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"The Truman Show" Delusion? I Think Not

You know the movie "The Truman Show?" The one about Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) who discovers his whole life is a TV show? Since the day he was born, he lived on a TV set disguised as a town, was followed by hidden cameras, and his friends and family were really hired actors and actresses. Well sit down, because I've made a disturbing discovery. I've discovered I'm the star of "The Megan Show."

Barack Obama and John McCain: Online Videos To Tickle The Funny Bone

Back in February on Super Tuesday I posted "Super Online Videos For Super Tuesday." Now that the primaries are over and the official presidential campaign is in full swing, I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a few laughs. What better way to get them then by checking out the latest online videos that take a humorous look at the campaign and the candidates?

From the 'hood: Postcards From Yo Momma

by From the 'hood at 3:33pm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 under Mommy & Family, parenting, humor, postcards
Does your mom still have an AOL account? Does she email you her random, yet charming, thoughts on life and love? Does she wish you called more often? Postcards From Yo Momma is a collection of the many delightful correspondences these traits inspire. Learn more about From the 'hood.

Movie Trailer Parodies: Big YouTube Fun

Need some humor in your life? Have I got some YouTube videos for you! Recently during one of my regular YouTube forays, I uncovered a stockpile of entertaining movie trailer parodies, or recuts as they're sometimes called.  I happen to hate "Mary Poppins."  What's that got to do with movie trailer parodies?  Read on.

A Pun in the Oven

by Alanna Kellogg at 11:01am Sat, 5 Jan 2008 under Food & Drink, humor, puns
Baklava Queen from the Ohio food blog Rolling in the Dough just makes me laugh. Her headline puns are original, witty and spot-on appropriate for both her recipe posts and food commentaries. Here are sample bites: Baguette Lady ~~~ Tiers of Joy ~~~ Chick Fix ~~~ A Piece of This, A Pizza That ~~~ Pizza on Earth ~~~ You Butternut Pout, You Butternut Cry Next year, will someone please remind me to nominate Rolling in the Dough for Most Humorous Food Blogs? For harmless punless fun, BlogHer food editor Alanna Kellogg throws unusual ingredients into her favorite chili recipe.

Awesome Words Not To Live By

Cross Posted At Megan's Minute I'm baaaaaaaack! It's a New Year, a new day and today Megan's Minute is all about words. Yesterday I read this Reuters article via MSNBC.com about a "surge" of cliches that used to be "sweet" and "awesome" but which are now a "perfect storm" of bad "wordsmithing." An excerpt: "Choosing from among 2,000 submissions, the public relations department at Michigan's Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie targeted 19 affronts to the English language in its well-known jab at the worlds of media, sports, advertising and politics. The contributors gave first prize to the phrase "a perfect storm," saying it was numbingly applied to virtually any notable coincidence" The complete list includes "under the bus," "back in the day," "it is what it is," and "give back." Though I agreed with most of the words on the university's list I have to admit a special fondness for the word "awesome" and the phrase "thrown under the bus." But the university's list got me thinking and I came up with some phrases I'd like to add to the their list: