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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Paralympics: Athletes find humor in visually impaired ... - Vail Daily News
... Brian McKeever. "The first time I heard about it I laughed." McKeever races in the 12.5-kilometer biathlon at the Paralympics on Wednesday. The sport combines cross-country skiing and target shooting. For the shooting, visually impaired skiers ...
Middle-school humor is all in good fun in 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - El Diário La Estrella
PG (rude humor, mild language); 90 min. Why Diary of a Wimpy Kid ? Because you're never too old for a good booger joke. Jeff Kinney's irreverent illustrated diary about one tween's nightmare middle-school experience comes to the big screen with all its boogers, bullies and bad decisions, and maybe a
Coffee and Humor! New Contest Seeks to Find Chicago’s ... - Earthtimes
About Keurig / Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) Keurig, Incorporated is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR). As a leader in the specialty coffee industry, GMCR is recognized for its award ...
CBS tries too hard at humor - HamptonRoads.com
It was funny the first time he said it. St. Mary's took an early lead over Richmond with a put-back by star Omar Samhan. "Oh, goodness, bring me a dream!" CBS announcer Bill Raftery said. Get it? Because his name sounds like sandman. Allow Raftery to ...
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 ...
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| 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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Trailer Review: Repo Men
This week I review the sequel to Minority Report called Repo Men. A strange choice for a title of a sequel, but there you go. It doesn't have any of the stars, or crew, but it follows the same plot. Oh wait, I've just been told that this isn't a Minority Report sequel. Oops, my bad.
Daily Links - 3/19/10
<blockquote><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/17/url-shorteners-speed/" target="_blank">URL Shortener Performance</a> - Which URL shortening service performs the best? Not Facebook's.</p> <p><a href="http://www.livedigitally.com/2010/03/17/11-things-you-should-never-do-online/" target="_blank">Never Online</a> - Never do these 11 things online.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect" target="_blank">Tetris Effect</a> - OK, who hasn't experienced this?</p> <p><a href="http://www.thecooksden.com/steve-jobs-cheese-head/" target="_blank">Steve Jobs Cheese Head</a> - Yes, someone made a replica of Steve Jobs' head out of cheese.</p> <p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5496082/htc-we-disagree-with-apples-actions" target="_blank">HTC Disagrees</a> - HTC things Apple is wrong, and plans on proving it.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/undercover/2010/03/the-hardest-logic-puzzle-ever/" target="_blank">Logic Problem</a> - Once again the hardest logic problem ever.</p> <p><a href="http://www.zyvexlabs.com/EIPBNuG/2003MicroGraph.html#Ion" target="_blank">Nano Enterprise</a> - The smallest starship Enterprise you will see today.</p> </blockquote>
Details on Google's Nexus One Successor "Threepio Phone" Leaked
Mountain View, CA - Sales of Google's flagship Android phone, the Nexus One, has led many people to call the phone a flop. However, we here at BBspot have learned that it hasn't deterred Google from moving forward with the next generation phone to replace the Nexus One called the Threepio.
BBlooper: Tasteless Story
I'm hoping this story was just bad timing...
BBlooper: Firing Teachers
With teachers like these...
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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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