Tag Archive 'David Zucker'

The preview made me laugh

My Dad and I used to watch old slapstick together on Saturday and Sunday morning TV:  Laurel & Hardy, Abbot & Costello, Charlie Chaplin, even the Three Stooges (whom I didn’t like).  I’ve always had a fondness, therefore, for silly humor.  When I finally saw Airplane, I thought it was one of the funniest movies [...]

Marin County’s hidden conservatives *UPDATED*

It was Aristotle who first stated that man is a social animal.  He was right.  Humans define themselves by their allegiance to their family, their community and their country.  The ancient desert rule condemning a thief to lose his hand (an idea that Mohammed co-opted), was not intended simply to cause physical pain and suffering.  [...]