Kris Straub

For months I’ve had connection problems with Google Chrome

Lately, Chrome has started giving me an error about Flash not responding, and if I would like to stop the script from running. This happens, as it would seem, on ads. I just switched back to Firefox. Not only are the Flash errors gone, but there’s zero connection problems. The internet is as fast as …

Humor Authority Episode 4: Dr. Kurtis Straub

A new episode! I converse with my brother, the honorable Dr. Kurtis Straub, on our shared sense of humor growing up together and where they diverged. We talk about scatological humor, specificity, observational humor versus joke construction, and more.

is this… is this possible?? tweetmeharder: SHOW 76: Truck Toilet Horn / 1hr 2min / January 11,

is this… is this possible?? tweetmeharder: SHOW 76: Truck Toilet Horn / 1hr 2min / January 11, 2012 Kris and David endorse cereals, hack the Twitter character set, explore euphemisms on television shows, speak the language of adulthood, and plumb the meanings of names. Download the MP3 @phogan The Olympic amateur caveat is actually a …

Concessions to Commerce and the Starving World-Renowned

I’ve written about Chris Onstad once before, when he announced Achewood was stopping down. An interview with him just went up at Comic Alliance discussing his return to Achewood. He is an artist whose work I respect, but have increasing difficulty seeing eye-to-eye with. My understanding is that his readership is not the same as mine, …

My 2011 on the internet, good and bad

I shaved my beard off for New Year’s Eve, as a gesture of rebirth for 2012. While I’m going to grow it right back, I think I was most surprised to see how deep my laugh lines are, and that I’m fortunate to have them. As a sufferer of anxiety, I also have two vertical lines …

Humor Authority Episode 3: Brad Guigar, Evil Inc.

Guess what?! I did another episode of Humor Authority. I talk with Brad Guigar and although we drift from the topic a little, it’s a relatively good time. I mean, maybe for you guys. I had an absolute blast.

Podcasts

With any luck, I will be recording the next Humor Authority with someone I respect very much this Wednesday. But man, I really want to get back into the regular podcasting game. Everything seems so split up in my mind. Maybe if I get a few more of these under my belt I’ll feel like …

Kiosk Girl

A dream I had in May 2007. My brother and I traveled to an elaborate, high-concept science museum, much like the Exploratorium in San Francisco, but this one was built into the side of a mountain. It was enormous. A man wealthy beyond anyone’s dreams had built it, and had been dead now for several …

Last night

Last night when walking home from a bar, I got approached by a homeless man who asked for some money. All I had was a $20, which I gave to him. He said thanks and shook my hand, then told me something I do not remember now. Then he hugged me. I hugged him back. …

Scott and Kris Show: Talent

Click here to explode And if you like the musical act in the episode, you can buy the MP3 here! Lyrics: I’m tired of pictures of cats now, baby I’m tired of seeing the same old, same old meme Don’t like decisions of fandom, baby What if I told you that I want everything Doctor …