Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Breathtakingly Funny
I am a huge fan of Norm MacDonald, and I’ve been obsessively listening to all his Norm MacDonald Live episodes on YouTube for months now. I’ve been waiting to do this post, since I wanted the time to be right.
His twin episodes with Gilbert Gottfried are some of the funniest things I’ve ever heard in my entire life. If you are ever doing something boring that requires audio entertainment (in my case, yesterday I was unpacking a ton of luggage and sorting things out), there’s no better way to keep your ears occupied. Indeed, I’d suggest you only listen to it, as doing so is even funnier than watching it.
This isn’t like watching Airplane! for the first time. It’s not gut-busting stuff right away. But as it sinks in, it gets more and more brilliant, and if you have the twisted sense of humor I do, you’ll absolutely appreciate it. They unwittingly did some of the great improvisational material of all time.
One last tip: it’s important to watch the entire first episode, since it makes the second all the more funny. Enjoy……
Play It Again
Well, since Gene Scott was such a hit here on Slope (ahem…….) I managed to find a rusty old copy of the song he would always play to make people call in and give him money. He made no secret of it. On this very clip, he refers to viewers as being like “Pavlov’s dog” who would remit their cash upon any hearing of “I Wanna Know.”
Better Than Expected
A few trading days ago, I suggested shorting Diana Shipping. It went great, but I covered way too soon. It simply keeps falling (I’ve marked my “short” point with an arrow). Another victory for Slope!
I mentioned this before, but one of my readers got bent out of shape than I dared show a picture of Lady Diana, but, meh, you get a boring line chart this time.
