http://makeemlaugh.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Make Em Laugh en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:24:16 GMT 2010-01-07T12:24:16Z 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=281474977980823&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Summer in Pennsylvania We went on a picnic, near a small river stream. Jim, me , baby Richard and Charles 3 years old. We got Charles a bathing suit and Jim took him down to the water. I . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:36:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980823&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace J R B. 2010-01-07T03:36:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980810&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace This is the latest, and final film in the Godzilla franchise (at least for now), and I have to say, I loved almost every minute of it. It's insane, it's stupid, it makes you laugh at the special . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:27:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980810&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2010-01-07T03:27:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980090&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace I just can't seem to get into a groove as of late.... but I know I must do what I must.... maybe if I make someone laugh it'll make me feel better ? ? ? . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:02:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980090&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Randee "The Court Jester of LaLa Land ! ! !" always and forever, I just want to celebrate 2010-01-06T19:02:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980171&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace   You know you're really stressed when.... Relatives that have been dead for years come visit you and suggest that you should get some rest. (every night that is for me,lol) You . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:31:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980171&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Kim B. 2010-01-06T19:31:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979899&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace     To be a good buyer is not easy.   I know. I am one of them. One of 'Good Consumers Association'. You know, those people, whom the surveyors . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:52:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979899&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2010-01-06T16:52:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977568&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Craig: What are your hobbies? Greg: Drinking, smoking, and Larry King. ************************************************************** Craig: What is the name of Dolly Parton's estate? Peg: Dollywood. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:56:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977568&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Craig Olson 2010-01-06T14:56:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979414&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace   George Carlin on aging! (Absolutely Brilliant) 1937-2008 IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE! Life's journey is not toarrive at the grave . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:46:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979414&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-06T10:46:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978847&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace For those of you who don't know (and you'd have to be living in a cave to not) Godzilla is a major hit franchise of monster films in Japan, and has a huge fan base all across the globe. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:45:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978847&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2010-01-06T03:45:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977790&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Thinking The Lions is a blog that focuses on stuff I think about:  my life, my music, my family, my job... but, ironically, almost never lions.  Here's my story of the beginning of my Christmas . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:07:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977790&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Briane P. 2010-01-05T16:07:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977510&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace This is what happens when things get out of control on New Years Eve... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:01:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977510&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. 2010-01-05T13:01:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975325&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Yes. You are right. It definitely needs to be rearranged. And maybe the total renovation is even better.   You make all the necessary calculations through Excel and conclude . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:38:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975325&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2010-01-04T09:38:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975280&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace   To be a good buyer is not easy.   I know. I am one of them. One of 'Good Consumers Association'. You know, those people, whom the surveyors phone last . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:53:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975280&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2010-01-04T08:53:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975274&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace   Why did you say that?   You could be silent. Does it matter if you are right or not? All the time, that being wrong keeps peace in the family, why do you have . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:48:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975274&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2010-01-04T08:48:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975283&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace   You decided to do business with somebody, but when in her office, you heard a secretary speak about her as about alien. Should you act from now on this suspicion or should you learn for sure . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:57:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975283&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2010-01-04T08:57:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975282&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Last month was the first off-line meeting of "Be Funny" club. Everybody told a joke. Some of them were even funny and I laughed.   My turn now. I stand up. . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:55:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975282&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Jack Kuperman 2010-01-04T08:55:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967497&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace               Good morning fellow readers and writers. This is what greeted me Sunday morning.  Uh-huh, the thermometer reads -21 . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:32:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967497&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2010-01-04T05:32:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956895&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Introduction   This is another attempt at humor. ******************************************************************   I have been picking up pennies off of the street and spending . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:58:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956895&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Craig Olson 2010-01-04T14:58:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974606&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace With each passing year it seems holiday diner conversations get weirder.  I suspect the cranberry sauce. It is a dish served only at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Too low a frequency . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:28:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974606&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2010-01-04T05:28:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974887&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Celibacy can be a  choice in life, or a condition imposed  by circumstances. While attending a Marriage  Weekend, Walter and his wife, Ann, listened to the  instructor declare, 'It . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:54:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974887&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Deloris Wright 2010-01-04T02:54:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974847&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace New Alphabet A is for apple, and B is for boat, That used to be right, but now it won't float! Age before beauty is what we once said, But let's be a bit more realistic instead. . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:17:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974847&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-04T02:17:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949009&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace I left the house at 8 a.m. last week to take my cat to the vet for an appointment. I was 20 minutes late because I had to scrape ice off my windshield ! I demand an explanation . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:54:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949009&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2010-01-04T04:54:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974126&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Male or Female? You might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female. Here are some examples: FREEZER BAGS They are male, because they hold everything . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:55:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974126&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-03T14:55:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974095&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace A 2007 study found that the average Australian walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that the average Australian drinks 22 gallons of beer a year. That means the average Australian . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:25:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974095&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-03T14:25:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973451&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama,   Well, I’ve got some news to share at the start of the New Year—I got engaged! Yep, my girlfriend and I went to the Foshay Tower, the first skyscraper built . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:10:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973451&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2010-01-03T02:10:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971917&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace "The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook." -- Julia Child        Now that is my kind of diet . . . . I think that Julia Child was a . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:37:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971917&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Mary M. 2010-01-02T00:37:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971622&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Throughout the Year 2010...   May you always make the right moves. May your cup runneth over with love. May you always . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:35:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971622&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-01T18:35:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970950&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace   Two old guys were chatting..... One said to the other: "My 85th birthday was yesterday. The wife gave me an SUV". Other guy responded: . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:16:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970950&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace APE 131313 2010-01-01T02:16:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970229&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace INSTALLING  A HUSBAND Dear  Tech Support Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend  5.0 to Husband  1.0 . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970229&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace B.B. B. 2009-12-31T14:50:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969323&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, “You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don’t have to wait as . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:06:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969323&grpId=3659174697256264&nav=Groupspace Thomas Shubnell 2009-12-30T23:06:22Z