My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Nunchuku of Sweet Reason.

Get yours.

Go read Unitarian Jihad first. Once you have stopped laughing, then go get your name.

We went to a wedding last night not too far from where we live. It was supposed to be an outdoor wedding, but the weather being mighty blustery, it got moved indoors. It was held at the groom’s parents’ home, which was a fairly large house. Until you cram 150 people into it. We were told by the bride’s mother, our neighbor, that 150 people were expected to come, and I have to say, I believe they all showed up, bringing additional friends with them.

Anyway, so there we are, crammed in like sardines into this very lovely home when the wedding proper began. The only music they had was a lone fiddler who was quite good. He began playing and the wedding party starts processing to the lovely antique arbor they had setup in the living room for the vows. Just as the bride comes down the stairs, I realize what the fiddler is playing. It’s a gorgeous tune, but the name and sentiment are what make it an odd choice. The tune? “Neil Gow’s Lament for the Death of this Second Wife” (emphasis mine). Now, I absolutely love that tune. It’s a beautiful slow air that brings tears to your eyes. I can play it on the low whistle and mandolin (not at the same time, of course) and each imparts it’s own beauty. But where it is most at home is on the fiddle. This makes since because Gow was a fiddler. The only recording I’ve heard of this is by Dougie MacLean on his Tribute record. Dougie really knows how to coax the beauty out of that tune on the fiddle. I’m listening to him play it now. Ahh…

That’s great. I love it.

While my dislike of Bill Clinton is no secret, I certainly don’t wish him ill health. In fact, I hope he recovers from his heart surgery and gets back to his life.

Having said that, Letterman’s Top 10 list from March 14 was hilarious. I didn’t see the show, and the list hasn’t been posted to the website yet, but here it is, courtesy of the MRC:

"Top Ten Things Overheard During Bill Clinton's Hospital Stay."

10. "A nurse is coming! Put him in the restraints."
9. "Strange -- his veins have no blood. It's just Crisco."
8. "Canseco's here with something that'll make you feel amazing."
7. "Five more heart surgeries and you'll tie Cheney!"
6. "When I told him no sex for a month, he pulled a scalpel on me."
5. "My, what a lovely bouquet from Osama."
4. "For some reason, he always forgets the surgical gown opens in the back."
3. "We removed the scar tissue from the heart, as well as several impacted french fries."
2. "Al Gore! When did you start working as an orderly?"
1. "Hillary wants to know if you would neuter him?"

… when I Googled for “css form field layout”, then clicked on the first item returned, which was titled “aplus moments > Blog Archive > Styling form fields” and I see the hot chick on the beach picture located here. It really is a blog entry about using CSS to style your form fields, but… um… wow. Nice visual…

I’ve never been a fan of potted meat. Actually, let me be more specific: I can’t imagine ever eating potted meat, even if I were stranded on a desert island, and the only thing I was able to save from the sinking ship was a lifetime supply of potted meat. Thus, I find this blog entry entitled Steve, Don’t Eat It! Vol. I extremely funny and nauseating, all at the same time. I love it when simple prose is capable of evoking such contrary emotions! I get all tingly inside….

This is too good!. Human Events is reporting that a group called Citizens United have put up two billboards in Hollywood, gloating over the reelection of W, and thanking Hollywood for their “support.” These billboards are right near the Kodak Theater. That’s the theater where the Oscars will be held, which means all the Hollywood types who show up will have to see them. That’s hilarious. I’m LMAO! The two billboards are shown below. Click on them for a larger version.

I’ve said many times that if you aren’t reading Scrappleface you’re missing out on excellent satire and social commentary. Today’s edition is no exception. Here’s an excerpt:

“We use that word ‘terrorist’ to marginalize and demonize people whose way of expressing ideas is culturally different from ours,” said Mr. Kerry. “But when a man takes up the scimitar to behead an innocent civilian, or straps on the exploding vest for a walk through the marketplace, he’s just passionately stating his philosophy. Who are we to judge his methods?”

Go read the rest. Prepare to laugh. Don’t drink anything while reading it or you’ll need to clean your monitor and keyboard.

I’ve been a fan of Jeff Foxworthy for years, but I happened to catch an episode of his new show called Blue Collar TV the other night and I laughed so hard I was in pain. The show is Foxworthy with fellow comedians Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy and it shows on The WB on Friday nights. This past week’s episode was called “Education” and involved one really funny sketch featuring a spelling bee where the participants were supposed to spell “engine.” The first contestant asked “You mean like ‘Cowboys and Injuns’?” Good one.

But the part that made me laugh so hard was a spoof of America’s Funniest Home Videos. Think about how many videos you’ve seen on AFV that culminate with some poor sap getting whacked in the crotch with a golf club, baseball bat, farm implement, child’s fist/foot, or any other blunt instrument. That’s what this spoof was. It involved Jeff Foxworthy hitting Bill Engvall in the crotch with a shovel over and over and over. I was laughing so hard I could barely keep my eyes open. I was able to get a copy of the show and one frame from it is posted above. I have watched it about 10 times now and I just can’t stop laughing. I have now added this show to my weekly watch list. I can’t wait until the next episode.

After watching that episode, I remembered that I had borrowed the DVD of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie from my mother, so I popped it in and it was equally funny. They have a sequel coming out on Dec. 7. I’ll be sure to get it.