Humor

Humor

The Two Peas Of Shady Pines

When Rose declared Sally Mae and her, "Thick as Thieves," she wasn't far off. These two women played what could only be called, "Contact Bingo." They always sat together, and worked as a team, surreptitiously sliding tiles back and forth to one another, in a manner that would have done a magician proud. When sliding a tile was impossible, they would just use one of their many other ruses and strategies to accomplish their goals. Sally Mae would knock a tile off the table, or Rose would suddenly have one of her coughing fits that only seemed to come on her during Bingo.

Bubbles' Proof Of Existence

"Imagine that this stupid volcano is a whole number. To find out whether it really exists, or is the centerpiece of some horribly bad dream I'm having, you add one whole number to another." Bubbles, picks up the bottle of vinegar and pours it over the display. She then grabs the box of baking powder and liberally spreads it over the vinegar. Tossing the empty box into the air she finishes...

Fathers and Daughters

One cup of coffee that is all he wanted, just one cup before he went back into his bedroom, grabbed the loaded revolver under his bed and blew his brains out. It seemed like a simple enough request...God had never been kind...all he wanted was a damned cup of joe.

My Brush With Culture

The giant slinky moved about the stage and the audience clapped at regular intervals, and a well-dressed lady next to me politely shouted, "Bravo!" but, whatever its purpose, it was all lost on me.