Not all blogs are meant to be funny, but there's certainly a place for those that are.
I have a long list of blogs in my reader (as of today: 198), that changes frequently based on who's updated lately, who annoys me, and how grumpy I am at any particular time. Take more than a month between updates? Yer out. Offer too many boring posts about : "First we did this. Here are a dozen pictures. Then we did that. Here are a hundred pictures..." earns you the hook. And it goes without saying (so why am I saying it?) that consistently poor writing, grammar or spelling will land you in the trash.
What holds my interest, you might ask? Or you might not. For all I know you couldn't care less.
Writing that's concise, meaningful, thoughtful and inclusive. It's fine if you want to talk about your family; so do I. But at least try to relate your stories to the bigger world outside your own, unless you maintain your blog solely for the enjoyment of your own personal face-to-face friends and family, in which case just let me know and I'll get my coat and show myself out.
Oh, and one more thing: WIT.
I know -- some of us aren't witty. That's okay; you can't be everything to everybody. But those who are witty? I can't get enough of them. I love funny, engaging writing. I especially appreciate the little gems some writers hide in their pieces, like little cookies for me to sniff out and savor. Clever titles, subtitles and section headings keep me scrolling.
As a generous, selfless public service, I've spent many hours gathering some of my favorites and presenting them here.
SITE STATS
I Was Told There Would Be No Math Well Read Hostess
SUBSCRIBE
Just Can't Get Enough Whiskey in My Sippy Cup
AWARDS
Blog Bling Confessions of a Coal Miner's Granddaughter
Oohhh! Shiny Things! Well Read Hostess
ABOUT
Quick... Somebody Tell Me Who I Am How To Become A Cat Lady... Without The Cats
Cast and Crew Us and Them
In Case You're Wondering The Un Mom
Isn't It All About Me? Baby on Bored
LINKS
Just Do It Already. You'll Feel Better Frogs in My Formula
COMMENTS
Feel Free to Say Something Rude How to Become a Cat Lady Without the Cats
CATEGORIES
Look, Oh, Look! My Funny, Funny Family
ADVERTISING
Look At My Lovely Ads As I Command You to Click On Them Sweatpants MomSpare Change A Mommy Story
Shoppity Shop Peapod Squad Stuff
I'm Gonna Be So Rich What Would Jane Austen Do?
I Can Be Bought Vodkamom
Yep. Ads. That's Right. Whiskey in My Sippy Cup
Click On This And Help Fund My Online Shopping Habit Frog and Toad Are Still Friends
Diaper Fund A Mommy Story
Shameless Shoe Whore SassafrassTrickle Down Economics Well Read Hostess
FOLLOWERS
The Reason I Wake Up in the Morning Besides the Bickering and Dog Vomit Stop Calling Me That
People Who Are Kind Enough To Follow The Cat Lady So She Doesn't Have to Leave Home to Find Friends How to Become a Cat Lady Without the Cats
They Just Really Want To Borrow My Shoes Chicky Chicky Baby
People Who May Need Therapy Us and Them
Submit to My Will The Monster Apathy
Kindhearted But Easily Misled People The Un Mom
Drink the Kool-Aid Happy Meals & Happy Hour
Who Doesn't Want To Be Friends With Clark Kent Clark Kent's Lunchbox
My Sheeple Always Home and Uncool
FAVORITE POSTS
Favorite Posts, As Voted On by Our Goldfish Sweatpants MomTrouble I've Caused Always Home and Uncool
But I Also Said This Post Picket Fence
ARCHIVES
Go Retro The Un Mom
Archived Stupidity Blogs Are Stupid
Sooooo Yesterday Confessions of a Coal Miner's Granddaughter
Blah Blah Blah Whiskey In My Sippy Cup
And Then I Said Post Picket Fence
Stuff I Talked About a Long Time Ago The Domestic Goddess
RECENT POSTS
Previous Stupidity Blogs Are Stupid
Stuff I Just Talked About The Domestic Goddess
Human Resources Us and Them
You Talkin' Ta Me? Confessions of a Coal Miner's Granddaughter
BLOGROLL
These Go Nicely With Some Cheetos and a Glass of Chianti Sweatpants Mom
These Are ... Blogs That Are Super Clark Kent's Lunchbox
Rolling With My Homes Whiskey In My Sippy Cup
The Order Says 'Not Within 100 Yards,' It Doesn't Say Anything About Blogs Us and ThemPeople I Wish I Knew So I Could Stalk and Stuff The Domestic Goddess
Bloggers I Stalk Home Alone (With Kids)
Loving These B!tches Baby on Bored
These Are the Reasons I Haven't Been to the Library in a Year Vodkamom
The Incredible Flesh-Eating Blogroll Chicky Chicky Baby
The Daily Time Suck Voted Off the Island
What To Do When Not Weeding/Meeting/ Cleaning/Yelling Post Picket Fence
Blogcetera - An Idiosyncratic Blogroll Voted Off the Island
Follow Me Or The Bird Gets It The Junk Drawer
Stalking For Dummies Whiskey in My Sippy Cup
I'm a Twit Frogs in My Formula
They Made Me Do It Post Picket Fence
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I'm Pretty Random. Better Keep Tabs The Un Mom
Subscribe to This Blog: 0% Down, 0% Financing Happy Meals & Happy Hour
And some of your favorites are?...
It's okay if you want to include mine. Sucking up is welcome and appreciated.
Uh oh. The guy who helped me set up my blog wrote most of the titles for the links etc. Thanks for giving me yet another thing to add to my to-do-someday list.
Posted by: Darryle | October 18, 2009 at 12:39 PM
What a great list of titles and links! It's so much fun to discover a new, witty blog.
Posted by: Daisy the Curly Cat | October 18, 2009 at 01:52 PM
Good headlines make all the difference.
Posted by: Jack | October 19, 2009 at 02:15 PM
My favorite witty blog (besides yours, of course) is The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy. Hilarious Stuff and usually very clever (song related) titles.
http://www.thetypingmakesmesoundbusy.com/
Posted by: Sara Jane | October 20, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Thank you for sharing these. I read some, but some are new to me. I will have to check them out. I am always looking for new, entertaining stuff.
Posted by: Anne | October 20, 2009 at 02:52 PM
My new favorite blog title that kicks ass over my own? Feefifoto.
Thanks for validation that the way I choose to spend my time instead of caring for my family and advancing my career has some merit!
-wrh
Posted by: Well Read Hostess | October 20, 2009 at 03:34 PM
AWwww.
Also, my eyeballs burn for yours. That's a crapton of html, dude. Dedication to the cause is totally hot.
Posted by: Mr Lady | October 21, 2009 at 01:21 AM
My favorite [fay-vor-write] is http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
Posted by: Skip | October 21, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Darryle: the goofier the better, I always say.
Daisy: of course, catchy titles aren't the only thing I look for in blogs. Sometimes I'm attracted to world famous fashion models / scientists / gymnasts...
Jack: Yes, good headlines can tip the balance in favor of lingering a little longer.
Sara Jane: Thanks for the compliment and the referral. I checked it out and it is very clever.
Anne: Feel free to come back and let me know what you think.
WRH: Stop -- I'm blushing!
Mr. Lady: This post took me weeks to compile, from my reader and other sources.
Skip: Oh, PoW is one of my new favorites too. I think we all need something in our lives that helps us feel superior to someone else out there. PoW does it for me.
Posted by: feefifoto | October 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM
I liked them enough I came back for more.
Posted by: Jack | October 21, 2009 at 01:26 PM
If you want superior try http://www.newsfromdoswell.com/
Posted by: Skip | October 21, 2009 at 02:00 PM
I just changed "My Sheeple" to "Beloved Converts." Baaaaaah me!
Thanks for mentioning me and noting Post Picket Fence. She's the bomb. And I'm scared of her.
Posted by: always home and uncool | October 29, 2009 at 10:36 PM