This bit of humor at the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee might have been an unusual occurrence, but judging from the reaction of those in attendance it was obviously a welcome one.
As Art Linkletter used to say, “Kids Say The Darndest Things.”

By the way, the young man in the video, Sameer Mishra [...]

We’re all in the same boat so to speak, so we might as well add a little humor to the pain.
Received these in an email..perhaps all forms of transportation will need one in the future!

Paul Aldrich reminds us why we should elect Hillary Clinton as our next President of the United States.
In this otherwise tedious election season, it is nice to have a good laugh.
Enjoy!

Special thanks to The Anchoress via College Humor is a funny video of Hitler singing the Jefferson’s theme song:

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The Difference
John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were walking down a Washington DC street when they came upon a homeless man.
John McCain gave the man his business card and told him to come to his office for a job. He then took $20 out of his pocket and gave it to the man.
Hillary [...]

A little Monday fun at the expense of a few major media outlets:

Just a little something…(author unknown)
I’ve sure gotten old!
I’ve had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement,
new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes
can’t hear anything quieter than a jet engine,
take 40 different medications that
make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts.
Have bouts with dementia.
Have poor circulation;
hardly feel my hands and feet anymore.
Can’t remember if I’m 85 or [...]

Other than perhaps the Super Bowl, I don’t have many memories of terrific television commercials..until now.
This is by far one of the best advertisements I have seen in years. What fun! (I don’t want to spoil it for those who choose to take a look, so I’ll say no more.)

Few across the web can begin a post with the words, “at the end of the world only two things will survive, cockroaches and Cher,” and somehow incorporate politics, health, personal woes and entertainment successfully.
The Anchoress manages to do just that in her latest post with the flair which all of us who are faithful [...]

Full story here.
The queen of vampire Goth lit — check.
Hollywood’s favorite she-pimp — right on.
The list of new celebrity endorsements continues to mount for the Democratic presidential run of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who leads the pack in election polls, all the while picking up an ever-more interesting cadre of announced political admirers.
“I’m a big [...]

Dear Guss,
I’ve been thinking about this for some time now and I need to ask you a question.
Do I need to start my own blog so I can write? Please let me know.
Sincerely,
Your favorite cousin/sister ~J~

I hope that this doesn’t offend anyone.
To many, he was “Bush’s Brain,” the master tactician who would stop at nothing to advance the political agenda of George W. Bush.
But to a growing number of experts within the Beltway and beyond, a more sinister portrait is emerging of former White House political adviser Karl Rove: [...]

Guss has done all the heavy lifting today so I thought I’d search for things on the lighter side.
Via Instapundit we find another take on global warming.
Bacteria in a moose’s stomach create methane gas which is considered even more destructive to the environment than carbon dioxide gas. Cows pose the same problem (more….
It’s nice to [...]

The sharing of marriage…
The old man placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink.
He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife.
He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in [...]

Sick a monster on them.
Author Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal when he started signing books during an unannounced visit to a shop in Australia, according to local media.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said staff at the Alice Springs book store did not initially realise the writer was autographing his own novels.
Bookshop manager [...]

I must say it takes a lot to surprise me but this was totally shocking. Actually I used to watch it until I found out they voted Republican.
It was a moral quagmire no 10-year-old should be tortured by: On Thursdays at 8 o’clock, I could either pedal up Canyon Road to my Awana Club [...]

BRATTLEBORO, Vermont (Reuters) - A Vermont town that is gaining national attention for brash displays of nudity — from teens in the buff to naked elderly people — awoke on Wednesday to an emergency ban on nakedness in most public places.
Officials in Brattleboro voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday night for a temporary 30-day ordinance [...]

ABCs Good Morning America program featured a John Edwards Town Hall meeting on Monday morning.
That’s not the story and there really isn’t a story here, but a question.
Notice the man behind Mr. Edwards’ left shoulder.

Now you see him…

Now you don’t.
Where did the sleeping man go?
It seems that maybe ABC removed the sleeping man from view [...]

All I want is a House (Senate) somewhere,
Far away from the cold night air.
With one enormous bull (session),
Oh, wouldn’t that be loverly?

I think my favorite Ratherism was in either the 2000 or the 2004 presidential reporting when Rather said, “This race is tighter than the lugnuts on a 55 Ford.”
Enjoy this blast from the past.

From kimsch at Musing Minds.

I couldn’t stop laughing while posting this.
                                                         
Poland’s conservative government took its drive to curb what it sees as homosexual propaganda to the small screen on Monday, taking aim at Tinky Winky and the other Teletubbies.
Ewa Sowinska, government-appointed children rights watchdog, told a local magazine published on Monday she was concerned the popular BBC children’s [...]