Showing posts with label humor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humor. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
What is a Goatee, really?
Mens' Beard Fashion, Styles, And Design
A La Souvarov Beard | Anchor Beard | Balbo Beard | |
Chin Curtain/Strap Beard | Franz Jonef Beard | French Fork Beard | |
Hulihee | Handlebar - Chin Puff | Hollywoodian Beard | |
Imperial Napoleon | Mutton Chops Beard | Mutton Chops Friendly |
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Loving Words
When my brother Tommy
Sleeps in bed with me,
He doubles up
And makes
himself
exactly
like
a
V
And 'cause the bed is not so wide,
A part of him is on my side.
TWO IN BED by A. B. Ross
"Probably nothing I ever wrote as a published author did not derive in some way from the 16 or so poems my mother chose, over and over again, to read to us [before bed]. The sheer pleasure of the experience was key."
- World-renowned novelist, Anne Rice, Called Out of Darkness
The single biggest surprise to me after our first half year of homeschooling is the major role poetry has played. Above is one of the gems we've unearthed. Look for more to come.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Santayana had it Right
The Postal Service just announced that the Post Office lost $3.8 billion last year. I’ve got a good idea: let’s put the government in charge of healthcare!
- Jay Leno
Monday, August 10, 2009
A Day without a Tweet ...
Twitter went down today. If only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror!
- Stephen Colbert
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
International Talk Like Shakespeare Day
William Shakespeare is being honored on the 445th anniversary of his birth.Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago, Illinois, has declared Thursday as "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" to celebrate the 445th birthday of the man many consider the greatest playwright in the English language. Unleash thy inner bard.
In a proclamation issued last week, Daley encouraged city residents to "screw their courage to the sticking place and celebrate Shakespeare by vocal acclamation of his words."
There's no reason why the rest of the country cannot play along, peppering our conversation with -- as the mayor suggested -- phrases such as "prithee" and "fie!" or, if you're at work, "pass yonder stapler."
It isn't as difficult as it sounds. After all, Shakespeare single-handedly contributed more than 1,700 words and phrases to the English language -- everything from "foul play" to "monumental".
One Web site offers 10 quick pointers on how to talk like Bill. A sampling:
Don't waste time saying "it." Just use the letter "t" ('tis, 'twill, I'll do't).
To add weight to your opinions, try starting them with "methinks," "mayhaps," "in sooth" or "wherefore."
When in doubt, add the letters "eth" to the end of verbs (he runneth, he trippeth, he falleth).
Finally, if you're inclined to yell at the driver who cuts you off as you head to work, why settle for "idiot," when "thou rank white-livered canker-blossom" is so much more satisfying.
For more ammunition, you can consult the random Random Shakespearean Insult Generator. "Thou vain fly-bitten moldwarp!" and "Thou gorbellied clapper-clawed scurvy-knave!" are just a sample of the offerings.
From Saeed Ahmed, CNN
Don't waste time saying "it." Just use the letter "t" ('tis, 'twill, I'll do't).
To add weight to your opinions, try starting them with "methinks," "mayhaps," "in sooth" or "wherefore."
When in doubt, add the letters "eth" to the end of verbs (he runneth, he trippeth, he falleth).
Finally, if you're inclined to yell at the driver who cuts you off as you head to work, why settle for "idiot," when "thou rank white-livered canker-blossom" is so much more satisfying.
For more ammunition, you can consult the random Random Shakespearean Insult Generator. "Thou vain fly-bitten moldwarp!" and "Thou gorbellied clapper-clawed scurvy-knave!" are just a sample of the offerings.
From Saeed Ahmed, CNN
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Wittenberg Beer [Luther's Secret Weapon]
Martin Luther once said: 'While I drink my little glass of Wittenberg beer the gospel runs its course and overthrows empires.' Now that is truly the finest and most comforting thing I have ever heard said about beer.
-Robert Reymond, The God-centered Preacher
Luther also said: “I opposed indulgences and all the papists, but never with force. I simply taught, preached and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing. And while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends Philip [Melanchthon] and [Nicholas] Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that no prince or emperor ever inflicted such losses upon it. I did nothing; the Word did everything.”
For an interesting article on the beers of the Reformation, click here.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A Joyful Heart is Good Medicine
“I don’t know if OJ Simpson is guilty of murder, but I do know that he is guilty of making bad commercials.”
-Greg Bahnsen
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