Tag Archives: humor

Two feet from your ear

No matter how good, caring and friendly a doctor is, one still must negotiate the idiotsyncracies of the doctor’s out front peeps. Often they are as caring as the doc. But often they are as caring as a dead duck … Continue reading

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The wise, hairy man

At weekly meetings of the Big Hairy Man’s Club, I am often asked why I willingly do the grocery shopping in my household instead of using that time on more hairy-manly pursuits like sleeping, eating, watching ESPN or taking the … Continue reading

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F.A.Q. An abundance of caution

Q. I hear people saying we should take an abundance of cotton. What does that mean? A. You’re hearing it wrong. It’s an abundance of caution. Q. Is that like saying you want a toss salad, when you really mean … Continue reading

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Giraffe me

Saw this special about giraffes on the golf channel. In Africa a lot of your golf courses are built on savannas where most giraffes are taught very early in life how to caddy. Either that or they have to pay … Continue reading

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The F-bomb work-around

Have you ever found yourself so angry you wanted to drop the F-bomb on someone? But you knew if you did, some little weasel would wag a finger at you and say “I’m telling.” You know it will eventually get … Continue reading

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Important new rule: Never snork a Flanders nut

You know what’s really hard? I’ll tell you what’s really hard: • Blowing your nose while wearing a full set of banjo picks. • Being patient after somebody says Be patient! • Doing the grocery shopping without a pen to … Continue reading

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Apologies for Numbnuts

Do your friends, your relatives, the nephew you pay six figures to for keeping your enormous butt unbitten think you should apologize to an individual, a community, a nation or an entire planet for your stupid social and/or criminal transgression? … Continue reading

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