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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

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active: 2024-02-12 → 2026-07-16

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😂 · Humor & Satire · 35 CUL · Culture & Media · 10 LIT · Literature & Writing · 7 💑 · Relationships · 7 👨‍👩‍👧 · Family & Parenting · 4 🎬 · Film & Television · 4 🏛️ · Politics · 3 🐾 · Pets & Animals · 2

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#humor ·34 #satire ·34 #comedy ·16 #culture ·9 #literature ·5 #relationships ·5 #books ·4 #parenting ·3 #dating ·3 #political-satire ·3

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LI Liz Lydic · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Realistic Valentine’s Day Movies Where the Woman Doesn’t Get the Guy in the End

3 pitches for 3 different movie categories that all end in the final words she didn’t want to hear

Feb 12, 2024 · 3 min read · 1,923 claps #satire #humor #relationships

Realistic Valentine’s Day Movies Where the Woman Doesn’t Get the Guy in the End

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AA Aarushi Ahuja · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Corporate Buzzwords and Which Demonic Entities They Summon

Every time you say “thought leader,” the veil thins

Jun 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 793 claps paywalled #humor #satire #comics

Corporate Buzzwords and Which Demonic Entities They Summon

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LI Lily Hirsch · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

The Four Scenarios I Imagine When I Run into a Friend Who is Out with Another Friend

It doesn’t have to be this awkward (or deadly)

Jun 03, 2026 · 3 min read · 691 claps paywalled #humor #satire #relationships

The Four Scenarios I Imagine When I Run into a Friend Who is Out with Another Friend

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SR Srini · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

I Peaked at Age Nine and I’ve Built a Beautiful Life Refusing to Accept It

Some of us never leave the gymnasium

Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 684 claps paywalled #humor #satire #comedy

I Peaked at Age Nine and I’ve Built a Beautiful Life Refusing to Accept It

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AM Amy Colleen · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

When Jane Austen Meets Dwight Schrute; A Mashup

Little delicate compliments which are so agreeable to ladies? That’s what she said.

Jun 26, 2026 · 6 min read · 402 claps paywalled #humor #parody #television

When Jane Austen Meets Dwight Schrute; A Mashup

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AM Amy Colleen · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Control Your Child’s Behavior, But Not Like That

You have NOT got this, mama.

Jun 19, 2026 · 4 min read · 400 claps paywalled #humor #satire #parenting

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RO Rob Plotkin · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

A Seven-Year-Old Art Critic Reviews Show and Tell

The whoopie cushion isn’t to be missed!

Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 395 claps paywalled #humor #education #culture

A Seven-Year-Old Art Critic Reviews Show and Tell

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JO John Peck · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Geoffrey Chaucer Returns With Tales for the Modern World

Featuring Karens, Uber drivers, and that guy who won’t stop calling about your extended warranty.

Apr 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 366 claps paywalled #humor #satire #comedy

Geoffrey Chaucer Returns With Tales for the Modern World

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VI Victoria Skelley · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Lord Byron’s Dating Profile

It’s Ok, I Think I Can Fix Him

Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 341 claps #humor #satire #dating

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KY Kyrie Gray · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Six Ways to Repurpose Your Trojan Horse

Your giant wooden animal still has life

Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 304 claps paywalled #humor #satire #culture

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RO Rob Plotkin · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

We Regret To Inform You That We’re Kicking You Out Of Our Parents Group Chat

It’s not you, it’s the demon that possesses your son

Jun 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 295 claps paywalled #humor #parenting #satire

We Regret To Inform You That We’re Kicking You Out Of Our Parents Group Chat

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KA Kate Brennan · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

We Are the Abyss & We Received Your Job Application

This is a form reply

Jun 06, 2026 · 3 min read · 288 claps paywalled #jobs #humor #work

We Are the Abyss & We Received Your Job Application

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LE Leanne Hope Chabalko · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

How A Walk To the Garage Made Me A Boss

The first step? Getting off the couch.

Jun 28, 2026 · 3 min read · 274 claps paywalled #humor #comedy #satire

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EM Emily Frantz · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Surprise! We’ve Had a Gay Agenda This Whole Time

A letter to the worried parents informing them that, yes, we are making your kids gay

May 26, 2026 · 3 min read · 258 claps #humor #satire #political-satire

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PA Patrick Coyne · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

I Keep Startling My Wife Even Though We Live Together and I’m Her Dead Husband

A Reddit post from a desperate ghost

Jun 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 240 claps paywalled #humor #satire #marriage

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EL Elsie Grant · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Matilda, Can You Just Stop This “No-Contact” Thing?

An email from Michael Wormwood to his genius sister

Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 209 claps #humor #literature #satire

Matilda, Can You Just Stop This “No-Contact” Thing?

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DA Dan Hass · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

FAQ: My Half-Birthday

The second most important day celebrating ME

Jun 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 201 claps paywalled #birthday #comedy #satire

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KY Kyrie Gray · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

10 Mugs for the Cat in Your Life

Choose the right one or else you’ll hear about it.

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 201 claps paywalled #humor #pets #satire

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LI Liz Lydic · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Disgraced Mommy Influencer Expresses Remorse Through Classic Children’s Books

“For the past two years, I have made terrible, horrible, no good, very bad decisions.”

Aug 13, 2025 · 3 min read · 198 claps #satire #parenting #humor

Disgraced Mommy Influencer Expresses Remorse Through Classic Children’s Books

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LA Laura-Liisa Klaas · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

7 Reasons Why My Neighbor’s Empty Takeaway Container is Still in their Front Garden

The truth may be out there, but the container certainly is

Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 188 claps paywalled #satire #humor #comedy

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KY Kyrie Gray · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Quiz: Is He Falling in Love with You or are you Just a Guest on His Podcast?

No need to livestream your uncertainty

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 186 claps paywalled #humor #satire #dating

Quiz: Is He Falling in Love with You or are you Just a Guest on His Podcast?

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SY Sy Hoekstra · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

11 Dead Giveaways ChatGPT Wrote The Thing You’re Reading

Watch for these signs, and never be fooled again

Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · 150 claps #humor #writing #technology

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KY Kyrie Gray · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

You Need a Permit to Sell Seashells by the Seashore

I’m on to your illegal whimsical shell scheme

Jul 09, 2026 · 2 min read · 133 claps paywalled #humor #satire #culture

You Need a Permit to Sell Seashells by the Seashore

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TR Tracy Grieco · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Guest Folios for Presidents 1789–1861

The Executive Inn keeps its receipts

Jul 02, 2026 · 2 min read · 125 claps #satire #political-satire #humor

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DA Darrin Walters · Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Rejected Community College English Literature Classes

Why is the administration afraid of the youth learning about the history of meddling in pop culture?

Jun 04, 2026 · 1 min read · 121 claps #humor #satire #literature