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How to Kill People (dot) com ended up with a pretty good score, although it's clearly not for everyone. Most of the reviewers really liked it, but there were just enough people who absolutely hated it to bring the score back down to earth. The reviews on this blog were more polarized than those for any other blog so far, including the love-it-or-hate-it Pointless-Drivel. Several reviewers commented on the odd layout, while almost everyone loved Travis' take on The Family Circus. I should note that most of the reviewers based their scores and comments on the website as a whole; I don't think many of them even found the actual blog (to get to it you have to click on a link that says "My Blog," then wait for like 30 seconds, and then pull on a statue on the mantel or something).

Category	Score	Points
Content	5.79	41/70
Writing	5.36	3/5
Web Design	5	2/5
Intangibles	4.93	2/5
Read Regularly	4.29	4/10
Frequency	6	3/5
Total		55

Percentile Rank: 30

Some comments from our reviewers:

Physician, heal thyself.

Although I was disappointed to find ZERO tips on 'how to kill people', I found that I like this guys blog. I especially enjoyed his about me page and appreciated his honesty. I like a little sarcasm and negativity with a twist of comedy every now and then, so I may venture back over there from time to time. I do like the way it's archived for easy access to every post.

The layout sucks balls. Could the mast head be *ANY* bigger? THAT being said and out of the way, against my better judgment I clicked the F*ck Family Circus icon, and I am glad I did. Had I not, I would have missed out on what is perhaps one of the funniest variations on the HATE-ON for Family Circus I've seen. I then moved on to the bit about "Screech Needs to Die," and I couldn't agree more with the sentiment of wanting to "shank him in the genitals with a pen knife." Make mine rusty, and I think we're on the same sheet of music!

Travis is probably mentally ill, but very funny and creative. I like that everything is fair game in his mind, for an example read his Family Circus. I won't check the site regularly, but will definitely pop in occasionally. I laughed a lot. What does that say about me.

I couldn't add this to my blogroll fast enough. The Family Circus post was so funny I think I wet myself. I think I am in love.

This is one of my guilty pleasures on the web. Really, really inappropriate yet really, really funny. As a fellow comic book geek, I loved the 50 best/worst feature, and the Transformers review was hilarious. I think it would be just as funny with less "f*ck" and "sh*t", though.

Sorry, This blog annoyed me so much I can't even comment.

The site design bothers me. First you hit a main page, then you select articles from blurbs on the main page, or the blog. If you choose the blog, it redirects you verrrrry slowly. The articles are on a fine template. Black on white, but the blog is white on black. That makes it hard to read.

The writing is a little too wordy, I think. I don't really know what the problem was. The insulting, condescending style screamed that I should like it, but it just didn't make me laugh. I think it comes back to learning brevity a little better.

Overall, there was a number of very funny posts here. I was almost overwhelmed by the little "posty boxes", but quickly realized I was but a click away from good reading. My only complaint is that some of the posts were a bit too long.

It's not laugh-out-loud funny but it did make me smile a bit. I just couldn't get past all the profanity, though, which is where he tries to get most of his laughs. Much like Andrew Dice Clay, his humor is the vulgarity. Without it, it would just be another unfunny blog.

So Travis, it looks like you've picked up some new fans (and irritated a few people on top of it). You really need to do something about the layout, and you could probably reach a broader audience if you cut down on the profanity a little. On the other hand, most of the people who liked How to Kill People (dot) com REALLY liked it, so they're probably not going to let a weird layout and the f-word keep them away. I'd say try to tighten up the writing a little and watch the typos and who knows, you could be the next Maddox.

Catwoman in Texas (or Canadian Thoughts in Texas, as it's apparently now named) got a decent score from our reviewers. The consensus was that it's not really a laugh-out-loud blog, but most of the reviewers appreciated the Catwoman's easygoing writing style. As one reviewer said, "I liked this blog, but I don't know how funny it is, per se. I think it's more of a mommy blog than a humor blog, which I don't consider a knock at all. If it were a college student it would be majoring in Mommy with a minor in Humor."

Category	Score	Points
Content	5.5	38/70
Writing	6.79	3/5
Web Design	5.71	3/5
Intangibles	5.57	3/5
Read Regularly	3.57	4/10
Frequency	8	4/5
Total		55

Percentile Rank: 24

Some quotes from our reviewers:

Purrrrrfect!!!

At first glance, "Catwomantexas" made me cringe, as I'm not overly fond of cats, and well, I once had a former boss who was a colossal A-hole who hailed from Texas, land of "everything's bigger and better." But I gave her blog a "go" as it were, and her writing is amusing and down to earth.

Catwoman has a smooth writing style and keeps the reader interested, but not much made me laugh (out loud or otherwise).

Another blog about kids and cats and families and shopping and stuff. Just what the internet needed. Probably GREAT for the author's family and friends, not so interesting to the rest of us.

A personal blog with some funny stuff scattered here and there. Since the content score is based on funny content, I had to take some points off because I don't think it's main focus is to be a humor blog. The funny bits (when you could find them) are pretty good.

Boring template and design but nothing too annoying except maybe the super-long blogroll. The banner made me smile right off the bat though.

Dumb stories about her kids. The template is clean. Not my thing.

I think this is a perfectly charming blog. Lots of cute anecdotes, swell pictures, and good writing.

If I were doing a review for Mommy Humor Blogs, I might have given Canadian Thoughts a higher score. Unfortunately, because I'm over that "diaper" stage in raising my kids, poopie diapers no longer crack me up. Mommy Blogggers are very cute and loads fun, but not necessarily hilarious.

A humor blog about someone's kid and the mundane things about life are not funny.

Just enough humor to make the cutesy stuff tolerable. Truly funny and enjoyable to read.

Good job, Catwoman.

Redneck Rants is another blog that delivers pretty much what its name promises. Unfortunately, that's not what most of our reviewers were in the market for. Redneck got decent scores for his clean blog design and a few reviewers liked his snarky conservative shtick, but most were unimpressed.

Category	Score	Points
Content	4.92	34/70
Writing	5.23	3/5
Web Design	5.54	3/5
Intangibles	5.08	3/5
Read Regularly	1.54	2/10
Frequency	6	3/5
Total		48

Percentile Rank: 10

Some sample quotes:

I can't tell if it's the fact I'm not "redneck enough" or the fact I lack descended gonads, but I didn't find this site all that amusing; however, it did appear this writer did put forth thought and effort, and I wish him well in his blogging endeavor.

I have an affinity for fat white guys, what can I say? I like that the posts are short and easy to read. He has a good sense of humor. I dig him, and have added him to my blogroll.

Not bad for what it is, but what it is isn't really my cup of tea....or P.B.R., as the case may be. Who knew Rednecks could have such solid web design/template skills?

I gave this blog higher scores for a clean and organized design even if it's a bit on the uninspired side. But the scores sadly went down for humor and writing.

I am not a fan of this snarky, mean-spirited, angry kind of humor. In fact, instead of making me happy and causing me to laugh really hard, the more I read, the angrier and more upset I got.

Big, fat, southern loudmouth, and I mean that as a compliment. The blog name tells you exactly what to expect.

I like this site. Verbal abuse against hippies, pop culture, stupid people, and Libtards; but I repeat myself. I've been reading this regularly for a long time. I just wish Redneck was a little more consistent in posting. That's the only criticism I have.

I am Jack's broken funny bone.

I'm normally a big fan of rednecks. I love to laugh at them. And usually I'll point when I'm doing it. But this blog neither makes me want to laugh or point.

Oh, I tried to be fair. Heck, I even tried to laugh a time or two. But to no avail...

This post sponsored by the Liberal Media(TM).

There was general agreement that Lame Jokes Inc. lived up to its name.

Category	Score	Points
Content	4.6	32/70
Writing	3.47	2/5
Web Design	3.27	2/5
Intangibles	3.53	2/5
Read Regularly	1.33	1/10
Frequency	8	4/5
Total		43

Percentile Rank: 10

Some quotes from the reviewers:

The formatting alone sent me away after one quick scroll down the page. Standard blogger template, but at least one with a white background. What's with all the big and colored fonts. Then it's just pictures and YouTube videos it looks like.

If anyone would like to know what happened to the members of 'Zoom', that old kid's tv show, they are alive and well and writing this blog. To top it off it appears a rainbow exploded on the front page.

I don't like lame jokes. I get to listen to my mother-in-laws boyfriend tell them.
But for those who do like them, it's the perfect place.

I think there's some serious potential for funny in this blogger's head, I really do. But, for my money, simple videos and links to other blogs featuring more videos is not the best way to capitalize on it. I am a huge fan of "quirky" humor, and suspect this blogger is in possession of more than a little. Unfortunately, I don't think he's quite found his "groove."

Maybe I have a weird sense of humor, but the lame jokes? They made me laugh. Weird lay out, and can't really rank the writing, since there really isn't any, but I'll be back for the jokes.

Sorry, but this thing was just a mess - links to other blogs, all the material pulled from YouTube or some damn thing.

A joke repository blog that has some cool stuff in it. I appreciate the work the author does to bring new funny stuff but it could use a major theme overhaul and some original content would be nice too.

With a name like LAME JOKES INC - I guess I shouldn't have been surprised at what I got.

This blog isn't well written, the template is boring, and there is a lot of the material isn't original. However, it cracked me up.

To sum up, this is the place to go for lame jokes.

Pointless Drivel tied The Reasonable Ego for the top score so far. Pointless Drivel seems to be one of those blogs that people love or hate. Most of our reviewers loved it, but there were enough haters to keep Mr. Fabulous from running away with the Humor-Blogs crown.

Category	Score	Points
Content	6.71	47/70
Writing	7.36	4/5
Web Design	7.14	4/5
Intangibles	6	3/5
Read Regularly	5.71	6/10
Frequency	10	5/5
Total		69

Percentile Rank: 100

Some quotes from our reviewers:

I liked the naughty and irreverent style of humor. That's appealing to me. The line about "Chocolate Chip Super Chunk Spunk Cookies" was a classic! Way too much yellow. Sidebar is pretty cluttered too. Design a "links" page for all that crap or find out how to make it show/hide. One thing I hate, hate, HATED was the referring to himself in the third person.

Overall, it was decent. I might return once every week or two, but I'm not planning on adding it to my blogroll or feed subscriptions. It's possible it will grow on me though.

I LOVE THE CLAY CHARACTERS! BRILLIANT STUFF!

I'm easily amused, or Mr. Fab is a darn talented blogger/humor writer. Interesting and engaging template, good writing involving a lot of good, old-fashioned self-deprecation (always a favorite!), I'm sold! Mr. Fab is... FAB.

Definitely amusing, although the consistency leaves something to be desired, as it's only funny in spots.

I'm not a fan of writers who 'go dirty' when they need a punchline. While I think that this writer is guilty of this, he's still pretty funny. The design of the site is one of my favorites, and even if he goes blue for no good reason, the writing is still quite good.

Would not read regularly because all the genital jokes get pretty tiresome.

This blog is just hilarious. He does a great job writing, talking to his readers, knows his audience and the design is flawless.

I really, really enjoyed this blog. The sense of humor fits well with my own. It isn't for kids, but it is hilarious. I do think the recent commenters (scores? on the sidebar) is annoying, but other than that, great blog.

The design is original and great to look at. I give the blog author a few points for actually living up to his blog's name ... it is pointless drivel and I mean that in the worst way possible.

Oh, how I love Mr. Fabulous. The best 'inappropriate' blog out there in my feeder. He always makes me laugh.

Much as I wanted to hate this blog, due to it being much more popular than mine, I found it hilarious. Damn.

"Way back when" I used to read PD nearly daily. And then the ads started coming. Then the pay per posts. Then the YouTube videos and overall attention whoring. I enjoyed PD a lot more "Way Back When" he didn't post every day. The posts were more entertaining, and somewhat more concise. Now it just seems he's spreading himself too thin.

Funny in a sort of white male student at a big-10 university way. Not that that's a bad thing, but jokes about beating off might not be to everyone's taste. But I liked it.

It just isn't funny.

So there you have it. If you like your humor a little on the crude side (and I have to admit that I find myself giggling like a schoolgirl at a lot of Mr. Fabulous' posts), the odds are that you're going to enjoy Pointless Drivel. Good job, Mr. Fabulous.

One of the problems with running a blog review website as well as my personal blog is that there's no way to get an objective review of my own blog. If I were to put my blog up for review, I would have no way of being certain that the resentful gripers would be balanced out by fawning sycophants. But if I were to refuse to have my blog reviewed, I would be subject to the charge that I, like Steven Seagal, am above the law. Besides, I want constructive criticism (and potentially an improved ranking) as much as anyone. What to do?

My admittedly imperfect solution was to create an anonymous blog called Quasimofo, populated with older posts from my Mattress Police site. I apologize for the subterfuge, but it was the best idea I could come up with. And don't worry -- I've set up the review editing interface so that I can't see who submitted which reviews. The review process is still completely anonymous. So I have no way of wreaking vengeance on whoever said I am "desperate for attention."

I deliberately avoided using any posts from the past two months, anything on my "Best of" list, and anything else that might have clued the reader in to who the author really was. I also asked several reviewers who are also long-time readers of my blog NOT to review Quasimofo. (Nor did I review the site myself, of course.)

I am pleased to say that I fared pretty well, though not (I hope) so well as to raise suspicion.

Category	Score	Points
Content	6.65	47/70
Writing	7.29	4/5
Web Design	5.06	3/5
Intangibles	6.35	3/5
Read Regularly	7.06	7/10
Frequency	6	3/5
Total		67

Percentile Rank: 83

Rather than providing a sampling of the comments as I normally do, I'm going to simply copy and paste all of the comments, so you don't think I'm holding anything back. I've edited only for spelling, grammar and clarity (one hopes that a 7.29 writer such as myself can manage such a pedestrian task).

Really enjoyed the writing here. Super funny and creative.

Interesting blog. Some of the posts are hysterical and some not but overall I enjoyed the content. The template is a bit boring and could be spiffed up a bit. Also, what's with these really anonymous humor bloggers with cartoon heads or smile faces for avatars? It kills me to not know who these people are! LOL!

It was amusing, but not enough to make me want to keep coming back. But it's a more recent blog, so I think, with time, the writer will find his groove and it could become a good blog.

I find a lot of promise in this blogger's style of writing, and immediately bookmarked his site for future reading.

I really enjoyed his tips for people, especially noting his distaste for the Metric system. Way to go. Aside from that however, not so much.

I really liked this blog - the author is genuinely funny and has the rare gift of knowing how to build an entire entry rather than one joke with 500 words around it. The layout was a little plain (enough that I noticed), but I'll be making this a regular read for sure.

Alright. Nothing upsetting here, just not many laughs.

What in the blue hell is a guacamole pirate? Hilarious! I've a new favorite blog.

Blog is relatively new (only 3 months) and don't think author has found his groove yet. Writing is well thought out and articulated in some posts, desperate for attention in others. Need more time spent developing good content instead of worrying about generating traffic for the blog. Wouldn't say the blog made me laugh out loud often...but some of the writing is chuckle worthly.

Only 17 posts in and I'm a huge fan. This blog is hilarious in its matter-of-fact delivery. The template looks like WordPress filtered through blogger though. But who cares? Funny!

I like this blog. The topics are interesting, offbeat and funny. Its one bad thing is, like 90% of blogs, consistent posting.

Articulate, terrific writer covering non-hacky topics. Should be a novelist.

If you can't say anything nice...

Nice, clean looking site. If this guy doesn't make you laugh, you might be a zombie.

Again, sorry to have pulled a fast one on you, and I promise that I won't give you any more phony blogs to review. Also, thanks a lot to everyone for your comments. I think the reviewers made a lot of good points. After all, I am desperate for attention. That's why I'm a blogger. What part of that was unclear?

It's interesting that a few reviewers mentioned that I hadn't found my "groove" yet. I'm sure that was true when these posts were written, and to be honest I'm not positive I've found it yet. I guess I'd better keep practicing.

Thanks, guys.

Our reviewers were mostly positive about Hurty Elbow. The site's great name and clever logo had several of our reviewers laughing right off the bat, but the consensus seemed to be that the content didn't quite live up to expectations. As one reviewer noted, "Too much reliance on other blogs/sites work and not enough original content... Too much clutter and confusion."

Category	Score	Points
Content	5.73	40/70
Writing	5.55	3/5
Web Design	5.73	3/5
Intangibles	5.05	3/5
Read Regularly	4.55	5/10
Frequency	6	3/5
Total		57

Percentile Rank: 33

Some quotes from our reviewers:

Not something I found very funny, although it appears to be fairly popular. Not my brand of humor.

The name of the blog gave me high hopes because I laughed for 5 minutes straight when I first saw it -- Hurty Elbow. HAHAHAHAH! The content wasn't as sharp as I hoped BUT it is promising and the site looks great.

Recaps of Man vs. Wild? Seriously? At least make them funny if you consider your site to be a humorous one.

Somehow it makes this type of blogging seem fresh and interesting. It caught my eye--and I consider myself quite an indifferent reader.

It's like he 'gets me' in the most intimate of ways. Could also be becaused I banged his mom in the late 70s and there's a 4% chance he's my kid.

The sidebars together (on the right side of the page) are almost the same width of the blog post section, and therefore are a distracting focal point from the blog post content.

I love the logo. I am never a fan of the double-sidebar, it just makes things too busy. This is fairly standard fare, not hilarious, but not unenjoyable either. "Not cute enough" is pretty good stuff.

I tried so hard to like this blog, but I just couldn't manage it. The 'click here to read more' drives me nuts, the colors made me think I'd had an aneurysm and there was just way to much linkage and embedded video.

The writer is obviously very good, and the site should work more at getting that writing up front.

Simple is better, and it's not funny when I'm that distracted.

There's some genuine hilarious content here. My only "criticism" would be the ads, because, well, I don't like being tricked into reading crummy commercials.

I just didn't get it. But in between there were a few comments that gave me a wry smile.

Top nav links take you to other blogs/sites...aren't nav bars supposed to be for navigating your own site? Attempts at original humor often not funny nor original. Tries to latch on to popular blogs like Boing Boing to enhance blog's own profile.

It's a good blog, well-written, but it's also very generic and similar to many of the popular humor blogs out there.

Once again, another sort of funny blog with some interesting premises like Not Cute Enough and some promise. And once again, another blog that doesn't have a posting schedule. Big minus for all the incomplete sentences too.

Finally, a man who is as funny as me! (almost as funny, let's not get carried away)

This went way over my head.

Many of the links did not open for me.

One of the best blogs I've visited, plenty to keep the grin on your chin.

So there you have it. Based on the reviewers' comments, I'd suggest getting rid of the ads (do you make any money on those? I have yet to make a dime on Google ads), and relying less on videos and links to other sites. Your writing and the site's name and slogan ("Comedy that's quite hurty in the elbow") suggest that you've got some serious humor potential. Let's see what you've got.

The Ominous Comma was another big hit with our reviewers. Other than a few quibbles with the template and the highbrow nature of the site, there were very few negative comments. One reviewer summed it up thusly (to use an appropriately highbrow word):

"I probably spent as much time at this blog as at any of the ones I have reviewed. This is dry, subtle humor, but there's a lot of it there. Dr. Toboggans and Mr. Fording made me laugh a lot. The fake news stories were OK, but no better than any of the 5 other blogs that also do fake news stories that have been reviewed. My favorite part was the Consumer Commentary...very funny and insightful. I like the menu and the fact that you can find the topic you are interested in reading. Quite diverse, with a lot of talent in all of the areas. Nice blog!"

Category	Score	Points
Content	6.62	46/70
Writing	7.48	4/5
Web Design	7.38	4/5
Intangibles	6.67	3/5
Read Regularly	7.14	7/10
Frequency	8	4/5
Total		68

Percentile Rank: 94

As you can see, I've added a new feature, starting with this review: A Percentile Rank. The Percentile Rank tells you how a blog ranks relative to the other blogs that have been reviewed so far. To get technical, the number is the percentage of blogs whose score is equal to or lower than this blog's score. At present only Sinister Dan has scored higher than the Ominous Comma, so the Ominous Comma gets a Percentile Rank of 94.

The Percentile Rank is meant to be a more user-friendly number than the raw score. However, it is only a snapshot of the blog's rank at the time of the review; obviously these number will change as more blogs get reviewed, and I don't have any plans to go back and update them. I will continue to use the raw scores to determine a blog's display ranking on the Humor-Blogs.com home page.

While I'm on the matter of scoring, another quick note: I just noticed that I transposed the Web Design and Writing scores on all the reviews up to this point. It doesn't affect the final scores, but it may have caused some confusion to readers of the reviews. I've gone back and fixed the affected reviews, and the numbers should appear correctly from now on.

Ok, on with the review. Here are some sample quotes from our reviewers regarding The Ominous Comma:

Definitely want to come back and spend some time with this funny, intelligent blog. Liked the landing page as table of contents, and the banner art.

I think I'm in love with the blog, the comma dude, that Harold guy too! This guy does everything right, from the template, navigation, design, content, and boy is it FUNNY!

The layout is terrible. I couldn't find the blog at first. But once I did, it's like finding a diamond in your couch cushions. Very funny posts, great writing. I guess the writer wants the readers to feel like they deserve to be there.

With characters such as Mr. Toboggan, how could I resist putting this site in my bookmarks? I hope I'm not disappointed over the long haul! Good so far!

It just felt like it was trying to be too smart too often, and for someone who loves #2 jokes, I was slightly disappointed. Although there was some poop flinging which tried to make up for it.

I'm a fan of the clean template. I found this site easy to navigate, and enjoyed the posts I read quite a lot.

I think my only problem with this writer -- which is something that bothers me about a lot of so-called and/or self-anointed humor writers -- is the need to tell me this blog is "funny". Hey, it's funny or it's not. That said, there was a lot of "funny" for the taking.

A great conversational style that is enjoyable and easy to read. Unfortunately, it's not very funny. Sorry to say that this site elicited only one smirk.

One little peeve: It took me a moment to find the most recent posts. I usually expect them to be on the front page.

I like the name Ominous Comma. It has a nice rhythm to it.

The blog looks great thanks to some decent designers he hired. I hope he hired them. Stealing is wrong. Brent has a confident style of writing that many may see as snobbish. Those many need to read a book.

My only beef with the blog is since the author added a homepage the site loads a lot slower.

Over-written. Spelling and grammar errors everywhere. Not funny.

AWESOME BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!

I have read many blogs but few have genuinely made me smile, this was one of them.

The site has some humorous moments but the author Brent seems to write about being funny more often than actually being funny.

Well thought out and written...the humor witty and sarcastic. Gives new life to the comma, a normally underappreciated part of our vocabulary.

Witty, good writing.

Great job, Brent. I have to say that I think your blog probably has the best name -- and one of the better templates -- of any blog we've reviewed so far. I'm actually a little surprised more people didn't complain about having to click an extra time just to get to the blog, but I guess the reviewers thought the blog was worth another click. So I've got no advice for you, except to say, "Keep it up."

On balance, our reviewers were positive about Crummy Church Signs, although they were clearly divided into two camps: those who found a regular dose of crumminess addicting, and those who felt it was a "one trick pony." I'll admit to being firmly in the former camp. One reader noted that "at some point we've seen 'em all," but as someone who has been reading CCS regularly for almost a year, I'm constantly astounded by the new depths of crumminess that Joel plumbs.

That isn't to say the site is for everybody. Judging from the comments, I think it helps to have strong opinions about religion, positive or negative. In many cases the "crumminess" of the signs comes from the perpetrators being ignorant of their own doctrine, or trying lamely to latch onto some pop culture fad (usually about ten years late). If that doesn't strike you as funny, you're probably not going to like this site much.

As one reviewer notes:

"If you've ever passed by a church sign, read the slogan-of-the-week and screamed, you will like this blog. It does a beautiful job bringing us the ridiculous in church signs, with helpful links to the Bible. I wished that the author of the site would offer signs he likes. I've found ones that are touching, and I'm not even Christian. However, Joel's own self-portrait is endearing and sane. He basically tells us he is only having fun and admits that he can screw up. Most beautifully, he tells us that the authors of the signs are probably better Christians than he -- he only pokes fun at the signs not at them. This explanation won me. I'll visit the site again. Excellent site."

Category	Score	Points
Content	6.79	48/70
Web Design	5.79	3/5
Writing	6.33	3/5
Intangibles	6.5	3/5
Read Regularly	5.42	5/10
Frequency	6	3
Total		65

Some more quotes from our reviewers:

It reminds me of all those "clever" fake or real church sign photos folks would inundate our inboxes with. Though I wish this particular blogger well, this stuff only succeeds in making my eyes roll back in their sockets.

Love this blog! Original idea that is oddly addicting. I love the interactivity with readers.

There's a lot of creativity here, and a great deal of humor. That said, there are times when I think the blog could benefit from a bit less clutter and some prudent editing. Actually, I tend to believe that "less is more", so maybe all I'm saying is do posts more frequently, but don't use quite so many signs in any one.

Photos need to be of better quality for this to be a solid destination. Also, hate to say it, but the first headline I read ("Dionne Warwick...") was not funny and totally wrong. Bitch ain't dead yet! (I'm willing to bet money that Joel was perfectly aware that Dionne Warwick wasn't dead when he wrote that. --Diesel)

I didn't find the writing particularly amusing, although it may just be that the whole "church sign" phenomenon has gotten a little tired.

At first I was stoned faced, then came a breathy snort and finally a full-on giggle.

While not the site to hang out on for a half an hour, it's a nice fit into a morning routine of coffee and internet browsing.

It really is just church signs, isn't it? This might appeal to some, but I honestly just didn't find it funny.

The pictures of the signs are often hard to read so it takes a while to decode some of them.

The main prop to give is making fun of organized religion. Amen to more of that.

A funny blog half expected Reverend Lovejoy from the Simpsons to pop up with the collection plate, would visit again want to see more!

There's actually a sign that reads: Tweekers Welcome Here! The signs are great, but the comments are hilarious. This is going on my blogroll.

I love the concept and the signs, but I felt that some of his remarks were a tad too snarky (if such a thing is possible) when he waded into theological waters.

Good job, Joel. Obviously you can't do much about the fact that some people just don't find the church sign concept amusing. Personally, I think it would be a mistake to try to expand the focus of your blog. You've found a niche, and you obviously have a lot of devoted readers. And, of course, you've got other outlets for your non-church sign related writing.

A couple of comments to take to heart, though: You need to crop (and maybe adjust the lighting/contrast) on some of those hard to read signs. And, if possible, do a post every day and post fewer signs at a time. Other than that, keep up the crummy work!

I Am Bossy fared pretty well with our reviewers. Some found the site too busy, and a couple of reviewers complained about an excessive use of the word "shit," but generally the reviewers found Bossy to be intelligent and amusing. One reviewer pretty much summed up the general impression: "This upbeat creative blog is a kick. History lessons on Korea, chats on Paula Abdul, the essential pictures of Paris Hilton -- it is all here. Not feminist, per se. More an appeal to women (young women, I think) who just want to hang out and hang loose with a fun blogger and friends. My advice to the blogger: Work on the web design a bit. The first few paragraphs explaining your blog were tough to get through and would bore most readers. This should be a sidebar. Otherwise, great job."

Category	Score	Points
Content	6.24	44/70
Web Design	5.62	3/5
Writing	6.71	3/5
Intangibles	5.24	3/5
Read Regularly	4.29	4/10
Frequency	8	4/5
Total		61

Some quotes from our reviewers:

This blog scores very high for a gorgeous design and excellent writing, but a little low on the humor scale for me. Something about her writing style annoys me. I do find her photograph posts very funny and I think that is where her talent lies. Great blog, just not my cup o' tea.

I found the "posts" I read to be pretty darn funny, and I have to say I enjoy the writer's attitude very much. I laughed out loud at her self-description of her blog as a "whimsical, scattershot effort -- a blog that's cute, but has no teeth". Sums it up rather nicely.

I am bored. No point of view. Cluttered. Not. Even. Funny.

There is funny stuff here, but it's cased in a lot of jumbled design and ...confusion. It makes my head hurt, but it also amuses me.

I really like her style of writing and she takes a different spin on the typical photoshopped-heavy blog. Her tutorial on Korea was freaking hysterical.

Very clever. She seems intelligent and very witty. I'll come back.

There is too much going on in this blog, with the highlighted, colored, italicized words, etc. Plus, there is so much varied content (i.e. three columns, ads, buttons, links etc.) I didn't know what to focus on first. The blog posts seem to fade into the background with everything else that's happening on the site.

A few zillion too many "sh*ts" for my taste.

Far too busy to read comfortably.

Too many clicks, too much bolding makes the pages too busy

Hilarious blog--the scribbled-on pictures are soooo much funnier than Perez Hilton's. Great writing. I've added it to my blog roll! Go, Bossy!

What is not to love about Bossy? She's snarky, intelligent and hilarious.

Like her humor, the site it kinda visually messy and has a clubby "insider" feel.

An eclectic mix of Photoshop, poetry and snark, this blog has hit on all of the key points necessary for a consistently funny site.

It's always nice when there is enough consensus regarding a blog to give some constructive criticism. Based on our reviewers' impressions, Bossy, I'd suggest trying to reduce the clutter a bit and organize your blog a little better. Cut down on the use of bold and/or italicized words in different colors. Oh, and maybe cut down on the use of the word "shit." Just a little. Other than that, I get the impression that you know what you're doing and who your audience is, and you seem to have a pretty good sized following. Either that, or you're pretty darn good at faking it. And shit. ;)

Plooptionary ended up with a pretty decent score, demonstrating that there is, in fact, an audience for math humor.

A few reviewers were a little confused regarding what exactly this blog was all about, and Ploop got dinged for the boring template and inconsistent posting schedule. Most of the reviewers seemed to like the graphs more than the commentary.

Category	Score	Points
Content	6.6	46/70
Web Design	5.9	3/5
Writing	6.4	3/5
Intangibles	6.2	3/5
Read Regularly	6	6/10
Frequency	4	2/5
Total		63

Some representative quotes from our reviewers:

I'd love it if the author would come up with the values for his mathematical formula (most recent post) and solve some world problems. This would be funny. Quirky, fun, smart blog.

Very original and unique content! I found most of the diagrams funny or entertaining. I think this blog could go far if they get a custom template that focuses on the content.

Love it. Funny. dry. clean. Oh yes, Ploop is a gem. Two thumbs up.

Entertaining - would like a little more clarity as to what's going on. Well-written though - dig the line art.

It takes two people to write this? I couldn't really pick out anything I liked about it, and I tried! Plus the postings are sporadic.

The amount of smiles was inversely proportional to the amount of writing but directly proportional to the number of graphs.

I really love the concept of this blog. The graph/diagram format never does get old. My only issues with this one are design (every blog software has this for a template option) and posting schedule (as in there isn't one).

Okay. I can see how it would make others laugh. It didn't really do it for me.

LOVE this blog! Would I read this blog regularly? Definitely. The blog is clean in content, loading, and (YAY!) not consumed with ads. The content is genuinely funny: life + math = humor. Who knew?! :D

Boring to the extreme. Sorry.

Unique...a rare blog commodity. Perhaps a bit more accessible commentary might broaden the audience scope a bit. Regardless, well done.

It's like a math class gone horribly wrong, and with too many typos!

I read a few posts and the sidebar contents, but I still wasn't sure what the derivation of the name was. My brain senses all those formulae and thinks "This is not funny! This is homework!"

Been reading this for a few months now and it reminds me very much of the comic strip, xkcd. Weird and extremely creative at times.

I liked the concept of the graphs, but I felt that the jokes themselves were hit-or-miss. Also, the graphs themselves looked like they were written on a cocktail napkin and were sometimes difficult to read.

Did this blog or the "Indexed" one come first? There's a little more substance here than just the graphs...and the writing itself is pretty funny as well.

Good job, Ploop. If you can stick to a more regular posting schedule and maybe find someone a little more right-brained to design a new template for you, you should go far.