The secret of a good joke is incongruity, the familiar placed in an unfamiliar setting, either with sharp contrast or through the shock of the unexpected. Likewise, many of my favourite photos are centred on the incongruous, usually when something piques my warped sense of humour (see an extreme example here).
In a country like Jamaica, […]
A long infomercial in yesterday’s Gleaner newspaper began with the following photo and headline:
The best part was the following text:
All members of the response team are well trained in firearm handling, tactical shooting, and covert action and customer relations.
Imaginary dialogue:
BLAM!! BLAM!!!
Tanks fe de glass a ice wata, mam.
Below is a summary of the main points raised at the abovementioned meeting.
Attendance:P. Collina (Chair)E. CoriniG. BuffonC. VieriF. TottiM. D’Agata (rapporteur)
1. Regarding reactions and results of the recent Telecom Italia campaign, Mr Collina reported that sales of cable had experienced a positive boost but that actual new subscriptions to Telecom’s Internet service had been disappointing. […]
A Reuter’s report of yesterday:
Feel like a cup of tea, but don’t have the time to brew one up? Pop a “tea pill” instead.
Why would I do that? Isn’t the whole point about tea that you actually take the time to make it then blow and sip it slowly, sit back and relax […]
Italy! Land of creative design! Land of lurv!
Here’s a card produced by Cecami, a renowned card company in Milan. I first thought it was a scissors-and-paste job by an eight-year-old girl for her parents, but no, it was a professionally made, commercially sold card. Can you imagine who would have bought it?
Well, as they […]
Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
Currently resident in Dakar, Senegal.
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