An ambiguity in the English language

The English language is an enigmatic beast, full of beauty and splendor and rife with confusing ambiguities. I think my favorite construction is an adjective followed by two nouns. The tricky part here is that sometimes we use a noun as an adjective in order to describe another noun. For example, this weekend I passed a laundromat with the name “Giant Laundry Center“. The noun “Laundry” is used adjectivally to describe “Center”. This leaves “Giant” open to describe either of the two nouns. Humorous, to say the least. Let me know if you find others, I will rejoice.

Monty Python on YouTube

The inimitable Pythons recently decided to release high quality versions of some of the most viewed clips of Monty Python material on their own YouTube channel. Here’s a clip, just for you:

(via Lifehacker)

Six To Eight Black Men

Brian posted a reading of “Six To Eight Black Men“, by David Sedaris. Get through the second video at least. It is funny.

Greatest video ever made

“Oh, great…I’m becoming trapped in the balloon!”

If you like laughing

If you like things that are funny, you might enjoy Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer. Here is a recent comic I thought was funny. Even his Basic Instructions news blog is funny.