Blog Title: The Skwib

Ask General Kang: I believe my boyfriend is an alien. Do you think I should move in with him?

I guess it all depends on what kind of alien. If he’s like one of those friendly nice aliens — say Jeff Bridges in Starman — then I’d say go right ahead. On the other hand, if he is like one of the aliens from Stargate, you know, the wormy guys that take over your read more..

The Threat to Democracy

Okay, here’s the thing. Stephen Harper and his conservatives should be ousted because they think we’re stupid. Normally, that’s not a good enough reason for a ruling party to lose their influence, but in this case, it seems like the fair, measured, balanced response to having someone snap their fingers in front of your eyes read more..

News conference dripping with irony, epidemiology and vitriol

[Feed cuts in and we see Doctor John Falangiopolous, a distinguished-looking epidemiologist, sit down and pull the two lone microphones towards himself. He seems somewhat disappointed to notice that there are only a few reporters present.] JF: Hello, I’m Doctor John Falangiopolous and we’re here to talk about my study, which shows that most studies read more..

Could be worse

This makes me laugh, and then cry, just a little bit. Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the US. Could be worse Share

Carnival of Satire (#107)

Here it is, finally. The long-delayed 107th edition of the Carnival of Satire. Many of the submissions in October revolved around the US election, and they’re a bit dated, so I haven’t included them. My apologies. On the plus side, there is some mighty entertaining stuff left for those of read more..

Congo: a chimp, an artist, a cautionary tale

Congo began his artistic career when he worked with Desmond Morris, anthropologist, TV presenter and writer of such books as The Human Animal, The Naked Ape, and Chimps-r-Us. Initially, Morris gave Congo the paints just to mess with the poor ape's head, but after a couple of years, Congo got the hang of it, and he found a dealer in NY.

William Robins, comedy genius

I’m afraid I’m still valiantly attempting to write 50,000 words of a novel in one month, so I don’t have much for you today. (Okay, stupidly, can we agree on stupidly?) Luckily we can go to the YouTube well once again, where Robin Williams proves he’s still got it: I live in California. read more..

It’s an honour just tou be nouminated

Vote for best Canadian humour blog here! (Scroll about two-thirds down to find The Skwib, hint, hint — actually, I’ve been informed the list regenerates randomly, so you’ll have to search. Just pretend you’re hunting caribou on the tundra.) Less Canadian humour here and here. (You can tell because they’re both spelled humOR read more..

Alternative History Fridays: Impressing Stalin

The war in Europe was a wrap, and President Truman turned his haberdasher’s mind to the problem of Stalin. How do you impress a man like Uncle Joe “I’ve killed 20 million of my own people” Stalin? Perhaps a nice bowler hat? He wondered what Stalin’s hat size was — he’d never gotten the hang of read more..

Obviously, the Carnival of Satire is delayed again

It’s still looking a little thin, but the main problem is between work and novel-writing, I just don’t have time to put it together this week. Perhaps next week if we can get a few more fun — and ahem, satirical — submissions. You can submit here. In the meanwhile, you may want to read more..

Walrus without buckit

I actually heard this guy on the CBC a few months ago, so it was interesting to see this posted (somewhere, VSL, Neatorama?). When he was just a kid he managed to get five minutes with John Lennon, who apparently had time for pushy 14-year-olds; I love the psychedelic cartoons — very Yellow read more..

… naked men marching … Welsh singing … ice cream trucks … sausage … A Heap of Trouble!

It is a quiet Welsh neighbourhood. Children play in the streets. An ice cream truck does a desultory business while parents chat in the foreground. This calm of this suburban street is rudely disturbed by the distant mellifluous sound of a Welsh choir singing, “four naked men, five naked men, and six read more..