Category Archives: Humor
Top Five Local Small Businesses with Names Inspired by 1980s European Bands
5. Flower Station 4. Cabana-rama 3. The Cream Academy 2. Haircuts: $100 1. Dexy’s Midnight Plumbers
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I Heart Fish Sandwiches — and More!
My wife and I were discussing sandwiches, and during the conversation I realized that I have more than one favorite sandwich. The Fish Sandwich is my favorite sandwich in the category of Bar and Restaurant food. The corned-beef-and-coleslaw Rachel is … Continue reading
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Funeral Etiquette
If you are planning to wear a Steelers jersey to work today in honor of Myron Cope, please be sure to wear the black home jersey, the traditional color of mourning. Also, apparently someone else passed away yesterday, but nobody … Continue reading
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Same Picture, New Punchlines
Additional classes include: Aerobics and Go Kickboxing and Clue “Sit and Be Fit” and Trouble Weightlifting and Stratego Yoga and Parcheesi Isometrics and that solitaire game you buy at Cracker Barrel where you have to jump pegs over each other … Continue reading
Presidential Wisdom
Here’s a quote about the power of preparation, attributed to President Abraham Lincoln. “If I was in an eight-hour wood-chopping contest, I would spend the first two hours sharpening my axe. Then I would take my sharp axe and use … Continue reading
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A Workout For Your Body AND Your Mind
“Knight to Queen’s Rook 4…and hold…and hold…tighten those abs…and hold…feel the burn…and hold…and hold…and release. Checkmate!”
21st-Century Marital Communication
I set up my wife’s newsreader with a subscription to TomMusial.com Last night my wife said to me: “We’re getting cable? And I had to learn about it from your blog?” Tonight I predict she will say, “You wrote about … Continue reading
Why Spelling Matters
After five long years, I finally signed up for cable TV again. I wanted to watch more Penguins hockey games, so I chose a package with the Versus channel, which carries a bunch of NHL games. Unfortunately, I ended up … Continue reading
Band Name or Insult?
This article describes a large drill that is being used to bore a hole underneath the Allegheny River, to be used for the extension to Pittsburgh’s subway. I’ve heard this machine described as a 500-Ton Boring Machine. 500-Ton Boring Machine? … Continue reading
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Carnegie Mellon: Take Note
Here’s a clever way to attract more women to the field of computer science. Or, on second thought, perhaps this will just attract more men.
Now You Know Where All These People Come From
“Why are you such a jerk? Do you live in the Jag Apartments?” “I sure do. No gas bill, baby!”
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Time-saving Trick
I passed a diner yesterday that had this message posted on the marquee: “Support Your Team!” What a great idea. Now, instead of changing their sign every season or so, from “Go Pirates!” to “Go Steelers!” to “Go Penguins!”, they … Continue reading
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Tip For Authors
I recently read a tip for authors struggling to come up with character names for stories or screenplays. The tip: use the “From:” names in the spam emails you find in your inbox. I thought that was a great idea. … Continue reading