday, you drink a full pint of vodka, walk into your closet, and scream.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
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What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
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