Mothers and Daughters and Guilt
My sisters, brother and I held a surprise 80th birthday party for my mom. Usually, I never think it’s a good idea to jump out and shock an 80-year-old, but Fran is not a typical […]
The Place to Take a Humor Break
My sisters, brother and I held a surprise 80th birthday party for my mom. Usually, I never think it’s a good idea to jump out and shock an 80-year-old, but Fran is not a typical […]
For a linguist like myself, one of the most revealing–and often most humorous–aspects of any language are those little idiosyncratic aberrations referred to as adages, aphorisms, and idioms*. I’m sure you know what I’m referring […]
Some people know a bad thing when they see it. Lewis Davis is one such person. Some of us go through life and just don’t see the hidden clues in a situation. Although Lewis could […]
Have you ever noticed that the one who makes a deal with the devil is always more successful than the one who makes a deal with God? Alex Smith and Tim Tebow have.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]