There’s nothing wrong with a good pun. The reason puns are thought of as lowly, or cheap, is because truly good puns are very difficult and very rare. They are not a pointless scrambling of words and letters, and they should not be so obvious–or so reaching—as to elicit nothing but groans and rolling eyes. In fact, puns are so difficult, an entire sub-genre of humor has grown up around them: jokes about how bad puns are. (See Pearls before Swine.) I’ve done maybe two or three good puns in my entire career. I count the above as one of them.
Clear as Mud
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281 responses to “Clear as Mud”
Oh, and about the billboard, it’s also possible somebody decided to digitally alter the sign before putting it online. Very easy to turn Angus into the other.
If you can find an old, oversized paperback of National Lampoon’s True Facts, it has tons of funny signs, newspaper headlines and photo captions. Will keep you laughing for weeks if you can resist going through it one prolonged reading session.
in one,,where’s that edit button?
As you know by now, the events mentioned near Mobile did happen and shows how quickly these storms can come up.
Debbe 😉 Because you know why…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swIcX57vYDI
GR 😉 because I am a happy idiot struggling for the legal tender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQiXQUGbac0
Good morning Villagers…..
Ursen and John….thanks for the kindness and prayers…one can always use both.
Jerry, stand your ground, and don’t back down. My husband called The Boss while I was napping yesterday afternoon….my husband told him that if he hired Andrew back, that not only was I quitting, but Ian would be also quitting. I know Andrew will not be back. Too proud.
I worry about little Kyler though.
Marlene and I are in for a doozy of a day. And we have monthly inspection coming up this week. My hen house is a disaster…..needs blown out, weeds are a scourge to this one inspector and in the past month with all this rain, they’ve gotten out of control. The Boss followed the inspector’s recommendation on this specific weed killer…$550 for 2 1/2 gallons!!! Hopefully we can spray and blow today. Poor Ian has his work cut out for him. I pray The Boss gives him a raise now. I feel it would increase his productivity and outlook.
Ya’ll have a blessed day….
Good to Jackie’s update 🙂
today’s grin:
http://cheezburger.com/8392651008
Nice to hear from you, Jackie! It’s wonderful that you’re feeling well and that everything is possible.
Jerry, I think Debbe is right about not backing down. Everyone involved is an adult and responsible for their own actions. Your daughter and granddaughter are putting their own needs first; you and your wife must do the same. When we are physically or emotionally threatened by someone, whether that person is stranger or friend or family is immaterial. You are right in protecting yourselves. If you are so inclined, a good book on the topic of dealing with manipulative people is Manuel Smith’s “When I Say No, I Feel Guilty.”
Debbe, is weed killer important because you need a sterile perimeter around the hen houses to limit disease transmission and rodents?
Debbe and Denise, Thanks so much for your support.
I really feel for everyone’s “junk” they’re going through. I can sympathize and empathize. I’m fortunate that so much is behind me but it reminds me of so much. I was stuck with a stepfather during my teen years, who wasn’t a nice or normal guy and it left me with a permanent underlying animosity to my mother until she died. and almost 40 years ago a lie detector test got fired from Whataburger for stealing money that I didn’t steal, even after they gave me a second test, because the manager knew I didn’t do it, although the guy who did clean out the register and safe (three times) passed his lie detector.
got me fired
Jerry: You and I must have been posting at the same time yesterday, and I missed your note about the step-granddaughter problems. I agree with the others… you have to stand firm. It must be difficult. Prayers…
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Thanks so much to everyone.
For the record, I will take my health problems any day compared to the family and relationships many of you are burdened with. I consider myself fortunate that, though I don’t “at least have health”, I do have family “and friends” that are a blessing. My best thoughts and prayers go with you all.
[if there was an edit option, I would go back and fix that dangling participle…] with which many of you are burdened.
David, there is an apocryphal quote attributed to Winston Churchill: he responds to someone objecting to his ending a sentence with a preposition with “This is the kind of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put!”
If he didn’t say, he should have. 😉
Evan: 😉
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Dangling participles are legal now last I heard.Kind of “You can’t beat ’em then join ’em”
Why did I put that piece of caramel in my mouth? I had a cap put on a tooth years ago and haven’t had a caramel or taffy or Tootsie Roll or Milk Duds since. Now I have a cap in my hand and a dental appointment the day after tomorrow. 🙁
At least it’s in your hand.
Two more things. My step-daughter showed me a picture of her new boyfriend yesterday. Scraggly beard, poorly dressed. He does top secret stuff for the government. He can’t tell her when he leaves town, where he’s going, how long he will be there or what he is doing. My comment-I’ve seen this movie. Second-I know I’m preaching to the choir, but this is April. Please stay off the water.