I absolutely loved this one! You guys seem to have a knack for telling pretty complex comedic stories via commercial/infomercial, e.g. the Suspiciously Fast company, Dr. Greg, and so on. Also just from the way Robert talked about Barry when he started to melt down, I was like "I feel like they ...

Heard someone in a bookstore asking what the difference between historical fiction and historical nonfiction was. My brain still hurts. And to think I want to write in those genres... Basically, I'm just angry that the U.S. school system is SO bad that there are people who literally can't tell the d...

Couldn't get in contact with Shandi (next on the list) so I've just messaged bar room hero so I can send the DVDs back to whence they came.

TUMULT! FROGS! BANANA PEELS!

This video is amazing! I actually watched the first part while chewing off my thumbnail out of sheer awkwardness.

Hands up anyone else who has actually gone by the wrong name for a whole function because they, like poor Jeff, were too scared to correct the host!

We have lift off!!

Here are the pen pal pairs, with the first writer highlight in red:
Keab42, Psyclone

MinniChi, Hepheastus

Mums, ocelotteranian

Deedles, Bebop Man

King Kool, Dutch guy

Let the writing begin! Please PM your new pen pal to get their address

Okay! So I'm about to go to bed but tomorrow, around 1 pm PST (GMT -8) I'll match everyone up, and flip a coin to decide who writes first for each pair.

So, we have an even number of interested participants! How do people feel about being randomly matched up and getting this party started?

Hi! I have the package here, and I'm really sorry for not posting when I got home a couple days ago from vacation and found it. I didn't realize just how quickly it would come my way. I'm working my way through the season now, and should be ready to send it on sometime this weekend. Sorry for fallin...

Mums wrote:I want in!

Also, I'm in the terrible at that sort of thing crowd, but could be fun anyways!

We'll all learn together! Glad to have ya, Mums

Hepheastus wrote:What the hell, sign me up

Awesome, welcome aboard Hepheastus!

Proud Bay Area resident here, and this sounds amazing!

Howdy to everyone! Sorry to have started this thread and then disappeared... my life suddenly got very hectic, and it's now settled down for the foreseeable future. I'm so excited to see some other people are interested!! Yeah, there's a lot of folks claiming they're bad at this, but how else will y...

Ah, doi! Thanks so much, Ptang and Memo!

The image appears to be 404ing, so do you have the correct URL? http://www.zooborns.com/.a/6a010535647bf3970b01a3fd1dcc90970b-popup.jpg <- Does not appear to be a valid picture. This is bizarre. Without the .jpg, the URL works fine... am I missing a trick about how you add the jpeg extension? Sorry...

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See, I tried that, and this jappened:

Ack, help, how do you make an image actually be the image, not the word "image"?!

This baby penguin actually hatched ON EXHIBIT in the Monterey Bay Aquarium in CA. The story comes from Zoo Borns (http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2014/06/penguin-monterey-bay-aquarium.html).

I would really love in on this. Could I please be added to the list?

Not quite a superhero, but I feel compelled to recommend the Princeless series, here. It's about a bad ass princess called Adrienne who decides to break out of her tower, team up with her dragon, and go about rescuing her sisters from their own towers. The whole series is brimming with cutting exami...

Hey dear forumites, Do you enjoy using words to communicate? Do you enjoy getting mail? Do you enjoy talking to people who are far away? How about using the pulped remains of dead trees to further your interpersonal relationships? Do you see where this is going? That's right: PEN PALS. Like, on pape...

This went to some delightfully weird places!

This was... astonishing. I actually chuckled at one of the jokes during the death scene and I was so angry at myself afterwards, but what can I say, it was hilarious. Props to you guys.

Granted, your resumé includes the positions held by everyone who interviews you. It's impressive, but highly awkward.

I wish my parents weren't redecorating the house right now.

Merry Christmas to all, dear forumites! This is my first holiday season on these boards, and I am sure it won't be the last. Happy other holidays also, and an excellent new YRR!