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"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

More of Walker Percy's Cult of the Naughty Nice

> A fund-raiser hosted by a Brooklyn political leader this week caused red faces when guests at the event in a Chinese restaurant cracked open fortune cookies with X-rated messages. "The insertions in some of the cookies were really triple-X, graphic sex, can't be repeated," Brooklyn

High Times in Amsterdam

They're not too stoned to steal signs: > Amsterdam's new street signs banning cannabis smoking in parts of the city have sparked global interest. > The sign shows a red circle around a fat cannabis joint in a cloud of smoke sparked by white marijuana leaves.

Misc. Leno from Last Night's Show

> Do you believe this weather? It was 88 today. I was sweating like a Danish cartoonist in Mecca. > People in Seattle still pretty depressed today. In fact, they were so bummed out they were ordering cappuccino with no foam. > Pennsylvania fans still going crazy. In fact, the

Over Estimating Nerd Buying Power

To quote William Shatner: "Get a life, will ya?" > A Star Trek fan has gone bankrupt after spending Â£12,000 turning his home into the Starship Voyager. > Tony Alleyne's flat in Hinckley, Leics, has moulded walls, touch-panel blue lighting and a life-size model

Leno on the Super Bowl

> Seattle fans were furious at some of the referees' calls – at one point an angry mob went outside in downtown Seattle and started tossing ice lattes on Volvos. They were throwing their Birkenstocks. > Big night for the Rolling Stones. First the halftime then bedtime. > I don&

Deadly Joke Contest

I received this unsolicited press release. I checked the link. It appears to be legitimate. Someone's gonna capitalize off the new free speech censors. Someone's also gonna get stabbed: > In response to the unprecedented boycott of Denmark by many Islamic nations because of 12 "

Misc. Leno

From last night's show: > The first confirmed case of bird flu has just been discovered in Iraq. This is just the kind of thing that can destroy their tourism industry. > "Walk The Line” was passed over for best picture nomination. Which makes 'Brokeback Mountain”

Robbery Foiled

From Switzerland [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1704873.html]: > A Swiss man returned home from his holiday to find a dead body in his living room. . . Johann Rauber, from Muenchenbuchsee, called the police when he found the as yet unidentified corpse lying on his couch. > A

Misc. Leno

From last night: > In a stunning loss "Brokeback Mountain did not win a single SAG award last night. Those two guys really got shafted. Someone really stuck it to them didn't they? > Everybody is still talking about Kobe Bryant's 81 points. Kobe was

Odd Registration

And if he's right, who are county election mortals to decide otherwise? > One registered Republican won't be able to vote in the next election unless he appears at a Berks County Elections Board to explain the signature on his registration form. > The man is