| 271 | THANKSGIVING POSES A QUESTION OF CHOICE Preview: The door to my office exploded as hundreds, at least it seemed like that many to me, of children surrounded my desk. My defenses were down and the merry mob held me captive. Wisely, I decided to surrender and throw myself on the mercy of the gang. Simultaneously, and in hi-fi stereophonic sound, the children assaulted me with questions. "Pastor,... (more) Published By: Rev. James L. Snyder Submitted: 27 November,2004 |
| 272 | The Beginnings of Medicine, via the Back Passage. Preview: Hello, Mick here. When I should have been in short pants, but didn’t have any, medicine was hardly a tonic. The nearest comparable thing to modern medicine was a type of Acupuncture The most noticeable difference between it then, and now, is the needles. We didn’t have medical grade stainless steel. What we did have though, was an ample su... (more) Published By: Thick Mick. Submitted: 28 November,2004 |
| 273 | The Inception of Modern Computers, via the Back Passage. Preview: Some consideration must be made for the many memory inconsistencies of Thick Mick. He does his best! When I was no more than the size of a mediocre ostrich egg, I got my first computer. The year was 0001 A.D. Now, no more than myself, it wasn’t much to look at. We had no electricity; so needless to say, it wasn’t much of a present either. ... (more) Published By: Thick Mick Submitted: 28 November,2004 |
| 274 | SHAMELESS SANTA SLIDERS Preview: Copyright Theolonius McTavish 2004. All rights reserved. -- SHAMELESS SANTA SLIDERS -- Every year the Ho-Ho-Ho-ing chap in the red tunic with the white whiskers gets inundated with some pretty balmy questions. So this year, I asked him if he wouldn't mind responding to twenty-five odd, obscure, and some might even say downright obtuse queries. ... (more) Published By: Theolonius McTavish Submitted: 30 November,2004 |
| 275 | HO HO HO MEMO Preview: Copyright Theolonius McTavish 2004. All rights reserved. HO HO HO MEMORANDUM TO: All employees FROM: The Management DATE: December 2, 2004 RE: Reducing the Unintended Consequences of Getting into "The Holiday Spirit" Following recommendations from SHE (our Safety, Health and Enviromental committee), HE (our Helpful Employees Committee) and ... (more) Published By: Theolonius McTavish Submitted: 02 December,2004 |
| 276 | Technical Treason and Eight or Nine reasons why an infra-red mouse is a MUST! Preview: Her passion and insight with regard to consumer goods, are unmatched. However, she can be confusing, such is her logical brain. Please make allowances. ---------------------------------------- Infra-red mouses do not have tails! Allergies to mice can be traced back to a mouse! You can afford to be careless with crumbs, and stuff. Cats are les... (more) Published By: Tranni D'Electric. Submitted: 04 December,2004 |
| 277 | The Australian Times Preview: The Australian Times at www.newsonline.com.au contains a series of articles. RSS is available at www.newsonline.com.au/myfeed.rss About the Author Journalist, editor, funny guy... (more) Published By: David Hilcher Submitted: 04 December,2004 |
| 278 | CROW IS ALSO A DISH SERVED BY CHILDREN Preview: The traditional fowl of choice of ministers is usually thought to be chicken. This foul thought, however, is a terrible fallacy. Nobody would argue, at least for long, that we have sacrificed millions of chickens through the years at the altar of Christian ministry. Who would think of inviting the parson to supper without serving chicken? Person... (more) Published By: Rev. James L. Snyder Submitted: 04 December,2004 |
| 279 | CHRISTMAS CLANGERS Preview: CHRISTMAS CLANGERS -- Collected, compiled and cranked out by "The Quipping Queen" for your amusement and delight -- As the ho ho ho season rolls around, one is reminded of some very wicked words from a few wise men, a smattering of witty women, and a handful of weird wee folk who wish to remain anonymous. "A Merry Christmas to all my friends e... (more) Published By: Victoria Elizabeth Submitted: 11 December,2004 |
| 280 | EVERYONE HAS A DOUBLE SOMEWHERE Preview: The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly have an agreement as ironclad as any legal document in the world court. Simply put, the contract is as follows: I will eat broccoli when she eats liver. I'm on pretty good ground here because I know she abhors liver and will not allow me bringing it into our domicile in any form. In fact, if ... (more) Published By: By Rev. James L. Snyder Submitted: 11 December,2004 |
| 281 | POLITICALLY CORRECT SANTA Preview: Copyright Victoria Elizabeth 2004. OR, HOW SNOW WHITE & FRIENDS SENT SANTA PACKING! It seems that we can longer languish in the reveries of "Christmas" anymore. "Christmas" is now "persona non grata" unless it comes with lotsa ka-ching and consumer clatta! "Christmas" has been replaced by non-threatening "happy holiday" greetings, profitabl... (more) Published By: Victoria Elizabeth Submitted: 15 December,2004 |
| 282 | 3 Surefire Ways to Combat Rising Gas Prices Preview: 3 Surefire Ways to Combat Rising Gas Prices by Tim Ward I have heard the rumblings of many of you in Readerland about the recent spike in gasoline prices. In fact it's all I seem to hear about lately. But at least it keeps you from rumbling about the infrequency of my columns and articles. Nonetheless, I have decided to try to help you get thr... (more) Published By: Timothy Ward Submitted: 17 December,2004 |
| 283 | ALL I WANT FROM SANTY IS MY SANITY Preview: ALL I WANT FROM ‘SANTY' IS MY SANITY Rev. James L. Snyder Christmas is the one time of the year when it is okay to be traditional. That may be the reason why so many people look forward to the Christmas holidays. The rest of the year most people are under the pressure to be "non-traditional," whatever that may mean. Today it is not politically ... (more) Published By: Rev. James L. Snyder Submitted: 18 December,2004 |
| 284 | Sales Appointment - The Dog Preview: I once found myself in a rough area of town on a business appointment. My directions told me that I was to visit a corner shop and talk to the owner about some new financing for the purchase of his property. Eventually I found the battered shop in a local street known as 'bomb alley'. Litter was all over the place and there were at least 3 aband... (more) Published By: Birmingham UK Com Submitted: 19 December,2004 |
| 285 | Getting Older Preview: Getting Older These are the views of one person. One and the same person. The only difference is the change of views as the person gets older. Before I leave school - Old people are smelly and wee the floor at old peoples homes. They are always grumpy and tell you off a lot Age 21 -35 - Old people are a bloody nuisance. They are so slow and kee... (more) Published By: Birmingham UK Com Submitted: 19 December,2004 |
| 286 | Being Sensitive and Kind Preview: I am very caring and sensitive. I think this is in part down to my tough upbringing. I worked on a cabbage farm since I was eight years old. My father was a dour and God fearing Evangalist who married a one armed Yugoslavian peasant from Skopje. She never spoke a word of English and still doesn't. My father moved on in the late 1980's having elo... (more) Published By: Birmingham UK Com Submitted: 19 December,2004 |
| 287 | Rindercella - The Pyslexic Drincess Preview: Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young girl called Rindercella. Rindercella and her sugly isters lived in a marge lansion. Rindercella worked very hard frubbing scloors, emptying poss pits and shivelling shot. At the end of the day she was knucking fackered. The sugly isters were right bugly astards. One was called Mary Hinge, and the... (more) Published By: http://www.gigglestop.com Submitted: 27 December,2004 |
| 288 | AS THE OLD YEAR FADES, SO DOES MY MEMORY Preview: Memory is a very tricky thing, at least for me it is. Looking back, over a year's span of activity my memory seems to pick and choose what it remembers. It amazes me not so much what a person remembers but what a person forgets. Often some old-timer will moan about how much he misses the good old days. I'm not sure if he is thinking of World War ... (more) Published By: Rev. James L. Snyder Submitted: 01 January,2005 |
| 289 | IT'S JEST JANUARY! Preview: Copyright "The Quipping Queen" 2005. CALENDAR OF ODD EVENTS - JAN. 2005 -- Eccentric events and odd occasions to celebrate in January 2005 -- **Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees and edited by Lord Earl Craboon January is, to put it bluntly, a bit of a merry-impaired month as far as the Gregorian calendar is concerned. With the ho-ho-ho se... (more) Published By: B. Blitterlees & E. Craboon Submitted: 04 January,2005 |
| 290 | IN 2005 CONTROL IS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY Preview: One item topping my list of New Year's resolutions could potentially alter my life, as I now know it. And it has to do with my relationship to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. I'm not inferring any trouble in paradise these days; I wouldn't know if there was trouble, anyway. Nevertheless, I think my relationship to her could improve 100 pe... (more) Published By: Rev. James L. Snyder Submitted: 08 January,2005 |