daily humor

celebrate TUESDAY!

Today is the anniversary of the Manifesto of Independence in Morocco. On this day in 1944, 66 members of the Moroccan National Movement signed the country’s Manifesto of Independence and presented it to the French and Spanish colonial authorities, as well as the representations of three global powers—the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.

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Bada Bing!

“Just cleared out some space in the freezer” sounds much more productive than “I just polished off another pint of ice cream”.

Two women who recently died were waiting at the Gates of Heaven. Woman 1: “So, how did you die?” Woman 2: “I froze to death.” Woman 1: “Wow, that must’ve been so painful. I’m so sorry.” Woman 2: “It was, but after a while, you go numb & don’t feel as much. How did you die?”

Woman 1: “Well, I thought my husband was cheating on me. So I rushed home early from work, but he was just playing video games. Then I ran into the bedroom to look for evidence, but I couldn’t find anything. So I ran to the bathroom to search, but I still couldn’t find anything. I even ran outside to the backyard, but I still couldn’t find anything there.”

Woman 2: “So what happened to you?” Woman 1: “I was so exhausted from running around that I collapsed & died.” Woman 2: “Well if you had looked in the freezer first we’d both be alive right now.”

Why do anti-vaxxers not lock their bikes?  Because they know someone who locked their bike and it was still stolen.

I just turned off the news and put on a serial killer documentary to relax.

I just paid for a 12 month gym membership. My bank just called to see if my credit card was stolen.

I asked my wife what women really want.She said, attentive lovers. Or maybe she said a tent of lovers. I really wasn’t listening.

My therapist: Why aren’t you being honest with me? Me: Because I don’t want to be hospitalized.

Husband: I want you to have this bracelet. It belonged to my mother. Wife: Why does it say, “Do not resuscitate?”

If you can’t find your dog, open the refrigerator door. He’s standing right behind you.

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Today is the birthday, in 1895, of Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond Organ (and many other things). The sound of the Hammond Organ was widely used by rock musicians, including in this piece.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

MONDAY again…

Today is Fête du Vodoun in Benin celebrating traditional religion. It is a public holiday throughout the country but is celebrated most notably in the city of Ouidah.

Courtesy of Dan Quayle:

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As a kid, did you ever knock on people's doors and run away before they could answer? Well, guess what... we are hiring.

Lots of birthdays today and one of them, in 1943 is Jim Croce’s. He had a number of hits including this one. He died in a plane crash in 1973 on his way to a concert.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

and FRIDAY arrives!

Today is Constitution Day in Ghana. It marks the adoption of the 1992 constitution and the birth of the Fourth Republic.

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Happy Friday!

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of Kenny Loggins.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

not quite friday…it’s THURSDAY!

We’re still working through some Christmas holidays. It’s Epiphany, or Three Kings Day in many countries, Christmas Day in Armenia and Lebanon and Christmas Eve in most Orthodox Christian countries. Also Coptic Christmas Eve. it’s a big world.

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Working from Home:

I was on a zoom meeting just now and my husband needed to go behind me so he thoughtfully crawled to stay out of the camera, which means instead of seeing him walk by in his underwear my coworkers saw him crawl by in his underwear.
Pro-tip for couples suddenly working from home together: Get yourselves an imaginary coworker to blame things on. In our apartment, Cheryl keeps leaving her dirty water cups all over the place and we really don't know what to do about her.
My wife has a Zoom call for work, which means the dog and I have to stay in the bedroom since we don't know how to behave on Zoom calls.
A funny thing about quarantining is hearing your partner in full work mode for the first time. Like, I’m married to a “let’s circle back” guy — who knew?
Hearing my wife in meetings--especially with subordinates--and it dawns on me that she uses personnel management techniques on me all the time.
My husband has been working from home for 6 weeks. I've learned that he basically gets paid to be in meetings. Speak in meetings, meet with other people about their last meeting, and have meetings to plan for the next meeting.
I know we’ve been working from home for a year, but it’s still such a trip to listen in on your partner’s work zooms & hear them say phrases you never usually hear them say like “brand loyalty” and “quantitative research” and “my wife can’t find out about us”

Today is the birthday, in 1959, of Kathy Sledge, the youngest and founding member of Sister Sledge, the vocal group made of of Kathy and her sisters, Debbie, Joni and Kim. Kathy was the lead vocalist on this hit.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

WHEN’S DAY

Today is Christmas Eve in Armenia. Armenia was one of the first countries to adopt Christianity as a state religion and their festivals developed independently of the influence of Rome. Thus they retained the original date for Christmas rather than following the western practice of switching it to December 25 to subsume the pagan festival of the sun on that date.

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It’s WINTER

More Questions:

If a Dodge Stealth hits a Mitsubishi Mirage, did an accident really happen?

If we find life on other planets, what will happen to the Miss Universe pageant?

Is there another word for “synonym”?

If a homeschooling mom is talking to herself, is she crazy or is it a parent-teacher conference?

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy friends for her?

How do they get deer to cross the road only at those yellow signs?

Why do psychics have to ask you your name?

Why are there five syllables in “monosyllabic”?

Today is the birthday, in 1940, of Athol Guy. He was one of the founders of The Seekers, an Australian group for whom he played double bass. He always wore distinctive black-framed glasses.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies