Humor Archives - Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:24:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Daylight Saving Report, 2025 https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/11/05/daylight-saving-report-2025/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:43:33 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=91477 In a 1784 letter to the editor of the Journal de Paris, Benjamin Franklin, then the U.S. Minister to France, satirically suggested that Parisians could improve their productivity and save money on candle wax by synchronizing their lives more closely to the sun during the summer months. According to Franklin’s calculations, if Paris woke up […]

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]]> On Disney Live-Action Remakes https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/06/27/on-disney-live-action-remakes/ Sat, 28 Jun 2025 02:34:42 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=89590 This is all I have to say: Fair use/parody. Don’t sue. Don’t make false copyright claims. Don’t be a jerk.

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]]> Coup Underway at Magic Kingdom https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/05/31/coup-underway-at-magic-kingdom/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:56:23 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=89403 A pro-democracy protest at Disney’s Magic Kingdom escalated into an apparent coup d’état Saturday afternoon. The protest against King Iger, which had been organized on social media by the Disney Freedom Front, began around 10:00 a.m. at the north end of Main Street and soon moved into the King’s Park area outside Cinderella Castle, known informally […]

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]]> Gamera Gymnastics (Extended Version) https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/05/26/gamera-gymnastics-extended-version/ Mon, 26 May 2025 14:36:50 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=89398 Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) is a cinematic masterpiece. Don’t pay any attention to the Godzilla partisans; Gamera is the king of the kaiju, and always will be. This is an alternate, extended cut of Gamera’s gymnastics scene. Fair use/parody. Don’t sue. Don’t make false copyright claims. Don’t be a jerk. You can watch Gamera vs. […]

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]]> April Fools: Optical Equity Initiative https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/04/01/optical-equity-initiative/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:03:39 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=88855 For April Fools Day 2025, Off on a Tangent was a little blurry. Here’s why: I’m pleased to announce that Off on a Tangent will be participating in an important new program: the Optical Equity Initiative. About sixty percent of Americans are forced to wear glasses or contacts. This is a troubling example of deeply […]

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]]> New IAD Runway Dedicated https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/01/26/new-iad-runway-dedicated/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 02:03:54 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=88699 On January 19, 2024, Southern Airways Express flight 246 departed Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) bound for Lancaster Airport (LNS) in Pennsylvania. The aircraft operating the flight was a small, single-engine Cessna 208B commuter plane. It carried five passengers and two crew. Shortly after takeoff from Dulles’s runway 30, the engine started losing power. The […]

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]]> Star Trek: The A-Team – Opening Credits https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/11/28/star-trek-the-a-team-opening-credits/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:35:29 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=88458 Our favorite outlaws are at it again!

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]]> Pancreases Sue Insulin Makers https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/06/25/pancreases-sue-insulin-makers/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 01:31:58 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=84394 The International Association of Pancreases (IAP) today announced a lawsuit on behalf of its members against makers of artificial insulin, including Sanofi, Eli Lilly, and Novo Nordisk. The suit alleges that numerous manufacturers of insulin have refused to license the design of the peptide hormone from the organ that created it. If successful, the suit […]

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]]> Star Trek: Generations – Soran Wants to Go Back https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/04/03/star-trek-generations-soran-wants-to-go-back/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:51:31 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=80806 Doctor Tolian Soran had a very interesting experience in the Nexus. Like Guinan said: “It was like being inside joy. As if joy was something tangible and you could wrap yourself up in it like a blanket. . . .”

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]]> April Fools: Dial-Up on a Tangent https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/04/01/now-requiring-dial-up/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=80700 For April Fools Day 2024, Off on a Tangent required a dial-up Internet connection. This is the explanation: I have made the difficult decision to establish a new requirement: All visitors to Off on a Tangent must access the site using dial-up Internet services. This will help ensure the security and independence of the site, […]

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