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The Head Fool

Mike M. — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:37:03 +0000

I was ready to write a hilarious bit on how I got by Friday the 13th without a hitch and got a double whammy on Monday the 16th. The only problem is I forgot what did or didn’t happen on … Continue reading →

Editor’s Note

Susan Hart — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:35:33 +0000

What the heck is up with this weather? It’s hot when it’s supposed to be cold; dry when it’s supposed to be wet. The earth is PMS-ing … puzzling meteorological swing! Talk about puzzling? How about those rat bankers on … Continue reading →

Oh, Rats!

Rosie Sorenson — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:33:00 +0000

By Rosie Sorenson – Just when you think you know a few things for sure, along comes some research to upend your heretofore unexamined assumptions. I doubt that I’m alone in thinking that rats (the rodent kind, not the Wall … Continue reading →

Citizenship? Bully for Us!

Mary Tompsett — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:30:53 +0000

by Mary Tompsett – I never got into the breeding scene. In retrospect, I view this as having had years of practicing really thoughtful sex. However, I’m a bit peeved that my efforts to avoid mucking up the gene pool … Continue reading →

Hold The Presses!

Tom Burns — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:29:21 +0000

by Tom Burns – I wrung my hands in desperation. I had missed the deadline for the monthly Rex story. Big Mike, the pillar of FoolishTimes, would be on the phone yelling and screaming, threatening to give me a pay … Continue reading →

Quirky Quotations

Quarlen Qurossman — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:27:03 +0000

The Quotation Quiz of Questionable Quality by Quarlen Qurossman - 1. “Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” A. Moses B. Mark Twain C. You 2. “War is God’s way of teaching us geography.” A. Paul Rodriguez B. Sarah … Continue reading →

Questions at the Information Booth in Heaven

MLarson — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:25:07 +0000

By Mike Larson – So this week is the 100th Anniversary year of the Titanic sinking. Last night, I was sitting with a friend of mine at the café I hang out at, talking about how awful it must have … Continue reading →

I Love Carmel

John Sammon — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:22:47 +0000

By John Sammon – Carmel is quaint, charming, a forested vision, but also a desire in the mind, a striving for ordered, landscaped perfection, sloping downward on the side of a hill toward a breathtaking visage of the Pacific Ocean. … Continue reading →

Best of the Inbox

A.L. — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:13:36 +0000

A Woman’s Week at the Gym Dear Diary – For my birthday this year, my husband purchased a week of personal training at the local health club. Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football … Continue reading →

Tony’s Ticklers

A.L. — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:11:48 +0000

Bottle of Wine A woman and a man are involved in a car accident on a snowy, cold Monday morning; it’s a bad one. Both of their cars are totally demolished, but amazingly neither of them is hurt. God works … Continue reading →

Kids’s Jokes

A.L. — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:10:19 +0000

Can you spell eighty in two letters? A-T. Did you hear the story about the skunk? Never mind, it stinks. How can you double your money? Look at it in a mirror. How can you make seven even? Take away … Continue reading →

Blondes Are The Best

A.L. — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:08:38 +0000

Did you hear the one …? Did you hear that they found another Heaven Gates cult member? Yea, it was a blonde and she was under the sink looking for the comet! Did you hear about the blonde who tried … Continue reading →

Editor’s Note

Susan Hart — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:30:16 +0000

Humor is a funny thing. Ha! That makes me smile just writing it. We have funny bones and ticklish spots and belly laughs. The humor zone is different for each of us. That’s a good thing because humor is everywhere … Continue reading →

Head Fool

Mike M. — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:23:09 +0000

Well here we are at the unofficial anniversary of Foolish Times! Congratulations! to the winners of the writing contest and to the many people who submitted their work and didn’t win, start working next year’s entry. Thank you ALL for … Continue reading →

Winner #1 – The Butler Did It

A.L. — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:20:07 +0000

By Georgia Hubley – When we hosted a Halloween costume party, my husband donned butler attire for the evening. In butler mode he greeted everyone at the door. Once the lasagna, salad and garlic bread was ready, he announced, “Dinner … Continue reading →

Winner #2 – Honeymoon Hilarity

A.L. — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:18:55 +0000

By Jedediah “Skeeter” Diamond – It was so funny what happened on my honeymoon. My fifth wife and I were staying at a huge hotel. We had celebrated quite a bit at the wedding and my wife, exhausted, passed out … Continue reading →

Winner #3 – Pee Laugh Moment

A.L. — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:17:27 +0000

By Kolby Gooder, age 9 – My friend Ty invited me to spend the weekend with him and his family to help celebrate his sisters birthday in Capitola, CA. Me, Ty and his father were heading to Capitola and this … Continue reading →

One Ringy-Dingy

Rosie Sorenson — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:12:08 +0000

By Rosie Sorenson – I used to be rude to telemarketers until one day I realized that yelling at people made me feel bad. I thought back to the days when I’d had to accept similarly annoying work. Desperate for … Continue reading →

The Physics of Weight and Humility

Mary Tompsett — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:10:15 +0000

by Mary Tompsett – Science ain’t just interesting, it can also be righteously creepy. You probably already know this, but household dust is mostly cast-off skin cells. Oh, yucky poo! Imagine someone else’s flakes coating the bowl of M&Ms, not … Continue reading →

The Naked Chef

Robyn Justo — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:08:25 +0000

by Robyn Justo – There was a time when I was a novice on the internet. That was also about the time that a friend convinced me to try a dating site for the first time. In those days, one … Continue reading →