Category Archives: Humorousness

Humorousness- A Full Year of Jeers, Sneers, and Cheers

Posted on January 3, 2018 by tomdwyer

Our world changes around us every day and in some very scary ways. Of course it’s always been that way, and if these shocks are now scarier and more frequent… well, Humor is still our best defense. None of us … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Dec-Jan, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged april fools, humor, humorousness, ignobel, jokes, pranks | Comments Off

Humorousness- Anniversaries… the ultimate setup for jokes

Posted on November 17, 2017 by tomdwyer

It’s a rare person who escapes our shop without hearing Service Advisor Dean’s joke about “The Three Rings of Marriage… the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffer-ring.” Anniversaries are such a rich source of jokes because, no matter … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Oct-Nov, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged anniversaries, anniversary, humor, humorousness, jokes | Comments Off

Humorousness- Recognizing the IgNobelity with our own Quiz

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

It’s Humorousness time again, and for this slightly odd newsletter that means Science time. In September the Annals of Improbable Research held the 27th First Annual Ig® Nobel Prize Ceremony and Lectures to announce its Ig Nobel Prizes, awarded for “ten unusual or … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, humor, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged contest, economics, fluid dynamics, humor, humorousnesses, ignobel, ignobel prize, medicine | Comments Off

Humorousness- Boy Scouting in the Trumpocracy PLUS- Our first Humorousness contest!

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

If you’re a fan of dark humor then the daily string of cringe-inducing facepalms from the Trump administration can be its own kind of fun. Nothing exemplifies this more than Trump’s recent abuse of 40,000 boys at the 2017 Boy … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 June and July, humor, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Politics | Tagged boy scouts, humor, humorousness, trump | Comments Off

Humorousness- Stories of OTHER people’s idiocy

Posted on April 28, 2017 by tomdwyer

Do you ever look around yourself and wonder if you’re the only sane person left on the planet? The truth is you are. Humorousness this month is dedicated to (theoretically true) stories to support that conclusion. They come from various … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 April, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged humor, humorousness, idiots, other peoples idiocy | Comments Off

The April Fools’ Pranks You’ll Absolutely Need

Posted on March 22, 2017 by tomdwyer

April Fool’s Day is this Saturday. No, really! Don’t go into a battle of wits unarmed… prepare yourself with these pranks! 31 of the Best Office Pranks & Practical Jokes to Pull on Your Work Buddies– HubSpot 10 Amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Feb Mar NL, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged april fools, humor, humorousness, jokes, pranks | Comments Off

Humorousness- Laughing our way through 2016

Posted on January 11, 2017 by tomdwyer

C’mon, how hard can it be to write a humor column? Go online, download a couple jokes, and BOOM, it writes itself! Think again. You may be surprised to hear this but the Intertubes are full of less-than-appropriate humor, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 January, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged humor, humorousness, wrapup | Comments Off

Humorousness- Christmas Lists

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

What’s on your Holiday list this year? Probably not most of the things on these lists, ripped directly from the slightly dated Top-10 List vaults of David Letterman… Least Popular Holiday TV Specials 10 – “The Gingrich That Stole Christmas” … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 December, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged christmas, christmas carols, christmas humor, christmas tree, david letterman, holiday, holiday TV specials, humor, humorousness, santa, santa pick-up lines | Comments Off

Late Night Elections

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Whatever else the election has been, it’s been fodder for late night comedy, and uniformly it’s been anti-Trump. They, like so much of the country had been looking forward with ambivalence to a Clinton presidency but convinced they’d dodged the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 November, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged conan obrien, election, humor, humorousness, james corden, kate mckinnon, samantha bee, seth meyers, snl, stephen colbert, trevor noah, trump, trump victory | Comments Off

Humorousness- SNL Tackles the Presidential Debates

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tomdwyer

The entire 2016 Presidential election campaign could qualify for our Humorousness column, but one gem from a rich mine of Humorousness rose to the top. Saturday Night Live started their 42nd season hot on the heels of one of the … Continue reading →