The Humor-Blogs.com Blog

Funny, sincere, and the posts are a nice length. A winner!

She was pretty funny! I like her writing style and the way she just kind of launches
into whatever she wants to tell. No messy ramp-up here!

I visit her blog often; she has a good strong writing voice. There are lots of mom blogs out there, but few that manage to walk the line of conveying the humor and chaos of family life without sounding fatiguing and grumbly.

Basically, I thought her posts were short and cute -- in the vein of many "mommy
blogs" I've read in the past. I'm not laughing, but I DID smile. (Mostly because
I'm ever so grateful NOT to be saddled with 6 kids. Aieeeee.)

I didn't hate this blog, which is saying something since I've loathed some of the blogs
I've read here. I found it mildly funny.

I give this blog points for being somewhat cute and endearing, and I would recommend it if you're looking for that kind of thing.

Kids saying kid things isn't all that funny to me. Hearing about normal everyday
married life isn't all that funny to me.

There isn't really much to say about this blog. I come here expecting to review humor blogs, not personal blogs. I suppose some of the situations have a germ of something that could turn into a sitcom type plot... but it's completely unintentional.

Mom blogs don't really appeal to me, and it's nothing really original/outstanding from any other "mom" blog.

Overall, however, Suburban Correspondent seems to have have a strong hold on the readers who enjoy family humor.

the frogster here, checking the reviews of Turkeyblog. Turkeyblog put up a pretty good score.

Category	Score	Points
Content	6	42/70
Writing	6.71	3/5
Web Design	6.94	3/5
Intangibles	6.53	3/5
Read Regularly	5.29	5/10
Frequency	6	3/5
Total		59

Percentile Rank: 67

Turkey Necks faired better in the template category than some of the blogs I've recently compiled reviews for, though you can't please everyone:

The look of this blog is fantastic. Definitely not like other blogs.

I know that many reviewers don't like black backgrounds and white typeset but I didn't mind that here and I liked the layout a lot. I thought that the cutout drawing of (presumably) the author was kind of cool and I also liked the green and black together.

I like the template, it's original and fun. There's no information about the author, which is a bit disappointing. Also the twitter thing confused me, what's the point of it?

The white writing on the black background is very painful for ones eyes, and then on top of that with the green sidebar, I feel like I've gone into a hypnotic shock.

The reviewers were either put off or intrigued by the course nature of many of the posts:

A bit angry, but then, I'm no girl scout myself.

All in all, excellent job, very funny--crude and hostile, which I like--and I'm definitely going to bookmark it.

Turned off from the start by the instant "That lump you found is Cancer" crack. Poor taste. Blog color matched the tone of the writing, it reminded me of baby food spinach. Even the most health concious mother has reservations about feeding her baby such ugly looking mush.

Oh I like the hell out of this blog. The author is completely full of himself and not timid about it. There's something very entertaining about a cocky as all hell blogger. The subject matter could be a little more captivating, but overall, he's definitely got himself a strong blog. Good work giblet man.

Wow, my eyes really hurt after reading this guys entries, and I'm more offended than when I read that Britney Spears was the number one story on CNN.

I scrolled around, trying to find a post that would draw a smile or a laugh, it just felt mad and mean.

As far as funniness, most of the reviewers dug at least some of what they read:

When I first clicked on it, I didn't care for the "s"-bomb in his header, but I started reading and fell in love almost immediately. He even made me laugh out loud, and almost nobody manages that.

You had me at 'hello' with: True, some might argue that I’ve always been all out of funny, but to those I would say “look, I don’t care how long we’ve been married, if I wanted my wife’s opinion, I’d have sent you a text message asking for it.” And then you kept it up. Most excellent.

This blog was amusing to me. It's kind of like listening to your pervy cousin at the family reunion...you have options...you could go listen to Aunt Erma talk about her bunion surgery...but you (wisely) decide to hang out and listen to your cousin ranting about bending his boner during a sex dream involving a teenager.

Let's see... I really dig how the dialogue balloon changes phrases each time you refresh the window. To be honest, and I did leave this as a comment on his blog, I immediately banked heavily on him being a regular amusing read and immediately put him in my bookmarks when I read "and I bent my boner." That right there hits just the right amount of humor and schadenfreude in my book! Good luck to him and his blogging endeavors!

The reviewers' opinions about post length differed greatly:

My only constructive criticism would be for him to try shortening his paragraphs. White space is unbelievably important when you're reading on a computer screen. Standard paragraph lengths need not apply.

Short posts containing short paragraphs are easier to read, thus the reader does not get bored easily -- good job on that front.

Not a bad read. Some of the posts seemed like one really log sentence and that's not good 'cause when you're reading you don't know when to take a breath and then you have to go back and try to read it again inserting your own mental commas so you don't turn blue from oxygen depravation when all you really wanted was the funny stuff that is harder to laugh at now 'cause you're studying too hard. (see?)

Looks like Turkeyblog gained a few fans while the reviewers were looking it over. It also offended a few people, but somehow I don't think that's going to bother our turkey-necked blogger. Well done, Turkeyblog. Keep on blogging!

the frogster here. Today I'm crunching the numbers for Mommy Has A Headache. Mommy Has A Headache faired quite well with the reviewers.

Category	Score	Points
Content	6.09	43/70
Writing	6.64	3/5
Web Design	5.82	3/5
Intangibles	5.27	3/5
Read Regularly	5.45	5/10
Frequency	6	3/5
Total		60

Percentile Rank: 69

The reviewers were madly in love with the template. This must be so, because there weren't 20 comments about how the template caused the reviewer to need to lie down. Look. Below is the only template comment of the bunch:

The design is OK. Pink ain't my thing. But it is uncluttered and easy to navigate. The banner makes me laugh.

There was some speculation by the reviewers that labeling this a humor blog was putting it in the wrong category:

This is a slice of life blog, not a humor blog. Just be what you are.

God I love the ex-pat Brits. This chick rocks.

It is refreshing to read a female blogger's content that isn't kid or family centric. It's also funny and thought-provoking.

Once they got the categorization out of the way, most of the reviewers were satisfied that their funny bone had been tickled, at least a little.

Today I went and she's complaining about using toilets in foriegn lands. Still not laughing. Her voice seems self indulgent and a bit spoiled. A lot of these observations could be amusing, but they are overlong. I kept skimming hoping for a smile or a chuckle or a twist that would make me pause and think.

I like the fact that she doesn't just recycle news stories (and that when she uses news, she ads comments more than 'laugh at this' with a link). Original content/own ideas/own images etc. should count for quite a bit in rating blogs in general.

Overall it was amusing and irreverent, which I like.

I enjoy her dry sense of humor, and only take umbrage at her convoluted style of conveying whatever message she's trying to convey. For instance, a post about her adorable child helping to clean the house ends up with a (funny?) note about an overpriced out-house? Mmmm-kay. My point, which is flushed with excitement at the prospect of being made, is that "transitions" are key to cohesive writing. I may not use any in my own pithy offerings, but that doesn't mean I don't like 'em.

Very long posts that aren't particularly funny.

There's nothing sexier than a funny lady, and EmmaK is a funny lady. I really enjoy reading her naughty posts, even if they run a bit long for my taste.

I do read this blog regularly and have always enjoyed it.

The reviewers mentioned one particular post quite often.

I found one funny post (niche porn) amongst all of the posts I read. Most weren't funny ha-ha, they were funny sad, and that makes me sad. Bitter isn't funny to me.

The porn section killed all interest entirely. Not funny. No thank you.

I would NOT read this blog on a daily basis, but would (and will) definitely check in from time to time. I mean, her Porn Post alone was worth the price of clicking over.

Mommy's Headache has led to a blog that was a hit with our reviewers. Well done, Mommy! Step away from the aspirin and keep on blogging!

It's Madmad again, happy to report that most of our reviewers seemed to like Chocolate for Your Brain, a blog that was new to me.

Category	Score	Points
Content	5.76	40/70
Writing	6.86	3/5
Web Design	5.33	3/5
Intangibles	5.76	3/5
Read Regularly	2.38	2/10
Frequency	8	4/5
Total		55

Percentile Rank: 49

The biggest complaint they had concerned the length of the posts:

Half the posts I read were just way too long. My A.D.D. kicked in and I found myself dreaming about Eva Longoria and waffles. On the upside, the posts were easy to read, not all boogered up with ads (rare these days), and posts NOT related to boring daily activities were actually pretty clever.

I found the posts to be a bit long with the funny bits far and between.

The author needs to be a bit more to the point in order to keep the reader from dozing off before they get to the good bits.

Honestly, whilst reading the post on Hillary, I was entertained, but had about 6 swathes of boredom between the jokes. I'm glad I kept reading through though as the jokes were worth it. By the second post though? I was asleep.

... your articles are waaaaaay too long; you need to shorten your paragraphs, and you need to clean up your punctuation.

The posts are all very long. None of them were funny enough to keep my attention for even half of the post.

There's a kernel of humour in each of the posts, but it kind of gets lost in all the words...

Several reviewers commented on the quality of the Sherry's writing, even if the humor wasn't to their taste:

Well-written, intelligent. Cute, some moments of insight, I laughed more than cringed, which is a good sign (I especially liked the proposed Mobil ads). A bit too precious for my tastes at times with the stories about kids, but I'm a cynic.

This is a genuinely silly little blog that shows a lot of effort put into the writing. I enjoyed it's offbeat nature, though nothing has yet made me laugh. But depending on your sense of humor you may get a few more chuckles out of it than I did.

Overall I'd recommend checking it out.

Her blog is well written but her posts didn't make me laugh. I DID read her archives and did NOT base my opinion on just a couple of posts.

And a good number found it funny, too:

Great, Funny Blog!

This is what a humor blog should look and read like. The writing is top notch and there's actually a lot of funny insight.

A good blog with some solid observational humor from everyday life. She writes pretty well and in a witty and insightful manner to boot. I'd definitely return.

OK...the GPS blog I totally didn't get and almost gave up on reviewing her. BUT I decided to suck it up and went on to the next one...Eureka! It IS funny! She writes really well and is humorous.

I'm clicking YES in the regular reader tab, because there is no - Check from time to time - tab. And this blog is definitely worth that.

This woman tackles a subject not handled by most mommy bloggers. So it has its audience, to be sure. She needs to clean up her grammar and spelling, especially since she gets published.

Template issues were of concern to some:

My only criticism is that I thought the layout was a bit bland. Otherwise I enjoyed it and will be back!

The template was a little screwy. Too many colors that don't match. Brown and Grey?

The amount of text in the sidebar is a bit off-putting. It seems a bit crowded on that side.

The design is a basic template, so points off there -- but not too many 'cause the site is being remodeled.

Then an entry about her approach to being reviewed. Hint to Sherry: if you want people to click on your earlier work--if you feel that including your archives in your side bar isn't enough--then don't just mention the articles, link to them.

A number of commenters were put off by a post on being reviewed here:

I personally didn't like the post about being reviewed -- with directions on how to proceed. An average visitor would not have such directions; I do my reviews as an average visitor and stumble about the site/blog. Plus, if you're going to direct us as to what to read, make links to those pieces.

The nervous post about this review was a little cheesey and gratuitous. Do your thing, if it hits, it hits.

Overall, though, it seems the reviewers enjoyed the writing. I'm off to check it out now myself!

Hello, again, everyone! It's Madmad, reporting for review consolidation duty. I am sad to report that Finding Boddie did not do so well with our panel of reviewers. Unfortunately, the reviews were conducted before I had a chance to read the blog myself and weigh in.

Category	Score	Points
Content	4.58	32/70
Writing	5.83	3/5
Web Design	5	2/5
Intangibles	4.33	2/5
Read Regularly	0.83	1/10
Frequency	8	4/5
Total		44

Holy Geometric Backgrounds! I now have a headache from reading tiny font over a geographic design.

I hate this layout. The brown, always a cheerful upbeat color, is littered with little geometric designs that take away from the
writing.

... can we talk about the color she elected to use for her smallish-font? Oy. How many times do I need to say it, kids? My eyes are growing older by the minute. If YOU want ME to read and/or enjoy your blog, make sure I can do so without the aid of a magnifying glass.

Finding Boddie was complimented several times on her writing, but most of the reviewers questioned the humor:

This is one of those blogs I wanted to like. Sometimes it was amusing, the photos of pets in odd places were okay, but much of it was dry and talky without bothering to tell much of a story or set up a joke.

The thing is, when I surf around her blog, there are little gems of humor, but they have to be hunted down like truffles in the wild. I don't have a trained pig, so I wish she'd make it easier.

Is this a humor blog? Seems to me it's a run down of unfunny stuff that happened to the author with the occasional funny comment thrown in.

I don't find all humor blogs funny, but with most I can at least see that the author is trying to be funny -- not so here.

It just bugs me that I don't see any humor writing going on here.

This could be an off day for me, but I just didn't really "get it." This blog didn't seem very funny.

Of course, humor is subjective and you can't please everyone, but I think her overall score suffered from a lack of reviewers, most of whom appeared to be new to the site. Finding Boddie might appeal more to readers looking for a relationship with the writer, and not just a quickie laugh. Kate is more like the funny friend you like to hang out with than a stand-up comedian whipping out jokes.

Sorry, folks. Been busy on another project lately. You'll be hearing more about that soon.

The review for Muramusu's Weblog has been languishing in the stack for a few weeks now, so let's get this over with.

This is another one I feel a little bad about, because we just didn't get a whole lot of reviews for this blog. That may skewed the results a bit. That said, the reviewers who did weigh in agreed that Muramusu's Weblog was a bit short on the funny.

Category	Score	Points
Content	4.11	29/70
Writing	5.78	3/5
Web Design	5	2/5
Intangibles	4.11	2/5
Read Regularly	1.11	1/10
Frequency	6	3/5
Total		40

Percentile Rank: 3

Some comments from the reviewers:

Where did the funny go? I looked for it, but couldn't find it. This blog was aight, but nothing special. It did not make me laugh. The design was non-existent.

I don't know. I guess I'm just not impressed today, but this blog didn't make me laugh either. I mean ... drinking tea to be happy? What's funny about that? Long posts too ... not that that is bad if they keep you laughing and wanting more. But I was looking forward to the end.

The writing is fine - the topics okay. Just didn't touch my funny bone I guess. Maybe I need some tea?

It sounds like an Italian desert, I have to be British to understand the humor all while trying to avoid making eye contact with the waving icon.

Quite a good blog, with lots of interesting thing to read. However more humor should be in the postings.

His posts are extremely long and the content isn't funny enough to hold my interest. There were a few times I smiled but thats about it.

Posts are too long. Research says people click away after more than 800 words, now I see why.

So there you have it. You can blame it on short attention spans or the failure of dry British humour to translate. Maybe somebody should start Wordy-and-Dry-British-Humour-Blogs.com. Not me, though. I'm busy.