Tag Archives: humor/farce

Prefix

Posted on March 14, 2012 by WorldWideWeber

You may think this is about a linguistic nicety, the bit that comes before the main part and imparts a nice twist—something came before, or after (pre-, post-); or the word sort of applies (pseudo-); or the action is being done … Continue reading →

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Impropiety

Posted on December 29, 2011 by WorldWideWeber

From the You-Can’t-Make-This-Stuff-Up Dept.—headline, 28 December 2011: Police storm Church of the Nativity to break up brawling priests That’s the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem. Not Pennsylvania—the Holy Land. It seems the Armenians wanted to use Spic and Span, but … Continue reading →

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Silliness

Posted on April 27, 2011 by WorldWideWeber

Now that Barack Obama has released a copy of his long-form birth certificate (the supposed Holy Grail of birtherism), the predictable reponses are already airborne: “Is it real?” (launched by The Donald), “What about his school records?” (ditto), and “What … Continue reading →

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Seriously?

Posted on February 17, 2011 by WorldWideWeber

About a month ago Laura was walking along 41st Street up around Military Road as the winter sunlight was fading. A young man walked up to her and said: “Can you tell me which way is west?” The sky might … Continue reading →

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Scrimping

Posted on September 2, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

I’ve walked past this sign so many times I finally had to memorialize it: Not bad: more than $100,000 a year! Maybe even $200,000! Clearly all income is pure profit—why bother paying for a professional-looking sign? And don’t worry if … Continue reading →

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Auguration

Posted on January 17, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

Far be it from me to try and predict how the Obama presidency will turn out. Many of us had a feeling the Bush years would be bad, but did any of us dream it would turn out as disastrous … Continue reading →

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Pffffft

Posted on July 31, 2008 by WorldWideWeber

Today was a big day. I read about the world’s oldest joke and heard an old favorite, Haydn’s Symphony No. 93, on XM Radio. Okay, here’s the joke, recorded ca. 1900 BCE by a Sumerian who shall remain nameless: Something … Continue reading →

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Handyman

Posted on October 31, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Happy Halloween! [h/t to Ben Samuels via The Beat]

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Bumpers

Posted on October 23, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Peddling through Georgetown this morning, I saw this bumper sticker: Don’t believe everything you think A block or so later, this: MILITANT AGNOSTIC I don’t know & you don’t either Skeptic to the right of me, skeptic to the left … Continue reading →

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Fleshification

Posted on September 28, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Every time I watch The Simpsons, I think: “This stuff is brilliant!” And yet I don’t watch the show religiously. I figure I’ll see every episode eventually. Why rush things? The writing is fantastically good. It captures so much of … Continue reading →

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