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Life was Sweet Again on Planet Lollipop

October 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Canada Humor, Charming, Cute, Difficult Decisions, Entertainment, Family, Family Humor, Family Tragedy, Feel Good, Funny Family, Funny Workplace, General Humor, General Interest, Hard Life Choices, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Movies, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Puns, Satire, Screwball, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Storytelling, Surprise Twists, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty, Zany

Life had been sweet on the planet Lollipop. Barney Bracken, a young fortyish married man with children, was living his life according to five simple rules: 1) don’t become addicted to alcohol; 2) don’t become addicted to mood-altering drugs; 3) have a decent job that pays a good living; 4) cultivate true friends; and 5) do whatever […]

Catching Up on the Not So Local News

August 19th, 2009 · Comments Off on Catching Up on the Not So Local News · Allegory or Fairy Tale, Canada Humor, Children and Pets, Family Humor, General Humor, General Interest, Jokes, Lifestyle, Puns, Romance, Sexual Innuendo

North of the city, this past weekend, I eaves-dropped on the following conversation in a local diner. MAN: Do ya suppose it’s okay to bury Barry in Barrie? WOMAN: He wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. MAN: Bad how he bought it, though.

Twitter Bits

August 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on Twitter Bits · Children and Pets, Family Humor, Funny Dog, General Humor, General Interest, Jokes, Lifestyle, Puns

You have to like Twitter. It yields access to large numbers of people that one could not otherwise reach. Through “following” and “followers”, direct messages and other commands it is a far more powerful tool than its simplistic design suggests. However, its drawbacks are obvious. First is the brevity with which one’s message appears on […]