I have some mental staples for when I need a good laugh, and I am a kind and thoughtful person so am sharing them with you. May they bring you much joy.
a) I have a cousin who married a girl (I’ve never met her) who took his last name. Her maiden name was entertainingly bizarre to begin with, and the new combo, omigod, it cracks me up every time I think of it. I’m (sort of) a linguist by training, so I can guarantee this anonymized version is a good sub of hilarity (you are welcome): Dindintia Oceanwind Dirnooko. And she goes by the whole thing. Just say that name a bunch and try not to laugh. Poor dear. HAHAHA!
b) That SNL Digital Short with Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg in honor of last mother’s day? You know it? I actually sing the lyrics to myself when vacuuming, grinning and swaying crazily. “Every mother’s day needs a mother’s night.” “They will be so surprised! We are so cool and thoughtful.” “I’m gonna be the syrup she can be my waffle.” HAHAHA! I love it. Motherlover–uncensored and censored.
c) This is a newer one but swiftly gaining go-to status in titter-production. Husband has a crush on a new wristwatch. There’s only one hand and it only goes around once in a 24-hour period. The hand is supposed to “correspond to the position of the sun in the sky” and give you a sense of “how far the day has already advanced.” The best part? It’s only accurate to within “nearly ten minutes.” HAHAHA! A watch that can’t tell you what time it is! LOVE IT! I make fun of him constantly. I almost hope he gets it so I can tease him further. Look out the motherfucking window if you want to see the position of the sun, dork! Why are you always late?
d) David Sedaris. My favorite is “Six to eight black men.” You’ll never look at Santa the same way again! Ah, the Dutch. Tee hee!
e) Failblog. People are so stupid! HAHAHA!
f) Finally, like many people, I just can’t get enough of cute animals (you may have read that looking at porn and perusing funny photos of cats are the internet’s main purposes). Lolcats, of course, is a staple. And then there’s my mother’s new puppy, Dewey.
Just look at him and try not to be happy! A teeny tiny baby puppy! AWWWWW! All I have to do is think of him, yipping, trying to tackle my bemused 140-pound Loki and I can’t help but laugh. He’s a four-pound glee factory! Puppies, sigh!
And there you have my sense of humor. Making fun of people (a and e), sex jokes, Luddism, David Sedaris, and uncoordinated balls of fur. I’m quite the sophisticate.
19 July 2009 at 8:56 pm
I love Failblog, and I would totally make fun of your husband’s watch too. I have a very long list of very odd names that have appeared mostly as suspects at work. You are not alone in your sophistication!
19 July 2009 at 9:05 pm
$380 for a watch that doesn’t tell time? INSANITY. It is crazy that someone is selling it, but even crazier that your husband wants to buy it! HA!
19 July 2009 at 9:55 pm
We are definitely ladies of sophistication. I couldn’t be in better company.
I love Dewey’s floppy ear turning inside out as he runs. Aw, yes, puppies. Why do they have to grow big?
19 July 2009 at 11:34 pm
That watch is hysterical. What the hell? Husband definitely needs to get it so you can continue to make fun of him indefinitely.
20 July 2009 at 11:32 am
Hee! Awesome!
20 July 2009 at 10:18 pm
Six to Eight Black Men is laugh out loud funny. I tried reading it to my husband b/c I knew he’d love it, but I couldn’t speak I was laughing so hard. Best of the best!
21 July 2009 at 11:46 am
I needed to see a cute puppy today, as my day is otherwise sucking.
I’m also entertained by the idea of a watch that gives you only a vague sense of the time.