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In keeping with my happy theme, I highly recommend this post, which celebrates the brilliant snarksters who cleverly upgrade well-meaning signs.  Anything that has me laugh until I cry is okay with me.  (Hat tip:  Ace of Spades) (Speaking of laughter, if you’re over 18, check out Damn You, Auto Correct.  Often obscene, but invariably [...]

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Is it possible that I never got around to posting this political ad?  Shame on me.  It is, without doubt, one of the most charming ads I’ve ever seen.  Without know anything about Roger Williams, I do know that he had the smarts to hire an incredibly good ad agency:  

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I got the following list list of Jewish jokes in an email.  I think most of them originate in one way or another with the old Borscht belt comedians. They’re definitely sexist, but they’re also awfully funny: I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport. I’ve been in [...]

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Jack Nicholson has apparently been around for a lot longer than I realized, per a story in Britain’s Daily Mail: Clicking on the story itself reveals that Nicholson bought the “pad” (?) in 1973. Snark aside, I’m sorry for his loss.

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Do you remember your first serious Internet moments, back in the early 1990s? Someone was explaining these primitive experiences to a few imaginative youngsters, and we got this, the original, unaired 24 pilot:

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I couldn’t figure out if this was real or scripted — and by real, I mean that the computer algorithms were really playing through by themselves — but I enjoyed it nevertheless:

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Floccinaucinihilipilification is a great word.  Twenty-nine letters to describe something as valueless.  It’s an entirely accurate word to describe Biden’s recent foray into defining the virtues of brevity and clear communication: In the old days, the king’s fool frequently served a useful purpose.  Not only did he entertain, he was also the one who could, [...]

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I am a genius.  Heh!

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It’s not very funny but, because I lived in Yorkshire, I find it sufficiently amusing to pass on to you: Hat tip:  Maggie’s Farm

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It says a great deal about my maturity (or lack thereof), that I found this picture, culled from my local garbage company’s website, very amusing:

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This week has been death by a thousand small errands and demands.  Sometimes, all that gets me through the day is a goofy grin:  

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The alternative title for this post is “Sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander.”  There’s also no real point to this post.  I just found the story I’m about to tell you amusing. While driving along today, my daughter commented that one of her classmates would be attending High School X this [...]

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Obscenely overpriced product?  Check. Ridiculous discount?  Check. Product description riddled with grammatical errors and pretentious, unintelligible language?  Check. Customer “reviews” that are worth their weight in gold?  You betcha. I hereby present the Plodes RECH reDO Lawn Chair – Black Leather with White Stitching and Cherry Arms. This isn’t just any old lawn chair. This [...]

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When visual memes collide, it’s usually worth a good laugh.

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The National Health Service in Portsmouth, England, came up with this ad in an effort to get more young men to the dentist.  I think it’s a bit racy for the taxpayer’s dime (I’d give it a PG-13, almost shading into R), but it’s clever and funny too:  

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Elaine Benis from Seinfeld: Russian President Medvedev: Okay, I’ve had my little mean moment.  The fact is, not everyone can dance, but if you like to dance, just go out and have fun!  That’s what I do.  Dancing is one of my favorite activities and to heck with what people think about my moves on [...]

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It’s all about politics:

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Thanks, Charles Martel:

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This instruction sheet on the “how-to” of a Thomas Friedman column is from 2004, but it’s as fresh, funny and accurate today as it was on the day it was published. Hat tip:  Ricochet

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The only difference for me is that my house has a rather sprawling floor plan, so I get more exercise as I go through my day:

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A lot of people have pointed out that, if you check out the New York Times’ “most emailed articles” linked, and compare it to, say, the Wall Street Journal’s “most emailed articles” link, there’s a certain lack of seriousness in the former.  The Awl has noticed. Hat tip:  Ricochet

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Some saw Iowahawk is a comedic genius.  Some (myself included) would agree: Hat tip:  Soccer Dad

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I want one of these installed on any toilet my son uses. Maybe it will improve his aim. Sega have [sic] launched a new bathroom video game console – that is controlled by the player’s urine. Sensors on the novel device – named the ‘Toylet’ – measure the speed and intensity of the male player’s [...]

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As I watched this video, which is truly toe-curling, I kept asking myself “why?”  Was this a retirement home joke, with the seniors gleefully anticipating a viral video?  Did an evil choir director sadistically take advantage of a vulnerable population?  Can a group of performers actually be this atrocious without deliberately aiming for that level [...]

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A graphic explanation for why I don’t get anything done.

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