Articles of 2009

Yes, I am well aware we're now into March and 2009 is but a distant memory, but remember: a whole two weeks of Illogical time were lost to the server outage at the beginning of last month. That's a whole fourteen days of black holeyness, hence stuff not happening!

In case you forgot (or just chose to ignore), we would like to inform you that voting on the Articles of 2009 is well underway. Users are free to vote for up to ten of last year's featured articles, and the ones with the most votes will win a completely meaningless, yet heart-warmingly satisfactory accolade: The Articles Which Illogicopedians Think Are the Best From the Year of 2009 (gasp).

Who will emerge victorious? Does anyone care? Tune in soon to find out. After all, it'll be fun! Maybe. But what can be better than sampling the best Illogicopedia has to offer, apart from maybe dipping your hand in warm treacle, or scratching that itch on the back part of your shin?

Vote now for cake!

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Illogicopedia in the Internet Blogosphere

I have to admit, I expected Illogicopedia to have fulfilled its plans for World Domination at this point. After more than three years on the road, only a brief mention in a mainstream newspaper blog column and an insignificant post at starkedsf.com have come close to even recognising Illogicopedia as slightly notable ^{[citation needed]}.

Still, the site is at the very least causing some rumbles in the underground niche market with its general nonsensity (is that even a word? It is now) and silliness. Reactions, both positive and negative, are recorded in the vast expanse known as the Internet Blogosphere (pictured right), i.e. the place where anyone can poke holes in the notability of the Illogicopedia to their heart's content.

Now, I have no idea if any of these guys have an account at Illogico, but at least they've visited and perhaps raised a slight smirk at some of the better articles on the wiki. Maybe.

Most recently, a blogger known only as Captain Cook has found Illogicopedia suitably stupid to include links to it in various posts on his blog, The Sturgeon Awards.

Apparently, Illogico is slightly better than some bloke called Fred, but marginally worse than KidConfidence, a video game review site for parents (a cracking idea if ever I heard one - certainly worth checking out if only for its comedy value). Cookie, cheers for acknowledging our sorry asses. We are eternally grapeful.

In October of last year, Nutwood Junction included Illogicopedia in a superb list of parody websites and wikis.

Obviously the writers have seen Illogiblog's own wiki revue (and perhaps even this general interest article written over a year ago) and developed it into their own piece on humour wikis. The article quotes 'Slightly Depressed Rainbows', one of the older (and actually not that bad) pages on Illogico, which was apparently found via Special:Random. There's even a mention for Wickerpedia, which is always worth a visit for a quick laugh.

Elsewhere...

I can't quite figure out what the point of this list is, but I don't think it's worth spending too much brain power on. Carissa Glarner of the Art Institute Int. for Advertising finds Illogicopedia 'simply entertaining'. I dunno if this is meant as positive or negative, but it's a mention nonetheless.

And, um, that's all I can find right now, so I expect there aren't many more mentions than these. If there are, they would be accessible via Google Search or something. Which they aren't.

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Server Escapes Unscathed, But For How Long?

We're back baby, after that vicious bout of panama disease steam-rolled its way through the wiki plantation. The Banana Scientist himself has managed to alleviate the dishevelled server that now graces the table. A hand to our hosts, Lord Van Crinkle-bottom and Sir Reggie Wincest.

I've run out of joke related steam now, so, as the light waltz of the evenings embers fade away, go away.

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Illogicopedia announces triumphant return to comedy

Apparently, Illogicopedia is back online. Also apparently, it was never offline. Confused? Well, this is the first I've heard of it as well.

The problem of 'Roberto' -- namely the front page error message -- was solved when either CartoonistHenning or Carl discovered Illogicopedia was in fact accessible, just not via the front page. Yeah, seems none of us ever thought to try the recent changes page...

Evidence for the fact Illogicopedia has been right under our noses all along can be found in the fact spammers somehow managed to flood the wiki with messages more pointless than my Swiss Army knife during the supposed 'downtime'.

Anyhow, the good news is that, for the time being, Illogicopedia is back on the road! Please resume normal (or as normal as can be expected at Illogicopedia) service and make the most of it before the giant hamsters return to invade Illogico's Canadian server farms.

In other news, activity is beginning to trickle back into ?pedia after a two week period of... well, you know what. In time, we expect these people to fade away and leave Illogico devoid of activity over the summer. But what do we know? We're just humble psychics.

Illogiblog classic post from February 2008: Illogicopedia Classifieds
Random Page of the Day (via Special:Random): Ultra Japan
Dead Forum Topic of the Week: Riddle me ree

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• Tesco beans and sausages found to be number one cause of stomach rot in the Western World

• The gameshow is finally revived, after an unexpected coma!
• Vote now for your favourite article of 2009, lest the ground open up and swallow you right where you stand/sit/squat
• News agencies berated for their preoccupation with death, hundreds more die of natural causes
• Mario dead, Luigi gains a dollar
• Illogicopedia 'simply entertaining' -- Carrissa Glarner, Art Institute Int. for Advertising
• Nudists up in arms over sponge shortage

• Winter Olympics continue to confuse and befuddle millions tens
• Experts announce perfect formula for making money
• Dodgy bloke stalks street corners; people advised to stay indoors
• Man named Most dies, people excited over footage
• Illogicopedia server outages blamed on hamsters, the boogie
• It's back! That's right, the Top Ten Articles of the Year are being voted right now, and you can be part of the fun!

• Parakeet cult strikes again, Wikipedians alarmed
• Politics exposed as 'elitist scam': Daily Mail
• Cars found to be 'very large fat men': report by the Daily Mail
• Blimp downs Chinese fighter jets
• Wardrobe malfunctions aplenty at the inaugural Illogicopedia Awards of the Decade ceremony

Guess wut? Those livers got beaten by them thar wigs. Burleave it babay! Time for a FFFFARTY!!! YESSSSS!!

PARP! PARP! PARAPPA THE RAP-PARP!

Testostereich has a smelly bottom! Tee hee

I would just like to take this opportunity to say 'fnurdlepoop'. -- Fnurr Dell 22:37, 15 Farbleum 2010 (UTC)

Brilliant, you found it? Aw thanks a bunch Dave, I'd been looking for that EVERYWHERE.

...Billroy?

So you thought twiddling knobs was a profitable hobby did ya? Well, actually it is these days, what with the increasing number of blatant raging homosexuals. Dang it, I'm sure I could have communicated that more subtly.

I PROCLAIM IT TO BE SKATE DAY

Awww right, a SHOE!

Every night I look up at the night's sky and dream of how great things will be in the future, when I have a wife, job, kids, and fat people to push over on tap. A very, very, big tap.

....

"Wow, look at the size of that!"

"Keep your voice down Billroy, loud noises anger the tap."

Life is a natural part of death. <<<< --- Truth.

[Scene: Kitchen]

Mom: Timmy, it's your turn to do the dishes.

Timmy: You can't be serious Mom. I did them last month!

Mom: Oh, I'm serious. Dead serious.

[Dies]

Timmy: Mommy? Yes, no dishes!

And so the tale of stupendous heroism ends with appreciation of buckets and their many uses, icluding strangling your mother

I AM THE LUNAR DEITY OF LUNAR DEITISM

Haha, I can vandalise your vandalism, parrot boy! ;)

I CAN VANDALISE. I AM SO COOL.

[Enters UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A]

[Giant monster comes and eats reader]

Internet Exploder exploded my gonads. OrLOL ANUS was that my underpants?