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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
April 01, 2008
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding And BUY THESE SNEAKERS
Hey Dullblog has a compelling post about the use of Beatles songs in commercials, along with compelling comments, some by Mike.
—Jonathan Schwarz
Posted at April 1, 2008 03:26 PMComments
speaking of things which may or may not be funny, there's a new posting at fafblog, which also has a redesign
http://fafblog.blogspot.com/
Posted by: mistah charley, ph.d at April 1, 2008 06:18 PMIsn't that an Elvis Costello song? Or are you just trying to mess with my head?
Posted by: RobW at April 1, 2008 07:27 PMYes: written by Nick Lowe, popularized by Elvis Costello. But I thought the title catches the general vibe better than any Beatles title.
Posted by: Jonathan Schwarz at April 1, 2008 07:41 PMMr. Schwarz is reluctant to mention the band that originally recorded the song, perhaps because it was fronted by his estranged father.
Posted by: Simbaud at April 1, 2008 09:59 PM
