Okay! Check out this website, because ... because ... you MUST. It makes me laugh, especially when I'm in that sort of bitter-but-not-REALLY and melancholy moods, both of which fuel my cynical "gallows" type of humor. It might also be described as "Office Space" humor.
After you tire of that (as if!), check out my "A Few of My Favorite Things" blog roll to the left. I've begun late-summer cleaning and purging, people!! This list is meant to be a true representation of the blogs (and occasionally other sorts of site) that I do indeed consider "favorite." Therefore, I have deleted a few blogs (perhaps the reasoning behind such decisions will be a forthcoming post itself) and added a few new favorites. If you like my fellow bloggers' words, drop them a comment and say so. After all, your comments are the way that I "met" most of you! And if you hate them, well, hey, it's up to you what you wish to say or refrain from saying! 'Tis the life of us bloggers.
...Because in the meantime, while you're being sent to and fro by, well, me, I have a coupla new blog themes or possibly features and the like which will be posted in the not-too-distant future. I'm taking a new direction with my writing -- and of course that includes TerminallyUniq... STAY TUNED! :)
Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Elixir of Life...
Is most definitely laughter. I have always found that laughter -- good, genuine, uninhibited, belly laughter -- is one of the best medicines around. When I am with my funniest friends, my family (I'm blessed on Mom's side with some of the most innately funny people around!), or observing a favorite comedian/comedienne, and when I get to laughing so hard that my breathing actually changes, and tears start coming out of my eyes and making my nose run ... That feeling lasts beyond the moment. It changes things.
So I was excited to see that the Huffington Post is running an article about the 20 most influential black comedians in our country -- in honor of Black History Month. You can read the article and vote on your favorites and ones you think shouldn't have made the list. It's fun! I have to say that I had a blast seeing who they chose, and I agreed with at least 75% of the choices. Also, I guess it does have to be considered that saying one is "most influential" does not necessarily mean they are the funniest. I can see in people like Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby (not saying they aren't funniest) that their original ideas and creative risk-taking on stage laid the foundation for many, many other artists and acts that would come later. I didn't even see a stand-up routine by Richard Pryor until I was older than 30!!! And by that time, I had seen other comedians, ones who were famous during "my" generation ... and really believed that certain jokes, certain ways of telling a joke, etc., were their original material. But after I saw Richard Pryor, I know there has definitely been some style-bitin' goin on! Not to say that's a horrible thing; I mean, in the arts, people want the style and idea that they have come to know. If they love a guy like Pryor and they come to see some lesser-known artist, well, that lesser-known better tell jokes the "right" way at least ... and the right way would be sort of like Pryor.
Well, I went ahead and got interactive with it, because I loved all these guys and gals (only two made the list I think, only two females). I've been teased by friends at times when they ask the question, "And, um, do you like any comedians who are NOT black?" because all my favorites seem to be! I do like George Lopez and Lisa Lampanelli (sp?) and Lewis Black, to name a few. But they aren't my favorites, for whatever reason.
The scale for voting is 1 (lowest) to 10 (legendary). My choices were:
9's (consistently hilarious and creative but not quite legends in my mind): Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Mo'nique
10's (truly legends and icons in their field): Richard Pryor, Wanda Sykes, Cedric the Entertainer
...Let me know if you do it and have your own ideas! I might have a different list, but I was going with just the 20 choices they gave in the article. Loved it! Oh, and I almost forgot to add my favorite of all the quotations attributed to the people in the article:
So I was excited to see that the Huffington Post is running an article about the 20 most influential black comedians in our country -- in honor of Black History Month. You can read the article and vote on your favorites and ones you think shouldn't have made the list. It's fun! I have to say that I had a blast seeing who they chose, and I agreed with at least 75% of the choices. Also, I guess it does have to be considered that saying one is "most influential" does not necessarily mean they are the funniest. I can see in people like Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby (not saying they aren't funniest) that their original ideas and creative risk-taking on stage laid the foundation for many, many other artists and acts that would come later. I didn't even see a stand-up routine by Richard Pryor until I was older than 30!!! And by that time, I had seen other comedians, ones who were famous during "my" generation ... and really believed that certain jokes, certain ways of telling a joke, etc., were their original material. But after I saw Richard Pryor, I know there has definitely been some style-bitin' goin on! Not to say that's a horrible thing; I mean, in the arts, people want the style and idea that they have come to know. If they love a guy like Pryor and they come to see some lesser-known artist, well, that lesser-known better tell jokes the "right" way at least ... and the right way would be sort of like Pryor.
Well, I went ahead and got interactive with it, because I loved all these guys and gals (only two made the list I think, only two females). I've been teased by friends at times when they ask the question, "And, um, do you like any comedians who are NOT black?" because all my favorites seem to be! I do like George Lopez and Lisa Lampanelli (sp?) and Lewis Black, to name a few. But they aren't my favorites, for whatever reason.
The scale for voting is 1 (lowest) to 10 (legendary). My choices were:
9's (consistently hilarious and creative but not quite legends in my mind): Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Mo'nique
10's (truly legends and icons in their field): Richard Pryor, Wanda Sykes, Cedric the Entertainer
...Let me know if you do it and have your own ideas! I might have a different list, but I was going with just the 20 choices they gave in the article. Loved it! Oh, and I almost forgot to add my favorite of all the quotations attributed to the people in the article:
My mother wanted me to be a lawyer [but I told her] that I needed to choose my own destiny. I wanted to be an actor. So two weeks after I graduated college, I called my mom one day and asked to borrow $200. She said to me, "Why don't you act like you got $200? --Arsenio Hall
This is Me
If I promise only to write my own original thoughts and hilarious comedy for the next six months (or this weekend at least), will you please just humor me (no pun intended ... okay, pun intended) and check out the "conversation" below? One of my top bloggers has a Label/Tag category called "Stuff I Wish I Thought of First." If I had that one, I'd be placing it on this post, but that probably goes without saying! Anyway, today's post is a prime example of what I love (and what I believe her hundreds - possibly thousands? - of fans love too) about her: it is creative and beautiful in its simple humor and cleverness. Hope you like it the way that I do! Oh, and if you are at least a bit like me in that I love cats a lot, you will definitely like it. ("Victor" is the husband, and "me" is the Bloggess)
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Victor: What the fuck are you are you doing? Aren’t you supposed to be working?
me: I’m learning about neuroscience.
Victor: You’re looking at pictures of kittens.
me: I’M DOING BOTH, ASSHOLE.
Victor: I’m going to block the internet on your computer when you go to sleep tonight.
Conclusion: Victor is intimidated by my knowledge of science. I’m like Yentl when she had to become a cross-dresser to learn the Torah, except that I have to go hide in the bathroom and pretend to have food poisoning so that I can look at pictures of cats on my iphone without getting hassled. This is exactly why it sucks to be a girl.
(All content rights reserved exclusively by TheBloggess and TheBloggess.com)
Victor: What the fuck are you are you doing? Aren’t you supposed to be working?
me: I’m learning about neuroscience.
Victor: You’re looking at pictures of kittens.
me: I’M DOING BOTH, ASSHOLE.
Victor: I’m going to block the internet on your computer when you go to sleep tonight.
Conclusion: Victor is intimidated by my knowledge of science. I’m like Yentl when she had to become a cross-dresser to learn the Torah, except that I have to go hide in the bathroom and pretend to have food poisoning so that I can look at pictures of cats on my iphone without getting hassled. This is exactly why it sucks to be a girl.
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