The Most Delightful Thing I’ve Seen In Some Time
(Castle not included) You can become a Scottish Lord or Lady for only $50. An organization dedicated to preserving Scotland’s vanishing woodlands is offering to sell Californians … Read more
Blogs
Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.
Framing Occupy Wall Street
A Moral Focus for Occupy Wall Street by George Lakoff, Truthout I was asked weeks ago by some in the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement to make suggestions … Read more
Know your values and frame the debate
There’s been a lot of debate about whether the Occupy Wall Street movement has made it clear exactly what they’re protesting, or whether they even should articulate it. … Read more
Lost Journal: A High School Musical Long Before High School Musical
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: May 3, 1987 (age 17) Tonight was the final performance of my final show as a student at Seton Catholic Central High School. … Read more
Decadent Trifles of the Uber Rich
Reported to be the world’s most expensive dessert, this chocolate pud is fashioned in the style of a Feberge egg. Among the ingredients are gold, champagne caviar … Read more
Forgotten Is The Vertical Soldier
Note from The Jaundiced Eye: From time to time I will be posting a blog post from before I was featured in Humor Times that I feel … Read more
Tough Times Bring Creative Solutions
After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway … Read more
A Man and His Chicken, and Other Strangeness
He looks so…disco. Sloth Unleashed Steam Punk Elmer Fudd my ear-trumpet has been struck by lightning Be seeing you.
Images of Fear and of Hunger
Beggar and King George V. circa 1920 twentytwowords How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 8:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of … Read more
The Last Lancer
There’s something about this image that stays with me. The gas mask places it most likely at the time of the First World War. It also hints that he … Read more
