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Sunday Funnies: The Elaborate Global Warming Hoax

by Matt Embrey on December 14th, 2009

Don't underestimate the downright diabolical patients and planning us treehuggers are capable of...

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Sunday Funnies: What If It’s All a Hoax?

by Matt Embrey on December 13th, 2009

Here's a funny little comic about a topic that is now laughing matter... So? What if it's a big hoax? What are the catastrophic consequences of taking action to curb carbon emissions that we are going to regret?

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Sunday Funnies: Commie Vegetables, Polar Relations & Styles by Stiles

by Matt Embrey on August 30th, 2009

Here’s a round-up of the funniest things in the blogitat this week… Treehumper takes a look at the White House’s new farmers market in “I’m not sayin Obama’s a Nazi, just that his Commie vegetables are going to kill your grandma.” Is it a creative way to cut the deficit or are CSAs (Communist Supported [...]

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Sunday Funnies: Kitty Kleenex

by Matt Embrey on August 23rd, 2009

This article from Treehumper explores Kimberly-Clark’s efforts to save trees by replacing their traditional paper based Kleenex tissues with kitten based tissues. While the move was considered a huge win by Greenpeace, now PETA is getting bent out of shape. Check out Treehumper for all the details on this hilarious environmental story and for gripping [...]

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Sunday Funnies: Bizarre Respect Nature Video

by Matt Embrey on July 26th, 2009

This video is the most bizarre way to say “respect nature” and “live and let live.” Personally I hate bugs, they creep me out. I realize this isn’t rational and I respect nature so I generally suck it up and live with them. When it comes to particularly offensive looking spiders and wasps (I hate those [...]

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George: What’s Wrong with Self-Preservation?

by Matt Embrey on July 12th, 2009

Sunday (not so) Funnies… Normally I find George Carlin hilarious and I have an affinity for poking fun at things that are important to me, but I was really disappointed when I watched his bit on “Saving the Planet,” (the video is at the end of the post). I understand it’s just a comedy routine, and [...]

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Sunday Funnies: An Inconvenient Poop

by Matt Embrey on May 24th, 2009

In other words, "Don't leave you sh!t for someone else to deal with! We are all contributing to climate change so we are the ones that need to do something about it."

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Sunday Funnies: The Empire Goes Green?

by Matt Embrey on May 10th, 2009

In a move to clean up their image around the galaxy the Empire has replaced their fleet of Speeder Bikes with giant chipmunks. Citing the lower carbon emissions and the fact that chipmunks don't explode when they hit a tree, the Empire insists they are doing their part to protect the fragile environment of Endor. Critics have dismissed this as green washing citing the Empire's continued use of the enormous AT-AT Walkers which one study shows release more toxic gasses into the atmosphere than Jaba the Hutt.

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Sunday Funnies: Old Appliences Rock

by Matt Embrey on April 26th, 2009

Aside from the angelic melodies, take note of the creative use of old kitchen appliances as percussion. The band is called Hurra Torpedo and they are known for their wild use of old appliances as instruments and their heavily accented droning 80s covers. Check out their rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart"...

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