Top Ten Things to Give as White Elephant Gifts

10 - The ‘vote for me’ pamphlets they gave you last election.  9 – A diaper with unwrapped chocolates inside.  8 – The hairball your cat threw-up. 7 – All the margarine lids in your tupperware drawer. 6 – The dead (pet) fish you’re keeping frozen in the freezer. 5 – All your unmatched socks. 4 – Your rattiest and ugliest old text book. 3 – Your old kickboxing

Top Ten Reasons To Visit the South Pole

10 – You’ve always wanted tap-happy feet. 9 – You’re craving frozen fish sticks. 8 – Your old boy/girlfriend moved to Greenland and you need a little more space. 7 – Your snowman melted last week and you want to build another. 6 – You went to Australia, but they threw you out. 5 – Your favorite song is ‘White Christmas’. 4 – The last

Top Ten Ways to Get Along With the In-Laws

10 - Give them a list of the things they should change to accomodate your kids. 9 – Stay up late watching shows and talking. 8 – Don’t worry about their non-smoking policy, that doesn’t apply to family. 7 - Borrow their car, then bring it back empty. 6 - Bring your pets with you.  Who knows, they may learn to love animals. 5 – Redecorate their boring

Top Ten Things To Do With Leftover Halloween Candy

10 – Enamel coat each piece and use them as gag gifts. 9 – Take it to a business competitors office and leave it in the staff lounge. 8 - Give it to your dentist as contraband. 7 – Host a game night and make the losers eat candy. 6 – Wait ’til your kids aren’t looking, then put it all away for next Halloween. 5 - Take it to a clothing store and fill

Why Forks Are Better Than Men

Here’s a bonus Friday funny list.  Ginger Churchill, from my writing group, has posted Why forks are better than men. My favorite is #3 – You don’t care if your roommate uses the same one the next day.  I might quibble over #8 – They do whatever you want and don’t expect a kiss in return.  Some people may take

Top Ten Reasons You Should Get a New Cell Phone

10. It doesn’t match your new motorbike. 9. Your roommate bought the same model and you keep taking his.  8. When you slip it in your pocket, it makes a slight bulge. 7. You’ve heard people in third world countries need old cell phones. 6. You gave your number to a guy in a bar, and he’s passed it out to all his

The Big Brain Theory

I came across these pictures of a brain and the universe and they got me suppositioning.  Suppose the universe as we know it is all inside someone’s head?  That would certainly be one way God could know everything and be everywhere. Suppose the universe is a collosal brain, and the big bang was the result of a brain

Mathematician Conspiracy

I started my college math class today, and learned something, too:  There is a great math conspiracy bent on making the rest of us look like snivelling fools. Math really isn’t that complicated, so long as you stay in the reasonable levels of practical application.  Even beyond that I’ve heard it’s not so bad, and hey–how