Ode to Forgetfulness
An evening pause: By Mack Dryden.
Tag: comedy
Bob Hope to the troops
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Jack Benny vs Groucho
An evening pause: All funny, but the best moment is the look on Groucho’s face when he asks Benny the “Big Question”.
Dilbert today
Today’s Dilbert strip says it all about the stupidity of the TSA.
Johnny Carson and Betty White
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Ship of fools
Iowahawk: Ship of Fools. Key quote:
As you may have read recently, a panel of 100 scientists is now warning that the state of California faces the risk of severe “superstorms” that could inflict more that $400 billion in economic damages to our state economy. According to these predictions, such storms could bring more than 120 inches of rain to the Central Valley, and last as long as 40 days. And, possibly, nights.
In anticipation of such a catastrophic event, I will soon begin seeking $75 billion in emergency supplementary appropriations from the California Assembly and federal sources for the construction of the California SuperArk, a state-of-the-art mass transportation vehicle which will help insure the sustainability of our state and its endangered species.
Read the whole thing.
Jib Jab – So long to ya 2010
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A Christmas Carol (1951)
An evening pause: Scrooge awakes on Christmas Day. From probably the best movie version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1951), starring Alastair Sim in an astonishing performance.
Monty Python – The dead parrot sketch
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Dragon’s secret payload
So, what was the top secret payload carried by Dragon on its first orbital mission? SpaceX revealed this secret today: their tribute to Monty Python.
A wheel of cheese.
Hunting as Jeff Foxworthy sees it
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Simon’s cat, lunch break
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Johnny Carson Lie Detector Politician
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Paul Zerdin ventriloquist
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Workout at the gym
An evening pause: Let’s workout!
F Troop
An evening pause: A moment of silliness from the 1960s television show, F Troop.
I’m a denier!
An evening pause: Global warming, from a somewhat different perspective. Those who remember the 1960s TV show, The Monkees, will especially appreciate the humor of this video.
The Great Dictator
An evening pause: Charlie Chaplin, making glorious fun of Hitler and all egomanical dictators, in The Great Dictator (1940).
Charlie the Unicorn
An evening pause: Now for something completely different.
Bugs Bunny – Buccaneer Bunny (1948)
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