Humor

Friday Funny: Eminent Domination

Cartoonist Mark Fiore offers his vision of the future under eminent domain.

August 5, 2005 - Mark Fiore

Friday Funny: Cities Fight To Preserve Burger Kings

Neighborhood preservationists worry as fast food joints close around the country.

July 29, 2005 - The Onion

Friday Funny: Non-profit Habitat Community Faces Criticism

Habitrail for Humanity is under scrutiny for unorthodox housing communities.

June 17, 2005 - The Onion

Friday Funny: Planners In A Fistfight

Who said urban planning isn't a contact sport?

June 10, 2005 - New Haven Register

Friday Funny: Chicago's Supersized McDonalds

McDonald's tries to pack value into design in its huge new 50thanniversary restaurant, which opened in Chicago.

May 20, 2005 - The Slatin Report

Friday Funny: Improving Amtrak

The Onion offers its top tips for improving Amtrak's propsects for funding.

May 13, 2005 - The Onion

Friday Funny: My Very Own Monorail

Cartoonist Peter Bagge offers his four-part vision of one Seattle's internal battle to build a monorail.

April 1, 2005 - Reason Online

Friday Funny: Concerned, Obstinate Citizen Impacts Local Planning

Irv Draper fought ten long years to save taxpayers' money and ensure that a community pool would not be built.

March 18, 2005 - The Onion

Friday Funny: Minnesota Too Polite To Ask For Transit Funding

Minnesota is reluctance to request more interstate funding.

March 4, 2005 - The Onion

Friday Funny: Census Bureau's Employment Estimate

Between 9,000 and 15,000 people work at the US Census Bureau, according to the Bureau's 2004 figures.

February 11, 2005 - The Onion

Friday Funny: Dear SUV Driver

Highlighting his recent encounter with "Mr Chrysler Pacifica Driver" John Kelly writes with biting sarcasm about the perils faced by pedestrians.

December 3, 2004 - The Washington Post

Friday Funny: The Humbler

The cartoon strip FoxTrot runs a special series on the appeal of massive SUVs.

November 19, 2004 - Yahoo! Newswire

Friday Funny: Dilbert's Ultimate House

The creator of the cartoon Dilbert throws away all conventional notions about houses to design his "ultimate house."

October 8, 2004 - United Press International

Friday Funny: Map Of Homer Simpson's Hometown

A detailed map of Springfield, USA, the hometown of animated TV series family "The Simpsons."

September 17, 2004 - Slashdot

Friday Funny: Splatometers

Splatometers reveal a possible insect decline in the U.K.

September 3, 2004 - BBC News

Friday Funny: London Underground Games

Build your own London Underground Tube line and race trains.

August 13, 2004 - London Underground

Friday Funny: The Mistaken Choose Transit

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel pokes fun at Milwaukee suburban leaders who have prevented the city from considering light rail.

July 16, 2004 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Friday Funny: Which American City Are You?

Take this quiz and find out which city suits your personality.

June 4, 2004 - Zenhex

Friday Funny: How Americans Use Their Hummers

A website parodies the civilian version of the Humvee.

April 30, 2004 - Sierra Club

Humor: 'Strip Mall Of America'

'The Onion' takes on the strip mall.

March 31, 2004 - The Onion

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