Brunching.com was a humor web site that existed from 1997 to June 2003. It was run by the titular Brunching Shuttlecocks, which mainly consisted of Lore Sjöberg and Dave Neilsen.

During its lifespan, the website was covered by PCMag, and The Guardian.

Content

Recurring features were:

  • The Ratings: Sjöberg would choose a random topic (Crayola colors or celestial objects) and would then apply letter grades to items from that category with an explanatory paragraph.
  • The Self-Made Critic: Movie reviews by the anonymous Self-Made Critic (later revealed as Neilsen).
  • Lore Brand Comics: Three-panel comic strips by Sjöberg, usually consisting of a short monologue by his cartoon avatar.
  • Ed's World:Short stories on how Ed, the only smart man in the world, outwitted the imbecile citizens of Earth.
  • Good or Bad?: A list of dissimilar items in a cgi web form that allowed readers to rate them as good or bad. Votes were tabulated, and items appeared above or below the "Line of Truth" based on whether more readers voted "good" or "bad".
  • Web toys, such as an Alanis Morissette lyric generator; and CYBORG, which found what one's name stood for if it was an acronym.

The Geek Hierarchy was their most circulated jokes, and was widely passed around. It is a chart of various groups in fandom, with arrows between groups indicating who looks down on whom. The topmost group is "Published Science Fiction Authors" and various flavors of furries are at the bottom.

References

  • The Unofficial Official Unofficial Brunching Shuttlecocks Ultimate Bulletin Board