http://dailyhumor.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Daily Humor en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:18:47 GMT 2009-12-30T09:18:47Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968196&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace All, I've recently revamped the series and I'm now posting the letters on YouTube as well! I started with a revised version of the letter that got the whole series started: An Open Letter to President . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968196&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-30T05:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968120&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama, Each holiday has its own associated stories and tall tales and characters, and as Christmas just passed, I’ve been thinking about Santa and the elves, and other holidays . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:15:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968120&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-30T04:15:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968091&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Sherlock Holmes is not a faithful adaptation; I would like to point this out straight from the beginning. For those of you who are going into Guy Ritchie’s latest picture, expecting to see . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:59:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968091&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-30T03:59:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966037&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace     I invited my father, behavioral science professor in UCLA, to our school career day.   He told about his profession and about some interesting . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:44:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966037&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2009-12-28T20:44:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965643&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace     You are awoken by a kiss on your neck . You stretch yourself out, shoving him away, then catch him and pull him close to you and put your lips to . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:34:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965643&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2009-12-28T15:34:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965626&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace First, I recommend you decide what you want to do. Let's say, you decided to open a coffee shop. Why this business? How should I know? It was your decision, not mine.   . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:11:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965626&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2009-12-28T15:11:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966483&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Now, I'm not exactly what you'd call a fan of Family Guy. While yes, there was a time when I eagerly awaited each new episode of the animated comedy series (that time being seasons 1-3), after it's . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:26:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966483&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-29T04:26:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966108&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace It's almost that time of year when we make New Year's resolutions. It is a time when we make apologies for what we haven't done with our lives and make promises to remedy our shortcomings in the . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:58:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966108&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2009-12-28T21:58:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965103&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace               I spent last week off the grid. We don't have internet access down in Almost Iowa and that is a good thing.  It leaves time for books . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:07:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965103&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-12-28T05:07:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965074&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace By Christmas Eve, the weather service had distilled a full week's worth of storm warnings into a single word: Snowageddon . It's a word you have to take seriously; so we did.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:01:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965074&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-12-28T05:01:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965042&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace     Letter to President Obama #44 | Subject: The “War on Christmas” Dear President Obama, So Christmas has come and gone once again, and with it, we can say goodbye to the . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:54:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965042&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-28T01:54:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964678&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace When is it okay to track down those who worked on the advertising for your film, and horribly mutilate them, slowly and painfully? Well, almost never, but I give MCG my full permission to do so, . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:36:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964678&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-27T19:36:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957865&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Now, I'm no stranger to the works of Joss Whedon. After all, he's the mastermind who crafted my all-time favorite short film and musical, “Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog”. However, . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:10:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957865&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-27T02:10:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963930&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace   In a futile search for something to listen to while checking my email and going thru new Gather posts.......since weekend TV programming leaves so much to be desired . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:53:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963930&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace APE 131313 2009-12-26T23:53:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962078&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace      It's CHRISTMAS...............Don't be a Political GRINCH!                      . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:18:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962078&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace APE 131313 2009-12-24T20:18:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959452&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama, Since everyone in the country is talking about health care right now, I thought I’d chime in too. Well, actually, I’m not going to chime in on the whole health care . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:44:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959452&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-22T23:44:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958915&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace This is what will be in the gift basket to win. I will post my contest up and let everyone know when it s t arts. This is everything you could win. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:38:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958915&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace sally g. 2009-12-22T17:38:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958132&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace After a break, I'm back to writing letters to the President. In case you don't know, I write one a day (or so), and the letters are silly, random, and usually fairly apolitical, so please check them out. . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:43:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958132&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-22T05:43:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957507&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace                                        . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:50:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957507&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Dana F. 2009-12-21T20:50:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956907&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Trying to get to know people better on gather. Where is everyone from? I am from Alliance Ohio. And I have 3 kids. What about you? Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:34:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956907&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace sally g. 2009-12-21T13:34:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956280&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace                Gather is blessed with a number of great humor writers.  So let's get to know them, starting with Mike Ball .  Here . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:36:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956280&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-12-21T04:36:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948992&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Disclaimer : Some years ago I wrote a column titled "The Christmas Beard." It was about my habit of growing a beard every Christmas season. In the column I said that besides confirming my . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:24:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948992&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2009-12-21T02:24:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955732&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Well, the Christmas season is upon us at long last. And while I'm sure plenty of you are busy making preparations, such as decorating the house, doing some last minute shopping, and rushing out to . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:23:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955732&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-20T18:23:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955759&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace How many words can we fin with   J  in them Have fun everyone. God bless all of you. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955759&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace sally g. 2009-12-20T18:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953932&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace I’ll be perfectly honest with you all; I was quite the skeptic going into see this film. All of the animation fanatics seemed to be freaking out after Disney released the first official teaser . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:01:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953932&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-19T02:01:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948268&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace I am so mad right now!!!!! Beginning of November i ordered a new Comforter set + matching curtains on Target. com I had free shipping + 10% off my total order, i had a 100$ e-gift certificate . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:19:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948268&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace B.B. B. 2009-12-15T16:19:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947179&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Raise your hand if you have ever changed a flat tire. Okay, put your hands down. Now, who has waged that battle with the emergency equipment found in the typical trunk? Okay, you can stop . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:18:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947179&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-12-15T00:18:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945651&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace               The forecast says, "cold with snow", it's the sort of . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:01:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945651&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-12-14T11:01:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944414&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace Strange things happen in hard economic times, things we often miss because we are too occupied trying to keep our houses and our jobs and our high score on "Ridge Racer V" at ArcadeZilla. OK, . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:11:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944414&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2009-12-14T05:11:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943863&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace What are some things on your Christmas wish list? I always ask for a reason. I have always tried to do what I for anybody. And I know how hard it can be for Christmas when you just don't have it to spare. . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:34:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943863&grpId=3659174697255828&nav=Groupspace sally g. 2009-12-12T13:34:54Z