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August 2011

August 26, 2011

Funniest joke?

The winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Best Joke award, by Nick Helm: "I needed...

August 22, 2011

Happy Monday!

August 20, 2011

It's the Circle of Laughs

From those whacky folks at Disney, "Bloopers and Outtakes" from the new "The Lion King"...

August 14, 2011

Who's behind all those cat videos on YouTube?

Now it can be told.

August 12, 2011

Why are we skipping church?

The folks at The Onion provide some answers...click to enlarge:

August 02, 2011

If God had a blog …

This has to make you smile. From the New Yorker, a funny glimpse at what...

August 01, 2011

"Best God joke ever"?

A poll a few years ago voted this the winner. And it's got a lot...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

Ha!

Get a load of this: H/T to the jolly Frank Weathers, who has more here....

July 25, 2011

I don't think this is in the Book of Blessings

From Nashville, the pre-race prayer at the Nascar Nationwide series race last weekend.

July 25, 2011

Thanks for the tip!

Helpful advice from a pizzeria: See some other great tips here.

July 20, 2011

Sheer genius: one man, dozens of celebrities, all doing Shakespeare

I howled. This is really something. Actor/impressionist Jim Meskimen with three minutes of bedazzling ingenuity.

July 09, 2011

"Stop forwarding that crap to me"

One of the great poets of our age, Mr. "Weird" Al Yankovic, speaks for us...

July 05, 2011

Adorable x 2

Because you can never have too much of laughing babies on YouTube. And I think...

July 03, 2011

iBreviary, over easy

A priest friend posted this image on his Facebook page, from the good folks who...

June 2011

June 28, 2011

Off to the races!

The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.

June 21, 2011

Stephen Colbert: "Service is love made visible"

That's just part of his very fine (and surprisingly Catholic) commencement speech at his alma...

June 15, 2011

Hello, Dalai — or, how not to tell a joke

I have to give this Aussie anchor props for having the honesty and nerve to...

June 11, 2011

What if we acted in real life the way we do on Facebook?

The result might look like this amusing video below, created to promote a new opera...

June 04, 2011

When Darth Vader went to Disneyland

Not long ago, I posted an item about my experience riding the new and improved...

April 2011

April 01, 2011

What church geeks do on April 1st

Stuff like this.

April 01, 2011

You might be a disciple of Jesus if …

...you fit any of these characteristics. H/T to Frank. Check 'em out: 1. You think...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

If Google had existed in 1960 …

...would it have looked like this? Source.

March 21, 2011

A Lenten lectio: "Serenity now!"

I know the feeling. A classic bit from "Seinfeld":

March 17, 2011

The brilliance of Steve Martin: "Atheists don't have no songs"

We loved him with "King Tut," and he's gone and done it again, with this...

February 2011

February 27, 2011

That '70's woe

Do you miss the '70s? Does this bring back memories? Yes, I confess: I once...

February 19, 2011

Shock: Oprah picks nun's book for her book club!

Well, almost. Check out this clever book plug.

February 06, 2011

What is Super Bowl Sunday really about?

This little clip says it all. :-) God bless Bill Geist. And, of course, George.

February 03, 2011

May The Force be with you…

Caught this over at Elizabeth Scalia's joint, and it's the first commercial in a long...