What's up your craw?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:43 am
Is it just me, or have people had an increased tendency towards belligerence lately? It's not just the forums, but the entire free world seems to have it's panties in a bunch over some of the dumbest crap imaginable.
Why does everything have to be a war with some people. Why do people have to run around just picking an argument for the sake of having an argument? Is it really worth it? Is that life fun for ya'll? For crying out loud lighten up! Life's just too friggin' short to be so stressed out all the time about the most minscule details of life.
What's it going to take for that to happen? If there is anything I can do to help I gladly will. I generally accomodate this in person through a potent mixture of humour and logical reasoning, but that becomes rather difficult in text recently. Maybe somebody else can help.
This post deserves to be long and well thought out, tackling a variety of issues with a grandiose vocabulary making it both eloquent, yet simulatneously carrying a certain reverberation with the mentality proletariat -- but I am not capable of delivering that right now. ( I am trying to amuse myself with that sentence.
Did it work? )
For those of you suffering from stick-up-your-butt disorder or in general are failing to find humour in whatever subject, let me offer some references to the philosophical musings of some very brilliant individuals in the world of comedy. If you cannot laugh at these men, I am afraid that there is absolutely no hope for you. (I'll list them in no particular order)
Steve Martin
"It's impossible to sing a sad song on a banjo." He has always had such an interesting view on life. His delivery and timing are amazing, and is one of the great physical commedians of all time. Listening to his albums you can almost picture his motions on stage. "The Jerk" is one of the greatest of all comedic films of the 70s, and possibly ever. His bit about his sexual fetish with wearing men's underwear is amazingly brilliant.
Robin Williams
He covers just about every topic with ease and you all should be familiar with his work. The most amazing thing he can do is speak for hours about nonsense and end the show with an incredibly serious and profound message
Eddie Izzard
My favorite british comedian (comedeienne? the cross dressing adds an interesting touch to his stage presence
) of the modern era. He has a level of energy very similar to Williams or Martin and it is accompanied by that absolutely fabulous and intelligent British wit. He stabs at common sense a lot in addition to absolute silliness, mixing a lot of accents into the batter and cooking it up to perfection.
Bill Cosby
He provided some of the greatest material of the 60s and 70s. If you only know him for the Cosby show, you should really run out and grab a copy "Bill Cosby: Himself". It is a masterpiece of observation ranging from drugs to child bearing, and always full of wisdom.
Steven Wright
The king of dry one-liners, this man has been able to dig jokes from places never before imagined. It's a very good exercise in subtlety and intelligence, to help better pick out those quick dry jabs at absolute absurdity in every day concepts.
Ron White
The relatively unknown genius in the blue-collar quartet. He has an uncanny ability to point out those incredibly absurd moments of everyday - and intoxicated - life. Definitely not highbrow, but definitely not lacking in intelligence. Excellent example of southern sensibility. "They call me 'Tater Salad"
Carlos Mancia
If you are easily offended by racism or social inequality of any kind, you have to listen to this man work. He weaves a tapestry of humour that points out just how uptight so many people can be and deals a lot with just how equal people are while being able to maintain uniqiue differences. Such a powerful example of fighting fire with fire.
Larry the Cable Guy
I know what you're thinking. Sure he's a redneck. Yes he tells lots of fart and boob jokes and doesn't own a shirt that is not missing sleeves or is made from a material other than flannel...but he has such a simple wit and brilliance buried under all of that, it almost brings a tear to my eye it's so funny.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone
That's right, the South Park guys. The brilliance of South Park is that it is the perfect application of vulgarity and political incorrectness. These guys take full advantage of what Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor were fighting for all those years ago. This duo provided some of the most brilliant social commentary available during the late nineties in my opinion. My personal favorite was the episode where the censors allowed comedy central to air the S-word several hundred times in the half hour program, and at the end of it all point out the result of desensitizing ourselves to the use of vulgarity.
Umm....comments welcomed now. I can add more later, or other people can start throwing out recommendations on how we can all sit back and relax. I think I need to sit down with a few albums for a while now!
Why does everything have to be a war with some people. Why do people have to run around just picking an argument for the sake of having an argument? Is it really worth it? Is that life fun for ya'll? For crying out loud lighten up! Life's just too friggin' short to be so stressed out all the time about the most minscule details of life.
What's it going to take for that to happen? If there is anything I can do to help I gladly will. I generally accomodate this in person through a potent mixture of humour and logical reasoning, but that becomes rather difficult in text recently. Maybe somebody else can help.
This post deserves to be long and well thought out, tackling a variety of issues with a grandiose vocabulary making it both eloquent, yet simulatneously carrying a certain reverberation with the mentality proletariat -- but I am not capable of delivering that right now. ( I am trying to amuse myself with that sentence.
Did it work? )
For those of you suffering from stick-up-your-butt disorder or in general are failing to find humour in whatever subject, let me offer some references to the philosophical musings of some very brilliant individuals in the world of comedy. If you cannot laugh at these men, I am afraid that there is absolutely no hope for you. (I'll list them in no particular order)
Steve Martin
"It's impossible to sing a sad song on a banjo." He has always had such an interesting view on life. His delivery and timing are amazing, and is one of the great physical commedians of all time. Listening to his albums you can almost picture his motions on stage. "The Jerk" is one of the greatest of all comedic films of the 70s, and possibly ever. His bit about his sexual fetish with wearing men's underwear is amazingly brilliant.
Robin Williams
He covers just about every topic with ease and you all should be familiar with his work. The most amazing thing he can do is speak for hours about nonsense and end the show with an incredibly serious and profound message
Eddie Izzard
My favorite british comedian (comedeienne? the cross dressing adds an interesting touch to his stage presence
) of the modern era. He has a level of energy very similar to Williams or Martin and it is accompanied by that absolutely fabulous and intelligent British wit. He stabs at common sense a lot in addition to absolute silliness, mixing a lot of accents into the batter and cooking it up to perfection.
Bill Cosby
He provided some of the greatest material of the 60s and 70s. If you only know him for the Cosby show, you should really run out and grab a copy "Bill Cosby: Himself". It is a masterpiece of observation ranging from drugs to child bearing, and always full of wisdom.
Steven Wright
The king of dry one-liners, this man has been able to dig jokes from places never before imagined. It's a very good exercise in subtlety and intelligence, to help better pick out those quick dry jabs at absolute absurdity in every day concepts.
Ron White
The relatively unknown genius in the blue-collar quartet. He has an uncanny ability to point out those incredibly absurd moments of everyday - and intoxicated - life. Definitely not highbrow, but definitely not lacking in intelligence. Excellent example of southern sensibility. "They call me 'Tater Salad"
Carlos Mancia
If you are easily offended by racism or social inequality of any kind, you have to listen to this man work. He weaves a tapestry of humour that points out just how uptight so many people can be and deals a lot with just how equal people are while being able to maintain uniqiue differences. Such a powerful example of fighting fire with fire.
Larry the Cable Guy
I know what you're thinking. Sure he's a redneck. Yes he tells lots of fart and boob jokes and doesn't own a shirt that is not missing sleeves or is made from a material other than flannel...but he has such a simple wit and brilliance buried under all of that, it almost brings a tear to my eye it's so funny.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone
That's right, the South Park guys. The brilliance of South Park is that it is the perfect application of vulgarity and political incorrectness. These guys take full advantage of what Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor were fighting for all those years ago. This duo provided some of the most brilliant social commentary available during the late nineties in my opinion. My personal favorite was the episode where the censors allowed comedy central to air the S-word several hundred times in the half hour program, and at the end of it all point out the result of desensitizing ourselves to the use of vulgarity.
Umm....comments welcomed now. I can add more later, or other people can start throwing out recommendations on how we can all sit back and relax. I think I need to sit down with a few albums for a while now!
