Insanity Streak by Tony Lopes
I really enjoy the Insanity Streak cartoons by Tony Lopes.
Every day he cracks me up with some cutting description of everyday life or a fictional world.
The characters change every day, but often feature animals or cave dwellers.
Today he portrayed two birds in the “Old Pigeons Home” reminiscing about how things were better in their day.
“And we were real homing pigeons; nowadays they’re just home boy pigeons,” one old bird remarks. (more…)
The end of the internet
The end of the internet: http://www.endoftheinternet.com/
Quotable quotes from the office
I caught up with a friend and former colleague via Facebook recently. Let’s call her JL.
JL is one of those people you love to be working with. She brings out the best in people, professionally and socially.
Beneath her laconic exterior lurks a cutting wit.
JL was the keeper of a book in which she scribbled “quotable quotes” and “memorable moments”.
The book must be nearly 25 years old now, and I feature in some of its pages from 1988 to 1990.
JL sent me some samples this week. Most of them I wouldn’t like to publish here, but some are okay for mainstream consumption. (more…)
Bananas for picking winners
I received a bunch of bananas at the office this week from an anonymous admirer.
The dozen bananas came in a box that was labelled with a copy of last week’s footy tipping panel selections.
The Kalangadoo victory was highlighted in the selections by myself and Marvin the Monkey.
The chimp and I were the only members of the “expert” panel to successfully select Kalangadoo against Mount Burr in the Mid South East Football League last weekend.
Marvin amazingly picked four out of four winners in the Mid South East (I picked three) while many other tipsters struck out or only managed one winner. (more…)
The Chaser team loses the plot
ABC “comedy” show The Chaser’s War on Everything has taken another step too far in using sick children to gain attention.
I say “attention” instead of “laughs” because I fail to see how anyone could find the offensive sketch amusing.
In it, a child dying of cancer who wants to visit Disneyland is given a pencil case instead; and a child who wants to meet a celebrity is given a stick.
The sketch is titled “Make a Realistic Wish”. (more…)
Celebrity comedian
After dining at a Nepalese restaurant in Lygon Street tonight we attended a couple of shows at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Trades Hall.
The first was with British celebrity comedian Deborah Frances-White (pictured).
She’ll like me calling her a celebrity, because her show was about how to become one. (more…)
Cutting edge humor
There was an advertisement in The Border Watch recently for a doctor who performs circumcisions.
Surprised by this, a reporter spoke to him and it turns out he gets lots of enquiries from country people since the South Australian Government banned circumcisions in public hospitals.
I wasn’t aware of the ban, having lived in Western Australia until May last year and Victoria before that.
Apparently the government considers circumcision “cosmetic” surgery and wanted to save beds. (more…)
