Seth Brown
@risingpun.bsky.social
Freelance writer/humor columnist/sushi enthusiast
National Press Club's 2024 Angele Gingras Humor Award winner
My free semi-monthly newsletter has bad puns, jokes in parentheses, and very rarely, insightful commentary:
https://buttondown.email/RisingPun
National Press Club's 2024 Angele Gingras Humor Award winner
My free semi-monthly newsletter has bad puns, jokes in parentheses, and very rarely, insightful commentary:
https://buttondown.email/RisingPun
"They sold out once. They'll do it again."
Start of a Black Friday sales ad I saw that could have just as easily been talking about Congress.
Start of a Black Friday sales ad I saw that could have just as easily been talking about Congress.
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"They sold out once. They'll do it again."
Start of a Black Friday sales ad I saw that could have just as easily been talking about Congress.
Start of a Black Friday sales ad I saw that could have just as easily been talking about Congress.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Weird Al Yankovic
They Might Be Giants
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers
Sammus
Weird Al Yankovic
They Might Be Giants
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers
Sammus
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Steeleye Span
Great Big Sea
Gaelic Storm
They Might Be Giants
Les Respectables
Steeleye Span
Great Big Sea
Gaelic Storm
They Might Be Giants
Les Respectables
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Janelle Monàe
Seattle Symphony doing The Rite of Spring
Tinariwen
Abel Selaocoe
Gamelan Pacifica
Janelle Monàe
Seattle Symphony doing The Rite of Spring
Tinariwen
Abel Selaocoe
Gamelan Pacifica
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Weird Al Yankovic
They Might Be Giants
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers
Sammus
Weird Al Yankovic
They Might Be Giants
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers
Sammus
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Happy Chompsgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Chompsgiving!
I'm not saying we have a problem, but I just had to suggest to @starfishknits.bsky.social that we put up a sign in our kitchen that says "Thank you for not buying mugs".
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm not saying we have a problem, but I just had to suggest to @starfishknits.bsky.social that we put up a sign in our kitchen that says "Thank you for not buying mugs".
Q: Who played the In-curry-edible Hulk?
A: Aloo Ferrigno
A: Aloo Ferrigno
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Q: Who played the In-curry-edible Hulk?
A: Aloo Ferrigno
A: Aloo Ferrigno
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Almost 500k studies showing COVID causes lasting damage… if that doesn’t convince anyone, nothing will.
Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...
Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Almost 500k studies showing COVID causes lasting damage… if that doesn’t convince anyone, nothing will.
Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...
Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...
Fine distinctions seem obvious to genre fans, who can easily distinguish between 7 kinds of sub-sub-genre and explain the differences.
To haters it all looks the same: "Oh, more of this stuff I hate".
Sorta feeling this today with the very granular child-rape distinctions making the rounds.
To haters it all looks the same: "Oh, more of this stuff I hate".
Sorta feeling this today with the very granular child-rape distinctions making the rounds.
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Fine distinctions seem obvious to genre fans, who can easily distinguish between 7 kinds of sub-sub-genre and explain the differences.
To haters it all looks the same: "Oh, more of this stuff I hate".
Sorta feeling this today with the very granular child-rape distinctions making the rounds.
To haters it all looks the same: "Oh, more of this stuff I hate".
Sorta feeling this today with the very granular child-rape distinctions making the rounds.
"It must be a great shock for you to be here in what is, for you, 100 years in the future."
"No, it's pretty much the same."
"Pretty much the same? The world has changed drastically!"
"You've still got people, and they're still a pain in the butt."
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
"No, it's pretty much the same."
"Pretty much the same? The world has changed drastically!"
"You've still got people, and they're still a pain in the butt."
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
The man from the 1920s
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
www.berkshireeagle.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"It must be a great shock for you to be here in what is, for you, 100 years in the future."
"No, it's pretty much the same."
"Pretty much the same? The world has changed drastically!"
"You've still got people, and they're still a pain in the butt."
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
"No, it's pretty much the same."
"Pretty much the same? The world has changed drastically!"
"You've still got people, and they're still a pain in the butt."
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Find the error in the sentence: "We should have shrimp scampi or pizza for dinner."
Answer: the word "or" is incorrect, and should be replaced with "on".
@starfishknits.bsky.social makes a damn fine shrimp scampi pizza.
Answer: the word "or" is incorrect, and should be replaced with "on".
@starfishknits.bsky.social makes a damn fine shrimp scampi pizza.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Find the error in the sentence: "We should have shrimp scampi or pizza for dinner."
Answer: the word "or" is incorrect, and should be replaced with "on".
@starfishknits.bsky.social makes a damn fine shrimp scampi pizza.
Answer: the word "or" is incorrect, and should be replaced with "on".
@starfishknits.bsky.social makes a damn fine shrimp scampi pizza.
Money is dumb because I spent ten minutes talking myself out of spending $5 on a video game and then saw the 4-figure medical bill on my desk.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Money is dumb because I spent ten minutes talking myself out of spending $5 on a video game and then saw the 4-figure medical bill on my desk.
Oh, Ozymandias, you're the one
Even though your reign's now done
Ozymandias, I'm awfully fond of you
(Bo bo bo de oh)
Ozymandias, King of Kings
Passions stamped on lifeless things
Ozymandias, your feet at least made it through
Even though your reign's now done
Ozymandias, I'm awfully fond of you
(Bo bo bo de oh)
Ozymandias, King of Kings
Passions stamped on lifeless things
Ozymandias, your feet at least made it through
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oh, Ozymandias, you're the one
Even though your reign's now done
Ozymandias, I'm awfully fond of you
(Bo bo bo de oh)
Ozymandias, King of Kings
Passions stamped on lifeless things
Ozymandias, your feet at least made it through
Even though your reign's now done
Ozymandias, I'm awfully fond of you
(Bo bo bo de oh)
Ozymandias, King of Kings
Passions stamped on lifeless things
Ozymandias, your feet at least made it through
The Halloween issue of my newsletter has all the stuff I forgot last newsletter, plus terrible vampire puns:
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[Seth Says] Forget-Me-Yep
Q: What do you call appetizers for Dracula?A: Vlad Tapas Okay, so it's a bit of an arcane reference (Jinx!), but most bad Halloween puns are all like,...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Halloween issue of my newsletter has all the stuff I forgot last newsletter, plus terrible vampire puns:
buttondown.com/RisingPun/ar...
buttondown.com/RisingPun/ar...
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CBS News is dead.
A right-wing content mill is about to take its place.
Paramount deserves to hemorrhage money over this. Cancel Paramount+. Boycott their movies in theaters.
The political Right is waging a war on journalism and truth.
Kick them in the profits.
A right-wing content mill is about to take its place.
Paramount deserves to hemorrhage money over this. Cancel Paramount+. Boycott their movies in theaters.
The political Right is waging a war on journalism and truth.
Kick them in the profits.
CBS News endured a “traumatic” day Wednesday, as David Ellison’s Paramount slashed hundreds of jobs in a sweeping round of cuts.
@nataliekorach.bsky.social has all the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
@nataliekorach.bsky.social has all the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
Paramount’s Eye Strain
It was a “traumatic” day at CBS News, as David Ellison’s Paramount unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs across the company, hitting the news division hard.
www.status.news
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
CBS News is dead.
A right-wing content mill is about to take its place.
Paramount deserves to hemorrhage money over this. Cancel Paramount+. Boycott their movies in theaters.
The political Right is waging a war on journalism and truth.
Kick them in the profits.
A right-wing content mill is about to take its place.
Paramount deserves to hemorrhage money over this. Cancel Paramount+. Boycott their movies in theaters.
The political Right is waging a war on journalism and truth.
Kick them in the profits.
Last-minute costume advice to turn that inflatable frog into something UNFROGGETTABLE:
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
The Pun Also Rises: Repurposed costume advice
Humorist Seth Brown offers a pun-filled guide to transforming overused Halloween costumes into clever, customized creations that are anything but scary-similar.
www.berkshireeagle.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Last-minute costume advice to turn that inflatable frog into something UNFROGGETTABLE:
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
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GDrive > top right gear:
Manage Apps > uncheck Gemini
ALSO
Privacy > Manage Workspace smart feature settings > two Gemini settings, toggle off
(Gemini AI is on by default and it explicity scans and "shares" or "uses" your info and activity across Google products)
Manage Apps > uncheck Gemini
ALSO
Privacy > Manage Workspace smart feature settings > two Gemini settings, toggle off
(Gemini AI is on by default and it explicity scans and "shares" or "uses" your info and activity across Google products)
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
GDrive > top right gear:
Manage Apps > uncheck Gemini
ALSO
Privacy > Manage Workspace smart feature settings > two Gemini settings, toggle off
(Gemini AI is on by default and it explicity scans and "shares" or "uses" your info and activity across Google products)
Manage Apps > uncheck Gemini
ALSO
Privacy > Manage Workspace smart feature settings > two Gemini settings, toggle off
(Gemini AI is on by default and it explicity scans and "shares" or "uses" your info and activity across Google products)
It's better to have Louvred and lost than never to have Louvred at all.
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's better to have Louvred and lost than never to have Louvred at all.
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Long COVID isn’t rare. It’s a complex, chronic condition affecting millions worldwide, often for months or years after infection. Our latest article breaks down 7 key facts everyone should know about long COVID — from how common it is, to why prevention still matters.
whn.global/seven-things...
whn.global/seven-things...
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Long COVID isn’t rare. It’s a complex, chronic condition affecting millions worldwide, often for months or years after infection. Our latest article breaks down 7 key facts everyone should know about long COVID — from how common it is, to why prevention still matters.
whn.global/seven-things...
whn.global/seven-things...
Phones are so high-tech today, it's hard to believe older basic computers took up a whole room -- that shit is Cray!
October 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Phones are so high-tech today, it's hard to believe older basic computers took up a whole room -- that shit is Cray!
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The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I may have burnt a pancake, but I've got an easy recipe for turnip greens and some tales of college stupidity:
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[Seth Says] Use It Or Lose It
Q: Why will lots of teachers be out and about on Saturday?A: Because teachers are pro-test. (I realize this joke is undercut slightly by the fact that many...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I may have burnt a pancake, but I've got an easy recipe for turnip greens and some tales of college stupidity:
buttondown.com/RisingPun/ar...
buttondown.com/RisingPun/ar...
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I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings.
These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate.
Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.
These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate.
Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings.
These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate.
Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.
These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate.
Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.