Wit and Wisdom
How to Handle a Heckler
In case you ever get the notion that you might launch your comedy career from the seats rather from the stage, I hope that this will be a reminder that the brave and the truly funny are always the people on stage. You are just the annoying person in the audience and, trust me, no one there is cheering for you.
31Mar2009 | bryan | Comments Off on How to Handle a Heckler | Continued
Hypochondria – The Disease Of The Elderly
I am in the class of people politely referred to as ‘Senior.’ When I was young I thought Senior meant really old, fragile, frail, sickly, helpless. Today I understand Senior as that stage of life before Elderly. Senior is a prelude to an honest understanding of illness and mortality. Senior is that time of life where we begin to examine the ailments we will experience as elderly. I used to be a hypochondriac, but now I think I have something much worse. – it is called aging.
30Mar2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Hypochondria – The Disease Of The Elderly | Continued
Colbert and Conan – String Dancing
What can we say – these two are great comedians. Steven Colbert and Conan O’Brian often play off each other – they make fun of each other and politicians should take a clue of how to react. Conan invented the ‘string dance’ and Colbert imitated Conan. Here they are together:
18Feb2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Colbert and Conan – String Dancing | Continued
The Sentence – confusing a simple thought
The sentence is the most simple form of expressing a thought. The sentence must have a subject and a predicate – well, not exactly. The subject and predicate can be explicit, or simply understood. We are assuming of course that one wants to express a complete thought. But a sentence may also have an object, may have modifiers, may have connectives, and may have independent elements. So what is so hard about that? Please feel free to help with this understanding.
17Feb2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
America Derailed
Rights organizations have historically been a blessing to life as we know it today. While they did not necessarily reflect the ideology of every person in this great country, their purpose was for progression and prosperity of the nation as a whole. Women’s rights, abolishment of slavery, equal opportunity employment and to a good degree, affirmative action have all been for positive change to move our country forward. Now we are stuck in a gravy bowl of economic turmoil and some of these new found organizations are just adding flour.
17Jan2009 | Cole James | 2 comments | Continued
The Prophecy of Ohg Rea Tone – 2009
Prophecy is only valuable if it presents opportunity for change. Absolutes are for the cynical, for those who presume their destiny is predetermined. Free will suggests we have something to say about our life. In the tradition of ancient Bible Prophets we will offer some conditional prophecy for 2009: If we reward failure, failure will […]
16Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
The Future Is Not What It Used To Be
I studied electronics at The Electronics Institute in Kansas City. That was a long time ago. We studied vacuum tubes. Vacuum tube radios and television and radar systems. It was the dawn of the transistor – we talked about transistors in class, and experimented with diodes in building full-wave bridge power supplies. Resonant circuits were […]
12Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Future Is Not What It Used To Be | Continued
Tabloid Voyeurism Sells
We are not talking about the National Enquirer here folks. We are talking about Cable News, Network News, Print Newspapers, Print Magazines, and of course the internet boom in journalistic voyeurism. We just gave an example – the use of the term ‘journalistic voyeurism’ is much more interesting than say, ‘Journalistic practice.’ The Fireside Post […]
10Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Tabloid Voyeurism Sells | Continued
Take Us to your Leader Elect
Featured McClatchy cartoon Jim Morin / Miami Herald (December 1, 2008) | Cartoons for the week of 24 November 2008
2Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Take Us to your Leader Elect | Continued
To the Victor goes the Spoils
11Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on To the Victor goes the Spoils | Continued
A Brief History of the “F-Bomb”
A Brief History Of The “F-Bomb” By M.J. Stephey Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 Comedian George Carlin performing his infamous 1973 monologue “Filthy Words” “The F-word is one of the most graphic, explicit and vulgar words in the English language,” U.S. Solicitor General Gregory Garre proclaimed last week during a Supreme Court hearing on the First […]
10Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on A Brief History of the “F-Bomb” | Continued
Cable Talking Head Conundrum
We find ourselves in a technological quandry. This writer is an amateur politica junkie (is that an oxy moron), or just moronic? Does Oxy imply a clean moron? No matter – today we find ourselves struggling to find real news and intelligent commentary on the cable ‘news’ channels. Wolf Blitzer is just a bore, welcome […]
2Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Cable Talking Head Conundrum | Continued
Is McCain a Natural Blonde
John McCain has had so many gaffes this year that some of the boys down at the Bait Shop are wondering if he is a natural Blond. We did not think much of this talk until Elizabeth Horseback went on the Campaign stump for McCain and Palin. That about sealed the deal. She wrote the […]
27Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Is McCain a Natural Blonde | Continued
The Need for Healthy Children to Fight Our Wars
The marvel of conservative inconsistency continues hacking away at the forest of civilization. The forest has become so important that they have forgotten that it is comprised of individual trees. IN this case the individual trees are our children – our future soldiers. Stop abortion, but don’t offer the newborn health care. Protect the lives […]
22Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Need for Healthy Children to Fight Our Wars | Continued
BBC – Mock the Week (Targeting Obama and McCain)
This is filmed for the BBC – British Broadcasting Company. The Program is Mock The Week – and nothing is off limits. These guys are awful – awful in the sense that nothing is sacred. In these videos they mock Barack Obama, John McCain, and the US Elections. We found this to be quite funny.
19Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on BBC – Mock the Week (Targeting Obama and McCain) | Continued
Sarah Palin on SNL with Tina Fey
Sarah Palin jumped on the bandwagon, again. She is pretty good at riding the waves of others. Either Sarah Palin is a good sport – or she just does not get the point.
19Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Sarah Palin on SNL with Tina Fey | Continued
Bush’s Two Minute State of The Union
From the horses ass (or mouth, whatever), we get the whole truth. In these times of struggle and turmoil, in an election year when all is clouded in distrust and double-talk, we finally get a glimpse of some honesty from the White House. I have to admit, I am glad to see this administration breaking […]
14Oct2008 | bryan | Comments Off on Bush’s Two Minute State of The Union | Continued
Sarah Palin – I’m so Pretty
Natalie Wood perfectly captured the essence of Governor Sarah Palin in the 1961 musical West Side Story. As we learn more about the Alaskan Governor through media interviews and scandal investigations – we realize the shallowness of this person, Sarah Palin. We apologize to fans of Natalie Wood, Natalie really was pretty and talented. The […]
12Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 5 comments | Continued
McGrinch
Media has painted McCain as the Grinch. Here is the story. This McGrinch was a citizen of Peopleville. The residents of Peopleville where a happy bunch, who all would come together for the best interests of the people. There where mainly two types of people in Peopleville. The Republiwhys and the Demawhats. They were a […]
11Oct2008 | Cole James | 2 comments | Continued
McCain, Palin is Great Because I was a POW
John McCain had a news flash for Americans in the town hall debate the other day. McCain was clever in demonstrating his comprehension of American politics. Some of his jargon is difficult to follow – probably because his language was affected while serving as a POW. Highlights from McCain’s debate answers: The moderator is a […]
8Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
EPA Puts Republicans on Endangered Species List
The Environmental Protection Agency, a cousin to the National Parks, has declared the species of neanderthal Republicans to be endangered. Qualifying as endangered provides specific government protection. Specifically, the EPA is developing a Republican Wildlife Refuge. Preliminary plans are to locate the Refuge in Alaska. Drastic action is called for after a recent study by […]
7Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on EPA Puts Republicans on Endangered Species List | Continued
Rovians From The Planet Bushanus
They are finally being arrested, secured, immobilized. They come from the planet Bushanus and are called Rovians. Rovians live in the bowels of humanity, infecting civilized people with flu like symptoms. We wander through the news cycle, feeling nauseated, faint-hearted, and dismayed. Some suffer lethal effects, others are carriers. They came to this planet about […]
5Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Rovians From The Planet Bushanus | Continued
Subliminal Bush
In a previous post here on The Fireside, we mentioned the press conference with the President where he discussed WWIII in the context of Iran. I thought it might be beneficial to see the clip for ourselves: [wp_youtube]94LtRZ3urWY&feature=related[/wp_youtube] “I take the threat of Iran with a nuclear weapon very seriously.” I guess that would account […]
26Sep2008 | bryan | 6 comments | Continued
Bush Sends FEMA to Wall Street
thousand mobile homes are being resurrected from the old cotton fields down home. Bush has ordered the National Guard to fill 85,000,000 sand bags. Proclaiming on National Television Bush declares, “Everybody do something, it it doesn’t work we can surge later.”
25Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Bush Sends FEMA to Wall Street | Continued
Political Humor – 2008
These cartoons are made available by the Time web site. Thanks to Time for sharing. Others are self attributed.
1Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Political Humor – 2008 | Continued
The War Prayer, by Mark Twain
Mark Twain says it best. Once again it took an artist to capture the staggering essence of events that many Americans have become immune to. This particular writing is in response to the Spanish-American war with the Philippines in 1898. Mark Twain became an anti-imperialist. Born Samuel Clemens in Hannibal, Missouri, he was an honest […]
28Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The War Prayer, by Mark Twain | Continued
Will Rogers on War
`I don’t care how little your country is, you got a right to run it like you want to. When the big nations quit meddling then the world will have peace.’ `People talk peace. But men give their life’s work to war. It won’t stop ’til there is as much brains and scientific study put […]
26Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Will Rogers on War | Continued
Who’s On First, Abbott and Costello video
Talking movies have been around for less than 100 years. The pioneers of comedy set the stage, if you will, for generations to follow. Abbott and Costello perfected the art of a straight man with a buffoonish clown. Their act “Who’s On First” is a classic that never wears out. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello […]
9Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Who’s On First, Abbott and Costello video | Continued
Procrastination Posting
Timing is everything in blogging. Well, not everything. Content is a key element, but secondary to timing. It is important, though… content… but you have to wait for the right content to come along, or it just isn’t worth the effort. I never post anything early in the morning. It comes off as too zealous. […]
12May2008 | bryan | 2 comments | Continued
On My Tombstone – “He Tried.”
Son, OK. Let’s assume for a moment there is a God and there is an afterlife. I have been searching since before you were born for some safe and sane ideology; trying to know the unknowable. Now I am an aging man. I have learned that I don’t know very much. My expectation for myself […]
31Aug2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued