Rush Limbaugh once stated that in order for a joke to be funny, there has to be a kernel of truth to it.  To bolster his position, he pointed out that no one made jokes about Mother Teresa because she was nothing short of a stellar individual.  There was nothing to mock there.  In a quest for comic relief, this author clicked on a random YouTube stand-up video, titled "Offended?," by an Australian-born comedian named Steve Hughes, performed in England.  The routine is only 7 minutes and 48 seconds long and well worth the investment in time.  He saunters onto the stage with the visage of a lanky Charles Manson and reassures the crowd, "I'm thinking the same thing about you...freaks!"  That broke the ice.  Unlike many stand-up routines, this one is absent profanity.  He makes mockery of Britain's "Health and Safety" regulations, which are predicated on the assumption that the common citizen is an...(Read Full Post)