What I Learn From Jokes
There are different kinds of jokes. I’ve been accused of favoring the corny kind. Not sure where that comes from. To get a quick summary of humor on this site, click here: http://www.rfsblog.com/category/humor/. I think I like jokes because of the element of surprise. A really good joke is funny because the ending is not […]
Batman and the Car
Q: What did Batman say to Robin before they got in the car? A: “Get in the car, Robin.”
The Second Most Amazing Thing
My second biggest pet peeve is when someone gives you information that BEGS for an explanation or additional information, but they don’t give you the context. A perfect example: “Sao Paulo (Brazil), the world’s second-largest city, has a population of just over ten million.” Okay, maybe I’m just one of those people who needs to […]
Legal Vegetation Question
If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?
Promotion Monkey Goes Live
It’s finally here.The Promotion Monkey newsletter — Monkey Business — is finally here. Please sign up today. Signing Bonus When you sign up today, you will receive our super-bonus inaugural mailing. This includes A 12-page Promotion Monkey Newsletter A 60-minute audio CD on creating spinoff products and marketing them on the Internet Printed PowerPoint slides […]
Kittens Going Cheap
A man walks into a pet store and asks the proprietor, “Have you got any kittens going cheap?” “No, sir,” replied the owner. “All our kittens go “Meow.”
Welcome Back To School!
Wow. I can always tell when school is back in because there’s an explosion of activity on one of my articles: The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living. You’ve probably heard those words before. They’re from Socrates, at his trial for corrupting the youth by encouraging them to think critically about the government and society. […]
Clock in the Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Italian government is considering installing a clock in the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The reason? What good is it if you have the inclination, but you don’t have the time?
First is First and Second is Nothing
There’s an old movie most people have never heard of called The Big Combo. In this movie, “Mr. Brown” is a big hoodlum. His motto is “First is first and second is nothing.” Mr. Brown expresses that motto again and again and again. Until the time he’s shot dead. Sometimes, our culture beats into us […]
What Do You Name a Pig?
A farmer called his pig Ball Point. Well, it wasn’t its real name, just a pen name.
