Just for Laughs – Page 17

Top Ten Reasons to Love Valentines Day

10Â – Your darling mightÂ buy you something pink and sweet. 9Â – You have a chance to revisit the weight youÂ worked off since Christmas. 8Â – You have a wider selection of cheap chocolateÂ than any other time of the year. 7Â – If you’re really lucky and really charming, you might get a heart pillow or aÂ stuffed monkey. 6Â –

Top Ten Reasons to Drive Instead of Fly

2FebruarySuzanneJust for Laughs

10 – You’ve already had the Nora Virus this year so you’ll pass onÂ the bug riding in seat 7C. 9 – You’ve heard there’s lots of space in the middle of the country and you want to seeÂ if it’s true. 8 – You recently found your long-lostÂ music collection from college. 7 – Last time you

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

30JanuarySuzanne3 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs, Uncategorized

The bad news is, I ran over something today. The good news is, it was my math book! The bad news is, the math book survived. The good news, so did the calculator! The ugly truth?Â It takes more than neglect and abuse to stop this math class.

Top Ten Ways To Wow Your Child’s Teacher

26JanuarySuzanneJust for Laughs

10 – Come to the parent/teacher conference twenty minutes late and hungover 9 – Tell him you believe homework stifles a child’s innateÂ curiosity and forbid your child to ever turn it in. 8 – When you visit the classroom give a mournful sigh at the sight of the books and ask whatÂ was the costÂ inÂ trees. 7

Top Ten Ways to Cure Insomnia

19JanuarySuzanneJust for Laughs

1 – Get a bucket of scalding water.Â Get a bucket of cold.Â Put one foot in each. 2 – Start at the beginning of Moby Dick (unabridged) and start reading.Â It won’t take long.Â 3 – Get in your car and drive until you find a stop sign.Â Turn left.Â Â Repeat until you’re tired. 4

Top Ten Ways To Ace Your Test

5JanuarySuzanneJust for Laughs

10Â – Throw a big bash theÂ night before. 9Â – Go on an all-chocolate diet 48 hours before the test. 8Â – Only take exams when the moon is full. 7Â -Â Buy a lottery ticket and rub it all over theÂ text book. 6Â – Spend a week collecting discardedÂ pencils and getting them all sharpened. 5Â – Use your text book for

Fatally Flawed Snow

4JanuarySuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs, Uncategorized

Our five-yeal old has been pining for snow this winter, as she hasn’t seen any since she was two.Â Today as I opened the big freezer we keep in the garage she noticed the frost coating the wall and asked if she could have some of this ‘snow’. She touched various bits, and got a

When the Toilet Wanders Off

17DecemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

We seem to be having bathroom difficulties lately.Â Namely, the toilets have shifted anywhere from three feet to six inches from where they’re supposed to be. And the really odd thing is that only the kids have noticed. First our daughter (the four-year old) noticed this shift when she ran for the bathroom but found

Top Ten Ways to Cope This Holiday

15DecemberSuzanne1 CommentJust for Laughs

10Â – Just buy everyone on the list a gift certificate. 9Â – Work out the punching bag at the gym. 8Â – Vent your frustration intoÂ your driving. 7Â – Get in to your pajamas andÂ stay inÂ them ’til New Years. 6Â – Buy yourselfÂ theÂ completeÂ Spa treatment. 5Â – Start a blog, then use it to blackmail aquaintances. 4Â – Tell your kids Santa

Names For Obscure Unknowns

14DecemberSuzanneJust for Laughs, Writing

This is a list of names [found on Canongate]Â for things that you might not guess had a name.Â Some of them I’ve heard of, some I’m a littleÂ suspicious of, but they’re certainly interesting. I hear my stomach wamble so I’ll go get my cup off the zarf.Â I’ll nestle the cup in myÂ purlicue and be

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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