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Humor

"It is the right hemisphere that understands the emotional or the humorous aspect of a narrative; it is also better able to appreciate irony and sarcasm – all that is not explicit but radically alters meaning. . . . There is a large literature showing that the right hemisphere is crucial for appreciation of cartoons, jokes and humour of every kind." Iain McGilchrist, The Matter with Things

The Slow Eudemon

Slow blog day today. Either there's not much out there to blog about or I'm in a decidedly unfunny mood. I did receive the following email yesterday, though. I wish I knew whether the quotes are legitimate (I ran a few on Snopes [http://www.snopes.

Riding the Hell Express

Man steals statue of Virgin Mary from cemetery, paints it to look like a clown, and poses with it for Myspace page [http://wcco.com/local/local_story_085221321.html]. Stories like these always remind me of Eddie Murphy's routine about Mehmet Ali Agca riding the Hell Express:

Leno

Man, Leno was apparently on fire last night: > Did you see all those people protesting while President Bush was in Latin America? Bush hasn't had that many people shouting "Gringo go home!” since his last trip to L.A. > Thirty towns in Vermont have voted

Late Night

Some good late night stuff this week: Leno How many people have been watching the Anna Nicole Smith legal proceedings? I would call it a circus, but I don't want to insult the good people at Ringling Brothers. There were so many witnesses at the Anna Nicole Smith

Tom Cruise Kills Oprah

Funny but very short YouTube video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrzIaRwAMvc&eurl=].

The Wednesday Eudemon

Quick, get me a head accident [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20956526-23109,00.html]: "A devout Christian who said an accident at work boosted his libido and wrecked his marriage as he turned to prostitutes and pornography was awarded more than Â£3 million ($7.

Wright

Some good Steven Wright: All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand. I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met. OK, so what's the speed of dark? How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink? Support bacteria -

Being the Crocodile Hunter

Mark Steyn's regular obituary column in the current issue of The Atlantic Monthly talks about Steve Irwin [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200611/crocodile-hunter]. It's a very nice tribute to the Aussie, notwithstanding this blurb that cracked me (caution: vulgar material coming up): > There was

Slow Tuesday

I got up this morning with 45 minutes to surf the Internet and do some blogging. And what did I find? Nothing, unless you count this: Police "are hunting a man who stood on a conveyor belt and urinated on a till at a supermarket [http://www.ananova.com/

Politicians Mowing the Lawn

The new issue of The Atlantic Monthly came yesterday. It looks alright, perhaps a little sub-par compared to most issues. It has some good stuff, though, like this funny re-run of P.J. O'Rourke's views on politicians [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/150-politics/8]. Excerpt: