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"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
November 01, 2005
Where We're Going We Don't Need Roads! Or Even The Most Basic Humanity!
I was pleased to see this in the recent, giant New York Times story on pensions:
Critics like Grover Norquist, the tax-cut crusader, lampoons pensions as remnants of a stodgy, Old World economy.
Yes! Back in olden times retirees wanted to "eat" and "not die." Some even had "families" that they "loved" and wanted to "see more than once a decade." Fortunately, those disgusting remnants of the past will be swept away, now that we live in fusion-powered individual pods and have used genetic engineering to eliminate all human emotional attachments.
Posted at November 1, 2005 02:09 PM | TrackBackI've found that if I want to encourage good behavior in my child it's helpful to praise and encourage without the sarcasm.
Cheer them, praise them, toast them without putting a drop of poison in the wineglass.
Posted by: Maezeppa at November 1, 2005 07:31 PMStudy after study has shown that the best solution for taking care of retirees and the elderly is to EAT them, or preferably serve them up at homeless shelters because Lord knows we don't serve that kind of thing here at the manor.
Better yet, find a suitable arena in the community and let the retirees and the homeless battle for survival. Someone has to lose, and there will then be less of a drain on our society. Just don't eat the stadium hot dogs, because honestly, who knows what is in those things.
Posted by: Lame Man at November 4, 2005 03:10 PM
