Archive for the ‘humour’ Category
“Privatise people” – Yes-men stunt
The Yes-men managed another wonderful stunt the other day:
At a Wharton Business School conference on business in Africa, World Trade Organization representative Hanniford Schmidt announced the creation of a WTO initiative for “full private stewardry of labor” for the parts of Africa that have been hardest hit by the 500 years of Africa’s free trade [...]
Techniques of rhetoric
Mark Kaplan, 18 months ago, presented the ultimate blog argument. Titled “Notes on Rhetoric” it was a list of the phrases and techniques used in dodgy comment thread debate. It’s hilarious and very much to the point. I’ll give you a couple of excerpts:
A priori – your apriori supposition is that: “I operate by the [...]
Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes
As John Allison points out so clearly here
what the middle east needs is not Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes but for Israel to help Lebanon to casualty
and hang around for 8 hours to make sure she’s alright.
How to be an evil genius and rule the world
I SPY quoted a phrase from 1984 in a comment thread and it set me thinking, not for the first time, about the similarities between our current situation and that envisaged by George Orwell. With a bit of searching I’ve pieced together a manual for those of you who might wish to become evil megalomaniac [...]
The wrong lizard
There’s only one way to understand this, and Douglas Adams said it best:
‘On [that] world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people.’
‘Odd,’ said Arthur, ‘I thought you said it was a democracy?’
‘I did,’ said Ford, ‘It is.’
‘So,’ said Arthur, hoping he wasn’t sounding [...]
Telling it like it is
Colbert gives a speech at the Whitehouse press dinner which rather offends Mr Bush:
Google Video.
Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Before I begin, I’ve been asked to make an announcement. Whoever parked 14 black bullet proof S.U.V.’S out front, could you please move them. They are blocking in 14 other black bulletproof S.U.V.’S and they need [...]
