Once Upon A Time Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self assured princess happened upon a frog as she strolled through an ancient forest, contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted lake miles from her castle. Surprised by its size, she gathered her skirts and sat down upon a large rock to …
As much as I like reading about or listening to peoples’ accomplishments, it seems like humans focus more on others’ failures, or become chronic complainers about things beyond their control. What is the use of repeating the same kind of prayers that essentially say nothing? Does God really need to be reminded, pestered or nagged over things already known about? …
Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org) has released a report that states that governments should pre-emptively ban fully autonomous weapons, because of the danger they pose to civilians in armed conflict. These futuristic weapons, sometimes called “killer robots,” will self-assess danger and risk, and can choose to fire on targets without human intervention. The 50-page report, “Losing Humanity: The Case Against Killer …
2017 Update: It seems that backers from the KickStarter campaign for the Combat Kitchenware, back in 2012, still have not received their product. Shame on you James Brown! Thank You Brad for bringing this to our attention! Noble knights would be royal jesters to equip the lady of the castles with Combat Kitchenware, frying pans with weapon handles. The last …
Here are a few random jokes, questions and quotes to make you smile: » Politicians refuse to listen to their conscience. They don’t want to follow advice from a total stranger. » Will’s advice for wooing women… When ya want your man to ‘play’ with ya, wear yerself one of them thar full length black nightgowns, with lots of buttons …
By Art Bupkis Once upon a time, in a fair Manitoba meadow, lived a woodchuck named Charlotte. But never call her a groundhog! If you did, you were in for it, as she came from a long line of stuffy, entitled woodchucks. Indeed, her father had insisted on being called “Charles”, never “Chuck”. This family of woodchucks considered themselves “the …
You know that you need yourself a new truck when: You pull over to let a fire truck go by, and it stops behind you. You have to go to an upholstery shop every thousand miles to get the duct tape replaced. You accidentally make the wrong turn, pull into a junkyard’s driveway to turn around, and get pulled over …
Here are 11 mind games that cats play you should be aware of: 1. Stare with exactly the same expression, whether you’re looking at nothing, or at an ax murderer. 2. Wait till your human lays out clean clothes and decide they’re the perfect place to nap. 3. Race through the house, hair on end, and then stop in the …
…and that is when the fight started. Phobias are weird things, especially when they affect haughty, power-tripping supervisors at work. Case in point, one Phoebe Anderson, little Miss Control Freak and resident germaphobe. Nobody said anything about her fears, and did their best to try not to notice. Phoebe prided herself on rubbing shoulders with the local uppity-ups, and loved …
An odd fellow died one day, and found himself waiting in the long line of judgment. As he stood there, he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through the pearly gates, and into Heaven. Others, though, were led over to Satan, who threw them down into the burning pit. But, every so often, instead of hurling a …
Here, in reverse order, are the top 10 signs that your computer keyboard needs to be cleaned: 10. You can turn the keyboard over and feed your miniature poodle for a week. 9. You filled up a brand new vacuum bag… and it’s still dirty. 8. You can no longer tell the difference between the NumLock light and the bioluminescent …
One of the world’s weirdest home dust collectors we’ve found is ‘The Un-Knitting Machine’. Oh sure, it’s eco-friendly on a number of levels, and is brilliant at what it does, but, how many folks in the world do you think are currently out there shopping for an unknitting machine? This clever device utilizes parts of a bicycle to unravel old …
Here’s some beer trivia to expand your mind as beer expands your waistline: Germany serves beer ice cream in popsicle form. Its alcoholic content is less than that found in “classic” beer. In 1962, Iron City beer was the brand used to test-market the concept of tab opening aluminum cans. By 1970, over 90% of all beer cans were self-opening. …