Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Monday, September 25, 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Monday, September 19, 2016
Friday, March 25, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Heil Trump
Labels:
american,
apartheid,
authority,
cannibalism,
capitalism,
cartoon,
cartoons,
censorship,
comedy,
control,
corruption,
fascism,
insanity,
mushrooms,
Trump
Monday, January 4, 2016
Shock and Awe ! Bill Hicks
Labels:
antiwar,
comedy,
corruption,
death,
government,
humour,
satire,
truth
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
"but...seriously"
Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
kilroy was here
Kilroy was here is an American popular culture expression that became popular during World War II; it is typically seen in graffiti. Its origins are debated, but the phrase and the distinctive accompanying doodle — a bald-headed man (sometimes depicted as having a few hairs) with a prominent nose peeking over a wall with the fingers of each hand clutching the wall — became associated with GIs in the 1940s.
In the United Kingdom, the graffiti is known as "Mr Chad" or just "Chad", and the Australian equivalent to the phrase is "Foo was here". "Foo was here" might date from World War I, and the character of Chad may have derived from a British cartoonist in 1938, possibly pre-dating "Kilroy was here". Etymologist Dave Wilton says, "Some time during the war, Chad and Kilroy met, and in the spirit of Allied unity merged, with the British drawing appearing over the American phrase." "Foo was here" became popular amongst Australian schoolchildren of post-war generations. Other names for the character include Smoe, Clem, Flywheel, Private Snoops, Overby, The Jeep (as both characters had sizable noses), and Sapo.
Author Charles Panati says that in the United States "the mischievous face and the phrase became a national joke... The outrageousness of the graffiti was not so much what it said, but where it turned up." The major Kilroy graffiti fad ended in the 1950s, but today people all over the world still scribble the character and "Kilroy was here" in schools, trains, and other similar public areas.
It is believed that James J. Kilroy was the origin of the expression, as he used the phrase when checking ships at the Fore River Shipyard. (read more) (fubar, snafu) (snafu cartoon)
Friday, October 3, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Rest In Peace Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, film producer, and screenwriter.
Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy (1978–82), Williams went on to establish a successful career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. His film career included such acclaimed films as The World According to Garp (1982), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), The Fisher King (1991), and Good Will Hunting (1997), as well as financial successes such as Popeye (1980), Hook (1991), Aladdin (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), The Birdcage (1996), Night at the Museum (2006), and Happy Feet (2006). He also appeared in the video "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin.
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, Williams received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Good Will Hunting. He also received two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards.
On August 11, 2014, Williams was found unresponsive at his residence in Marin County, California and was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Marin County Sheriff's Office, the cause of death was asphyxiation by hanging. (read more)
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
"Shama Lama Ding Dong"
Labels:
art,
barack obama,
comedy,
corporations,
corruption,
deviant,
government,
humour,
satire
Monday, March 10, 2014
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