Absurd World
Lyle Bateman
- Location
- Medicine Hat, Alberta,
- Birthday
- September 05
- Title
- Comedian/Geek
- Bio
- I am a stand-up comic, writer, and geek, with simultaneous existence in the Real World (tm) and Second Life
MY RECENT POSTS
- NPI Announces Bankruptcy
Proceedings
December 17, 2011 02:08PM - Satan Clarifies Involvement in
New Cheney Book
September 02, 2011 12:41PM - The Map of Non-Monogamy
October 22, 2010 07:15AM - How to write a lay science
article in one simple lesson
September 28, 2010 01:00AM - The New Chuckling Priestman -
Jokers Comedy Club
September 01, 2010 01:53PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Please share away ...
Borowitz had the original
genius
concept ... I just
grabbed…”
September 02, 2011 01:17PM - “On Hef: I think there
may be differences in the laws
in
Canada vs the US ... I
d…”
August 07, 2011 11:59AM - “PS vzn ... I am posting
a link to your post here in my
online
poly group as
well,…”
August 04, 2011 12:51PM - “@SB - Well, I agree
thats a difference, but its a
difference
of impression, not
o…”
August 04, 2011 12:43PM - “Thanks for the shout-out
vzn ... I think this is an
important
topic that needs
a…”
July 31, 2011 02:48PM
Lyle Bateman's Links
- Networks and Affiliates
- My Twitter Feed
- My Facebook Page
- Progressive Bloggers
- Shameless Self-Promotion
- News Tag at Open Salon
- Absurd Tag at Open Salon
- Comedy Tag at Open Saoln
- Canada Tag on Open Salon
- My Tag at Open Salon
- My Flickr Photos - Interesting according to Flickr
- A short set from the Comic Strip
English Speakers Say the Stupidest Things
Happy Mother's Day
Three Truths and an Idiot
Well, its time to come clean. Turns out I was severely math-challenged when I did my list, or more like logistically challenged. When I did the math on my plane trips, I didn't work them out as two-way travel, only one way, so the fact is, #2 is actually true. We… Read full post »
Two Truths & One Lie
I've seen a few versions of this around, so I thought I'd add my own Two Truths and a Lie ...
- I've fallen face first into an open sewer in Lagos, Nigeria
- I've flown more than 40000 miles in one year
- I've gone for slurpees with Brendan Fraser and opened … Read full post »
Reagan Ejected by Republicans for Crimes against Doctrine
What started as a blog entry by noted civil rights crusader Glenn Greenwald, from his column at Salon, turned into a firestorm in the Conservative blogosphere for a former US President. Former poster boy for modern conservatism, Ronald Reagan, was ejected from the Republican Party today after e… Read full post »
The Huffington Post has a fascinating story on a study out of Ohio State University that found that conservatives are more likely to believe Stephen Colbert "only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not… Read full post »
Papal visit to Africa ends on low note
Lyle Bateman
Vatican City:
The Papal visit to Africa wound down today with a final Mass to the Angolan faithful before heading back to Rome. However, the joyous mood was overshadowed by some disturbing medical news, rumoured for several days, and finally confirmed by Vatica… Read full post »
Open Call: Two Cows on the Financial Meltdown?
We've all seen the "Two Cows Economics" and various sub-versions (such as this wonderful SF one I recently saw ... JK Rowling had me howling) but surely we need to update those theories in light of the current meltdown. I humbly offer my first two suggestions, and make an Open Call… Read full post »
Anger and violence
Several recent incidents in the news have brought the issues of anger and violence into the news. Of course, Chris Brown and Rhianna mark the most publicized version of the issue. Broadsheet in Salon yesterday had another story,
"He's lucky his wife didn't grab a weapon"
that plays to th…The Ballad of AIG and Chase
In light of AIG executives in Congress today discussing the bonus and bailout issues, I thought a song I wrote a few months ago for my act might be appropriate. I doubt economists will have trouble finding inconsistencies in the details of my economic analysis of the current crisis ... as… Read full post »
Satire and Parody
Act like a lady, think like a funny man
In Broadsheet today, Mary Elizabeth Williams takes on a new book by Steve Harvey that purports to give dating advice. In the book, Harvey pushes "caveman-level gender platitudes" as dating advice.
First off, I don't know Steve Harvey, nor do… Read full post »
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