More Things to do Online that Waste Time

Clearly, I'm spending far too much time online these days if I'm able to come up with a link to an item such as is pictured here, below.  If you're a fan of funny little bits like this, you might have to check the Historic LOLs and get a few more giggles.  I have yet to check every single post, but the ones I've seen have been rather clever.

 I can't help but wonder what our ancestors would have thought of such a magazine back in "the day" of 1690.  Would maidservants have clapped hands over the eyes of their young charges whilst in the marketplace, due to risque headlines on each magazine?

Assuming, of course, that the maidservants could read. 

Assuming, also, that the lady of the house could read and that perhaps her children might be learning such a skill. 

Well, you know what they say about "assume." 

You don't? Oh, ok.  Well, when one "assumes" something, it (potentially) makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me."

I digress.

I do find this Historical LOL clever because the articles it supposedly contains are just the sort of things that women back in that time period may have had concerns about.  Lice was a common enough affliction even for those in the wealthy classes.  How wonderful it would have been to find a way to banish it for good.  Luxury spa days at public baths? Sex advice? Fashion for the autumn season at court?  Well, and let's hear more about this fad of brushing teeth.  Why on earth would anyone need to do that?  And, what nice cover art, too.

I'm sure, had a literate maidservant had a literate child in tow, the little cherub might have read the headline with puzzlement: "Doxie? Wha's a doxie, Sally? Isn' tha' wha' papa calls you when 'e's 'ad too much wine?"

The world of fine art is prime for some lampooning, and so is the world of "fine literature" and poetry.  Hence, get thee to the next link, Literary Makeovers. where thou shalt find such gems as Andrew Marvell

(among others) cleverly re-made into such modern guises as to be almost unrecognizable.  The commentary is also funny, and there are a few earlier posts to check out that might make you giggle somewhat uncontrollably, depending on your mood (this portrait at left, and modern rendering of Marvell at right, courtesy of Sarah Redmond).

If you're into more modern offerings of fashion, you might consider Poorly Dressed People of the World.  Here, one can inspect the hair stylings of this gentleman: 

I'm not sure what on earth would provoke a grown man to do this to his hair, but I only hope it was for a good cause.  It would take a very understanding employer (not of the circus variety) to not wonder about this style every day at the workplace.  My pre-teen has pronounced this hair "awesome," incidentally.  I admit it makes me think of rainbow sherbet.

You can also treat your eyes to the debacle at the right, which I sincerely hope is someone's idea of a joke.  The caption by the person who submitted this fashionable feather-paux reads,"Well, if you’ve ever wanted to know what it would look like if Liberace’s walk-in closet made love to the curtains from my parents apartment in the seventies, here you go. You’re welcome?"           

Whatever tickles your fancy or your funny bone, you're sure to find something to feed it on the Internet.  If you're ready for something new to make you laugh, you might check the sites mentioned here.  Enjoy.

You can thank me later.