Category Archives: Humour

Duck hunting

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Landing on the moon

What are they going to find up there that they can’t get down here?

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Beware of chess playing boyfriends

“To Marcel Duchamp, chess was a higher vocation than art: on his honeymoon he paid more attention to the game than to his bride. In revenge she glued his pieces to the board; divorce ensued.” New Statesman 7th October 2022 … Continue reading

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Let’s move on and not dwell on the past

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A Dean Martin* quip

“You’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.” * Dean Martin was part of the infamous Rat Pack, which included Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra.

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‘One foot in the grave’*

Margaret Meldrew:Have you had a good day while I was out? Victor Meldrew:I think it’s safe to say I’ve had a very good day, all told. In the morning, I turned some water into wine, and then I healed a … Continue reading

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The very wicked Bill Hicks

The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That’s pretty fucking cruel isn’t it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too? I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his … Continue reading

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A Lawyer joke

Jim was vacationing on the French Riviera when he met Sarah, a lawyer friend. He asked how she’d paid for the holiday. She replied, “Remember that terrible house I bought? Well, it caught fire and I used the insurance money.” She … Continue reading

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Sunday Lunch

Ben disliked his brothers’ wife but occasionally he would go for Sunday lunch. He always brought two decent bottles of wine which smoothed things over. One Sunday he saw his niece, Sarah, staring at him every time he drank his … Continue reading

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Slacker philosophy!

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