Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Several days ago as I left a meeting at a hotel; I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down.  I was looking for my keys.  They were not in my pockets.  A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing. Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car.  Frantically, I headed…

I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now. When chemists die, they barium. Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. I stayed up all night to see where the…

Here’s a fabulous explanation of the symbiosis between "loneliness" & "poverty" . . . When your kids ask you "why they have to study or work hard all their life and continue making money?" Show them these pictures of Flavio Briatori, President of Renault, and his current girlfriend below. And then explain that this is…

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of  staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you…

Only kids could come up with answers like this. You have got to love kids.

A little boy was in a relative’s wedding. As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps, Stop, and turn to the crowd.  While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar.  So it went, step, step, ROAR, step, step, ROAR, all the way down the aisle.…

An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey. He wanted to plant his annual Tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man Wrote a letter to his  son and described his predicament: Dear  Vincent,  I…

Rednecks are not only from the rural USA, it’s obviously a state of mind. While lounging about the local Russian auto repair shop, these guys decided to see what happens when an airbag deploys.  It’s all pretty obvious in spite of the language barrier. Sometimes, you just have to see it to believe it. Just…

A woman was having a daytime affair while her husband was at work. One rainy day she was in bed with her boyfriend when, to her horror, she heard her husband’s car pull into the driveway. ‘Oh my God – Hurry! Grab your clothes and jump out the window. My husband’s home early!’ ‘I can’t…

They’re Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services: The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. The sermon this morning: ‘Jesus Walks on the Water.’ The sermon tonight: ‘Searching for Jesus.’ Ladies, don’t forget…