Humor
epub |eng | 2010-02-01 | Author:John Farndon

#26 Government In 1791, the great libertarian campaigner Thomas Paine wrote in The Rights of Man that ‘society is a blessing, but government is evil’. In his typically robust fashion, ...
( Category: Trivia February 2,2015 )
epub |eng | 2013-02-01 | Author:Sarah Masters [Masters, Sarah]

Chapter Nine With blankets tossed over his shoulder, Langham sprinted out of the forest and into a field, heading toward the oval of illumination provided by the spotlight from the ...
( Category: Drawing February 2,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Penelope Ashe

EXCERPT FROM “THE BILLY & GILLY SHOW,” JANUARY 3RD Billy: Well, Gilly, there are a lot of pros and cons involved. Abortion is a touchy subject. Gilly: Obviously. I realize ...
( Category: Parodies January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2014-03-29 | Author:Richardson, Maurice [Richardson, Maurice]

ENGELBRECHT AND THE MECHANICAL BRAIN The Committee’s announcement that the Mechanical Brain has been made an honorary member of the Surrealist Sportsman’s Club gets rather a mixed reception. In the ...
( Category: Humor January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2002-11-01 | Author:John Reed [Reed, John]

VII ANIMAL FARM WAS BUILDING A CARNIVAL—a showcase of electric lights, edifying spectacles, and delights to the senses. As effortlessly as the locality had watched the Twin Mills erected, the ...
( Category: Satire January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Collected Authors of the Worst Noel

“Which temple are you going to join?” “Are you Reformed or Conservative?” “Have you set a date for your older daughter’s Bat Mitzvah?” Alison, my sister, was in fifth grade ...
( Category: Humorous January 29,2015 )
azw3 |eng | 2014-12-01 | Author:Galdos, Benito Perez [Galdos, Benito Perez]

*“Discovery reveals that only nothingness grows”: from Leopardi’s poem “Ad Angelo Mai.” †A reference to Francesca di Rimini in Dante’s Inferno, who was damned for her illicit affair with the ...
( Category: Spanish & Portuguese January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2011-03-16 | Author:Catherine Friend

Turquoise Treasure I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am gen- uinely sorry for the poor browns. —WINSTON CHURCHILL Sherry from Colorado ...
( Category: Midwest January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Todd Glass

CHAPTER 25 TWO NOTEBOOKS Comedy’s gay marriage (between stand-up and sketch). I couldn’t believe what I was feeling, like it was somebody else who’d been doing stand-up for more than ...
( Category: Comedy January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2012-01-28 | Author:Jack Crossley [Jack Crossley]

‘Wedding dress size 16 – £75. Worn once. Big mistake.’ Seen in Kettering local paper. Daily Mail ‘Beautiful ivory wedding dress, size 10, never worn due to pregnancy.’ Rugby Observer ...
( Category: Humor January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 1943-01-01 | Author:Antal Szerb [Szerb, Antal]

“Oh, I know how very refined you are. I always knew you lacked talent, that you’re stupid, and you’re a coward. You can think about that until tomorrow. Come to ...
( Category: Satire January 29,2015 )
azw3 |eng | 2014-07-20 | Author:Goodhind, Jean G. [Goodhind, Jean G.]

Chapter Thirteen Doherty’s plan was to interview Tracey Maplin, the fundraiser who happened to be the last person to see the giant teddy bear before it had gone missing. She ...
( Category: Humor January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2011-08-03 | Author:Nick Harris [Harris, Nick]

Sister Rosemary, a nun, went to Heaven, but was told by St Peter that there was a waiting list for entry. ‘Go home and relax,’ he suggested. ‘Give me a ...
( Category: Humor January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Orhan Pamuk

11 The pleasure of reading, which natty older gentlemen complain is lacking in our culture, must be in the musical harmony I heard reading the documents and murder reports in ...
( Category: Cultural Heritage January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2014-12-22 | Author:Diane Muldrow [Muldrow, Diane]

From The Little Golden Holiday Book by Marion Conger, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin, 1951. Love waits, From My Puppy by Patsy Scarry, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin, 1955. and love is ...
( Category: Self-Help & Psychology January 29,2015 )