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Slackjaw

@slackjaw

articles: 70
total claps: 22,194
top claps: 3,313
avg read: 2.5 min
paywalled: 32
active: 2016-09-27 → 2026-07-16

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😂 · Humor & Satire · 67 🎬 · Film & Television · 9 💑 · Relationships · 8 👨‍👩‍👧 · Family & Parenting · 7 CUL · Culture & Media · 6 🧠 · Mental Wellness · 6 LIT · Literature & Writing · 5 📚 · Books & Reading · 4

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#humor ·63 #satire ·52 #life ·6 #comedy ·5 #books ·4 #reading ·4 #anxiety ·4 #relationships ·4 #corporate-culture ·4 #family ·3

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LA Laura Berlinsky-Schine · Slackjaw

Peter Pan’s First Sentence Rewritten By Famous Authors

“Children age. One child didn’t.” — Ernest Hemingway

May 09, 2026 · 2 min read · 3,313 claps paywalled #literature #authors #books

Peter Pan’s First Sentence Rewritten By Famous Authors

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LI Lily Hirsch · Slackjaw

I’m The Person Who Didn’t RSVP, And, Yes, I’m Here With Three Extra Kids

Hope you planned accordingly!

Feb 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,081 claps paywalled #birthday-party #children #rsvp

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VI Viktoria Shulevich · Slackjaw

A Lifecycle Of Being A “Writer”

Age 7–8: Wrote a book. My book has 48 chapters. They are all about my dog.

Jun 18, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,043 claps paywalled #life-lessons #writing #life

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LA Laura Berlinsky-Schine · Slackjaw

How To Make Any Conversation About Your UTI

“I’ll have a cranberry vodka, hold the vodka.”

Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 917 claps paywalled #womens-health #healthcare #weird

How To Make Any Conversation About Your UTI

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AM Amanda Goble · Slackjaw

Bed Bath & Beyond Rebrands

We’re Bed. We’re Back. And, most of all, we are BEYOND!

Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read · 871 claps paywalled #business #marketing #branding

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JE Jennifer Haubrich · Slackjaw

Clearly, You’re Not Even Trying To Eat Enough Protein

Add protein powder to your coffee. How much? If you don’t need to eat your coffee with a soup spoon, it’s not enough.

Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 826 claps paywalled #diet #healthy-lifestyle #trends

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CH Charles Lauer · Slackjaw

Be Thankful! He’s Chevy Chase, And You’re Not

It’s truly a blessing.

Feb 05, 2026 · 2 min read · 776 claps paywalled #chevy-chase #snl #documentary

Be Thankful! He’s Chevy Chase, And You’re Not

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EL Elizabeth Simone · Slackjaw

Guidelines For The New Return To Office Policy

Paid Time Off (PTO) will henceforth be converted to Paid Time In (PTI) and all vacations will be staycations in the office.

Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 706 claps paywalled #work #corporate-culture #work-from-home

Guidelines For The New Return To Office Policy

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LI Lily Hirsch · Slackjaw

The 31 Steps You Must Take In Order To Buy One Stupid Chair

Same goes for all furniture, really.

Jan 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 672 claps paywalled #home-improvement #chairs #online-furniture-shopping

The 31 Steps You Must Take In Order To Buy One Stupid Chair

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SA Sarah Gardner · Slackjaw

Thanks! It’s Anxiety.

I’d offer to drive you home, but Anxiety reminds me that every time I get behind the wheel is an opportunity to commit manslaughter.

Jul 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 665 claps paywalled #anxiety #hospitality #social-anxiety

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RO Rochelle E. Fisher · Slackjaw

The Evolution Of Your Book Club

1st Meeting: Discussion of the literary yet commercial, funny yet tearjerker, six-hundred-and-twenty-two-page book that already has sold…

Jun 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 573 claps paywalled #books #reading #hobbies-and-interests

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RA Rachel Reyes · Slackjaw

Elevate Your Stay With A Glass Of Hotel Bathroom Sink Water

It’s drinkable . . . technically.

Jun 05, 2026 · 3 min read · 530 claps paywalled #travel #water #health

Elevate Your Stay With A Glass Of Hotel Bathroom Sink Water

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JO John Peck · Slackjaw

Your Moral Alignment, Based On Your Favorite Star Wars Movie

Yes, your favorite Star Wars movie says something about you. No, you’re not going to like it.

May 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 520 claps paywalled #star-wars #satire #movies

Your Moral Alignment, Based On Your Favorite Star Wars Movie

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LI Lily Hirsch · Slackjaw

How To Crate Train Your Dragon

It’s easy if you like fire!

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 468 claps paywalled #dog-training #crate-training #dragon

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AN Andres Chavez · Slackjaw

A Statement From The Thumbs Up Emoji To Gen Z

From “cool” to cruel in just two generations

Aug 16, 2025 · 2 min read · 458 claps paywalled #thumbs-up #emoji #gen-z

A Statement From The Thumbs Up Emoji To Gen Z

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CA Caleb Coy · Slackjaw

Putting A Cyclops In The Odyssey Is Woke Nonsense

Boycott Christopher Nolan!

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read · 451 claps paywalled #movies #greek-mythology #woke

Putting A Cyclops In The Odyssey Is Woke Nonsense

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RO Rob Plotkin · Slackjaw

If Finding The Guest Towels While My Wife’s Away On A Business Trip Makes Me A Hero, So Be It

How I finally understood the meaning of “invisible labor”

Jun 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 422 claps paywalled #equality #humor #gender

If Finding The Guest Towels While My Wife’s Away On A Business Trip Makes Me A Hero, So Be It

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CO Conner Jackson · Slackjaw

Internal Memo Regarding Launch Of Family Garage Sale This Weekend

Let’s try to avoid another Socker Bopper incident.

May 25, 2025 · 3 min read · 390 claps #family #garage-sale #neighborhoods

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TO Tobi Pledger · Slackjaw

A Dung Beetle’s Annual Employee Self-Assessment

It would be great if the company offered team-building activities that don’t involve eating number two or reproducing.

Mar 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 355 claps #insects #beetle #nature

A Dung Beetle’s Annual Employee Self-Assessment

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TE Terry Heyman · Slackjaw

Replacing Your Refrigerator Under Warranty Will Be The Greatest Challenge Of Your Life

Oh! I’m surprised you’re still here after seven hours.

Jun 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 344 claps #kitchen-appliances #corporate-culture #warranty

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TO Tobi Pledger · Slackjaw

Exciting Projects We’ve Got Planned For Your Utility Easement

We’re going to do some possibly dangerous, probably destructive, and definitely noisy things in your front yard.

Feb 21, 2026 · 3 min read · 332 claps #utilities #easement #homeownership

Exciting Projects We’ve Got Planned For Your Utility Easement

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JO Jordan De Padova · Slackjaw

A Fun Fact To Get Me Through This Onboarding Meeting

Name, pronouns, and a FUN FACT? No one told me we’d have to share a fun fact! This is an ambush!

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read · 327 claps #workplace #corporate-culture #zoom

A Fun Fact To Get Me Through This Onboarding Meeting

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LI Lila Ruppe · Slackjaw

Taking Your Friend To A Show That Bombs

You can’t judge the comic off his written set you paid to see.

Mar 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 271 claps #stand-up-comedy #live-shows #storytelling

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JA Jason Ryan · Slackjaw

A 1,000 Word Meditation On Childhood Trauma, With A Recipe For Can’t-Miss Rooting-Tooting Tex-Mex…

I mean, take my mother for instance.

Apr 30, 2026 · 4 min read · 265 claps #casserole-recipes #childhood-trauma #ennui

A 1,000 Word Meditation On Childhood Trauma, With A Recipe For Can’t-Miss Rooting-Tooting Tex-Mex…

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JA Jackson Mattocks · Slackjaw

I’m The Guy Who Got Blood-Eagled In Midsommar, And I Am Now Asthmatic

Wearing my lung on my sleeve.

Mar 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 262 claps #midsommar #blood-eagle #humor