Humor, wit, and satire are the main ingredients in this mix of writer/contributor essays and stories.
All that’s required for the reader’s palate is playfulness; a sense of humor; an appreciation of the absurd. Release the Inner Child.
"Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you."
- C. G. Jung (1875-1961)
"Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
- Pancho Villa (1877-1923), last words
"Why don’t you write books people can read?" - Nora Joyce, to her husband James (1882-1941)
"If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance." - G. B. Shaw (1856-1950)
"I think I speak for everyone when I say "huh?" - Sarah Michellle Gellar as "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"
"I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx (1895-1977)
THE HUMOR, WIT, AND SATIRE PAGE
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
If it’s Friday, it Must be Margaritas
- by Andrew Rafalski
"I decided to pattern my life after the really successful people in this world.
You know like CEO’s and other top executives."
This author has some sage advice to share...
You, too, can enjoy and benefit from his positive take on 'leveraging' unemployment...
along with his favorite margarita recipe.
Eighty-Six Eggs
- by Carmen Ruggero
Anyone remember the Brown Derby? Heard of it, surely?
Let one who's been there, done that, take you there.
Highly entertaining!
All hell broke loose when Oscar poked his big,
round Armenian head over the cooks' counter and yelled:
"EIGHTY-SIX EGGS!"
Was it Something I Said?
- by David Coyote
Sex and the single guy:
What situation is more amusing than when a man lets his imagination run away with him?
He wanted to tell somebody what had just happened,
but decided never to mention it again.
I Think I've Gone Plumb Mad
- by David Arthur Walters
Perhaps you will identify with the author?
Perhaps you will find laughter in the pathos of his situation?
"I might qualify for disability benefits...Allow me to explain if I can."
Illinois Red: A Parable
- by Chuck Lazar
A Southerner's perspective.
How things looked from the Barnyard when Illinois Red Rooster arose and crowed.
Fixing Helga's Face
- by Helga Marion Ross
"You insist on changing my face!
I start to wonder if you like the one I've got!"
Suggestive Dreams, Provocative Analysis
- by Helga Marion Ross
Shades of Sigmund Freud:
"Hmmmm. Perhaps I really do have 'Penis Envy'? Perhaps I should have it?"
Anger or Psychosis: Who is Mad?
- by Helga Marion Ross
"If you can keep your head while all about are losing theirs"...
Before you run with the herd, pause, ask yourself if you or they know where you're going.
Hair Wars
- by Helga Marion Ross
Come on Baby Boomers! Follow where I lead.
Read about the battle I 'happily' lost.
My Cinderella Complex
- by Helga Marion Ross
"What is it with Cinderella?”
I posed this question to my philosopher/friend-and begin to see my life in a whole new light.
Thy Tender Embrace
- by Helga Marion Ross
"Here I am, hunkered down, generally avoiding public transportation and the mall...
yet the danger lands practically on my doorstep!
Perhaps I’m a lightening rod, or insufficiently prepared, or should have dug a foxhole?"
Make Friends With Yourself!
- by Helga Marion Ross
"Nightmare -- A breakthrough! Oh, my gawd! So that's what you call it?
Well, then, picture this---"
...ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
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