Category Archives: Humor

Rent-Free Hell 2016

April 20, 2025 – 3:58 am

Yesterday was Easter Sunday and on the C train between Hoyt-Schemmerhorn and Lafayette Street a young man was preaching about the wrath of his lord. “God loves his flock, but hates a sinner. All you sinners will have a special place of torment in Hell.” He glared about the subway car like Josef Mengele, the […]

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Bunny Bunny 2013

April 18, 2025 – 2:14 am

Bunny Bunny Three blondes died in an automobile accident on Easter Sunday. As they line up at the Pearly Gates of heaven, St. Peter tells them that they can enter the gates if they can answer one simple question. “What is Easter?” The first blonde replies, “Oh, that’s easy! It’s the holiday in November when […]

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April Fool’s Day 2022

April 1, 2025 – 8:12 pm

My older brother was born on April 1. His profession is the Law. Five years ago he told my sister, also an attorney, that he would have no problem defending Satan or any other client as long as they paid his fees. My nephew was in an Ivy League. His tuition cost more than I […]

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April Foolishness

April 1, 2025 – 8:16 am

Back in the last decade a friend called to tell me that a business associate had been trampled by a herd of deer on his Easthampton property. I didn’t question the story and immediately phoned Billy O. “Are you okay?” “Why wouldn’t I be okay.” Billy O was a realtor of moderate wealth. He was […]

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When Insults Had Class -2012

February 6, 2025 – 4:13 am

These glorious insults are from an era when cleverness with words was still valued, before a great portion of the English language got boiled down to four-letter words. The exchange between Churchill and Lady Astor: She said, “If you were my husband I’d give you poison.” and he said, “If you were my wife, I’d […]

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