244 articles on "humor"

Country Lawn Maintenance - 10 Tips to Know Before You Mow

Practical survival skills should be fifty percent of what we study in school! Languishing twelve to sixteen years in the bowels of our education system should not leave American citizens unprepared to cope with perpetually running toilets. A burned o...

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France and America Agree On An Issue; Both Nations Declare National Holiday

Mark this date on your calendar: August 8, 2006. It was on this day that the rarest diplomatic event of modern times took place. France and America agreed on something, specifically, the wording of the resolution before the UN on the cessation of hos...

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"Lisey"s Story" By Stephen King: A Romance Just In Time For Halloween

Stephen King has published a new book that is supposed to be a romance. But it turns out to be a romance that should might best take place during Halloween. He has not only written about two characters who loved each other; he has reverted to charact...

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Even the Gods Laugh: How Humor Becomes Transformational

Most of our lives have become caught up in the dizzying stress, anxiety and self-created drama of the fast paced, twenty-first century. It was slower back in the 14th Century; I miss those days. Just the story of being a member of the human race can ...

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Mike Wallace, The Clever Monkey of the Week, attempts to increase interest in an interview by calling the madman of Iran "impressive"

After what we are told was a long pursuit of the unfortunate interview, Mike Wallace was finally summoned to Tehran for a meeting with the resident madman, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Once there, he waited an impolite week for an audience with the blustery ...

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Viking Trekkies

History weaves its influence into pop culture via many avenues... One of the strangest is the Viking influence on Star Trek, especially The Next Generation. Ever since that series found the airwaves, I've often wondered if one or more of its w...

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Don't Read This If You Love Your Mother-in-Law

Just in Time for Mother's Day If you have never wanted to play a little joke on your mother-in-law then maybe this gift guide isn't for you. On the other hand, if there has been no love lost in your relationship and you want to make your m...

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Applause for the Jerk Drain!

The Hidden Benefit of Canada's continuing brain drain These days, Canadians often lament the brain drain. There is a silver lining however. What about the jerk drain? With every Air Canada plane load of brains departing Canadian shores, the...

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Should I Shop Online Or Offline? A Shoppers' Guide

I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure whether to shop online or offline in future. I decided that sh...

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Tony Blair To Resign As British PM; May Run For US Vice President

Tony Blair announced that he will step down as Prime Minister of England within a year and give up leadership of the Labor Party, which has been increasingly upset with his performance and approval ratings. What Mr. Blair did not announce is that he ...

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