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Today, Langston Hughes
“Motto” (1951) I play it cool And dig all jive That’s the reason I stay alive. My motto, As I live and learn, is: Dig And Be Dug In Return.
Posted in books, celebrities, poems, quotations
Tagged american poetry, humor, Langson Hughes, literature, poems, poetry
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Three Bumper Stickers That Me Laugh (even though they’re not funny)
We’ve all seen them for years, these three bumper stickers. None of them are clever, but people put them on their cars anyway. And dammit, I laugh at them. It’s not that I think they’re funny. They’re not good enough to for the … Continue reading
Today’s Cat Humor
No doubt you’re Hoping I’ll purr. But I’m demure And must demur. –(Roy Blount Jr.)
Posted in cats, poems, quotations
Tagged cats, humor, poems, poetry, roy blount jr., words
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I Could Have Been George Carlin . . .
. . . .but it wouldn’t have been funny if I’d said it instead: “The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but … Continue reading
Borrowing Funnies from the Urban Dictionary
Urban Dictionary.com defines the Canadian flag this way: 1) What Americans attach to their backpacks/suitcases/purses/bags while in Europe, especially France. Used to disguise identity or in hopes that any sort of harassment will be dissuaded. Usually in small iron-on patch … Continue reading