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comedy

Presidential Reunion

Wednesday March 3, 2010

Okay, this is just awesome. Ron Howard directs Chevy Chase (as Gerald Ford), Dana Carvey (as George H. Bush), Darrell Hammond (as Bill Clinton), Will Ferrell (as George W. Bush), Dan Akroyd (as Jimmy Carter), and Jim Carrey (as Ronald Reagan) in a presidential reunion visit to Fred Armisen (as Barack Obama) and Maya [...]

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Friday Five: Natural Causes

Friday January 22, 2010

Five atypical ways to die of “natural” causes:

crushed by a falling tree
shark attack
hit by an asteroid
fall from a cliff
bee stings

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Happy Birthday, Moose and Squirrel!

Thursday November 19, 2009

Fifty years ago [today], a squirrel wearing an old-school aviator’s hat and goggles came flying across the screen followed by a goofy moose, launching arguably the greatest cartoon in television history.
Moose and Squirrel are now old enough for AARP memberships. Yet their warped and wonderful brand of humor, written and performed so that kids and [...]

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Absurd Directory Structures

Friday November 6, 2009

As soon as I saw the story about giant jellyfish sinking a Japanese trawler posted on MetaFilter, I sent the link to my friend Ryan via instant messenger. (Ryan, I know, is fascinated by tales from the Japanese fishing industry.) He said, “[the] story would’ve been perfect if the jellyfish had actually eaten [...]

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So a Frog Walks into a Bank …

Saturday August 22, 2009

So a frog walks into a bank one afternoon and stands in line for a little while until finally a teller is available. He looks at her name tag and sees her name is Patricia Whack.
“Hello, Miss Whack,” he croaks. “My name is Kermit and I’m here to get a loan.”
“You’re the Kermit [...]

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Star Wars Design Flaws

Friday August 21, 2009

Note to the Emperor: Someone on your Death Star design staff is in the pay of Rebel forces. Oh, right, you can’t get the memo because someone threw you down a huge exposed shaft in your Death Star throne room.
from John Scalzi’s Guide to the Most Epic FAILs in Star Wars Design

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Friday Five: Silly Spammers

Friday July 31, 2009

Five awesome spam subject lines recently received:

Energy to tear her ham wallet!
The longer your love instrument is, the longer the pleasure lasts.
Power up your pork rocket.
By enhancing your friend down there you enhance your popularity.
With blue pills you can be macho even at 70!

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Born Standing Up

Saturday July 25, 2009

I just finished reading Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin. My mom and dad were both big Steve Martin fans when I was a kid and we had a few of his concerts on cassette. I thought they were great and remember trying to mimic his “Let’s Get Small” routine for my classmates [...]

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The Bats Are Coming

Sunday July 19, 2009

It’s when you can’t hear the bats, that’s when the bats are coming.
That is what is printed on the front of the birthday card I received from my brother-in-law. On the inside it says, “Other than that, I have no birthday advice.”

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Friday Five: Comedies

Friday April 3, 2009

Five Classics That I’ll Watch Every Time:

Fletch
Bull Durham
Airplane
Soapdish
A Fish Called Wanda

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