Category: Humor

Video o’ the day

Video o’ the day

| July 1, 2008 | 1 Reply

More brilliance from the Onion: Entertainment Scientists Warn Miley Cyrus Will Be Depleted by 2013 “Humanity will be reduced to roving bands of barbarians….”  Heh.  ..bruce w..

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The Heller decision and its aftermath

The Heller decision and its aftermath

| June 29, 2008 | Reply

Frank J.  and Harvey (at IMAO) have all the breaking news. First the Supreme Court decision itself: JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court. We consider whether a District of Columbia prohibition on the possession of usable handguns in the home violates the Second Amendment to the Constitution. We turn first to the meaning […]

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Video o’ the day

Video o’ the day

| June 27, 2008 | Reply

Joe Cocker’s cover of “A Little Help from My Friends” at Woodstock in 1969 is legendary for both his spasmotic gyrations and the incomprehensibility of his lyrics. It’s just remarkable fun to watch and listen to (and now you’ll know where John Belushi got those moves from). But now — and I have to assumue […]

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Speaking of election idiocy…

Speaking of election idiocy…

| June 25, 2008 | Reply

…here’s the latest on the Democratic National Convention coming here to Denver in six weeks or so: The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made of organic cotton. By unionized labor. In the USA. Official merchandiser Bob DeMasse scoured the country. His weary […]

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Star Wars Dance Off – Defies Explanation

Star Wars Dance Off – Defies Explanation

| June 18, 2008 | 1 Reply

Everyone is free to make fun of Southern California and the strange people who live here. After seeing this, I have no rebuttal. Hat tip to Hot Air.

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Best Father’s Day gift ever still available!

Best Father’s Day gift ever still available!

| June 10, 2008 | 1 Reply

Yes! The best Father’s Day gift ever conceived is still available, at least over the ‘net: Here’s my write-up from last year. And, yes, I still have two of the sets I bought at Wal-Mart, though I have (so far) resisted the temptation to cut off Luke’s hand on one of them. And just because […]

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And speaking of scary…

And speaking of scary…

| June 9, 2008 | Reply

…the Onion plays with all our minds: ‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing ‘Warcraft’ Heh. ..bruce w..

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How to lose a morning

How to lose a morning

| June 5, 2008 | Reply

James Lileks — Man of Many Talents (and Interests) — collects (among many, many other things) old motel postcards. As with all this other stuff, he scans them in and posts them on the web, with his observations. I made the mistake this morning of visiting that site and have been pretty much entrapped there […]

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Video o’ the day

Video o’ the day

| June 3, 2008 | Reply

A great breakthrough in fast food convenience! New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less From The Onion, of course. ..bruce w..

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Is there an echo in here?

Is there an echo in here?

| May 27, 2008 | Reply

You expect two major newspapers — say, the Washington Post and the New York Times — to cover the same major news stories, each with its own particular slant. What you don’t expect is for these two news papers to run, on exactly the same day (today), feature articles over virtually the same subject, particularly […]

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