I think I first thought about self-deprecating humor by reading an apocryphal story if St Lawrence's martyrdom: When being burned to death by Romans he was said to have say: Turn me over, I think I'm done
I love that Megyn Kelly and these other nattering nabobs of negativism are losing it over white-guy tacos or whatever chosen micro aggressions are their butthurt du jour. Also, racism against whites is just not a real thing. These dolts want to turn everything into Pee-Wee’s Playhouse because they are spoilt brats.
"Donald Trump is incapable of making a joke at his own expense. His ego is too fragile."
Exactly! Even politicians with fragile egos can usually fake some "aw, shucks" jokes at their own expense just to seem like ordinary folks. Trump is unable to even attempt any self-effacing humor. That's not just an inferiority complex -- it's a SUPER inferiority complex, a most dangerous malady for any political leader, let alone one with his finger on the nuclear button.
Joy — yes please! I’ve had Lucinda Williams’ song “Joy” in my head for three days now! Can’t wait for tonight. I’m stocked up on Prosecco and Doritos 😄
"MAGA is a movement for the emotionally damaged who only see humor as a form of dominance over others. Donald Trump is incapable of making a joke at his own expense. His ego is too fragile. Walz can laugh at himself precisely because he’s capable of joy."
This last paragraph stopped me mid-slurp of coffee. THIS encapsulates the difference between the campaigns so perfectly!
It’s so sad that they can’t find a way to laugh at themselves and when the couch fucker tried it failed flat. This leads one to believe that they clearly don’t understand improv comedy or any comedy (see also Rob Schneider). Nor do they possess empathy’s brother humility.
Now that is really funny but also sad and dangerous for these little white men snowflakes.
I use chili powder in my tacos, but a whole smorgasbord of other spices too. Spicy but not mouth burning. If one wants that, I have it available. People that can joyfully laugh at themselves are my kind of people.
Mayo and Tuna appear in my kitchen every other week. As do Ground Beef and Cheese. Two food and musical groups that sing. And a whole lot of other spicy stuff goin’ on.
The best bit in the talk was Harris telling on Walz for not picking up her "you've won the veep sweep!" Call instead going to VM. She is heard leaving a message. I thought no way in hell would TFG have talked about that but it's an amusing "real" anecdote. Love those two as a team.
>> The very Italian Carla on Cheers often referred to WASPy Diane Chambers as “whitey.” <<
I did not know this. I have watched Cheers, but I guess not that much, and certainly not enough to remember this as a running thing.
>> supermarket chili powder is to heat what Cinemax was to porn <<
I thought much the same thing when I read them calling out chile powder in Walz's recipe. Suprisingly for someone who writes so much perverted stuff, I did not actually think of the Cinemax/porn comparison (or anything similar).
I did also note, however, that the white people highlighting the hot ingredients in Walz's hotdish highlighted three things -- the aforementioned "Chile powder" which varies extremely widely in heat, "garlic powder" which often is all but unnoticeable for not being fresh, and "onion powder" which is to spicy heat what reading Marcel Proust is to Girls Out West (do not google people, not unless you fully understand that this is an update of the Cinemax/porn simile).
Mayo and tuna are literally 'white foods'. They are white.
I think I first thought about self-deprecating humor by reading an apocryphal story if St Lawrence's martyrdom: When being burned to death by Romans he was said to have say: Turn me over, I think I'm done
In my 20's read a book of Hasidic Humor from the Holocaust.
“…fairly standard “cultural difference” humor you’d find in a 1970s or 1980s sitcom.”
I thought of this immediately.
https://youtu.be/L104LViQeIw?si=1RmBYemxsDlrS8gU
I love that Megyn Kelly and these other nattering nabobs of negativism are losing it over white-guy tacos or whatever chosen micro aggressions are their butthurt du jour. Also, racism against whites is just not a real thing. These dolts want to turn everything into Pee-Wee’s Playhouse because they are spoilt brats.
Great article, Stephen!
"Donald Trump is incapable of making a joke at his own expense. His ego is too fragile."
Exactly! Even politicians with fragile egos can usually fake some "aw, shucks" jokes at their own expense just to seem like ordinary folks. Trump is unable to even attempt any self-effacing humor. That's not just an inferiority complex -- it's a SUPER inferiority complex, a most dangerous malady for any political leader, let alone one with his finger on the nuclear button.
Joy — yes please! I’ve had Lucinda Williams’ song “Joy” in my head for three days now! Can’t wait for tonight. I’m stocked up on Prosecco and Doritos 😄
“You took my joy, I want it back”! The idea of someone in “East Jesus,” Tennessee toasting the DNC with Prosecco and Doritos gives me, well, JOY. 🥂🌽💖
"MAGA is a movement for the emotionally damaged who only see humor as a form of dominance over others. Donald Trump is incapable of making a joke at his own expense. His ego is too fragile. Walz can laugh at himself precisely because he’s capable of joy."
This last paragraph stopped me mid-slurp of coffee. THIS encapsulates the difference between the campaigns so perfectly!
I wish Tim Walz was my dad. I'd swap my own bio's heat tolerance for Walz's joi de vivre any day.
It’s so sad that they can’t find a way to laugh at themselves and when the couch fucker tried it failed flat. This leads one to believe that they clearly don’t understand improv comedy or any comedy (see also Rob Schneider). Nor do they possess empathy’s brother humility.
Now that is really funny but also sad and dangerous for these little white men snowflakes.
No notes, SER!
I use chili powder in my tacos, but a whole smorgasbord of other spices too. Spicy but not mouth burning. If one wants that, I have it available. People that can joyfully laugh at themselves are my kind of people.
The Donald once said the best taco bowl was at one of his crappy restaurants. I wonder if it’s still in business.
Mayo and Tuna appear in my kitchen every other week. As do Ground Beef and Cheese. Two food and musical groups that sing. And a whole lot of other spicy stuff goin’ on.
The best bit in the talk was Harris telling on Walz for not picking up her "you've won the veep sweep!" Call instead going to VM. She is heard leaving a message. I thought no way in hell would TFG have talked about that but it's an amusing "real" anecdote. Love those two as a team.
>> The very Italian Carla on Cheers often referred to WASPy Diane Chambers as “whitey.” <<
I did not know this. I have watched Cheers, but I guess not that much, and certainly not enough to remember this as a running thing.
>> supermarket chili powder is to heat what Cinemax was to porn <<
I thought much the same thing when I read them calling out chile powder in Walz's recipe. Suprisingly for someone who writes so much perverted stuff, I did not actually think of the Cinemax/porn comparison (or anything similar).
I did also note, however, that the white people highlighting the hot ingredients in Walz's hotdish highlighted three things -- the aforementioned "Chile powder" which varies extremely widely in heat, "garlic powder" which often is all but unnoticeable for not being fresh, and "onion powder" which is to spicy heat what reading Marcel Proust is to Girls Out West (do not google people, not unless you fully understand that this is an update of the Cinemax/porn simile).
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘵.
"White people spicy" is a classification in the Prickly house.