“Dinosaur Spots Comet in Sky.” “That’s the headline I’m going with,” said Dilly the crocodile to Tony the T-Rex, as they faced each other across the entranceway to the latter’s luxurious cave. It was the most modern of eras in an alternative universe containing the 88th iteration of “standard” earth where the animals had evolved […]
The Monkey, the Croc and the T-Rex
November 1st, 2011 · 5 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Anthropomorphic, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Cute, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Funny Absurd, Funny Animal, Funny Banter, Funny Business, Funny Character Study, Funny Crystal Ball, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Friends, Funny Headline, Funny Horror, Funny Parable, Funny Rant, Funny Technology, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Puns, Sardonic, Satire, Science Fiction, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Whimsy, Witty, Zany
Tags:anachronism·comet destroys dinosaurs·funny anthropomorphic story·funny digital publishing story·funny dinosaur story·funny e-book publishing story·funny gatekeeper story·funny head in the sand story·funny indignant story·funny parable·funny redundant story·funny T-Rex story·gatekeepers
Marshall of Cahoots
April 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Marshall of Cahoots · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Children and Pets, Construction Humor, Cop Humor, Corruption, Cute, Dreams, Economic Humor, Fairy Tale, Family Humor, Fantasy, Funny Corruption, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Horror, Funny Monologue, Funny Parable, Funny Psychology, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Outrageous, Parable, Political Humor, Puns, Sardonic, Satire, Slice of Life, Storytelling, Surprise Twists, Twisted, U.S. Social Commentary, Whimsy, Witty
The following is essentially a monologue as two men face each other, standing on the sidewalk of a small town’s Main Street in Midwest America. The date is the present, on a beautiful spring morning, a time of year when some things need nipping in the bud. The burly one, dressed in a dun-colored uniform […]
Tags:funny authority story·funny cop story·funny corruption story·funny crime story·funny criminal story·funny law enforcement story·funny money laundering story·funny parable·funny points shaving story·funny pyramid scheme story·funny rant·funny retribution story
A Dystopian View on Being Ripe
January 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Children and Pets, Coming of Age, Economic Humor, Economics, Family Humor, Fantasy, Funny Banter, Funny Canada, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Government, Funny Parable, Funny Politics, Funny Psychology, Funny Science Fiction, Geopolitics, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Opinion Piece, Parable, Political Humor, Puns, Satire, School Days, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, U.S. Social Commentary
“Daddy, why does Canada have so many comedians?” 10-year old Justin asked, one blustery winter evening. The magic hour approached when the burden of parenthood was about to be ever so briefly lifted and some time might be spent by mom and dad alone in front of the television set. “I have a theory […]
Tags:Canada·father and son geopolitical story·funny boy band story·funny flossing story·funny gatekeeper story·funny intelligentsia story·funny knitting story·funny morality tale·funny parable·funny political bedtime story·funny schoolyard story·geopolitical humor·perils of bullying story·political fantasy story
Spartacus the Kite
August 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Anthropomorphic, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Career Choices, Charming, Children and Pets, Cottage Life, Cute, Difficult Decisions, Dreams, Family Humor, Family Tragedy, Fantasy, General Humor, General Interest, Hard Life Choices, Heartwarming, Jokes, Lifestyle, Lyrical, Offbeat, Parable, Romp, Screwball, Sports and Recreation, Whimsy, Wishful Thinking, Witty, Zany
I made it. I’m free. I can’t believe it. This is so great! I can hear them talking below me. They think this is a tragedy and it’s making them sad. They suspect the tree was lurking to ensnare me. They couldn’t be more wrong. I saw my opportunity and I took it. The […]
Tags:difficult choices story·fulfilling a dream story·funny anthropomorphic story·funny escape story·funny family stories·funny fantasy story·funny freedom story·funny kite story·funny parable·kite stories·lightning rods·offbeat·personal empowerment story·personal freedom story·Spartacus·starting a movement·whimsy·whooping cranes
The Wise Old Rooster
November 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Wise Old Rooster · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Anthropomorphic, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Cute, Farce, Funny Generation Gap, Funny Parable, Funny Rant, General Humor, Imagery, Jokes, Lifestyle, Oddball, Offbeat, Romp, Screwball, Sexual Innuendo, Silly, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Whimsy, Zany
The following is an old joke that I have expanded, embellished and tried to make more visual. It helps if you stand up and run around the room, as described below, but I’ll leave that up to your discretion. Here goes.
Tags:amusing·champagne·comedy·funny·funny animal story·funny barnyard story·funny champagne story·funny farmer story·funny flowers story·funny generation gap story·funny parable·funny props story·funny rooster story·funny shotgun story·funny visual story·hen house·hoot·humor·joke