The Place to Take a Humor Break
Ten percent of Europeans were conceived in an Ikea bed. (Time 2/12/18) Life expectancy in the US is actually going down. (Time, 2/12/18) Centenarians rarely skip breakfast. (Time 2/26/18) Princess […]
The correct term for mobile phone separation anxiety is nomophobia. (Time. 9/4/17) Henry David Thoreau was fond of belting out sea shanties at parties. (The New Yorker, 9/4/17) The best way to befriend famous people […]
Leonard Bernstein believed that Elis Presley was the greatest cultural force of the 20th century. (Time, 08/21/17) For actor Will Smith, losing his virginity wasn’t as exciting as watching Star Wars. (People, 08/07/17) A Japanese […]
The title of the overdue book returned to a public library in San Francisco 100 years after it had been checked out? Forty Minutes Late. (Readers Digest, 04/17) In 1999, Kathy McKeon, Jackie Kennedy’s former […]
Actress Rita Moreno wakes up humming. People (5/1/17) Riding a roller coaster with your partner makes you more attractive to each other. People (5/1/17) The image on the commemorative stamp the Central African Republic recently […]
It has been pointed out to me that I have not excerpted my book How to Write and Share Humor: Techniques to Tickle Funny Bones and Win Fans. So, here is a short excerpt. Thanks […]
It is the one year anniversary of Our Bodies, Our Shelves by humorist and Librarian Roz Warren. Released on National Librarian Day last year, the book earned so much support from this brave community that […]
Reading magazines this week, I learned that: A British survey has concluded that consuming organic foods can extend your life… for three weeks.(Popular Mechanics, 3/16) The average caretaker in the United States is a […]
Reading magazines this week, I learned that: Every 34 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. (AARP Magazine 3/16) Mike Love is considered one of the biggest assholes in the history of rock […]
According to both Russian and American space authorities, nobody has ever had sex in space. (Popular Mechanics, February 2016) Wealthy people don’t watch a lot of TV. (Money, March 2016) The more sleep you […]