Category: Humor
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Dennis Miller on Obama, and the Art of the Verbal Counterpunch
(This is a repost, slightly redacted, from 9 October 2014.) Last night on The O'Reilly Factor, the sharpest comedian out there uncorked the following: He makes Narcissus look like he invented self-effacement. In battling the Left, it is not enough to have facts, logic, and moral decency on one's side; one must turn the Left's…
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Overheard at the Philosopher’s Shooting Range
"Treat every gun as if it is loaded in every metaphysically possible world in which it exists."
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Overheard in the Fitting Room
40 in Roman numerals is XL.
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Are You Indecisive?
I can't decide.
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Word of the Day: Witzelsucht
Punning mania.
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Humor Video: Hitler Reacts to Kavanaugh Confirmation
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No Entity Without Identity
Could it be literally true that Trump = Hitler? Why not? Lefties might try tampering with the concept of identity. They might advance the notion that identity, although long held by reactionary racists to be a symmetrical relation, is really asymmetrical. Thus, if a = b, then it is not the case that b =…
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From a Style Sheet
The passive voice is always to be avoided.
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Dear Abby
Dear Abby, My husband hasn't worked for the last 14 years. All he does is get dressed in the morning and hop in his fancy car to visit his cronies. I know he's cheated on me many times with young girls who could be his granddaughters. I know this because he brags about this…
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What Should a Merger of Dissent and Commentary be Called?
Answer by Woody Allen in a 35 second excerpt from Annie Hall.
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Rodney Dangerfield
Funny as hell. Trigger Warning! Not for the Pee Cee.
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Is Life Worth Living?
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Better Latte . . .
. . . than nero. (Is this racist code? A 'dog whistle'? Or is it just a bad pun consequent upon a deployment in an e-mail of the phrase, 'better late than never'?) Related articles 'Anglo-American' a 'Dog Whistle'? Dog Whistling for the Stupid Dick Durbin: Race-Baiting Hypocrite The Anti-Trump Recoil Goes Too Far
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Copy Editor Makes Me Out to be a Disease
Dear Dr. Varicella: Attached you will find two PDFs: a copyedited version of your manuscript and a version indicating changes to the original file. This is your final opportunity to make any clarifications or stylistic changes to the manuscript. An honest mistake, no doubt, so I won't reveal the names of the editor or the…
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Dark Matter Matters!
If someone asserts that dark matter matters, you should respond: ALL matter matters, including prime matter!