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NEW YORK, NY - The first suspected case of angry chicken disease in the United States was reported Tuesday and threatens to devastate the country's $98 billion chicken soup industry.A Holstein chicken from a farm in Manhattan was found to have...

New York, NY - It was discovered yesterday that New York is, indeed, the center of the Universe. Pooling the resources of the American Astrophysics Association, NASA, and We Are The World (NYC, that is), the four-year study analyzed the...

I have been unable to verify the claim that this essay was written in a prestigious publication, but it is a witty use of twisted logic ..."Please make sure your read this carefully. It may change the way you think about your life and...

Whoever said, "You can't take it with you" was obviously not referring to a sense of humor ...Here is a list of actual epitaphs from departed souls who clearly had more to say than the time to say it, or from their next of kin, who...

History weaves its influence into pop culture via many avenues ...One of the strangest is the Viking influence on Star Trek, especially The Next Generation.Ever since that series found the airwaves, I've often wondered if one or more of its...

A centuries-old mystery has crossed my path again ...I mentioned in a recent article that there was a dispute in many academic quarters regarding the actual Viking deity being honored by the name, 'Friday.' The cold, hard fact is that...

If you've ever found yourself inching up on the car in front of you to read their bumper stickers, you're not alone. Bumper stickers are a means of proclaiming your views on life, politics, sports, your religious affiliation, and virtually...

The two main phrases in comedy writing are: "what if" and "anything goes". They are catalysts for generating funny ideas."What if" challenges your imagination and "anything goes" takes you beyond your...

My last piece I talked about associating or pairing up opposites to produce funny ideas. Now we associate SIMILARITY or CONGRUITY; by puting the same or similar objects, person or animals together to engender laughter.One good example is a pair of...

Somewhere on the Edge of Lake Trasimeno, Summer 2002Elliot ran along the muddy shoreline with his lanky body bouncing up and down as he pulled his feet from the mud. It was his first time in Italy and his excitement had gotten the best of him.