HUMOR: Short video explains 10 principles of economics
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An understanding of economics is increasingly important in the 21st century's globalized world. -- Yoram Bauman (Ph.D., Economics, University of Washington) has taken it upon himself to explain the ten principles of economics (according to Gregory Mankiw, formerly chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and author of Principles of Economics, 4th ed. [Southwestern College Publishers, 2006; orig. ed. 1998], which has sold more than one million copies).[1] -- His explanatory talk has been watched 183,912 times on YouTube as of Jun. 10, 2007; it also appears on Bauman's web site, a link to which is provided below....
HUMOR: 'These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilized bunch' (Terry Jones)
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Python Terry Jones weighed in on Saturday in the London Guardian about the treatement of the fifteen British sailors and marines at the hands of Iranians. -- "[A]s for compelling poor servicewoman Faye Turney to wear a black headscarf, and then allowing the picture to be posted around the world -- have the Iranians no concept of civilized behavior? For God's sake, what's wrong with putting a bag over her head? That's what we do with the Muslims we capture: we put bags over their heads, so it's hard to breathe. Then it's perfectly acceptable to take photographs of them and circulate them to the press because the captives can't be recognized and humiliated in the way these unfortunate British service people are. -- It is also unacceptable that these British captives should be made to talk on television and say things that they may regret later. If the Iranians put duct tape over their mouths, like we do to our captives, they wouldn't be able to talk at all. Of course they'd probably find it even harder to breathe — especially with a bag over their head — but at least they wouldn't be humiliated." ...
HUMOR: 'The iRack looks unstable! . . . Get things out of the iRack!
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Michael McDonald of MadTV spoofs Steve Jobs in this parody of the founder of Apple, then veers in another direction entirely. -- This skit is all over the internet and has already had millions of views on YouTube....