Humor ArticlesNov 17th 2008
I saw some new variety of cookies in Tesco the other day - in the cereals aisle I think they were yet another one of those substitutes for a sensible breakfast marketed presumably at the apparently increasing numbers of people who regularly fail to find either the time to pour milk and cereal into a bowl or to just grow up and eat fruit or something This new variety of pseudo-food shouldn't have taken me...read more Jul 22nd 2008
I admit it I've taken my feet for granted I've forced them into shoes because the shoes looked good - not because they felt good After years of this abuse I'm feeling defeeted After a bit of sole searching - of my shoes - I discovered that the majority of shoe designers are men I wonder if women's shoes would fit better if those men tried to put the shoe on the other foot Kenny...read more Jul 18th 2008
According to Wikipedia Any risk that can be quantified can potentially be insured This is a relatively easy concept to understand We take out policies to cover potential risk to pets and cars and know why it makes sense to have home insurance However sometimes the concept of quantifying risk becomes rather a grey area It s pretty much understood that as patients we re covered against negligence should we receive treatment from doctors and...read more Jul 7th 2008
Until a recent trip to Vermont I thought Vermont was one of the original thirteen states Wrong Vermont had wanted to be its own country It changed its mind in time to become the fourteenth state in the union I also learned that Vermont is the most rural of the fifty states One-third of its roads are unpaved and one hundred twenty covered bridges dot its countryside In Vermont roofs are covered with tin so...read more Jul 4th 2008
Everyday mysteries are things that you unsuccessfully try to understand Somnambulism is as mysterious to me as the condition it describes - sleepwalking Only of the population sleepwalks which explains why I've never known anyone with the condition Sleepwalkers are supposedly in a non-dream state of sleep which allows the process going on in the brain to manifest in actions Although some drugs have been thought to cause sleepwalking somnambulism experts say drugs only exacerbate...read more Jul 2nd 2008
By the number of older Americans will have doubled to million That's in every Americans That's why anti-aging information is often on the evening news What isn't there are aging women There are no female counterparts for Walter Cronkite Dan Rather or Charles Gibson Is it just me or is this sexist ageism Is it just me or is there a one-word explanation - man-age-ment Yes we're flattered when people tell us we don't look...read more Jun 29th 2008
Send in the clowns Perhaps the first time that command was voiced was in China in B C Or maybe it was said during Egypt's Fifth Dynasty around B C Although the history of clowns may not have an exact date their influence and joy have been felt for thousands of years Clowns were originally court jesters and served an important function in society Besides providing comic relief clown jesters were allowed great freedom of...read more Jun 28th 2008
Who knew there was a statue of John Lennon in Havana Cuba Although he never visited Cuba or sang about it the government unveiled his statue on Dec - the th anniversary of the singer's death In fact Fidel Castro who had said that the Beatles were subversive and that they were a symbol of selfish consumerism made a surprise appearance at the unveiling of Lennon's cross-legged bespectacled likeness Because the spectacles have been stolen...read more Jun 28th 2008
There are times I've wanted to be a bartender A people-person with good listening skills who can mix drinks - how hard could that be Well it seems to have gotten harder Recently there has been an influx of new drinks and flavored martinis I have nothing against blue drinks topped with a parasol but a martini should be vodka or gin with a touch of vermouth and an olive - no chocolate no coffee...read more Jun 26th 2008
Texas is popular for a lot of things But of the many things that are famous there humor tops the pack Texas is a very big state And the people from there pride themselves with all things big Big myths tales and natural phenomenon distinct to Texas are revered including hails and armadillos Texans are big in their pride too They might seem a little different from the people hailing from other states But they...read more Jun 26th 2008
Texas humor is something that can make you look at the brighter side more than anything else The sense of humor Texas have is entirely its own While it amuses everybody it is something that can be used to one's advantage rather than just laughing about it American sarcasm is the other name of humor in Texas It can be considered as sarcasm but if people just try to see the things the way Texans...read more Jun 24th 2008
Funny videos are abundant on the web From amateur clips to professional skits samples of cartoons to segments of live comedy acts and anything else that can make you laugh the internet has it all There are many sites featuring funny videos Some are video sharing sites where users can post videos they find funny and rate videos posted by other sites Other sites feature videos so that people browsing can just graze and click...read more Jun 22nd 2008
When a Swarthmore College student turned a guided tour of the Web into a detailed journal of his life blog communication was born That was in By that one blog had grown into million blogs Seventy-six percent of them document personal experiences to share with others The most popular words used in communicating those experiences are blogger blog stupid me myself my oh yeah ok post stuff lovely update nice and a four-letter word that...read more Jun 22nd 2008
While much of the written history of the recliner starts in the early Twentieth Century the recliner chair dates back much further The earliest recliner chairs actually appeared in the late Eighteenth Century and were functionally similar to todays recliners The goal was always to allow the user to sit upright or recline back with the legs and feet off the floor What has been dubbed by many designers as motion furniture the recliner has...read more Jun 21st 2008
Robin Williams' manic style of comedy earns him the honor of being called a living legend His wild improvisational skills bring both humor and excitement to his performances and his impersonations are truly unique Williams has the rare gift of taking on character traits with apparent abandon moving in and out of personalities with ease and authenticity To the audience he is nothing short of a genius As a child he was very shy and...read more |
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