http://liquidfish.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Humor en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:33:57 GMT 2009-12-28T11:33:57Z 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=281474977778162&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace One afternoon, while heading home Upon a hot commuter train, I fell asleep, and dreamed this poem, As summer's light began to wane.     I saw a scene of baseball's . . . Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:59:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778162&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-18T11:59:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774870&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace It’s been a while since I’ve posted a story on Gather. Where to start….. ? Let’s go back to early May, when I decided I needed to have a dog-run built. I had several . . . Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:55:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774870&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Wilhelmine Estabrook 2009-08-15T14:55:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775321&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace I’ve decided I’m going to stop worrying and learn to love the bomb.  Or, more precisely, I’m going to stop arguing and start making money. So here, for your approval, is my new . . . Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:37:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775321&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Sarah A. Is Waiting for Gather to Enforce TOS 2009-08-15T23:37:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771522&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace If you’re thinking of divorcing your wife due to irretrievable breakdown, but concerned about the high cost of legal fees and who would get the Seinfeld DVDs, I have good news for you.  MSN . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:50:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771522&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-13T00:50:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771572&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Grand Rounds, Vol. 5.47 - Cost Containment In Healthcare Posted on August 11, 2009 Filed Under Uncategorized | Critics of the Obama health (insurance) reform . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:45:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771572&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace pamela hurley 2009-08-13T01:45:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768490&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Congratulation on your purchase of a TXS 10 chainsaw from Massey-Cree Inc. This is the finest chainsaw that you can afford. SAFETY RULES Read this manual carefully until you completely understand . . . Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:07:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768490&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-08-10T04:07:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768181&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace   Lately I’ve been engaged in a rite of passage, one of those things that separate the men from the boys, the sheep from the goats, the wheat from the chaff. I’m teaching my kid to . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:22:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768181&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Sarah A. Is Waiting for Gather to Enforce TOS 2009-08-09T18:22:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765755&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Unless you're one of those organisms like the bdelloid rotifer that gave up sex forty million years ago because of their kids' early-morning hockey games, sexual intercourse is an essential element . . . Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:46:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765755&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-07T01:46:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766233&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace WASHINGTON.  President Barack Obama is expected to hold a press conference at noon today to confirm a report in this morning's Boston Herald that his wife Michelle has worn outfits from Talbots, . . . Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:15:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766233&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-07T13:15:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771507&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace NEW YORK.  A report by FOX News that singer Amy Winehouse's nose is coming loose killed an early rally in foreign markets this morning, leading the Federal Reserve to conclude that the nation's . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:37:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771507&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-13T00:37:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768953&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace NEW YORK, NEW YORK.  Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, a popular singer whose voice transcended categorization, died for a second time here last night at the age of 93. Sinatra began his . . . Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:41:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768953&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-10T17:41:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762320&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace As training for a line of clothes he will design for them, rapper Kanye West is doing an unpaid internship with clothing company The Gap.   The Boston Herald Goddamn muthaf*****ng . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:26:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762320&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-04T16:26:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760894&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace There are certain critical moments in human history at which, had events unfolded differently, our lives today would be changed, changed utterly, beyond all recognition.   Archduke . . . Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:35:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760894&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-03T15:35:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775633&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Have any of y’all gone out and tried to purchase a TV lately? I hadn’t up til now, so I had no idea what I was getting myself into. We’d recently decided that it was time for us to . . . Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:08:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775633&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Ed Williams 2009-08-16T10:08:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776247&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace “ The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. ” Ma Bell   Once upon a time the telephone system in America was a monopoly, intended as such to facilitate . . . Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:52:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776247&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2009-08-17T03:52:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774758&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Each of the past 23 years I’ve headed over to Tybee Island, Georgia for a few days of summer beach bummage. I love the ocean, the sounds, the smells, the truth is most everything about it is Elvis-like . . . Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:19:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774758&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Ed Williams 2009-08-15T10:19:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773561&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace A proposal to study drunken mice has received $8,400 in federal stimulus funding.                                                                                      . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:45:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773561&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-14T12:45:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774871&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace   Our former head of maintenance, who is notable for actually doing his job well in addition to being an entertaining guy, compared to the one we’ve got now (unless you’re entertained . . . Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:36:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774871&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2009-08-15T14:36:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772063&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Give a man a fish, goes the Chinese proverb, and you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish, and he will bore you to tears on summer Mondays with an account of how he and his wife Marjene . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:35:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772063&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-13T13:35:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769269&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace There is no love triangle more tangled than that which can snare a pet, its owner and a friendly but amorous veterinarian.  Thankfully, Your Pet & Vet Conciliator is here to free you . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:58:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769269&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-11T00:58:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768971&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace http://www.shockmd.com/2009/08/08/cool-corn-starch-and-speaker-experiment/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:55:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768971&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace pamela hurley 2009-08-10T17:55:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769684&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace HYANNISPORT, Mass.  The Rules Subcommittee of the National Touch Football League emerged from its summer session yesterday with a proposal to cap the number of practice hikes teams may take before . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:42:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769684&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-11T12:42:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768709&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Our neighbors are often our best friends, although sometimes they can become a gigantic pain in our rear ends.  How do you walk the fine line between your adjacent lots?  Ask the Neighborly . . . Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:32:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768709&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-10T12:32:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770374&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace   By now everyone’s probably seen the email about how the brain can recognize words even if they’re misspelled, provided the first and last letters are in the right order ( this site . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:27:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770374&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2009-08-12T13:27:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767787&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace   Letter to President Obama #42 | Subject: Politics Dear President Obama, I guess you could say that I’m a political junkie. I’m pretty interested in politics—I read all sorts . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:33:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767787&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-08-09T00:33:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767981&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Wanna know what it’s like ridin’ the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world? I can tell y’all first hand ‘cause I have – it’s major, major awesome! Talk about . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:51:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767981&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Ed Williams 2009-08-09T10:51:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767718&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace … for doing me a big favor and pointing out that I have multiple options for dealing with debt and expenses during economic downswings. According to the news media I may receive . . . Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:47:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767718&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2009-08-10T03:47:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767458&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace A Jensen Beach, Florida man found to have child pornography on his computer blamed his cats for jumping on his keyboard.  Associated Press My wife was out of town, so instead of locking the . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:04:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767458&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-08-08T15:04:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767586&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } I Want to Believe . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:55:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767586&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Xen Q. 2009-08-08T18:55:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767324&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace And lie like a rug! Folks, one day my brain may evolve beyond a nerve ending, but for now it is what it is. Here’s another glorious example for y’alls consideration. This past week I was . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:00:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767324&grpId=3659174697239544&nav=Groupspace Ed Williams 2009-08-08T11:00:26Z