How the Japanese potty train
Bookworm on Jul 06 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet This video seems appropriate to my earlier post:
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“You realize, don’t you, that this means war?”
Bookworm on Jun 24 2012 | Filed under: Military, Silly Stuff
Tweet Yes, I am quoting Daffy Duck in my post caption. That’s because the Duckster seems to capture perfectly the quality of the “war” currently going on between the Navy and the Marines. I’m not saying that this war is ugly. I’m saying that it’s very, very silly — and both “combatants” are fully aware [...]
Are men or women the funnier sex?
Bookworm on Jun 20 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I appreciate Adam Carolla’s willingness to defy PC shibboleths. I respect his intelligence. I do not, however, find him funny. Nor do I find Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, or Stephen Colbert funny. I like Tina Fey when she’s not foolish enough to wander into political territory. I loved Seinfeld, which was a joint Larry [...]
Bookworms in literature
Bookworm on Jun 09 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet As a certified bookworm, it was obligatory that I post this link.
Hitler finds out that Scott Walker prevailed in the recall election
Bookworm on Jun 07 2012 | Filed under: Elections, Silly Stuff
Tweet Yet another great “Hitler finds out” video: Hat tip: Earl Aagaard
Is it me, or is this a very bad picture for an advertisement?
Bookworm on Jun 04 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet When I checked out Hot Air today, I saw this side bar advertisement: My very first thought was “I didn’t know T.G.I. Friday’s made condoms.” My second thought was, “Why the heck is T.G.I. Friday’s offering condoms as part of its entrees, appetizers, or desserts advertising. It took me several passes before I realized [...]
“Hot girls have problems too. We’re just like you — except we’re hot”
Bookworm on Jun 01 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet Do not let the sheer awfulness of the singing deter you from watching this very amusing self-parody by two pretty girls with a good sense of humor:
The trifecta of news stories
Bookworm on May 19 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet Sadie hit the punster’s trifecta (although the last one is rather tragic): Pecker painting Peckerhead Peckerless
Only in Marin…. *UPDATED*
Bookworm on May 03 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I got this picture while stopped in a traffic jam in Marin County: UPDATE: And on a related note, news you can use from Austin, Texas.
I like this doctor
Bookworm on Apr 17 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I went to see a doctor this morning about my intractable migraines. (And yes, I did get useful advice, which I think will help.) The doctor was very nice, although not the most personable guy. He endeared himself to me forever, though, when he looked through my chart murmuring to himself as he did. [...]
Even dead, conservatives are more lively than other people
Bookworm on Apr 15 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I thought you guys would enjoy the obituary that Michael “Flathead’ Blanchard wrote for himself a short time before he died at the end of a long, and apparently quite enjoyable, life (emphasis mine): Michael “Flathead” Blanchard 1944 – 2012 A Celebration of the life of Michael “Flathead” Blanchard will be held on April [...]
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
Bookworm on Apr 03 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet This has to be the funniest article I can remember reading in a long time. A rather ordinary looking woman spends paragraph after paragraph re-telling how men adore her and women hate her. Physical attraction is a funny thing, so I can’t even begin to guess why, assuming she’s telling the truth, men swarm [...]
Very funny: drunk guy sings a capella “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the back of a police car (link fixed)
Bookworm on Mar 29 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet Hollywood tries to write comedies this funny, but nothing is as good as the real thing — and the real thing in this case is the drunk in the back seat of a police car who belts out a word-perfect but, sadly, not pitch perfect version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, complete with instrumental interludes. [...]
Just Because Humor : Abbott and Costello performing “Who’s On First”
Bookworm on Mar 13 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet Truly, comedy doesn’t get better than this: No obscenities, no vulgarities, no insults, just exquisite humor, riding on perfect timing.
Greatest marketing video ever?
Bookworm on Mar 08 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I don’t know if this is the greatest marketing video ever, but it certainly brightened my morning:
A magical number game you will love
Bookworm on Mar 01 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I’ve posted magical number games here before, where you pick a number and manipulate it, and then the result is some inevitable cool. You guys are all smart enough to have figured out the trick, but this one is special. Really. Even if you are not a movie fan, you MUST try this! Movie [...]
How the heck does this work?
Bookworm on Jan 13 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet Go here, and follow the directions. (Just FYI, because it was ambiguous, when she says “remember your number,” she means remember the number that results after you’ve done the subtraction.) I did it five times and she got the right answer five times. Then, if you can, please explain to me how the heck [...]
Barack Obama called Michelle “some angry black woman.” (Not really, but Michelle’s mangled prose makes it seem so.)
Bookworm on Jan 12 2012 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet On Facebook the other day, one of my friends offered her services as an English tutor — and included a grammatical error in her offer. Admittedly, it was an error that involved a usage that has been changing over time, but I still expect an English tutor to avoid this particular mistake. Even if [...]
Why I will never be a trendy blogger
Bookworm on Dec 09 2011 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet It’s been a long day, so I thought I’d go for something frivolous in this post. What, I asked myself, are the top google searches, most of which I assume are frivolous. So I went to Google Trends. A glance at the list of the twenty top Google search terms confirmed something I’ve long [...]
The down side of working alone
Bookworm on Nov 28 2011 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I have a home office and have worked alone for a long, long time. Mostly, I like it. Despite being a very social person (party! party! party! — only I won’t drink or do drugs, if you don’t mind), I really need my solitude, and a home office definitely provides that. There are a [...]
Some insults are too funny to keep to oneself
Bookworm on Nov 15 2011 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I got the funniest email today, and I just had to share it with you. The “re” line was as follows: “Gibbering baboons more sensible than you, wingnut degenerate.” I was intrigued. The rest of the email consisted of a link to a post, along with the full text of the post in which [...]
If you feel like your life is out of control — maybe it is
Bookworm on Nov 14 2011 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet What happened today was entirely not my fault. I’m only retelling it here because (a) it’s funny and (b) it’s a good reminder that no matter how well prepared we think we are, things happen. To appreciate this story, you need to know a few things: we have a home alarm; my wonderful cleaning [...]
Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” as you’ve never heard it before
Bookworm on Nov 08 2011 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet I honestly do not think I’ve ever seen a better cover of a Lady Gaga song. Even if you’re not a Lady Gaga fan — indeed, especially if you’re not a Lady Gaga fan — you’ll enjoy this: If the video embed doesn’t show, watch it here. In case you’re wondering, it’s apparently a [...]
Junkie logic
Bookworm on Nov 07 2011 | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Tweet An elderly relative for whom I am somewhat responsible has a serious prescription drug addiction. The other day, said relative took a few too many pills, and I was present when the nurse in the residential care facility spoke to the relative. This dialog ensued: Nurse: You took too many pills. That was dangerous. [...]
