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Daily literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy, since 1999. pointsincase.com
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We're doing a People's Favorite list again this year at @pointsincase.com! Is there a piece you liked from this year that you want to shout out? Here's your chance!
You can vote for up to three, and give us a little comment on why you liked it!
You can vote for up to three, and give us a little comment on why you liked it!
Vote for The People's Favorites 2025!
Alongside the Best of PIC 2025, we're asking for YOUR favorites again this year! At the end of the year, we'll publish a list of The People's Favorites, the best pieces we published on Points in Case ...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We're doing a People's Favorite list again this year at @pointsincase.com! Is there a piece you liked from this year that you want to shout out? Here's your chance!
You can vote for up to three, and give us a little comment on why you liked it!
You can vote for up to three, and give us a little comment on why you liked it!
“If you don't do the dishes could you at least take out the trash.” Are you serious bro? Does the Categorical Imperative mean nothing to you?
I’m Not a Bad Roommate, Bro, I’m Following Deontological Ethics
“If you don't do the dishes could you at least take out the trash.” Are you serious bro? Does the Categorical Imperative mean nothing to you?
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December 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“If you don't do the dishes could you at least take out the trash.” Are you serious bro? Does the Categorical Imperative mean nothing to you?
Swallowing rage when friends complain about their company holiday parties
Layoff Bingo: Holiday Edition
Swallowing rage when friends complain about their company holiday parties
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December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Swallowing rage when friends complain about their company holiday parties
Amy, age 33, is starting to notice changes with her body, such as how her hands keep reaching for the same black mock neck and red lipstick when getting dressed for work each morning.
“Why Am I Suddenly Obsessed with Audrey Hepburn?”: A Puberty Book for Adult Women
Amy, age 33, is starting to notice changes with her body, such as how her hands keep reaching for the same black mock neck and red lipstick when getting dressed for work each morning.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Amy, age 33, is starting to notice changes with her body, such as how her hands keep reaching for the same black mock neck and red lipstick when getting dressed for work each morning.
Fee-free-fee-free-fee-free 🪩
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Experimental Flash Fiction feat. @pointsincase.com @literarygarage.bsky.social @centaurlit.bsky.social @thin-skin.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Experimental Flash Fiction feat. @pointsincase.com @literarygarage.bsky.social @centaurlit.bsky.social @thin-skin.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/fee-free-experimental-flash-fiction-oO0rnxfo
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November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Fee-free-fee-free-fee-free 🪩
Opening move: Roll the die.
>If the number is even, share an important life update.
>If it’s odd, just ask, “Hi. How are you?”
>If the number is even, share an important life update.
>If it’s odd, just ask, “Hi. How are you?”
Texting Your Dad Simulator
Opening move: Roll the die.
>If the number is even, share an important life update.
>If it’s odd, just ask, “Hi. How are you?”
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November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Opening move: Roll the die.
>If the number is even, share an important life update.
>If it’s odd, just ask, “Hi. How are you?”
>If the number is even, share an important life update.
>If it’s odd, just ask, “Hi. How are you?”
After four down and out years, hardcore MAGA uncle Rick has regained his mojo with Trump back in office.
NFL-Inspired Power Rankings for Everyone at My Family’s Thanksgiving
After four down and out years, hardcore MAGA uncle Rick has regained his mojo with Trump back in office.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After four down and out years, hardcore MAGA uncle Rick has regained his mojo with Trump back in office.
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In last week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I assembled great writing by Jack Handey in @newyorker.com, Madeline Cash in @grantamag.bsky.social, Tommy Smith in @pointsincase.com, and @wendymolyneux.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net.
Plus, info about our next Hangout!
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In last week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I assembled great writing by Jack Handey in @newyorker.com, Madeline Cash in @grantamag.bsky.social, Tommy Smith in @pointsincase.com, and @wendymolyneux.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net.
Plus, info about our next Hangout!
Check it out & subscribe 👇
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Nurses in training? Maybe you’re a few credits short of your degree?... Okay, still not seeing any hands.
Is There a Doctor Onboard? We’d Settle for a Competent Lifeguard
Nurses in training? Maybe you’re a few credits short of your degree?... Okay, still not seeing any hands.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Nurses in training? Maybe you’re a few credits short of your degree?... Okay, still not seeing any hands.
As a thank you for everything you’ve done for Kitchen, we’d like to offer you the position of Rag.
Former Hot Shot Dish Towel Demoted to the Rank of Rag
As a thank you for everything you’ve done for Kitchen, we’d like to offer you the position of Rag.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As a thank you for everything you’ve done for Kitchen, we’d like to offer you the position of Rag.
And you can’t crawl before you roll. And you can’t roll before you slide. And you can’t slide before you contemplate sliding.
Be Careful! Can’t Run Before You Walk. Can’t Walk Before You Crawl. Can’t Crawl Before You Roll. Can’t Roll Before You Slide.
And you can’t crawl before you roll. And you can’t roll before you slide. And you can’t slide before you contemplate sliding.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
And you can’t crawl before you roll. And you can’t roll before you slide. And you can’t slide before you contemplate sliding.
The sequel answers all of your lingering questions, like: what would a 1970s child star look like with a hip replacement?
We Made a Sequel to Your Favorite Childhood Movie to Remind You the Passage of Time Comes for Us All
The sequel answers all of your lingering questions, like: what would a 1970s child star look like with a hip replacement?
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November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The sequel answers all of your lingering questions, like: what would a 1970s child star look like with a hip replacement?
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Always love a good bit of medieval-themed comedy from @pointsincase.com:
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Bestselling Self-Help Books from the Middle Ages
Girl, Lance Thy Boils / Rich Kinsman Poor Kinsman / The 140-Hour Workweek
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November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Always love a good bit of medieval-themed comedy from @pointsincase.com:
www.pointsincase.com/lists/bestse...
www.pointsincase.com/lists/bestse...
You see, the devil couldn’t reach you, so he sent us to test you. To torment you. To destroy your inner and outer peace.
The Devil Couldn’t Reach You, So He Sent Us to Play Our Phones on Full Volume
You see, the devil couldn’t reach you, so he sent us to test you. To torment you. To destroy your inner and outer peace.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
You see, the devil couldn’t reach you, so he sent us to test you. To torment you. To destroy your inner and outer peace.
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In this week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I round up funny writing by Carly Silverman in @pointsincase.com, and Emily Berge, Fletcher Michael, and @kevinseccia.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net!
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
buttondown.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In this week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I round up funny writing by Carly Silverman in @pointsincase.com, and Emily Berge, Fletcher Michael, and @kevinseccia.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net!
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters:
- Instagram! Some random author I was stalking
- On Reddit
- I'm a long-time fan of @chillsubs.bsky.social and found your interview there!
- Via the satire writing world in general
- Submission Grinder
- You're famous
- Instagram! Some random author I was stalking
- On Reddit
- I'm a long-time fan of @chillsubs.bsky.social and found your interview there!
- Via the satire writing world in general
- Submission Grinder
- You're famous
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters:
- Instagram! Some random author I was stalking
- On Reddit
- I'm a long-time fan of @chillsubs.bsky.social and found your interview there!
- Via the satire writing world in general
- Submission Grinder
- You're famous
- Instagram! Some random author I was stalking
- On Reddit
- I'm a long-time fan of @chillsubs.bsky.social and found your interview there!
- Via the satire writing world in general
- Submission Grinder
- You're famous
Remember, it’s not getting an answer as much as creating an experience--not may they pass, but also should they?
Workshopping Riddles from a Troll’s Riddles Three
Remember, it’s not getting an answer as much as creating an experience--not may they pass, but also should they?
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November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Remember, it’s not getting an answer as much as creating an experience--not may they pass, but also should they?
Girl, Lance Thy Boils / Rich Kinsman Poor Kinsman / The 140-Hour Workweek
Bestselling Self-Help Books from the Middle Ages
Girl, Lance Thy Boils / Rich Kinsman Poor Kinsman / The 140-Hour Workweek
www.pointsincase.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Girl, Lance Thy Boils / Rich Kinsman Poor Kinsman / The 140-Hour Workweek
It’s not your typical low-grade fever or boo-boo that goes away after your mom kisses it.
Why I, a 10-Year-Old Alpha Male, Am Now Anti-Cooties Vaccine
It’s not your typical low-grade fever or boo-boo that goes away after your mom kisses it.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It’s not your typical low-grade fever or boo-boo that goes away after your mom kisses it.
You are fairly confident you read one. Your eyes scanned the letters, making them into words, and scanned the words, making them into sentences.
Do You Think You’ve Read a Book but Aren’t Sure?
You are fairly confident you read one. Your eyes scanned the letters, making them into words, and scanned the words, making them into sentences.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You are fairly confident you read one. Your eyes scanned the letters, making them into words, and scanned the words, making them into sentences.
US to UK: Simply adding an extraneous "u" to your US size now gets you the perfect fit across the pond.
Introducing the Perfect Shoe-Sizing System
US to UK: Simply adding an extraneous "u" to your US size now gets you the perfect fit across the pond.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
US to UK: Simply adding an extraneous "u" to your US size now gets you the perfect fit across the pond.
I guess it’s also strange that instead of being picked up, he is let out in front of our house at 4:00 AM by a 1978 Buick Regal.
Evidence That My Kid’s Daycare May Actually Be a Blues Joint
I guess it’s also strange that instead of being picked up, he is let out in front of our house at 4:00 AM by a 1978 Buick Regal.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I guess it’s also strange that instead of being picked up, he is let out in front of our house at 4:00 AM by a 1978 Buick Regal.
Mild Bill preferred to spend his nights playing Scrabble, drinking probiotic soda, and enjoying a light Caesar salad if he really felt frisky.
Famous Outlaws of the American West
Mild Bill preferred to spend his nights playing Scrabble, drinking probiotic soda, and enjoying a light Caesar salad if he really felt frisky.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Mild Bill preferred to spend his nights playing Scrabble, drinking probiotic soda, and enjoying a light Caesar salad if he really felt frisky.
The kitchen’s behind that door. Craig, our cold dishes chef, will sulk if you don’t order any salads.
Have You Dined with Us Before?
The kitchen’s behind that door. Craig, our cold dishes chef, will sulk if you don’t order any salads.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The kitchen’s behind that door. Craig, our cold dishes chef, will sulk if you don’t order any salads.
Now, this is where it continues to not get interesting, so stay with me.
You’re Hearing About My Dream Whether You Like It or Not
Now, this is where it continues to not get interesting, so stay with me.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Now, this is where it continues to not get interesting, so stay with me.