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Then he left his house in Jamaica to three men who hated one another, on the condition that they own it together. I really like this guy. Humor is a slow play
by kls 6y ago
Then he left his house in Jamaica to three men who hated one another, on the condition that they own it together.
I really like this guy. Humor is a slow play and if you can play your hand even after death then you have mastered humor.
I had an uncle like this, I hated him as a kid but he made me a man that does not take everything too serious. Unfortunately he passed right as I was becoming a man so I only realized his life lessons in reflection.
- akudha 6y agoThis is a great idea. If I were rich, I'd leave my fortune to the three biggest religious leaders in my city (I am an atheist). The condition is that every decision to spend that money would have to be unanimous and public. Now, that would be hilarious to watch!
- jariel 6y agoThat's not 'atheist' - that's 'deeply cynical' and obviously completely misunderstanding religion. For example, Catholic, Protestant an Jewish leadership of any city, given those terms, would have little problem finding a project to spend that money on. Either one of numerous charities or here [1] to start. I think the title of the article, is not informative either. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interfaith_Center_of_New_York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interfaith_Center_of_New_York
- darkerside 6y agoLet's try not to downvote true statements we don't like
- nxmnxm99 6y agoWhat? I'm confused
- aezakmi 6y agoDumb fedoralord attempt at humor, disregard.
- sumedh 6y agoThey divide the money in 3 piles and agree that they can spend their pile as they want. Not sure why that would be hilarious?
- joshxyz 6y agoThats just cruel lol
- xavierlint 6y agoIt's a gift, one can always reject it.
- smnrchrds 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_Quo_(Jerusalem_and_Bethlehem)#'Immovable_ladder' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_Quo_(Jerusalem_and_Beth...
- RickJWagner 6y agoI think there's a lot of intersection, even among religions. (Feeding the poor, for example. Or helping widows and orphans.) I imagine the 3 would quickly reach agreement, but they'd also agree to keep your views (atheist) out of the announcements. Can't advertise good deeds of that nature, of course!
- watwut 6y agoI don't understand what is funny about it. To me it sounds like having fun from imagining those men being unhappy which is just cruel. And maybe your uncle was just asshole and you would be perfectly fine person without him too.
- Zenst 6y agoIf that is cruel then https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aversion_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aversion_therapy would be banned.
- __lazybyte 6y agoWell, it has to be used consensually otherwise it's just pure torture.
- ficklepickle 6y agoIt probably should be. Here's a quote from that link: The Judge Rotenberg Center is a school in Canton, Massachusetts that uses the methods of ABA to perform behavior modification in children with developmental disabilities. Before it was banned in 2020, the center used a device called a Graduated Electronic Decelerator (GED) to deliver electric skin shocks as aversives. The Judge Rotenberg center has been condemned by the United Nations for torture as a result of this practice.[10] While many human rights and disability rights advocates have campaigned to shut down the center, as of 2020 it remains open. Six students have died of preventable incidents at the school since it opened in 1971.
- aezakmi 6y agoWhat if you're actually the asshole here? Dipshit.
- serf 6y ago>I don't understand what is funny about it. No offense intended, but if you can't see the link between sadism and humor you're probably not looking hard enough. the psychoanalyst Edmund Bergler once said 'every time a person laughs they are expressing a guilt-ridden need to get revenge upon society'. I wouldn't go that far, and the journey to discovery is your own.. but humor/sadism/malice have been intertwined in the human psyche since as far back as anyone knows.