Comedy in a Box. Or Not.

These are just a few comics I found surfing the tubes tonight.
The first person to figure out the theme get's a ball filled with catnip!
A bonus pot of cat grass to the first one who can tell me which ones are wrong and which ones are correct.
As always, click to embiggen and thanks to original artists/posters.










All images are posted under the fair use doctrine. ;-)

Critical Thinking Primer

When you have 30 minutes to spare, please visit www.herebedragonsmovie.com
Brian Dunning of www.skeptoid.com has put together a great video as an introduction to critical thinking.
I believe people's inability to look at things with a critical eye is a big reason for America's standing in the world today.
When Oprah and Larry King are considered valid information outlets, our collective intelligence suffers.
My world travels may be fairly limited, but when I've watched TV in France, Germany, Holland and England, there are actual round-table discussions about current events (that don't include shouting and name calling). A station out of Paris has a weekly show that discusses books that airs in prime time.
A recent study shows that most commercial television stations in America only air the minimum amount of educational programing per week and then, even the content is of questionable value.
So what do we do? Well, start by watching There Be Dragons and if you feel it's worthwhile, tell someone else about it. If you're an educator, show it to your students.

What's Next on the List?

They're just following orders.

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Neo-Con Nightmares - Part 1

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Obama Makes Me Sick

Great.
As soon as I get motivated to start this thing I get sick.
Until I feel better, please enjoy cuteoverload.com

The World Changed Last Night

We've woken up in a different country this morning. Barriers have been broken. There is a renewed sense of hope. The future looks just a little brighter. We've thrown our hat over JFK's wall and have reclaimed it by daring to climb over.
Electing Barack Obama to be our 44th President, hopefully, will be the tipping point for this country. With a fresh face, fresh perspective and fresh ideas leading America, we may yet reclaim the greatness that we once had and took for granted. We may achieve the enlightenment (A word the Conservatives have used in a derogatory manner) that Europe enjoys today.
But like Obama's catchy campaign slogan "Yes We Can", these are just words and thoughts to rally behind. Nothing will change without us caring about what is happening to this world, both physically and politically. We have to start holding our leaders (the people working FOR US) accountable for their actions again. And we have to hold Barack Obama to a higher standard and expect more from him then we've ever have with previous leaders because that is the only way change will happen.
Looking back on the eight years, I realise that I've bitched and moaned about the state of things and have done nothing more. I should have been marching down Michigan Avenue in Chicago protesting the unjust war with my Mother-in-Law Mary. She's in her 70's with artificial hips and she marched and shouted and risked arrest while I sat on my couch and watched in on TV. As I type this I am genuinely ashamed of my inaction.
These feelings are fresh and strong now and we should celebrate but they will fade as time moves forward. That's the way we are.
On November 4, 2009 will we still feel the same way about President Barack Obama?
I hope so.