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Getting To Know Chortler

How often is Chortler published?

Chortler is published every day, Monday to Friday.

What does Chortler mean?

Etymology: a blend of chuckler and snorter — sometimes more chuckler than snorter and other times slightly more snorter than chuckler.

Date: 1872

1) someone who laughs in satisfaction or exultation.

Who reads Chortler?

Chortler is read by an equal mix of men and women of all age groups. Our readers are nice, humorous, environmentally conscious and really, really, really smart. Though it is written in a language that appears to be English, Chortler’s readership is made up of people throughout the world.

Who the heck are you guys?

Sancho Glickman, President and Chief Coffee Maker

Sancho first joined Chortler back in 1967, 34 years before the company was founded. Back then, as the company’s sole employee, Sancho was determined to work his way up the corporate ladder. Starting as a floor-sweeper, Sancho quickly moved on to duster, dishwasher and finally, out of sympathy to his long service, he was promoted to chief coffee maker.

Sancho also does a little writing on the side. Having turned down several lucrative offers from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, Sancho decided to devote himself to delivering a more accurate accounting of the news.

Nicolas Sélenium, CEO and Grand Porteur d’Emails

Born in Belgium, Nicolas has not let his inability to draw stand in the way of his becoming one of the top Belgian cartoonists in Hungary. Nicolas is also on the faculty of one of Budapest’s premier universities, where he teaches a women-only French class between the hours of 11pm and 4am. In addition, Nicolas is able to maintain a life of luxury through the royalties he collects from the discovery made by his great-great-great grandfather Jean-Michel, who inadvertently founded the element Selenium (atomic number 34) lying on the ground while he was hurrying out of his mistress’s bedroom in 1818.

Chortler Background

Founded in 2001, give or take a year, Chortler.com has been at the cutting edge of erroneous news, inaccurate reporting and insight-free analysis ever since. With headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, Chortler is comprised of co-founders Sancho Glickman and Nicolas Sélenium, two of the leading pioneers in fictitious online journalism and muffler repair.

Sancho and Nicolas hit it off instantly during their first encounter at a meeting for young Hungarian entrepreneurs.

Indeed, Nicolas recalls their first encounter vividly: “There was Sancho standing in front of me, and I remember saying to him, ‘What are you doing standing on my foot, you idiot? Did you just pour wine down my shirt? That was an expensive shirt! You’re going to pay for this Glickman!’”