Farewell Falwell

Thanks to the Wittenburg Door we have an appropriate look at the late Jerry Falwell.


Too soon?

I'm not even going to comment on the man himself, or his impact - but since God likely has a PERFECT sense of humor, I can't wait to get to heaven and know how he greeted Jerry at the door. I wonder what will meet me at the gate.
What about you?

National Dog Bite Prevention Week

Hurray! it's National Dog Bite Prevention Week again! May 19-26.

National Dog Bite Prevention Week

Are you going to the parade?
Do they have fireworks in your town?
Will the Mayor give a speech?

I can't wait to open my presents!
We're having an egg hunt later on, and everyone is invited. The Turkey is in the oven - with all the trimmings, and I got a bunch of cards already. One from a secret bite preventer.

Every year as the National Dog Bite Prevention Week season approaches, I find myself caught up in the hustle and bustle of so much to do, so much to prepare. No matter how busy we all get, let us not forget the reason for National Dog Bite Prevention Week.

Happy National Dog Bite Prevention Week everyone!

What's So Funny?

A recent conversation with my brother Chris, sister in-law Michele, and their friends Alexandra and Arron led me to the notion that I've never really come up with what I think are the best comedies of all time. The following is a list of my top 10 movie comedies.
What are yours?

1) So I married an Axe Murderer*
2) Blazing Saddles
3) Airplane!
4) Young Frankenstein
5) Caddyshack
6) A Fish Called Wanda
7) The Jerk
8) Ghost Busters
9) The Blues Brothers
10) Best in Show

And just so you know that I'm aware that there are other contenders out there, honorable mentions include:
History of the World Part 1, This is Spinal Tap, Shaun of the Dead, Real Genius, Meatballs, Groundhog Day, Fletch, The Great Dictator, National Lampoon's Animal House, Arthur, Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, City Slickers, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Court Jester, The Nutty Professor(Jerry Lewis), Beverly Hills Cop.

And Hot Fuzz - which I'm going to see for the second time Sunday afternoon - and it's only $2.97. See you there!


* Why is this #1? Possibly for this string of dialog alone:

Stuart Mackenzie: Well, it's a well known fact, Sonny Jim, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as The Pentavirate, who run everything in the world, including the newspapers, and meet tri-annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado, known as The Meadows.
Tony Giardino: So who's in this Pentavirate?
Stuart Mackenzie: The Queen, The Vatican, The Gettys, The Rothschilds, *and* Colonel Sanders before he went tits up. Oh, I hated the Colonel with is wee *beady* eyes, and that smug look on his face. "Oh, you're gonna buy my chicken! Ohhhhh!"
Charlie Mackenzie: How can you possibly hate the Colonel?
Stuart Mackenzie: Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes you crave it fortnightly smart-arse!

I also have a clip in the Wacky archive.

I like it so much that I went on a "So I Married an Axe Murderer" tour of San Francisco recently.

So what about you?

Yahoo! 404

Geek alert.

unfortunate placement of yahoo ad

This Wacky thing of the week contains material that may only be funny to people with an intimate knowledge of internet errors. The rest of you can read the description below, and then look at the picture again.

The 404 error, is displayed when a web page you tried to reach is not found. It's a good idea to come up with a customized 404 error page to help people find what they are looking for when they try to visit an old link or make a typo.

I don't know the author of this picture, but my friend Glenda pointed me to it. Read more