what it looks like when your french fry takes a stand.
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“the only thing a warrior cannot fight is her own fierce nature.”
― b
― b
Nov10
Tag Archives: humor
Nov7
not exactly.
imagine my surprise
just before undergoing
an out-patient medical test
listening to the waiver
read aloud to me
most of it
consisting of the usual
risks, percentages, side effects
somewhere in the middle
i heard:
“medicine is not an exact science.”
best liability statement i have ever heard.
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“i am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.”
-alexander the great
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image credit: aspca.org
Oct23
silly.
Spijkenisse near Rotterdam has replaced the usual crossing sign by the town hall with one of a man with a bowler hat and briefcase flinging his leg high in the air, in emulation of John Cleese’s performance from the ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’ sketch.
Aloys Bijl, a local fan of the show, saw a similar sign put up by a prankster in Sweden, and asked Spijkenisse council to make an official version. “Cleese parodied a man from the ministry, and sometimes strange things do happen in town halls.”
Alderman Jan Willem Mijnans liked the idea, and agreed to preside at the not-very-formal opening of the rebranded crossing.
“It’s nice to see people crossing the street with a smile on their face, and we hope lots of people will do so,” he told the expectant crowds, before trying out his own silly walk.
The crossing is one of the busiest in town, but Mr Mijnans assured the public that, no matter how silly their progress, “traffic rules still apply, and cars have to stop as normal”.He added that the sign will revert to the original if it proves to be more of a distraction than an aid to road safety.
The people of Spijkenisse have taken to the idea with great enthusiasm, and filled social media with clips of pedestrians crossing with a variety of outlandish gaits.
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‘mix a little foolishness with your serious plans.
it is lovely to be silly at the right moment. ‘
-horace
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credits: abc news, news from elsewhere, martin morgan, nos public television
Oct21
luster.
‘there is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky.’
-percy bysshe shelly
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i’m not sure about today’s
hail, rain, snow, sun, wind, lightning, and thunder.
i suppose some could classify these as ‘luster’,
but probably not ‘harmony.’
Oct10
see-saw.
caution: see-sawers in the area
and they are known to be a dangerous bunch
keep your windows up
and your hands in the car.
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“the world is but a perpetual see-saw.”
-michel de montaigne
Sep28
cold.
tomorrow is the two-week anniversary of my cold.
i look forward to leaving it behind
and not going for three.
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image quote: google images
Sep16
where hobbies, hijinks, and capers go bad = my childhood #6
(not my actual sale, this one is 70 miles long, but you get the feel of it)
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there was that time
when i decided the best way to earn some quick cash
was to have a yard sale.
so i dragged our lemonade stand table out into the front yard
threw a plastic tablecloth over it
made a sign
covered it with stuff to sell
opened for business
let the cash flow begin!
a couple of friends and their sibs
stopped by on bikes
to check it out
i quickly made 57 cents
things were humming along at a nice pace
the venture was looking promising
i thought i’d do this each weekend
maybe hire an assistant
deciding what i’d do with all the cash
until
my sister came marching out of the house
to see what was going on
realized that i was selling her stuff
my mom soon followed
and that business closed pretty quickly.
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“three dollars and it only transports matter?!”
(at professor frink’s yard sale – homer simpson)
fictional character from the animated tv series created by matt groening, the simpsons
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image credit: cbc.ca
Sep15
taradiddle.
i’m hearing an awful lot of this lately.
can you use it in a sentence?
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image credit: ruby lane
Sep12
hiding.
someone must have tipped these two off
and told them
that they were going to see the vet today.
“you can keep as quiet as you like,
but one of these days somebody is going to find you.”
― h
― h
Sep8
cat math.
olive and glenn frey
insist on helping me
with the process of
sorting paperwork and doing bills.
they have been training for years
and clearly feel they are financial wizards.
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“cats can work out mathematically
the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.”
-pam brown
I didn't have my glasses on.... 