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What is a computer’s first sign of old age? Loss of memory. What does a baby computer call his father? What is an astronaut’s favorite key on a computer keyboard? What happened when the computer fell on the floor? To err is human; but to really screw things up requires a computer. Why was there a bug in the computer? What is a computer virus?
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The article “The Benefits of World Hunger” was written by George Kent, a retired professor of political science at the University of Hawaii, and was originally published in the UN Chronicle in 2008. The article argued that hunger is not an issue to be solved, rather “it is fundamental to the working of the world’s economy”. The article sparked outrage among Twitter users and was taken down from the UN Chronicle website. After criticism of the article, UN Chronicle tried to say that the 14-year-old article was “an attempt at satire”. However, Kent himself denies that the article was intended as a form of satire. In an interview with Climate Depot, Kent explains he was not advocating global hunger but was intending to be “provocative” by saying certain individuals and institutions benefit from global hunger.
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A man walks into the pharmacy with his 8-year-old son.
They happen to walk by the condom display, and the boy asks, “What are these, Dad?” To which the man matter-of-factly replies, “Those are called Condoms, son. Men use them to have safe sex.” “Oh, I see,” replied the boy pensively. “Yes, I’ve heard of that in health class at school.” He looks over the display and picks up a package of 3 and asks, “Why are there 3 in this package?” The dad replies, “Those are for high school boys, one For Friday, one for Saturday, and one for Sunday.” “Cool” says the boy. He notices a 6 pack and asks, “Then who are these for?” “Those are for college men,” the dad answers, “two For Friday, two for Saturday, and two for Sunday.” “WOW!” exclaimed the boy, “then who uses THESE?” he asks, picking up a 12 pack. With a sigh and a tear in his eye, the dad replies. “Those are for married men, son. One for January, one for February, one for March…”
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