August 22, 2008
Mike Luckovich Today
Another bubble we don't need...
August 21, 2008
Nate Beeler Today
How old is too old..?
FARK Headline of the Day
Rudy Giuliani to play prominent role in national disaster occurring in September
Now that is farking hilarious...
August 20, 2008
Matt Bors Today
I would buy that book...
ROFLMAO!!!1!!!1
At The Village Voice, a premise:
Until a few counties in places like Florida and Ohio decide this thing on Election Day, we're skipping ahead a few years. We're impatient that way.
FARK Headline of the Day
Oil falls despite the Georgian strife, further proving no one has a farking clue what is going on
FARK - Where news lives the good life.
August 19, 2008
Doonesbury, 35 Years Ago Today
You can see the comic from this date by clicking here and scrolling down.
I don't feel comfortable hotlinking to/stealing the image, so it will only be good until midnight tonight.
The text, however, can be viewed below.
Rob Tornoe Today
If only we could see this...
August 18, 2008
Joel Pett Today
If only because it's the truth...
Colbert Comedy
Being a 3/4 Finlander myself, I could hardly contain the laughter while watching The Colbert Report last Friday morning as he talked about the Olympics as pseudo-war.
Pure comedy for a Monday morning...
August 15, 2008
SPAM Comedy
There's another round of spam out there that purports to be from msnbc.com. Don't open emails that follow this format: msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Some amusing headline or other.
Examples:
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Al Qaeda Reports Declining Revenues in Fiscal '08
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Paris Hilton Lectures On Dickens And Dostoevsky
As I said, don't open these emails, regardless of the curiosity index.
Paul Fell
I love the image.
The argument, as well.
August 14, 2008
gamble Today
It's simply a matter of scale, I guess.
August 13, 2008
Matt Bors Today
Hillary wouldn't do that....as far as I know.
August 12, 2008
Abell Smith Today
The market works (us over and over)!!
August 11, 2008
It IS Always the Other People, Right?
August J. Pollak
August J. Pollak Huffington Post Aug 11, 2008 |
August 10, 2008
David Horsey Today
In order to archive the cartoons I select on a (nearly) daily basis, they will appear both as an entry and the regular spot in the right column.
August 08, 2008
NSFW Friday
Because sometimes you need a ninja fart joke...
August 05, 2008
Today's Comedy
You've just got to go on over and take a look.
August 01, 2008
Gotta Laugh Sometime...
So, thanks to VoteVets.org, here's their 'toon:
Dear Earl,
This is a turning point in our history, and the weight of some very serious issues has gotten pretty heavy. Almost no one knows that more than we do. But, it's also important every now and then to take a moment to laugh. There's certainly no shortage of things to chuckle about in our politics and policy debate.
That's why I'd like to introduce you "Oh, McCain" a new short cartoon created by our good friend (and VoteVets.org supporter) Charlie Fink.
I'm interested to hear what you think of it...
Jon Stewart, Aiding McCain
Last night's Daily Show:
July 31, 2008
A Fun Read
Over at the Village Voice, rightblogger comedy gathered up but barely sanitized.
Regarding Barack's speech over in Germany, an example:
Dr. Melissa Clouthier noted with horror that Obama's speech was announced with "advertising and rally literature that is written in German," the native language of most Berlin residents. She also displayed a poster for the event featuring Obama next to a strikingly dissimilar poster featuring Hitler. "This is about artistic tone," announced Clouthier. "I was struck by how similar they are in feel the color choice differences aside. Unnerving really." After some disapproval and outright mockery from other blogs, Clouthier elucidated: "I made no comparisons between Hitler and Obama," she insisted, "unlike the open-minded progressive nutroots have about President Bush," and she blamed Obama for "handing out German-language campaign materials with disturbing imagery alluding to a former fascist leader." (Clouthier's doctoral degree, readers will be relieved to note, is not in Letters.)
As I said, nothing but comedy.
July 28, 2008
Page-A-Day Calendars
Bast bless them.
This morning's entry from the calendar that excerpts from Bad President (BuzzFlash!) gives us this waste of human speech:
For me, all truths are inconvenient.
You can guess who said it...
July 25, 2008
NSFW Friday
Variations on a theme.
Found at Crooks and Liars.
July 22, 2008
Humor Observed
Richard Roeper, telling it like it is:
Every once in a while, I hear from a disgruntled reader/viewer telling me:
"Youran idiot."
That's usually the Subject Header in the e-mail: "Youran idiot."
(Oddly enough, when someone writes to say, "You're hilarious," or, "You're a genius," it's never misspelled. Hmmmmm.)
I'm not saying...I'm just saying.
July 15, 2008
A Lesson In Paranoia
HA!
July 11, 2008
NSFW Friday
Bast bless Bill-o.
I keep laughing with every newly-discovered remix of the jackass.
July 09, 2008
Failure
Some Americans are better at it than others, but FoxNews shows its true colors (EAT THE POOR!) when it happens to them...
Comedy...
Musical Influences
via Kirk I learn that maybe I should listen to country music:
The effects of an annual music festival in Grand Junction may appear months after the last act plays — nine months, to be precise.
A local health official says her agency sees far more pregnant women in the weeks after Country Jam, which was held last month and featured Tim McGraw, Clay Walker and Sugarland.
Then again, I don't think I could pay the price...
July 08, 2008
On This Day - Five Years Ago
I love my desk calendars. There are 196 days left for W to utter such wisdom as this:
It's very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America.
Our president, speaking in Senegal on this day in 2003, and showing such a talent for complete idiocy that it just burned out a circuit between MY OWN ears.
Overseas Comedy
I read this story last night and got a chuckle out of it. I don't know (nor, I think, do I want to know..) what the Jeremy Kyle show is, but it's always fun when the censors slip up:
The use by a guest of a four-letter swear word of the "most offensive and abusive" nature on the ITV1 talk show was deemed "unacceptable" by Ofcom. ITV said the show's Manchester-based staff missed the word due to the guest's strong Scottish accent.
Of course, that reminded me of a classic bit of Python comedy:
July 03, 2008
It's Too Damn True
July 02, 2008
Diabetes Warning!
Trust me, it's far too syrupy sweet to click this link.
But the holiday is fast approaching...
June 30, 2008
A Little Knowledge...
...is a dangerous thing, and knowing how to do something thanks to a computer can be hilarious.
Seriously, take a look.
Teh gay homosexuals are too fast!!
June 27, 2008
NSFW Friday
Dammit, I'm going to continue missing George for a while.
Thank Bast for YouTube...
June 23, 2008
Oh, boy...
It was only a few days ago that a certain meme infected the internet. A certain level of comedy was achieved.
Now we have Mark Soohoo, John McCain's "Internet Guru" trying to adapt to the comedy that is his candidate (via Politico):
"You don’t actually have to use a computer to understand how it shapes the country," [Soohoo] says.
*
"John McCain is aware of the Internet," says Soohoo. "This is a man who has a very long history of understanding on a range of issues."
Well, at least the word traditions wasn't used...
June 20, 2008
Meme Comedy
June 19, 2008
On A Lighter Note
Austrian town keeps the name that makes it a bit more popular than others.
June 18, 2008
The Desk Calendars
I've got a couple of page-a-day calendars here on the desk.
Today, with 216 days left on the W Out of Office Countdown, there's an Orwellian quote from the shrub from June 18, 2002:
"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."
...and, of course, Freedom is Slavery.
Ignorance is Strength.
The other calendar is Dilbert. Dilbert & Dogbert relaxing on a couch.
Dogbert: Your CEO was underperforming, so I convinced him to bungee jump into a live volcano. Problem solved.
Dilbert: Well, he underperformed and he got punished.
Dogbert: Pumiced, actually.
Dilbert: Evil, yet amusing.
Any chance we could get W some bungee jumping lessons?
Wednesday QT, Complete with Bonus Items!
Sure, there's regular QT:
Bushwhacked
News Item (2005): John McCain votes with President Bush 77 percent of the time.
News Item (2006): John McCain votes with President Bush 89 percent of the time.
News Item (2007): John McCain votes with President Bush 95 percent of the time.
News Item (2008): John McCain votes with President Bush 100 percent of the time.
Add mavericks to the list of things that aren't what they used to be.
...and then there's the combo platter!
QT:
Gore, Obama will discover whether climate is right for change
Chant of the crowd at Al Gore's endorsement of Barack Obama in Detroit:
"We need change! We need change! We need change!"
Slogans are fine. The trick is not to sound like 20,000 angry panhandlers.
CHICAGO—According to witnesses, a loud black man approached a crowd of some 4,000 strangers in downtown Chicago Tuesday and made repeated demands for change.
As only The Onion can do it...
June 10, 2008
Stolen Quote of the Day
via Salon:
Want to start the show by clarifying something I said on the show last Friday about an upcoming body language segment. Now I mentioned various ways the Obamas' fist bump in St. Paul had been characterized in the media. I apologize because unfortunately some thought I personally had characterized it inappropriately. I regret that -- it was not my intention, and I certainly didn’t mean to associate the word terrorist in any way with Sen. Obama and his wife.
Translation:
June 08, 2008
Sunday QT
QT reminds us that it's going to be a long 5 months of this wit:
Keep your head up
Blog headline: "The audacity of hype."
Blog headline: "The audacity of nope."
Blog headline: "The audacity of dopes."
Blog headline: "The audacity of mopes."
Blog headline: "The audacity of hoops."
Only 149 days to go . . .
June 06, 2008
Today's Comedy
I've mentioned before how I look at a whole lot of websites.
I also enjoy music and have found more than a few gems at Popdose.
It's nice to see them branching out every once in a while, as well:
Political Culture: 15 Republican Rumors about Barack Obama
June 05, 2008
Thursday QT
I'll say it again.
If we had only known the plan, maybe things would be different.
Step 1. Destroy all the things that make your country special.
Step 2. Watch as the immigration "problem" solves itself! (via QT)
Turnaround expertsQT Early Warning System:
Statistics indicates that the U.S. economy is causing some immigrants to turn around and go back home.
Wednesday QT/Late Edition
The computer issues are done for the time being but I just remembered that I forgot QT:
And oh yeah, he's still at-large
News Item (2000): President Clinton proposes legislation to attack the financial foundation of al-Qaida by banning American companies from dealing with foreign companies that launder terrorist money.
News Item (2000): Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas), chairman of the Banking Committee, blocks legislation as a "totalitarian" intrusion on American business interests.
Just a quick trip down memory lane with John McCain's chief economic adviser.
In case you were wondering...
June 03, 2008
Tom Tomorrow
About as frustrating as it can get:
(Click on image for fullsize comic at Salon)
...and it can only get better as attention spans reduce to nonexistent...
Tuesday QT (for Libby)
Because it's true:
Czar warsDick Cowan, former director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, endorsing a study that recommends medical treatment instead of prison for drug users:
"This is not a war on drugs. This is a social problem. A community problem."
Then again, what do you expect from --
No. Wait. Those are the words of retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, a former U.S. drug czar, endorsing a study that recommends medical treatment instead of prison for drug users.
Sorry.
Ann Telnaes, Genius
I wish they had an embed option, but go on over and watch this one.
Nostalgia
I may be showing my age a bit here, but I still remember laughing at Mr. Bill way back when. Now, of course, you can see him again, thanks to Mastercard:
The small clay figure that appeared in “Saturday Night Live” short films three decades ago — being dismembered, pulverized and humiliated to his falsetto cries of “Oh, nooooo!” — will be the latest star of MasterCard’s “Priceless” campaign.
He is being revived as a debit-card holder who gets roughed up but keeps on going.
It's kind of funny that a credit card company chooses a character that gets beat up to sell us their clubs that they use to beat up the American consumers...
We have met the enemy...and he is us.
June 02, 2008
If Only To Annoy Some...
(Sorry, that was tasteless...)
Still Waiting...
On this day - One Hundred and Forty-Three Years Ago:
In an event that is generally regarded as marking the end of the Civil War, Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signs the surrender terms offered by Union negotiators.
Apparently word hasn't gotten out about this...
Monday QT
Cautionary QT today:
Had enough yet?
News Headline: "CIA claims al-Qaida is on defensive."
Let that be a warning to anyone else who plans to attack us.
Seven years later, and you may or may not be on the defensive.
Then again, given what the CIA used to do to encourage the perception of the Soviet threat, who knows?
Ted Rall
Ted Rall Universal Press Syndicate Jun 2, 2008 |
June 01, 2008
Comedy!
via d r i f t g l a s s:
What baffles me is why pundits keep asking Clinton Dead Enders really, really basic, factual questions like “What is 2 + 2?” and acting shocked when the answer is “A zillion” or “zero’ or “It all depends on what ‘Two’ means” or “Well, in October the answer was ‘4’ and now the answer is…mangos!”
It is finally a serious time to laugh.