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Category Archives: Humor
Report from The Needling
Ed note: The Needling can be accessed here. Noting that they are Seattle’s Only Real Fake News. It’s a fun site, a bit like the Onion. Hope you all had a happy Geoduck Day and are acclimating well to our … Continue reading
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Groan, a pleasing PUNishment?
Thanks to Mike Ca. Ed note from AI: “Groaning types of jokes” typically refer to jokes that are so bad, obvious, or unoriginal that the listener’s response is an audible groan rather than a laugh. These are generally known as dad jokes, puns, corny jokes, … Continue reading
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Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!
By Anna Griffin and Aaron West in the NYT (thanks to Linda T.) Animal costumes are the new black. Exceedingly aware that the black garb worn by demonstrators in 2020 informed President Trump’s apocalyptic view of Portland, Ore., protesters this year have gone … Continue reading
The Grody-Patinkin family is a mess–and people love it!
From The Interview on the NYT Daily Podcast Mandy Patinkin, 72, and Kathryn Grody, 78, are a highly successful artistic couple. He has won Tony Awards for roles in musical-theater classics like “Evita” and “Sunday in the Park With George” … Continue reading
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50 Winnie The Pooh Quotes That Will Speak Directly To The Soul Of Your Inner Child
Thanks to Bob P. So it can be really comforting to go back to the things that brought us joy and calm from our childhood. For me, one of my favorite childhood books that never failed to make me smile was the … Continue reading
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Two Japanese TV Show Contestants Act As a Single Gymnast Performing a Pommel Horse Routine
Thanks to Bob P.
There’s never an end to Zucchini commentary
Thanks to Ed M (and to Gary Larson!)
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See (and hear) the memorable Mel Blanc
Thanks to Bob P.
A baker’s view of Easter and Passover
Thanks to Ed M.
How to Be a Happy 85-Year-Old (Like Me)
By Roger Rosenblatt in the NYT Illustrations by Janik Söllner In 2000, I published a book called “Rules for Aging,” a sort of how-to guide for navigating the later years of one’s life. I was 60 at the time and thought that … Continue reading
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The Santa Claus Stages of Life
THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE 1) You believe in Santa Claus. 2) You don’t believe in Santa Claus. 3) You are Santa Claus. 4) You look like Santa Claus 🙂
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Get up and go
Thanks to Jim S.
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Modern parenting
Keep your eye on the ball, then catch it. Then obsessively develop your skills to land a baseball scholarship, get recruited to a major-league team, and finally make me happy.
Wonder what the cranberry rolls would say?
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Love those shoes (the Imelda Marcos effect)
Thanks to Mike C.
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Memento vivere — Remember to live
Thanks to MaryLou P.
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