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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty in Pink

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty in Pink

Posted on July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Will the rodeo feature a bunch of tough, bronc-riding women, who feel perfectly comfortable wearing pink anyway? Or will the men in the rodeo be wearing pink… much to their embarrassment?

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hey, You Journalists... Not Enough Babies

READY, FIRE, AIM: Hey, You Journalists… Not Enough Babies

Posted on July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Raising kids is not easy.  Or cheap.  In fact, I can imagine a journalist, or a politician, going off the deep end as a result of having too many kids…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Housing Market, Not Explained in 6 Charts

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Housing Market, Not Explained in 6 Charts

Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Louis Cannon

These two opinionated guys were in agreement, amazingly enough, that the inflammatory rhetoric in America needs to get toned down…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Our Landfill Was a Dump!

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Our Landfill Was a Dump!

Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by DC Duncan

Several fire departments rushed to the scene and pumped thousands of gallons of water onto the burning rubbish and finally extinguished the flames…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Bit of Light Exercise vs. Sleep

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Bit of Light Exercise vs. Sleep

Posted on July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I already knew that exercise was good for you. I guess everybody knows that…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: When You Let AI Write Your Sunday Sermon

READY, FIRE, AIM: When You Let AI Write Your Sunday Sermon

Posted on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 by Louis Cannon

How would a computer program share this story with my congregation?  To find out, I asked ChatGPT to write a short sermon…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Three's the Charm

READY, FIRE, AIM: Three’s the Charm

Posted on July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Bobby — I like to call him Bobby — has his work cut out for him. Considering the competition…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: We Are the Horses of the Future

READY, FIRE, AIM: We Are the Horses of the Future

Posted on July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The fossil record suggests that horses evolved over millions of years into a friendly animal that could transport humans from place to place…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: All the Neckties I Will Never Wear Again

READY, FIRE, AIM: All the Neckties I Will Never Wear Again

Posted on July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 by Louis Cannon

In 1922, a New York tie maker, Jesse Langsdorf, came up with a method of cutting the fabric on the bias…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Non-Binary Future of Democracy

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Non-Binary Future of Democracy

Posted on July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Ms. Tang became deeply interested in democracy during the 2014 Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Free Shipping on All Firearms

READY, FIRE, AIM: Free Shipping on All Firearms

Posted on July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 by Louis Cannon

No one else emailed me, to wish me a safe and relaxing Independence Day.

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Control Inflation, Without Really Trying

READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Control Inflation, Without Really Trying

Posted on July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 by Louis Cannon

In a recent episode of ‘Unexplainable’, Mr. Hassenfeld looked at why inflation behaves in an unpredictable fashion…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Should Have Run For President

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Should Have Run For President

Posted on July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 by Louis Cannon

At the time, I wanted to be a cowboy.  ‘President of the United States’ didn’t strike me as nearly as much fun as roping cattle…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Otto Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, invented the bread-slicing machine, but the prototype he built in 1912 was destroyed in a fire…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Yes, the Sky is Falling, and Yes, You Can Sue

READY, FIRE, AIM: Yes, the Sky is Falling, and Yes, You Can Sue

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“No one was hurt, but a lawyer for the Florida family said the near miss could have been catastrophic…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Least Funny Presidential Debate Ever

Posted on July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 by Louis Cannon

To be completely honest, I didn’t have time to watch the Presidential debate on Thursday…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Swear, You Swear, We All Swear, for Ice Cream

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Swear, You Swear, We All Swear, for Ice Cream

Posted on June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 by Louis Cannon

This was not just any old swear word.  It was in fact a “great” swear word…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Campus Protest, Explained

READY, FIRE, AIM: Campus Protest, Explained

Posted on June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Welcome to Pagosa Springs University!  We’re happy to have you join us…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Ten Commandments, in Every Classroom

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Ten Commandments, in Every Classroom

Posted on June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“This bill mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom in the state of Louisiana…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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