Tag: General nonsense

One of the best gifts I’ve ever received was a losing lottery ticket. My brother bought it for me. I realize that doesn’t sound like a great gift, since it only cost a dollar, and it lost. But the way he did it was pure evil genius. No one wants…

Okay, I am totally hooked on reading the true stories you’ve left in the blog comments. One of my favorites is the Cape Town resident that was attacked by knife-wielding muggers about 8 separate times. But I also like the ones with unexplained phenomena. Before I go into my own…

Yesterday I asked you to post your most amazing true stories in the comments. I have to admit they are fascinating. If you haven’t spent an hour reading the comments from yesterday, you really should stop working and do it now. The main thing I noticed is how many of…

Enough about me. Let’s hear more about you. I want you to tell your most amazing personal story. Be anonymous if you must. Have you ever killed anyone? Dated identical twins? Stopped a crime? Survived a freak accident? Had a celebrity encounter? Influenced world events? Witnessed a once-in-a-century event that…

Yesterday my future step children, 6 and 8, gave me birthday cards that they had made by hand. I’m new to this, but I was sure it would be one of those special moments that I would treasure for a lifetime. Justin, the youngest, went first. His handmade envelope was…

Readers have pointed me toward two interesting web sites recently – one on each side of the God-or-not question. One site contains a video clip that explains how 100% of the prophecies in the Bible have come true. And since 25% of the entire Bible is prophecy (according to this…

I need you history buffs to help me out on something. People keep using America’s involvement in WWII as a good example of doing something that was obviously good that the general public didn’t support. We needed a leader to make it all happen, they say. Therefore, leadership is good….

A number of posters on this blog have mentioned that they talk directly to God. I’d like to know more about how that works. How do you know for sure that it’s God on the other end? Couldn’t it be a demon of some sort that’s just pretending to be…

I often fantasize about how I would fix everything if I were President. My fantasy is unfazed by the fact that the voting public is not keen on candidates that are unqualified, unattractive, godless, and morally bankrupt. In my fantasy I form what I call the Pragmatic Party. All of…

I recently attended a school open house for the kids, ages 6 and 8. It was my first one and I didn’t know what to expect. The main point, as I learned, was for the kids to show their parents the projects they worked on during the year. The first…

After reading the replies to my prior post, I am forced to administer this logic test to the believers among us. Find the error in either the assumptions or the line of reasoning. 1. Ordinary people can be convinced to believe almost any ridiculous thing. 2. I am an ordinary…

As readers of my blog know, I believe that given the right conditions, anyone can be made to believe any damned thing. That’s why there are so many different religions. Persuasion has many names and forms. AdvertisingIndoctrinationPeer pressureHypnosisBrainwashing I wonder if a team of well-funded atheists could devise a legal…

A few months ago I asked you to help select a new artist for the comic strip Unfit, by Mike Belkin. More than 80 excellent artists applied. After much thinking and evaluating, Mike selected Justin Thompson. He was my first choice as well as yours. I saw some of the…

My fiancée Shelly and I are in the process of picking “favors” for our wedding. Allow me to explain the term “favors” to those of you who are foreigners, hillbillies, ignoramuses, or me one week ago. A “favor” is a small gift for the wedding attendees. It’s an allegedly useful…

Someone asked me about my pet peeves. Here’s a few that spring to mind. Ambiguous Tipping Situations====================== For example, I once gave a speech on an island that doesn’t allow tipping. Gratuities were built-in to the charges. This concept made me happy. But when I showed up, a guy took…