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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

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].

The Urinator

I've written previously [https://thedailyeudemon.com/?p=91#comments] about the virtues of outdoor urination, but I've never condoned it in urban areas, and I wouldn't be as dense as this fellow: > Police say they found Spencer Michael Killette, 21, of 132 S.

Letterman on Girl Names

> Hurricane Ophelia and the one in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina. Maybe if we didn't name these things with cute girl names people would take them more seriously.

No Comment Needed

It's Saturday evening and the wine is flowing, so I'm posting this pointless little story: > A man attempting to walk the length of Britain in the nude was jailed overnight for two weeks for his antics by an Edinburgh court. > So-called "naked rambler&

With a Side of House Cat

> A restaurant in northeastern China that advertised illegal tiger meat dishes was found instead to be selling donkey flesh - marinated in tiger urine, a newspaper reported Thursday. Link [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_PHONY_TIGER?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=

Don't Dis' the Dead

> An inebriated Belgian woman died in a freak accident when she ended up beneath a heavy grave stone at a cemetery, local news agency Belga said on Wednesday. > The 33-year-old was on her way home from a bar in the Belgian town of Pulle in the early hours

But It's at Least Grounds for Homicide, Right?

> Shelley Pickering, 44, was married nearly 17 years when she found last year her husband was having an affair with a younger man, which he admitted. > A provincial judge refused to grant them an immediate divorce in February because Canada's common law definition of adultery -

Brews You Can Use

Was he rescued or caught? > A sailor has been rescued after drifting around the English Channel for two days in his half-built boat with only beer to drink. > The 52-year-old Dutch man living in Southampton took to sea after he had an argument with his wife, Portland Coastguard