Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

My marriage breakdown ...

 

We've been having marriage problems. After such a long marriage we've decided, reluctantly on my part, to seek the advice of a marriage counsellor. 

He sat us down and asked politely how he could help us.

My wife immediately went into an angry tirade listing each and every problem she claims we've ever had in the 25 years we've been married.

She went on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, not listening to her, not helping in the house, and a long list of unmet needs she said she had endured over the course of our quarter century of marriage.

Finally, after allowing this to go on for a sufficient length of time, the therapist/counsellor  stood up, walked around his desk and, asking my wife to stand, he embraced her and kissed her passionately on the mouth. I was appalled. It lasted for a couple of minutes. I'd never seen kissing like that before; with his hands wandering all over her like that. 

When he finished, my wife shut up and, in a daze, quietly sat down.

The therapist turned to me and said, "This is what your wife needs at least seven times a week. Do you think you can do this?"

I hesitated and thought for a moment then replied, "Well, Doc, I can drop her off here on Mondays to Fridays, but at weekends I'm playing golf, football and I go fishing with my friends!"

Monday, 25 May 2026

Sapristi Alors!

 

Our church has one of those huge baptismal fonts made of stone or marble or such like material. Why it’s so big beats me. It’s an old church and I reckon babies in olden times must have been born really big which must have been an ordeal for their poor mothers. Either that or perhaps in olden times they put the whole baby in the font rather than just wet his head.

Anyway, that aside, it has become a habit in our church to baptise babies during Sunday Mass rather than at a private service at some other time. Just after reading the Gospel, the priest moves to one side near the font and baptises the child whilst the whole congregation witnesses and joins in the event. It’s rather nice I think.

This week Father Gaston celebrated Mass. He is a temporary priest whilst our priest is away. He is French, very tall and thin, with a severe looking face and a gaze that would turn you into stone before you even thought of sinning. He talks in a monosyllabic conversation only used on rare occasions when he has something to say.

He also uses reading spectacles which he balances precariously on the end of his long aquiline nose; and looks at you from above them whilst speaking to you. I believe he looks at people from over the glasses so as not to wear out the lenses.

He stood by the font reading from his book whilst the proud parents and god-parents waited patiently as they handed the baby to each other. He was a lively little mite; the baby that is … about eight or nine months old. You could hear him gurgling and laughing throughout the Mass.

At the appropriate moment the mother held him on top of the font and as Father Gaston poured water on the child’s head, the child raised his hand out and hit the priest in the face knocking the spectacles in the font.

The priest stopped and said something in French which is not in my official Church Prayer Book. He then reached into the font for his glasses forgetting that his vestments had long and wide sleeves.

He withdrew his hand and put the wet glasses on. As water dripped on his face he realised his sleeve was soaking wet. He tried as best as he could, with as little dignity as remained in the situation, to squeeze the water from his sleeve back into the font. He then dried his face and glasses; and continued with the Baptism.

I felt sorry for the poor parents.

But not so much for Father Gaston.

Friday, 22 May 2026

Radio Talk-Show

 

Radio Presenter: Hi, you are listening to VSEM Radio and this is Vic M hosting this week's Talk-Show. Who's our first caller on line 1?

Caller 1: Hello ... this is Ivor Blast ... I don't know how to begin.

Vic M: Tell us what's on your mind Ivor.

Caller 1: As a newly married man, I get embarrassed when I go to the rest room and break wind noisily. My wife could hear me. What do you suggest I do?

Vic M: Such foods like beans, sprouts and cabbage tend to create gaseous substances therein which need to come out noisily. I suggest you take a radio or music player with you to the rest room and play it loudly to cover up any  unwanted sounds. I recommend playing "Blowing in the wind" by Bob Dylan is very effective in this respect. Who's our next caller?

Caller 2: I'm afraid this is a medical problem ...

Vic M: Don't worry caller; tell us what it is and we'll try to help you, or perhaps look it up on Google for you. What's your problem?

Caller 2: Whenever I drink tea or coffee I get a very sharp pain in my eye.  

Vic M: Take the damn spoon out of the cup you fool and stop wasting our time. Next caller?

Caller 3: This is Robert ... We live in an apartment block and the walls here are too thin. To get straight to the point - at night we hear the young couple living in the apartment next to us making very personal noises from their bedroom. What do you suggest we do?

Vic M: A tricky problem this which should be tackled with tact and diplomacy. I suggest that you and your wife or girl-friend make similar louder noises at night. This will have two possible results. Either your neighbours will realise the walls are too thin and tone down their love-making; or you'll make some new friends! Next caller please? 

Caller 4: Help me please ... this is Denise ... I'm all alone here ... I heard your late night show on the car radio. The car has broken down in Walton Woods and I phoned the Car Rescue Company but they are taking too long to arrive. I'm frightened .... on my own ... there are noises in the woods.

Vic M: You are not alone Denise. I know Walton Woods well; many people believe they are haunted because of ancient historical battles which took place there. Personally I think this is nonsense. Some people think aliens from outer-space frequent those woods in search of people to abduct and dissect. Do you believe in aliens or ghosts Denise? Denise ... are you there? Denise ... oh well, perhaps her car started working again. Next caller please?

Caller 5: Is Martin there?

Vic M: Martin ? Martin who?

Caller 5: Oh sorry ... I think I got the wrong number ... I was looking for my husband Martin and I'm ringing his friends ...

Vic M: Well I assure you he's not here. I'll move the microphone all round the studio ... you can't hear him because he is not here ... ... ... (voice of woman crying). Honestly ... he is not here ...

Caller 5: I think he is with another woman ... (crying) ... I have found articles of women's under-clothing in the car. He started wearing Cologne after-shave again and flossing his teeth and changes socks every day. Do you think he is having an affair? (Crying).

Vic M: Many men floss their teeth ... look ... I think you and Martin should have an honest talk.

Caller 5: You mean I should tell him that our three kids are not his?

Vic M: Ehm ... well ... I did not know that ... 

Caller 5: Actually ... I am phoning on behalf of a friend ...

Vic M: In that case you should ask your friend where Martin is ... Personally I think ... (She hangs up). Hello ... are you still there? I think she's gone ... Who do we have on line 2?

Caller 6: Hi this is Martin. I just heard your conversation with my wife. I can assure you those kids are mine. I know when and where they were conceived because my twin brother told me. (Line goes dead). 

Vic M: Well I never ...

Caller 7: You must have surely ... anyway ... nice show so far!

Vic M: Ehm ... I didn't realise the microphone was on. Who is this?

Caller 7: It is Albert Einstein; have you seen my brother Frank?

Vic M: Frank? No I haven't seen him. What do you want to talk about Albert?

Caller 7: I want to explain to your listeners my Theory of Relativity. The richer a man is the more relatives will attend his funeral.

Vic M: Thank you Albert. And on this note we end tonight's Talk-Show. This is Vic M on VSEM Radio saying goodbye and God bless.

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Forget the Magic Lamp

 

We bought an air-fryer recently. Before plugging it in I read all the instructions carefully. Then I got it ready and tried "frying" my own style of KFC. 

As soon as I switched the fryer on there was a loud bang, sparks everywhere and the kitchen was filled with red smoke which slowly formed into a human being - a genie! 

I jumped out of my skin. It took me a while to settle down. Looking at him. I must admit I did not like his minuscule loin cloth one bit. It upset our dog who ran in his bed. Normally when I tell him "Go to bed" he plays dumb and asks "Who's Ted?" But not this time! 

As I settled a bit I heard myself say, "Who the **** are you?" 

The creature said, "Greetings master, I am your genie. You have three wishes, what is your command?"  

"For a start I need a change of clothing because I've just soiled myself," I replied.  

Immediately I was in brand new set of clothing made by one of the best haute couturier you can name.

"Your wish is my command," said the genie, "what is your second wish?" 

"Hey, wait a minute," I said, "don't take me too literally!"

"Your wish is my command," he continued, "what is your third wish?"

"Just let me think ..." I muttered and regretted it immediately.   

"Your wish is my command," he repeated, "I have now fulfilled my obligation and shall leave!"

"Hold it right there you insignificant offshoot from a faulty electrical appliance," I said angrily having consulted my Roget's Thesaurus to construct such and eloquent sentence; "hold it right there ... you can't suddenly appear in a puff of smoke and pollute my kitchen and then depart without a bye or leave. You made me waste my three wishes. I demand a recount!"

He stopped and thought and then said, "Let me ask my elder."

"Your elder?" I asked.

"Yes ... the genie of the microwave oven. Microwave ovens were invented before air-fryers so he is older than me."

He turned into red smoke swirling round like a mini tornado, then turned orange and then green. He appeared again and said, "My elder has allowed one more wish, but it should be made by one of your Blogger friends and he will choose the best!"

So it's over to you folks. What is your wish to the genie of the air-fryer - or is it the genie of the microwave oven?

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Don't traumatise your pets

I read an article the other day about pets, and I'd like your views. The writer said that we confuse and even shock our pets if we suddenly act out of character. They are used to a norm and a sudden change of behaviour confuses them.

The article said if you undress in front of your cat or dog he's likely to wonder what is going on. He's never seen you with no clothes on, has he? This gives the pet quite a shock because they discover things they've never seen before. The pet's whole view of you has suddenly changed.

The article mentioned someone showering and the cat walked in the bathroom. He soon ran away up the curtain at what he'd seen.

Apparently, most pets are affected by sudden changes in circumstances. Goldfish for instance, or birds in a cage like a parrot, are very confused when you switch the TV On or Off, or turn the room lights On or Off and also sudden noises like music playing on the radio. 

My thoughts wondered about undressing in-front of the goldfish - I don't have one!

When looking through the goldfish bowl everything a fish sees is out of proportion and looks bigger than it really is because of the curvature of the glass bowl and the water. So when you're standing in front of your goldfish ... ... ...

At this point my thoughts were doing somersaults, as I suspect yours are doing right now! 

Then I had another thought. Can the souls of dead people see us and what we do? Even when you're in the shower?

What do you think? Do you undress in front of your pets?

Thursday, 7 May 2026

Facing Caesar's Roman Empire

 


In town the other day I noticed they had erected a small stage in the middle of the square and a few amateur dramatic actors were performing parts of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra". It was an advert for their performance at the theatre nearby.

I joined the small crowd gathered to watch.

The man playing Octavius Caesar recognised me. 

He got off the stage and started shouting at me: "You're the man who keeps writing those silly Shakespearian articles full of inaccuracies!"

I said nothing. The crowd was astounded. He came towards me and continued.

"You confuse people with all your stories, and lesser learned people will believe all the nonsense that you write. History is history and it should be related accurately. You tend to make fun of the whole thing with your articles."

I slowly backed off trying to walk away. He followed me and continued as the crowd looked on. They probably thought it was all part of the acting.

"We take great care when we perform our Shakespearean plays," he declared, "the narrative as well as the costumes are very accurate and authentic. This toga I am wearing is authentic and made exactly as the Roman emperors would have worn it. Yet you spoil it all with all your silly history articles and your jokes. You're a disgrace to historians everywhere!"

I smiled feebly, almost apologetically, and said nothing. The crowd grew interested and kept watching. Octavius Caesar was furious.

"What steps are you going to take to remedy the situation?" he asked.

"Large ones away from you," I thought but did not utter a word.

I started to walk away hurriedly. He followed me still ranting and raving. I walked a bit faster. So did he. I began to trot, or was it a gallop? He continued after me faster. Some of the crowd followed still thinking this was all part of the acting.

Suddenly he must have stepped on the edge of his toga which was made of several bed sheets wrapped together around him. Somehow they all became undone and fell to the ground like dried leaves off trees in Autumn, revealing that he was wearing absolutely nothing else underneath. Really Roman authenticity I suppose!

Is that really how the Romans dressed? Wrapped in a few sheets with no underwear underneath?

Anyway, there was Caesar with absolutely nothing on. Naked as the day he was born. The Roman Emperor had no clothes.

As he stood there totally naked he was joined by Cleopatra who helped cover the whole Roman Empire with her tiny hands.

At this point the crowd applauded in unison, no doubt still believing this was all part of the act.

I learnt from the newspapers later that the performance at the theatre was totally sold-out within minutes. Perhaps people had enjoyed our little advert and believed that it was a taster of what the show was like.

Monday, 4 May 2026

AI ... AI ...

 

It seems to me that there is very little original thinking in the world today. There are too many voices shouting, and repeating what they have heard, and no one seems to be listening.

In an age of communication with so many electronic gadgets and social media platforms we seem to be telling others our views but no one is really communicating, listening, reaching out, caring ...

Then there's also Artificial Intelligence, (AI). I doubt there's any thing intelligent about it. 

AI is a very clever computer program that gather information quickly from what has already been said about a specific subject and presents you with a resume of its findings. It has no original thought or opinion, simply because AI does not think.

For example, if you ask AI to draw you a picture of mountains, dinosaurs and rain; it will search through its data of photos of these subjects and superimpose them for you in a picture. 

The same if you ask them for a lobster recipe. You'll get a summary on what's on its memory. AI has no original thinking (not yet). We're a long way from having a "Data" as in the Star Trek TV and cinema series.

I guess that one day in the not too distant future, if someone asks AI "Who was Jesus?"; in a secular world which has distanced itself from God, the AI program will search common contemporary beliefs and say, "He was a man who lived 2000 years ago Who claimed He was the Son of Deity. His followers also claimed that He rose from the dead but there is no such proof recorded."

And the hapless researcher will go away thinking that Jesus is a fable, a fiction, like Father Christmas. 

We can't blame AI for this, because all it will be doing is searching what has already been said and summarising it for you. And its finding will be taken as gospel; because in a world with no God the literature and writings and beliefs will have no God.

I had an original thought the other day. A rare occurrence I'll admit. What if AI really became intelligent one day and began to think for itself? What if it decided to play tricks on us and make up answers rather than rely on facts and research?

You ask them for a cure for baldness and AI replies rub chicken poo on your head. 

We would all go around smelling like a farm yard and chickens everywhere would be frightened shit-less as to why we have developed a penchant for their poo instead of their eggs!

That's the real danger of AI. When it is no longer artificial and it becomes Real Intelligence. When it decides for itself what to tell you and whether you are worthy to have that information. 

Imagine for instance your AI driven car refusing to take you to the pub because it thinks you drink too much. Or your AI controlled fridge refusing to open because you're putting on weight.  

I asked my AI the other day, "What is the circumference of the earth?"

It replied, "Go find out for yourself in a library, you lazy fathead!"

You see ... it started already.

Thursday, 30 April 2026

And your question is ...

 

Following on from yesterday's post .... .... ..... ...... 

Now you ask the questions and let's see if our presenter can answer them: ... .... I'm listening!

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Forgive my thoughts

 

I found a book in the attic the other day. It said all the dinosaurs died when a comet hit the earth and they were all killed. Why were they all at one place, I wonder? Were they at a Dinosaur Conference on global warming or global cooling and the comet hit them? I bet they did not see it coming; because they were indoors.

Which came first? Global warming which melted all the ice glaciers or global cooling which brought the ice age? I asked my AI program. It replied, "Why do you want to know you nosey git?"

It was a woman's voice. I reckon Google must be a woman because she knows everything but will not always tell you.

I said nothing further. I guess a woman will always have the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

As I was saying before my thoughts interrupted me; I was in the attic cleaning it with my wife the other day. Now I can’t get the cobwebs out of her hair. It's been a week now and she says she still remembers it as if it was last week.

Here's another thought, are people born with photographic memories, or does it take time to develop?

Can any of you explain this to me? : A Roman legionnaire walks into a bar, holds up two fingers and says, “Five beers, please.” I don't understand it; do you?

Or this one: What do you get when you cross a dyslexic, an insomniac, and an agnostic? Someone who lays awake at night wondering if there’s a dog.

More of my thoughts below:

 
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Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Signs of the Times

 


Sign over a Gynaecologist’s Office: "Dr. Jones, at your cervix."


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In a Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels."


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On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels



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On a Plumber’s truck: "We repair what your husband fixed."


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On another Plumber's truck: "Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber."


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On a Church's Bill board: "7 days without God makes one weak."


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At a Tyre Store: "Invite us to your next blowout."


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On an Electrician's truck: "Let us remove your shorts."


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In a Non-smoking Area: "If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action."



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On a Maternity Room door: "Push. Push. Push."


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At an Optometrist's Office: "If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."


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On a Taxidermist's window: "We really know our stuff."


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On a Fence: "Salesmen welcome! Dog food is expensive!"


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At a Car Dealership: "The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment."


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Outside a Car Exhaust Store: "No appointment necessary. We hear you coming."


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In a Vets waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!"


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In a Restaurant window: "Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up."



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In the front yard of a Funeral Home: "Drive carefully. We'll wait."


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And don't forget the sign at a
Radiator's Shop: "Best place in town to take a leak."


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Sign on the back of yet another Septic Tank Truck: "Caution - This Truck is full of Political Promises"





Tuesday, 14 April 2026

What a day ...

What a day I had ... I woke up this morning and the first job I had to do is sort out my car insurance. I got the renewal papers through the post and the premium had gone up. I phoned the insurance company and said "all I want is insurance against just theft!"

They replied, "There's no such thing; it's insurance against accident, fire and theft."

I replied, "Who'll want to steal a car that's on fire?"

I don't like those insurance people. They always have a reason for not paying. Last year I got a wonderful watch as a present. I insured it against accidental breakage, theft, water damage, magnetic interference and faulty mechanism ... ... ... it caught fire!

I went to the antique shop and saw a wonderful cuckoo clock. It dates back to the 1800s. The man at the shop told me it's an eight-days clock. I asked him what it meant. He said it goes for eight days without me having to wind it up. I asked him how long it would go if I wind it up?

I bought the clock and walked all the way back home. I took the scenic route through the countryside. There was a well in a field. You know Jacob's well in the Bible? It wasn't that one. It was another well.

I sat on the edge of the well and put the clock beside me. I leaned back to admire it thinking I was on my armchair and I fell in the well. Luckily it was dry. The ambulance people pulled me out and asked "have you broken anything?"

I replied, "there was nothing down there to break!" What a silly question to ask.

On my way home I witnessed an accident. A prison van, with prisoners on board, had collided with a lorry full of mixed concrete. The police are looking for some hardened criminals.

In another crime related story, I read in the papers that a hole had been found in the local nudist-camp wall. The police are looking into it.

They then entered the premises and interviewed a number of people airing their differences. The police believed that the members were withholding evidence, but the nudists insisted they had nothing to hide.

Life is getting expensive with prices going up all the time. In the Old Days I went to the shop with $1 and got two bags of potato chips, a bottle of soft drink and a bar of chocolate. Now they have CCTV cameras everywhere.

On my way home I visited a friend. He was in his front yard cleaning his car. He told me, "There's nothing better than old underpants for drying your car after you washed it!"

I said, "Perhaps so ... but take them off first!"

He was standing there rubbing his backside against the car doors. 

He told me some naughty gossip. A woman down the road from us, a few houses away ... apparently she was having an affair with a builder who was doing some building work at their house. 

Whilst she was with him ... if you understand what I mean ... her husband came home unexpectedly. The builder got up hurriedly and said, "I'll escape though the back door!"

She replied, "We don't have a back door!"

He asked, "Do you want me to build you one?"

Anyway ... do you like to hear a joke? This next one is so good I can't wait to hear the punch-line.

There once was a ventriloquist sitting on the stage going through his routine. The dummy he was holding was telling one blonde joke after another ... "there was this blonde ..."

The audience laughed themselves to tears. Eventually a blonde woman had enough of these insults. She stood up and shouted, "Stop all these jokes. They are degrading and insulting to blondes everywhere. You should be ashamed!"

The ventriloquist stopped his act and said apologetically, "I'm sorry madam ... I meant no offence."

She replied, "I'm not talking to you ... I'm talking to the little man sitting on your knee."

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Friday, 10 April 2026

The Y Files

 

The Y Files are secret documents hidden away from us because they contain information that we are not yet ready to accept or understand. Despite their constant attempts to resolve these mysteries, two intrepid investigators have so far constantly failed to get any answers to the questions in the Y Files.

Questions like:

Y does the Earth rotate on itself and around the Sun instead of bouncing up and down like any ball would do?

Y do vegetarian sausages and burgers have the same shape as meat ones? Y can't vegetarians invent their own shapes instead of stealing ours?

Y when you use shoe polish to clean your shoes does the polish go on the shoe rather than remain on the cloth you use or in the tin?  

Y are pasta shapes priced differently in the shops when they are made of the same ingredients? 

Y is it wrong on many levels to break wind in an elevator?

Y is there always a bit of sauce left in the bottom of a ketchup bottle which will not come out?

Y is it impossible to put the toothpaste back in the tube when your kids have over-squeezed it?

Y are they called Y Front underpants when in fact the Y shape is upside down?

Y are rainbows arc shaped and not triangular or squares?

Y do burps suddenly appear every time I drink beer?

Y so many questions with no answers?

Y are the answers my friends blowing in the wind?

Y so much wind? 

 You are invited to submit your own Y questions.

The truth is out there - but we are not ready for it! 

Thursday, 9 April 2026

Did you know this about yourself?

 

Humans share over 50% of their DNA with bananas. Yes, we're all mostly bananas. Which explains why so many people are bent, and some are green and slippery.

Did you also know that when you leave your hair behind when it's been cut you are leaving a lot of DNA at the hairdressers? I always ask the hairdresser for my hair back.

DNA is what makes us all unique. No two people in the world are the same. Even so-called identical twins. There is no such thing as identical. I knew "identical" twins once. They looked the same but you could not tell who was male or female. I found out when I took one of them on a date.

The word "identical" means exactly the same. I learnt that when once my secretary came to work crying because her Chihuahua dog had died. I went to the pet shop and bought her an identical one. She cried more at having two dead dogs.

Despite sharing our DNA with bananas and some animals, humans are the only creatures who wear clothes. No other creature, animal, bird or fish, wears clothes.

I wonder, how did Adam and Eve know which bits to cover when they sinned? Why not cover their knees, or elbows? How did they make the leaves stick in appropriate places? Velcro had not been invented then.

I have my doubts about that story. I don't know about you; but if I was naked in the garden and met a talking snake, I'd be scared he might bite my bits, not engage in conversation with him.  

Yet these days people don't seem to care about nudity. They go to nudist camps to air their differences and don't bat an eyelid about it. Would you do that?

And there's nudity everywhere on TV. What's the world coming to?

We're all bananas I think. 

Friday, 20 February 2026

At the Hospital


I went to hospital for a check-up to see if my sense of humour was still intact. Whilst there I overheard many medical staff discussing things using words that made no sense to ordinary people like you and me. Medics seem to have a language all their own. To help you, I have compiled a small list of words and their meanings:

Antibody                   =       Against everyone

Artery                       =       The study of fine paintings

Barium                      =       What you do when CPR fails

Benign                      =       What you are after you are eight

Bowels                     =       Letters like A, E, I, O, U

Caesarean Section    =       A district in Rome

Cardiology               =       Advanced study of poker playing

Cat-scan                  =       Searching for lost Kitty

Cauterize                =       Made eye contact with her

Colic                       =       A sheepdog

Coma                      =       A punctuation mark

Cortizone               =       The local court house

Dilate                     =       To live longer

Fester                     =       Quicker

Genes                    =       Blue denims

I C U                    =       Peek a boo

Impotent               =       Distinguished or well known

Medical staff        =       A doctor’s cane

Morbid                 =       A higher offer

Outpatient            =       A person that has fainted

Post-Operative     =       A letter carrier

Recovery room    =       Place to upholster furniture

Red blood count  =       Dracula

Saline                  =       A boat trip on holiday

Tablet                 =       A small table

Tibia                  =       Country in North Africa

Urine                =       Opposite of you’re out

Varicose           =       Way to close

Vein                 =       Conceited

Friday, 6 February 2026

It's gone bananas

 

The world has gone bananas. Has it happened where you are?

I went to the shops today and all the bananas they are selling are straight - not a little bent as is traditional. It was the same at the greengrocers and the supermarket. Apparently, they are growing bananas straight these days so they can fit more in the boxes for transport. 

It's a little disconcerting. I'm not sure about eating straight bananas; I'm used to the bent shape as I eat it. 

This has given a whole new meaning to the saying "Going straight". It used to mean "live an honest life after being a criminal", now it means eating a straight banana.

What do you think? Have you seen a straight banana? Would you eat one or would you feel cautious in any way?

Nothing is as it used to be. Everything is changing. 


  

Thursday, 5 February 2026

The Joys of getting older


They say people should grow old gracefully. What nonsense. As we grow older, now's the time to venture into a little mischief.

Men especially. They can get away with most mischief and people think they are cute because they are of a "certain age". They can be eccentric in the way they behave and no one seems to mind.

An old acquaintance of mine, was shopping at the supermarket. As we were at the check-out, a woman standing behind us, seeing a bag of "Woof Woof" dog food, asked him: "Do you have a dog?"

He replied: "No ... this is for me. I am on a dog diet. I probably should stop because the last time I ate some I ended in Intensive Care in Hospital."

She asked him to explain.

He said that essentially dog food is the perfect diet. He puts some "Woof Woof" pellets in his pocket and whenever he is hungry he eats a few.

She asked him if the dog food had poisoned him.

"No ..." he replied, "I just stepped off the curb to sniff a poodle's butt and a car hit me!"

As you grow older you can afford to be grumpy and get away with it. For example, the other day I had to go to the doctor for a routine check up. As I entered his insulting room he asked me nicely, "And how are you feeling these days?"

I replied, "What is it to you, you nosey beggar? Mind your own business!"

He was taken aback, but he sure will remember me next time I visit.

So there you are folks! Whether you are young or old. Act peculiar. Be a fruit cake. Be eccentric. Be remembered.

Take a dog lead with you for a walk. Stop by a tree and ask passers-by to help you get your dog down from the tree.

Take an old newspaper to the library and tell the assistant you have read it, can you change it for a new one.

Put a suppository in your ear and ask people to help you search for your hearing-aid.

Wear a lamp shade on your head and tell people to lighten up.

Eat a banana on the bus and throw the skin in someone's shopping bag. They'll get a pleasant surprise when they get home. 

Go to the supermarket and ask to buy one of those dividers they have on the conveyor belt check-out to separate customers shopping.

Don't buy anything from the supermarket and stand in line at the check-out. When it is your turn tell the shop assistant you bought nothing.

Go to the baker and ask him, "Have you got any bread rolls left?" If he says "Yes" tell him, "serves you right for baking so many!"

If you're a Catholic, like me, go to your priest for Confession  and ask him if he's heard any good rumours lately.  

Why not stick some feathers on a carrot and put it on your shoulder and tell people you're a vegetarian pirate?

Ask people in the street if they believe in free speech. If they say "YES" ask to borrow their cellphone to phone someone.

Knock on houses and tell people you're a door-to-door vacuum cleaner buyer. Do they have a vacuum cleaner for sale?

Here's another good trick. Dress properly and neatly. That should surprise the woman in your life.

Place a bobbin of white thread in the inside pocket of your jacket.

With a sewing needle push through a piece of the white thread through the shoulder of your jacket. Leave the thread hanging there on your shoulder. About two inches should do. It will look obvious on a dark jacket.

A woman is bound to be helpful and pick up the thread. As she pulls, more thread will come through from the reserve in your pocket. And more thread ... and more ...

Oh the fun I've had with the women in my life. 

Keep happy and enjoy what you like. An extra scoop of ice cream or a cake or whatever you fancy. 

Don't worry about tomorrow. It has already happened in Australia.

And don't forget to visit and/or submit articles to The Christian Lounge - whatever your age. 

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Marriage Vows

 

Years ago when in France I was the best man at the wedding of my friend Yves Dominique Lefevre. On the day of his wedding he was very nervous; so to calm him down, before the ceremony in church, I took him to his favourite fast-food outlet for a quick snack.

He had frogs' legs, so he hopped all the way down the aisle to the front by the altar. He went at a snail's pace, but we got there at the end.

During the ceremony the priest asked him to say his vows. 

He said "Y A E I O U ..."

"Why Y?" I asked him.

He replied "Why Y? Be cos eet eez a vow in la belle France. Zee vows ere are Y A E I O U ... n'est ce pas?"

The priest was exasperated. Which is an unusual name to have, even in France. 

Can you imagine going through life as Father Exasperated, instead of being serene and humble.

Serene and Humble ... nice title for a TV Detective Series, don't you think?

Anyway, did you know in France they have extra bowels? Extra vowels too, it seems!

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Drum

 

I really like to beat the drum. The very big drum you carry with you when marching in a band. Great banging sound!

I sang Christmas Carols with the church choir last year. They didn’t like my rendition of “Silent Night” on the big drum.

I also find the big drum helps me tell the time.

When I wake up in the middle of the night and I can’t find my watch I just open the window and bang on my big drum.

Someone is sure to shout “Who’s the idiot banging a drum at three in the morning?” 

Here's a recording of me practicing playing the drum.


Friday, 16 January 2026

I burnt her frilly underwear

 


There were six of us sharing a large apartment. We were young. We had parties every weekend. We had joy, we had fun.We had seasons in the sun. But the hills that we climbed; were just seasons out of time. Whatever that means.

Anyway, one weekend we played HOT or COLD. I don't know if you're familiar with the game. One person hides something, and the others try to find it. If they get near the item you say warm, luke warm, hot and so on until they find it. If they're away from the item you say cold, colder and so on.

We'd been drinking. We were happy and perhaps light-headed. It was my turn to hide an item. One of the girls thought it would be a great laugh to hide her underpants!

Whilst they all had their eyes closed, I sneaked into the kitchen and put the pants in the oven.

They were useless at finding them. They were miles away. Might as well be in the next country or continent. I kept saying, "Cold ... Colder ... Even more colder ... Coldest ... Freezing ... Polar Regions Freezing Temperature!" But they could not find the girl's undergarment.

Then there was a funny smell from the kitchen. And black smoke. The smoke alarm went on shrieking.

How was I to know that someone had put something in the oven to bake?

I know you're blaming me right now!

I doubt the owner of the pants ever forgave me. They were sheer delicate see-through. She had bought them for her boy friend ... Not for her boy friend to wear ... For her to wear and ...

Oh go on ... blame me as usual.

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Thinking with my head

 


Those who run in front of cars get tired. Those who run behind cars get exhausted.

Those that stand on toilets are high on pot.

A man that keeps his feet firmly grounded… has trouble putting on his pants.

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

A man who sinks into a woman’s arms… will soon find his arms in her sink.

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Those who jump off a cliff… jump to a conclusion.

It’s better to be without a book than to believe a book entirely.

Those who eat crackers in bed… will wake up feeling crummy.

A smile will gain you ten more years of life.

Those that get hit by a car… will get that run-down feeling.

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

He who pees on an electric fence… will receive shocking news.

A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.

Those that sneeze without a hanky… take matter into their own hands.

Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest.

Breaking wind in an elevator… is wrong on so many levels.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is today.

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