Articles for category: Humor

Karla News

Road Signs Are Optional

I have a longtime preoccupation (OK, obsession) with road signs. No one is going to dispute that there are a plethora of questionable road signs. But how can there be so many signs that are inappropriate and grammatically challenged? According to a reputable source – the Five Man Electrical Band’s official website, which, I might ...

Karla News

Weird Holidays in the Month of April

April is a month that sort of breezes by for me. Somewhere thrown in there is Easter Sunday; a holiday that my family celebrates lightly. We dye eggs, and have hunts for our niece, nephew, and second cousins. It’s usually a fun event…for the kids. In April though there is a slew of holidays, as ...

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Top Five Reasons I Am a Real Bitch

Someone called me a bitch the other day, like it would cause me to crumple up and die right then and there. Well, apparently that didn’t happen, now did it?. I don’t remember when I crossed the line into bitch-hood, but I have identified a few principles I have come to live by which may ...

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Midwest Flavored Gift Ideas for Mother-in-Law Day from Their Son-in-Law

Gift ideas for Mother-in-Law Day from Son-in-Laws. This list has a Midwest, possibly rural flavor to it. The prices are approximate and Midwest influenced. Your gift may depend on how close you are to your mother-in-law. I will start with gifts that are nice, but don’t require a “bond” to be given. I have picked ...

Karla News

Why Do Birds Have Such Strange Names?

Have you ever stopped to wonder why some birds have strange names? Some bird names like the Blackbird I can understand being called that, because if you look, it’s a Black Bird. Pretty simple isn’t it. Take the Cuckoo. This makes the sound “cook-who” and therefore it’s also a pretty logical name. Likewise, the Whippoorwill ...

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My Experience Cancelling Tivo Service

Lately, I’ve had a couple of money problems. In fact, “holy crap, I am constantly and consistently completely out of money” might be a better way to describe them. To combat this, I’ve taken some dire steps that I wouldn’t have even considered a few months ago. I’ve been avoiding expensive foods, I cancelled my ...

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Become a Genius Overnight

If you take your fingers and tap on your skull you will realize that it is hollow. Inside that hallow skull is a mass of convoluted goo that is your brain. They say that it has the consistency of really firm Jello. In some people it actually is Jello, but that’s a different story altogether. ...

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Top 10 Funny YouTube Videos

Behold some of the funniest videos on youtube. Feel free to click the embedded links in order to get a serious case of the LOLs. 1. How To Trick People into Thinking You’re Good Looking This video is of a young girl poking fun at what girls do in order to make themselves appear attractive ...

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Funny Story About Poor Customer Service

Do you love a funny story? Does a short story that tickles your funny bone make your day? Everyone needs a little humor in life, and this mostly true-well, sorta true-funny story will come to mind every time you have to deal with a customer service representative. A Complimentary Pack of Prune Juice (A Funny ...

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Honked Off: Top 8 Driving Pet Peeves

While I have never been a perpetrator of road rage, I cannot say I have never been tempted. There are drivers, and I use the term loosely, that get on my last working nerve. I present to you, in no particular order, my list of driving pet peeves. The Multitasker – The Multitasker is one ...