The difference between Brits and Yanks
1) You say tomato 2) We say tomato 3) We clap politely and might, if extremely excited, mutter ‘Bravo!’ 4) You whoop and holler and let loose with your Smith and Wesson six shooters 5) […]
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1) You say tomato 2) We say tomato 3) We clap politely and might, if extremely excited, mutter ‘Bravo!’ 4) You whoop and holler and let loose with your Smith and Wesson six shooters 5) […]
I see all these advertisements for the latest craze in our zeal to keep germs away from us — the personal automatic soap dispenser. Not that these are new because I’ve seen them for years […]
I love stupid people. The weather channel has been broadcasting onsite from Asbury Parkm NJ about the severity of Hurricane Irene and begging people to leave the areas. In the news reports, they have the […]
I heard there is a hurricane a – comin’. So, I went to the store to buy provisions in case we lose power and the roads become impassable. I wasn’t nervous about this event until […]
I hate humor. This was the phrase that someone googled to get to HumorOutcasts.com. Yes, someone from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is so embittered with life, that he or she felt the need to search that phrase. […]
Dear British People: We in America know that you British had the wedding of the century. Allow me to reassure you that we do not resent the pageantry and celebration. In fact, we are jealous. […]
I saw a preview on TV for a new show called Buried Treasure. The idea is that two world-famous antique dealers search American homes in search of–yes, you guess it–buried treasure. In the previews, we […]
Sometimes, I need to have sound in the background as I work. I attribute this need to my days working in a newsroom where nothing was quiet. Anyway, yesterday, I put on the TV and […]
We are a country of zombies. According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 30 percent of us suffer from some kind of insomnia or sleep disorder. No big deal? Well, this 30 percent is […]
I was reluctantly driving to work this morning, with my trusty NPR station on and I hear it. The results of a 20-year study have just been released. Mean people make significantly more money than […]