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A guy who'd cheat on his wife would cheat at cards.
—Texas Guinan
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
—Finley Peter Dunne
Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.
—Steven Wright
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One of the fundamental tools of comedy involves finding connections, or simple differences, between seemingly unrelated things. Like the joke, "What's the difference between the US and yogurt? Given enough time, yogurt develops a culture." See, it's funny, because "culture" can refer to the arts, a way of life, or a microbial colony; and that joke deliberately conflates the different meanings of the words.
But it's not always easy to come up with these connections on our own, which is why we have comedians. If you don't have one of those handy, there's always randomness.
One way to induce randomness is cards. Games such as Cards Against Humanity have been prevalent in American society (note how I didn't say "culture"), and probably others, for many years. More come out all the time, but my purpose here isn't to shill for any of them, but to promote humor itself.
The reason they work for laughs isn't necessarily the contents of the cards themselves. The content can be serious or neutral, like "cancer" or "bees." It's when such words or phrases are paired with something unexpected, like maybe the prompt: "My life was drab and uninteresting until I found ___."
Now, I should emphasize that this particular card game isn't what I'd call suitable for children. Between overt adult themes and potentially offensive combinations, it's also not suitable for people with stunted or missing senses of humor—but I'm betting most readers here don't fall into those categories.
But there are other games out there that might be less offensive, less adult, and therefore less funny... but still amusing. There's this thing called an internet search that can help you find some, if you're into that sort of thing.
Used to be, when someone was funny, they'd get called a "card." Well, maybe that was just predicting the future. |
Some funnies selected (mostly) at random:
And I can't do an editorial like the one above without calling out our very own:
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Last time, in "Hyperbole" , I may have exaggerated a bit for humorous effect.
H. C. Blakemore  : But how could you possibly ignore the Hyperbowl? Just imagine the commercials! I'm sure each one would cost a trillion bucks. People would literally die laughing while being sold a health supplement! And the Hyperbowl half-time show? Don't tell me you'd ignore Shrodinger's Cat singing a cover of "Across The Universe" by the Beatles. I couldn't live with myself if I missed it!
:D Thanks for sharing the comedy, by the way. Hope you have a great one!
Those are, of course, precisely the reasons why I avoid sportsball games on TV. Thanks for the comment, and you too!
So that's it for me for June! Hope your solstice is sufficiently bright, whichever one is impending for you, and until next time,
LAUGH ON!!!
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Comedy: June 18, 2025 Issue [#13187]
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