Tag Archives: zany

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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Playing the sincerity card (jouer le joker)

•To my tens of thousands of fans I would like to say I am so sorry. This will never happen again. •I want to thank my huge fan base for their prayers and tweets. I was stupid and my actions … Continue reading

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Physicists acting badwy

Dear you Yes, you. Snap out of it. Today begins a new feature for those, like you, who have neither an eighth-grade reading level nor the lip-moving speed required for eye-glazing biographies or autobiographies of the great men and women … 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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Ten years in a fruit salad

Football players who get their bell rung have to pass a concussion test before they are allowed to play again. It’s a difficult test with both a verbal and math component. They also must write an essay on ‘Why in … Continue reading

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