Category Archives: Humour

Friday Fun Link – Calling It "Palin" Probably Isn't A Term of Affection (March 26, 2010)

A company that makes an alternate to traditional female hygiene products, the Moon cup, has a brilliant marketing gimmick on their web site where they encourage readers to submit their pet names for their, ahem, lady bits.  One of the many jokes in the list of entries (I would give anything to hear George Carlin […]

I Feel Like A Heineken For Some Reason…

This clip isn't technically related to St. Paddy's Day but it is a pretty cool little promotional stunt from a company that makes “green” beer so close enough, right? 

Dear World: Canada will be closed from 12-3pm (PST) Sunday afternoon.

We're all going to church! 😉

FTRW 2010 – Friday Fun Link – "Straight Outta Compton" Edited to *Only* The Profanity

For how demonized some albums are, when you cut it down to just the “bad” parts, it really puts things in perspective.  19 seconds.  42 seconds.  29 seconds.  0 seconds.  10 seconds.(via MetaFilter)

Saturday Snap – Religious Indoctrination of Children Happens Early These Days

For instance, Pace is already a believer in the Flying Spaghetti Monster at the tender age of two and a half.  Oh, the horror! 

The Invention of Lying – Mini-Review

We watched Ricky Gervais' “The Invention of Lying” tonight and it's a fairly subversive comedy in a thematic area that doesn't get a lot of attention from Hollywood.  The film's trailer made it look like a typical Hollywood gimmicky slug line = green light production.  You can imagine the pitch:  “It's like Jim Carrey's “Liar […]

Saturday Snap – The Future of Nascar?

Logos on the drivers as well as the cars?

Friday Fun Link – What's the Dumbest Thing You've Ever Heard Somebody Say? (January 22, 2010)

Another very entertaining Ask.Reddit thread.  I heard a good one myself recently – one woman was talking to another woman and said “We're not Catholic, we're Christians.”  

Ten Years of Tech Trends

 A funny article from the G&M looking at ten tech trends that you didn't even know existed in 2000.

The Perfect Present for Everyone This Christmas

The person who designed this display obviously has a good sense of humour!