The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: Humor

  • I Love Cemeteries

    Many people find cemeteries to be creepy places, full of death and sadness. I, on the other hand, have spent many a pleasant afternoon in a cemetery. I think they’re fascinating. But I come by it honestly. I was raised by a single mother, and we were quite poor. To keep us entertained, she had…

  • Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor?

    I cannot imagine going through life without being able to laugh.

  • A Wicked Sense

    Now I can’t abide bullies in any form. But it took me a minute.

  • That Moment When You Realize You Have Horrible Taste

    Hi, my name is Barb, and my curtains don’t match. My pillowcases don’t match my sheets, either. And some of the pants I wear to work are patched because I refuse to spend money on something that’s just going to get greasy. I’ve had pretty much the same hairdo since high school, and no one…

  • Subtle Shifts

    Have you ever remarked that a kitten has gotten quite big, and its owner is surprised by that? You haven’t seen the kitten in weeks, so its growth is obvious to you. The owner, on the other hand, has seen it daily, and therefore the change in size has been subtle to him or her…

  • Dog Humor

    Do you ever get the feeling that your dog is laughing at you? I do. All too frequently. Back when I still kept larger dogs, I had a Chow that liked to quietly sneak up behind me and let out one loud woof. It always made me jump out of my skin. When I would…

  • Self-Deprecation — Your Brain Hears You

    I have this theory. There’s a part of your brain that takes in what you hear and assumes it to be fact. My theory is that that goes double for what it hears coming out of your own mouth. Sure, what you say is generated by your brain, but the choice to actually say it…

  • True Facts about Ze Frank

    Every now and then I can’t sleep, and rather than toss and turn and get frustrated as the clock ticks past 4 a.m., I log on to Youtube and watch videos by Ze Frank. Not that they put me to sleep, mind you. Far from it. They make me laugh hysterically and forget whatever I…

  • Bureaucratic Humor

    As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I love Google Doodles. They show that Google has a sense of humor and the confidence to mess with their own logo without thinking the world will come to an end. That almost makes me feel that corporations are human beings after all, as the Supreme Court ruled.…

  • The Humor Spectrum

    When I was young I couldn’t stand British humor. I just didn’t get it. That left me feeling as if I were not in on the joke, and naturally I didn’t enjoy that. I avoided British humor for years. About a decade ago, though, I decided to give it another try, and now I love…