Today, I’ll continue with a discussion about the perils of watching movies at home with the children. I’ll cover the embarrassment of violence, pornography and bad language. As for violence, Donna and I haven’t wanted our kids to be over-protected, so we’re pretty liberal in our viewing habits. Besides, you can’t get away from […]
The Misadventures of Watching Movies at Home with the Kids (2)
December 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on The Misadventures of Watching Movies at Home with the Kids (2) · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Famous Actors, Funny Celebrity, Funny Family, Funny Generation Gap, Funny Rant, Funny Rude, Funny Sex, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Movies, Nostalgia, Not As It Seems, Whimsy
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The Misadventures of Watching Movies at Home with the Kids (1)
December 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Charming, Children and Pets, Cute, Entertainment, Family Humor, Famous Actors, Feel Good, Funny Celebrity, Funny Editorial, Funny Embarrassment, Funny Family, Funny Generation Gap, Funny Rant, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Movies, Nostalgia, Opinion Piece, Slice of Life, Sweet
There are few things in life much more fun than taking the kids to a movie in an actual theatre. You load up on popcorn, Pepsi and Twizzlers; the lights go down; the sound starts to reverberate; and the fun begins. You look over and your youngest ones are looking up at the screen, wide-eyed […]
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Ode to an Audience (Part 3 of 3)
August 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Ode to an Audience (Part 3 of 3) · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cop Humor, Crossed Wires, Economic Humor, Economics, Family Humor, Farce, Funny Banter, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Embarrassment, Funny Workplace, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Public Speaking, Romp, Screwball, Zany
So far, I’ve spent time with the police, then time with the emergency task force and now I can’t find anybody to listen to what I have to say. Picking up from where I left off yesterday:
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Ode to an Audience (Part 2 of 3)
August 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Ode to an Audience (Part 2 of 3) · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cop Humor, Crossed Wires, Drama, Economic Humor, Economics, Entertainment, Farce, Funny Banter, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Embarrassment, Funny Workplace, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Public Speaking, Romp, Screwball, Zany
This story picks up from yesterday when I started to describe one particularly strange day I had last fall while scheduled to make a public presentation. At this point, I’ve just said my good-byes to the police.
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Ode to an Audience (Part 1 of 3)
August 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cop Humor, Crossed Wires, Economic Humor, Economics, Farce, Funny Banter, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Embarrassment, Funny Workplace, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Public Speaking, Romp, Screwball, Zany
I do a lot of public speaking and let me tell you how much I appreciate having an audience. All of what I’m about to relate really happened.
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