“Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill every time.” Supposedly that’s an ancient Greek proverb. I don’t know if it is, but if it’s been around that long, there might be something to it. Anyway, there’s a common perception that old people are taking a[...]
Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category
Funny money
Wouldn’t it be funny if D. B. Cooper bailed out with a satchel full of this stuff? Here’s an idea: Next time one of your loved ones is kidnapped, pay the ransom with a suitcase full of these bills. Another thought: George Santos can use this “money” to pay his debts and post [...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Rubber ducks
Yes, they’re art, created by a sculptor. The scene is Hong Kong harbor. Read story here. Update: Hot weather deflated a duck, see story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Step on the scale, ma’am
By government edict, Air New Zealand is weighing passengers before they board airplanes. The country’s civil aviation agency is collecting data on average passenger weights (see story here). It will be used to figure out “weight load and distribution for planes.” “We weigh everyt[...]
Why Republicans insist on work requirements
“Kevin McCarthy Says Lifting Debt Ceiling Must Also Lift Lazy Guy Off Couch,” a Huffington Post headline says here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
May 19th, 2023 - 9:30 pm § in Humor
Ladies, this is why there’s a shortage of men (video)
https://youtube.com/shorts/U3wmukYUSlU?feature=share Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Ginni Thomas satire
From the New Yorker (here): NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Capping several quarters of robust profit growth, Ginni Thomas has announced that she will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Investors are expected to snap up shares in Thomas, who is believed to be the first spouse of a Supreme Co[...]
May 1st, 2023 - 3:59 am § in Humor
Is it “art” if someone eats it?
It was a banana duct-taped to a wall (see photo at left). And it’s no more. “The student told the museum he ate it because he was hungry,” CNN reported (in a story here). If I duct-tape a banana to a wall, it’s a banana (and potentially food). If Italian artist Maurizio Catte[...]
The Oxford comma
There has long been a raging civil war among grammarians and stylebook writers over it, and it’s in Seattle’s local news today (Friday, March 31, 2023) because the county council just voted unanimously to approve its use in official documents, or its stylebook, or whatever (see tweet wit[...]