My wife and I argued over a plant tonight and it isn’t even our plant. During our usual de-briefing after a busy day, she told me the following story about her workplace that I think will resonate with many readers. I am changing most of the names to protect the innocent and this is, truly, […]
Entries from July 2008
My Wife and I Argue over a Plant
July 28th, 2008 · 8 Comments · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Clash of the Sexes, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Family, Funny Husband & Wife Story, Funny Husband and Wife Banter, Funny Rant, Funny Workplace, General Humor, General Interest, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Oddball, Offbeat, Plants, Rant, Sardonic, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Whimsy, Witty
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Doing the Economics Tango
July 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Doing the Economics Tango · Celebrities, Economic Humor, Economics, General Humor, Lifestyle
What I like about the study of economics is that literally everything is of interest and has an impact. Religion, politics, science, medicine, the weather and social factors are all grist for the economist’s mill.
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Taking Someone Else’s Child to the Cottage
July 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Cottage Life, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Banter, Funny Cottage, Funny Family, Funny Generation Gap, Funny Weather, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Slice of Life
On a number of occasions and over quite a span of years, one or another of our three children has invited a young friend to spend the weekend with us at the cottage. This has always been fun, but it has also involved some interesting twists and turns along the way.
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Which Letter of the Alphabet is the Funniest?
July 7th, 2008 · 10 Comments · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cute, Entertainment, Family Humor, Funny Celebrity, Funny Editorial, Funny Language, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Lyrical, Movies, Outrageous, Prose Poetry, Puns, Sardonic, Sexual Innuendo, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Whimsy, Witty
In the movie, The French Connection, the Gene Hackman character, “Popeye” Doyle, asks one of the drug- dealing suspects if he is still “picking his toes in Poughkeepsie?” He knew one of the great secrets of comedy. The letter “p” is the funniest letter of the alphabet.
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