Archive for the 'Humor' Category

Axis of [Your Country’s Characteristic Here]

Tuesday, September 17th, 2002

Pick any three countries and this cool applet tells you what they are an “Axis” of. (Link courtesy David Weinberger.)

Say it ain’t so, Saddam

Tuesday, September 17th, 2002

Borowitz Report: “IRAQ AGREES TO WEAPONS INSPECTIONS; CHENEY BEGS THEM TO RECONSIDER.” Choice quote: “‘The Vice President is an optimistic man,’ the aide said. ‘This is a bump in the road, but he is still hopeful that Saddam will change his mind and refuse to allow weapons inspectors to return to Iraq.’”

Brad DeLong on “Civilization” and democracy

Wednesday, September 4th, 2002

Brad DeLong’s blog, which, typically provides timely and provocative economics commentary, also offers this hilarious dialogue with his kids, who are playing Civilization and finding that “Democracy is way too hard!” Tell that to your nearest elected official.

Bushlet

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2002

Long before Safire proposed the Bush-Shakespeare connection, it seems, Adam Felber, who you can hear on NPR’s amusing news quiz show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” posted this clever rewrite of (small) portions of “Hamlet,” with young Bushlet confronted by the ghost of his dad.