Freedom to Offend

Freedom to Offend

Ranked #16 in Humor

Proof That Sarcasm Pays

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Freedom To Offend
Sep 27, 2025
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Freedom To Offend has cracked the top 16 in Humour worldwide on Substack (17,000 writers).

Not bad for a one-man rant factory (with two Westies as my non-unionised, unpaid staff).

Here’s the deal: free readers get the first day’s post, then it vanishes into the archives quicker than a Trudeau promise after an election. If you don’t want to miss anything—or if you want the bragging rights of saying, “I was here when he was only #16”—press the button.

Otherwise, you can wait for the day I abandon rants and take up knock-knock jokes, morphing into that uncle at the family reunion whose comic timing provokes only groans, indigestion, and an accelerated demand for whiskey.

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$5 a month buys you full access. That’s cheaper than a Starbucks latte, less fattening, and—dare I say—slightly more stimulating. And unlike the heavily-subsidised scribblers at the Toronto Star, who get half their salary courtesy of Ottawa an…

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