What's So Funny?
Russell Gayer, author speaker
Category: humor
Granny Toots
Be honest. How many of you have lost your car in a parking lot? You were in a hurry. The seven-acre lot was packed. You took the first open spot you could find. Then walked the length of the Appalachian Trail to get to… Continue Reading “Granny Toots”
The Bogey
How many of you remember the horrors of National Dental Hygiene Week? All students were forced to chew pink pills called “disclosing tablets,” whose cherry-red residue revealed every flaw between your teeth. Then an adult in a lab coat would pry open your mouth… Continue Reading “The Bogey”
The Troll House
Happy New Year! Football bowl season is in full swing. In an effort to attract a new generation of customers, Depends and AARP have partnered to sponsor the American Incontinence Bowl. The game will be played in Leaky Bladder, Texas and features the Arizona Arthritics versus… Continue Reading “The Troll House”
Dense Frog Warning
Whatever happened to TV show theme songs and jingles for products? I can still recall most of the lyrics to Gilligan’s Island and Texaco Gasoline (you can’t trust your car to the man who wears the star). It gives me an ear worm just thinking about those… Continue Reading “Dense Frog Warning”
The Rebus Puzzle
One of my favorite game shows as a kid was Concentration. Contestants had to match squares to reveal a hidden rebus puzzle (pictogram), then solve the puzzle to win the game. According to some historians, pictograms were the earliest form of written communication. Then the… Continue Reading “The Rebus Puzzle”
Tax Codes Simplified
(Intro in honor of Black History Month) One of my earliest memories is attending a baseball game in 1958. What made this event particularly memorable was seeing my first black person. A black woman, holding a toddler the same size as me on her… Continue Reading “Tax Codes Simplified”
Blurred Vision
There’s a “gentlemen’s club” (titty bar to those of you less refined) in our town called The Peppermint Hippo. I wonder if the name reflects the physiques of the dancers or the clientele, but I haven’t dared to seek permission from my wife to investigate… Continue Reading “Blurred Vision”
The Doctor Is In
Recently, I visited a dermatologist for a scab atop my left ear. He told me it was an age spot—which had to be a lie. At 68, I’m much too young for those. He took a biopsy of a different spot on my ear which came… Continue Reading “The Doctor Is In”
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What's So Funny? 