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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

The Old Ball and Chain

> A 75-year-old Polish man was chained up by his wife in a dog kennel because she was fed up with him coming home drunk. > Zdzislawa Bukarowicza was chained up by his wife Helena and fed on dog food and water because she was sick of him spending all

Crime Doesn't Pay

> Two people suspected of counterfeiting money spent at least a week relieving themselves in plastic shopping bags, because the plumbing stopped working in their apartment when they flushed wads of suspected fake cash down the toilet, authorities said. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CASH_CLOGGED_TOILET?SITE=

Conan on Trump

> Donald Trump is considering a run for president in 2008. He will find a running mate, then later dump her for a younger, hotter running mate.

Odd Stories 2005

Another set of odd stories in 2005 [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/27/051228034114.m5lc1sy6.html]. Funny stuff. Another set of such stories [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051218/od_afp/yearoffbeatstrange;_ylt=ApNInJuwRLudSs_ZlgCTgAKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-] .

Cutting One's Phone Bills

A novel way of establishing one's patriarchal authority: > Marlon Brando Gill may have taken AT&T's "reach out and touch someone" slogan too far, according to officials. Police have charged the Missouri man with felony assault, suspecting that Gill crammed a cell

Letterman on Clinton/Bush

> Time has named former Presidents Bush and Clinton the partners of the year. These two are now so close they're thinking about making a cowboy movie.

Top Strangeness

Top strange stories of 2005 [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051218/od_afp/yearoffbeatstrange;_ylt=ApNInJuwRLudSs_ZlgCTgAKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-] . There are some good ones in here.

Leno Holiday Humor

> Remember when you used to tie the tree to the top of your car and drive home? Now our SUV's are so big, the trees fit inside. The new Cadillac Escalade actually has a Christmas tree holder on the dash. > That is a big controversy this

No Comment

> A Peruvian woman spent a month in a male prison in Argentina after she was mistaken for a man. > And, when she was finally discovered and transferred to a women's jail, she asked to be transferred back.

Manners at NY Subways?

From the New York Post: [http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/58828.htm] > The MTA begins its crackdown on bad behavior Monday with a series of new rules prohibiting everything from rollerblading on the subway to putting your feet up on an empty seat. . . . > It will be a