[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Ticklish] Book love opportunity—complete with actual lamp and actual cord that plugs into actual wall. Literary Humor. HT Crown Publishing. Source Kudelka. … [Continue reading]
Literary Humor: Book Sniffers
Eat: Humor Takes Pork by Surprise
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Punny] Motherhood is hard enough without your sweet piglets hamming it up in bed. Egads! Food Humor. HT to Darlene. Source: Reynolds. *** Browse more Eat humor … [Continue reading]
Poetry is Going to the Dogs!
First it was the cats. Now, it’s the dogs. Dogs are writing poetry. I am not making this up. Don’t believe me? Try “Another Bag”: Love True, unbridled love Is looking at what I just did On the sidewalk Then picking it up in a bag I can … [Continue reading]
Funny French: Foux du Fa Fa
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Funny] Everyone knows that speaking a foreign language makes you just a little more attractive. Well, unless you are calling someone your little money exchange bureau. That might not get you where you're trying to … [Continue reading]
Literary Humor: Waiting for Godot
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Funny] My daughter, who has the utmost patience even for things like the appendices of Tolkien's books, says Waiting for Godot was the most boring thing she's tried to read (besides poor, dear Hemingway, who she … [Continue reading]
Colbert: Great Gatsby Book Club!
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Satire] What happens in the Colbert Great Gatsby book club? Plenty of Colbert, of course. Reading was apparently optional. The white suit was apparently "required wearing." … [Continue reading]
Funny French: I Would Like to Buy a Hamburger
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: LOL] We're not sure what Steve will get when he orders his hamburger. But, by the looks of it, he might be best suited to eat it through a straw. Funny French Pink Panther video with Steve Martin. … [Continue reading]
Loki Humor: Glorious Porpoise Poster
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Punny] Poor, dear Loki. It's rough being a god. With or without a purpose. Or a porpoise, as the case may be. Loki Humor Poster via Facebook Thor. HT Sara Barkat. … [Continue reading]
How to Write Funny: John Cleese
On how to write funny, live seriously, and love life. A great interview with John Cleese at Harvard Business Review: Life's Work: John Cleese In your career you’ve had periods of close collaboration with other creatives and periods of very … [Continue reading]
My Funny Valentine Playlist
Yes, yes. We all know the quintessential romantic encounter. Dinner for two by candlelight, gazing long hours into one another's eyes, so smitten dinner is forgotten while the violinist plays Mozart's "Romance Andante" in the corner and the waiter … [Continue reading]
Love Humor: You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Tongue in Cheek] What better humor for Valentine's Day, than a tongue in cheek love song? ;-) Featured photo by Ukanda, Creative Commons, via Flickr. … [Continue reading]
Love Humor: Chick Flicks as Couples Therapy
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Tongue in Cheek] Sometimes a serious article is just too good to pass up for humorous opportunity. So it was for the fated Movie Date Night Can Double as Therapy, which Maureen Doallas read in the New York … [Continue reading]
Sports Humor: Dwight Howard and the Center for Centers
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Parody] I never played basketball, though I'm the sort of person often asked not if I played but where. Of course, I'm also the sort of person nabbed by diminutive redheads with AARP cards and a bit too much perfume … [Continue reading]
Literary Humor: Pineapples Seek Higher Education
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Tongue in Cheek] It seems that it's no longer enough to be an exotic tropical fruit. Higher education is now in order. The pineapples appear to be on the cutting edge, as the first fruits to seek MFA degrees. … [Continue reading]
Wanted: Parental Potty Patience
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Ticklish Funny] We’re in the middle of my favorite chic-but-cheap superstore when my four year-old gets that look on his face. “No!” I yell, to the consternation of a lady who’s trying to pick out perfect … [Continue reading]
Business Humor: Conference Call in Real Life
[on a scale from wit to whimsy: Parody] How can you write funny? (Or, film funny.) Sometimes it's as simple as taking something routine and standing it on its head. What if your next business conference call took place in physical space, … [Continue reading]