[Ichneumon]

I think the balance of news/humor on this thread has been perfect. Some may think "Humor? How dare you speak of humor on a day like this..."

I've always been fond of this quote:

"Life does not cease to be funny when someone dies, any more than it ceases to be serious when someone laughs."
-- George Bernard Shaw

Some of us are capable of feeling more than one emotion at a time. Life itself is a mix of things, usually simultaneously, including the humorous among the tragic and vice versa. And often "comic relief" is a good release, and helps to cope with the tension.

[spycatcher]

Yeah, You should have seen the 9/11 live thread...it was hilarious!