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Cant Get There From Here

Can't Get There From Here Juneau is the capital of Alaska, but did you know that you cannot drive there from anywhere? You can fly into Juneau or you can take a... Read More

Wanted: Treadmill for an Elephant

Maggie, the 22 year-old African elephant, has been a resident of the Alaska Zoo since 1983. The Zoo recently decided that Maggie needs nicer quarters, more attention, and a treadmill. She weighs 9,100 pounds and does not get enough exercise, especially during the long Alaskan winter months.Alaska Zoo officials debated... Read More

The Patience of Job

Voltaire said, "God is a comedian playing to an audience afraid to laugh." Translated, if you're a tight ass, there's a two drink minimum to read this article. Let me just say, I believe in God but like many, I've questioned His existence. Most people... Read More

Marines Dont Take Crap

We live in a world of widgets. People manufacture, distribute, and sell them. You name it, they're doing it. I have a friend who is a toilet paper salesman. God bless him. It's an honorable job and my butt and I... Read More

Military Wives

I feel now is the perfect time to address the conflict service-members face when balancing between what they feel are infringements upon their civil liberties cast down by their president. ... Read More

Discover the Lighter Side of the Internet

We all know the Internet is a great tool for finding out information and sharing knowledge. But as a human sometimes sitting at a computer all day can get quite tedious, especially if it is your job 5 days a week. This feeling can be compounded by other problems in... Read More

The Language of Appalachia

Imagine my surprise when I went to Jamaica a few years ago and learned that I do, indeed, have an accent. You see, unlike my paternal grandmother, I don't stretch the word "cornbread" into four syllables. She might say, "Here. Have ye some co-orn-bray-ed;" whereas I might say, "You want... Read More

Local Author Joins History and Humor To Tell His Stories

Joseph Yakel was born and raised in New York's Capital region, and calls this place home. His travels have taken him far and wide, but it's his hometown surroundings that serve as a backdrop for his writing. He's recently published three books, and thinks his blend of history and humor... Read More

Voodoo Munchies

Looking for a lighthearted and fun way to remove the negative energy of a certain disruptive person from your life, or from your mind, if the person in question has moved on? Consider the cleansing (and giggle-inspiring) effect of Voodoo Munchies. Beginning now, whenever you need to deal with this... Read More

Computers According to Carol

A is for Anti-Virus: she got it from my Uncle.B is for Backup: always look in your rear view mirror first.C is for Caddy: part of computer that holds a coffee cup.D is for Defrag: a popular dance in the 1920's.E is for Email: post office talk for express mail.F... Read More

In The News:

What is Jewish Humor? Justin Timberlake 'Smells a Trap' for Coen Brothers in ...
TheWrap
“The Germans are not really known for humor,” said the reporter, who suggested that the Second World War and the Holocaust might have robbed the German people of their humor and, perhaps, Jewish wit. He then asked: “Jewish humor, does it exist?

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New Marquette PhD, expert in educational humor, to meet Bill Cosby
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Marquette University PhD candidate Stephen Halula wanted to prove that when he set out on his dissertation, "Humor in Education." So he examined research on the subject - yes, it exists - and interviewed college students about how they perceived their ...

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Leading, With the Help of Humor
New York Times
Also humor: if you don't have a sense of humor when dealing with your team, you miss a very vital opportunity to transmit your values and culture. Humor is a deadly serious thing. It shows sense of timing, sense of appropriateness, and it shows a ...

Empire graduates share humor, wise advice from elders
Duncan Banner
EMPIRE — Empire's salutatorian Dalton Balentine injected humor as he spoke to his fellow graduating seniors Friday and he also imparted advice from someone he respected. As he pointed out several people who helped shape his character, there was one ...

'Righteous Housewives' offers humor but not much depth
Salt Lake Tribune
"Welcome to my family. We're always in each other's business," announces matriarch Emma in local playwright Miguel Santana's "The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County." Alligator Press Productions is making its debut with the world ...

Humor by Female Comics Redefines What's Funny - Thomson Reuters Foundation
Reuters AlertNet
Subhead: Much has changed in the world of comedy thanks to strong female voices since "They Used to Call Me Snow White . . . But I Drifted" was first released in 1991, says Gina Barreca in this updated version of the book. Byline: Gina Barreca ...

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Studio Tenn's 'My Fair Lady' balances love with real sense of humor
The Tennessean
But it also draws out the humor and brilliance of the script, which tells an unlikely love story between an expert in phonetics and the woman he treats as a societal experiment. Originally based on the George Bernard Shaw 1912 play “Pygmalion,” the ...

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Columbus Dispatch
Wiseguy still learning that humor can sting
Columbus Dispatch
In The Joker (Simon & Schuster, 325 pages, $25), he uses the development of his sense of humor as a way of looking at his life. The opening chapters are dominated by his tough, humorless father, who could react violently when something that his son ...

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The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)
Humor and action mark Cedar Rapids author's debut novel
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)
Scrawny, with a terminal case of goofy humor, Noah and Lee are the unlikely heroes of “Friends Dogs Bullets Lovers” (CreateSpace, 285 pages, $11.99), the first novel by Lennox Randon of Cedar Rapids. Noah and Lee are working in Dubuque, where Noah ...

ADVENTURE TIME Artist Brings Dark Humor to Kickstarter
Newsarama
Andy Ristaino: Night of the Living Vidiots collects a bunch of short dark humor comics I've drawn over the past eight or nine years. Some I had drawn for anthologies like Popgun from Image Comics or Tales of Hot Rod Horror from Cackling Imp Press.

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