Year: 2012
Saturday Morning With Harmony the Cat
Cat: 1. walking ego with an attitude problem; 2. alien that took over Earth millennia ago (from “Definitions You Won’t Find in any Webster’s New World Dictionary,” http://www.opusforfour.com/definitions.html ) Before I go any further, I […]
Every time you make a typo, the errorists win.
They said it couldn’t be done and they were right but that didn’t stop us from trying. With hindsight, it probably was a mistake but hindsight has a habit of appearing after the fact. Through […]
Prince Nigel at Martindales
Not all royal princes had a tough time at the famous public school, Martindales. Prince Nigel, the Queen’s cousin twice removed (twice removed, that is, from Buckingham Palace; he now lives in Battersea), a little-known […]
Who Can Save the Girl Scouts?
Last year, two sisters who were Girl Scouts tried to boycott the organization because they felt they promoted a “feminist” and “pro-abortion” agenda. You can read a humor piece on this by Eric Hetvile here. […]
Make sure you get the right writing tutor
To the untrained eye, there is no craft involved in the nonsense we produce. To the trained eye, there is no craft involved in the nonsense we produce. This is because there is no craft […]
Thank God It’s Friday?
I frequently hear, and just heard today, “Thank God It’s Friday!” I don’t see why this is necessary, as Friday has been coming right after Thursday for quite some time. Perhaps I will be ready […]
Friday the 13th in Sports
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman FRIDAY THE 13TH IN SPORTS Pararkevidekatriaphobia. Okay, folks, the longest word in Silliman on Sports history. A combination of three Greek words – paraskevi means “Friday”, dekatria means […]
I Fear a Lot of Things but Not the Number 13
Friday the 13th; it’s here again. I have to say I don’t understand the hoopla over it. I know there is a long-standing tradition of dread associated with this day. Some people suffer from a […]
“Give ‘em number 1 Harry”
A new book out by Matthew Algeo, Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip, does an excellent job of showing readers a side of Truman that most Americans, then […]