... a Miscellany of Interesting, Notable, or just plain Funny Things
- • Doing the Hokey Pokey in the style of William Shakespeare
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Verily, I say, ’tis what it’s all about.
- • The Costa Concordia shipwreck as an Italian opera
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In the end, it was the musician–not the captain–who went down with the ship
Removing the Concordia’s Wreckage
“This operation is pushing the boundaries of marine technology.” - • An Easter service some might want to forget.
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an organist writes to friends about a series of hilarious disasters... ‘hilarious,’ that is, to us, who were’t living in them when they happened.
- • What’s Wrong with this Picture?
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a photo of some U.S. lawmakers, concentrating on...?
- • A Sweet Italian Mother
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...is there something more between Anthony and his roommate than meets the eye?
- • This could happen to anyone, couldn’t it?
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I slipped the key into the ignition, but it wouldn’t turn.
- • Note To All Hunters
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unkilled hamburger?
- • A Strange Committee
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“half men and half women…”
- • George Carlin’s view on aging
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“…after that it’s a day-by-day thing: you hit Wednesday!”
- • When Insults had Class…
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“his mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork”
- • There will be a slight delay...
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“...ended up in a fistfight with her daughter...”
- • An Incredible Photo
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“Huge waves crash in the port of Wimereux, in northern France...”
- • Fun with Bell Canada... NOT!
- No, this is not my own adventure with Bell. It’s by someone in Port Hope, Ontario, who calls himself “Prometheus” -
“... if they want money for nothing, they should sue me, Tee Hee.”
- • Children: at Home and at Play
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“The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy; It will, however, make cats dizzy.”
- • New Pipes for the Church Organ
... and an unexpected reaction -
“There was a barely audible “whoosh” as the air pressure built up, and then the trompette rang out brightly, marvellously”
- • Meditation on the word, “Guidance”
... a thoughtful piece that was circulating the internet in the summer of 2005 -
“The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person - and gentle guidance and skill from the other.”
- • Taking the Royal Dog to a Shrink.
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“I am sure it is just a dog who is feeling a bit out of sorts about something...”
- • Reflections on the Descent into Old Age.
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“I think my brain is trying to kill me!”
- • How to Give a Reluctant Cat a Pill
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“Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa.”
- • What we worship and obey
... theologian Harvey Cox observes that The Market may be the real God of our age -
"the business sections of Timeand Newsweek turned out to bear a striking resemblance to Genesis"
- • Demi, the Intrepid
- A friend of mine makes it into the National Post... actually, her dog does. -
"...reports drifted in about a white miniature poodle travelling south on Highway 7"
- • Kermit goes to the Doctor
- ... a cartoon -
"...these xrays may come as a shock to you..."
- • The industrious beaver's big day passes by unnoticed
- Canada's National icon turns 25, and what happens? Nothing. -
"Precisely how to celebrate this event remains a question. Stare at a nickel? Bite a tree?"
- • The Physics of Hell
- A student gives a unique analysis of Boyle's Law and the possible temperature in Hell.
(No great physics background required to enjoy this!) -
"... the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose."
- • The relationship between government lotteries and pimping
- "Not to put too fine a point on it, we are all, humble voter and exalted politician alike, pimps in a way."
- • A 133-word sentence which took top prize for BAD WRITING ! !
- "...served only to replicate in his actualist monovalent analytic reinstatement..."
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.....last updated, Saturday, August 18, 2012, at 12:16 AM