Category: General
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Olympic Sliding Spree
The 2022 Olympic Winter Games are wrapping up as I write this, and I’ve noticed both serious and casual viewers like to comment about the current medal count (I’ll restrain from my rant on that, because it’s not a humor bit) and mock certain events. Now, although I once penned and performed a clever, silly…
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Priority Mail Thievery
Our throwaway society can be somewhat hilarious even while tragic, such as the widespread desperation to keep upgrading our phones (and Kate McKinnon acting hilariously on a TV ad while telling us we all deserve this). Or the true story told me of a millennial who tossed week-old leftovers—along with the cooking pot they were…
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Winning the Coin Toss
Some people are just lucky, but does that make them winners? A ceremonial coin toss marks the beginning of each NFL game, and of course, one team “wins” the toss. This team often choses to “defer” for the purpose of receiving the ball in the second half. So, correctly calling a coin flip makes you…
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Real Time
Welcome to the future long promised: one in which, instead of paying for cable or satellite TV, we’d stream entertainment from the Internet for free. It has arrived—other than the free part, as I know I’m not the only one getting subscription-service soaked. Besides that, I still stupidly pay for Dish because they discount me…