#satire

They see nothing indecent in sexual intercourse, whether heterosexual or homosexual, and indulge in it quite openly, in full view of everyone. The only exception was Socrates, who was always swearing that his relations with young men were purely Platonic, but nobody believed him for a moment, and Hyacinthus and Narcissus gave first-hand evidence to the contrary. ↗

— Lucian of Samosata

#satire #love

Lisa blamed Twilight, and the preconceived notions about men (especially dangerous men) that it tended to form in the impressionable adolescent mind. ↗

— Nenia Campbell

#men #satire #twilight #men

...Come on let’s see the degree.” Katherine unrolled her scroll displaying a long declaration in Latin affixed with a red seal proclaiming her a Master of Art. “Imagine working for years to obtain a piece of paper we can hardly read ” Katherine joked. “And to officially declare you have talent ” Suzy returned. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#college-degree #credentials #degree #funny #humor

The emperor is naked!" The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fell over the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasant shouted: "No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle! ↗

— James Finn Garner

#emeror-s-new-clothes #emperor #fairytales #humour #politically-correct

No quality imparts apparent strength to its possessors more effectively than faith. From hospital beds to battlefields, it is the iron that strengthens a man to confront his destiny. ↗

— Mike Corbett

#demons #heaven #hell #intelligent-humor #irreverent-humor

I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin. ↗

— Stephen Colbert

#boxing #gloves #got #i #person

-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#comedy #comical #funny #humor #humorous

Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness. ↗

— Edward Young

#shows #today #tomorrow #weakness

Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#because #better #better place #boiling #comes

I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me. ↗

— Tracey Ullman

#i #me #never #political #satire