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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

Easy and Fun Values to Live With

We try to avoid overt politics on this blog, but we found this humorous: > [MTV's] Rock the Vote also awarded former President Clinton its "Lifetime Achievement" award, meant to "honor an individual who has always made reaching out to people and appealing to their

Wrong Confessional

> A top German lawyer has handed himself into police and confessed to being responsible for a string of bank robberies that netted Â£250,000. > The 41-year-old also admitted a range of swindles and cons carried out from his legal practice based in Muenster, Germany - most involving

Who Said the Homeless Are Crazy?

> A homeless man is facing a possible prison term for allegedly charging tourists $5 to park in a free lot during the busy Memorial Day weekend. . . The unemployed man set up a sign advertising "party parking," according to his arrest report. Link [http://www.wftv.com/news/

It Coulda Been Worse . . .

. . . but we won't explain how: > An 80-year-old woman, who uses a walker and an oxygen tank, has been busted for running an escort service from her New Jersey apartment, state police said on Monday. Link [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8711797&type=entertainmentNews] .

Frog Marriage

They're 200 lives away from a shot at Moksha, but at least they're going to have legitimate relations: > Two giants toads were married in a traditional Hindu ceremony in eastern India at the weekend by villagers hoping to propitiate the rain gods and end a

Arrested for Animal Cruelty?

> Sam Brown, 21, had staggered out of a bar in the early hours and came face-to-face with two mounted officers. > Sam, who is studying English at Oxford University, approached one of the cops and asked: “How do you feel about your horse being gay?” > He was taken

The Ugly Side of Convoy

Mercy sakes alive, it looks like we got ourselves a . . . bottle full of urine. Link [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7912464]. A few excerpts from an article about a problem that plagues roadways: Trucker bombs, plastic jugs full of urine tossed by truckers, who don't want to make

Naked Zorro

> It sounds almost comical, an exhibitionist dressed only in a Zorro mask and white sneakers following women around the streets of Doylestown. It is not only the talk of the town, but it has become big business. At Finney's, t-Shirts are being sold for $10 a piece

The New Talking Movies

A former Seinfeld writer writes an open letter to the couple who talked throughout an entire movie, thus ruining the experience for everyone else. We're not sure why we're bringing it up here, but it did bring tears of support to our eyes. Link [http://www.

On Mirth

When humor returns, sanity comes with it. Maybe the insane era of political correctness is nearing an end. Not only have comedians been poking fun at it for a few years, but even academicians are getting into the act. To wit, The Mirth of Nations by sociologist Christie Davies, who