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Have been perusing the unaptly-named "Flowing Sheet" archive of gen Aubrey-Maturin fic, and this story struck me very funny:

http://hmssurprise.org/Fiction/flowing_sheet2/Unnatural_History.htm

It isn't simply the absurdity that makes it funny; it's the very O'Brian-ish way it's told. It's short, too.

Oh, and speaking of short, this one's definitely got the very soul of wit:

http://hmssurprise.org/Fiction/flowing_sheet2/Daily_Custom.htm

Enjoy!