Mixed Messages
"Hell Awaits Lost Sinners," according to the signs posted on the fence, but be sure to have a "Merry Christmas" anyway. This fine example of local holiday spirit was shot alongside Tennessee Highway 36. Thanks for the use of your photo, Sha. (Click on the image to enlarge it for more detail.)
Labels: Humor, Visual Arts
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by P.L. Miller, Contributing Editor @ 12/20/2007 10:08:00 AM
20 December, 2007
Mama Earlene's Annual Christmas Letter from Shady Creek, Tennessee (2007)
Merry Christmas, y'all! Well, it's been another humdinger of a year here, so let me just bring y'all up to speed on the happenings in our neck of the woods. I had thought the biggest news of the year would be my daughter Tina's wedding, but she and her new husband sort of took all the fun out of it when they just up and eloped (more on that later). As it turned out, we had bigger fish to fry when my brother Harvey tragically lost his life in a self-inflicted lawnmower accident.
Yes, it is true that Harvey got run over by his own lawnmower. Those who knew Harvey well surely won't be surprised that he could manage to do such a thing, but for those who only saw him acting like the big fool that he was at family reunions and so on, I will try to explain what happened....
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Yes, it is true that Harvey got run over by his own lawnmower. Those who knew Harvey well surely won't be surprised that he could manage to do such a thing, but for those who only saw him acting like the big fool that he was at family reunions and so on, I will try to explain what happened....
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Labels: Humor
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by Patrick Redding, Contributing Editor @ 12/17/2007 09:03:00 PM
17 December, 2007
Iraqnophobia
Spiders invaded our workplace here a few months ago, and we did what any red-blooded Americans would do. We declared war....
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Labels: Humor, Subversive Ideas
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by Erin Abernethy, Field Correspondent @ 1/20/2007 12:32:00 PM
20 January, 2007
Risky Stuff
I guess since I'm eating at the grownups' table now, so to speak, I should do a test post. I've been meaning to scan this in anyway; this is a manual that came with a piece of exercise equipment a friend got. I didn't catch this part on the scan, but I think it's pretty dumb that this (and apparently MOST home fitness equipment) has a disclaimer saying that it won't hold more than 250 lbs. If you weigh more than that, I guess you can forget about working out, which is probably for the best anyway if you check out the big !WARNING! on the front of the manual.
In case that's showing up too small for you to read, it says, "WARNING! Exercise can present a health risk." So there you go: a perfectly legitimate excuse to break that New Year's resolution. Grab what's left of that box of fudge and sack out on the couch with a good book.
In case that's showing up too small for you to read, it says, "WARNING! Exercise can present a health risk." So there you go: a perfectly legitimate excuse to break that New Year's resolution. Grab what's left of that box of fudge and sack out on the couch with a good book.
Labels: Humor
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by Erin Abernethy, Field Correspondent @ 1/08/2007 10:19:00 PM
08 January, 2007
Not Coming Anytime Soon to a Theater Near You
Just posted the latest satirical list from Erin & Patrick. Go check out what you're [not] missing at the movies: Not Coming Anytime Soon to a Theater Near You.
Labels: Humor
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by Fraser MacKenzie, Online Editor @ 8/24/2006 12:02:00 PM