His Heart Was in the Right Place...

June 29, 2021

 

A man in Tulsa, Oklahoma climbed a tree to rescue a stuck cat.

Then the fire department had to come and rescue them both.

The Rules Are Tough to Follow

June 29, 2021

A government official in Britain resigned when evidence of his extramarital affair was leaked.

But he didn’t resign because of the infidelity.

He resigned because he was photographed kissing someone who was not in his household, before the coronavirus restrictions on physical contact were lifted,

And he was the leader of the country’s coronavirus response effort. 

One Woman's Junk...

May 31, 2021

 

Overheard at a multi-home garage sale:

 

“We should all have signs saying, ‘I’d sell it, but my husband is home.’”

Staying in the Dark Won't Help

June 5, 2021

 

A new study shows a strong correlation between the size of a person’s pupils, and their intelligence. The larger the pupil, the higher the intelligence.

 

Before you decide to meet your Tinder date in a dark place, where your pupils will be dilated, you should know that the correlation depends the baseline diameter of the pupil; so, staying in the dark may fool your date for a while—but sooner or later, you’ll have to come into the light and blow your cover.

 

 

 

Anti-Advertising

June 5, 2021

 

When the local gas company changed its name and its logo, the logo was so garish that the first few times I got the bill, I almost tossed it as junk mail. Several other people made the same comment.

However, when they sent the notice about public hearings for a rate increase, the letter came in an envelope that was so plain, with the return address so unremarkable, that again, I almost tossed it as junk mail.

 

Clever.

  

Memorial Day Musings

May 31, 2021

Today we honor those who died in wars. We make it sound glamorous: They were protecting us, they fought for us, they sacrificed for us. Which is true: but there’s more to it.

When you think about it, most wars are started because somebody got greedy. They wanted land or resources or something else that somebody had. Then they dragged a whole bunch of other people into it; and those people went and attacked other people, who had to defend themselves and their property/territory/country.

And that’s how all those people ended up dying.

So, maybe the way to honor our war dead is to say, “Thanks for the lesson. We’re not going fall for that anymore.”