Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: “I referred to “man-caused” disasters. That is perhaps only a nuance, but it demonstrates that we want to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur.” The Pentagon: “This administration prefers to avoid using
Continue readingA bit vulgar (quite a bit vulgar), but very funny for anyone familiar with facebook: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs[/youtube]
Continue readingAfter I found myself howling with laughter over this photo gallery, I realized I had to check out the blog site that started it all: Cake Wrecks. Who knew you could get the equivalent of a sugar high without even having to eat the darn thing?
Continue readingI’m no great fan of Jon Stewart’s almost nihilistic humor, but this one pretty much nailed it: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Changefest ’09 – Obama’s Inaugural Speech Barack Obama Interview John McCain Interview Sarah Palin Video Funny Election Video
Continue readingWhen I first heard about this laughably stupid “I pledge” video emanating from the usual Hollywood yahoos, I thought to myself, “How interesting can something like that really be?” Fortunately, Iowahawk got hold of the rough cut and, frankly, I’m impressed.
Continue readingBefore there was YouTube, there were still venues for really bad singers. One of the most famous of all times was Flora Foster Jenkins (1868-1944), a woman who ended up playing Carnegie Hall, much to the delight of her fan, amongst whom was Enrico Caruso. Wikipedia has a nice summary
Continue readingThis one’s fun. I used to know a similar card trick, but this is much more sophisticated, and I can’t quite figure out how it works.
Continue readingI can’t think of a clever quip for this story, but I know it’s in there. Can you come up with something? Paris City Hall wants to strip art school models of the tips they receive from painters and sculptors — and the nude models decided they weren’t going to
Continue readingI’m sure the lede statement was meant to read thusly: Playboy magazine apologized for a controversial cover featuring a scantily-clad woman resembling images of the Virgin Mary, Reuters reported. Instead, though, it read this way: Playboy magazine apologized for a controversial cover featuring a scantily-clad woman resembling the Virgin Mary,
Continue readingA quick and funny romp through some amusing signs. I rather liked the dog sign myself.
Continue readingI’ve always liked to dance, so when my 9 year old put on a Beach Boys CD, I started bopping around the kitchen. He watched me for a minute, with a big smile, and then said, “You know, if you were 25 years younger, you’d look really good.”
Continue readingBrianE, thanks for the reminder of one of the great moments in TV comedy. When WKRP in Cincinnati was good, it was about as good as TV gets:
Continue readingIn my single days, I loved going out dancing, and could dance happily for hours and hours. Those days are gone but, I must say, I’d be happy to resurrect them to spend some dance time with these wonderfully coordinated Marines, who apparently number terpsichorean talents amongst their other skills:
Continue readingThe story made Drudge a couple of days ago: A couple in Britain was arrested for having sex on a train. Of course I had to check it out, and it was in doing so that I discovered the true humor behind the story. Go here, and check out the
Continue readingOkay, I admit it’s a pained laugh, but it’s still a good one.
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