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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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
Tags:French Connection·funny·funny alphabet story·funny language story·funny linguistics story·funny tongue twisters story·funny vocabulary story·Gene Hackman·letters of the alphabet·light hearted·linguistic puns·paso doble·Peach Pit·Peter Piper·Pocahontas·Porky Pig·puddy tat·Punxsutawney·Spongebob Squarepants·Tweety Bird·W.C. Fields
A Perfect Second Career for their Golden Years – At Wal-Mart
May 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Perfect Second Career for their Golden Years – At Wal-Mart · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Children and Pets, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Famous Actors, Farce, Funny Advertising, Funny Celebrity, Funny Family, Funny Sayings, Funny Shopping, Funny Workplace, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Puns, Romp, Screwball, Silly, Slice of Life, Sweet, Whimsy, Witty, Zany
Over the weekend, I had some fun imagining how certain celebrities and politicians would seem to be ideally suited for second careers, in their golden years, as “greeters” at Wal-Mart. Try to imagine being met by these people and these words on your way into the store.
Tags:Abdul·Bush·Clinton·comedy·Cowell·Dr. Phil·funny·funny celebrity story·funny lifestyle story·funny retirement story·funny shopping story·funny Wal-Mart greeter story·funny Wal-Mart story·funny where are they now story·funny workplace story·Greenspan·Harper·Hilton·Lost·Obama·Probst·Queen of England·Randy Jackson·Spears·Trump·Vanna White
Crawlers and Spiders and the Art of Headline Puns
May 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Crawlers and Spiders and the Art of Headline Puns · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cute, Economic Humor, Farce, Funny Economy, Funny Headline, Funny Prank, Funny Technology, Lifestyle, Oddball, Offbeat, Political Humor, Puns, Screwball, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Twisted, Whimsy, Witty, Zany
There has been a major casualty of the digital age that you may be noticing only peripherally. Has it entered your consciousness that there are fewer punning headlines anymore?
Tags:Depends·funny diaper story·funny financial markets story·funny Google story·funny headlines story·funny Internet story·funny publishing story·funny search engine story·funny story about puns·funny technology story·funny Yahoo story·humorous headlines·punning headlines·web crawlers and spiders
