We thought you might be looking for some entertainment to get you through the post-lunch afternoon slump.

Here’s just a taste of some of the great writing we’ve posted on The Punch this year; it’s our top 25 list (in no particular order):

1. David Penberthy: Revealed: the secret text messages of Kev and Julia

2. Tory Shepherd: Sorry Andrew, you’ve bolted headlong into racism now

3. Andrew Bolt: Sorry Tory, you should try reading what I actually wrote

4. Paul Colgan:Julia meets Kevin: the full set of photos

5. Tory Maguire: Let’s pull the pin on Delhi 2010 now

6. David Penberthy:A message to the pensioners of Australia, get stuffed

7. Tory Shepherd:Gillard’s atheism will bother a lot of people

8.Paul Colgan: Hitting journos where it hurts, a handy guide

9. Leo Shanahan:Ethnic violence at the tennis is just so pathetic

10. Rhiannon Elston: Shoes are fine for the feet they just don’t fit the brain

11. Leo Shanhan: Are we working or just whingeing too hard?

12. Carrie Miller: Why I hate parents, that means you

13.  Julia Thornton: Whats in a name? Everything when you think about it

14. Kerryn Phelps: It’s the vibe is not a valid argument against gay rights

15.  Lucy Kippist: Five ingredients of a good advice column

16. Paul Colgan: Should this mural be painted over?

17. The Punch Team: Election 2010 make your predictions

18. Tory Maguire: Want to lose the racist from the debate, lose the racism

19. David Penberthy: Socceroos: we were robbed, we were brilliant, we are gone

20. Joe Hildebrand: Pray for salvation from this banquet of self-love

21. David Penberthy: Sick dinner an insult to Dianne Brimble’s memory

22. Tory Maguire: Campaign countdown: when you win by not losing

23. Leo Shanahan:Ethnic violence at the tennis is just so pathetic

24. Tory Maguire: The Mad Men of social networking

25. Anthony Sharwood: Has Ponting undermined his own team’s confidence

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    • nosthow says:

      07:09am | 26/12/10

      I think I will read Tony Abbotts tome “Battlelines” Lucy followed by John Howards mini saga “Lazarus Rising”. For “pudding” I shall seek out something from Lord Downers pen - “Noddy” or whatever. Geez that wine yesterday sure has addled my brian fols - now I think I am a Liberal ! hahahhhhhhhhhhhh

    • Ron E Coote says:

      11:30am | 26/12/10

      Were 23, and 9 that good that they got two separate ratings?
      Or couldn’t the punters make up their minds?

    • Drew(Darlinghurst) says:

      08:06am | 27/12/10

      The sad reality is that this website is owned by NEWS LTD. Hence it is always attacking the ALP.

      YAWN….

    • rufus says:

      08:45am | 27/12/10

      Too true, Drew. News Ltd may as well merge with the Tea Party - the politics are indistinguishable.

    • BobbyDan says:

      09:18am | 27/12/10

      Drew I thought the ALP was doing a good job on itself and NEWSLTD was only reporting the result, even from leaked info ......

      YAWN too….......
      (a pity they didn’t put more effort into getting a new cricket team).

    • Mother Rose says:

      10:14am | 27/12/10

      bobbydan
      There you go thinking again.
      newsltd creates the news. they don’t report it

      The great unwashed loses the plot yet again.

    • MudCrab says:

      10:00pm | 28/12/10

      And Fairfax is always attacking the Libs and the ABC is so left they attack anyone who isn’t on Bob Brown’s private Facebook friendlist.

      Get over it Drew. This is the 21st Century. Read all the options, reject the lies and make your own mind up. Running your life based on what headlines tell you is for the sheep.

      Baaaaaa

      Baaaaaa

      smile

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