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When Integers Attack. Honorable Mention in Absurdist Awakening Challenge.
The dreaded SAT starts promptly at 8:30 am in the morning. Too damn early if you ask me. Getting a good score is the only way of getting a scholarship into a decent college (unless you get a B-list actress to pay someone to take the test for you). Ninety of us are packed in like herrings, nine neat rows, entering demographic information in case universities want to contact us directly. Lots of codes and crap to enter: student ID, school, room number, blood type, next of kin, my car’s VIN.
By Barb Dukemanabout a year ago in Humor
Canadian Egg Saga
I had to deliver important documents to my friends in Toronto this weekend, so I had a little adventure of a road trip again. This time, luckily, it didn't involve bad weather.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Humor
Free Fiona the Sheep!
A row has broken out over plans to rehome Britain’s loneliest sheep. The ewe, now named Fiona, was rescued after being stranded for more than two years at the foot of cliffs in the Scottish Highlands. But an animal rights group says plans to rehome her to Dalscone Farm near Dumfries would make her a “spectacle.” Fiona is now in hiding after activists turned up at Dalscone Farm— BBC News, 5th November 2023.
By Brendan Donaghyabout a year ago in Humor
~ A+A-Ai ~
"Would you like to swing on a star ~ Carry moonbeams home in a jar ~ And be better off than you are ~ Or would you rather be a Mule…?" - Bing Crosby circa 50ish -
By Jay Kantor11 months ago in Humor
The Cogsmith’s Report
The Cogsmith adjusted the brass cranial halo, tightening the screws until Bertie felt a dull ache in his temples. “Immersion requires sacrifice,” he croaked, a phrase Bertie had heard far too often. The Cogsmith strapped Bertie onto the inclined plane, its wooden frame creaking under his weight. A complicated system of pulleys and gears, powered by a hissing steam boiler in the corner, connected to the halo. The Cogsmith attached a conical metal visor over Bertie’s eyes, then spun a valve.
By Ian Vinceabout a year ago in Humor
- Two Faced -
– I never find out anything by just listening to myself – Who Me~Who is Me? I often wonder from day-to-day which one of me will emerge. The Grumpy know it all, or last but not least, disguised wordsmith.
By Jay Kantor11 months ago in Humor
What’s In a Title – You Can Call Me Lord
Titles A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name in certain contexts. It can mean a generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification.
By Calvin Londonabout a year ago in Humor
Benjamin Franklin and the Mystery of the Disappearing Toothbrush
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin coined the phrase ‘time is money’? No, me neither. He's more famous for the ‘nothing is certain except death and taxes’ line.
By Brendan Donaghyabout a year ago in Humor
Five Things I'd Like to Tell Orwell About
Many years ago, while working as a freelance, I was given monthly commissions to write articles for a management training company. Occasionally, I would be tasked with writing about Microsoft Office applications, and for one such, I sought my material via an old TV ad campaign for a mobile phone network.
By Joe Youngabout a year ago in Humor
The First Time I Visited a Psychic Was Also the Last Time I Visited a Psychic
Once upon a time, I believed in psychics. I believed in Tarot cards and Ouija boards. I was confident there were special people in the world who could communicate with the other side.
By LRBabout a year ago in Humor
Smile like You Meme it! ⚡😎👍
Hello again! 👋😁⚡ I'm __Lightning Bolt. If you don't know who I am by now, shame, shame! I'd put a curse on you but I'm a superhero, so I'm obligated not to be that petty. Seriously, though... do your homework.
By Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago in Humor
- To Be Loved -
- The Wrong-Right ~ Multiple Marriages - To Be Loved~Oh what a feeling~Someone to Care Someone to Share Lonely hours during Moments of Despair ~
By Jay Kantor11 months ago in Humor