100+ humour articles, some dating back to 2004 for the original words-laden MatchstickCats.com and previously Newsburp.com (no relation to Newsburp podcast, fellow Irish comedy show that later got the dot com). Some dates approximate, wrong or just there to keep things in order.
Latest Additions:
Special Collections:
The Sháinne Greoige Scripts
Collected scripts of Into Your Head podcast segments from Ireland’s finest television newscaster. Her inimitable newspaper reviews as well as Athy Weekly World News.
Collection: Bowsy’s Complete Works
The collecting writings of Neal’s straight-talking inaminate bear Bowsy from the mid 2000s
Page of Fine Poetry, A
The finest nonsense verse you’ve never heard of, all one one page.
Writings: A to Z
- A Nike Worm, God and that thing on the Moon
1 September 2005 - A Self Perpetuating Moth
30 May 2007 - All Bill Gates’ Fault
13 December 2004 - An Apology, Tom Petty, and a Cat who Cleans Windows
1 May 2005 - Anyway, Back to the Anteaters
29 February 2012 - At Least JFK had Access to Proper Libraries
31 March 2005 - Basements and Your Cat
13 September 2004 - Biting Furry Ass for Canada
31 October 2004 - Breaking the law is Already Illegal
30 November 2004 - Carbonated Bananas and Catswinging
31 March 2005 - Collection: Bowsy’s Complete Works
28 August 2024 - Collection: The Sháinne Greoige Scripts
29 August 2024 - Crossing the Road on Piano
9 July 2004 - Dick Whittington’s Cat’s Ass
8 September 2004 - Dirty little secret the statisticians don’t want you to know
15 January 2005 - Editoral: We Need to LIsten to Pigs when they Talk about Sausages
2 February 2005 - Emergency Wikipedia Substitute Facts
1 February 2012 - Facts about Ostriches, Eskimos and Camels
29 February 2012 - First ever blasphemous Two Cats walk into a Bar story
29 February 2012 - Goldilocks and the OJ Simpson trial
6 September 2004 - Gorrila Shaped Clouds and the Fire Brigade
26 September 2004 - Hans Christian Anderson’s Great Grandchildren
2 August 2004 - How I came to Hate Elephants
14 April 2012 - How to kill two birds with one stone
14 February 2005 - Hypocricy on the Bedroom Curtains
21 June 2004 - In which two cats walk into a bar and I admire Noah
3 September 2004 - In which two cats walk into a bar, but one of them is dead
6 October 2004 - Interpreting History through Parrots
29 February 2012 - Is Cloud Nine Being Downgraded?
30 August 2004 - Johnny Cash and the Big Black Things in Space (illustrated)
10 November 2005 - Killing the Laurel
5 August 2004 - Legislating for Marmalade Paws
12 July 2004 - Life in a Bank Vault
25 June 2004 - Life without a Belly Button
30 December 2004 - Martin Scorcese and Margarine Flies
16 July 2004 - Miss Piggy must not be allowed Control Space Time
2 February 2005 - My Time in Jail
5 October 2004 - Neal’s Construction and Interior Design Tips
1 March 2012 - Octopuses are Right to Shun Milk
1 April 2006 - On Elephants and Placebos
31 May 2004 - On Fashion and Incorrect Breakfasts
15 June 2004 - On Glass Ceilings and the Monkey Puzzle Blues
10 September 2004 - Page of Fine Poetry, A
- 1 January 2005
- Photocopying and General Existence Tips
- 1 March 2012
- Plans for my Partial Death
1 November 2005 - Post Christmas Recipies
26 December 2011 - Problem with the Cheese
1 January 2005 - Reagan, Barcats and 7up
14 June 2004 - Reconstituted Sea Water
12 December 2004 - Red Bull Cola Motoring Politics
29 February 2012 - Red Chedder cheese and the Heimlick Maneouver
9 August 2004 - Sardine Manufacturers have got it all wrong
1 October 2004 - Schizophrenia’s part in my Imaginary Friend’s Downfall
31 December 2004 - September 11th 1999
1 November 2005 - Sir Walter Raleigh was an Asshole
26 January 2005 - Sitting on the Fence
29 February 2012 - Some asshole is trying to invent a new type of Tsunami. Right now.
1 September 2005 - Stretching Yourself the Old Fashioned Way
16 August 2004 - Suffer not the vulgar fools who superfleursise constinents
15 December 2005 - Tale of deviant pigs, paraquat, Woody Allen, Leonardo de Caprio, second coming of Christ and two cats in a bar
22 August 2005 - Tantric Popcorn; International War Crimes Convention, the
14 November 2004 - Ten K Runs from the Post Office
10 August 2004 - The Case for Vegetarian T-Shirts
31 December 2012 - The Clerical Error
22 December 2004 - The Edgy Phase: Too soon to make fun of that fuckhead, Christopher Reeve? Okay, how about Jim Henson?
1 March 2006 - The Fallopian Tube of My Mind
1 December 2004 - The Problem with Creme Eggs
29 February 2012 - The Veteran Army Vet who looks after Veterans
6 March 2005 - This Site will not Stand in the way of your Cheeses and Omelettes
13 January 2005 - Turnips and the Aviation Industry
15 January 2006 - Two cats break into a matchstick factory
29 February 2012 - Two cats walk out of a bar in disgust. Also Banjos
16 October 2004 - Two Cats who got Replaced by a Clown
11 October 2004 - Two Cats, a Bar and a lonely Wasp
1 November 2004 - Two Cats, a Steam Train and a Criminal Investigation
23 July 2004 - Vague thing about Monkey and Crayons
2 July 2004 - Vomitoriums and the legal system
29 February 2012 - When Orangeade goes Underground
4 June 2004 - Why Cats can’t use Anti-perspirants, and I’m not an alcoholic
20 November 2004 - Why Cats Like Fish
1 February 2005 - Why Cats need to Shave their own Sheep
18 June 2004 - Why Chefs Can’t Fly and Horses get Shot
11 October 2004 - Why Cucumber Eaters can’t get Mortgages
22 January 2011