“Well, for the most part, we’re seeing what we’ve been seeing, in the past, good kids out there, adapting to sheltering in place and attending school remotely…”
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Both Nepal and China sent teams to measure the peak within the past 12 months, and the result ended any differences about the height of the world’s most famous mountain…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Shoot Me Up, Doc
The waiting room was almost empty when I walked in, which should have been a red flag. But I took it as good luck; I wouldn’t have to wait in a long line to get my vaccination…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Frustrated Dream of Becoming Famous
That was all the encouragement I needed, to start picturing myself in a tuxedo, playing a Steinway and backed by a symphony orchestra…
READY FIRE, AIM: The Daily Post 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
While an undersized waffle maker is not technically a ‘food’, it is capable of producing something closely resembling ‘food’…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Santa Reveals His Politics
The third float featured Santa Claus, making his traditional appearance in his magical, reindeer-drawn sleigh, accompanied by Ms. Claus and several elves…
HUMOR: A New Name for the Republican Party?
Sources inside the White House say the President is serious about acknowledging Biden as president-elect, on the condition that the GOP formally change its name…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Chicken Little, During the Pandemic
“I just look at the graphs, in the COVID section. Who can keep up with all the articles?”
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Letter to Santa
“For security reasons, potential adopters must be vetted by going through a short registration and ID verification process…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hey, Mr. Spaceman
All of which suggests that the US Space Force will not be sending a bunch of hot-shot space pilots into low earth orbit to conduct battles with hand-held laser pistols…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What, Me Worry?
The world, it would seem, has gone mad…
READY, FIRE, AIM: An Ignorant Person’s Opinion of Intelligence
As far as I can tell, intelligence is nothing new, and neither is ignorance. Clearly, they both existed in measurable quantities in September 1843…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cockroaches & Fruit Flies
According to what Mr. Ball reveals about cockroaches, it seems that they run away when they detect air movements…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Toxic People
I sometimes imagine myself as the head of a large corporation, pulling down a multi-million-dollar annual salary and making hefty donations to my favorite politicians…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Will Not Concede
I could have refused to concede to the divorce that Darlene wanted, and that would’ve certainly made someone uncomfortable. But I didn’t, and now that’s all water under the bridge…
HMPRESENTLY: Cussing, in Foreign Languages
With no pun intended, as they say, I’m getting a kick out of lipreading what athletes yell at each other, and at referees, during games…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What the Cat Dragged In
But Roscoe wasn’t the type of cat to sit around on the couch licking his fur and gloating over past accomplishments…
READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s Not the End of the World, Folks
The scary part about the end of the world… I mean, there are quite a few scary parts, but the scariest part is the thought of being the last person, left behind…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My High-Fat Future
Okay, so this might not seem like much of a humor article, so far. Oil companies going bankrupt; that’s not really funny. But I’m sorry, it is funny. As in ‘ironic’…
