You Gotta Laugh

I was looking through a shoebox of ephemera I've been collecting for decades and thought I'd share these bits of humor, mostly fortune cookie fortunes, but a couple of newspaper clippings. The last one is from a package of chocolate.

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Jewish Humor

It's a good thing I'm not religious, or I wouldn't have been online today to discover this gem. It's a perfect way to explain to non-Jews what Yom Kippur is about, without all the religious explanations. ;)

The Jewish Hunger Games, by Jon Rudnitsky.


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Today's Chuckle

I bought a package of hair thingies/scrunchies/whatever you want to call 'em at Ricky's and this is what was on the back. I love clever packaging.

Hair Scrunchies

Hair Scrunchies Package

Feeling: bemused

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Funny Forwards

We all get 'em. Emails friends forward to us. Sometimes, we're getting in on the first batch, and sometimes, the history of forwards is longer than the actual email. A friend forwarded a batch of Adult Truths, most of which I'd heard before. But these are the ones that are my favorites/tickled me the most, so I'm sharing 'em.

• Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
• You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. 
• Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
• I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. 
• Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

That second one usually happens to me about 5 minutes into the workday.

The hunger/boredom dilemma is one I seem to wrestle with constantly.

Went to noon Mets game. Temp in the 90s. I think my brain melted.


Feeling: sweaty



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For the Funny

Saw these on buttons from Ephemera.com (they make my "Chocolate Slut" button) at Ricky's and had to share. I also had to scribble them down on my train ride home. I wish I'd been able to jot down more because they don't seem to have all that many on the Ephemera website.

"It's not that I'm old. Your music really does suck."
"I don't get hot flashes. I take short, private vacations in the tropics."

Feeling: amused

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Spring Has Been Postponed Until Further Notice

In honor of the predicted snowstorm for NYC on April Fool's Day -- and really, could we script this better? -- here's some weather humor.

A Facebook friend reposted this:

INSTALLING SPRING...████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░33% DONE........... Install delayed....please wait................. Installation failed. Please try again.

I responded with: http://www.spring.spring :

Page Not Found.

Yeah, it's been that kind of year. It will stop snowing and get warm, right? Right?

Feeling: worn out


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Ever Had One of Those Days?

Okay, nothing embarrassing. Just one of those days instantly identifiable as a Monday. And lots of rain, too. Best thing about the day is that it's over.

Feeling: tired


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George Carlin 1937-2008

By now, everyone must know that George Carlin died of heart failure.

I don't recall exactly when I first saw George Carlin. I do know that I saw him on a lot of TV variety and talk shows, going back to the late-'60s. Back then and through the 1970s, I bought comedy albums as often as I bought albums by my favorite rock 'n' roll groups. As you can see, hubby and I have a lot of George Carlin's comedy on vinyl. Just about all the early ones were mine.




We were fortunate to see him in concert a couple of times, most recently, a few years ago. He was a force on stage in his quietly manic way. He was the ultimate Everyman. So many people have talked/written/blogged about his routines. About Al Sleet, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman ("Tonight's forecast is dark, followed by partly light at dawn." I might not be remembering that exactly right.). About the 7 words you can't say on tv (see pic above from one of the albums). About his wonderful Baseball vs Football monologue, which is one of my favorites.

But I have a memory of a silly little bit he used to do. I'm sure it was him. Who else would have thought of such things? He had a way of taking the little things in life, the things that we did that shamed us, that we figured no one else did and that made us odd, and brought them to light in the whole "we're all alike" way. The one that stands out in my mind, because it was oh so true, was when he asked if we do what he does: do we dig and dig with our tongue to dislodge a piece of stuck food, and after we succeed, do we chew it and swallow? Oh, how he had a way of holding a mirror up to our foibles, and to the bits of life that made us human. Not just politicians. Not just the silly things in life that didn't make sense when examined closely. But everything that distinguished us from all other organisms on Earth. And then he made us laugh about them.

I'm going to miss his humor, but more, I'm going to miss his viewpoint.

Feeling:

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Chocolate Slut

I found the perfect little button/pin today. Just ignore the hair that I didn't notice on it til I uploaded the picture. The label said Ha-Ha Funny Buttons. That's an odd name, I'm assuming for the company that makes them. As if we need them to define Funny. You know, "funny" as in Ha Ha. Laughter? Humor? Get it? Oh, yeah.

Feeling:

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Peep-a-licious

Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate it. And here's a thought to keep in mind when you bite into those confections known as Peeps.


Feeling:

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Marshmallow Humor

There's just something about Mondays. Today was a typical start of the work week. Nothing bad, but nothing great, either. And certainly, nothing entertaining. So I offer instead, this photo.



Feeling:

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Playing with Peeps

The things I do for my craft. In this case, buying Peeps so I can take pictures of them. This one is called Peep-ing Tom. They're a bit disturbing looking and the taste is akin to soft, sugary cardboard, but the damn things are rather addictive. I've eaten the ones already used in photos. Four so far.

On the official site, you can read Fun Facts about Peeps. I especially like:

"In the early 1950's, it took 27 HOURS to make one PEEPS (R) chick. Today it takes six minutes."

Now, that's what I call progress.

They now have a lot more variety than I remember from years ago. Other holidays have Peeps of their own (Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day). It's not just Easter, anymore.

Other Peeps sites:

• Peeps Research
• (The Big List of) Peeps Links
• Peeps-tastic flickr Group
• Peeps Office Prank
• A Gadget to make your own Peeps

Feeling:

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A Smile for You

I got nothing. Really. Work wasn't too bad. I consider any day where no one dies (hasn't happened on my watch yet, but it has happened in our library system) and no patron tells me he's going to file a police report (Monday) to be a good day, if uneventful. So, in lieu of textual entertainment, I present Penguins on Skateboards. Okay, so they're little rubber penguins on little party favor, plastic skateboards, but who really can afford to be fussy when there's a smile to be had? Enjoy.



Feeling:

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Poster Boy for Love

Egads, I can't believe more than a day has gone by without a post here. I really didn't realize I hadn't blogged here since Thursday. I guess the end of the year funk has settled in. I'm a sun-worshipping night person. Yeah, it sounds like an oxymoron, but I'm a night person and I'd prefer my nights stay as light as long as possible. This sun going down by the time I leave work at 5 pm just doesn't work for me.

And I've been mostly playing with photos. Someone on flickr has a little (and I mean little -- 3 1/2 inches tall) Star Wars stormtrooper action figure and has been taking funny pics with it. So I had the idea to use one of her pics as background for one of mine (yes, I went and got my own little stormtroooper). And now this throwaway photo, done on a lark, has earned way more favs and views than any other of my photos (except, views-wise, some of my older, scanned film shots of the NY World's Fair and the World Trade Center. So, here's the photo in the hopes it'll bring a bit of cheer to you this holiday season. It's called Stormtrooper Love.

Feeling:

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Quiet Day

Not much going on. Non-work day. Got my comics for the week. Cleaned the bathrooms. Uploaded photos I took. Read blogs. Watched the Islanders lose to the Buffalo Sabres.

So, I present a photo in lieu of actual, entertaining content. A couple of guys enjoying an apple!



Feeling:

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Some Frivolity

Maliver's Travels



Spent most of last night and today (which I had off and it was too nasty to do anything outdoors) writing. Finished the second draft of my hope-to-publish someday novel.

Feeling:

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Mal and Spike: The Adventures Continue

Got a snarky comment that started off saying this was the worst blog ever. But I didn't understand the rest, so didn't publish it. Isn't it nice to know there are people out there who are so helpful that they take the time to tell you you suck?

Feeling: , but still cold.

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Morning Chuckle

Mal and Spike visit California and go on the teacup ride at Disneyland. They do look like they're in differennt climate zones, don't they? Let's just say that Mal really loves his new hat and scarf.



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Smile Time

Sometimes, I wonder why I spend so much money on "toys" like action figure and rubber duckies. Even dollhouse minis seem more "grownup" because the ones I buy are mainly pieces of handcrafted art, or I put together something myself and I feel accomplished. But action figures and duckies are just plain toys, and while I'm not the most mature middle-aged woman allowed out on the streets, I sometimes feel I need to justify such frivolous purchases.

Then I look at Mal and Spike dressed up like this (or some similar scene I've set up for my toys) and I can't help but smile and that's why I do this. Because sometimes, we just need to smile. Here's a smile for you. Hope it works.

Feeling:

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LOL

Random Joke Generator gave me this:

A green elephant walks into a store.
Says the green elephant, “Give me two coffee please.”
Says the guy behind the counter, “No.”
Says the green elephant, “Oh, that’s fine, I’m non-smoker.”

I think you had to be there.

Click and make your own Cappuccino pic at Image Chef, or use one of the other graphics.



Feeling: and still cold.

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