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New satirical statue on Mall gives Trump ‘participation trophy’ for Iran War; White House weighs in https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/new-satirical-statue-on-mall-gives-trump-participation-trophy-for-iran-war/
#humor #satire #trolling #TrollingDonald #Iran #war #resist #protest #art #news
"Planning a trip to New York?
If you’ll be in #NewYork before the end of the year, Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of #Art by #SteveMarcus offers a colorful and unconventional look at #Jewish culture through more than 30 #paintings, #prints and #sculptures that blend #Jewishhistory, #deli culture, #Yiddish #humor and 1960s #psychedelic #popart.
What: Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art by Steve Marcus
When: Through December 2026 (check the Center for Jewish #History website for current gallery hours)
Where: Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., New York, NY
Tickets: Admission is free."
https://stljewishlight.org/world-news/psychedelic-jewish-art-exhibit/
The Bayeaux Tapestry has finally arrived in the UK, revealing new details about the storyline.....
@apjbutler #globalmuseum #humour #Humor #BayeauxTapestry
Patrick loved the new 12 cylinder model, but sadly the cost to run it meant he lost his shirt trying to keep it on the road - c. 1260, British Library, Add. 62925, f. 83r
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humour #humor #medieval #manuscipts
I just spoke to #MitchMcConnell for twenty minutes. We debated whether Gold Star Chili or Skyline Chili was the best #Cincinnati style chili. #USPol #Humor #Satire
City’s Beautification Initiative Hamstrung By Commitment To Local Artists.
Officials Say It’s Too Late To Bring In Professionals Now.
https://theonion.com/citys-beautification-initiative-hamstrung-by-commitment-to-local-artists/ #globalmuseum @theonion #satire #humor #humour #art #publicart
From the medieval ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’ - 13th century, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 229, f. 326r
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humour #humor #medieval #manuscripts
I still miss The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson so, so much.
▶️ Remember that time Geoff Peterson had Eyes?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mfj2y1-6R4c&si=YNXRA8VRbnnfuYPv
#craigferguson #thelatelateshow #humor
Public holiday declared after Trump’s state fair attendance reaches double figures.
@newsthump #globalmuseum #satire #humour #humor
Green thumbs. #grickledoodle #gardening #horror #husbands #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor
I have two trifling ambitions in the theater: to make a lot of people laugh and to make a lot of money.
Jean Kerr (1922-2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Interview (1955-07), Theatre Arts magazine
More about this quote: wist.info/kerr-jean/84710/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jeankerr #ambition #amusement #dramatist #entertainment #humor #laughter #makingmoney #money #profit #stage #theater #writing #playwright
Ghostbusters mistake reflecting pool water for ectoplasmic residue.
The Ghostbusters have mistaken the green algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for ectoplasmic residue, Ray Stantz has revealed.
"“The trip wasn’t a complete waste of time, though. We spotted a massive, orange Class 5 Full Roaming Vapor with tiny hands walking up and down the White House garden"
https://archive.ph/lEn84 #humour #humor #globalmuseum #ghostbusters
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? The History Behind the World's Most Famous Joke
The world's best-known joke has roots in 19th-century humor—and may have pioneered a form of comedy now known as anti-humor.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road-origin?utm_source=RSS
Maybe if the #UK switched from Prime Ministers to Fibonacci Ministers, the intervals between them wouldn't be so short.
For ridicule shall frequently prevail,
And cut the knot, when graver reasons fail.
[Ridiculum acri
Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res.]
Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Satires [Saturae, Sermones], Book 1, # 10 “Nempe incomposito,” l. 14ff (1.10.14-15) (35 BC) [tr. Francis (1747)]
More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/1955/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #argument #comedy #debate #derision #humor #impact #jest #jibe #jokes #laughter #mockery #rhetoric #ridicule #satire #scorn #wit #witticism #writing #persuasion #influence
Have a peaceful sunday! :0)
Through The Mirror
https://imgur.com/gallery/through-mirror-xslCt58
#drawing #draw #humor #humour
#earth #aliens #scifi #sciencefiction #sergioaragones #madmagazine #comics #comicstrip
@mdhughes @glitzersachen @screwlisp @Binder
"Cosmic Laughter" (1974) is a collection of some wonderfully funny science fiction short stories. It was once is my fault recommendations a few weeks ago: https://kolektiva.social/@Quasit/116683881518514475
And R. Bretnor wrote a lot of very funny short science fiction too. "The Schimmelhorn File" (1979) is a collection of short stories about a Swiss janitor who is a genius—but only in his subconscious. Fair warning, Papa Schimmelhorn starts out as a dirty old man and just gets worse and worse.
https://archive.org/details/schimmelhornfile0000unse
Another character who's a genius only in his subconscious (and generally wakes up from a bender with mysterious inventions that he doesn't understand) is Henry Kuttner's Galloway Gallagher. Many Gallagher stories were collected in "Robots Have No Tails" (1952).
Gallagher is, I should note, an alcoholic.
https://archive.org/details/robotshavenotail0000henr_r4c9
#quasitbookrecs #books #ScienceFiction #humor #ShortStories #bookstodon
One of my firmly held religious beliefs is that since the 20th century, Great Britain has been punching above its weight in comedy.
That's because the people's daily life is so dreadful, and their governments have done such awful things, and still, some of them can make others laugh.
By that criteria, though, the Scots clearly must be world champions.
#Humour #Humor #Comedy #Scots