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Tom AtteaNewsLaugh.com's Articles in Humor

  • The Headless Horseman Of Mass Media: Information Everywhere, Philosophy Nowhere
    Did you ever notice that we’re surrounded by information but hardly ever come across an idea in the media that might help us lead sane and happy lives? Oh, not the usual self-help drivel about how to lose weight or enjoy sex, but answers to the really big questions, like what to think about when you wake up in the morning and how to drink water out of a plastic bottle without burping.

    Try this experiment. Next time you go up to your favorite newsstand, scan all the overwro...
  • Rumsfeld Appoints Self Retired General; Rushes To Own Defense
    Donald Rumsfeld, under fire from a platoon of retired generals who have called for his resignation, went on the offensive by appointing himself a retired general.

    Accompanied by a currently employed general, who, as the head of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff, is his usual sidekick, he stated, “As The Secretary of Defense, I think I should at least be on an equal footing with a retired general, and, after careful consideration, I decided to become one.”

    A reporter then asked,...
  • Conversation In An Age Of Confusion
    What do people talk about when they all believe different things and nobody is sure what the other person believes?

    Then you add to that the usual courtesy that most people don’t want to offend other people, especially when it comes to the topics people disagree about with the most intensity, such as politics and religion, which all but the most foolhardy consider way off limits, at least, in what is referred to as polite conversation.

    Actually, the silence of the times...