Category Archives: Humor

Items from the “Upcoming Expenses” list on the White Board in front of me which were placed there in 2010

  • haircuts
  • guard suit – H2Owear
  • contacts
  • contact lens solution
  • coat
  • library fine
  • car tag $206
  • virus protection for laptop
  • life insurance due
  • shampoo & conditioner
  • oil change
  • dentist bill
  • shaving cream
  • Shim’s book
  • glasses

Bugs I Have Known (But not enjoyed)

  1. Box elder bugs
  2. Ladybugs
  3. Asian beetles
  4. Roley Poleys
  5. Crickets (Almost my least favorite)
  6. Grasshoppers (My least favorite ever)
  7. Velcro Ninja Beetles (which is what we called them at camp but I don’t know their real name)
  8. Mosquitoes
  9. Black flies
  10. June bugs
  11. Shad flies
  12. Silverfish (also known as those horrible antenna-y things)
  13. Centipedes
  14. Roaches (as opposed to…)
  15. Sewer roaches
  16. Fireflies
  17. Butterflies
  18. Caterpillars
  19. Moths
  20. Ants
  21. Fruit flies
  22. Termites
  23. Aphids

Most Popular New Year’s Resolutions Which Have Already Likely Been Broken (according to no scientific research but my own imagination)

  • Stop eating junk food
  • Visit gym daily
  • Visit gym 3 times a week
  • Visit gym once a week
  • No more smoking
  • No more gossip
  • Meet neighbors
  • Be involved in child’s school
  • Volunteer time for good cause
  • Call mother once a week
  • Read a new book every month
  • Finish project X
  • Organize garage / attic / basement
  • File taxes early
  • Leave work on time every day
  • Leave work on time at least once a week
  • Leave work on time once in a while
  • Reduce alcohol intake
  • Start Christmas savings fund

Ways to Get From Here to There

  • Drive
  • Walk
  • Skip
  • Fly in an airplane
  • Fly on a hang-glider
  • Parachute
  • Hop
  • Jump
  • Pogo stick
  • Roller skate
  • Roller blade
  • Skate board
  • Ski
  • Snowshoe
  • Horseback
  • Elephant
  • Train
  • Trolley
  • Rickshaw
  • Horse drawn carriage
  • Stage coach
  • Motorcycle
  • Scooter
  • Paddle wheel boat
  • Row boat
  • Barge
  • Sail boat
  • House boat
  • Motor home
  • Helicopter
  • Snowmobile
  • Bicycle
  • Unicycle
  • ATV
  • Riding lawnmower
  • Run
  • Waltz
  • Climb
  • Crawl
  • Crab walk
  • Duck walk
  • Bear walk
  • Walk like an Egyptian
  • Raft
  • Swim
  • Sashay
  • Tip toe
  • Stomp
  • Leap

 

 

Earwigs

  • Sweeeet Caroliiinnee… dum dum dummmm
  • Leavinnng … on a jet plane…
  • My bologna has a first name
  • It’s a small world after all, it’s a small world after all….
  • Play us a song, you’re the pianoman
  • Just a Rrhinestone COWboyyyy
  • Sinnnnnging in the raainnn, just siiinnggiinng in the raaiiinnn…
  • I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family
  • Wash your hands after going to the bathroom  (which is apparently a regional PSA)