Histerical Perspective

I've often had discussions on this with colleagues. When does a tragedy stop being tragic and start being a social gag? At which point does society start looking at a unfortunate event in our history and start laughing at it like your neighbour getting accidentally sacked in the nuts? 

We never did come up with an appropriate answer, but it's apparently less than 100 years, according to this trailer: 

What Do You Get When You Mix Nazis, Robots, and Dinosaurs?

This, apparently...

Laughing With Hitler

This has to be by far my favourite documentary on WWII, proving once more that not only can humour be crudely wielded for devastating effect, but can also be humanity's greatest weapon in troubled times. Indeed, humour is a social gage just like the fool in a king's court. Cue Hitler jokes.

Nazi Donald Duck?

I can't get enough of the Nostalgia Chick... I really should post her first review ever on Pocahontas...

Weird Walt Disney

Stumbled on this gem for anyone fascinated by museums and archives:

 

Read up on the creepy Mickey Mouse gas mask here: 

http://io9.com/5888018/behold-the-mickey-mouse-gas-mask-from-world-war-ii

Fatolph Hitler

Sometimes History and Manga Shouldn't Mix...

Proof:

More at: http://pictureisunrelated.memebase.com/

Mustache, I Hardly Knew Ye...

The worst part about this video, is that this type of confrontation happened between my aunt and my grandfather... (and along this subject, might I suggest as well the Quest For Every Beard Type)

Ralph: The Last Guy to Wear a Hitler Mustache in America -- powered by Cracked.com

Ralph: The Last Guy to Wear a Hitler Mustache in America -- powered by Cracked.com