Note to anyone who cares: This is not a comprehensive, all-encompassing roundup of all of the day's best comments. Some slip past me, and some are obviously great; if you made a joke and it got 5 +1s, you know it was a winner, and don't
be offended that I decline to point out that water is wet. Some of the best comments of the day, ones that I found particularly good will likely make it in here; I may sometimes explain why I liked or didn't like a joke. I will try to pick some jokes that were good, and overlooked during the day to mention here.
I don't think I'll be spending much time analyzing the mechanics behind the jokes here. For one, it's been done, is being done, and frankly, it's a lot more work than I feel like doing. I have a job, and a life and that's enough for now.
Also, this is not associated or affiliated or connected with any current or former Gawker employee, editor, writer, etc.
Eddie Murray Sparkles
Bronze Hammer
SteveU
SteveU, again.
More SteveU Kids are innocent and pure, right? Suuuure they are.
TheNightManCometh
Mantis Toboggan, M.D. That's mean, and horrible, and made me laugh.
Lionel Osbourne
IronMikeGallego Hammering the point home.
SaveToFavorites This should have gotten more love.
cobra, brah! Sean Kemp's kids is well-worn ground, but cobra used subtlety and careful wording to hint at the punchline. He didn't hit us over the head. Nice.
Brotherford B. Hayes There were a number of good, clever comments in this post, including this from Azure Texan and this from Mark Mc Gwire's Backne, and this from WhatWouldTebowDo?.
Clinton Portishead and CornNutBreath and phlash741repurposed the same gross bit of text to make slightly different jokes. Normally I'd say, come on, guys, don't step on each others' feet but the this bit of inadvertent repetition added up to more than the sum of the parts. Your mileage may vary.
Bad stuff:
This guy It's obvious he is going to write some angry rant complaining that all anyone does in the comments is make jokes and he's got important points to make, and he's got freedom of speech, man, and he's being censored, and who the fuck does this ninja guy think he is to censor him, anyways?
Thanks for sharing.
Uh oh. They're playing in SAN FRANSISCO, which means GAYS which means GAY SEXXX and FORTY NINERS? NAH, SIXTY-NINERZ BRO!!!!
Remember what I said about the "what an asshole" situation above? This dolt missed the boat, or the prior comments and, whether he knew it or not, pooped all over everything by reusing the kernel of CPH's joke. Dolt.
Enjoy the evening.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
January 18 2012
BringBackAnthonyMason
IronMikeGallego This is a pretty obvious angle to the joke, but IMG presents with a voice and phrasing that makes the joke. Contrast this to Keeps_It_Real who sees the same angle but just sort of dumps it out there. Not a terrible joke, but Keeps It Real's setup and delivery keeps it on the "meh" pile. This isn't to say that any of the commenters who regularly knock out winners are innate comedic savants - it has more to do with practice, and once they recognize the essence of the punchline, they the time to finesse a sharp way to deliver it.
A while ago, I heard a comedian on some satellite channel start to tell a joke. As soon as he started in, I recognized it as a joke I read in some joke book in middle school, and knew where it was going. As far as making me laugh though, it didn't matter one bit. I don't think silly sound effects and over-the-top theatrics (or their equivalent) are the way to go on Deadspin, but it's fair to say simply blurting out "The wrestler escaped the Russian Half Pretzel by biting his own donger!" is not nearly as funny as this construction.
TheAmazingSneijderman You're right, Steve, that is surprisingly plausible.
Sneijderman again.
SameSadEcho - Disgustingly hilarious. (Edit - that post had a lot of good jokes. Clinton Portishead, snoop-a-loop, and Greek McPapadopoulos all made me laugh with bits of varying sophistication.)
The Night Man Cometh and SteveU took similar bits of wordplay in different, equally funny directions.
MaverickIsAirborne
StuartScott'sEye
crazyjoedavola didn't make a flotation or blowjob pun based on "Bob." Good for him.
sweatingmullets Bodysnarking is A-Ok with me.
Bad:
This junk.
Um, ok.
Yes, you did. This is an answer to the rhetorical question posed by this commenter.
This moron in pink - This unapproved comment in the Tebow Injury post consisted of a picture of Emperor Palpatine, containing the text "Let the hate flow through you" accompanied by "This message was approved by me." This comment, which thankfully was not approved, sucks*. First, it misconstrues the point of the article. Whether intentionally or not, it confuses Barry Petchesky's legitimate, objective observations about Tebow's injury-inviting style of play with "hating." Next, the commenter rejects intelligently or humorously rebutting the points Barry made. Instead, the commenter posts a simplistic, antagonistic, and vague picture that he copy/pasted from the internet. What is this dipshit actually saying?
Let's apply some ENG 301: Symbolism in Literature type analysis to the symbolism of the picture - it's possible that the commenter is a Tebow fan, and is using the juxtaposition of the picture with the article to align the concept of "hating" Tebow with the evil embodied and approved by Emperor Palpatine, and encouraging Barry to further surrender to his irrational disapproval of Tebow, a surrender which will lead to his ultimate demise.The picture can also be read to convey a completely different message, that the commenter, who is either unconcerned with aligning himself with evil (or thinks he's a badass by rooting for the badguys) dislikes Tebow too, and is hoping that Barry will continue to draw from his supposed well of antagonism to further undermine Tebow's accomplishments. Yay. 3 credits.
Analyzing that post is a waste of time; it's like asking "what deep message was that 2-year old trying to convey by throwing his food on the floor?" I doubt that the commenter was saying anything about anything. It's more likely that the commenter read the article and said "Hey, this fool's hatin' on Tebow. I'm going to call that hater out on that shit. Star Wars."
*A picture is worth a thousand words, supposedly. A funny image macro can convey a feeling or a reaction beyond words, I guess, but usually work the other way and oversimplify a complex, nuanced response into something that misses the point. They're cheap, dumb and lazy.
Ok, it's 5-ish, and I have a thing at that place.
IronMikeGallego This is a pretty obvious angle to the joke, but IMG presents with a voice and phrasing that makes the joke. Contrast this to Keeps_It_Real who sees the same angle but just sort of dumps it out there. Not a terrible joke, but Keeps It Real's setup and delivery keeps it on the "meh" pile. This isn't to say that any of the commenters who regularly knock out winners are innate comedic savants - it has more to do with practice, and once they recognize the essence of the punchline, they the time to finesse a sharp way to deliver it.
A while ago, I heard a comedian on some satellite channel start to tell a joke. As soon as he started in, I recognized it as a joke I read in some joke book in middle school, and knew where it was going. As far as making me laugh though, it didn't matter one bit. I don't think silly sound effects and over-the-top theatrics (or their equivalent) are the way to go on Deadspin, but it's fair to say simply blurting out "The wrestler escaped the Russian Half Pretzel by biting his own donger!" is not nearly as funny as this construction.
TheAmazingSneijderman You're right, Steve, that is surprisingly plausible.
Sneijderman again.
SameSadEcho - Disgustingly hilarious. (Edit - that post had a lot of good jokes. Clinton Portishead, snoop-a-loop, and Greek McPapadopoulos all made me laugh with bits of varying sophistication.)
The Night Man Cometh and SteveU took similar bits of wordplay in different, equally funny directions.
MaverickIsAirborne
StuartScott'sEye
crazyjoedavola didn't make a flotation or blowjob pun based on "Bob." Good for him.
sweatingmullets Bodysnarking is A-Ok with me.
Bad:
This junk.
Um, ok.
Yes, you did. This is an answer to the rhetorical question posed by this commenter.
This moron in pink - This unapproved comment in the Tebow Injury post consisted of a picture of Emperor Palpatine, containing the text "Let the hate flow through you" accompanied by "This message was approved by me." This comment, which thankfully was not approved, sucks*. First, it misconstrues the point of the article. Whether intentionally or not, it confuses Barry Petchesky's legitimate, objective observations about Tebow's injury-inviting style of play with "hating." Next, the commenter rejects intelligently or humorously rebutting the points Barry made. Instead, the commenter posts a simplistic, antagonistic, and vague picture that he copy/pasted from the internet. What is this dipshit actually saying?
Let's apply some ENG 301: Symbolism in Literature type analysis to the symbolism of the picture - it's possible that the commenter is a Tebow fan, and is using the juxtaposition of the picture with the article to align the concept of "hating" Tebow with the evil embodied and approved by Emperor Palpatine, and encouraging Barry to further surrender to his irrational disapproval of Tebow, a surrender which will lead to his ultimate demise.The picture can also be read to convey a completely different message, that the commenter, who is either unconcerned with aligning himself with evil (or thinks he's a badass by rooting for the badguys) dislikes Tebow too, and is hoping that Barry will continue to draw from his supposed well of antagonism to further undermine Tebow's accomplishments. Yay. 3 credits.
Analyzing that post is a waste of time; it's like asking "what deep message was that 2-year old trying to convey by throwing his food on the floor?" I doubt that the commenter was saying anything about anything. It's more likely that the commenter read the article and said "Hey, this fool's hatin' on Tebow. I'm going to call that hater out on that shit. Star Wars."
*A picture is worth a thousand words, supposedly. A funny image macro can convey a feeling or a reaction beyond words, I guess, but usually work the other way and oversimplify a complex, nuanced response into something that misses the point. They're cheap, dumb and lazy.
Ok, it's 5-ish, and I have a thing at that place.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 17 2012
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos TDK has a gift.
David Hume
Hume again
SteveU
More SteveU
cobra, brah!
More cobra
GamboaConstrictor
Saberhagendaaz
Same Sad Echo
TRV
CBronsonSmile CBronsonSmile struggles from time to time. I'm not always a fan of the totally out of context pop culture reference. This worked all the same.
Eddie Murray Sparkles
Mattinglys Sideburns Ouch.
Edit: Bring Back Anthony Mason This comment is sort of aggravating. The concept behind the joke is great. It works well with the video. It made me snicker.
It uses "/fixed." Oh boy. I don't want to be a pedant harping on form over function, but it would have been great if he could have worked it over more to get to the same place without invoking the lazy cheat of "/fixed."
Taco Mailman Simple, dumb, and makes me disappointed in myself for laughing at it.
Lameness:
Now I see why the people who tried this in the past got burnt out by this part of it. Having to pick losers is annoying, and unfulfilling. This is in no way a full accounting of the junk that bothered us today.
This post was so frustrating. There were terrific jokes in there, some of the best of the day, but it was like a fat slice of moron bait, attracting some of the worst of the worst, too. The ninja had his (her?) hands full in there.
Gack
TylerBraysBackTattoo - Not the absolute worst comment in the world, but what is the point of this?
BruteSquad
NJGutter - Come on, this cannot be what Gawker had in mind for more "conversations."
Polish Cannon This needs to get ninja'd.
It is 5:30, and more posts may come, but that's it for me. Till next time.
Season of Charity.
Apparently Phintastic got starred last night. Think I'll go watch "Crash" to celebrate.
Monday, January 16, 2012
January 16 2012
It looked like MLK Day kept people home. Lower activity day. Not as many commenter bait type posts as some days.
Good comments:
DonCherry'sHockeySchtick - Nice little comment from a guy who pops up now and then.
All Over But The Sharting - This was ridiculous. In lesser hands the observation made could have been worded poorly, and been a wreck. Tight comment.
vodkanaut - The boat post was fertile ground.
Bevraj of Choice - More boat fun.
RonZookonRedBull - Sneaky good.
UweBollocks - This was a funny remark.
David Hume - Nice way to point to a Skinner box joke without actually saying "Skinner box." Sly.
SaveToFavorites - I laughed.
vodkanaut - Smart joke.
An article about the business of running shoes - I really like that Deadspin links to articles like this. Very enjoyable read.
Penn State Scandal - Luke O'Brien continues to kick ass.
Some shit that made our reading experience less enjoyable:
Shit -Take that "Y U NO" business back to Reddit, jerkoff.
Crap - Don't they get that they're going out of their way to state that they don't have anything to say?
Dung - Some guy's name sounds like another guy's name that has nothing to do with the post.
Poop - Fucking make the comment, don't allude to a comment that could be made.
Bye.
Good comments:
DonCherry'sHockeySchtick - Nice little comment from a guy who pops up now and then.
All Over But The Sharting - This was ridiculous. In lesser hands the observation made could have been worded poorly, and been a wreck. Tight comment.
vodkanaut - The boat post was fertile ground.
Bevraj of Choice - More boat fun.
RonZookonRedBull - Sneaky good.
UweBollocks - This was a funny remark.
David Hume - Nice way to point to a Skinner box joke without actually saying "Skinner box." Sly.
SaveToFavorites - I laughed.
vodkanaut - Smart joke.
An article about the business of running shoes - I really like that Deadspin links to articles like this. Very enjoyable read.
Penn State Scandal - Luke O'Brien continues to kick ass.
Some shit that made our reading experience less enjoyable:
Shit -Take that "Y U NO" business back to Reddit, jerkoff.
Crap - Don't they get that they're going out of their way to state that they don't have anything to say?
Dung - Some guy's name sounds like another guy's name that has nothing to do with the post.
Poop - Fucking make the comment, don't allude to a comment that could be made.
Bye.
Friday, January 13, 2012
January 13 2012
Funny comments as of 5:45.
All Over But the Sharting
Sharting Redux
DitkToberFest - DirkToberFest's initials are DTF. It's obvious that he is Ben Roethlisberger. Welcome aboard, Ben!
CornNutBreath - For a guy with a dopey name, he's been pretty good recently.
More CornNutBreath This gets an A-. But for an extra "c" this would have been an A+.
HongKongKumquat - This is totally dopey and made me laugh hard.
Sweatingmullets - A silly visual.
VicktoryBrewing - I thought this guy was a troll? I was wrong, apparently? Good for him.
SteveU - This is a very SteveU joke. It is a very good joke.
Gamboa Constrictor - There were a few good jokes in that post, this was one of them.
Same Sad Echo - I want one.
Eddie Murray Sparkles
Garbage:
econdave - Killer stuff, ace.
This clusterfuck That was like getting assaulted by a gang of farts.
ROKsal - Go buy a Penthouse or something.
SeanDL - I'm holding you responsible for the content of that song.
Enjoy your weekend.
All Over But the Sharting
Sharting Redux
DitkToberFest - DirkToberFest's initials are DTF. It's obvious that he is Ben Roethlisberger. Welcome aboard, Ben!
CornNutBreath - For a guy with a dopey name, he's been pretty good recently.
More CornNutBreath This gets an A-. But for an extra "c" this would have been an A+.
HongKongKumquat - This is totally dopey and made me laugh hard.
Sweatingmullets - A silly visual.
VicktoryBrewing - I thought this guy was a troll? I was wrong, apparently? Good for him.
SteveU - This is a very SteveU joke. It is a very good joke.
Gamboa Constrictor - There were a few good jokes in that post, this was one of them.
Same Sad Echo - I want one.
Eddie Murray Sparkles
Garbage:
econdave - Killer stuff, ace.
This clusterfuck That was like getting assaulted by a gang of farts.
ROKsal - Go buy a Penthouse or something.
SeanDL - I'm holding you responsible for the content of that song.
Enjoy your weekend.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
January 12 2012.
It seemed like a few posts had the majority of the funny comments.
Iron Mike Gallego
IMG, again.
Save to Favorites
Fendi Hotdogbun
Travis Half Pronk
CornNutBreath
Norm De Plume
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos started a comedy pyramid that deserved a better run.
This was great: ♥ Always Winning
Pretty funny, too: Walk Off HBP
Looking away from comments, briefly, this was a nice read.
Of course there were lame comments. Like these:
This one: Duh.
This post was just crawling with idiocy. Yeah, T-cells, AIDS, HIV, got it.
Take it easy, everyone.
Iron Mike Gallego
IMG, again.
Save to Favorites
Fendi Hotdogbun
Travis Half Pronk
CornNutBreath
Norm De Plume
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos started a comedy pyramid that deserved a better run.
This was great: ♥ Always Winning
Pretty funny, too: Walk Off HBP
Looking away from comments, briefly, this was a nice read.
Of course there were lame comments. Like these:
This one: Duh.
This post was just crawling with idiocy. Yeah, T-cells, AIDS, HIV, got it.
Take it easy, everyone.
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