In all of this madness, I had forgotten how to laugh and share a sense of humour. I am working on this now as I realise that humour may be one of the only ways to break belief in the Great Narrative. There is a person on Twitter with the handle TheEyes2022 and although he uses dark humour, he summarises articulately the absurdity of everything that is happening in the sciences right now. It is enough to shake you awake the way it is done. Love JP Sears and Robert Malone's weekly funnies. These keep me moving forward at the moment. I am fully awake to what is happening in science, governance and the WEF. I feel as though the bottom has fallen out of me waking up to this. I'm working daily on trying to find some inner joy. I had a moment recently where I threw caution to the wind, did something utterly fun and unlike me, and found myself in an unguarded moment of belly laughter. It really was medicine for the soul and it felt good, like old times and like my old self before I woke up to this nightmare. I believe rediscovering joy is one of the best acts of defiance in all of this.
Thank you for being such a wonderful human through this Dr Lawrie. Your energy and conscientiousness energises me and keeps me moving forward. I will be standing up to whatever comes this winter, regardless of the cost, because it is the right thing to do. I won't be complying with any more rules based on pseudoscience.
"Tess is right about humor. I know humor. My friends tell me that nobody is funnier than I am. I didn't invent funny, but I elevated it to a new level. And Tess knows, too. She gets it. She knows why we need to laugh."
The decades old publication known as the The Readers Digest had the section of this almost pocket size book called "Laughter, The best Medicine"! It was always the first pages I turned to. As it indeed illustrated how wonderful charming and absolutely bizzaro comedic humanity can be.
And when it's written down for all to read, all the brain pathways light up to a giggle and hoot.
Like listening to comedian Jim Brewer, especially his show entitled “someone had to say it” which mocks the shenanigans of the covid “crisis “ and the people who thought it was true. so funny.
In South Africa during the apartheid era, there was a character called Evita Bezuidenhout (created by Piet-Dirk Uys, performer, author, satirist, and social activist). Evita B (Uys) made so much succinct fun of the crooked thinking about apartheid that then existed, that friend and foe could not help but laugh at themselves. The Prime Minister and his wife walked out during one of Uys's shows, because they could not stomach the satire and humour. That was a big crack in the apartheid façade. In my opinion, this was a great contribution in changing people's thinking about their own prejudices.
So! Yes dr. Lawrie, I completely agree! HUMOUR is a great "changer of minds". Bob Moran is a genious. I share his work far and wide.
Sep 4, 2022·edited Sep 4, 2022Liked by Dr Tess Lawrie, MBBCh, PhD
You are 100% right about humor being key to both resilience and resistance, Tess. Humor heals at times of grief, loss, and desperation, and humor can help take down empires through strategically deployed satire.
As an aficionado of Irish literature, I especially appreciate the black humor of the Irish, who relied on it as a survival mechanism throughout their history of oppression.
Off the top of my head, Flann O’Brien’s ingeniously meta “At Swim-Two-Birds” is hysterical, and only those who have read it can appreciate how deliciously gratifying the phrase “a lacuna in a palimpsest” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/41549287) is in the context of this masterpiece.
It is both totally unbelievable and totally believable that this clip would be censored today. One of the signs of totalitarianism is that the fanatical followers and enforcers of tyranny lose their sense of humor.
On a lighter note, I discovered a hilarious mashup of this skit with Moloko’s “Killa Bunnies” song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkgWXPMgyI) and included it in the first footnote of this piece:
George Carlin, although somewhat crude, is my favorite. He spares not a word of his opinion, often about the government and medical care. You can see him by googling him. He died a while ago but still feels relevant.
My uncle was a bomber pilot in WW II. He was shot down, captured by the Nazis with a broken leg. Patched back together he spent the war in Stalag. Came home to help make Stalag 17 - no credit, no pay. It is a good, if dated laugh. If he could make humor of that so can we. It is survival.
Sep 4, 2022·edited Sep 4, 2022Liked by Dr Tess Lawrie, MBBCh, PhD
Thank you, Tess! Much needed! Just in the last week, I had to seek out more humor; was just getting too depressed by all the insanity. Humor does indeed help a lot!
[edit]: Should mention that these first three contain "blue language":
* Others here mentioned Jimmy Dore -- a wacky standout is his recent riff on San Francisco's Dore Alley and their bizarre rules ("Get your kink on ... Pants optional, but COVID vaccination required" for some indoor events).
Such a fantastic post, all the way around. From the deeply human subject matter, to the links (baby is priceless), to the idea of a shared screening of Bob Moran’s movie. Count me in. I truly believe that if we all laughed together, even if separated, and surrounded by grumpy hypnotized people, it will open the “gates of heaven,” to borrow from a more common spiritual tradition.
If I may add, the word spiritual comes from the root of breathing (like aspiration of a syringe), I find it to be deeply connected to the totality of the effects of this plandemic. That is to say, the impact of Covid on the respiratory functions had impacted the spiritual ones.
Thank you so much Tess, your interview with Bret Weinstein, was a major factor in my ability to see through this… the film you and your husband made about the letter to Andrew Hill (i believe that was his name), is what convinced me that the Mass Formation hypothesis, had merit, if not totally correct.
I can’t thank you enough, without your work (and others obviously) I would have lost my sanity (and probably my health), not just my income and material comforts.
Received from a dear Irish friend.
Two Paddy's roll out the Pub late one night both paralytic drunk, having spent all their money
And missed their last bus home, they start staggering home and come to the bus garage
They see the door has been left open, Mick says to Patrick I can’t walk any further I think
I will nick a bus and drive us home, Patrick says that’s a good idea I’ll keep watch but be
Sure to get a number 25 it goes right down our road. After a few minutes a bus starts up
And drives out, Patrick sees it’s a number 12, and shouts to Mick I told you to nick a number
25, Mick says I couldn’t find one, but this goes to the high street - we can walk home from there
In all of this madness, I had forgotten how to laugh and share a sense of humour. I am working on this now as I realise that humour may be one of the only ways to break belief in the Great Narrative. There is a person on Twitter with the handle TheEyes2022 and although he uses dark humour, he summarises articulately the absurdity of everything that is happening in the sciences right now. It is enough to shake you awake the way it is done. Love JP Sears and Robert Malone's weekly funnies. These keep me moving forward at the moment. I am fully awake to what is happening in science, governance and the WEF. I feel as though the bottom has fallen out of me waking up to this. I'm working daily on trying to find some inner joy. I had a moment recently where I threw caution to the wind, did something utterly fun and unlike me, and found myself in an unguarded moment of belly laughter. It really was medicine for the soul and it felt good, like old times and like my old self before I woke up to this nightmare. I believe rediscovering joy is one of the best acts of defiance in all of this.
Thank you for being such a wonderful human through this Dr Lawrie. Your energy and conscientiousness energises me and keeps me moving forward. I will be standing up to whatever comes this winter, regardless of the cost, because it is the right thing to do. I won't be complying with any more rules based on pseudoscience.
Good luck and God bless to all. Keep smiling.
"Tess is right about humor. I know humor. My friends tell me that nobody is funnier than I am. I didn't invent funny, but I elevated it to a new level. And Tess knows, too. She gets it. She knows why we need to laugh."
-Donald J. Trump
The decades old publication known as the The Readers Digest had the section of this almost pocket size book called "Laughter, The best Medicine"! It was always the first pages I turned to. As it indeed illustrated how wonderful charming and absolutely bizzaro comedic humanity can be.
And when it's written down for all to read, all the brain pathways light up to a giggle and hoot.
Like listening to comedian Jim Brewer, especially his show entitled “someone had to say it” which mocks the shenanigans of the covid “crisis “ and the people who thought it was true. so funny.
In South Africa during the apartheid era, there was a character called Evita Bezuidenhout (created by Piet-Dirk Uys, performer, author, satirist, and social activist). Evita B (Uys) made so much succinct fun of the crooked thinking about apartheid that then existed, that friend and foe could not help but laugh at themselves. The Prime Minister and his wife walked out during one of Uys's shows, because they could not stomach the satire and humour. That was a big crack in the apartheid façade. In my opinion, this was a great contribution in changing people's thinking about their own prejudices.
So! Yes dr. Lawrie, I completely agree! HUMOUR is a great "changer of minds". Bob Moran is a genious. I share his work far and wide.
Yes, using humor and music are among the things we have available to manage the stress of life under fascist rule.
You are 100% right about humor being key to both resilience and resistance, Tess. Humor heals at times of grief, loss, and desperation, and humor can help take down empires through strategically deployed satire.
As an aficionado of Irish literature, I especially appreciate the black humor of the Irish, who relied on it as a survival mechanism throughout their history of oppression.
Off the top of my head, Flann O’Brien’s ingeniously meta “At Swim-Two-Birds” is hysterical, and only those who have read it can appreciate how deliciously gratifying the phrase “a lacuna in a palimpsest” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/41549287) is in the context of this masterpiece.
The topic of humor also came up at a recent Jessica Rose post on a Monty Python skit being censored, where I wrote (https://jessicar.substack.com/p/do-we-really-want-to-live-in-a-world/comment/8614705):
It is both totally unbelievable and totally believable that this clip would be censored today. One of the signs of totalitarianism is that the fanatical followers and enforcers of tyranny lose their sense of humor.
On a lighter note, I discovered a hilarious mashup of this skit with Moloko’s “Killa Bunnies” song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkgWXPMgyI) and included it in the first footnote of this piece:
• “Anatomy of a Philanthropath: Dreams of Democide & Dictatorship – Part 1: A Mostly Peaceful Depopulation” (https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-a-philanthropath-dreams)
George Carlin, although somewhat crude, is my favorite. He spares not a word of his opinion, often about the government and medical care. You can see him by googling him. He died a while ago but still feels relevant.
There's a channel on YouTube called Drybar with various stand up comedians, most are really good. This is my favourite skit - The Three
Little Pigs https://youtu.be/l_UegL1R3X8
True, I have heard it said that humour may also be the best way to make the “hypnotised” see the other side of the argument.
My favorite joke, from Free Billy on Igor's substack:
I have a vaccination joke, but most of you won't get it.....
My uncle was a bomber pilot in WW II. He was shot down, captured by the Nazis with a broken leg. Patched back together he spent the war in Stalag. Came home to help make Stalag 17 - no credit, no pay. It is a good, if dated laugh. If he could make humor of that so can we. It is survival.
Thank you, Tess! Much needed! Just in the last week, I had to seek out more humor; was just getting too depressed by all the insanity. Humor does indeed help a lot!
[edit]: Should mention that these first three contain "blue language":
* Others here mentioned Jimmy Dore -- a wacky standout is his recent riff on San Francisco's Dore Alley and their bizarre rules ("Get your kink on ... Pants optional, but COVID vaccination required" for some indoor events).
* “Couch surfing at its finest” (in a muddy field): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJVSbEDS8ds
* George Carlin “Germs” excerpt: https://rumble.com/vnawe7-george-carlin-germs-immune-system.html?mref=6zof&mrefc=4
Cleaner stuff:
* Episodes of the British sitcom "Are You Being Served?" Decades old, so some sexism and racism, but mostly great fun
* Victor Borge, for folks who like humor and great music combined
Meme canon on telegram. Memes are the new Sunday comics
Such a fantastic post, all the way around. From the deeply human subject matter, to the links (baby is priceless), to the idea of a shared screening of Bob Moran’s movie. Count me in. I truly believe that if we all laughed together, even if separated, and surrounded by grumpy hypnotized people, it will open the “gates of heaven,” to borrow from a more common spiritual tradition.
If I may add, the word spiritual comes from the root of breathing (like aspiration of a syringe), I find it to be deeply connected to the totality of the effects of this plandemic. That is to say, the impact of Covid on the respiratory functions had impacted the spiritual ones.
Thank you so much Tess, your interview with Bret Weinstein, was a major factor in my ability to see through this… the film you and your husband made about the letter to Andrew Hill (i believe that was his name), is what convinced me that the Mass Formation hypothesis, had merit, if not totally correct.
I can’t thank you enough, without your work (and others obviously) I would have lost my sanity (and probably my health), not just my income and material comforts.
Much love, and gratitude
Amir Benjamin Drori (ABD)