“What’s $100,000?” she asked flippantly. “It’s $95,000 more than I’ve got,” was his answer. She was starting to drive him crazy. She had two pre-occupations, money and her research. On neither score, was she in any way practical. They’d been living together in a basement apartment for seven months while attending Queen’s University in Kingston, […]
Entries Tagged as 'Funny Competition'
The Whipper Snapper Side-Swipe Caper
February 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Corruption, Economic Humor, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Farce, Funny Aging, Funny Banter, Funny Canada, Funny Character Study, Funny Competition, Funny Corruption, Funny Gotcha, Funny Government, Funny Larceny, Funny Romance, Funny Scandal, Funny Science Fiction, Human Nature, Irony, Literary, Love, Macabre, Nostalgia, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Political Humor, Politicians, Romp, Satire, Scandal, Science Fiction, Screwball, Surprise Twists, Time Travel, Whimsy
Tags:Fantasy·funny aging story·funny Alamo story·funny corruption story·funny Custer's last stand story·funny elderly story·funny political intrigue·funny politics story·funny revenge story·funny romance story·funny seniors story·funny time travel story·Hindenburg·love story for the ages·pay-back story·teaching the young a lesson·Titanic
A Father and Son Explore Some Grey Areas
February 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Coming of Age, Cute, Entertainment, Family Humor, Fantasy, Funny Absurd, Funny Banter, Funny Cheating, Funny Competition, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Generation Gap, Funny Parable, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Magic Realism, Not As It Seems, Satire, Slice of Life, Storytelling, Supernatural, Surprise Twists, Whimsy
“Keep your voice down. I don’t want either of us to get into trouble. There are some things that aren’t talked about up here.” Jebediah Senior and Jebediah Junior were meeting in heaven for the first time since the former’s death thirty-five years earlier in a car crash and the latter’s recent shackles-shedding on account […]
Tags:comedy·funny afterlife story·funny angel story·funny competition story·funny father and son bonding story·funny father and son reconciliation story·funny heaven and hell story·funny heaven story·funny parable story·funny parent and child story·funny Pearly Gates story·funny selling insurance story·Gabriel·harps
The ‘Oh I Wish I’d Been There’ Club
January 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Clash of the Sexes, Crossed Wires, Family Humor, Funny Aging, Funny Argument, Funny Banter, Funny Canada, Funny Character Study, Funny Competition, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Friends, Funny Gotcha, Funny Irony, Funny Pain, Funny Psychology, Funny Toronto, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Puns, Satire, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists
In the order they transpired, I’m recording events of the past couple of days in my marriage as a favor to the brotherhood. Navigating the asteroid belt of our spouses’ emotions requires all the skill and sharing of experiences we can muster. Members of the fair sex aren’t shy about seeking help from each other […]
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Lenny and Keith Flounder in the Shallow End
December 19th, 2009 · 8 Comments · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Clash of the Sexes, Crossed Wires, Cute, Entertainment, Family Humor, Funny Banter, Funny Competition, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Friends, Funny Generation Gap, Funny Pain, Funny Rant, Funny Sports, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Satire, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Storytelling, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Whimsy, Witty
In early September, Leonard Smith covered over his family’s backyard pool and started swimming at the local health club. It wasn’t a fancy club, but it still required a membership fee. This restricted the number of people who had access to the property. Nevertheless, whenever Lenny tried to get in a swim, at lunch or […]
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The Devil Pulls a Fast One
October 31st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Afterlife, Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Charming, Cute, Difficult Decisions, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Allegory, Funny Banter, Funny Competition, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Family, Funny Horror, Funny Religious, Hard Life Choices, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Religion, Religious allegory, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Theology, Uplifting, Whimsy, Zany
The devil and God were having lunch at the Zeus and Apollo restaurant on The Danforth in Toronto. The devil was partial to Greek food and, while God preferred Middle Eastern fare, He was content to let the devil have his way. The two didn’t like each other much. But God didn’t see how […]
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The NFL as All My Children
October 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on The NFL as All My Children · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Drama, Entertainment, Funny Celebrity, Funny Character Study, Funny Competition, Funny Editorial, Funny Sports, Lifestyle, Opinion Piece, Parable, Sports and Recreation
The one spectator sport I am still really interested in is the NFL on television and I have to admit it may not be for the best of reasons.
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Ideas for an Everyman Olympics
August 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Ideas for an Everyman Olympics · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cute, Family Humor, Funny Competition, Funny Sports, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Outrageous, Screwball, Silly, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Summer Olympics
The Olympic Games are a wonderful sporting and cultural event. There is no doubt that the athletes are the world’s elite. However, the games could do with being opened up a bit more. And I’m not talking about simply adding some sports that would seem to be obvious contenders such as drag racing, ballroom […]
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