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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

Big-Toothed Fish

Maybe we should equip every non-Arab-descent grandmother with one of these, so those pesky airport security folks will leave them alone: > A routine check of a shipment at Manila airport turned bloody when a piranha sprung up and bit one of the inspectors. Link [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/

I Forgot to Give at the Office

An extraordinary appeal to Americans from the Bush administration for money to help pay for the reconstruction of Iraq has raised $600. Link [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1577750,00.html] .

Caligula

EveTushnet [http://eve-tushnet.blogspot.com/] reminds readers of those funny words from Pinky and the Brain: > "Caligula was no Boy Scout; He did things we can't even talk about. The Romans knew he was off his head When he filled a vacant Senate seat with Mister

Leno on God's Wrath

> As you know Hurricane Rita is headed toward Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Another hurricane! It's like the ninth hurricane this season. Maybe this is not a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance.

"I Go There for the Chicken Wings"

For its male patrons who claim they go there for the food, The Smoking Gun has reproduced the Hooters Employee Handbook. Maybe a few patrons do go there for the quality of the meat, but the franchise's mission concentrates on the salacity. Link [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/

The Sacrament Can't Get No Respect

> A groom spent his wedding night in jail with his father, his brother his father-in-law and seven other members of his wedding party after the group allegedly brawled with another bridal party and police, according to a published report. > Police arrested the groom, Joseph Fortunato Jr., 29, and

What Would Kinsey Say?

Hey, midgets have their voyeuristic needs, too! > A Wisconsin woman visiting Chicago this summer said she was using the bathroom at a downtown Ghirardelli Chocolate Company store when she noticed the lid of the trash can moving slightly. > Then she said she saw a man peeking through that

I Was Close

In this post [https://thedailyeudemon.com/2245/], I joked that some NASCAR-types might think the whole Katrina thing is a government conspiracy. My joke wasn't too far off the mark; I just pointed at the wrong demographic. > Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is telling his followers

Conan on China's Disney World

> Disney has opened up its first theme park in China. 10,000 children showed up on opening day ”“ and that was just to make the t-shirts.

What Kind of Terrorism . . .

. . . will those eccentric old women with hundreds of cats fund? > A German inventor says he's found a way to make cheap diesel fuel out of dead cats. Link [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1534821.html?menu=news.quirkies].