Humor and Satire
| Name | Began | Ended | Notes | Reference | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha! !Ha! | 1994 | 1994 | — | ||
| Owl !The Owl | 1854 | 1854 | One of the earliest recorded examples of satirical literature at the College. The premier issue is the only remaining copy in Swem Archives. It debuted during the height of the antebellum period with the country torn over the issue of states rights and slavery. The Owl addresses many issues that would be considered controversial today, such as race and gender. Other issues addressed that are still present were professors, administration, and Williamsburg citizens. There is no evidence of funding found for The Owl. A theory on this is that The Owl was merely a joke amongst a group of students and they used their own money to pay to have it printed. Also there is no evidence to prove that multiple copies were produced and distributed. | — | |
| Pillory !The Pillory | 1991 | A satire magazine and only publishes one issue per semester. The magazine does not have any competitors per se, as it is not a news reporting magazine. It is well-known on the College of William & Mary's campus, however, that The Pillory and The Virginia Informer generally dislike one another. | — | ||
| Sleuth !Sleuth | 2000 | 2000 | Two issue satirical magazine for the months of October and November. It was in a newsletter format – one long sheet with several humorous stories. Sleuth contained only one small advertisement per issue, located in the bottom right-hand corner. They provided coupons for the campus coffee house The Daily Grind and Williamsburg pub The Green Leafe, two popular student hangouts. | — | |
| Taverner !The Taverner | 1987 | 1988 | A bound pamphlet, was composed of humor articles and stories within each issue. It never tried to mock real newspapers, thus making it a "soft news" publication. | — | |
| The Botetourt Squat | 2011 | Still Active | A satirical newspaper that mocks and provides humorous insight into campus culture. Named for the Botetourt Complex, infamous Freshmen dorms on New Campus | — |
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Famous quotes containing the words humor and, humor and/or satire:
“To be perfectly, brutally honest, those of us who are still carrying diaper everywhere we go are not at our most scintillating time of life....We need to remember that at one time in our lives, we all had senses of humor and knew things that were going on in the world. And if we just keep our social networks open, there will be people ready to listen when we once again have intelligent things to say.”
—Louise Lague (20th century)
“The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.”
—Umberto Eco (b. 1932)
“Comedy has to be done en clair. You can’t blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.”
—James Thurber (1894–1961)