Monument Humor

(c) Tom Toles, Washington Post, 1/7/2009

274. Most Ludicrous Argument

Lil has a cute caption contest at Must Be The Humidity. Ken has a funny spam posted at SOSaipan. Ed still has Harry's fairy tale as his top billed story (too funny). It seems to be time to enjoy a moment of light-hearted silliness.

So, I'll just say that this comment in today's paper made me laugh.

"We're a Christian community and we don't need this kind of negative thing." Ray Tebuteb on the ground-breaking suggestion first made by Pew Charitable Trust for a marine monument here.

God forbid that some outsider (like Jesus himself) should come here and propose anything! How un-Christian!

162. The Saipan Tribune Advertises--Hilarity Ensues

I laughed out loud when I read this advertisement (copied verbatim) in the Trib today (see page 22).

Attention all fresh college graduates
Do you love to write? Ever considered pursuing a career in
journalism?
We are looking for fresh college graduates (associate or bachelor's degree)
with strong English writing skills, is willing to be trained to become a news or
sports reporter, and is ready to put in the hard work necessary to become a
professional reporter.
Interested? E-mail your application letter, resume, and a writing sample
...

I can't help but wonder who will be doing the training, and whether punctuation and grammar will be on the agenda! And let's make sure there are no stale college graduates applying! haha!

36. On the Road in Saipan

Thought you might enjoy this photo from Aya--what you might see on the road here.

BackroadSaipan

And if you are living in Saipan and haven't experienced this, you're not getting out enough. If you're not here, well, have a laugh on us.

24. Call me Ansgarr--For all the Luddites out there

I'm a Luddite, I admit. I have trouble with new technology. That's why I haven't yet been able to figure out how to embed the You Tube videos directly onto my blog. So I can relate to this one! BEVERAGE ALERT.

HelpDesk

You can also check around on You Tube for the original Danish version--better quality imaging. Once you've figured out what's being said, it won't matter so much that it's not in English.

Enjoy.

OKAY--Thanks to P.I.C. here it is (this is a slightly different English version--the other subtitled one has been removed):

15. Blogs-- You Were Looking for WHAT??

I blogged about the criminal activities by the Red Heart Massage owner & manager. I blogged about federalizing minimum wage in the CNMI. I blogged about writing awards in mysteries and children's literature.

In other words, I blog about things I find interesting.

Out of curiousity, I recently clicked on the "next blog" link at the top of my blog. It took me to porn. I did this for days on end and every time it took me to porn. I figured that was because I had two blog entries on the --you know--RHM.

Sheesh. How ridiculous.

I'm not the only one noticing that blogs and websites get linked up--not by actual content but by coincidental word choices.

Check out this!

At Last! Writer Beware Blogs! A.C. Crispin and Victoria Strauss Reveal All!: Victoria Strauss -- You Were Looking for WHAT??

Some hilarious and unlikely connections.

Gives new meaning to 6 degrees of separation.