Tag: Laughter

• Panacea for Po-Faced Politics

  Delightful (to some) and Derided (by others) is the 40 year old Official Monster Raving Loony Party, complete with outlandish outfits and over-sized rosettes. Before writing them off, it’s worth taking note of the fact that some of their “ridiculous” proposals were eventually enshrined in law. It’s also worth noting that some of their “risible”…

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  24th Feb 2023

  Current Affairs, History, Humour, Politics

  Antidotes, Elections, Humour, Laughter, Laws, Monster Raving Loony, Politics

• Jonah – A Good-Fun Read (v)

  Here are some final thoughts on the story of this unwilling, seemingly unrepentant, successful failure of a prophet.  Putting this book into the “Prophets” section of the Bible, alongside the weightily serious Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, might seem itself to be a bit of a joke. Next but one from Jonah comes Nahum. Whereas in…

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  4th Oct 2022

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Poetry, Religion

  Bible, Cattle, Dawkins, God, Hebrew Bible, Jonah, Laughter, Library, Old Testament, Prophets