A daily literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy from seasoned writers and fresh voices, since 1999.

Points in Case is a literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy daily. PIC began in 1999 and showcases a wide range of comedy stylings from seasoned writers and fresh voices everywhere. We also aim to support and connect the greater community of comedy writers, performers, and enthusiasts.

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Benjamin Davis (he/him) has stories and poems in several literary journals, including Wigleaf, Booth, Moon City Press, and Slippery Elm Press. His poem collection, The King of FU (Nada Blank, 2018), was such a smashing success it shocked the indie press who printed it into an early grave. He is now writing his first six novels. Find him on Chill Subs.


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Donald Trump and the No Good Very Bad Pandemic

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Your In-Flight Guide to Self-Care in the Unlikely Event of an Emergency

I can feel the panic rising in your breath, hear you moan and groan as you quickly turn on the car and switch you AC to full blast. Only to find that I am full of hot air.

I Am the 60 Seconds Before Your Car AC Kicks In, and I Am Here to Remind You of Your Mortality

I woke up today thinking it was Thursday, but it turns out it might be Tuesday. I’m not really sure because both of them start with a “T” and my alarm went off at 7:25 AM, which only happens on Wednesdays, so I am truly lost.

Hey, What Day Is It?

If you are trying to reach me so I can attend another mundane, life-sucking zoom company happy hour, you can kindly turn around, leave, and throw yourself into the dumpster out back behind the office because I refuse to attend.

Auto Reply: OUT OF OFFICE: For the Rest of Eternity

Millard Fillmore

Grande Caffé Vanilla Frappuccino. When the barista asks for a name for the order, he responds with, “Andrew Jackson sucks.”

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Gerald Ford

Pays for Nixon’s tall milk and venti lemonade.

U.S. Presidents Order at Starbucks

6. You’ve run out of things to look at on your phone.

7. They give you someone else’s order.

8. You’ve had to spell your name at least three times.

Are You Ordering a Drink at a Crowded Bar or Picking Up Your Meds from the Local Pharmacy?

Dry January: Good luck with this one! That wine’s going to look real nice after your pharmacy vaguely says you’ll see your meds “sometime in the next few months.”

20 New Year's Resolutions to Try While You Wait for the Adderall Shortage to End

 I Am Your Bachelor, and I Am Also Running to Be Your Governor

You don’t have to deal with hormonal acne alone, but you do have to take responsibility for the fact that having it, especially at your age, is all your fault. Like you, I was duped into taking synthetic birth control for the better part of my life, 

Popular Instagram Life Coaches for Women

If your claim is accepted (it won’t be) we ask that you consider the potentially unforeseen consequences of befriending someone who’s seen your asshole.

We Regret to Inform You That Your Application to the Friend Zone Has Been Denied

An Honor To Be Nominated: Why I Must, Regrettfully, Refuse This Blunt

An Updated Pricing List for My Emotional Labor

Hit the link in our bio for a bunch of forms. Keep in mind they're now numbered alphabetically. Sorry about the mess, ughhh.

Updated 2020 Tax Filing Guidance from the Casual Revenue Service

A new "Bold and Juicy Look" for PIC that includes an all-caps, in-your-face logo proudly declaring, "OUR LETTERS DON'T HAVE TO BE THE SAME WIDTH!"

Love It or Hate It, PIC Has a New Logo You’re Going to Like

There’s not a lot of room to be coy. As short humor dogma goes, "Lead us into temptation, and deliver us the premise."

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Our top picks from 2023, featuring horny astronauts, long-winded toast recipe bloggers, and the tall guy blocking your view.

Best of PIC 2023

PIC editors' top 16 comedy articles of 2023, featuring horny astronauts, long-winded toast recipe bloggers, and the tall guy blocking your view.

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