Humor Articles
376: The Comedic Genius Of Robin Williams
Robin Williams' manic style of comedy earns him the honor of being called a living legend. His wild improvisational skills bring both humor and excitement to his performances, and his impersonations are truly unique. Williams has the rare gift of taking on character traits with apparent abandon, moving in and out of personalities with ease and auth
377: The Dating Manual for Old Marrieds is a Cognitive Behavioral Engineering Helpdesk
Recently psychotherapists and counselors have been recommending that old married couples go out on 'dates' to rekindle their relationship. The purpose of these dates is to create a sense of excitement when the fire has gone out and stimulate local commerce during the recession.
In the pursuit of immense diversification potential and unlimit
378: The Evolution of the Garfield Comic Strip
June 19th, 1978 saw the birth of one of the most beloved and best known comic strips of all time, Garfield, a tale of an ornery but lovable orange tabby cat, his owner Jonathan Q. Arbuckle, better known simply as Jon, and the long-eared but equally adorable Odie the dog. Garfield was the brain child of cartoonist Jim Davis and over the past three d
379: The Humble Ink Cartridge Is Often Mistaken
You'd think with the advent of spell checker that mistakes would no longer be made but one rule of the typist and computer programmer is never to trust the spell checker. You would be amazed that one slip of the finger and you will write all manner of things which could be mis-construed and god forbid you should mis-spell whatever it is you are loo
380: The Randomness Of Funny Stuff
There are some things that are just funny whether they were intended to be or not. Like tripping over your own feet, that fall you took off of the edge of your porch, or the broken heel you got when you managed to wedge your shoe in the door to keep the elevator from closing.
Now, breaking your heel to hold the elevator door may not be consider
381: The Strange Case of Dr. Pietro d Abano or Things Really Could Be Much Worse
Whenever we feel the need to lower our heads in collective depression and despair, we take heart from the simple fact that things can always be worse. To reaffirm this fact of our cruel and unjust life, it helps if we remind ourselves of the imminent Italian physician and philosopher, the venerable Dr. Pietro d'Abano.
The most obvious diff
382: The Two Marble Stress Reduction Therapy Plan or What Me Worry
Before video games we kids played with marbles. There were 'funsies' where the participants would simply play for the fun of it. Then there were 'keepsies' or a type of wager where the loser lost his marbles thus introducing many an innocent child to the risks of gambling in a brutally cruel world. There were many variations in between and we pl
383: The Way To Understand Texas Humor
Texas is popular for a lot of things. But of the many things that are famous there, humor tops the pack. Texas is a very big state. And the people from there pride themselves with all things big. Big myths, tales, and natural phenomenon distinct to Texas are revered, including hails and armadillos.
Texans are big in their pride too. They might s
384: There is no Security with Shaking Ground Mad Shoplifters and Thieving Families
Last night the ground moved. Again. It started a little after 8:00 and lasted about 15 seconds; a swaying motion rocking back and forth. It had been a while. Actually several years. This one was a 5.6 and was the biggest we have had since the 7.1 quake in 1989; you probably remember the World Series Loma Prieta earthquake.
That day in 1989 I wa
385: Things To Do With Chauffeur Car Hire
If you've gone to the expense of using chauffeur car hire, then you want to get your money's worth. Drink the champagne provided, however cheap, try out all the seats, use the champagne bucket for throwing up in, wind the privacy partition up and down, up and down, up and down, hang out of the window being loud and obnoxious and squeeze as many of
386: Those Funny Things That You Can Do With Photos
With the advent of digital photography and the latest in digital cameras that come out with new innovations almost every year, it's no surprise that the average photo enthusiast can do some amazing things to their photographs and even add funny effects and touch ups.
With the new software technology that has come out in recent years, there is vi
387: Three Legal Uses of A Fake Diploma
Novelty diplomas have been around for years. People have bought it for various reasons. It is important, however, to draw the distinction and realize that fake diplomas and fake transcripts are not meant to be used as a substitute for a real education and certainly not to be used to apply for a job.
College degrees are the most highly sought a
388: TIVO Or Not TIVO
The TIVO is dead. At times like this I'm grateful I always wear black because I'm properly dressed for this sad occasion. What? It's not dead? My husband just said something about needing a router.
I have no idea what a router is. I was born blond. On top of that, I was born electronically challenged. When I was a child, I starred at the teleph
389: To Join Or Not To Join
Joiner? I didn't think I was a joiner. I wasn't a Brownie and I left the Girl Scouts before I had to earn a camping badge. I don't camp - unless you call surviving power outages camping.
I survived my childhood without having the sports gene. I didn't join in pick-up games of kick ball, volleyball or anything ball. If the playground supervisor
390: To The Health With It
The older we get, the more we talk about our health. I talk about yoga and I make myself practice it fifteen minutes every morning. This is meant to make my body more flexible, but there are times when my husband thinks I should be practicing yoga for my mind.
My husband goes to the gym every day. I go three days a week to work out with weights
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