Mirthless Laughter
@mirthlesslaughter.bsky.social
Translator. Editor. Copywriter. Occasional voiceover bloke. Planning to return to cartooning after a brief 35-year hiatus. Posts in français and svenska may occur.
![The words to “Humpty Dumpty” transposed into cod French: “Un petit d’un petit/S’étonne aux Halles…” from the collection Mots D’Heures: Gousses, Rames [Mother Goose Rhymes]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lr2af32wvspd24f6hcygvj74/bafkreiaklpktlgcvlvlyduwzh7d7nzmmdys2chdym3ky3iybi7jgulgpcu@jpeg)
Serguei (Sergio Goizauskas) 1954-2026
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Serguei (Sergio Goizauskas) 1954-2026
Zeitgeist Captured by Subeditor
January 6, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Zeitgeist Captured by Subeditor
Either Spotify’s AI captioning is having a bit of difficulty interpreting the words “Quiet Riot” or it is hopelessly lovesick
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Either Spotify’s AI captioning is having a bit of difficulty interpreting the words “Quiet Riot” or it is hopelessly lovesick
We have reached the Man in the White Suit phase of the applications of graphene
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We have reached the Man in the White Suit phase of the applications of graphene
So we meet again, final boss of the Lindt Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar
December 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
So we meet again, final boss of the Lindt Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar
I’m always a bit surprised that nobody ever talks about how she ripped the whole thing off from another, cough, controversial figure in the first place
December 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I’m always a bit surprised that nobody ever talks about how she ripped the whole thing off from another, cough, controversial figure in the first place
This is exactly what happened in 2016 except for the word “increased”
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is exactly what happened in 2016 except for the word “increased”
The original Books of Magic series, yes (and nothing will convince me that JK Rowling didn’t completely rip it off, as the central character is a bespectacled boy called Tim Hunter who is initiated into the arts of magic and turns his yo-yo into an owl)
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The original Books of Magic series, yes (and nothing will convince me that JK Rowling didn’t completely rip it off, as the central character is a bespectacled boy called Tim Hunter who is initiated into the arts of magic and turns his yo-yo into an owl)
Tchéky Karyo 1953-2025
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Tchéky Karyo 1953-2025
Funny how this headline is just as informative if you change it to “Manhunt after jailed Epping sex offender mistakenly released”
October 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Funny how this headline is just as informative if you change it to “Manhunt after jailed Epping sex offender mistakenly released”
“Aldrig tidigare varit hat mot judar i vårt land” 🙄
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
“Aldrig tidigare varit hat mot judar i vårt land” 🙄
“Am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening?”
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“Am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening?”
What’s your sign?
September 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
What’s your sign?
This is probably as good an opportunity as any to mention that the best use of the word sarcophagus occurs near the end of Don Marquis’ Archy and Mehitabel poem “archy interviews a pharaoh” www.blueridgejournal.com/poems/dm-arc...
September 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is probably as good an opportunity as any to mention that the best use of the word sarcophagus occurs near the end of Don Marquis’ Archy and Mehitabel poem “archy interviews a pharaoh” www.blueridgejournal.com/poems/dm-arc...
This was slightly earlier and quite a bit sillier, but same idea really
August 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This was slightly earlier and quite a bit sillier, but same idea really
Tintin, who in addition to being half poodle and half Maltese, is also half British, Thai, French and Swedish, wishes you all a happy International Dog Day #internationaldogday
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Tintin, who in addition to being half poodle and half Maltese, is also half British, Thai, French and Swedish, wishes you all a happy International Dog Day #internationaldogday
I’ve seen more bums today than a gentleman my age might otherwise reasonably expect
August 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’ve seen more bums today than a gentleman my age might otherwise reasonably expect