Archive for the 'Humor' Category
FATHERLY BITS O’WISDOM ON: LOVE…
May 6th, 2013Love is grand!! Divorce is a hundred grand. From my dad, of course…
KEEF ON WHY DORNER IS IMPORTANT…
February 13th, 2013Driving between students yesterday I pulled up behiund a white van with this bumper sticker. I don’t think I’ve ever had such a visceral response in my life. If I had had a bumper sticker with an arrow that said “Racist Bigot On Board” I would have chased down the van and pasted my opinion [...]
NO ONE WHO DRAWS A SALARY WILL BE SAFE…
February 4th, 2013People are naturally terrified when the economy is not growing. Technical change becomes the great evil, and gives people something concrete to blame for their economic woes. It also provides a handy scare tactic for those want to squeeze wages and workers, and a cover for politicians who push austerity policies and object to government [...]
A SET OF TUBES…?
January 9th, 2013Carlinisms…* Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
NO PROBLEM, IF YOU REMEMBER TO HANG IT UP…
January 4th, 2013Carlinisms…* Why do we wash bath towels? Aren’t we clean when we use them? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
ABBR. IS ONLY FOUR LETTERS, SEE…?
January 3rd, 2013Carlinisms…* How come abbreviated is such a long word? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
A CULTURAL FEAR OF VALETS…?
December 14th, 2012Carlinisms…* Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
ANGER, FRUSTRATION, A DESPERATE HOPE…?
December 13th, 2012Carlinisms…* Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
THROW IN A SINGLET, THEN WHAT…?
December 12th, 2012Carlinisms…* Why is bra singular and panties plural? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
THIS WOULD ALMOST BE WORTH THE COST…
December 11th, 2012And congratulations to Hermy and Yukon Cornelius…
OR MORE ABLE TO SEE AROUND THE BOX…
December 11th, 2012Carlinisms…* If you are cross-eyed And have dyslexia, can you read all right? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
BECAUSE LUST IS NOT LOVE, SILLY…
December 10th, 2012Carlinisms…* If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? From my dad, of course… *I associate this kind of word play with the brilliant comedy of George Carlin…
BACKDERF, THE CITY, DECEMBER 1990…
December 9th, 2012You never know what you’ll find in mom’s basement…
MORE REASONS FOR MORE WOMEN IN POLITICS…
December 9th, 2012Lynn Johnston writes: I have always wondered what it is that makes boys and men want to run around shooting each other, when a really good, moderated argument would resolve almost anything. My thinking is: If women ruled the world, we’d get the politics over with expediently, thereby saving the civilian population, then do our [...]
