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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 Quick-Hitting Eudemon

Stay on the sidewalk: A car driven by a hi-tech ghost of laser sensors and computers went on exhibit in London Wednesday, before it competes against other robot cars in the United States in November. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070411134854.is6fcdju&show_article=1] I hope

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/