Funny Journals for Adults Who Are Done Writing in Boring Notebooks
Nobody gets excited about a blank Moleskine. It's a notebook. It has lines. It costs $20 for some reason. It tells you nothing about the person who owns it except that they went to a bookstore and made the safest possible choice.
A funny journal for adults is different. It has a point of view. It announces something about the person carrying it — their sense of humor, their relationship with their job, their willingness to leave a notebook on a conference room table with the word "f*ck" on the cover.
ThrowdownPress makes those journals. 400+ of them. Every title is a conversation starter, a desk flex, or a gift that says "I put exactly enough thought into this."
Why a Funny Notebook Beats a Boring One
You're an adult. You have things to write down. Meetings that could have been emails. Passwords you cannot remember. Stuff your coworker said that you need documented for the eventual deposition.
The notebook you use for those things should not depress you every time you open it. Here's what a gag journal gift delivers that a plain notebook never will:
- Instant personality. A journal titled "Shit Show Chronicles" on your desk sends a message before you've written a single word.
- Actual utility. These aren't novelty props. They're lined journals, logbooks, and notebooks with real pages that take real pens. They work.
- Giftability. A sarcastic journal gift lands harder than any gift card because it's personal without being expensive. Under $10 is the sweet spot where the humor does the work.
The ThrowdownPress Funny Journal Collection
What The F*ck Is My Password
Our bestseller and for good reason. A password logbook disguised as a cry for help. Vintage design means it looks respectable on the outside while absolutely losing its mind on the cover. Every person you know needs this.
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Shit Show Chronicles
The official journal of every workplace that has ever existed. Lined pages for documenting the ongoing disaster. Your most competent coworker already has a mental version of this. Give them the physical one.
View on Amazon — $7.99
Shit I Have To Write Down Because I'm Old
Self-awareness meets sarcasm in a notebook that gets funnier as the recipient gets older. A sarcastic journal gift for anyone who has walked into a room and forgotten why.
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Things to Remember That I'll Probably Forget
The honesty is refreshing. This notebook knows its owner. Blank lined pages for things you will write down, immediately forget about, and rediscover three months later.
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50,000 Dick Pics
The title does the work. Inside: a perfectly normal lined journal. Outside: a title that makes everyone who sees it do a double take. The ultimate gag journal gift for someone with an extremely specific sense of humor.
View on Amazon — $7.99Funny Notebooks for Work (That Won't Get You Fired)
A funny notebook for work has to walk a fine line. Funny enough to be worth it. Not so funny that HR schedules a chat. Here's where we land that plane:
Just So We're Clear, You'll Never Find Better Coworkers Than Us
The perfect leaving gift for a departing coworker. Aggressively confident. Suspiciously sincere. Exactly right.
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Look At You Getting Promoted To Sergeant And Shit
For the cop, the firefighter, the person who leveled up and deserves a notebook that acknowledges it with the appropriate amount of profanity-adjacent enthusiasm.
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Kamala's Book of Ideas
A blank journal. The joke is the title. Whether this lands at your workplace depends entirely on your workplace, but if it lands, it really lands.
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I Wish I Could Invoice People For Wasting My Time
The passive-aggressive notebook of the century. For the person who spends half their workday in meetings that should have been a Slack message. The title says what everyone's thinking.
View on Amazon — $7.99Journals for Every Vibe
The best funny journal for adults isn't one-size-fits-all. Your vegan friend needs a different title than your bathroom-humor friend. We've got both:
I Don't Eat Anything That Farts
The vegan notebook. For the friend who will absolutely tell you they're vegan within the first four minutes.
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Congratulations On The Best Positive Test In 2021
The pregnancy announcement journal. For the mom-to-be with a sense of humor about the journey.
View on Amazon — $7.99
I Pooped Bathroom Guest Book
Some people host dinner parties. Other people host dinner parties and want documentation of what happened after. Over 400 entry spaces.
View on Amazon — $7.99Browse the Full Journal Collection
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Life's too short for boring notebooks. Get one that says something — preferably something your coworkers will quote back to you for years.