The government has reduced VAT from 17.5% to 15%, hoping to boost growth. Apparantely, shoppers are queuing up outside Curry's now their 50% sale has been increased to 52.5% sale."....2.5p may not seem like much," commented Mrs Cheapa, "but it adds up. I bought this plastic Tupperware set for £3.99 and saved 10p. Unfortunately the 10p fell out of my sari and down an uncovered drain on the pavemen
The recent episode of Saturday Night Live saw Tina Fey portraying US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as usual. What makes this episode different is the surprise appearance of Palin in an obvious, desperate attempt to win over voters. In the recent past, US presidential candidate John McCain guested on The Late Show with David [...]
Open Casting Call for Irate White People With just three weeks to go until Election Day, the McCain campaign has launched a nationwide talent search to find angry audience members for their increasingly hate-filled rallies, McCain aides confirmed today. "People assume that when we hold a rally, angry white people just magically appear, but that's not the case," said McCain aide Hardin
Это было бы смешно, если бы не было так грустно! Актуальные коллажи Девида Диза (David Dees) высмеивают и разоблачают деятельность нынешней администрации Буша. Ее пагубное влияние на развитие американской и мировой экономи
Amidst all the doom and gloom (see Economist article - Bad or Worse), I couldn't resist sharing this piece of satire, which wonderfully sends up all the recent government bailouts."A game of Monopoly being played by the Henderson family of Watford took a surprise twist today when the Bank of England stepped in with a rescue package to save one of the key players, Mr Henderson, from what the Chance
I’ve only just seen the CNN clip below and I have to admit it gave me a chuckle or two. Nonetheless, it begs the question, “Should an easy target be shown a little leniency?” Do we reach a point where we should say, “Okay, this is getting rather too easy — let’s cut this individual [...]
The Cheek - Cardiff's Free Satire Publication
A quick break from Science. The legendary Gareth Baker appears to have set up a free satirical publication for the residents of Cardiff. Check the website above. It features my horoscopes (See previous blogs) which may become a regular feature. Anyway, for the next issue, I've submitted a satirical piece about racism. It may be offensive, but I don't
Unlike the incendiary cover of the new yorker magazine several weeks back, this (in my sagacious opinion) is a truly satirical cartoon - it pokes fun, it's light-hearted and more importantly...it's funny and WE get it. Grab The Bookmarketer For Your Site
The British (some of the foreigners Obama cares so much about impressing) are not so quick to accept the glitz and flash and superficiality of the Obama campaign. This barb has been posted as a transcript before, but still deserves a place as a worthy video:
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When we think of communication, we most often think of using language as symbols to convey meaning. But communication scholars have long recognized that communication through speaking and writing is not the only (or necessarily best) way to convey a message.THIS WEEK, Stephen is hard at work on an article entitled “Media and Human Rights” that will be published in the forthcoming Encyclopedia
The audacity of ego - The Boston Globe — I guess I was wrong about the kid gloves. Something has triggered the media. Here is an interesting editorial from the liberal biased Boston Globe. Perhaps it’s a message to the Obama camp to back off on his dourness a bit! Meanwhile Obama wants no satire? [...]
Barack Obama has responded to the controversial cartoon posted on the July 21, issue of the New Yorker magazine. Big up to Ivan Sanchez who first posted the article on EG Radio. The illustrator Barry Blitt, drew Barack wearing traditional Muslim garb while his wife, Michelle, is in fatigues, sporting a big afro, and has an AK-47 slung over her shoulder. A portrait of terrorist Osama Bin Laden hang
Exhibit A:
The New Yorker runs a satirical cartoon image of a political figure - this is news? It’s clearly poking fun of the FOX sponsored campaign of smear on Obama. I think it’s funny. Much funnier that say being a conservative Republican and seeing a cartoon of your candidate doing something asinine that’s actually true [...]
It always makes me really sad when I realize just how stupid people are. As this fabulous cover of The New Yorker is plastered all of the TV for being"offensive" and "in poor taste", I just lose a little bit of my faith in humanity. Wake up! Its satire! You know, "a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn" or "trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and di
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David Archuleta was miming, alleges ventriloquist neighbourThe Spoof (satire), UK - 1 hour agoThe astonishing claim that David Archuleta, disgraced former winner of American Idol, never actually sang a word throughout the entire series of TV shows is ...Archuleta / Cook Collusion - Shock Confession The Spoof (satire)all 2 news articles
Ever since Agriculture Minister Christopher Tufton made his famous speech in which he advocated the return to the cultivation of cassava as a response to the global increases in the price of basic food items, and what is being characterised by many as an impending global food crisis, there is hardly a social gathering in which one does not hear some kind of joke or punchline which centres on cassa
David Archuleta confession: Gordon Brown is my Dad!The Spoof (satire), UK - 59 minutes agoA hushed silence fell across the political and entertainment world today, at the shock announcement that David Archuleta, the seventeen-year old-runner up ...
American IdolDateline Hollywood (satire), CA - 1 hour agoHe may not have won "American Idol," but David Archuleta already has his hands full... sorting through employment offers from fast food chains. ...
The ElementsFast Food bidding war for David Archuleta beginsDateline Hollywood (satire), CA - 6 hours agoHe may not have won "American Idol," but David Archuleta already has his hands full... sorting through employment offers from fast food chains. ...David Archuleta is fine with coming in Second Place on ‘American Idol’ Best SyndicationDavid Archuleta: What I Said to David C
Fast Food bidding war for David Archuleta beginsDateline Hollywood (satire), CA - 11 hours agoHe may not have won "American Idol," but David Archuleta already has his hands full... sorting through employment offers from fast food chains. ...David Archuleta Trapper Keepers ready to go on sale Dateline Hollywood (satire)all 2 news articles
The ElementsFast Food bidding war for David Archuleta beginsDateline Hollywood (satire), CA - 8 hours agoHe may not have won "American Idol," but David Archuleta already has his hands full... sorting through employment offers from fast food chains. ...David Archuleta is fine with coming in Second Place on ‘American Idol’ Best SyndicationDavid Archuleta: What I Said to David C
Fast Food bidding war for David Archuleta beginsDateline Hollywood (satire), CA - 2 hours agoHe may not have won "American Idol," but David Archuleta already has his hands full... sorting through employment offers from fast food chains. ...David Archuleta Trapper Keepers ready to go on sale Dateline Hollywood (satire)all 2 news articles
Charlton has never laughed so hard as he did a year or so ago when his 13-year-old cousin was telling him about the ridiculously absurd names of some of his classmates. There was [AB Seh Duh], spelled "ABCDE," "Alizay" (The name of an alcohol popularized by rappers like Tupac), and our personal, fall-of-our-chairs favorite: "Shithead" (pronounced [shuh HEED] – seriously, see below). After he had
Wer möchte schon gern mit einem anzüglichen Nachnamen geboren werden? Verständlich. Ich würde auch nicht gerne beWerbung heissen, obwohl meine Tätigkeit viel mit Werbung zu tun hat. In diesem Zusammenhang ergäbe das aber einen komplett anderen Sinn. So ist das auch mit den Bewohnern von Lesbos.
Einige davon sind ganz und gar unglücklich über die missbrä
" ... But, what about the prediction of unnatural disasters? Is there a way to predict the occurrence of these events? Well, there might be.I am advancing a new hypothesis relating to the observation of animals for the prediction of unnatural disasters, particularly terrorist attacks. But, these predictions will be based on the observation of two-legged animals, namely humans. The fact
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Recently delivered: Someone calling himself Orion Archibald, writing for the University of Utah student paper, Daily Utah Chronicle, has produced a rather flat satirical description of Pope Benedict's visit to the U.S.:Move over Gandalf: There's a new wizard in town!Ending a week-long tour of the eastern United States, the Grand Magical Wizard King -- known to mystics by his native wizard title "Pope Benedict" -- held what many in attendance could describe as "a magical event" inside Yankee Stadium.The ceremony, hailed by the Wizard King's followers as a "mass," sought to bestow the powers of the Magical Wizard King and his apprentices onto the lay followers gathered within the stadium, bringing to a close several days' worth of magical powers and spells cast by the Wizard King in both Wa
V Vinayak’s Film to Make Satire on Congress
Ace film maker V V Vinayak who has been ruling the roost with his mass masala entertainers might just be getting onto a different track with the launch of his latest film. It is known news that his next film is with none other than NTR Jr.
The film [...]
Indecision 2008 (satire)
Old School Gamer Responds to "Campaigning in the World of Warcraft …Indecision 2008 (satire) - 35 minutes agoWe stirred up a shitstorm with our recent article "Campaigning in the World of Warcraft." Here to respond to your comments, the writer of the piece, …
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Dasari Planning To Make Satire Film
Dasari Narayana Rao, the high flying union minister and a very big director has been literally brought down to the ground suddenly. He was sacked from the union cabinet. This came as a big shock to not only him but also to all his camp followers as well.
Dasari has been [...]
FAIRFAX, Va. (CAP) - In an effort to bolster sagging revenue and spur increased fervor among gun enthusiasts, the National Rifle Association has announced a new attraction at its national museum in Fairfax, Virginia where visitors will be invited to literally attempt to pry firearms from the cold, head hands of the corpse of former spokeman Charlton Heston. "The kids are just going to love it," said NRA official Buckshot McQuarters. "But, let me warn you, it's not as easy as looks." ~ more... ~
While meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad recently, Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented her program for ending the violence and for making Iraq a respectable, civil nation in the world community.
Scorched over the past few days by allegations that she embellished a 1996 visit to Bosnia, Hillary Clinton received at least a partial vindication today when it was revealed that Sniper Fire was indeed present at the Bosnia airport when she and her entourage touched down. The neo-polka sextet Sniper Fire, that is. "We got a call first thing in the morning. Hurry up, get your instruments, there's going to be a big thing at the airport," recalls Sniper Fire percussionist Ebid Durakovic. "And sure enough, we get down there and it's Mrs. Clinton and her daughter, what's-her-name." ~ more... ~
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Come on fools… recognizzzze - Ode to Eliot Spitzer
What does Spitzer’s downfall prove? That you don’t have to be a Republican to be a hypocrite.
Ode To Eliot Spitzer
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Though Spitzer has said he abhors
Prostitution, he paid to use whores.
And one of his cons
Was [...]
In case anyone needed to keep up-to-date on Liberal Fascism around the world, New Zealand's politicians just banned the use of photos taken from their debating chambers that could later be used as satire. It is interesting watching the logical extent of "Progressivism" around the world. Too bad most of the American public is too enamored watching American Idol.
Apparently, New Zealand's...
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Seeking to bolster its reputation as the planet's foremost proponent of peace, the Bush administration yesterday announced plans to solve a conflict that has been simmering for centuries. While novel and breathtaking in its approach, the solution may prove to be a hard sell to all parties involved.
"We propose to settle the Kurds on one of Alaska's Aleutian Islands," announced Sec. of State
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Actress Shabana Azmi will soon tread familiar ground. Currently in Mauritius for Onir's 'Sorry Bhai', she has said yes to Anubhav Sinha's political satire 'Zindabad'.
Well, actually there’s justice in this world. The New Bombay president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (whose founder is Raj Thackeray) KR Gopi has assured North Indians in the satellite town in which...
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Area Eccentric Reads Entire BookGREENWOOD,IN—"Instead of spending hours on YouTube every night, Mr. Meyer, unlike most healthy males, looks to books for gratification," said one psychologist.
Context hidden messages have always been of the most powerful journalistic weapons against most kinds of censorship. Israel has an active by-law military censorship since it was founded and Israeli journalists have been practicing this strategy since that very same day. Whether the nature of the restriction is political, military or commercial, the context in which a certain information item is
“Gulliver’s Travels” is a great work of social satire. Swift’s age was an age of smug complacency. Corruption was rampant and the people were still satisfied. Thus, Jonathan Swift tears the veil of smug complacency off which had blinded the people to realities. In “Gulliver’s Travels”, there is a satire on politics, human physiognomy, intellect, manners and morality.In the first voyage to Lilliput, Swift satirizes on politics and political tactics practiced in England through Lilliputians, the dwarfs of six inches height. He satirizes the manner in which political offices were awarded by English King in his time. Flimnap, the Treasurer, represents Sir Robert Walpole who was the Prime Minister of England. Dancing on tight ropes symbolizes Walpole's skill in parliamentary tactics and political intrigues. The ancient temple, in which Gulliver is housed in Lilliput, refers to Westminster Hall in which Charles I was condemned to death. The three fine silk threads awarded as p
BBSpot (satire)
Apple iPhone vs. Google GphoneBBSpot (satire), MI - 1 hour agoBy Brian Briggs The iPhone has been out for months, but the Gphone doesn’t exist yet. That might be a problem for other sites, but not here. …
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Bush Calls For Mideast Truce So U.S. Can Attack Iraq
From the horses ass in Washington, D.C. (SatireWire.com) — Complaining that the window of opportunity was closing, an exasperated President Bush today called on Israelis and Palestinians to declare an immediate cease fire in order to allow the United States to invade Iraq.
“Look, I understand you guys have problems, but the more you fight, the more awkward it is for us to get Arab support,” Bush said. “So if you guys could just hold off for a few days, we’ll run in there, do our thing, and get out.”
In telephone conversations with Bush, however, neither Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon nor Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat appeared to be moved by the President’s further lament that America now has 80,000 troops in the region, “and the catering bill alone is killing me.”
Instead, Sharon suggested Bush seek approval from Arab nations by blowing up Arab nations, while Arafat suggested
Yesterday, The Onion was on point early with an Alberto Gonzales man-on-the-street piece. Plenty of folks in stand-up comedy will have a couple of jokes at the ready regarding recent news, but they typically don’t have to deliver them until 8:00 p.m. at the earliest. Getting even three jokes together, as The Onion did, very [...]
Let’s get physical:
I’ve been writing too much about The Daily Show. We’ll do more of that — and soon, I’m sure — but news and humor meet for drinks and go home and make poor decisions together in a variety of other places, too. Some of our recent discussion truly cries out for a segue [...]
"The latest foreign medical applicant whose picture matched his passport. The GMC failed to notice the obvious clue that he was a terrorist"The issue about doctors is this, most think they are super brilliant but in reality they really are just bookworms. I believe this was the problem in the failed bomb plot. Cookery lessons and chemistry lessons had clearly been missed by said doctors. The failed mobile phone detonators during poor signal in the rain stated as follows " The terrorist bomb you are calling is switched off, please try again later". A much more amusing satire was written by the Daily Mash.BUPA TAKES OVER STRUGGLING NHS TERROR CELLPRIVATE health care firm Bupa is being parachuted in to take control of the NHS’s failing British terror campaign, the Daily Mash can reveal.Dr Malley has been with Bupa since 1996The current NHS atrocity management team is to be removed immediately following a series of embarrassing terror blunders in London and Glasgow, and day-to-day contr
Ahhhhh.... yes, the Internet, you have to love it. So many tools at our fingertips, information gathering in a matter of seconds! I was browsing through You Tube looking for videos and ran across these. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!Donald Rumsfeld and his "quirky" sense of humor....A Toe Tapping good time. ;)"Lil Bush"Oh, God, I CAN NOT wait!!! Next week is the season opener! These next few are just to funny not to share!Pilot~ "Hot Dog""Nuked""Evolution"View blog reactions
A slight case of writers block, and a lack of available time, has prevented my writing any feature articles. So in the mean time I’ll post interesting new items I come across.
What Islamabad’s don’t know how to have fun?
Pakistan bans staging play satirising burqa
ISLAMABAD - Irate Islamist lawmakers persuaded the Pakistan government on Thursday to stop a theatre group staging a satirical play about the burqa, the all-covering head-to-toe garment worn by conservative Muslim women.
“Burqavaganza” played earlier this month during an arts festival in Lahore, the eastern city regarded as Pakistan’s cultural capital, and home to some of the most liberal and most puritanical parts of the Muslim nation’s society.
“The burqa is part of our culture. We can’t allow anyone to ridicule our culture,” Culture Minister Sayed Ghazi Gulab Jamal told the National Assembly.
The minister announced that the government had barred the play, which had already ended its run
My previous two post (click here for the first and here for the second) listed reasons to buy my book, BYTE-ing Satire: A light-hearted poke in technology's eye. Here are still more reasons, but these are the last ones I'm going to provide. By now I've probably convinced you to buy it. Any more reasons would be superfluous and boring. And no, thank you very much, I don't want to hear any comments about these and the previous ones being boring.
Jerks who think that owning a cell phone gives them an unrestricted license to be an obnoxious, loud-mouthed boor in public places deserve to be ridiculed. BYTE-ing Satire does that.
BlackBerry addicts who think that some text on their puny little screens is more deserving of attention than their family on evenings, weekends and vacations or friends who go out of there way to join the addicts at a pub or café deserve to be ridiculed. BYTE-ing Satire does that.
My previous post listed the top 10 reasons to buy my book, BYTE-ing Satire: A light-hearted poke in technology's eye. Obviously, there are more than just 10. For example, here are some additional reasons.
The cover includes an illustration of a clown with a computer on his lap. Who doesn't love clowns, computers and, especially, clowns with computers? They are, after all, the mainstays of modern businesses.
Many of the world's largest pools of oil and gas lie in unstable countries that are located in turbulent regions. Consequently, a severe energy crisis at some point in the future is not entirely out of the question. If that happens and you have a copy of BYTE-ing Satire handy you can burn it in your fireplace for warmth. If not, you might freeze to death in winter. Come to think of it, you should probably keep a few copies handy, just in case. (If you don't have a fireplace, indoor fires are not
People ask why they should buy my book, BYTE-ing Satire: A light-hearted poke in technology's eye. Here are the top 10 reasons.
My mother thinks it's funny. She wouldn't lie about something like that.
I have three friends who think it's funny. That makes the appraisal unanimous among my friends.
My editor thought it was so good that she actually paid for a couple of copies to give as gifts. Then again, I mentioned her prominently in the acknowledgments, which might have influenced her purchase.
BYTE-ing Satire is user-friendly, employs an intuitive interface and does not require batteries or an electrical connection. What's more, you don't need an owner's manual to figure out how to use it.
Unlike a cell phone or pager, nobody will ask you to silence it if you carry it with you into a cinema or a swank restaurant. You might, however, be asked to stifle your laughter.
Members of the groundbreaking political satire Republik Mimpi (Republic of Dreams) defended themselves Friday from government efforts to pull the plug on the TV show. Effendi Gazali, the brains behind Republik Mimpi, which is aired on Metro TV, dismissed accusations by Information and Communications Minister Sofyan Djalil that the show represented a"negative political education" for people.He added that the family of former president Soeharto said they were bemused by the show, and that former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid openly supported the show. Effendi also pointed out that the comics who portray former presidents B.J. Habibie and Megawati Soekarnoputri have appeared on other shows. Related:Official finds no humor in TV satire:Information and Communications Minister Sofyan Djalil accused the show of providing a negative political education, the Jakarta Post reported. The show on Metro TV has also been attacked by a group accusing it of unethical conduct towards ethnic Chin
A blog carnival, if you don’t know, is sort of the equivalent of a blog magazine — several bloggers submit their posts on a given topic to a “host” (think editor) who then throws them into one space every week, two weeks, month, whatever.
So today the Carnival of Satire came out and it has a bunch of satire from around the Web, including an entry from little ol’ DaveBurdick.com.
Satire papers are a matter of your imagination. Depending on how crazy it is, the success will be more or less obvious. But when it comes to writing a satire paper, the most common question is: what am I going to satirize about, and how am I to do it? Any brilliant, well-written satire can become a total disaster after one clumsy step.
To prevent you from failing, here are tips on what you can write about.
Yourself. This is the most fruitful way to relax and entertain your readers. They stop seeing themselves as an object for satire, but recognize themselves in you, and this is the best way to make fun of typical habits. The main thing about satirizing yourself is sticking to truth, and being as realistic, as possible. One famous writer once said that every being on Earth is able to tell the story about Earth. In your case, if you describe your typical actions that are so familiar to everybody else, you win. A reader will be reading your paper and nodding his head, kinda saying, "Ye
Bush reciting the PLEDGE...i pledge allegiance to my wife...i pledge allegiance to the united states of Americar,to which it stands one ladyunder, ummm....read more | digg story
If you want your child socialized, you will have to send him to school. While he is getting ready, you'll have to pack his lunch.
When he gets to school, the children will probably stare at him because he isn't wearing the same brand of jeans.
Math will probably be review for him, so he'll know all the answers. The children will call him "calculator" and the teacher will give him extra
