What Makes Me Laugh

Our extended family may not agree on religion, politics, or sports teams, but they can agree on one thing: “You need a new toilet.” Every family member who visits says this to us and we always have the same response: “We know.” It’s funny. I don’t remember noticing the toilet before we bought the house, [...]

On Tuesday I was waiting for the bus to take me home, reading a book, and checking my watch every few minutes. My fellow commuters were stretched out on the university’s lawn, plugged into ipods or blackberries or books. The bus was late, but they didn’t seem too concerned. I, on the other hand, had just walked like [...]

   In trying to find the original skit about “fline swu” on SNL in 1975-76 I did find an episode with Dyan Cannon, Chevy Chase, and Dan Aykroyd that uses swine flu in the plot. It aired on May 15, 1976 at the end of the first season of Saturday Night Live. Thanks to the [...]