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or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
August 16, 2004
Short Humor Pieces Have More Of An Impact Than You Think
Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will.
-- "Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike," Reuters
The problem with the hunger strike is that after several days one can get quite hungry, particularly since sound trucks are paid to go through the street saying, "Um...what nice chicken--umm...some peas...umm..."
-- "A Brief, Yet Helpful, Guide to Civil Disobedience" by Woody Allen
I can only hope that some of the short humor pieces Mike and I have written will similarly inspire the Israeli government in years to come.
Comments
sweet bejaysus! you've really got to have a brutal mind to do things like this. even the british just let gandhi alone when he was striking.
i'm simultaneously amazed and not surprised at all that the Palestinians would be thus hectored for adopting non-violent civil-disobedence tactics. every israeli with a conscience and a healthy fear of death should be glad that such tactics are finally being adopted.
god this is so repulsive.
Posted by: Scats at August 17, 2004 12:49 AM
