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Funny Friday: Humorous Obsessions

The March 1, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  is
Is humor (satire/humor/simple teasing) an effective way to comment on, critique, and/or change the behavior of others? Of society? A government? Is it possible to be funny without having the joke be on someone, or does all comedy have to mock someone/something?

Warning: The title of this entry may be slightly misleading, but since I cannot think of anything more or less appropriate the title stays.

Yes, humor is a effective way to comment on the idiosyncrasies of society, the foibles of government, and the eccentricities of human beings; however, I doubt that it is an effective means of bringing about change in the individual. In order for an individual to change he or she must want to change and recognize the need for change. Humor may or may not encourage the individual recognize the need for change in his or her own life and to accept the sacrifices that change requires.

The March 1 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum"  is
We all have obsessions. What do you obsess about? Why?

It is the obsession for the beloved
that drives lovers
to the object of their quest.

It is the obsession for perfection
that drives poets
to inscribe
line and stanza,
metaphor and simile
upon the pages of life
with the ink of their own hearts.

It is the obsession for knowledge
that drives the seeker
to question
the proclamations of dogma.

What is my obsession? I am a poet, a lover, and a seeker.

Quote of the Day: It is surely a great calamity for a human being to have no obsessions. - Robert Bly