Comments on: Humor as Reality, The Subprime Crisis Explained

By: dvanamburg

dvanamburg — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:41:52 +0000

Klaus, thanks for joining the conversation. The Burger King parody doesn't do much for me, but I'm glad that its humor strikes your funny bone. If you have any favorite Monty Python clips, please share them. Their humor lit up a whole generation.

By: Klaus_Holzapfel

Klaus_Holzapfel — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:59:31 +0000

I always love a good portion of British humor. Thanks very much for sharing. It reminds me a bit of the old Monty Python days. One of the videos I appreciated on YouTube was this Whopper viral video – it loaded with the f-word. So don't play it in front of your little kids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVm84MD4vU4&fe... No this is not your subtle kind of humor – but still very funny in my eyes.

By: David VanAmburg

David VanAmburg — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:26:32 +0000

Here's a great Bob & Ray interview on an early David Letterman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5_K8GelSRU Speaking of Letterman, he sent me a note when he started following me on Twitter (me and 10,000 others, I'm sure), "Thanks for following me! Please don't follow too close, as I tend to make sudden stops. -Dave"

By: David VanAmburg

David VanAmburg — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:07:52 +0000

I agree, Greg. The best wits see our reality, turn it about two degrees and hand it back to us with a grin. We get to choose whether to learn and benefit from their observations or not.

By: Greg_Pashke

Greg_Pashke — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:54:25 +0000

I love these guys. The sequence with the great investment names (enhanced, leveraged, high value, etc.) is funny and frightful at the same time because you can envision people picking investments on that approach alone.

Every mortgage lender and broker in the country should be required to watch this. And without the benefit of popcorn.

Their dry wit and style remind of an old American comedy team Bob and Ray who employed the same interview technique with similar success.