Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
Mickey Hadick My neighbor and friend, I’ll call him “Tom”, has created a lair in which he explores the recesses of his mind. He is convinced he can hatch a plan that will lead to world domination. The American dream is not unlike Hitler’s insatiable thirst for power, but in America we want to corner a market … Read more
Growing up, there were a couple of years during which I didn’t have close friends in my neighborhood. It started when Wayne B. moved away just before Kindergarten, and there weren’t any boys my age. There were plenty of kids–a couple of girls my age, a few younger kids, and then a ton of kids … Read more
Continuing my earlier post regarding the Five Degrees of Jokes, here now is a brief discussion of second degree jokes. Second degree jokes juxtapose the sacred with the profane. This is fairly easy to explain because it can be shocking, and the shock to the system is what raises tension and elicits laughter. If the … Read more
But it’s the anger and frustration that ripples through the holiday crowds that truly unites us as a people.
“The Aristocrats” is a movie I should have seen when it came out. Not because I could have used any of the filthy, vulgar, soul-crushing versions of the joke, but because it had a truly emotional impact on me. I will make a few more comments about the movie, and the joke itself, over on … Read more