Philosophy
The Next Ten Plagues
My Fellow Comedists,
Lest any of the faithful lose power this weekend, we're moving the comedist post up a day because of the storm. It has indeed been quite a run for us lately: earthquakes, hurricanes, the candidacy of Rick Perry. It seems like we may be looking at the next ten plagues. So, if these are the first three, what should we expect as the following seven? Replacing Jim Lehrer with Octomom? Others that bring should bring shudders to our collective spine?
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The Feast Of Saint Tom
My Fellow Comedists,I am humbled to share a birthday this week with a true Comedist saint, Tom Lehrer. An undergraduate and masters students at Harvard in mathematics in the late 40s and early 50s, he began to play novelty songs in the Cambridge area....
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Do We Pass The Funny Down To Our Kids?
My Fellow Comedists, Some speculative comedist sociology this weekend. Are you more likely to be funny if you come from a funny family? Is the funny something biological that some folks have and others don't? Is it something we get from our environment?...
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A Comedist Request
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This weekend, I, the Irreverend Steve, come to you for advice. I am in need of pastoral counseling from my flock. We stand a mere eight weeks from April 1, Saint Shecky's Day, the holiest...
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Comedist Evangelism
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, It is time to put the word in the streets. Other religions may try to bring the good news, but we alone bring the funny pages. So, this weekend we are evangelizing, we are seeking converts, we...
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Rick Santorum's Insane Conspiracy Theories
Where do the Republicans find these inept, ignoramus candidates? Did someone lose a bet? First it was Sarah Palin, then they came up with Michelle Bachmann, then Rick Perry and Herman Cain... and now the new kid in town seems to be education-phobe Rick...
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