Hajjaj Cartoon of the Day

Arab Stand-up Comedy!

Apologies about the lack of blogging, people, I've been kind of busy with midterms and the such. But check this out. After the huge success of the Axis of Evil comedy tour, Showtime put together Minority Rules, a stand-up comedy show of Arab comics. I'm posting a couple of my favorites.

Here's a video of Egyptian Ronnie Khalil describing the stages of "ya lahwi" that Egyptian women experience!



And this is one of Wonho Chung. Yup, Won Ho. LOL. Wonho is a South-Korean who's lived in Jordan all his life. So i'm guessing it's part of our genetic structure then, that we are unable to breed funny people.

h/t: Laura

SuBerstar the Video

I just loved this video, it's so creative and original and perfectly describes the lives of West Ammanis! It's a spoof of Nickelback's "Rockstar" song by Jordanian artist Humam Amari. Make sure to check it out!



Also check this bloopers video, it's hilarious!

Extremely Immature Post

Yes, very immature I know, but I literally teared up from laughing at this!




h/t: Qusai Sawalha

If McCain Wins

Matrix Aborted!

Hilarious Hajjaj cartoon about the recent developments with the investment company Matrix.

Your Moment of Zen

That's John McCain hugging George Bush. Now isn't that the sweetest thing you've ever seen?

Nothing Much

Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. I am definitely not helping with the boring blog status 7aki was talking about. The news is boring, same nonsense that makes you want to jump off a cliff. The difference is I haven't been in the mood to discuss it and depress myself. And I can't find anything else decent to talk about. I didn't think I'd be suffering from a writer's block this early. Ugh. But here you go, in a desperate attempt for a post, enjoy this obscenely hilarious video from Maz Jobrani. :D

P.S. I finally got my laptop. Praise the Lord. An Acer 5620G. It's a nice laptop.

King Abdullah On Star Trek?!

I can't believe I didn't know this before! In 1995, back when he was a prince, King Abdullah played an uncredited extra in a Star Trek episode. Apparently, he wasn't given any lines because he wasn't a member of the Screen Actors Guild. His Majesty? A Trekkie? This is so cool!!

News Headline of the Day

WTF?

Unfortunately Placed Ads

After a couple of serious posts, it's time for some comedy! Take a look at this group of unfortunately placed ads. I bet the ad execs did not have this in mind!

Sarcasm: An Evolutionary Survival Skill

“ Neurophysiologist Katherine Rankin at the University of California, San Francisco, has recently discovered that sarcasm, which is both positively funny and negatively nasty, plays an important part in human social interaction.

So what?

I mean really, who cares? Oh for God's sake. Don't you have anything better to do than read this column?

According to Dr. Rankin, if you didn't get the sarcastic tone of the previous sentences you must have some damage to your parahippocampal gyrus which is located in the right brain. People with dementia, or head injuries in that area, often lose the ability to pick up on sarcasm, and so they don't respond in a socially appropriate way. ”

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So there you have it. If you do not appreciate my sarcasm, then please go develop your parahippocampal gyrus. Nyahaha! (don't you just absolutely love Urban Dictionary?)

I Don't Need Subtitles!

I found this really funny video from my new favorite blog. Here's the link.

Nude Protests: Finally!

After being issued a 30 JD ticket, a Jordanian bus driver began taking his clothes off in protest. The police officer insisted on giving him the ticket, despite the driver's promises that he had forgotten his licences at home.

The comments on the news piece were mostly sympathetic with the driver, seeing as life in Jordan is becoming more expensive by the second. My favorite comments:

معنا مجال هللأ نضحك على الخبر.. بس اخرتنا كلنا نخلع ملابسنا

لو إنو السائق بنت وعملت هيك,أكيد الحكومة مارح تخالفها 30 نيرة..كان أعطتها 70 نيرة !!! صح

منذ كنت طفلا اتذكر بانه كان هناك برنامجا اتابعه تدور احداثه في الغابة ويدعى(طرزان)حيث يروي قصة بطل يعيش داخل الغابة فكان دائما اقرب مايكون خالعا لملابسه حين يتجول في الغابة فلم يكن في وقته محروقات لاديزل ولا بنزين يعتمد عليها للانتقال من شجرة الى اخرى فكان يعتمد على الحبال الطويلة للوصول للمكان الذي يريد وبالتالي لم يكن هناك شرطيا يقف ليخالف (طرزان)لتجاوزه حدود السرعة او عدم اعطاء الاولوية للقرود و العصافيرالتي تملا الغابة فطرزان كان خالعا لملابسه دوما دون وجود هموم تدعوه لذلك

Legacy of a Nutjob: George W. Bush

“ U.S. President Bush claimed Wednesday that he had no regrets about the decision to invade Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Asked about Iraq, Bush said that "substantial" progress had been made in helping the country, adding that efforts in Iraq would "change the Middle East for the better."

"Removing Saddam Hussein made the world a safer place," Bush said. ”

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Other stupid Bush quotes:

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?"

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

Favorite Bush moments:

So regardless of who gets elected for president next, I don't think anybody can surpass the stupidity of George W. Bush. It's just not possible.

The Funwall/Superwall Stupidity

If you have a facebook account, i.e. if you're living in the 21st century, then you must have come across the superwall or funwall, applications which allow you to send a picture, a video or a message to a number of people. I have mine disabled, but every once in a while, when I'm in the mood for a good laugh, I check other people's posts, which almost always fall into the following categories:

1. The "help the kid dying from cancer/separated from twin at birth kid" posts: even if the story were true, do you honestly believe facebook will be donating one cent every time you forward this? If you do, then please go live in a Disney movie.
   
2. The "I'm holier than thou" posts: send this prayer to all your friends and you will receive 998 blessings or if you don't send this then you don't love God. Makes you wonder how people went to heaven before facebook, huh?
   
3. The slutty posts: which are basically either videos or pictures of half-naked girls, surprisingly sent by the same people who send the category 2 posts. Nah, who said we were a hypocritical society.
   
4. The "forward this and see what happens next" posts: how long will it actually take you to realize that nothing ever happens, you wont see who views your profile the most nor will the hot girl in the picture take her top off. Get over it already.
   
5. The funny posts: then occasionally you find some nice posts like this video from Britain's got talent:
   

HAHA