July
2000: "Ya know,
what the world needs is a good online parody magazine."
July
2000: "Hey! I've got a computer, you've got a
scanner and those old loose-leaf high-school math notebooks full of doodles and
funny observations -- Let's start our very own Web humor webzine!"
Aug
2000: "HTML? Uh, yeah, sure
I've heard of HTML. What are ya trying to insinuate?"
Jan.
20, 2001: Tempting targets like the karioke fad come and go as the fledgling editors experience setback after
setback. But with the election of a cocky new president who says "nuc-u-ler," a bunch of
really skeazy pardons by the previous chief exec and survivor TV, they are encouraged
to stay the course.
Jan.
21, 2001: Feeling a public duty to address the increasing bounty
of satire fodder
around them, they ignore the odds against them and boldly announce Feb. 2,
2001 as their launch date.
Feb.
1, 2001: "FTP? I have to 'FTP' the files to the host?
-- What host?"
Feb.
2, 2001: Heisenberg's Fun House, Vol. 1, No. 1 hits the Web. "Wow, it really
works! A fast-load homepage and four --count 'em -- four whole articles --
And with the clever placement of a hastily made pie-chart graphic and a
thumbnail groundhog image!
Feb.
3, 2001: Keywords? Metatags? Now what the hell are metatags?
Aug.
11, 2001: First reader letter -- spam.
Oct.
21, 2001: Second reader letter -- psychotic hate mail.
Today we are a Web site.
Nov.
27, 2001: "Yes, of course 'Ask Osama' is a fine piece, but
there's so much more to link to here on our site,"
the editors plead.
