A man with three buttocks, a nose pouch and a compendium of 150 Monty Python sketches.
I know it’s practically impossible, but if you had to pick a favourite, what would it be? Okay, how about picking between travel agent (silly bunt), Sam Peckinpah’s “Tennis Anyone”, and of course, The Ministry of Silly Walks.
And now, The Nose Pouch.
Xerxes I presents “Punish that body of water!” –> slide 2 (circa 483 BC)Note: The Battle of Salamis was fought sometime in late September, 480 BC, and many historians consider it the most important battle in human history. If the Persians had won, which they should have, given their vastly superior numbers, Western history would have looked very different indeed. There is no word on if Aeschylus scored as many chicks as he hoped, though no doubt Agamemnon made him popular with a certain kind of (scary) Athenian matron.
This segment about Mexican immigration in Canada is hilarious. The Daily Show does a great job spoofing Canada.
Second Anniversary EditionWell, we’ve been doing this satire thing for two years officially, and to celebrate, we’ve got a wonderful collection of satire from some regular contributors and some new faces. We hope you enjoy the full frontal irony.
Grantmx from Maize Break (Africa’s Most Outstanding, ie. satirical, Source for News and Information) has a heartwarming story about how some Sudanese Women Welcomed Female US Prison Inmates into their lives.
Ravi Vora has an excellent (Marvel-heavy) collection of Comic Book Characters and Their Real Life Enemies.
We found this video of Conan O’Brien touring Industrial Light and Magic to be hilarious, mostly for his impersonation of C3PO drunk.
Unfortunately, mental_floss rejected this submission from Matt Robison, but their loss is our gain: 5 Tips: How to Read the Bible the RIGHT Way – MY Way.
Madeleine Begun Kane finds a use for all that annoying spam: turning it into Haiku. I especially liked:
Large screen DVD.
Is your husband performing?
Big trading alert.
Did we mention this was our second anniversary? We even managed to find a corporate sponsor, Taco Bell, who wanted us to pitch their new E-Colita (You’ll want to check out more of Vinchen’s environmental art here.)
We choose to believe that The Free Geek’s Ultimate Guide to Freeloading is satire. Of course, there was no trackback option at this blog, so maybe they’re serious.
Rickey Henderson has another series of Recommendations, in which he reminds us of Ned Flanders’ cider-spotting prowess: “If it’s clear and yella’, you’ve got juice there, fella. If it’s tangy and brown, you’re in cider town!”.
The Wrestling Professor discovered that Sean Sherk Tested Positive for Baby Food. After reading the story, we were somewhat disappointed that it was actual baby food, not food made out of babies. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is definitely losing its edge.
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Okay, all you authors of stories — whether fictional or not — The Skwib will be hosting the Storyblogging Carnival here on Monday.
If you’d like to participate, send me:
Email me by noon Sunday.
You can learn more about the carnival here, at Back of the Envelope.
Another edition of Carnivalesque (the ancient and medieval edition) is available at Practica, including such categories as “Viking silliness” and this useful, but badly misnamed Middle Ages Sex Flow Chart, as it has little to do with middle age (marriage, perhaps) and the sex does not seem to be “flowing” at all. (Medieval Sex Allowance Diagram might be more accurate, though we suspect most fundamentalist religions work with the same basic principles.)
Also, there is kitty related material about witches and Vikings. You’ll find it all at Practica.