Category Archives: Humor

“Chickening Out and More” for Fibbing Friday, Aug 29, 2025

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Today’s Fibbing Friday prompts are:

1. Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was being egged on to do so.
2. Why are eggs oval in shape?  Because they are formed in a Mama Chicken’s ovalries.
3. Who said Humpty Dumpty was an egg? I don’t know, but he said it in September or some other day in the fall.
4. What is fumigate? A scandal involving a Chinese restaurant famous for its egg fu young.
5. What is a wuss? Past tense of iss.
6. What is a spotter? An un-housetrained puppy.
7. What is the speed of light? Certainly a lot faster than the speed of heavy.
8. What is a hangover? The amount of bottom on three sides of an occupied bar stool.
9. What is a grammy? Grampy’s wife
10.What is lycra? Question asked of a best male friend by an Australian male who wants to flirt with a girl he suspects his friend likes, too.–– “Like ‘er, aye?”––(Did I spoil it by over-explaining?)

“More Prevarications” for Fibbing Friday, Aug 22, 2025

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For Fibbing Friday, the task at hand is:

1. What is a saga? A menopausal-aged woman without a bra.
2. What is a synopsis? What a female police detective is called by her brother.
3. What is a dialect? A misspelled redial on the phone.
4. What is a goblin? A small amount.
5. What is a pinstripe? A line drawn by a fountain pen.
6. What is a catapult? The fur coat of a feline.
7. What is a mousse? A French Bullwinkle.
8. What is meant by bona fide?  What the credentials of a orthopedist certify him to be.
9. What is a sally? Mrs. Fields’ daughter.
10. What is a harem? A stalling utterance by a rabbit.

For the Word of the Day Challenge, Aug 19, 2025

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Career Hubris

Her hems are crooked, her seams all puff,
and if that is not enough,
her fabric’s cheap, her colors clash.
So though her duds cost lots of cash
(because she calls it haute couture)
I fear she is an amateur.

For the Word of the Day challenge, the prompt is “Amateur.”

Elon?

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Has anyone else been getting these “comments” (see below) by Elon Musk (?) on their blogs? I especially love the one that warns me not to be duped by imposters!  Please note  the grammar errors such as “celebrating everyone” and “fall into the victim.”  What next?

Short Adventure for dVerse Poets, Aug 14, 2025

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Short Adventure

dog
woman
all
alone
computer
window
rubber
bone
eye-lock
pleading
invitation
one
thrown
bone
brings
jubilation
further
begging
is
for
naught
a
second
later
fun
forgot

 

For dVerse Poets Open Link Night

Game of Cards, for dVerse Poets, Aug 12, 2025

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Game of Cards

I would pay a pretty tuppence
to invest in his comeuppance.
His smug assurance, his galling preening.
He’s like a babe in need of weaning,
sucking at the teat of fame.
What other mortal needs his name
written on towers around the world?
He’s Ozymandias, stone lip curled
in cruel splendor, sure in his power
reasserted on every tower.
But remember, as he counts each coup,
how all the mighty have fallen, too.
False knights wear armor prone to tarnish.
His Midas touch will lose its varnish.
We’ll laud the day when he’ll be dumped—
That day when he’ll be over-trumped!

The dVerse prompt is Power.

“J”abber Talky for dVerse Poets Quadrille Challenge, Aug 11, 2025

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“J”abbertalky

Judy Jamison just jabbed Joe’s jingling jodhpurs.
“Jeez!” Joe jumped jerkily—justifiably jittery.
“Just joking, Jumpin’ Joe!” joyful Judy jabbered jejunely.
Joe’s justifiable joyless judgment jarred Judy’s jubilation.
Joyful June joint juggling junket journey just jinxed!
Jumpin’ jiminy—justifiably,  jetlagged Joe just jettisoned Judy!

A Quadrille is a 44 word poem. The prompt for the Quadrille Challenge on dVerse Poets is “jabber.” Image by Zyana on Unsplash.

Attempted Humor, For Fibbing Friday, Aug 8, 2025

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For Fibbing Friday, the task at hand this week is:

1. Which Monarch famously said ‘I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king.’ Well, easy.  DONALD TRUMP!!! (He lied about the heart part.)
2. What is the rarest blood type in humans? Blue Blood
3. Who wrote the novel Brave New World? Hiawatha
4. Which famous composer was deaf for much of his later life? Kurt Graunke–listen to his symphonies as proof.
5. What was the name of Rick’s nightclub in the movie Casablanca?  Fred
6. What is the world’s largest species of penguin? The PenGuinness. (It set a world record, don’t you know!)
7. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK? Clementine Churchill. (Winston’s puppet master.)
8. Which painter cut off part of his own ear?  August Macke the Knife.
9. What is the most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers? Nonverbal Communication
10. Who were the Axis Powers of WW2? The woodcutters.

Image by Sivani Bandaru on Unsplash.

I know. My answers, for the most part, are just awful. I hope someone does better than this….

“Some Advice for Touchers” for Esther’s Limerick Challenge

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Some Advice for Touchers

Most people don’t mind a touch,
and though others may like it too much,
you have learned,  I am hoping,
when it comes to groping,
that no one is fond of a clutch.

 

 

for Esther’s “Laughing Along With a Limerick” Challenge:  Touch

The Couch Potato’s Creed for Word of the Day, Aug 4, 2025

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The Couch Potato’s Creed

Though he who hesitates is lost,
impetuosity has its cost.
You should look before you leap,
because still waters might run deep.
Though early birds might get the worm,
rash actions trip up the infirm.

So all-in-all I think it’s better
if you aren’t a go-getter.
I guess the moral to this tale
is lest you lose or lest you flail,
if you’re up against the proverbial wall,
it’s best you do nothing at all!

I’ve discovered an interesting fact about Morrie.  He frequently sleeps with his eyes wide open!  In the above photo, taken at the house I rent at the beach, he’s on the couch, which I’d put a sheet on so a visiting friend could sleep there, but I snapped the below photo one morning when he had usurped my bed as well:

 

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The boy knows how to make himself comfortable.

For Word of the Day: Couch