What is it about cats and boxes? Ask Maru.
I know they like cozy spaces. It tickles me to see our cats scuffle snuggle down in their choice of the innumerable boxes in our house. Here is Snoopy enjoying a respite in one of many Amazon boxes: Maru, the box-obsessed Asian Kitty on YouTube, would concur. Too small box and Maru: He takes [...]
Inadvertently erotic produce
Yesterday, while putting away a new bag of white potatoes, one caught my eye. I laughed out loud. all by my lonesome near the hanging wire basket in the pantry. She, for it’s obviously a she, sports a potbelly. She even has a belly button (it’s an innie). She’s a potato with a pannus…Or a [...]
Church humor: I typed WHAT?
Whether the result of grammar gone wild or typographical errors, these church bulletin bloopers are sure to live in posterity. As if it wasn’t bad enough to find your mistake in print, now the wonder of the interwebs can disperse your gaff around the world in the blink of an eye! The Fasting & Prayer [...]
Greasy isn’t getting my cellphone number
My first thought when I saw this sender’s username was, ewwwwww. And then I thought, even if I wanted a car, I don’t know I’d want this guy to have my cellphone number. The lesson here? Consider the e-mail address and/or name you associate with it when you want to sell something. It doesn’t matter [...]
Dear Freecycle, furnish my whole house
Sometimes the wanteds on Freecycle are amazing. As a friend said, “she thinks Santa is on Freecycle”. Who knows, perhaps the Jolly Old Elf really is. We’re all having to scrimp these days, right? Ooh, maybe Santa’s regifting! Alternate version: Dear Freecycle, I have overextended myself by buying a house. Therefore, I require everyone to [...]
Under the sea: Children and the ocean
I received a forwarded e-mail listing things children wrote about the ocean. I don’t know what a typical 6, 7 or 8-year-old’s writing skills are so I can judge whether these were really written by kids. I just know they’re really funny! 1) – This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. [...]
