Eric Scheske

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Humor

Humor

"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 Forsaken Stans

The Forsaken Stans

What are the most God-forsaken ares on earth? I'm talking about barren areas. Relatively barren of natural beauty, of a beautiful cultural history, and of a beautiful contemporary culture. And menacing: in its vastness, perhaps, or its brokenness. There are plenty of contenders (western Australia, western China, northeastern

My Favorite South Park Skit

Humor often involves stark juxtaposition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga38oaFfeG8&feature=youtu.be The juxtaposition between the song's title and the song itself kills me.

Choose Wisely (a joke)

A man is at a cocktail party. An angel appears and reveals to the crowd that the man had recently risked his life to save a little girl. The angel announced to the man in front of everybody: “You may choose one: Greatest wisdom, greatest wealth, or greatest fame.” The

Friday

BYCU I decided I hadn't been spending nearly enough time at Modern Drunkard Magazine, so I decided to surf around it last weekend during the Detroit Lions game. I wasn't disappointed. It turns out they're in the second "Clash of the Tightest [http:

Tuesday

Zombie Me Dien Ho asks, What's So Bad About Being A Zombie? [https://philosophynow.org/issues/96/Whats_So_Bad_About_Being_A_Zombie] This passage, especially the last line, cracked me up: > [T]he life of a zombie has characteristics many of us strive mightily to

Humorous

H.I.F. Conan: Pope Francis is reportedly selling his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. When asked why he was selling it, he said, "When I get it over 30 miles an hour, it's hard to keep my hat on." This week at New York's Comic Con,

Saturday

Weekend Miscellany Glorious day: Very few commitments, other than two girls soccer games. If I get out in time, I'll stroll over to the high school baseball field and volunteer in the concession stand for awhile. It's supposed to be 56 and sunny with zero chance

Good Late Night

"Newt Gingrich has criticized “New York elites” who ride the subway. One of those subway elites threw up on my pants this morning." Letterman "Happy birthday to Zsa Zsa Gabor, she's 95 years old. I thought she did a great job at the Super Bowl

Friday

Received in an Email Politically-incorrect humor: I was devastated to find out my wife was having an affair but, by turning to religion, I was soon able to come to terms with the whole thing. I converted to Islam, and we're stoning her in the morning. Went to

Wednesday

Received in an Email These insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words: A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease." "That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "whether