December 21, 2006

Too much ambiguity in news headlines. For example, can you tell which of these headlines refer to Homer, Jessica, O.J. or None of the Above?

Simpson Edited Out of Parton Tribute

Simpson to Put on Acoustic Christmas Concert at Cafe

Simpson Publisher Allegedly Used Slur

Simpson Expands TV Role

Simpson Movie Trailer Preview

Simpson Book Available

Then there is the “New Ripper” story out of NotSoJollyOldEngland, where this Steven Wright must NOT be confused with this Steven Wright (or, for that matter, this one or this one). Should celebrities even be allowed to have common names anymore?
But the most confusing headline of them all, which looked at first like the only good news coming out of the White House these days…

Bush Saves Skydiver as Parachute Fails

It was a blackberry bush.

When I learned that MetaFilter’s beloved It’s Raining Florence Henderson had started his/her/its/their own blog, I was crestfallen (if not colgatefallen). Another blogger who has already proven he/she/it/they is funnier than I…

Right here on my own blogroll over there –> –> in the right sidebar (which I recently rescued from my ill-advised attempt to identify everyone by name instead of blog title), are the internet homes of several of the people who put me to shame, humorwise.

The Legendary Lore, The Very Functional Yeti, Those Apathetic Fanatics, The Lovelyandtalented April*, (in WWE announcer voice:) DAAAVE…ZILLLAAAAA!!! There are professional funnypeople with more serious – but not totally serious – blogs (Scott Adams, Ken Levine) and people you didn’t expect to be so funny (Ken Jennings), and almost everybody on my blogroll has a great sense of humor (except Dave Barry… JUST KIDDING) I could go on and on but it’s depressing me again.

*Who was only recently dethroned as the funniest female out-of-work radio personality on the web by you know who. (I’d mention her by name, but I’ve already been accused of webstalking her)

I edited out several paragraphs of self-pity and self-abuse (no, not THAT kind) but put them into the “more inside” for those of you interested in laughing at me, not with me.
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