The Light Side
"You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light."
"Some Vicomte de Chateaubriand"
“The Humorist does not laugh so much at mankind as he invites mankind to laugh at itself”
Peter De Vries (1910 - 1993)
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Moronic News Headlines
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Al Franken Brings Some Humor to the Senate - CBS News
Al Franken is working on some new material. After arriving in the Senate in July after a bitterly contested recount, the former "Saturday Night Live" satirist immediately set out to prove that he was no court jester. He pursued Hillary Clinton's ...
Saints Don't Overshoot The Humor With Their 2010 ... - OurSports Central
ST. PAUL, MN (March 18, 2010) - There were no distractions or fatigue as the St. Paul Saints put together their 2010 promotional schedule. When the final pieces of the puzzle were arranged it was a smooth landing and 48 innovative ideas will ...
Lance Armstrong Is Not A Fan of Tony Kornheiser's ... - Sporting News
Tony Kornheiser hasn't had the best few weeks on radio. The ironic thing is that he isn't doing anything different than he's done his entire career. Kornheiser, as you know, was suspended for two weeks from ESPN for comments about Hannah Storm's ...
Paralympics: Athletes find humor in visually impaired ... - Vail Daily News
WHISTLER, British Columbia — Even the Paralympic athletes who compete in biathlon sometimes have a hard time wrapping their heads around the idea of visually impaired people shooting rifles. "Blind biathlon is a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it?" joked ...
MOCAD's 'Black cat' purrs with humor and innovation - Detroit News
For anyone who's ever felt confused and blank in the face of conceptual art, here's a show for you. The message behind "For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn't there," at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit through ...
Smothers Brothers bring folk music, humor and ... - Star-Banner
Money. To be more precise, a heftier ticket price. At $40, it's about twice what normal acts go for at the Circle Square Cultural Center, where SmoBro - as Tom and Dick Smothers refer to themselves on their Web site - will perform Friday night ...
Friends recall former mayor’s humor, flair - Biloxi Sun Herald
PASS CHRISTIAN — Friends and colleagues say Billy McDonald was a good politician and storyteller, a man who knew how to work a room and accomplish anything he set his mind to. The former Pass Christian mayor died Wednesday at his home after an ...
10 Ways to Write One-Liners - Huffingtonpost.com
They've replaced our grandparents' humor, based on long tales that were basically repeated the same joke: Three people from three different ethnic groups walk into a bar. The first two say something smart, and the third says something that ...
MOCAD's 'Black cat' purrs with humor and innovation - Detroit News
For anyone who's ever felt confused and blank in the face of conceptual art, here's a show for you. The message behind "For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn't there," at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit through ...
Ata Demirer: Humor makes my life easier - Today's Zaman
In 2004 he ventured into another TV comedy series, this time with an ensemble cast, the popular “Avrupa Yakası” (European Side), in which he portrayed Volkan, the overweight, annoying, useless and smalltime musician brother of the lead character ...
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Just plain dumb |
| While in most countries the penalty for driving while intoxicated is severe, in Uruguay intoxication is a legal excuse for having an accident while driving. |
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Humor
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Dumb Packaging Labels |
Here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods.
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1. On Sears hairdryer:
"Do not use while sleeping." |
2. On a bag of Fritos:
"You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside." |
3. On a bar of Dial soap:
"Directions: Use like regular soap." |
4. On some Swanson frozen dinners:
"Serving suggestions: Defrost." (But it's *just* a suggestion) |
5. On Nytol Sleep Aid:
"Warning: May cause drowsiness." |
6. On most brands of Christmas lights:
"For indoor or outdoor use only." |
7. On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
"Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts." |
8. On a child's Superman costume:
"Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." |
9. On a bottle of Palmolive Dish washing liquid:
"Do not use on food." |
10. On a tube of Crest Toothpaste:
"If swallowed contact poison control."
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