NBA Basketball

Ten men stuff a big ball through a hoop until they run out of time. The five-man team that stuffs it last wins the game.

Major League Baseball

Eighteen overpaid men throw, hit and catch a little white ball for hours on end, whenever they aren't scratching their privates, spitting, swearing or fighting.

Web Life

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Hardhat Riddle

Q. How many hardhats does it take to change a light bulb?

A. One, if the power is off. Two, if the power is on.

Hi-Tech Society

People who add you to their web page so they can use you to promote themselves. How this is considered friendship is way beyond me.

Spring Has Sprung

Tra-la!

Yeah, I know, it's a blurry picture. Whattaya expect from a $20 Vivitar? Besides, the point is the arrival of spring, not photographic pizazz.

Erin Go Braugh

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Time for Losers

Setting our clocks ahead one hour today so we can set them back again later — instead of leaving them where they are — is just stupid.

Another Lame Riddle

Q. What's the difference between a redneck and a snob?

A. A redneck hates others for no reason while a snob hates others for every reason.

February

Photo ©2010 by Michael Casher

It's gloomy, wooly, wonderful and white.

Phantom Callers

Self-centered louts who repeatedly call and never leave a message and then complain to your face that they tried to call you so many times.

Seven Wonderful Politically Incorrect Words

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

What killed science fiction?

"Hollywood crippled science fiction in the 1990s but TV was the real assassin. Horror and fantasy were the pallbearers. Vampires and dragons dug the grave."

-- Michael Casher, science fiction author, 11-24-09

Salad Fairy

When I woke up this morning and entered the kitchen to turn on the coffeemaker, I saw that I'd been visited by the salad fairy.

Happy Valley Riddle

Q. How many people from Happy Valley, PA does it take to change a light bulb?

A. All of them.

Redneck Riddle

Q. How many rednecks does it take to change a light bulb?

A. None. Only a fool would waste good beer money on light bulbs.

Another Thousand Words

Six Sentences I'd Like to Hear Again

1. "Attention, K-Mart shoppers!"

2. "Fill 'er up?"

3. "Fuller Brush!"

4. "You're welcome."

5. "Now a word from our alternate sponsor."

6. "I'll just take a little off the top."

The Pause That Refreshes

Every now and then I like to stop and look at a goose. I'd stop and smell the roses but I don't have any roses.

Old Game Show Panelists I Really Miss

Steve Allen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Jane Meadows, Henry Morgan, Bess Myerson, Betsy Palmer, Tom Poston, Bennett Cerf

Couch Potato

An inedible, biped vegetable with a tiny brain containing all the knowledge in the universe. Its habitats are dark interiors where television is readily available.

People Are Funny, Part II

If the year 1909 was called "nineteen-oh-nine" then why isn't the year 2009 called "twenty-oh-nine" instead of "two thousand nine"?

Cartoon Characters I'd Like to See Again

Clutch Cargo, Clyde Crashcup, Deputy Dawg, Dudley Do-Right, Huckleberry Hound, King Leonardo, Mr. Jinx, Mr. Magoo, Quick Draw McGraw, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Snagglepuss, Tom Terrific, Underdog

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Microsoft Corporation. For crimes against humanity. Including, but not limited to, arming worldwide crime syndicates and using zeroes and ones to enslave an entire planet.