Best advice from the internet today:
Master, what is the secret to happiness?
Not to argue with idiots.
Master, I completely disagree that this is the secret.
Yes, you are right.
Tag: Humor
If you could have only one thing for Christmas
If you could have only one thing for Christmas
In today’s Washington Post, Petula Dvorak’s column includes a story about a 6-year-old who was told by her mother to scale back her Christmas list. So, she wrote a letter to “Dear Sata” asking for just one thing, a remote control that controlled the world.
When her mother pointed out that the salutation was missing an “N”, she simply added it to the end of the name. So, it read, “Dear Satan,…” Fitting, somehow.
Philosophy Street
From SCTV: a parody of Sesame Street called “Philosophy Street.”
Did I Miss Anything?
A poetic answer to that perennial question from those who were absent from class.
Kierkegaard on the Couch
From The New York Times, I especially like the little Sisyphus figure pushing the giant happy face up the hill.
The Monads
From the “Thoughts, Arguments, and Rants” blog, here is a link to a band called “The Monads” and it’s reincarnation, “The 21st Century Monads.” No educated person could resist songs with titles like “The Skeptic Song” and “The Missing Shade of Blues.” There’s even a song expressing the emotional depths of the academic life: “My Paper Was Rejected Again.”
Caring for Pets after the Rapture
A colleague sent me this link. Just when I thought I had heard everything…
Cardboard Solicitation Signs
Here. I especially like the one that reads, “Ninja’s killed my family – Need money for Kung-Fu lessons.”
