Seth Rubin
@setherubin.bsky.social
editorial lead at jackbox games. words in the new yorker, the onion, mcsweeney’s, reductress, etc. assigned transsexual at birth
the inventor of tolls: bridge better have my money
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the inventor of tolls: bridge better have my money
garlic knots are a great way for beginners to ease into eating pizza
May 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
garlic knots are a great way for beginners to ease into eating pizza
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Pack your bags because an all-new Trivia Murder Party is on its way!
Get ready for our next killer standalone title featuring online matchmaking, as well as classic local play! 🏕️
Learn more about it in the Jackbox Direct!
🔗 jbgm.es/4ji2oih
(Logo not final.)
Get ready for our next killer standalone title featuring online matchmaking, as well as classic local play! 🏕️
Learn more about it in the Jackbox Direct!
🔗 jbgm.es/4ji2oih
(Logo not final.)
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Pack your bags because an all-new Trivia Murder Party is on its way!
Get ready for our next killer standalone title featuring online matchmaking, as well as classic local play! 🏕️
Learn more about it in the Jackbox Direct!
🔗 jbgm.es/4ji2oih
(Logo not final.)
Get ready for our next killer standalone title featuring online matchmaking, as well as classic local play! 🏕️
Learn more about it in the Jackbox Direct!
🔗 jbgm.es/4ji2oih
(Logo not final.)
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(post-apocalypse dystopia where people who still know how to read are called wordwakers)
Warlord: What does this one say, wordwaker?
Me: Campbell’s chunky beef & vegetable
Warlord: What does this one say, wordwaker?
Me: Campbell’s chunky beef & vegetable
February 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
(post-apocalypse dystopia where people who still know how to read are called wordwakers)
Warlord: What does this one say, wordwaker?
Me: Campbell’s chunky beef & vegetable
Warlord: What does this one say, wordwaker?
Me: Campbell’s chunky beef & vegetable
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In this week’s newsletter, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I shared some funny writing by Mark Cowling,
Seth Rubin, Maitreyi Anantharaman & @seanmcgowan.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com @mcsweeneys.net & @defector.bsky.social!
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Seth Rubin, Maitreyi Anantharaman & @seanmcgowan.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com @mcsweeneys.net & @defector.bsky.social!
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #384
For March 12-18, 2025 Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, a roundup of the week's finest short humor pieces and funny articles, and a...
buttondown.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In this week’s newsletter, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I shared some funny writing by Mark Cowling,
Seth Rubin, Maitreyi Anantharaman & @seanmcgowan.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com @mcsweeneys.net & @defector.bsky.social!
Read and subscribe here!
Seth Rubin, Maitreyi Anantharaman & @seanmcgowan.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com @mcsweeneys.net & @defector.bsky.social!
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my mark wahlberg piece got posted while i was recovering from having my titties scooped out of my chest and thrown in the trash. i have never felt more Masculine
"Have you ever seen Mark Wahlberg drink a hard smoothie of fish eyes blended with lightbulb filaments? We have, and we do not have the words to convey how hauntingly beautiful it was."
We Are Mark Wahlberg’s Personal Trainers, and We’re Pretty Much Just Messing With Him at This Point
Whenever you open Instagram or TikTok, you’ve probably seen Mark Wahlberg jumping in an ice bath at 4 a.m. or squeezing in a third set of bicep cur...
www.mcsweeneys.net
March 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
my mark wahlberg piece got posted while i was recovering from having my titties scooped out of my chest and thrown in the trash. i have never felt more Masculine
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Lady Gaga is back with a banger and I am back on @mcsweeneys.net mama!!! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/var...
Various Ways How I, a Gay Man, Use the Word “Mama”
“We’re OK, Mama”
When I’ve had great banter with the server the whole night, and she comes up to us to ask if there’s anything else we need before ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Lady Gaga is back with a banger and I am back on @mcsweeneys.net mama!!! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/var...
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
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"Cage wanted you to listen to the sounds you usually ignore. Like people breathing and birds chirping. I wasn’t all that excited about it, but they told us if we didn’t do what they said, they’d sell us to Randy Quaid, and he’d hunt us for sport."
An Oral History of the Kidz Bop Cover of John Cage’s 4′33″
Part One: The Kidz Dana Wilkinson, Kidz Bop Producer: People don’t remember this, but there was a draft in the early 2000s. We’d show up at some th...
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January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Cage wanted you to listen to the sounds you usually ignore. Like people breathing and birds chirping. I wasn’t all that excited about it, but they told us if we didn’t do what they said, they’d sell us to Randy Quaid, and he’d hunt us for sport."
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an instant classic
got a new piece in mcsweeney’s today. john cage’s ghost told me he liked it more than he was expecting to
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
An Oral History of the Kidz Bop Cover of John Cage’s 4’33”
Part One: The Kidz
Dana Wilkinson, Kidz Bop Producer: People don’t remember this, but there was a draft in the early 2000s. We’d show up at some th...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
an instant classic
got a new piece in mcsweeney’s today. john cage’s ghost told me he liked it more than he was expecting to
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
An Oral History of the Kidz Bop Cover of John Cage’s 4’33”
Part One: The Kidz
Dana Wilkinson, Kidz Bop Producer: People don’t remember this, but there was a draft in the early 2000s. We’d show up at some th...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
got a new piece in mcsweeney’s today. john cage’s ghost told me he liked it more than he was expecting to
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
you can pass whatever legislation you want, i will remain a perverted little gender freak until the day i die and i will spend the rest of my life telling kids how cool it is to be trans because it rules. thank you
January 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
you can pass whatever legislation you want, i will remain a perverted little gender freak until the day i die and i will spend the rest of my life telling kids how cool it is to be trans because it rules. thank you
i wrote about my ten favorite movies of the year and you can read it if you want!
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sethrubin.substack.com/p/my-10-favo...
my 10 favorite movies of 2024
Please note that this is called “My 10 Favorite Movies of 2024” and not “The 10 Best Movies of 2024.” Why is that, celebrated pedant Seth Rubin?
sethrubin.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
i wrote about my ten favorite movies of the year and you can read it if you want!
sethrubin.substack.com/p/my-10-favo...
sethrubin.substack.com/p/my-10-favo...
with your swagger
and your bearing
and the just right clothes you’re wearing
and your thieves, oh ohh
your den of thieves
and your bearing
and the just right clothes you’re wearing
and your thieves, oh ohh
your den of thieves
January 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
with your swagger
and your bearing
and the just right clothes you’re wearing
and your thieves, oh ohh
your den of thieves
and your bearing
and the just right clothes you’re wearing
and your thieves, oh ohh
your den of thieves
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In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I collect great writing by Talib Babb, Grace Fetterman, @setherubin.bsky.social, and @ginnyhogan.bsky.social & @lpevs.bsky.social.
Plus, @markpaglia.bsky.social's latest solo RPG & my upcoming workshops.
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Plus, @markpaglia.bsky.social's latest solo RPG & my upcoming workshops.
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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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January 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I collect great writing by Talib Babb, Grace Fetterman, @setherubin.bsky.social, and @ginnyhogan.bsky.social & @lpevs.bsky.social.
Plus, @markpaglia.bsky.social's latest solo RPG & my upcoming workshops.
Check it out & subscribe here ⬇️
Plus, @markpaglia.bsky.social's latest solo RPG & my upcoming workshops.
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if the rapture happened on a southwest flight nothing would happen. every soul would make it to miami
January 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
if the rapture happened on a southwest flight nothing would happen. every soul would make it to miami
back in mcsweeney’s today. i am deeply sorry to all french people
JONATHAN: I think we should redo the roof first.
DREW: I’m all about bringing these floors back to their glory days.
GEORG: Have you ever eaten tiger prawns on the burnished gold sands of Tahiti? I, Georg Property, have long known such carnal delights.
DREW: I’m all about bringing these floors back to their glory days.
GEORG: Have you ever eaten tiger prawns on the burnished gold sands of Tahiti? I, Georg Property, have long known such carnal delights.
Introducing Georg Property, the Long-Lost Third Property Brother
DREW: This house has been run down since the ‘70s. We’re hoping we can help it get its groove back! JONATHAN: That’s right. We’re going to give thi...
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January 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
back in mcsweeney’s today. i am deeply sorry to all french people
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Here, standing at the top of the course with manliness and anticipation, I feel reverent and erect.
I am full of pain and light. I am full of adrenaline and testosterone, chlorine and spit.
Buzz. The Buzzer sounds.
It is time.
I am full of pain and light. I am full of adrenaline and testosterone, chlorine and spit.
Buzz. The Buzzer sounds.
It is time.
I’m a Hairy and Disaffected Accountant Competing on the Popular Mid-2000s TV Game Show Wipeout
My name: Burnt Pepperidge. My profession: winning. I stand at the starting line and survey the obstacle course like a snake surveys a nest of bird ...
buff.ly
January 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Here, standing at the top of the course with manliness and anticipation, I feel reverent and erect.
I am full of pain and light. I am full of adrenaline and testosterone, chlorine and spit.
Buzz. The Buzzer sounds.
It is time.
I am full of pain and light. I am full of adrenaline and testosterone, chlorine and spit.
Buzz. The Buzzer sounds.
It is time.
i can’t wait for juror #2 2
December 29, 2024 at 12:21 AM
i can’t wait for juror #2 2
i am going to serve cunt on hanukkah
December 24, 2024 at 9:24 PM
i am going to serve cunt on hanukkah
how long does it take you guys to shuck your gelt
December 21, 2024 at 11:42 PM
how long does it take you guys to shuck your gelt
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SAM SPADE (holding a gun on Peter Lorre): Giddyup, Jingle Horse. Kick up those feet.
December 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
SAM SPADE (holding a gun on Peter Lorre): Giddyup, Jingle Horse. Kick up those feet.
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During the Great Depression, FDR calmed a shaken nation's nerves with his Far Side chats where he would use the radio to describe the most recent Far Side comic.
December 15, 2024 at 1:21 AM
During the Great Depression, FDR calmed a shaken nation's nerves with his Far Side chats where he would use the radio to describe the most recent Far Side comic.
why is survivor trying to recruit players with the feverish intensity of a post-9/11 u.s. military???
December 6, 2024 at 3:38 AM
why is survivor trying to recruit players with the feverish intensity of a post-9/11 u.s. military???
microwaved a plate of thanksgiving leftovers and it is truly a groundbreaking exploration of all the different temperatures food can be
November 30, 2024 at 11:55 PM
microwaved a plate of thanksgiving leftovers and it is truly a groundbreaking exploration of all the different temperatures food can be