The Adventures of Shylock Holmes

George Gershwin is rolling in his grave every time you play your sh***y bastardised adult contemporary version of 'Rhapsody in Blue'...

Via Hacker News comes this great observation : Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'. The log...

When magazines I never subscribed to send me letters telling me that my subscription is running out, with the words 'LAST LETTER' on...

XKCD on why every major sucks . My favourite line: 'By dubbing Econ 'dismal science' adherents exaggerate The "dismal&quo...

Radical .

"Just when you think you've got it all worked out, That's probably when they'll put you in the ground." From the exce...

-Headline of the Day, from Maetenloch at Ace of Spades : " Island Scandis So Inbred They Need a Website to Avoid Incest " Ha! -...

Comedy gold!

The probability of a letter from a company containing important information is significantly less when the front is marked 'Important In...

Ace of Spades knocks it out of the park discussing the hilarious angsty email doing the rounds, from a guy who got rejected after one date ...

'Ulysses is Odysseus' In order: 1. Yes. 2. Wot?

"To die well, we must know first what we have lived for." - Theodore Dalrymple

(After the plane has landed): "You may now use your cell phones but all other electronic devices must remain off." Gotcha. Now...

The Greek:   [Subject: 'The Glory of Australia'] It's stunning to me that you consider yourselves an independent country. At l...

In reference to the 'Occupy Brisbane' protests, smurray38 had this zinger: I think even Lenin would be hard pressed to find anythi...

John Nash would be proud . Today is clearly a double-dose of Yank Sports + Economics. In other news, penalties for 'excessive cele...

From the WSJ "The Wealthiest 5% Grabbed  Created Most of the [sic] America’s Gains" There, fixed it for you.

"Life's not a bitch. Life is a beautiful woman. You only call her a bitch 'cause she won't let you get that pussy." ...

Out of the people who arrive at this site by searching for 'Shylock Holmes', how many of them are looking for me, and how many just ...