Laughter, as the Reader’s Digest always said, is good medicine. I’ve really been enjoying some of Maria Bamford’s comedy. Her routines on her sister and dad never fail to crack me up. So I’m really savoring the synchronicity today as I came across this bit of hers on cults.
Here’s the email. It’s a very good bit of humor. See the comments at the bottom for status. After every flight, Qantas Airline pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet” (or “squawk sheet”) which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are…
Political comedy email making the rounds… “Thank you for calling the White House switchboard. Our new voice activated system will help direct you to the proper office.” “If you are calling to complain about the mishandling of the war in Iraq, press one.” “If you are calling to complain about the abuse of prisoners and the White House’s endorsement of torture, press two, and then say the name of the torture site that you wish to complain about (and please…
“You were in Baghdad for six hours. You weren’t even in the real Baghdad. You were in the Green Zone. That’s like going to the Olive Garden and saying you’ve been to Italy.†— Jon Stewart, On Bush limiting his Iraq visit to Baghdad’s Green Zone, Jun. 15, 2006 “That’s his privilege as Vice President. He was tough, demanding, and when he thought I was out of line, he snapped my garters.†— Colin Powell, In an interview with AARP…
Robert Newman History of Oil This is wonderful history via comedy. A Brit named Rob Newman elucidates the history of oil. Enjoy this historical comedy/commentary. Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years – but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, the places oil centre stage as the cause of all commotion. This innovative history programme is based around Robert Newman’s stand-up act and supported by resourceful archive…
I’ve been waiting a bit to comment on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. There are a lot of opinions out there, and I’m happy most of all that people are talking and writing and thinking about issues, humor and satire vs. criticism and insult, comedy as news, the role of a court jester, and so on. Steve Bridges did a great imitation of Bush, and was obviously Bush’s own choice (for his own roast, he gets to choose?). I’ve heard…