One of the oldest theories of comedy is that comedy is built on pain.  So, in keeping with our NSA issue this month, we sent our intrepid Humorousness news team in search of something funny about an overpowering government listening to our every word.  Believe it or not, they found it.  We have a laugh from our favorite cartoonist, Keith Tucker, at the beginning of this newsletter, and you may also enjoy this sampling from other political cartoonists around the country…

Shoe me the funny!

By now you’ve heard the story of Wendy Davis spectacular 13-hour filibuster of a Texas abortion bill.  Always ready to be distracted by minutiae, Americans have fixated on the pink shoes she wore, a pair of Mizuno Women’s Wave Riders.  Why do Wendy’s shoes belong in Humorousness?  Because of the review comments piling up on the Amazon.com site for the shoes.  Check them out, they’re pretty good.