Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

Just another ranter on the Internet. Now in the Fediverse as @admin@larryrusswurm.org

November 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Let’s say you wish to swear geographically. What would be the best way to go about this? Well you may be up Schitt’s Creek without a paddle. What the Fukishima is wrong with me? If you don’t like it you … Continue reading

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Rogaine Rogan

Joe Rogan is a famous podcaster. You may not be aware of the fact that people are attracted to their own names or very similar names. For instance Lawrences often become lawyers and Dennises often become dentists. So that’s why … Continue reading

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The Mr Universe Pageant

For those who don’t know, the Mr. Universe pageant is all about body building. Those who have built their bodies to the maximum musculature are vying for the best bodies to be determined by the hopefully neutral judges. They are … Continue reading

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Antarctica Door Can Only Mean One Thing

Finally explorers have found it. A door sticking out of the Antarctica landscape. This can only mean one thing. We have finally found Superman’s Fortress of Solitude. Superman had us all fooled. He led us to believe that the Fortress … Continue reading

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Neanderthal Intelligence

Have you heard about psychology claims that East Asians are more intelligent than whites who are more intelligent than blacks? I used to ignore such claims until recently. On IQ tests, East Asians are supposed to average 106, whites 100 … Continue reading

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Guitar Slinging

There are two schools of thought in regards to how your rock guitar, bass or keytar is slung. The first school says that to be as cool as possible, the guitar should be slung as low as possible while the … Continue reading

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September 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Donald Trump will have you believe that he is the most persecuted of all presidents ever. With two attempted assassinations in a few weeks, many might believe this bluster. But Gerald Ford had two attempts on his life within 17 … Continue reading

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Oasis Fees

The Gallagher brothers are back together and thus the band Oasis has been reunited. Often known more for their fiery fights than the music, Oasis will make a boatload of money for the reunion tour. But Ticketmaster took heat for … Continue reading

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Ex RSV

I just realized what may have gone down in the RXV naming meeting. They had a viable vaccine for RSV. So maybe they wanted to name it ex RSV. But they wanted it to be shorter. So they replaced the … Continue reading

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Maybe Boeing is Trying To Do Their Share in Evening Out Passenger Death Rates

Perhaps you have heard that the death rate per 100 million passenger miles varies greatly by method of transportation. This is true as shown by this linked graph. Basically the lowest that passenger cars dips to is 0.5 deaths per … Continue reading

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