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Opinion: The Genius of Ronald Reagan's Humor
By not in system - AOL NewsHard work never killed anyone, Ronald Reagan used to say, but why take the chance? Reagan was often accused by critics of not working very hard, and he responded with this characteristic jibe. We now know that the critics were wrong about his work ethic. Read through his diaries or look at the copies of his handwritten speeches and radio scripts, and you see that this was a man who worked very hard on communicating ideas. And one of the things he worked hardest on was humor. Reagan told jokes to people he met while searching for votes, and to foreign leaders. Sitting down with Soviet leader ...
With Obama, Hu Concedes China's Rights Need Help
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- In a rare concession on a highly sensitive issue, Chinese President Hu Jintao used his White House visit on Wednesday to acknowledge "a lot still needs to be done" to improve human rights in his nation accused of repressing its people. President Barack Obama pushed China to adopt fundamental freedoms but assured Hu the U.S. considers the communist nation a friend and vital economic partner. Hu's comments met with immediate skepticism from human rights advocates, who dismissed them as words backed by no real history of action. Hu contended his country has "made enormous progress" ...
The Lighter Side of WikiLeaks
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 7) -- When it comes to WikiLeaks, not every news story about the whistle-blower group has to be so doom and gloom. As the general public clings to each new development in the ongoing Julian Assange saga, the lighthearted among us can't help but poke a little fun at the recent WikiLeaks uproar. What better than humor, after all, to defuse the nightly reports of gaping security holes and shady dealings in the U.S. government? So stop worrying about that "poison pill" and enjoy the humorous side of WikiLeaks, as presented by the Surge Desk. Some of the leaks are downright ...
Chile Mine Rescue Revives 'Baby Jessica' Jokes on Twitter
By not in system - AOL News(Oct. 13) -- Thirty-three Chilean men walk into a mine ... With the precarious, one-by-one rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners still under way, the world continues to eagerly watch and await the news on their health and safety. That said, some users of the Web's notoriously snarky social network Twitter have reacted to the momentous event with characteristic caustic wit and zany humor. Have a look, for example, at the tweets comparing the miners' rescue to that of "Baby Jessica" (real name Jessica McClure), who fell into a well when she was just 18 months old back in 1987, engendering ...
Stephen Colbert on Capitol Hill: Not Everyone's Laughing
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Not everyone was laughing after Stephen Colbert's appearance on Capitol Hill. It's not at all unusual for a celebrity to advocate for a favored cause before Congress, but doing it "in character" -- in effect, putting on a show -- is another matter altogether. ...
Report: Americans Not Eating Enough Vegetables
By not in system - AOL NewsIt's all because you didn't eat your vegetables as a kid. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Americans still don't eat enough vegetables, and they're consuming a little less fruit than they were a decade ago. ...
Are You a Male Virgin? Google Searches Yield Unintended Laughs
By Ben Muessig - AOL News(Sept. 8) -- Searching for laughs online? All you need to do is ask the right questions. Internet jokesters have found a number of comical Google search results -- from humorous and sometimes inappropriate ads that appear beside certain queries to silly "easter eggs" hidden by developers inside the search engine. For instance, try translating the words "lady gaga" from Malay into any language. The answer will be "Britney Spears." Google.com If you try to translate the words "lady gaga" from Malay to any other language the result comes up as "Britney Spears." The website Oddee has compiled ...
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Is This Alleged Bank Robber a Guy or a Gal? You Decide
By Joe Peacock - AOL News(Aug. 12) -- Ah, mugshots and scene-of-the-crime photos. If not for them, I'd very likely not have a job. This one's particularly amazing though. Here we see either a man or a woman allegedly robbing an alleged bank with an alleged gun in his or her alleged hand. Why alleged? Because, despite the fact that we're very obviously witnessing a person rob a bank, and since they have not been found guilty in a court of law, journalistic decorum dictates that I say "allegedly" when referring to what's going on here. Pima County Sheriff's Dept. This is from a July 21 robbery at the Bank of the West ...
Cheezburger Tycoon Brings 'Street Comedy' to the Web
By Ben Muessig - AOL News(July 14) -- On the Internet, they're either laughing with you or they're laughing with someone else. So it's no surprise that Web comedy impresario Ben Huh -- the man behind more than 50 online laugh factories, including FAIL Blog and I Can Has Cheezburger -- continues to launch new humor websites. But unlike the other Internet ventures that make up his Web meme-inspired Cheezburger Network, Huh's latest creation, Bag of Misfits, follows a more traditional comedic model. While his other sites mostly feature user-generated content, like videos of horrible driving and pictures of cute cats ...
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