Tag Archives: wit

Christine Lavin

http://www.christinelavin.com/ Christine Lavin was revealed to me when I went looking for the song “Katie,” by Tom Paxton – an equally witty lyricist. The song I came up with is “Katy Says Today is the Best Day of Her Whole Entire Life,” which appears to be classic Lavin – incredibly cute, funny, and heartbreaking all […]

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Creative Advertisements Around The World

http://www.hemmy.net/2006/10/15/creative-advertisements-around-the-world/ Everyone complains about commercials, but I’ve always appreciated a well-done ad. This collection proves that there’s potential for reaching the masses with intelligence and wit, rather than with quick edits and volume.

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http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Banksy-Barely-Legal-20060917 A good catalogue of the recent Banksy art exhibit. Not all of the pieces work, but much of it is sneakily brilliant. Apparently righteous indignation makes for some great art.

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Reluctant Nomad: Insults – they just dont make them as they used to

http://reluctantnomad.blogspot.com/2006/09/insults-they-just-dont-make-them-as.html Here’s the second promised steal from Earthbound‘s site; terrifically witty insults and famous comebacks. I stop short of stealing his terrific comment thereupon, in the hopes that you’ll visit his very worthy StumbleBlog to read it. “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” – […]

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