British humour - Victoria Wood
14/11/08 15:06
Victoria Wood is one of my favourite British female comedy artists. Here she is doing what she does best and being totally irreverent.
This post might be mainly for the benefit of my American readers, but a word of warning to those who aspire to political correctness: I’m English and you won’t find political correctness here!
Here she is singing two songs both of which have me in stitches of laughter:
This post might be mainly for the benefit of my American readers, but a word of warning to those who aspire to political correctness: I’m English and you won’t find political correctness here!
Here she is singing two songs both of which have me in stitches of laughter:
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La cuisine française for English tourists!
23/10/08 10:42
Yesterday, I ate out with a couple of English friends in the seaside town of Pornic very close to where I live in France. I always try and speak French here, especially in shops and restaurants. I may not do so perfectly, but I do always try and find the French are helpful when I make the effort. My friends are a very sweet couple, big hearted, loving cockneys from East London. On my arrival at the restaurant, they had taken copies of the English tourist menu, something I would never do. Too late, that was the menu we got!
If nothing else, the menu made me laugh. In fact, it made me laugh so much I almost peed my pants! The English translation was so bad it made my French look brilliant. I took pen and paper and copied out parts of the menu so I could share it here, it was so funny.
Here are a couple of pictures of beautiful Pornic followed by some extracts from the menu:
Menu
Croutons, worn cheese and rust
Dung of warm goat (coated with breadcrumbs)
Variation of crudenesses
Priest’s profiteroles – Priests of Nantes with caramelised apples
Detail of the butcher and his sauce
Skate country
Greedy salad
Burned out salmon
Small curry of seas
Purse of St Jacques
Burned out duck breast with wipes poivrade
Greedy coffee
I had the dung of warm goat (in breadcrumbs). It was delicious! It was baked goat’s cheese served on croutons (no rust!) with a fresh bed of salad (not too greedy!) that included apples and grapes. Yum! But who would have guessed?
If nothing else, the menu made me laugh. In fact, it made me laugh so much I almost peed my pants! The English translation was so bad it made my French look brilliant. I took pen and paper and copied out parts of the menu so I could share it here, it was so funny.
Here are a couple of pictures of beautiful Pornic followed by some extracts from the menu:
Menu
Croutons, worn cheese and rust
Dung of warm goat (coated with breadcrumbs)
Variation of crudenesses
Priest’s profiteroles – Priests of Nantes with caramelised apples
Detail of the butcher and his sauce
Skate country
Greedy salad
Burned out salmon
Small curry of seas
Purse of St Jacques
Burned out duck breast with wipes poivrade
Greedy coffee
I had the dung of warm goat (in breadcrumbs). It was delicious! It was baked goat’s cheese served on croutons (no rust!) with a fresh bed of salad (not too greedy!) that included apples and grapes. Yum! But who would have guessed?
Husband Crèche
17/10/08 11:43
Financial crisis humour
10/10/08 14:41
The psychologist jokes are on me!
07/05/08 07:57
Lest I lapse into terminal seriousness, I felt it was about time for some humour again! Here's a collection of psychologist light-bulb jokes I came across earlier today. As ever they are in poor taste and far from politically correct...just great!
How many psychotherapists does it take to change a light bulb?
Only one, but the bulb must genuinely want to change.
How many behaviourists does it take to change a light bulb?
None. Ignore it and socialise near brightly lit bulbs. The deviant bulb will modify its own behaviour.
How many Freudians does it take to change a light bulb?
The burned out state of the bulb is only symptomatic. You must understand the underlying causes of its failure before you change anything.
How many Gestalt psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
None. They surround it with brightly lit bulbs and it will appear to the eye that all are lit.
How many phenomenological psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
We should consider the phenomenon of darkness without making assumptions about its source.
How many social psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
All of them.
How many industrial psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
What proportion of bulbs like this have burned out previously?
How many feminist psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
That’s not funny!
How many statisticians does it take to change a light bulb?
Don't bother. Nothing can be inferred from one light bulb.
How many forensic psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
How long has it been burned out?
How many child psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
I forbid you to change that bulb!
How many Jungian psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
None. We need to accept shadow to achieve balance.
How many cognitive psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
Three. One to stack wooden crates to reach the bulb, one to verbalise her thought processes aloud as she unscrews it, and one to count backward by threes the whole time.
How many non-directive therapists does it take to change a light bulb?
What I’m hearing is that you’d like to change the bulb, am I right?
How many humanistic psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
It is harmful to label a bulb as burned-out. We must celebrate each bulb’s unique individuality.
How many existential psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
You misunderstand the situation. The bulb speaks to our essential bulb-ness.
How many game theorists does it take to change a light bulb?
You change yours first then I’ll decide what to do with mine.
How many Freudians does it take to change a light bulb?
Two. One to change the bulb and one to hold the penis... I mean ladder!
Boycotting the Beijing Olympics
07/05/08 07:41
