Friday, May 30, 2014

The Borowitz Report: Scientists Consider New Name for Climate Change

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NEW HAVEN (The Borowitz Report)—After a report from the Yale Center on Climate Change Communication showed that the term “climate change” elicits relatively little concern from the American public, leading scientists are recommending replacing it with a new term: “You will be burnt to a crisp and die.”
Other terms under consideration by the scientists include “your cities will be ravaged by tsunamis and floods” and “earth will be a fiery hellhole incapable of supporting human life.”
Scientists were generally supportive of the suggestions, with many favoring the term “your future will involve rowing a boat down a river of rotting corpses.”

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Headline Observation: Lobotomies

“China says Islamists seek to ban laughter and crying” 
For some, lobotomization may be true path to religious fulfillment 
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Headline Observation: French Air

“In China, jar of French mountain air fetches $860” 
Downside: Buyer can’t open jar to enjoy or even prove it 
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Headline Observation: Grass

The lawn of a garden taken from a low level.
The lawn of a garden taken from a low level. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Lawn care error kills most of Ohio college's grass”
Students feel compelled to consider outside sources
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Headline Observation: Bobcat

Sam Smith, left thumb bent further back than n...
Sam Smith, left thumb bent further back than normal (hypermobility) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Testing inconclusive, suspected bobcat returned”
‘Without opposable thumbs,’ Sheriff says, ‘no way he cracked that safe’
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Friday, May 23, 2014

Headline Observations: Annuities

“At 111, oldest man ponders what to do next”
Finally cancelling his annuity contributions in top three

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Headline Observation: Soccer

English: Osama bin Laden as he is interviewed ...
English: Osama bin Laden as he is interviewed by Hamid Mir for Daily Pakistan in 1997; behind him on the wall is an AK-74 carbine. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Osama bin Laden look-alike to welcome World Cup tourists”
‘Nothing says soccer’ says organizer, ‘like Osama bin Laden’
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Good New Yorker cartoons: Algorithm



Headline Observation: Cat

English: The famous Honus Wagner T206 card, ci...
English: The famous Honus Wagner T206 card, circa 1910. Français : La célèbre carte de baseball T206 Honus Wagner. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Cat that chased off attacking dog gets baseball invite”
And what could be more enjoyable for a cat than a baseball game?
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Headline Observation: Prophet

“Oscar the cat predicts patients' deaths”
No bedside treats and you’re toast

Monday, May 19, 2014

The Borowitz Report: G.O.P.: EVIL MASTERMIND BEHIND BENGHAZI IS FRAIL OLD WOMAN WITH BRAIN DAMAGE


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    WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is an evil genius capable of masterminding the most elaborate cover-up in U.S. history and is also a frail old woman with brain damage, leading Republicans charged on Sunday.
    Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus led the attack while appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where he said that the American people should be wary of electing a woman who is capable of orchestrating the complex conspiracy to whitewash Benghazi while, at the same time, being too old, feeble, and brain damaged to serve in the Oval Office.
    “These two aspects of Secretary Clinton would have me very concerned,” he said.
    Mr. Priebus said he saw “no contradiction” between the portrayals of Secretary Clinton as an evil mastermind and a brain-damaged crone, explaining, “The one part of Secretary Clinton’s brain that works perfectly well is the part that creates elaborate cover-ups, and that is the part of her brain that is currently covering up the fact that she is brain damaged.”
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    Headline Observation: Bravest Dog

    “World's bravest dog races a train”
    Racing train on tracks disqualifies him as ‘World’s Smartest Dog’
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    Friday, May 16, 2014

    Mango and its longitudinal section
    Mango and its longitudinal section (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
    “Pair of Japanese mangoes fetch $3,000 at auction”
    Pair of Hollywood melons fetch $2 million movie role
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    Thursday, May 15, 2014

    Wednesday, May 14, 2014

    Headline Observation: Festival

    “Virgin secret to good festival weather” 
    Finding one appears to be the problem 
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    Tuesday, May 13, 2014

    Headline Observation: Pot

    Portrait Ludwig van Beethoven when composing t...
    Portrait Ludwig van Beethoven when composing the Missa Solemnis (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
    “Colorado Symphony links up with pot industry”
    Beethoven’s 5th morphs into Beethoven’s 6th
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    Monday, May 12, 2014

    Headline Observation: Chupacabra

    “Texas 'Chupacabra' Turns Out to Be Imposter”
    Scam worked since no one knew or cared what a ‘Chupacabra’ is
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    Thursday, May 8, 2014

    Headline Observation: Calf

    Highland calf.
    Highland calf. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
    “Double-nosed calf appears at Wis. Fair” 
    ‘It’s why I keep coming back,’ says satisfied fairgoer 
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    Wednesday, May 7, 2014

    Headline Observation: Desks

    “Students line LA street with desks”
    After standardized test debacle, schools focus on ‘street smarts’ instead
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    Tuesday, May 6, 2014

    Headline Observation: Prankster Dentist

    Laughing Gas (novel)
    Laughing Gas (novel) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
    “Prankster dentist wins in court”
    Extra laughing gas judged ‘good, clean fun’
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    Monday, May 5, 2014

    Headline Observation: Rasta

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    Pull up jamaica (Photo credit: ***Drim***)
    “9 tourist couples marry naked in Jamaica”
    Easy access to Rasta culture overwhelm these, other inhibitions
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    Friday, May 2, 2014

    Headline Observations: Bicycling

    “Tourists fined for cycling nude in heatwave”
    ‘This weather’s punished our citizens enough,” sheriff says

    Thursday, May 1, 2014

    Headline Observation: Vasectomies

    “No more monkey business: Vasectomies for primates”
    Future evolution faces troublesome hurdle