I wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I never got the chants. Pope: There’s an image of Jesus in the margarine! Dalai Lama: I can’t believe it’s not Buddha! They say the Sistine Chapel has the best ceiling. I don’t know if it’s the best, but it’s certainly up there. My friend didn’t pay his exorcist, so he got repossessed. First two wise men: “We bring you gold and frankincense. Third wise man: “But wait — there’s myrrh.”
Funny 3-minute music video about Exxon’s mania for continuing to hurt the climate: https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/just-cant-stop/ Randy Rainbow’s short satirical singing interview with Trump after Trump’s indictment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ues8ycOxXKM Groucho Marx’s 1-minute imitation of Senator Mitch McConnell starts at about 3:55 and runs for nearly a minute: https://www.freegreatmovies.com/Free-Movie/Horse-Feathers/4135 (This is from the Marx Brothers’ film “Horse Feathers.”) The anti-vax truck convoy gets hilariously trolled by one slow-moving bicyclist: https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-convoy-gets-hilariously-trolled-153021181.html Trump “Crime after Crime” parody: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=trump+true+colors&docid=608022675720765869&mid=9CF7BE242AE8EC30D1C89CF7BE242AE8EC30D1C8&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Another parody about Trump: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+trump+parody+songs&docid=607991545880645158&mid=98BD5062A579455ECFCE98BD5062A579455ECFCE&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
I don’t remember where I saw this satirical news article, but I saved it, and I’m sharing it with you now: School Teacher Arrested at JFK Airport A school teacher was arrested today at JFK International airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, an ancient wooden device called a “slide-rule” as well as a code device called an “abacus” that he claimed was a calculator. At a morning press conference, the U.S. Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He did […]
In the early 1960s a university professor of mathematics wrote funny songs about topical issues. At the link below you can watch/hear him perform one about nuclear weapons killing all of us. It’s titled, “We Will All Go Together When We Go.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs
As my blog’s category for “Health Care Reform” explains, the U.S. spends twice as much per person on health care as other rich nations, but we have far, far worse outcomes in actual health. Other nations recognize that health care is a human right, so they provide nationwide coverage for everyone and — instead of capitalistic insurance companies, etc., — they have streamlined governmental systems that cost half of what health costs in the U.S. Recently some friends shared a link to a short video ad that appeared on the 2021 Super Bowl TV coverage. The comedian Will Ferrell […]
One of the effective — and under-used — strategies of nonviolent resistance to bullies is to use humor and satire. Donald Trump’s exaggerated ego and his cruel and criminal behaviors have made him a perfect object for humor and satire. Consider these: In 2 ½ minutes, this rewrite of the decades-old song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” nails Trump! Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkU1ob_lHCw Here is a 4 ½ minute video of Trump and The Simpsons. This really does need to be watched. It is hilarious, true, and sometimes scary: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7zfso2 A new card for Trump: A new […]
This article is about how we can educate people about the climate by using humor – helping people laugh first – before the educational part comes out. I have long been urging us to use humor to educate people about hard, scary issues such as nuclear weapons, dangerous right-wing politicians, etc. This article’s focus on the climate is applicable to other hard, scary issues: https://grist.org/fix/arts-culture/humor-comedy-engages-people-climate-science/ Here is a GREAT EXAMPLE of how to use humor in our outreach: This movie satirized the Cold War. During the workshops I conduct to strengthen people’s skills in organizing grassroots movements, I encourage […]
Republicans used to denounce “Big Government.” Now Republicans want “Big Government” to inspect the private parts of children who want to play sports at school. VOTERS HATE HYPOCRISY! What if we required Republican politicians to apply this law to themselves? Republican politicians and candidates SAY they are men or women, but how do we know each one is the gender they claim to be? Let’s require Republican incumbents and candidates to show their private parts to medical professionals who can verify that they are the gender they claim to be. “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.” […]
During the workshops I conduct to strengthen people’s skills in organizing grassroots movements, I encourage the participants to use humor, wit and satire in raising issues. Even hard, scary issues such as nuclear weapons can be approached. When people are laughing, their defenses are lowered, so they can see things in fresh ways. You can watch for FREE the movie I linked here. It came out in 1966, during the height of the Cold War. It pointed out – in very funny ways – the ridiculousness of some people’s fears, and also the humanity of Russian submariners. I […]
It starts at about 3:55 and runs for nearly a minute. https://www.freegreatmovies.com/Free-Movie/Horse-Feathers/4135 (This is from the Marx Brothers’ film “Horse Feathers.”)
We keep seeing new housing developments named after the environmental reality that had been existing at that site before the housing development was built. So, for example, a forest of cedar trees is clear-cut and replaced by a housing development called “Cedar Park.” This happens a lot. So, we can use that strategy to oppose the housing development that is planned for the NW Olympia location where the Sundberg Gravel Pit, a Weyerhaeuser log yard, and a toxic waste site have existed. Let’s start now to publicly – and repeatedly – refer to the proposed housing development as “Toxic Waste […]
This article deserves being read all the way to the end: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/14/the-lunacy-is-getting-more-intense-how-birds-arent-real-took-on-the-conspiracy-theorists
This article deserves being read all the way to the end: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/14/the-lunacy-is-getting-more-intense-how-birds-arent-real-took-on-the-conspiracy-theorists
Here is a smart T-Shirt message about science:
All of our progressive movements (for peace, the environment and climate, for human rights and social justice, etc., etc., etc.) need smart ways to reach out to other people with messages that they will be able to hear and understand. Creativity, the arts, and humor can be more powerful than hard logic and facts, because they go over and around and under the barriers that prevent some people from hearing and absorbing new ideas. Here are some examples and resources: Watch this excellent 7-minute video: Why it is best to listen to political satire. Mainstream news media have legitimized […]
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