Showing posts with label Satire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Satire. Show all posts

Monday, September 14, 2009

Death Can Be Funny

First, RIP Patrick Swayze.

Second, as submitted to Texts From Last Night:

"i hope kanye doesn't show up to patrick swayze's funeral. " i'll let you get back to your funeral in a minute...but michael jackson had the best death of the year. just sayinnn "."
Genius.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Obama on Gay Rights

New website out there with a worthy petition at the bottom:

http://www.obamasplanforgayrights.com

Here's a hint: It's satire.

Via Sullivan.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Mark Twain on Politics

"If we would learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times. A Hartford clergyman met me in the street and spoke of a new nominee -- denounced the nomination, in strong, earnest words -- words that were refreshing for their independence, their manliness. He said, "I ought to be proud, perhaps, for this nominee is a relative of mine; on the contrary, I am humiliated and disgusted, for I know him intimately -- familiarly -- and I know that he is an unscrupulous scoundrel, and always has been." You should have seen this clergyman preside at a political meeting forty days later, and urge, and plead, and gush -- and you should have heard him paint the character of this same nominee. You would have supposed he was describing the Cid, and Greatheart, and Sir Galahad, and Bayard the Spotless all rolled into one. Was he sincere? Yes -- by that time; and therein lies the pathos of it all, the hopelessness of it all. It shows at what trivial cost of effort a man can teach himself to lie, and learn to believe it, when he perceives, by the general drift, that that is the popular thing to do. Does he believe his lie yet? Oh, probably not; he has no further use for it. It was but a passing incident; he spared to it the moment that was its due, then hastened back to the serious business of his life."

via Ed Brayton

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

If I had a Bible, it would be The Onion

It bears repeating, but it's your patriotic duty as an American to love this place:

"Evolutionists Flock to Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain."

The wisdom of Ambrose Bierce

From The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary...

Christian n. One who believes the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Mark Twain: "The War Prayer"

Pete, here's one for you.

(You MUST read it through to the final line).

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Friday, April 18, 2008

More wisdom from Jesus and Mo.

Have I mentioned how much I love this comic?

"...believing in things that aren't true doesn't make you deep. It just makes you wrong."