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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

Those Crazy Europeans!

How long until the EU makes such subsidies a fundamental human right? > When Jurgen turned 18, his mother Frie Van Acker told him all about sex and asked whether he would like to have sex. Jurgen indicated “No.” One evening three years later, however, he wrote on his computer:

St. Fillan Apparently Fell Short of His Goals

Real estate developer forced to modify plans because the proposed digging would hurt the faeries: > Marcus Salter, head of Genesis Properties, estimates that the small colony of fairies believed to live beneath a rock in St Fillans, Perthshire, has cost him Â£15,000. His first notice of the

Immodesty Redux

Both pro-choicers, I might add: > A busy time in the U.S. Senate, the "world's greatest deliberative body." Judging from the 2006 conference report, the Senate subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education -- Chairman Arlen Specter (R), ranking member Tom Harkin (D)

Ten Weird Ones

Not a lot of blogging material out there tonight. Everyone must be mourning the UM loss. I did, however, find this entertaining, though irrelevant, list: Top 10 odd names for children of celebrities 1 Moon Unit - Frank Zappa 2 Apple - Chris Martin (Coldplay) 3 Misty Kyd - Sharleen

Baby Forced to Judaism

> A circumcision was performed on the wrong baby boy at a Winnipeg hospital last week, prompting officials to declare a circumcision moratorium while an investigation is conducted. Link [http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2005/11/19/1313950-sun.html].

Letterman on Jackson

> Michael Jackson is moving to the Persian Gulf. This week he was over there and caused a riot when he went into the wrong restroom. In Michael's defense I'm not sure if there is a right restroom.

Say No(y) to Soy

> Greenpeace activists today chained themselves to the anchor of a ship off the northern coast of Poland as part of a bid to prevent it from offloading its cargo of genetically modified (GM) soy, the environmental group said. Link [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,

The Internet Has Its Limits

> Albany police said 26-year-old Schelra Smoot didn't seem to care much whether or not he got caught when he posted an ad selling marijuana -- his ad specifically saying he wasn't afraid of the police. > Detective James Miller of the Albany Police Department said,

Wrong Temple

Conan on Brien on Bush's trip to Japan: > President Bush is traveling right now. Today he was in Japan and took a tour of the temple with the prime minister. There was an awkward moment when President Bush said, "Funny, you don't look Jewish.

B16 Embraces Slang?

> Over the last 12 months," said the current Pope, "we have had five revered cardinals who kicked the bucket: Juan Carlos Aramburu, Jan Pieter Schotte, Corrado Bafile, Jaime Sin and, less than a month ago, Giuseppe Caprio [http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200511111708-1170-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&