No punchlines landing on Obama

Following failed New Yorker satire cover of Obama of last week, Fulford resurrected a review of a new book by Jim Holt that I would classify as "Philosophy of Humour" - for want of something better. I enjoyed the piece, in particular recounting early latin gags!

Barber: How shall I cut you hair? Client: In Silence!

Slave: Master, the winds are ferocious and we will soon drown!
Master: Don't cry, I have freed you in my will.

Philogelos 500AD

In addition Fulford adds another wonderful account (besides the one with Morely Calallahan) of a brawl between Ernest Hemmingway and writer Max Eastman in 1937.

Human Rights Commission Charges Comedian with Not Being Funny

Laugh or cry?

Here is part of Ezra Levant's comments.

I think Heather MacNaughton has just made herself -- and the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal -- a punchline in a thousand jokes to come.

Amen

Like a bird on a wire? Leonard COHEN

I found this "interview" with Leonard COHEN rather banal. I mean is it not characteristic of an alcoholic that they can NOT not discuss and wax poetic about the object of their desire? So it seems with COHEN. He's a lush.


Leonard Cohen Live from Macleans Magazine on Vimeo.

Illustration of LARGE NUMBERS

In helping my daughter with Gr 8 Science this past year she did "Rocks". Among the stats she was expected to learn was the "age" of Pre-Cambrian rocks. I am not a "creationist" but 600 million years is a BIG number and it started me thinking of how to illustrate it for myself, her and perhaps others!

So, here goes. (Remember, it has been just over two millennium's since the Death of Christ). I hope it helps!

Can we BELIEVE?

I BELIEVE that every ACTION we take can ripple out farther than we realize

I BELIEVE that ORDINARY people can do EXTRAORDINARY things

I BELIEVE that COMPASSION is stronger than HATRED

I BELIEVE that KNOWLEDGE is stronger than IGNORANCE

I BELIEVE that UNDERSTANDING is stronger than FEAR

I BELIEVE that HOPE is stronger than DESPAIR

I BELIEVE that it is possible to change which PATH you travel

I BELIEVE that you have to LEAD by EXAMPLE

I BELIEVE you do unto OTHERS as you would have others do unto YOU

I BELIEVE Random Acts of KINDNESS make the world BETTER

I BELIEVE all INDIVIDUALS have a right to DIGNITY and RESPECT

I BELIEVE that each of us is connected by our shared HUMANITY

I BELIEVE that while countries declare WAR, individuals make PEACE

IF WE BELIEVE together, can we can Heal Humanity?

Text altered by CRJ, apologies to creators but I wanted to cut it down.
Youtube Video : Christopher B. Buck 2007 Copyright
Music Credit: Vangelis: Gladiator Soundtrack

also "One Voice [What have I Done? - Linkin Park] , "Change a Prelude to Growth" [Deliver Me - Sarah Brightman] and "The Rainbow Warriors" [Gravity of Love - Enigma]