Larry Hnetka Goes HMmmm

Things to do when you’re bored - a bumper list of pointless timewasters. Here’s an example of one THING YOU CAN DO WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING:
Try to not think about penguins
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
This is especially hard, because by trying too much, you remember what you were trying to avoid thinking of. If you try [...]

My friends often say I am the hardest person to buy a present for. However, I am fond of t-shirts with writing that goes beyond the banal.
This t-shirt would make a meaningful gift for some irritating friend in your life.
And no, thank you very much, I’m not that irritating you should even consider getting me [...]

The Blog Interrogation wasn’t as scathing as I thought it might be.
Lucky for me Ed, the editor of The Pisstakers, is in the midst of a move. Perhaps the lack of time on his end was the saving grace for me.
I admit I was initially reluctant when I was asked to submit my five [...]

I’ve added a Funny Quotes widget to my sidebar.
I also had the option to add a quote to the random pool of funny stuff. My lame contribution was “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.”
Little did I know that my supposedly funny submission reads “Larry HNetka claims it is anon.”

Yikes, [...]

Do you fancy yourself word savvy? Do you know the difference between a palindrome and an anagram?
If you want to mix things up quickly, Sternest Meanings: the anagram bot takes your input and flips the letters into an anagram.
Personally, I do favour palindromes over anagrams. Why do you ask?
Palindromes are useful for those lulls [...]

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Photo Theme: ART.
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Can you guess who the artist of this work is?

This Saturday’s theme is ART.
The billboard above was an art installation that was part of a sculpture exhibition held in Vancouver this past year. The [...]

Let me clarify one point right away. The term pisstaker has nothing to do with urine. It comes from the word pisstake, a British slang expression meaning “to tease or ridicule.”

The Pisstakers is a multi-faceted humor blog covering web, tech, world news and quirky stories.
The articles are somewhat cynical, sarcastic and humorous. For the purists, [...]