"Murphy was an optimist!"
Paralyzed June 26, 2007 5:22 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Murph, Of Being Dad, PhilosophyI woke up early in the morning ready to get up and program while everyone slept but I could not move. I was lying on my right side in the shape of a C. The dog lay on feet. Evan was leaning against my back. And in the C the cat was curled up against my stomach and purring.
Sometimes, the signs are telling you to keep sleeping.
add a commentOf Grasshoppers June 25, 2007 9:52 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I have needs!
Master: You have commitments!
The Best Quote I’ve Seen Today June 22, 2007 8:46 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Humor, Of Interest, PhilosophyAT is a riot! His Bonnaroo posts (and Rich’s) made me long for some live music.
add a commentMan, you people. I got sick of twitter before any of you started with it! [Source]
Of Grasshoppers June 22, 2007 1:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I live in Catch-22.
Master: Perhaps you should try non-fiction.
Of Grasshoppers June 22, 2007 11:56 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I keep making mistakes.
Master: Have you tried doing something different?
Of Grasshoppers June 21, 2007 12:28 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I have failed my family.
Master: Are you going to quit?
Guys like bodily noises June 18, 2007 1:45 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Of Interest, Publishing, Video…And guys like sexy women. So what do get when you combine the two? A Holly Valarse remix that’s a gas!
1 comment so farI can’t stop watching! June 14, 2007 10:04 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, News, Of Interest, Philosophy, Publishing, VideoThis made me laugh so hard today! I have watched it over and over and over. Tommy Chong! You’re my hero!
Jazz from Hell has some additional words and the original MSNBC interview with Contessa Brewer regarding Paris Hilton to put this in perspective.
Update: For those who have’t watched the original MSNBC interview, Colbert’s very direct question to Chong is mocking Brewer.
3commentsTwo points! June 14, 2007 11:56 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Of InterestKarma June 12, 2007 7:58 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : PhilosophyWho have I wronged so badly?!
add a commentOf Grasshoppers June 11, 2007 9:31 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: What have I become?
Master: The sum of all your experiences.
A couple of HEHs June 11, 2007 8:33 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Humor, Of Interest, PhilosophyWell, this about describes me (via Jon). And Les just nailed it! (a must read!)
Btw, with apologies to The Blogfather, I despise HEH. It has bothered me since the first time I ever saw it used in a chatroom (which was probably IRC circa 1988). Dictionary.com gives it a definition of "a half laugh" but I have always read HEH as bemusement but almost a disrespectful, laugh of obligation like "ok, you made the effort to say it so I’ll make an effort to acknowledge you." The two links above deserve much more than a HEH!
1 comment so farThrowing in the towel June 10, 2007 9:05 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Blog, Daily Life, Humor, Philosophy, PublishingThat’s right! I don’t want to work anymore. I just want to blog! That means my readers, all five of you, must each click my ad links about 1000 per day. Do that and I’ll be fine. Now hop to it!
9commentsOf Grasshoppers June 10, 2007 8:16 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Can’t.
Master: Will.
The Funniest Thing Said and You Missed It! June 6, 2007 11:28 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Humor, Of Interest, Philosophy, Publishing, VideoLast night Jon Stewart brought it home. He nailed it for me last night. I laughed until I cried. It was so subtle. Did you catch it?
Paul Rudd, "I have a feeling that in the entire history of Comedy Central I’m the first person that’s ever said ‘pump out a Rene Auberjonois‘"
Jon Stewart, "There’s actually uh Carlos Mencia does it as a recurring bit."
Paul Rudd, "I knew I’d heard it before!"
So why’s it so funny? Read this exceptional article, Take the Funny and Run in full to really understand the joke. For those that don’t want to click over, here’s the brief:
Rogan, who refers to Mencia as "Carlos Menstealia," claims it’s common knowledge among his fellow funny men that Mencia takes bits from other comics and performs them as his own. [Source]
5commentsAnyone who has ever performed stand-up is familiar with the red light, the universal signal that warns dawdlers it’s time to wrap things up. In the ’80s, comics at the Hollywood Improv came up with a novel use for the light. When shining steadily, it had the conventional meaning. But if the bulb began sputtering, it was the comedic equivalent of an air-raid siren, warning performers to lock up their original material immediately unless they wanted to lose it to a master thief.
Robin Williams, comedy’s most notorious joke rustler, was in the house.
…the famed Comedy Store in Los Angeles has even instituted a Mencia early-detection signal similar to the Improv’s for Williams, though considerably less high-tech. "Every time he walks in, the guys in the cover booth just start yelling ‘Mencia’s here!’"
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