Exactly who is that naked guy they hand out every year at the Hollywood love-fest known as the “Oscars”? Well, they are….Oscar, the symbol of excellence in movie making and its various fields from acting to costumes. The award was created in 1928, depicting a knight with his sword pointed down to touch a base […] More
A man walks into a bar and orders three beers. He takes a drink out of one… sets it down. Takes a drink out of the second… sets it down. Takes a drink out of the third one… sets it down and repeats this process until all three beers are gone. The man then leaves. […] More
On a recent flight I was on, this elderly woman kept peering out the window. Since it was totally dark, all she could see was the blinking wing-tip light. Finally, she rang for the flight attendant. “I’m sorry to bother you,” she said, “but I think you should inform the pilot that his left-turn indicator […] More
Remember “Pong”, literally the first arcade game that could be played at home? It was as basic as you could get, just a white ping-pong style ball that bounced around the screen, controlled by an elementary game console. It was the start of the video game era, and was followed shortly by more “sophisticated” games […] More
Since the dawn of time, the life forms on Earth have constantly evolved, with “constantly” often requiring millions of years. Scientists through fossilized remains are able to tell us some of the most intricate and amazing details of how a species was born, changed and exists as it is today. Which makes it all the […] More
Frank always looked on the bright side. He would constantly irritate his friends with his eternal optimism. No matter how horrible the circumstance, he would always reply “It could have been worse.” To cure him of his annoying habit, his friends decided to invent a situation so completely bad, so terrible, that even Frank could […] More
Around the time that the modern Olympics were re-born in 1894, running was becoming an increasingly popular sport, hence the sudden demand for shoes that would help runners get a better grip on the surfaces where they raced. Enter the fledgling J.W. Foster and Sons Company, a UK based shoe manufacturer, who was soon producing […] More
A group of kindergartners was trying to become accustomed to the first grade. The biggest hurdle they faced was that the teacher insisted on no baby talk. “You need to use ‘big people’ words,” she’d always remind them. She asked Chris what he had done over the weekend. “I went to visit my Nana.” “No, […] More
Losing weight is an eternal struggle for some people who fight chemical imbalances, metabolism problems, as well as eating disorders or psychological conditions that cause them to eat in excess. But help may be in sight, just by sprinkling crystals containing the scent of your favorite foods, on other favorites. What is the point? According […] More
As sharks go, they’re great entertainment, both at the movies and in marine aquariums. But few people want to meet them in the wild, despite the fact that there are fewer shark attacks per year, than there are lightning strikes on humans. The shark has been around for some 400 million years, with fossils that […] More
Dear God, so far today, I’ve done all right. I haven’t gossiped, and I haven’t lost my temper. I haven’t been grumpy, nasty or selfish, and I’m really glad of that! But in a few minutes, God, I’m going to get out of bed, and from then on, I’m probably going to need a lot […] More
The pastor of a local church was visited by a man evidently worse for liquor, and a young lady. She said to the minister, “Please, sir, we’ve come to be married.” “I can’t marry you with this man in this condition,” said the clergyman. “Besides haven’t you been here twice before, and haven’t I told […] More
That somewhat unflattering remark is usually applied to a spouse of long standing, the implication being that they know each other so well, that they are quite cozy together. But shoes have had their foot in the door of marriage, for much longer than that relatively modern day quote. At one time, the joining of […] More
Johannes Kepler was a real mover and shaker. Specifically, he was an astronomer and astrologer, author of two books on planetary motion, Astronomia Nova and Harmonice Mundi. And while the general populace often looked on such men with suspicion, despite the fact that their discipline was a logic-based science, when it came to witch hunts, […] More
Jon’s working at the lumberyard, pushing a tree through the buzz saw, and accidentally shears off all ten of his fingers. He goes to the emergency room. The doctor says, “Yuck! Well, give me the fingers, and I’ll see what I can do.” Jon says, “I haven’t got the fingers.” The doctor says, “What do […] More
On Palm Sunday, a five-year-old boy had a sore throat and stayed home from church with a babysitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm branches. The boy asked them what they were.”People held them over Jesus’ head as He walked by,” his father told him. “Wouldn’t you know it,” the boy […] More
Humans lick a lot of things, believe it or not. We lick ice cream cones, stamps, and fingers to turn the pages of a book. As children, there were always lollipops, and when truly bored in winter, despite mother’s most dire warnings, we licked metal, and had to have someone come and free us with […] More
In a certain suburban neighborhood, there were two brothers, 8 and 10 years old, who were exceedingly mischievous. Whatever went wrong in the neighborhood, it nearly always turned out they had had a hand in it. Their parents were at their wits’ end trying to control them and after hearing about a priest nearby who […] More
