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Everybody’s Crazy

June 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Crossed Wires, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Funny Absurd, Funny Animal, Funny Character Study, Funny Dog, Funny Family, Funny Pet, Funny Rant, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Movies, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Outrageous, Rant, Sardonic, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Uplifting, Witty

Everybody’s crazy, some more than others. I don’t mean to make light of people who have deeply rooted problems that make their lives much more difficult. I’m talking about the large proportion of the population that passes for normal.   Among everyday acquaintances, everyone is bonkers. Some have addiction issues. Some have anger issues. Others […]

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The Most Serious Letter in the Alphabet

November 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Most Serious Letter in the Alphabet · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cute, Entertainment, Family Humor, Funny Editorial, Funny Language, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Literary, Lyrical, Not As It Seems, Opinion Piece, Outrageous, Puns, Sardonic, Satire, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Whimsy, Witty

In an earlier blog entry, I discussed how “P” is the funniest letter in the alphabet. Today, I’m going to argue the letter “L” is the most serious.   “L” is used for Legal and Licenses. People speak about obeying the Letter of the Law. Hopefully, the best-made things Last. When we’re enjoying ourselves, we want […]

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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

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, […]

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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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