Tag Archives: humor

What if real life was like World Cup soccer?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by [email protected]

To celebrate the end of the World Cup, get your teeth into this. Fourgrounds Film from Canada speculates on what life would be like if it were like World Cup soccer. Inspired.  

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A GREAT WEEK FOR THE YEAR WE SEIZED THE DAY

Posted on March 29, 2014 by [email protected]

This month CoolGus released THE YEAR WE SEIZED THE DAY here in the US and last week it got into the top 100 on Amazon. It’s a book I co-authored with my great friend, Elizabeth Best, about our journey along … Continue reading →

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WHY KISSING IS GOOD FOR YOU

Posted on February 27, 2014 by [email protected]

Kissing is good for you. Could it be true? There’s so many things we love, from chocolate to chips, sirloin to Southern Comfort, that are bad for us. So can making out … make us healthy? It seems it can. … Continue reading →

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ARE YOU IN DANGER OF HAVING AN ARACHNOLEPTIC FIT?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by [email protected]

I’m writing a series about Shakespeare right now. Did you know that he introduced something like several thousand words into the English language that had never been used before? The one constant of all languages is change; neologisms appear all … Continue reading →

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So yew want to bee a riter?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by [email protected]

Last week we took a look at some of the entrants in the Bulwer Lytton contest. They were all, you’ll agree, very good at being very bad. But they were trying to be awful. What about the writers who weren’t? … Continue reading →

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9 GREAT WRITING TIPS PLUS … WHY ‘THE GREAT GATSBY’ WASN’T ‘THE GREAT GATSBY!!’

Posted on October 21, 2013 by [email protected]

There’s a lot of great writing advice out there on the Net … there’s also some that I think it is a bit suspect. I prefer to listen to the guys with the runs on the board. Even then, I … Continue reading →

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CELINE DION’S HOT DOGS GO ON

Posted on October 16, 2013 by [email protected]

This guy always has me creased up on the floor. If you’re not from the UK, you might have some difficulty at first with the accent, but it’s worth hanging in, he’s a very funny man: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIOf5zvdArQ&w=420&h=315]   Personally, I … Continue reading →

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THE DANCING QUEEN WAITING FOR A BUS

Posted on September 17, 2013 by [email protected]

They say we should ‘sing like no one’s listening, dance like no one’s watching … This lady does just that. Love it! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9cd0ortxu0&w=560&h=315] And happiness IS not just its own reward. She landed a professional role in a musical soon … Continue reading →

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WHY YOU CAN’T USE PHONES ON PLANES

Posted on September 9, 2013 by [email protected]

I got this via a fellow writer called Kassandra Lamb, who posts a lot of funny stuff (like this great take on Snow White and the handsome prince.) I’ve often wondered why the airlines made me turn off my Kindle … Continue reading →

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WHERE THERE’S A WOMB THERE’S A WAY, PART 2

Posted on July 17, 2013 by [email protected]

So before I was so rudely interrupted by Mick Jagger, we were talking, appropriately enough, about the history of contraception. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING: I was just about to tell you how they tried to stop having babies in China. … Continue reading →

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