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Category Archives: Humor
They Told Me If I Voted Republican
A compilation. I guess we should have listened to them.
They’re Not Light Bulbs
They’re highly efficient miniature heaters. And as a bonus, they give off some light.
How did we manage to have major industrial countries be run by idiots?
That TSA Venn Diagram
What Will Bloomberg Do About This?
Things are getting pretty bad in New York.
Oh, and speaking of King Nanny, I love Treacher’s suggestion: “If you really want Mayor Bloomberg to do something about the snow, just tell him that people are enjoying it.”
Gee, Thanks, Merle
Merle Haggard helps out the president:
When asked about Obama’s biggest misconception, Haggard, 73, said, “He’s not conceited. He’s very humble about being the president of the United States, especially in comparison to some presidents we’ve had who come across like they don’t need anybody’s help. I think he knows he’s in over his head. Anybody with any sense who takes that job and thinks they can handle it must be an idiot.”
And as we all know, Barack Obama is no idiot. Though Merle Haggard may be.
An Amusing Teeshirt
After all these decades, I was surprised to learn a couple of years ago in an eye exam that I’m somewhat color blind. It’s never affected my life, as far as I know — I see red lights on a green Christmas tree, and I’ve never had trouble distinguishing between red and green traffic signals. But apparently others must see the colors more vividly than I do. Or perhaps it was a late onset kind of thing. Anyway, though I can see many red spots, I can’t quite make out the message on this shirt. Which is probably a good thing.
The Business Suit
Via Geek Press, who also brings us this: who gets to grope you?
[Afternoon update]
Here’s more info on the Venn diagram at BoingBoing.
Thoughts On Eskimos
From the strange mind of James Lileks:
As we were all taught in grade school, the Eskimos came across the land bridge from Russia, which broke once they were across, and then they settled down and built igloos, invented 37 words for snow, made parkas with fur around the face, and fished. the teacher would note that some continued to go south, and eventually populated the rest of the Americas, where they spent their time raising Maize and not inventing the wheel, hanging around wearing loincloths, and playing a game that involved putting a rubber ball through a stone circle. They also invented chocolate. Then the Spanish came, and –
Hold on, Teacher, why didn’t the Eskimos keep moving south?
We don’t know.
But why would anyone stay there? Especially when the rest of the guys are moving on?
We don’t know.
So the Eskimos are sitting in snow up to their eyebrows, and some guys say “hey, we’re going to keep moving, because this sucks,” and the Eskimos stay because they think it can’t possibly get any better?
We don’t know.
Also, some technological prognostication: videopaint.
It Would Be An Honor Just To Be Nominated
Sort of…
Go check out the Iowahawk man and woman of the year. In one case, it’s hard to tell whether it’s a man or a woman, though.