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Famous Last Words

July 3, 2021 Geoff Fun

Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.Karl Marx, philosopher. I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.Humphrey[…]

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Punning around with Tom Swifties

July 12, 2020 Geoff Fun

Tom Swifties are puns that turn adverbs into punchlines.

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15 Polite Ways to Say Someone is Stupid

April 17, 2020 Geoff For Readers

The lights are on, but no one’s home. If his brain was dynamite there wouldn’t be enough to blow his[…]

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Don’t Boss Hugo!

March 6, 2020 Geoff Fun

Why comedian Joe Lycett changed his name to Hugo Boss – and some of the hilarious fallout.

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Four Candles

January 28, 2020 Geoff Fun, Language

Here’s a blast from the past to brighten your day …

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Cross-eyed bears and friendly ants

November 19, 2019 Geoff Fun, Language

My late mother thought Gladly was rather a nice name for a bear, but as a child she could never[…]

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5 Rules to Remember

February 25, 2019 Geoff Fun

1. Money can’t by happiness, but it can make misery a lot more comfortable. 2, Forgive your enemies, but remember[…]

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12 Odd Idioms

February 8, 2019 Geoff Fun, Language

Some years ago, a German friend – who speaks very good English – was visiting New Zealand and boarded a[…]

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Classic Literature as Fortune Cookie Fortunes

January 14, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Fun

A Christmas Carol: You will become better acquainted with a coworker. Frankenstein: A friend is a present you give yourself.[…]

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30 awful analogies

July 24, 2015 Geoff Fun

As Abraham Lincoln once said, “The problem with the internet is that you can’t always rely on it’s accuracy.” The[…]

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