The Buie Knife

Facebook for Geezers (Old Folks). And What If Facebook Existed During the Civil War?

Stephen Wildish designed this clever parody of Facebook: Pensionbook. (Click on the image to enlarge).

And what if Facebook had existed during the Civil War? Click to find out.

Discuss:

• Older Generation on Facebook

SNL: McCain's Great Self-Deprecating Sense of Humor

View this and related clips on Saturday Night Live Site.

McCain at the Al Smith Dinner (Part One): See all related clips here.

Saturday Night Live Scores Another Victory, on Petraeus Iraq Hearing

Saturday Night Live, in its coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign, has hit the nail on the head quite a few times, influencing public opinion. They did it again on April 12. Watch this clip at NBC.com.

Most Watched SNL Video Clips.

Gay Scientists Isolate Christian Gene

• Watch this on YouTube.com
• Is Homosexuality A Sin?
• Homosexuality: Nature Vs. Nurture

Thanksgiving Humor

Repeat post from 11/24/2005: American Greetings Thanksgiving Day online "cards."

The quality of this cell phone photo of our Thanksgiving is rather like that of an impressionist painting, or how the world looks without glasses or contacts.

No matter. We had fun hosting it. My wife suggested a game in which a name from 17th century America was taped onto the back of each family members in attendance -- names such as Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, Virginia Dare, Squanto, Pilgrim and turkey -- and each person had to ask yes or no questions to guess who they are. I was "Puritan."  Once I figured out who I was, I enjoyed asking questions such as "Are any of you as moral as I am?" No, came the answer. Then retorts: "Who would want to be?" and "We're not as moral as you think you are."

A Love Story in Just Three Pictures

http://www.jwpincorporated.com/lovestory.html

Resources for April Fool's Jokes

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/

The Art of the Prank

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/29/AR2007032901936.html

April Fool's Day Defense Kit

http://www.slate.com/id/2162462/?nav=fix

New Author's Nightmare

Many half-aspiring authors want the prestige of "having written" a book, but they often do not have compelling and original things to say. Joel Achenbach humorously captures the mindset of this crowd.

Robert Tilton, Preacher With Gastronomical Eruptions

We've all known gasbag speakers, but these videos take the cake. And the story of the TV preacher, Robert Tilton, reveals what a stinker he truly is.

Maxine's Living Will

Hat Tip to The Fat Lady Sings web site:

To Whom It May Concern

I, being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means.

Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of peckerhead politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it.

If a reasonable amount of time passes and I fail to sit up and ask for a piece of chocolate, it should be presumed