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Wed, Mar. 1st, 2006, 01:19 pm
Dating Secret for Girls: Find a man who laughs at YOUR jokes.

Dating Secret for Girls: Find a man who laughs at YOUR jokes.

Turns out a good man isn't necessarily one who makes you laugh, but a man who laughs at YOUR jokes.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20050808-000003.html

Wed, Mar. 1st, 2006, 08:23 am
What joke topic would you like me to write and perform this week?

Poll #682416 What joke topic would you like me to write and perform this week?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What joke topic would you like me to write and perform this week? I'll perform it then post the audio here.

Wed, Mar. 1st, 2006, 08:17 am
Are you notable? I will write your funny speech for free!

I wanna assemble a spec portfolio of speechwriting, so I'm looking for opportunities to write some speeches for notables in the DC area. I have a strong resume in both comedy writing and science writing. Any ideas?

Sat, Jan. 14th, 2006, 03:12 pm
New video up

New video up at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1866766706316939846 ...I would have embedded the video behind an lj-cut, but LJ doesn't display the embedded object.


Basil White DC Improv November 2005 )

Fri, Jan. 13th, 2006, 12:36 pm
Stuffing is evil.

Found the Good Eats Fan Page today.


Stuffing is evil.

Mon, Jan. 9th, 2006, 12:59 pm
Use Wikipedia to connect joke topics - Six Degrees of Wikipedia

Use Wikipedia to connect joke topics - Six Degrees of Wikipedia (http://tools.wikimedia.de/sixdeg/) connects paths between any two Wikipedia articles.

Looking for joke topics? Try the list of Wikipedia articles with the most revisions - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Mostrevisions

Death connects Terri Schiavo to Jesus.

Sat, Jan. 7th, 2006, 08:42 pm
I still like Neurotically Yours toons.

I still like Neurotically Yours toons. They should sell greeting cards.

Sat, Jan. 7th, 2006, 07:55 pm
Apparently, I'm a World Comedy Network Hot 6 Comedian.

Apparently, I'm a World Comedy Network Hot 6 Comedian.

This is a fan vote thing, so I'd like to thank my fans. You know who you are. In fact, I think you all know each other.

-Basil

Thu, Jan. 5th, 2006, 12:17 pm
Finding a better word for a joke

Finding a better word for a joke:

I have a new joke with the word "war," but the word "war" doesn't fit the pacing, and isn't quite what I mean. It also rhymes with another line.

So I use Wikitionary's "What links here" link for the word "war."

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/war

From this I get "pillage," a much closer word to what I mean, paces better, and doesn't rhyme.

This resource is my new thesaurus, because it includes associations that are different forms of speech whereas most old-school thesauri stick with the same form of speech as the referenced word.

Discuss.

Sat, Dec. 31st, 2005, 10:33 am
New comic strip at http://www.basilwhite.com/comics/#90





 

http://www.basilwhite.com/comics/



PLEASE click here to vote for this comic!

Fri, Dec. 30th, 2005, 12:14 pm
I got cool userpics.

I got cool userpics.

http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml?user=basilwhite

Thu, Dec. 29th, 2005, 01:02 pm
Kottke.org's best links of 2005.

Kottke.org's best links of 2005.

http://www.kottke.org/05/12/the-best-links-2005

My favorites:

David Foster Wallace 2005 Commencement address - http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html

40 Things That Only Happen In Movies - http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/features/20moviethings.htm

I am Rocky Balboa - http://theteatime.free.fr/talc/rocky.html

Caption the tuxedoed man holding a sewing machine in front of a wrecked UPS truck - http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantasygoat/46706.html

Wed, Dec. 28th, 2005, 10:21 pm
I like Weebl.

I like Weebl.

There. I said it.