funny notebooks for bad ideas and to-do lists

Big ideas. Small complaints. Things you'll definitely forget. Funny notebooks
with plenty to say before you've written a word.

Write it down

Funny notebooks with something to say

Our funny notebooks are hardcover journals with the joke on the cover and lined pages inside for everything you have to write down. Pick from 263 designs, sarcastic and gym humor to chonky cats and punny otters, each $25 or less and designed in the USA. Notebooks with funny covers make the boring parts bearable.

Meeting survival

Funny work notebooks for meetings

Funny notebooks for work give your meeting notes a cover that says what you're thinking. “Mediocrates” is philosophy for people who think that'll do, and that's it in the photo. “Head in the Sand Club” is for the quarterly review and “Are You Overthinking What I'm Overthinking” is for every meeting that could have been an email. Buying funny notebooks for coworkers? Our funny gifts for coworkers have more desk-friendly ideas.

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Woman in glasses and a cap writing in the turquoise Mediocrates hardcover notebook at a bookstore

Could've been an email ✦ Now it's a doodle

Say it on paper

Sarcastic notebooks

Sarcastic notebooks are for the thoughts that don't make it into the group chat. “I Choose Violence” is a duck with a plan, “Ew, People” is a cat who has met enough of them and “Everything Hurts” is for the morning after the gym.

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Cute, mostly

Animal and pun notebooks

Not every notebook needs an attitude. “Chonk Cat” is round and proud, “Be Otterly Kind” is two otters being nice about it and “Squid Pro Quo” is a squid who knows how deals work. Good for journals, sketches and lists about lists.

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Easy gifting

Funny journals as gifts

A notebook is an easy gift for the friend who makes lists about lists, and at $25 or less it works for a birthday, a thank-you or no reason at all. Pick the cover by the person: “Burpees: Would Not Recommend” for the gym regular, “Feral Raccoon” for the night owl and “Should've Been Napping” for the cat person who'd rather be asleep. Funny notebooks for adults are the grown-up version of a sticker on your folder. Pair one with our funny mugs or funny tote bags, or browse more funny gifts for friends.

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Woman in glasses holding the black Comfy Clothes & Murder Shows hardcover notebook

Made to last

Hardcover funny journals built for daily use

Every hardcover notebook is 5.5″ × 8.5″ with 80 pages of lined cream paper, an elastic closure, a ribbon marker and an expandable inner pocket. Covers come in white, silver, turquoise, black, navy or blue, and each design shows its own cover colors. Sturdy enough for a bag and small enough for a desk drawer, which is why funny notebooks for work tend to stay at work.

The practical stuff

Frequently Asked, Reluctantly Answered

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Are the funny notebooks lined?

Yes. Every hardcover notebook is 5.5″ × 8.5″ with 80 pages of lined cream paper, so the joke stays on the cover and the pages are ready for real notes. Plenty of lines for to-do lists you'll ignore.

Can these notebooks work as journals?

Yes. The elastic closure, ribbon marker and inner pocket make them funny journals you can carry every day. Each product page shows the cover colors for that design. Dear diary: today the notebook was funnier than me.

Is a journal a good gift for a man?

Yes, a journal is a good gift for a man when the cover fits his sense of humor and the pages fit what he'll actually write, like workout logs, project notes or lists. Gym, running and raccoon covers are easy picks, and sarcastic notebooks are the safest bet. He will absolutely use it for grocery lists.

What can I gift with a notebook?

A good pen is the classic pairing, and a mug or a tote bag with the same design makes it a set. Every notebook design also comes on a mug, so funny work notebooks can match the coffee. Add snacks if you want to be remembered fondly.