Humor

Roarke

At the Fair

Retired postal worker goes to county fair to relax, but finds something amiss.

Gus attended the county fair for some well earned leisure time and an afternoon filled with relaxed thoughts. He was a recent retiree from his career as a U.S. Postoffice mail sorter. He had spent long, painstaking hours accurately sorting mail, and packages into slots and trains of canvas-bags. He took personal pride getting every address precisely sorted to expedite delivery. He once got...Read On

Added: 23 Feb 2020 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 908 | Tags: short story  fiction  humor  county fairs  retiree  pigs     | 1 Comment

The_Count

Crossing Over?

This is a true story.

I cannot recall if I ever related this story on here as I couldn't find it. So with Halloween right around the corner, I feel compelled to tell it. This incident occurred sometime in the late-'70s when haunted houses had become the in thing for many organizations to help fund their other projects, I think that the Jaycees were among the first to discover it. I joined one of the local...Read On

Added: 27 Oct 2019 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 746 | Tags: dracula  costume  makeup  appearences  voice  mirror   | 2 Comments

redwriter

Will's Mother Worries

A 16th century mother laments her son's strange behaviour

I am so worried about Will. Such a disappointment. When I married John Shakespeare, we agreed that we wanted a large family. By the time Will was born in 1564 we had already had two daughters die in infancy. When it was clear that Will was going to survive, we were so relieved, and John used to say that Will became a symbol of love’s labour not being lost. When, at three-years-old,...Read On

Added: 24 Sep 2019 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 752 | Tags: worry  trouble  pen  romeo   | 5 Comments

redwriter

Digging In

Ben Cole, avoids any hassle, but, with friends sets out to fight threat to their leisure

Friends in the local pub just couldn’t believe it. Even though, some of them had seen our actions with their own eyes. “Ben Coles in court?” they said, with some amazement, “Mr Easy-going. Mr Doormat. Never.” That, just about summed me up. I’d always hated any hassle and had avoided any confrontation. Couldn’t fight my way out of a meringue pie. Even with my dear lady, whenever a row...Read On

Added: 20 Sep 2019 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,120 | Tags: confrontation  easy-going  protest     | 7 Comments

Ping

NOT for Moon Challenge: Lunar Eclipsed

If Ping was an astronaut, he’d be a cheeky SOB…

Envy. Hate it. Always have. Always will. Even on a day like today. Yet, I’ve done what I’ve done to be able to do what I do, including what I’m about to. So why change now? Today’s no different. Kissing ass has always rubbed my rhubarb the wrong way, but I’m no joker. To billions, I’m a hero. To my CO, I’m a living stain on the tighty-whities of life. But that’s alright. It’s all...Read On

Added: 02 Sep 2019 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 966 | Tags: first moon walk  nasa politics  green-eyed monster  few-hundred-words-under  ping humour   | 10 Comments

The_Count

A Public Appearance.

This is a true story.

I had finally accepted the fact that I was never going to break into the broadcasting industry on a full-time level. I lacked a college background and had no desire to spend a couple of thousand dollars and attend a school for broadcasting. I still got plenty of work providing my wide range of voices for commercials and as a result, I became known to many program directors and station...Read On

Added: 15 Aug 2019 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,134 | Tags: emcee  community pool  water show  hairspray   | 2 Comments

Wordpusher715

The Ghosts of Time

Richard finds his life's work...

“Let’s call this class to order, shall we?” The Professor looked as aged as the two-century-old building he was teaching in. Dressed smartly for his age though, he had the physical presence that outstanding educators naturally possess. Selecting a book on the wooden table in front of him, he opened to the marked page. “The great Albert Einstein said: The only reason for Time is so...Read On

Added: 02 Dec 2018 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 4.8 | Words: 1,380 | Tags: humor  space  time warp challenge   | 3 Comments

The_Count

Calls to the radio station

True stories of callers.

Some of the best stories I tell are courtesy of my buddies that function as on-the-air radio personalities. The ones contained here are one hundred percent true. I was visiting one buddy that was stuck on the overnight shift. I would always call the stations hotline and ask if he needed me to pick up anything. Now all radio stations have a hotline. It is reserved for employees and...Read On

Added: 27 Nov 2018 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 675 | Tags: off air  announcement  call in   | 5 Comments

Survivor

Acing the Audition

Sorry, you didn't get the part

To:  cynthiaj@ourtheatre.org Hi Cynthia, I saw in the trade today that you are still looking for an actor to be in Carlos' play. I know you had posted auditions to be held last night but they had been sparsely attended. If you folks are interested in someone my age being a part of the play I would be willing to come by this evening. I would be happy to fill a role for you on this...Read On

Added: 31 Aug 2018 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 501 | Tags: humor  audition  theater   | 7 Comments

vkent1112

Little Miss Know It All

A mother tries teaching her daughter about being an adult

She sat opposite her daughter, hands tightly clasped in her lap, “You don’t know everything,” she said, sitting forward so she was eye level with her daughter. “Being an adult, isn’t as easy as doing whatever the hell you want, goofing off, taking advantage of people and shirking your responsibilities.”   “I know mom, yet you still lecture me,” her daughter Brooke said, crossing her legs...Read On

Added: 14 May 2018 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 4.67 | Words: 918 | Tags: mother's day  moms  daughters  life lessons  life   | 2 Comments

Ping

Bovine Confusion

It happens so fast, and then, the innocence of childhood is gone...

We’ve all navigated the dangerous waters of life’s many rites of passage. Not always first-time successful, but we made it, right? First steps. First bike ride. First crush. First kiss. First heartbreak. First arrest. First walk of shame. I trust that most of us experienced all of these before puberty, except that latter one. However, I know some adults that are still challenged with...Read On

Added: 06 May 2018 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 4.8 | Words: 956 | Tags: rites of passage  shared experiences  nervous parent  puberty  the sex talk   | 5 Comments

Ping

Bite-Sized Giggles

Baking cookies is next to godliness...

So, if needed, this is what I’ll tell the police... When a child has a birthday, my daughter’s school, like probably most every other school, allows the students to bring, in celebration of their own birthday, treats for their classmates. Numerous times, my kids and I have had this conversation. I complain, saying that if it’s someone’s birthday, shouldn’t the class be treating the...Read On

Added: 03 Mar 2018 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,019 | Tags: baking cookies  birthdays  classroom  giggles   | 10 Comments

Ping

Why We Don't Eat Our Young

Entertainment is the real reason humans produce offspring...

The Boy Finally able to take advantage of his birthday gift, my son, uneventfully, recently completed an introductory snorkeling and underwater safety class. However, he almost didn’t make it. Rewind two months… My mistake, but we stood in a sporting goods store, not the diving specialty shop we should've gone to. We received very little assistance. The sales person was young and kind,...Read On

Added: 15 Jan 2018 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 603 | Tags: children  creative minds  laughmyassofffunnystuff   | 6 Comments

DannyX

Goldilocks and the Three Pigs

A teenage girl has an adventure with three little pigs

Once upon a time in a land not so far away there was a girl named Žaneta, who was known to her friends as Goldilocks, on account of her beautiful long hair that was as yellow as a buttercup.    One sunny day, Goldilocks awoke to a snorty squeaky noise coming from under her window. She was used to funny occurrences, and she wondered if the day would lead to an adventure.   Goldilocks was...Read On

Added: 14 Sep 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,431 | Tags: fairy tale  parody  politics  humour  satire   | 5 Comments

Ping

My Son, Captain Oblivious

What happens when a parent's cartoon mind is allowed to shape a child's...

Perplexed, the boy suspiciously leered at the clock. "Dad, what time is your appointment?" He spoke loud enough that everyone in the waiting room, including the stressed, but seemingly apathetic receptionists, and everyone in the adjacent Walmart across the parking lot, heard him. "4:00." Now mortified, I instructed, “Boy, sit down and read your book.” It was 4:10. “I thought so,” he...Read On

Added: 12 Aug 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 999 | Tags: time  doctor's office  sarcasm  reality   | 6 Comments

LauraDanielle

Cat Confessions

Hello, hoomans of the interwebz, my name is Rudolph Valentino, but I just get called Tino for short. Other names of mine are little shit or Turd-meister because instead of doing my business outside in the dirt, I choose to go indoors. I especially like to go into the bedrooms of my hoomans, burrow under their sleeping areas and go there. I do not tell them I have done this, instead, I wait for...Read On

Added: 05 Jul 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 4.92 | Words: 799 | Tags: cat  poo  humour  diary  funny  animals  antics   | 11 Comments

The_Count

The Dinner Party.

A true story

I remember it was the year that I finally won the lawsuit that I had filed four years ago.  It was a very sizable amount of money and to celebrate I quit my job. I then contacted my stunning model friend and asked if her numerous offers to visit and stay with her in Fort Lauderdale were still good, and they were. To this day there are still people that believe that we were having sex. No...Read On

Added: 28 Jun 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 764 | Tags: formal  dinner party  alcohol  jokes  voices   | 1 Comment

Ping

And So It Begins...

Everyone wins and loses with inappropriate behavior...

Good Afternoon, Unfine Sir, This morning, there was an incident where a group of grade one girls were swearing on the hill during recess. Your daughter was involved. She admitted to saying the f*** and sh** words at recess with her friends, but said she did not know what the words meant. After a few more questions, she admitted she knew that they were swearing words. I talked with all...Read On

Added: 10 Jun 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,164 | Tags: more language  battle of wills  punishment  love  respect  humor   | 10 Comments

The_Count

An Incident At The Range

A True Story

Long before I was sworn in a full-time police officer, I spent many years as a security officer. Now security officers or rent-a-cops don't hold a real high slot in the hierarchy of law enforcement due to a variety of reasons. Most of the time they are just warm bodies in blue uniforms. They receive no formalized training. And usually, it's a company supervisor that instructs new hires in...Read On

Added: 28 May 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 900 | Tags: qualification  private security  request   | 1 Comment

Ping

Grave Language

It's a Dad's responsibility to teach them right...

I recognized that look. That distinctively mischievous grin of a Cheshire Cat. That smirk of having swallowed Granny’s Tweety Bird. That poorly hidden giggle of having released, in the back seat, a silent killer with hopes that blame would befall his sister. The boy was bursting at the seams. He wanted to tell me, but was unsure he should. However, he had to tell someone, and the other...Read On

Added: 20 May 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 596 | Tags: humor  new words  pronunciation  paternal responsibility  legacy   | 6 Comments

Ping

Lessons Taught, Lessons Learned

Fathers have more impact on our sons than we sometimes realize...

As a father, a dad, a guy trying to be a guy’s guy, I am charged with teaching my son the ways of the world, as seen through my eyes, as guys have taught their masculine flesh and blood for millennia. One invaluable taught lesson is being able to write one’s name in the snow, no hands preferably, but improbably, but highly impressive to future bros, especially after a bender. However, at...Read On

Added: 07 May 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 856 | Tags: hiking  trees  hydration  teachable moments   | 7 Comments

TouchOfGray

Kiss the Bride

This was, after all, the night

Randall was propped against the Formica and vinyl-clad wet bar at the Alverton Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall. At the opposite side of the space, next to a long table of cookies, the polka band had launched into a zesty rendition of the Chicken Dance. Guests wove through a garden of dining tables toward the dance floor. Randall tipped his glass toward a purple-chiffoned bridesmaid...Read On

Added: 20 Apr 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,294 | Tags: humor  general fiction  wedding  lovelorn   | 5 Comments

Survivor

Pastoral Visit

Brother Pitman pays a call

"You've been good today, so when we get home, you c'n have some ice cream." Aunt Charlotte holds his hand as they walk out of the white clapboarded church into the spring air. Up ahead, at the foot of the steps, Brother Pitman shakes a hand, then another, smiling at each face of a sister or brother. His preaching lasted forever today, with lots of rumbling breaths and flipping his bible...Read On

Added: 18 Apr 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 693 | Tags: humor  general fiction  childhood   | 8 Comments

JätteskogFrejyason

Arnold the Assassin (short story)

I wrote this on like 2 hours of sleep, but it was in high demand

Earl had finally driven away from the isolated home in the middle of nowhere. The home was obviously rundown and in need of repair, but the obese middle-aged man couldn’t be bothered to fix anything. He didn’t care about the condition of his home so long as the fridge had cold beer. A lone black car pulled up to the residence, and a tall, thin man in an overcoat and fedora stepped out. He...Read On

Added: 09 Mar 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,399 | Tags: assassin  dark comedy  hitman  murder   | 2 Comments

LauraDanielle

Open Letters - 2

More general open letters

Back by popular demand! Here are some more general open letters from my life, for you, my internet friends. Dear Hanukkah food- You are so delicious and so tasty. I'm not even 'properly' Jewish but I would convert just for the food. A Holiday where deep fried foods are eaten? Yes, please. It's not good for my waist line, but the food is just so tasty, and apparently I have weak will power....Read On

Added: 18 Jan 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 674 | Tags: letters  trump  leader  missing things  dogs  feelings  funny   | 6 Comments

Martin

Janet and John - The Fish Shop Encounter

John fetches some fish and chips on his way home.

A story written in the style of the Janet and John books that I used to read as a child. In this story, though, Janet is John's wife. John can be rather simple, and she always sends him out on errands for her. This story is not as innocent as the original books, but I hope you enjoy it. Today is Friday, and Janet has decided that they would have a fish and chip takeaway for dinner. Friday...Read On

Added: 07 Jan 2017 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 613 | Tags: humour  innuendo  play on words     | 2 Comments

rbo

Captian Scrotum and the SS thrust: Chapter 17 (last chapter)

Scrotum escaped from Knob, but look like he isnt out of trouble yet.

Chapter 17 Not Alone Scrotum was sitting on the floor, in a little pain, having shoulder banged the door, without success. “Lilly, can Anna remove the Magnetic device and open the door?” “I’m afraid Anna was a little damaged when Sweet-Cheeks bashed her head in. Then she hit the Hunter. After she had put you to bed, I started the repair cycle, but she is offline right now. She should be...Read On

Added: 03 Dec 2016 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,453 | Tags: action  funny  sicnce-fiction  si-fi  adult  sex   | 3 Comments

rbo

Captain Scrotum and the SS Thrust: chapter 16

How is Scrotum going to get out of this mess, and will Lilly be ok?

Chapter 16 The final scream of the Mia. Roberto smiled as he looked at the screen, his A.I. AR-K0N-X3 had infiltrated the L1’s program, as he knew it would, his Arkon was far superior, stolen from a battleship. Sweet-Cheeks didn’t like this, Scrotum had saved her life, even if he was a useless, smelly man and there was no chance of her ever sleeping with him. Roberto wasn’t the nicest man...Read On

Added: 25 Nov 2016 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,214 | Tags: action  science-fiction  si-fi  funny  adult  sex   | 3 Comments

rbo

Captain Scrotum and the SS thrust: chapter 15

Knobs on the Thrust and Roberto wants him dead. Just another thing Scrotum has to try and deal with

Chapter 15 Aboard The Thrust. Scrotum was sitting on the toilet hiding, He knew Knob was on his ship, and Lilly was trying to get him off. “Why don’t you just leave the ship, big Knob,” Lilly suggested. “Worse case scenario, you will be beamed into space and die. It will be quick.” “Thank you Li1, but I think I will wait here,” Knob replied, with a touch of sarcasm. Knob entered...Read On

Added: 16 Nov 2016 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 948 | Tags: action  sience-fiction  si-fi  funny  adult  sex   | 5 Comments

LauraDanielle

Open Letters

General open letters

Unlike my other two 'Open letters' that I have written, these are very general and do not fit into any specific category like my makeup and underwear open letters. These are just general topics from my everyday life, that I am sharing with you, my internet friends. Also, on a side note, apparently open letters are now my thing as this will be the third 'installment' of open letters I...Read On

Added: 11 Nov 2016 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 623 | Tags: open letters  apartment life  spelling  food  general  coffee  turkish food   | 9 Comments