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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
April 11, 2008
A Surprise
Just today I learned who Peter Arnett's daughter Elsa is married to. It was a surprise.
(Answer below.)
—Jonathan Schwarz
Posted at April 11, 2008 10:57 PMThese elites. They are all in bed of each other.
Media, Party, Academia,Government, Legislature they are all just labels designed to lull people to think there are serious differences between these elites. In reality, there is a striking unanimity on all major Issues.
It is one way class war. War from Top toward Bottom.
Posted by: Ajit at April 12, 2008 03:43 AMThat is surprising! When I learned that Jack Webb was married to Julie London, that was weird, too. Didja ever see the original Dragnet movie? Civil rights being violated left and right . . . but it was justified, because . . . uh, because . . . because Shut Up, that's why . . .
Posted by: Monkay at April 12, 2008 03:48 AMNo way, not the uber-cool Chinese movie director!
Posted by: En Ming Hee at April 12, 2008 06:49 AMNow if Jack Webb had been married to John Yoo it would have all made sense.
Posted by: Bob In Pacifica at April 12, 2008 10:16 AMAll the good ones were taken.
Posted by: abb1 at April 12, 2008 10:26 AMIf John Yoo can find a wife I don't know what my excuse is-- good thing my family doesn't know about this.
Posted by: Jonathan Versen at April 12, 2008 04:04 PMWhenever I hear about things like this, I always seem to end up thinking about the fact that Kurt Vonnegut's daughter was once married to Geraldo Rivera.
Posted by: Alexander at April 12, 2008 07:03 PMIsn't it one of the rules of polite society that people don't have to explain their spouses, just introduce them?
Posted by: pc loadletter at April 12, 2008 10:05 PM
