Archive for the ‘humor’ Category

Woman bites off man’s tongue

Friday, December 5th, 2003

The local FOX affiliate reported this story about a woman who bites off a piece of her boyfriend's tongue. The newscasters Libby(?) Weaver and Frank(?) Zappolo (no, dummy, "Ron"! "Frank"?! ha ha) were doing the show, and after the report, the camera is on Zappolo, ...

Quote of the week

Saturday, November 22nd, 2003

Quote of the week: To teach how to live with uncertainty, yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy can do. -- Bertrand Russell Article of the month is The Onion's Americans Demand Increased Government Protection from Themselves, which for some reason I cannot find on ...

A fine letter to the editor

Tuesday, October 21st, 2003

And the winner for the best letter to the editor is from the October 21 Edition of The Daily Camera: Um, bay leaves aren't for eatingIn reference to Catherine Christiansen's review of Lucca Lucca (Friday Magazine, Oct. 10), I'm puzzled by the comment made when describing the baked minestone soup, "the ...

Hillary (Clinton) on Leno

Tuesday, August 5th, 2003

A few years ago I would not have watched this, but I was curious. Question: When she talked about her husband, she referred to him as just that, "my husband". Not "Bill", or "the former President of the United States," or "the man who cheated on ...

Violent Femmes & Humor in The Fountainhead

Tuesday, December 31st, 2002

In these past two weeks I've found myself listening to the Violent Femmes self-titled debut album (1983) - in the car, and loud. (Many undergrad boys are out of town, someone has to take their role.) Quite therapeutic. Also, I was in a mood to appreciate ...

Back from London, Amazing Grace

Monday, September 9th, 2002

What to do as my simulation runs....Last week I got back from England, where I visited a good friend, took the Tube all over London, and spent a day in Paris. I plan to write up my thoughts on all the items I saw in the many museums there, and ...