At one time in history, it made perfect sense that a country's leaders should have absolute power and reign over their subjects as God's proxy. And at one time burning witches and dying of smallpox made perfect sense, too. And yet, the English accept without question the pomp and circumstance that accompany the crown, even though at this point in time it all seems to have about as much meaning as a collection of feminist essays by Anna Nicole Smith. Sure, you hear some discontented Johnny Rotten-rumbling from time to time, but for all intents and purposes, the British monarchy is as entrenched as Rush Limbaugh in a hammock. Yeah, what he said.
Comedy can be fatal.
For comedy that can be fatal, head for the sadomasochistic comedy-magic team of Penn and Teller . They've been computerized for quite a while. In fact, Penn Jillette was a longtime contributor to PC Computing magazine. This site is very elaborate, and very funny, but perhaps the most interesting part of it has nothing to do with comedy at all. You can take a virtual tour of the very expensive-looking house Penn is building in the desert outside of Las Vegas.