For the other philosophy geeks here, the Onion has got another humorous story you’ll enjoy, rooted in existentialist themes:
In an ultimately futile act some have described as courageous and others have called a mere postponing of the inevitable, existentialist firefighter James Farber delayed three deaths Monday.
“I’m no hero,” Farber said after rescuing the family from a house fire on the 2500 block of West Thacker Street, and prolonging for the time being their slow march toward oblivion. “Like any other man, I am thrown into this world, alone and terrified, to play a meaningless role in an empty life. In my case, that role happens to involve charging through towering blazes to pull helpless individuals from a sea of flames before they suffocate or are burnt alive.”…
Nice. I think this one is still my favorite though: http://www.theonion.com/video/pregame-coin-toss-m…
As an existentialist, I found the article really funny, because it plays up the existentialist stereotype of angst and alienation.
This is vaguely reminiscent of the 'liberal cop' in the Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy.
Hilarious. I wish I had thought of this, and I was a philosophy major.