HELLOOOO NEWMAN: Laughter is your sixth sense
Thursday 31 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Follow the Leader
Helloooo Newman: Follow the Leader: It's so weird, this thing in Venezuela. The same situation's been going on in my house for years. Two leaders who both think the...
Follow the Leader
It's so weird, this thing in Venezuela.
The same situation's been going on in my house for years.
Two leaders who both think they're in charge.
Me…
and my daughter.
I control the monetary system.
She controls a cadre of authorateenians.
I'm trying to build a coalition of neighbours who will recognize my legitimacy.
Save democracy.
One man, one vote.
I'm the man.
I get the vote.
I'm in charge.
The same situation's been going on in my house for years.
Two leaders who both think they're in charge.
Me…
and my daughter.
I control the monetary system.
She controls a cadre of authorateenians.
I'm trying to build a coalition of neighbours who will recognize my legitimacy.
Save democracy.
One man, one vote.
I'm the man.
I get the vote.
I'm in charge.
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: The Ghost of Gustav Holst
Helloooo Newman: The Ghost of Gustav Holst: Helloooo Newman is interviewing the ghost of Gustav Holst. The Goost, as he likes to be called, composed The Planets in 1916. The Planets...
The Ghost of Gustav Holst
Helloooo Newman is interviewing the ghost of Gustav Holst.
The Goost, as he likes to be called, composed The Planets in 1916. The Planets is one the most famous and recognizable musical pieces every written.
HN: Mr. Goost, thank for taking the time out of your busy cathedral-haunting schedule to speak with HN.
Goost: I'd like to say it's my pleasure but, you know, I'm dead.
HN: What was your inspiration for writing The Planets.
Goost: Um, the planets were. That's why it's called The Planets. Seven planets, seven pieces.
HN: Very interesting.
Goost: Are we done here?
HN: You must be so glad you wrote The Planets in 1916 and not today.
Goost: Wada you mean?
HN: Well, as of 2019 astronomers have discovered 3,706 planets with our modern observatories and satellites. That's 3,706 pieces you would have to write. That's a lot of notes, eh?
Goost: Are you vaping mustard gas? No fucking way I'm writing 3,706 pieces. When's my downtime? I'll need way more money. A man's gotta eat. Does my agent know about this?
HN: Hey, did you see Amadeus? Awesome movie, eh? "Too many notes" – so funny.
Goost: I see why no one reads your blog.
The Goost, as he likes to be called, composed The Planets in 1916. The Planets is one the most famous and recognizable musical pieces every written.
HN: Mr. Goost, thank for taking the time out of your busy cathedral-haunting schedule to speak with HN.
Goost: I'd like to say it's my pleasure but, you know, I'm dead.
HN: What was your inspiration for writing The Planets.
Goost: Um, the planets were. That's why it's called The Planets. Seven planets, seven pieces.
HN: Very interesting.
Goost: Are we done here?
HN: You must be so glad you wrote The Planets in 1916 and not today.
Goost: Wada you mean?
HN: Well, as of 2019 astronomers have discovered 3,706 planets with our modern observatories and satellites. That's 3,706 pieces you would have to write. That's a lot of notes, eh?
Goost: Are you vaping mustard gas? No fucking way I'm writing 3,706 pieces. When's my downtime? I'll need way more money. A man's gotta eat. Does my agent know about this?
HN: Hey, did you see Amadeus? Awesome movie, eh? "Too many notes" – so funny.
Goost: I see why no one reads your blog.
Monday 28 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Climate Change and the Cher Solution
Helloooo Newman: Climate Change and the Cher Solution: Cher at 310 years old Scientists looking for solutions to the perils of climate change have stumbled upon a remarkable strategy to save...
Climate Change and the Cher Solution
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| Cher at 310 years old |
Scientists looking for solutions to the perils of climate change have stumbled upon a remarkable strategy to save Mother Earth.
Since the climate is changing so quickly, scientists reason, we need a way to stop, or slow down, this change.
One night, while eating an emissions-free dinner of lentil soup, lentil salad, lentil steak, lentil wine and lentil ice cream, leading scientist E. Missions loaded his favourite Cher song on iTunes. That's when it struck him.
What hasn't changed in centuries? Cher's face!
What's on her skin? How do her cheeks, her smile, stay frozen in time?
Mr. Missions plans to study what combination of oils, soaps, masks, facials, peels, scrapes, extracts, muds, creams, lotions, fruits and vegetables Cher uses, and cover the Earth with these magnificent ingredients.
Mr. Missions has no delusions. He knows it will be tough to cover the entire Earth with this planet-saving recipe, especially when people could slip on a cream or peel and injure their tailbone.
"If a face can stop changing, so can a climate."
Sunday 27 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Toupee Touché
Helloooo Newman: Toupee Touché: There's no desperation quite like the desperation of a man wearing a toupee. Essentially he's saying, "Ha, the entire human r...
Toupee Touché
There's no desperation quite like the desperation of a man wearing a toupee.
Essentially he's saying, "Ha, the entire human race ages, but me."
Wait a minute, it's worse than that. "My entire body is aging. I have double D breasts, jowls that look like two hammocks on my cheeks, an entire set of luggage under my eyes, chicken legs, crocodile skin. But my hair is as thick and black as the oil wells of Saudi Arabia. Must be a miracle."
What kind of mental Cirque de Soleil gymnastics takes place in this man's mind that he is convinced no one notices.
Come on. You might as well have a penis sewn onto your forehead.
"Hey Bob, do you notice this penis on my forehead?"
"Hmmm a penis, you say? Not at all."
"When I die at 89, I'd like a black coffin, to match my thick black hair."
Just grow old, will ya?
Essentially he's saying, "Ha, the entire human race ages, but me."
Wait a minute, it's worse than that. "My entire body is aging. I have double D breasts, jowls that look like two hammocks on my cheeks, an entire set of luggage under my eyes, chicken legs, crocodile skin. But my hair is as thick and black as the oil wells of Saudi Arabia. Must be a miracle."
What kind of mental Cirque de Soleil gymnastics takes place in this man's mind that he is convinced no one notices.
Come on. You might as well have a penis sewn onto your forehead.
"Hey Bob, do you notice this penis on my forehead?"
"Hmmm a penis, you say? Not at all."
"When I die at 89, I'd like a black coffin, to match my thick black hair."
Just grow old, will ya?
Friday 25 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Helloooo Newman: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: I've never understood the phrase "between a rock and a hard place" . How hard is this hard place? Is it harder than the rock...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
I've never understood the phrase "between a rock and a hard place".
How hard is this hard place? Is it harder than the rock? Rocks are pretty hard, and it would be enough of a drag just to be stuck between two huge rocks.
But no. The hard place must be harder than the rock, or why mention it?
"Hey, I'd like to help you but I'm between a rock and and this huge diamond, which is much harder than the rock. Way bigger than the diamond I bought my wife, which is fake, by the way. That's why I'm calling it a hard place. Much harder compared to the rock. To be clear, I'm not stuck between two rocks, which are pretty hard, but between a rock and something much, much harder."
You never hear about how people extricate themselves from this difficult spot, which they are stuck in. I imagine some people have had to saw a limb off to get free. I think these "survivors" deserve a saying of their own.
"Hey, I'm not just going out on a limb for you, I've cut a limb off for you. You're welcome."
How hard is this hard place? Is it harder than the rock? Rocks are pretty hard, and it would be enough of a drag just to be stuck between two huge rocks.
But no. The hard place must be harder than the rock, or why mention it?
"Hey, I'd like to help you but I'm between a rock and and this huge diamond, which is much harder than the rock. Way bigger than the diamond I bought my wife, which is fake, by the way. That's why I'm calling it a hard place. Much harder compared to the rock. To be clear, I'm not stuck between two rocks, which are pretty hard, but between a rock and something much, much harder."
You never hear about how people extricate themselves from this difficult spot, which they are stuck in. I imagine some people have had to saw a limb off to get free. I think these "survivors" deserve a saying of their own.
"Hey, I'm not just going out on a limb for you, I've cut a limb off for you. You're welcome."
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Great Balls of Fire
Helloooo Newman: Great Balls of Fire: Listen to them clang. On fire! Isn't it rather great that the only person who has the balls to take on Trump doesn't have any ...
Great Balls of Fire
Listen to them clang. On fire!
Isn't it rather great that the only person who has the balls to take on Trump doesn't have any balls?
It's obvs that Nancy deserves some honorary balls.
The Academy of Scrotum Awards: Come to the Ball.
And the scrotum goes to…Nancy Pelosi, for acting as if she has balls.
"Nancy, how did you prepare for this role?"
"Well, I knew the part required some balls. At first, I was going to borrow some from my male colleagues in Washington. Unfortunately, all their balls were suspended in vice grips at home. I guess they're saving them for some point in the future, but they're sure not willing to use them when they're really needed. You know, I always thought Democratic balls were stronger than GOP balls. Nope. They're just a little warmer to the touch."
"So I grew a pair and decided to stand up like a…um…man?"
"Oh, I ate a lot of pasta too, but didn't gain any weight."
"I'd like to thank…"
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Walking Along Weed Street
Helloooo Newman: Walking Along Weed Street: How much weed must you be smoking if I'm walking by your house, on the other side of the street, and by the end of the street I'm re...
Walking Along Weed Street
How much weed must you be smoking if I'm walking by your house, on the other side of the street, and by the end of the street I'm ready to audition for a Cheech and Chong movie?
What, did they role a mattress joint with a bud in every individually pocketed coil?
What, did they role a mattress joint with a bud in every individually pocketed coil?
Monday 21 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Too Much Plastic
Helloooo Newman: Too Much Plastic: Image is faker than it appears In an effort to reduce my plastic use, I am no longer eating the egg sandwiches at Starbucks.
Too Much Plastic
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| Image is faker than it appears |
In an effort to reduce my plastic use, I am no longer eating the egg sandwiches at Starbucks.
Helloooo Newman: Minus Ambition
Helloooo Newman: Minus Ambition: Today my car wouldn't start and my ambition froze.
Saturday 19 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: All the Fat
Helloooo Newman: All the Fat: I like foods that say "half the fat". It's honest. Up front. "Hey, you're getting less of what you really enjoy ...
All the Fat
I like foods that say "half the fat". It's honest. Up front.
"Hey, you're getting less of what you really enjoy for the same money, dummy. Maybe you'll only have half that heart attack. Probably not. In fact, you'll probably just eat twice as much. Enjoy!"
Why can't regular products be honest like that?
This product is:
"full-fatted"
"twice the fat for fat lovers"
"fat-laden"
"do these ingredients make me look fat?"
"100% of the fat. 100% of the fun. 100% of the heart attack. In that order, hopefully."
Friday 18 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Half Foods
Helloooo Newman: Half Foods: Why is it called Whole Foods when you get half of what you're expecting?
Thursday 17 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Bidet
Helloooo Newman: Bidet: I've never met or heard of anyone that actually uses a bidet. Maybe no one admits it. "Hey, when was the last time you shot wa...
Bidet
I've never met or heard of anyone that actually uses a bidet. Maybe no one admits it.
"Hey, when was the last time you shot water up your butt?"
"Ah, never?"
Bidet is French for Butthole Fountain, but as a kid I thought it was a drinking fountain. And why can't it be? No one uses them for their actual purpose.
Come to think of it, wouldn't a drinking fountain technically be a bidet for your mouth? Why not a bidet for other body parts? Like my dirty mind.
How come I only ever see bidets in hotels? Is there something about travelling? Maybe travellers diarrhea. But why don't we have a term for diarrhea when we're home. Ugh, I had a terrible case of hometown diarrhea yesterday.
Sometimes when I'm travelling I leave the bidet running all day and throw change in it, so it's a real fountain, like the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Very romantic on a honeymoon, especially when the honeymoon is in Duluth.
I guess I can see why you don't find bidets in people's homes.
"Um, that brisket ran right through me, and it would be really weird to take a shower here. Do you have something I can wash my asshole with, but I won't get completely wet?"
Wednesday 16 January 2019
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Chinese Travel Warning
Helloooo Newman: Chinese Travel Warning: A travel warning for all Chinese travellers to Canada has been issued by the Xi Jinping government. It advises Chinese citizens that comin...
Chinese Travel Warning
A travel warning for all Chinese travellers to Canada has been issued by the Xi Jinping government.
It advises Chinese citizens that coming to Canada might expose them to dangers such as the rule of law, freedom of speech, Internet with more than 5 available sites, ladies footwear that doesn't require one's toes to be crushed together, death penalty trials that last longer than 20 minutes and don't result in a death penalty, and over-priced Uber Eats Chinese food delivery.
The Canadian tourist industry shudders.
It advises Chinese citizens that coming to Canada might expose them to dangers such as the rule of law, freedom of speech, Internet with more than 5 available sites, ladies footwear that doesn't require one's toes to be crushed together, death penalty trials that last longer than 20 minutes and don't result in a death penalty, and over-priced Uber Eats Chinese food delivery.
The Canadian tourist industry shudders.
Monday 14 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Wit Bit
Helloooo Newman: Wit Bit: Today I was really confused. A firetruck pulled in front of me and I followed 150 feet back, like everyone does. Suddenly another firetruc...
Wit Bit
Today I was really confused. A firetruck pulled in front of me and I followed 150 feet back, like everyone does.
Suddenly another firetruck pulled in front of the first firetruck. I did some quick math. Shit. Should I be 300 feet back? Should I add the two firetrucks together? There was nothing in the driver's manual about this.
Then an ambulance arrived. That's another 150 feet. That's nearly a city block. People were really pissed at me.
I got even more confused when I could barely read a sign on the ambulance: How's My Driving - call some number, which I couldn't read.
Should I pull up close enough to read the number, and then call to report his driving? Does that negate the 150 feet back rule?
Confusing.
Suddenly another firetruck pulled in front of the first firetruck. I did some quick math. Shit. Should I be 300 feet back? Should I add the two firetrucks together? There was nothing in the driver's manual about this.
Then an ambulance arrived. That's another 150 feet. That's nearly a city block. People were really pissed at me.
I got even more confused when I could barely read a sign on the ambulance: How's My Driving - call some number, which I couldn't read.
Should I pull up close enough to read the number, and then call to report his driving? Does that negate the 150 feet back rule?
Confusing.
Friday 11 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Humangenuity
Helloooo Newman: Humangenuity: I want you to think back. Back to a time – oh, the 60s and 70s, maybe the 80s and 90s too – when people owned thermometers. People just li...
Humangenuity
I want you to think back. Back to a time – oh, the 60s and 70s, maybe the 80s and 90s too – when people owned thermometers.
People just like you and me would put these thermometers outside, by a window so they could read them. They could read the air temperature all by themselves.
If it was a cold day, these people could read the thermometer and say to themselves, "It's a cold day." Then they could decide to adjust their clothing routine, based on this useful information.
Today, the government handles this complicated task for us. When it's particularly cold out, Environment Canada (a gov't institution) issues a special letter, telling everyone that it's cold outside. They tell us to expect it to be cold. They alert the media. Then they tell us that we should dress differently because it's cold. And they do this every winter.
Ingenious. This is what separates us from the apes.
Silly apes.
They wouldn't even think of getting a group of apes together and paying them money to tell the other apes that it's cold outside. Dress differently, apes.
Silly apes.
People just like you and me would put these thermometers outside, by a window so they could read them. They could read the air temperature all by themselves.
If it was a cold day, these people could read the thermometer and say to themselves, "It's a cold day." Then they could decide to adjust their clothing routine, based on this useful information.
Today, the government handles this complicated task for us. When it's particularly cold out, Environment Canada (a gov't institution) issues a special letter, telling everyone that it's cold outside. They tell us to expect it to be cold. They alert the media. Then they tell us that we should dress differently because it's cold. And they do this every winter.
Ingenious. This is what separates us from the apes.
Silly apes.
They wouldn't even think of getting a group of apes together and paying them money to tell the other apes that it's cold outside. Dress differently, apes.
Silly apes.
Wednesday 9 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Maybe
Helloooo Newman: Maybe: Why do we only have head movements for yes and no ? Why isn't there a head movement for maybe? My answer to a lot of questions is may...
Maybe
Why do we only have head movements for yes and no? Why isn't there a head movement for maybe?
My answer to a lot of questions is maybe.
"Hey, would you save me if I was drowning?"
"Maybe." But instead of taking the time to say maybe, my head could move from the top right to the bottom left.
Maybe not could be from the top left to the bottom right.
"Are you saying you wouldn't save me?"
To that question I would move my head around in a frantic circle, meaning I need more clarification.
"Well, how cold is the water?"
"You want to know how cold the water is when I'm drowning?"
"No sense in both of us drowning."
This actually happened to me once, but when I asked my friend if he wanted me to save him, I couldn't tell if his head was saying yes, no, or maybe.
My answer to a lot of questions is maybe.
"Hey, would you save me if I was drowning?"
"Maybe." But instead of taking the time to say maybe, my head could move from the top right to the bottom left.
Maybe not could be from the top left to the bottom right.
"Are you saying you wouldn't save me?"
To that question I would move my head around in a frantic circle, meaning I need more clarification.
"Well, how cold is the water?"
"You want to know how cold the water is when I'm drowning?"
"No sense in both of us drowning."
This actually happened to me once, but when I asked my friend if he wanted me to save him, I couldn't tell if his head was saying yes, no, or maybe.
Monday 7 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: School Friends
Helloooo Newman: School Friends: Have you ever used Classmates.com to track down old school friends? I knew so many interesting characters in school. I wonder what they...
School Friends
Have you ever used Classmates.com to track down old school friends?
I knew so many interesting characters in school. I wonder what they're doing now.
Al Gorithm - smartest guy I knew
Stan Dalone - hard to get to know
Sam Onella - always offered me some of his green sandwiches, um, no thanks
Dick Tation - took the best notes
Millie Metre - size didn't matter to her (hence, my girlfriend)
Ken Garoo - awesome at the long jump
Lee Otard - nice legs
Sam Wich - snatched some of his lunch all the time
Dan Delion - just when I thought I'd gotten rid of him, he'd pop up again
Sam Sonite - always stuffing way too much in his body
Daryl Ict - have a feeling he didn't go too far
I knew so many interesting characters in school. I wonder what they're doing now.
Al Gorithm - smartest guy I knew
Stan Dalone - hard to get to know
Sam Onella - always offered me some of his green sandwiches, um, no thanks
Dick Tation - took the best notes
Millie Metre - size didn't matter to her (hence, my girlfriend)
Ken Garoo - awesome at the long jump
Lee Otard - nice legs
Sam Wich - snatched some of his lunch all the time
Dan Delion - just when I thought I'd gotten rid of him, he'd pop up again
Sam Sonite - always stuffing way too much in his body
Daryl Ict - have a feeling he didn't go too far
Friday 4 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Saving the World
Helloooo Newman: Saving the World: Quick! Save the world. Buy the latest iPhone.
Thursday 3 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Lost Vegan
Helloooo Newman: Lost Vegan: I think what's holding me back from being a vegan is the contradiction. On the one hand I'm eating vegan, which would make me want...
Lost Vegan
I think what's holding me back from being a vegan is the contradiction.
On the one hand I'm eating vegan, which would make me want to kill myself, but I'm eating vegan because it's healthier, which means that I want to live a longer life.
Unless I want to be in peak shape when I die. A healthier corpse to lug around has its benefits for the living. Not as heavy. Less makeup needed for the viewing. Look good in a suit.
Is this too morbid?
On the one hand I'm eating vegan, which would make me want to kill myself, but I'm eating vegan because it's healthier, which means that I want to live a longer life.
Unless I want to be in peak shape when I die. A healthier corpse to lug around has its benefits for the living. Not as heavy. Less makeup needed for the viewing. Look good in a suit.
Is this too morbid?
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: Easy For You To Say
Helloooo Newman: Easy For You To Say: When we hate people based on their race, we call that racism . When we hate humans in general, why don't we say humanism ? Instead, w...
Easy For You To Say
When we hate people based on their race, we call that racism.
When we hate humans in general, why don't we say humanism? Instead, we decided humanism means the exact opposite.
We needed an easier word when someone hates humanity, so we picked misanthrope. I'm so tired of hearing that word. Cocktail parties, on the subway, at the hairdresser. Such an overused word.
When we hate humans in general, why don't we say humanism? Instead, we decided humanism means the exact opposite.
We needed an easier word when someone hates humanity, so we picked misanthrope. I'm so tired of hearing that word. Cocktail parties, on the subway, at the hairdresser. Such an overused word.
Tuesday 1 January 2019
Helloooo Newman: UberEatsPool
Helloooo Newman: UberEatsPool: In the spirit of UberPool, Uber has introduced UberEatsPool. Get a meal delivered to your home, eat half of it, find a stranger and g...
UberEatsPool
Get a meal delivered to your home, eat half of it, find a stranger and get them to eat the other half.
Saves money…and your waistline.
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