Jan 18th, 2010
by DanBrantley.
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The safest target for humor is always yourself, and the best material reflects your personality.
So it’s time to start digging.
I have not had much success just sitting down and looking in my past for funny stuff. I have however, nearly always been able to come up with pertinent examples of [...]
Jan 22nd, 2009
by DanBrantley.
This past Sunday I was attending Sunday School and the teacher was discussing ethics and the issues we face today. He had filled a whiteboard with words and phrases like: reproduction, abortion, education, creation, animal rights, the environment, marriage, crime, punishment, immigration, the economy.
He asked if there was anything else to add to the list [...]
Jan 13th, 2009
by DanBrantley.
As I’ve mentioned before, topical humor has the lifespan of a fruit fly, but it is a good skill to develop. Here is a conservative slant on the cabinet.
Well “Hollywood” Obama has named Sanjay Gupta as his nominee for surgeon general. (Maybe Barrack-O now prefers “Bollywood?”)
As a neurosurgeon-broadcaster-politician, Gupta is one of the new breed [...]