Humor Pages for August 7, 2009

Busted

Imagine growing up and never even knowing what a crumb looks like.

(Peter L)

Source: AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com | 7 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Fan Tweet Thursday: John Hughes

Victoria Bracknell sent in this ode to John Hughes (1950-2009) just before the end of the day…

From Matthew Broderick to Hughes in 1985:

MattB (Matthew Broderick): @JHughes Love movie idea re: skipping school. But what kind of name is Ferris? re: clarinet – never had one lesson

Source: Historical Tweets | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:23 pm

Fan Tweet Thursday: A Freudian Tweet

From Twitterstorian Victoria Bracknell…

SiggyF (Sigmund Freud): Streets very much ice today. Almost slipped walking to office. People laughed. I still don’t know why that’s funny.

Source: Historical Tweets | 6 Aug 2009 | 3:01 pm

The Scream

Why shout it from the rooftops when you can shout it in their face?

(submitted by Sierra)

Source: AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 3:00 pm

Rider Safety

Wow, no grey area here. Couldn't they get injured? Or simply bruised?

Thanks Mom!

Source: Safety Graphic Fun | 6 Aug 2009 | 3:00 pm

Fan Tweet Thursday: Washington’s Dentist

A fan-submitted tweet from Sean Tucker, who must be a big fan of “Jorge Washington.”

JW (George Washingon): You drunkenly go to a carpenter for dental work ONE time…

Source: Historical Tweets | 6 Aug 2009 | 1:30 pm

Amount Of Paint In The Brush

song chart memes

amount of paint in the brush

Graph by: peteyoung via Graph Jam Builder

Source: GraphJam: Music and Pop Culture in Charts and Graphs. Let us explain them. | 6 Aug 2009 | 1:00 pm

Graph Jam Safety

Mike McB posted this on the Facebook Fan Page and I wanted to share it here. GraphJam is another of my favorite sites, a la Failblog.

Thanks Mr. McB!

Source: Safety Graphic Fun | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:39 am

It’s Not Easy Being Green

While this dad was trying to teach his daughter a valuable lesson, this actually does nothing for the environment.

(submitted by Weez)

Source: AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:30 am

Probability Someone Will Insult Religion if They are

song chart memes

Probability Someone Will Insult Religion if They are

Graph by: somejsmith via Graph Jam Builder

Source: GraphJam: Music and Pop Culture in Charts and Graphs. Let us explain them. | 6 Aug 2009 | 10:00 am

Fan Tweet Thursday: Deep Throat or Deep Tweet?

Every Thursday, we re-post the best fan-submitted Historical Tweets, and here’s one of them, from Sean Tucker. If you’d like to create your own, you can use our downloadable photoshop template.

BigBoyBob (Bob Woodward): @Deepthroat I love your movies!!! Where do you want to meet?
Submitted by: Sean Tucker