Points in Case
@pointsincase.com
Daily literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy, since 1999. pointsincase.com
Don’t you think it would just be easier to watch this than the actual movie? Trust me, these are the best parts, the rest is just extra.
Fuck It! Movie Trailer Just Going to Show You the Whole Thing
Don’t you think it would just be easier to watch this than the actual movie? Trust me, these are the best parts, the rest is just extra.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Don’t you think it would just be easier to watch this than the actual movie? Trust me, these are the best parts, the rest is just extra.
Records indicate your lawn has not been maintained since 1194 BCE.
Odysseus Returns Home After 20 Years, Only to Discover the HOA Has Fined Him $47,000
Records indicate your lawn has not been maintained since 1194 BCE.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Records indicate your lawn has not been maintained since 1194 BCE.
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- PIC was recommended by fellow academics who need to laugh. Thanks!
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- PIC was recommended by fellow academics who need to laugh. Thanks!
- Long time reader, first time submitter!
- ChatGPT found you for me
- My wife blurted out your name during sex (we need to have a talk)
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters:
- PIC was recommended by fellow academics who need to laugh. Thanks!
- Long time reader, first time submitter!
- ChatGPT found you for me
- My wife blurted out your name during sex (we need to have a talk)
- PIC was recommended by fellow academics who need to laugh. Thanks!
- Long time reader, first time submitter!
- ChatGPT found you for me
- My wife blurted out your name during sex (we need to have a talk)
You can resume your nap shortly, sir, but right now, this crew needs your support.
Attention Passengers: The Captain Has Turned on the Applause Sign
You can resume your nap shortly, sir, but right now, this crew needs your support.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
You can resume your nap shortly, sir, but right now, this crew needs your support.
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In last week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I rounded up great writing by @jamesjmarino.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com, Amalia Ulman in @parisreview.bsky.social, Eddie Small in @newyorker.com, and Libby Marshall in Slackjaw.
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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 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
In last week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I rounded up great writing by @jamesjmarino.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com, Amalia Ulman in @parisreview.bsky.social, Eddie Small in @newyorker.com, and Libby Marshall in Slackjaw.
You can find it (and our complete archives) and subscribe below ⬇️
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New humor in @pointsincase.com
What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
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What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
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What Your Drink Order Says About Your Teaching Career
10th-grade math teacher: Once a year, on your birthday, you drink a full pint of vodka, walk into your closet, and scream.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
New humor in @pointsincase.com
What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
www.pointsincase.com/articles/wha...
What does a teacher's drink order say about their career?
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10th-grade math teacher: Once a year, on your birthday, you drink a full pint of vodka, walk into your closet, and scream.
What Your Drink Order Says About Your Teaching Career
10th-grade math teacher: Once a year, on your birthday, you drink a full pint of vodka, walk into your closet, and scream.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
10th-grade math teacher: Once a year, on your birthday, you drink a full pint of vodka, walk into your closet, and scream.
Thus my look is doing double duty tonight, I want it to look subtle, yet regicidal-- REGAL. Regal is what I did mean.
GRWM As I Descend Into Madness over My Husband Macbeth’s Murder of the King
Thus my look is doing double duty tonight, I want it to look subtle, yet regicidal-- REGAL. Regal is what I did mean.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Thus my look is doing double duty tonight, I want it to look subtle, yet regicidal-- REGAL. Regal is what I did mean.
If you are calling from inside a vehicle sinking into a body of water, press 9, and a transcript of your final words will be faxed to an address you provide.
Thank You for Calling 911
If you are calling from inside a vehicle sinking into a body of water, press 9, and a transcript of your final words will be faxed to an address you provide.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
If you are calling from inside a vehicle sinking into a body of water, press 9, and a transcript of your final words will be faxed to an address you provide.
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I am *always* here for historical humor in @pointsincase.com, especially when it’s this good:
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Things King James I Would Consider Witchcraft If He Were Around Today
I have even espied in my continued studying, womyn folk who call forthe the ensorcelled chariots filled with Maccedonaldes.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I am *always* here for historical humor in @pointsincase.com, especially when it’s this good:
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
I have even espied in my continued studying, womyn folk who call forthe the ensorcelled chariots filled with Maccedonaldes.
Things King James I Would Consider Witchcraft If He Were Around Today
I have even espied in my continued studying, womyn folk who call forthe the ensorcelled chariots filled with Maccedonaldes.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I have even espied in my continued studying, womyn folk who call forthe the ensorcelled chariots filled with Maccedonaldes.
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Bragging about my relationship with scammers:
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
One Year After Publication, I’m Finally Getting Attention from Scammers
I am not famous, and my publisher is small, so I didn’t expect the likes of Bernie Madoff or Elizabeth Holmes to come calling.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bragging about my relationship with scammers:
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
I am not famous, and my publisher is small, so I didn’t expect the likes of Bernie Madoff or Elizabeth Holmes to come calling.
One Year After Publication, I’m Finally Getting Attention from Scammers
I am not famous, and my publisher is small, so I didn’t expect the likes of Bernie Madoff or Elizabeth Holmes to come calling.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I am not famous, and my publisher is small, so I didn’t expect the likes of Bernie Madoff or Elizabeth Holmes to come calling.
We all know the cobra has been part of our company since its very beginning, back in that little office over the combined schnitzel house and shoe repair.
I Know We Don’t All See Eye-to-Eye About the Office Cobra
We all know the cobra has been part of our company since its very beginning, back in that little office over the combined schnitzel house and shoe repair.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
We all know the cobra has been part of our company since its very beginning, back in that little office over the combined schnitzel house and shoe repair.
Noah's Ark: No disrespect but the boat? It's level. No wobbling.
The 15 Other Times It “Would Have Gone Down Differently” Had Mark Wahlberg Been There
Noah's Ark: No disrespect but the boat? It's level. No wobbling.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Noah's Ark: No disrespect but the boat? It's level. No wobbling.
You all did see my resume, right? I double majored in Philosophy and Theater at Fordham.
Fellas, I Only Joined the Mafia Under the Assumption There Would Be More Philosophical Monologuing
You all did see my resume, right? I double majored in Philosophy and Theater at Fordham.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
You all did see my resume, right? I double majored in Philosophy and Theater at Fordham.
. I think the last person to see it was our tour guide, Henrik. Please respond with his phone number. Or Instagram works too.
An Email to the Adventure Tour Guide Company About My Lost Nalgene
. I think the last person to see it was our tour guide, Henrik. Please respond with his phone number. Or Instagram works too.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
. I think the last person to see it was our tour guide, Henrik. Please respond with his phone number. Or Instagram works too.
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First humor piece of 2026! Thank you for the pub @pointsincase.com !!
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When to Cry Over Spilled Milk
When the milk you spilled gets into every crevice of your floor, stove, and cupboards, making everything permanently sticky.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
First humor piece of 2026! Thank you for the pub @pointsincase.com !!
www.pointsincase.com/articles/whe...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/whe...
One must imagine Sisyphus nice, warm, ready to sizzle like a fajita. Let's get loose. Let's turn resistance up to 35. Let's make our revolt visible.
Peloton Instructor Who Has Clearly Been Reading Too Much Camus
One must imagine Sisyphus nice, warm, ready to sizzle like a fajita. Let's get loose. Let's turn resistance up to 35. Let's make our revolt visible.
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January 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
One must imagine Sisyphus nice, warm, ready to sizzle like a fajita. Let's get loose. Let's turn resistance up to 35. Let's make our revolt visible.
When the milk you spilled gets into every crevice of your floor, stove, and cupboards, making everything permanently sticky.
When to Cry Over Spilled Milk
When the milk you spilled gets into every crevice of your floor, stove, and cupboards, making everything permanently sticky.
www.pointsincase.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
When the milk you spilled gets into every crevice of your floor, stove, and cupboards, making everything permanently sticky.
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After a year of reading and a lot of deliberation, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I picked 15 pieces from 2025 we especially enjoyed, in @pointsincase.com @reductress.bsky.social @mcsweeneys.net @newyorker.com @parisreview.bsky.social & @vulture.com
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing: End of 2025 Edition
Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, End of 2025 Edition, a roundup of the year's finest short humor pieces and funny articles, and a...
buttondown.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
After a year of reading and a lot of deliberation, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I picked 15 pieces from 2025 we especially enjoyed, in @pointsincase.com @reductress.bsky.social @mcsweeneys.net @newyorker.com @parisreview.bsky.social & @vulture.com
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
We also highlighted our best 2025 work!
(1/3)
Committed identity theft by using a credit card I found on the ground to buy a new pair of toe socks.
Ways I May Have Misunderstood “New Year New Me”
Committed identity theft by using a credit card I found on the ground to buy a new pair of toe socks.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Committed identity theft by using a credit card I found on the ground to buy a new pair of toe socks.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Recent "How did you find PIC?" from submitters:
- As a reader years ago when I was more entrenched in the blogging world
- 25 Hot Markets That Publish Humor
- On a list of the finest outlets for hilarity
- You were referred to me by another publication that rejected this piece
- As a reader years ago when I was more entrenched in the blogging world
- 25 Hot Markets That Publish Humor
- On a list of the finest outlets for hilarity
- You were referred to me by another publication that rejected this piece
When I explain to them that this has never happened before and it’s only because I’m not wearing the proper attire, they laugh even harder.
What I Imagine a Cyclist Thinks Will Happen If They Don’t Wear Their Skin-Tight Outfit
When I explain to them that this has never happened before and it’s only because I’m not wearing the proper attire, they laugh even harder.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When I explain to them that this has never happened before and it’s only because I’m not wearing the proper attire, they laugh even harder.
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You may have noticed your belly button is blinking blue.
Download Our App for Your New Gallbladder
You may have noticed your belly button is blinking blue.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’m excited to have a piece in points in case