OUR ARCHIVES : January 2011

The Geezer and the Egg

Geezer and wife dinner conversation: “Guess what, honey?” “What is it, dear?” “C’mon, take a guess.” “Okay. Our son’s coming for a visit and he’s not bringing his laundry.” “No. Try again.” “Our daughter’s gotten another tattoo.” “That’s old news.” “I give up.” “I’m pregnant.” A typical scene played out a million times a day. [...]

Five Banned Words

There was a time, which is now, when there were seven words you absolutely could not say in any medium, except cable TV. To those must be added five more words, which have been banned from all media, advertising, and even cable TV. I am being allowed to use them here only because I have [...]