Welcome, darlings, to Open Mic Friday! No guest post today, but I could use a good laugh, so let’s share those for the weekend. (And if you missed Tina’s guest post last month, that should get you smiling!)
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon my old LiveJournal posts tagged with “non sequitur,” and some of them made me laugh until I almost cried. It’s strange what remains constant, isn’t it? In third grade we had a class practice that everyone would write and draw a card whenever it was someone’s birthday. On my birthday I received thirty-odd cards and was surprised that many of them referred to me in the third (instead of the second) person. Years later I revisited these cards and noted that they all said the same thing, summed up most concisely by John S’s message: “Lisa is smart. She is nice. She is some time funny.” Every now and then I think about that card and nod. That pretty much sums it up. I’m smart. I’m nice. And sometimes I’m funny. If you’re not sure about that, read my “non sequitur” posts and see what you think.
Erik and I have been watching a lot of That Mitchell and Webb Look, a British TV sketch comedy series. I’ve enjoyed the complete episodes, but these are a few of my favorite sketches:
- my all-time favorite: Mr Darcy, freestyle disco champion of Derbyshire (2:27, one f-bomb)
- tied for all-time favorite: A scholar in a documentary (2:08)
- The woes of an evil genius (7:14, one raunchy moment)
- Agent Suave, who’s not quite Bond (5:49, one raunchy moment)
And while we’re on the topic of British humor, if you’re not already familiar with the work of Eddie Izzard (several f-bombs ahead!):
- “I’m covered in bees!” (2:26)
- amazing: cake or death? (6:49)
- lego animation of the Death Star canteen (2:55)
I hope you’re at least smiling now, if not outright guffawing! How about you? What are your favorite jokes, funny videos, or stories? Share in the comments!
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I’m taking guest posts through the end of 2010. Will one of them be you? Leave a message in the comments or email me at lisa12 at gmail. Can’t wait to hear from you!
I’ve been MIA for a while, so today I forced myself to some take some time and try to explain. This new post I’m linking to also contains the funny card my sister made for my last birthday. I hope it amuses and fits in with the spirit of today’s Open Mic. I’m going to revisit this a little later when I can take the time to indulge in some much needed humor. Thanks Lisa!
http://sparksinshadow.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/this-years-birthday-card-from-sis/
Ré! I’ve been wondering how you are. I wanted to leave a comment on one of your old entries to ask after you, so I am really glad to see you here again!
Nice card — I love that you and your sister do this for each other.
hmmm i keep a folder of all sorts of inspirational things, but never thought to do that for things that make me laugh… although i’m sure there have been plenty of them over the years
here’s one i remembered off the top of my head: http://girlyyy.com/go/347
haha kinda random but i just love the expressions on the sombrero-wearing turtle’s face.
Nice.
I wish all such riddles were so simple… I always hate those. ;b
I’ve saved lots of comics I love too! Sometime I should post some of those too.
OMG, thank you so much for sharing Mitchell and Webb! I feel a new obsession coming on. This one encapsulates the reason I gave up graphic design.
You’re SO welcome!
Heh, Erik and I totally love that one — if you watch the whole episode that it’s from, later on they return to the exact same concept except it’s with Leonardo and his famous Vitruvian Man. I can’t find the sketch by itself, but it’s this episode.
Ooh, and there are some more of my favorites in that episode too — I adore the one that starts at 9:10.