Along with sex and shopping, comedy is one of the biggest drivers of traffic on the Web. Especially ...

1. The 10 Funniest Sites on the Internet
Along with sex and shopping, comedy is one of the biggest drivers of traffic on the Web. Especially
now that a lot of regular people know how to post their homemade video and audio to the Web
(along with clips from TV or radio), there's an awful lot of funny stuff online. After months of
exhaustive research, including lie-detector tests performed on laboratory rats, we've gathered a list
of the funniest sites on the Web. Visit these sites and try not to laugh. Also, you'll notice we've left
off sites like Comedy Central and College Humor, which are funny but a little overexposed.
The Institute of Official Cheer
The Institute of Official Cheer specializes in old ad-agency come-ons, like
this one for a coffee company.What is it? The Institute of Official Cheer is home to the various
cultural and media obsessions of Minneapolis Star-Tribune political humor columnist James Lileks.
In general, what you'll find there is a collection of Cold War-era advertising and promotional artwork
and photographs accompanied by Lileks's very witty commentary. The images are large-scale and
surprisingly attractive to look at, and pretty funny even without the captions. The site is broken up
into various galleries, such as "The Gallery of Regrettable Food" and "Interior Desecrators." Make
sure to have a spin through the "Compu-promo" section, described by Lileks as follows: "Big hideous
computers, and the women who loved them: a salute to the early years of computer promotion."
Why is it funny? Great "found" art from the ad agencies and photo bureaus of decades past, with
humorous observations from Lileks.
Brow: High
Rating: PG
eBaum's World
Erik Bauman and his staff post the funniest viral videos, like this one of a
kid who eats a habanero pepper in one bite and then "screams like a girl."What is it? Viral videos
have taken over the Web; more than 50 million of them live on the servers of YouTube alone. A few
of these videos are funny, so hundreds of sites have popped up to parse through the millions to find
the really good ones. eBaum's World, for our money, does this the best. The site is run by
twentysomething Eric Bauman out of a converted farmhouse near Rochester, New York. He started
collecting and posting funny clips during college, but when traffic began to spike, he dropped out to

2. run the site full-time. Now he has a staff of around 70, and he's a rich man. eBaum's World has been
described as sophomoric, tasteless, offensive, and just plain dumb--and it's all that, but funny, too.
Why is it funny? Bauman and his staff consistently find and post the funniest, grossest, weirdest, and
most embarrassing videos on the Internet.
Brow: Low/Medium
Rating: R
Omodern
Omodern offers an impressive collection of promo shots of 1970s Swedish
rock bands, plus some interior designs from the same (regrettable) period.What is it? The main
attraction at the little-known Omodern is its selection of promotional photos of 1970s Swedish rock
bands. Think long, blonde, feathered hair; bad teeth; mustaches; matching pantsuits; and band
names like "The Gert Jonnys" and "Inge Lindqvists." It's a fantastic documentation of a few of the
many bad memories in rock and roll's storied history. And there's more: Omodern also features some
truly wonderful promo shots of some of the most horrifying interior designs on record--also
Scandinavian and from the '70s. (Don't miss the kitchen design that includes a horse stable.) Truly
great--check it out.
Why is it funny? Tragedy + Time = Comedy.
Brow: Medium
Rating: PG
Engrish.com
Engrish.com collects examples of people trying to write in English and
failing miserably.What is it? First of all, this is not a dig at any of the world's peoples. English is a
complicated and nuanced language. Many folks in non-English-speaking countries--in the tourism
industry, for instance--learn the language in a good-faith effort to communicate with (sell things to)
their English-speaking customers. But sometimes it all goes wrong. Engrish.com dedicates itself to
collecting hundreds of examples of these unfortunate (mis)usages from around the world, and in a
bunch of different categories, such as Signs and Product Packaging.
Why is it funny? For the novice, writing in English can be a walk through a minefield. One misplaced

3. word or poor sentence construction can give an innocent message a whole new meaning.
Bonus: While you're at it, take a look at this small collection of English-language mishaps, assembled
by Kaare Danielson. One sign, seen in a Japanese hotel, says: "You are invited to take advantage of
the chambermaid." Another sign, seen outside a Hong Kong tailor shop, offers: "Ladies may have a
fit upstairs."
Brow: Medium
Rating: G
Mullets Galore
Mullets Galore is perhaps the most extensive online repository of the
infamous "business in the front, party in the back" hairstyle.What is it? Growing up in the 1980s, I
still clearly remember the legions of dudes with names like Scott and Rusty who always wore
"frosted" Levis 501s (tight), hard-rock and metal tour T-shirts (Night Ranger, Megadeth), white high-
top basketball shoes (loosely laced at the top), and on their heads the coup de gr#226;ce, the crown
of their identities, the mullet haircut. These creatures were known to the rest of us as "frosted short-
longs." I sometimes saw them from an upside-down position as they held me by the feet, yelling "You
like that, [expletive omitted]?" Ah, the sunny days of youth. Anyway, the mullet remains a fascinating
cultural artifact, and Mullets Galore has been documenting it better and longer than anyone. The
site has broken the notorious short-in-front-long-in-back hairstyle (aka "business in the front, party
in the back") into perhaps 30 subcategories, including the Euromullet, the Camaro-mullet, the
Classic Mullet, and the Femullet. A must-see.
Why is it funny? Poor breeding and bad taste rarely disappoint.
Brow: Low
Rating: R
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