Category Archives: Humour

Method Writing

Posted on 25 December 2021 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard of method acting where the actor tries to fully inhabit the space of their character. So this is less about acting and more about just doing what your character would do. Presumably this gives a more realistic … Continue reading →

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Giant Flying Space Phalluses

Posted on 18 December 2021 by Larry Russwurm

Jeff Bezos was so excited last year when he was brought the final designs for his New Shepard rocket. But one of his employees was disgruntled enough to say what everyone else was thinking. “So there’ll be giant flying space … Continue reading →

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The Thunder Bug

Posted on 11 December 2021 by Larry Russwurm

Lightning bugs are sometimes followed by the much slower thunder bugs. Indeed thunder bugs are so loud, they often scare away the faster lightning bugs. If they follow lightning bugs, why haven’t you heard them before when you have seen … Continue reading →

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Halloween’s Revenge

Posted on 4 December 2021 by Larry Russwurm

I’m so lightning fast that I thought of a Halloween post in December. While most would think that’s a couple months late, I claim it’s about 10 months early. But of course I won’t remember 10 months from now so … Continue reading →

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Affluenza Treatment

Posted on 6 November 2021 by Larry Russwurm

For this post I am going to use the second definition of affluenza listed at the link, because it is the one the public is more familiar with due to the trial of Ethan Couch in 2013. So affluenza is: … Continue reading →

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Big Net

Posted on 23 October 2021 by Larry Russwurm

One of the most useless things in sport is the basketball net. But Big Net has convinced us that we need this little extra in the game of basketball. Never mind that the game can be played exactly the same … Continue reading →

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Greater NYC Wants a Fourth NHL Team – The Reason Why May Surprise You

Posted on 16 October 2021 by Larry Russwurm

New York already has the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils in greater New York City. But there have been stirrings about a possible 4th team to make things even more interesting for a … Continue reading →

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Quota Time

Posted on 2 October 2021 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s say you’re an Ontario cop and you’ve got to make your quota of fines and tickets for the month. Of course you will deny up until your death bed that you have a quota, still, you would like to … Continue reading →

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Three Indians

Posted on 18 September 2021 by Larry Russwurm

It’s that time of year where we in the north talk about Indian summer. This outdated term is used because most people haven’t heard of a good replacement. But look how ridiculous the term is. For a real Indian summer … Continue reading →

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Premeditated Post

Posted on 11 September 2021 by Larry Russwurm

We’re all aware that murder of the premeditated kind is considered to be much worse by our justice system. I largely think it’s because the premeditated murderer is going to be harder to stop because planning usually makes things go … Continue reading →

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