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A Plea for Intimacy from the Forgotten Office Copy Machine

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Sam Everick @sameverick.bsky.social · 1d

It’s been ages since I’ve made my inkjet squirt and honestly that’s on me.

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Blythe Chadim @blythewrites.bsky.social · 1d

Give your office copy machine a little diddle. It needs it. And check out my latest piece @pointsincase.com
#comedy #funny #office #work
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Just because you don't need me to print those big Excel spreadsheets anymore doesn’t mean I don’t want my buttons fingered regularly.

A Plea for Intimacy from the Forgotten Office Copy Machine

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 1d

Just because you don't need me to print those big Excel spreadsheets anymore doesn’t mean I don’t want my buttons fingered regularly.

Just because you don't need me to print those big Excel spreadsheets anymore doesn’t mean I don’t want my buttons fingered regularly.

Rite Aid Closed All Its Stores, But I’m Still in the Bathroom

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Jesse Kubanet @jessekubanet.bsky.social · 2d

My first piece for @pointsincase.com is live! www.pointsincase.com/articles/rit...

I’m still in here. Waving my arms at the bathroom motion sensors to keep the lights on.

Rite Aid Closed All Its Stores, But I’m Still in the Bathroom

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 2d

I’m still in here. Waving my arms at the bathroom motion sensors to keep the lights on.

I’m still in here. Waving my arms at the bathroom motion sensors to keep the lights on.

As a Millennial, I’ll Never Be Able to Own a House: The Complete Series DVD Box Set

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james folta @jamesfolta.com · 3d

Added some new language to our @pointsincase.com submissions guidelines:

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Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 3d

But the more upsetting headlines I skim, the more likely it seems the dream of enjoying a career-best performance by Hugh Laurie is out of reach.

But the more upsetting headlines I skim, the more likely it seems the dream of enjoying a career-best performance by Hugh Laurie is out of reach.

An Oral History of the Definitive Origins of Pumpkin Spice

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Mike Miccoli @mikemiccoli.bsky.social · 4d

Can I interest you in the oral history of pumpkin spice SZN featuring Linus from Peanuts, a Buzzfeed listcle, and Cinderella’s fairy godmother?

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 4d

The Great Pumpkin: Well, it was the ‘60s. We were all experimenting. I started messing around with cloves.

The Great Pumpkin: Well, it was the ‘60s. We were all experimenting. I started messing around with cloves.

Scary Stories to Tell Adults in the Dark

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Erica @ericaliesalot.bsky.social · 4d

Because nothing says “nightmare” like plantar fasciitis—Scary stories from me in @pointsincase.com

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 7d

A New Ache: Jonah awoke one morning to find his feet had been possessed.

A New Ache: Jonah awoke one morning to find his feet had been possessed.

Zapruder Thesis Film (1928): Zapruder receives D minus. Teacher calls it the biggest disaster he’s ever seen captured on film.

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 4d

Zapruder Thesis Film (1928): Zapruder receives D minus. Teacher calls it the biggest disaster he’s ever seen captured on film.

Zapruder’s Filmography

An Oral History of the Definitive Origins of Pumpkin Spice

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 4d

The Great Pumpkin: Well, it was the ‘60s. We were all experimenting. I started messing around with cloves.

The Great Pumpkin: Well, it was the ‘60s. We were all experimenting. I started messing around with cloves.

Where Your Family Ate Dinner and What It Says About You

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 6d

Dining Table, Separate Dining Room Disorganized: Okay rich, with divorcing parents.

Dining Table, Separate Dining Room Disorganized: Okay rich, with divorcing parents.

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 7d

Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters:
- Exploratory humor studies
- It came to me in a dream after eating too many chili dogs
- Someone I know had a piece run here and I started checking the front page pretty regularly
- Friends (I have some)!

Scary Stories to Tell Adults in the Dark

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 7d

A New Ache: Jonah awoke one morning to find his feet had been possessed.

A New Ache: Jonah awoke one morning to find his feet had been possessed.

Anxious Gift Givers: What They Say vs. What They Mean.

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 8d

I fear both your and your golden retriever’s rejection. The gift receipt to the anthropomorphic hot dog chew toy is my only source of comfort.

I fear both your and your golden retriever’s rejection. The gift receipt to the anthropomorphic hot dog chew toy is my only source of comfort.

My Wife and I Are Getting a Divorce, Help Us Decide Who Gets What (Also I’m a Wizard).

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 9d

At one point, she pulled out a magical wand and goes, “Is this mine or yours?” I’m not even kidding.

At one point, she pulled out a magical wand and goes, “Is this mine or yours?” I’m not even kidding.

Stop Calling Me a Nepo Baby, I Worked My Buns Off to Become the Burger Crown Prince!

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 10d

Sure, the door might have been slightly ajar, but I had to walk through it. And I drank all the milkshakes and yelled, “How do you like me now!”

Sure, the door might have been slightly ajar, but I had to walk through it. And I drank all the milkshakes and yelled, “How do you like me now!”

Your Campsite Report Card, as Written by the Bear About to Eat You

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 11d

Noise: B+

Before the screaming, you were doing great.

Noise: B+ Before the screaming, you were doing great.

Job Posting: Zoom Meeting Recording Archive Technician (Sept 3, 2078, Human Role)

Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 13d

Daily tasks include confirming server uptime, dusting intake fans, and fighting off rogue bots as moral sentience emerges.

Daily tasks include confirming server uptime, dusting intake fans, and fighting off rogue bots as moral sentience emerges.

In Loving Memory of Those Who Ignored Their Mothers’ Unbelievable Warnings

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Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 14d

BROWN, EMILY, 19, finally succumbed to the pneumonia she caught as a rebellious teen walking to school with wet hair on a winter morning.

BROWN, EMILY, 19, finally succumbed to the pneumonia she caught as a rebellious teen walking to school with wet hair on a winter morning.