Articles for category: Humor

Karla News

Diary of an Airline Customer Service Agent: Part One

The following is a list of 100% actual questions received and documented primarily by a current airline reservations agent in Atlanta, (unnamed to protect the innocent) with a few added from my own experience. Dates are added where documented. Comments added for your pleasure. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the article. And remember, think ...

Karla News

5 Easy Ways to Kill Flies

I have yet to come across anyone who loves flies. Yes those pesky flying bugs that go buzzzzzz around your ears, food and rubbish alike. The feeling that these critters have landed onto garbage dumps and dogs’ poo is enough to turn anyone off. Unless you love germs and bacteria, you will make sure they ...

Karla News

Funny Penis Costumes for Men

The following costumes are all made to highlight the male brain. No wait, I mean they are made to highlight a certain part of a guy’s anatomy. I wouldn’t recommend trying to pull off one of these funny penis themed costumes unless you are a cheeky sort of guy or a guy who likes attention, ...

Karla News

National Grouch Day is October 15, 2009

Stay home and be miserable. This is the day not to celebrate. Draw your curtains and stay inside. It’s National Grouch Day. On at least one day of the year you deserve to have the freedom to be yourself. Of course this is all said very tongue-in-cheek nobody expects you to really be grumpy on ...

Karla News

What My Man-Boobies Have to Do with Living in Guanajuato, Mexico

Since moving to Guanajuato, Mexico, we’ve lived in four different houses. The first was in a barrio called Puquero. The other three have been in the barrio called Pastita. Without challenge, Pastita has been the best barrio in which to live because of the irrepressible noise factor endemic to Puquero. If you ever find yourself ...

Karla News

The Best and Worst Gifts to Give a Teacher

The Best and Worst Gifts To Give a Teacher Christmas time is coming. Thoughts of giving gifts are starting to creep in your mind, especially if you have children in school. Giving gifts to their teachers has become tradition. I have been teaching for ten years and I can tell you that I have gotten ...

Karla News

How to Make Money from a Lemonade Stand

It’s summer! The leaves have turned green, school is out, and nature’s thermostat has been set to maximum. What better time for your kids to set up a lemonade stand? To some, a lemonade stand is a one-off event, a nice way for kids to pass the time and maybe earn a few cents. How ...

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Primer of Southern Sayings

From the get-go first time visitors to the Deep South region of the United States may walk away from their initial conversation with a native southerner scratching their heads. As a born and bred southerner I know what is meant when someone says ‘that dog won’t hunt,’ or “a day late and a dollar short.’ ...

Karla News

Five Jokes Explained: Why is it Funny?

Humor. It’s funny. But WHY is it funny? One form of humor is jokes. What makes a joke funny? Let’s look at some funny jokes: Let’s start with a very short joke for Joke number 1 A guy walks into a bar and says “Ouch!” Why is this joke funny? The poor guy hurt himself, ...