For six months I have had the extreme pleasure of reading and coordinating some of gather's best humorists. Now, I am stepping down from the Member Editor role to focus on some writing of my own.
I have enjoyed interacting with everyone in this group and I look forward to more of the same in the future. I will still post at least one humor column here every week and our group owner, Gather's Jennifer Hodges, has found an excellent new editor, Greg Schiller, with whom I think you will all be very pleased. I know I am (for more see the feature article below).
Humor Monday 6/30 offers a number of different ways to tickle your fancy or, if you don't have a fancy, to tweak your funny bone. If you don't have either you should seek professional help — while you are waiting for an appointment, there is excellent prose and poetry here as well as plenty of posts to get your week off to an amusing start.
The theme for today was "Summertime." As usual, no one wrote about the theme I carefully selected.
| Two articles are featured today Inward Bound Teaches Rural High School Kids Suburban Ropes by Con Chapman A mind is a terrible thing to waste, even a rural mind. (You will love this concept!) and Humor Mondays in the Writing Essential Changes Member Editors by Jennifer Hodge As the AP wire still hasn't picked up this story, I thought I'd feature it here. |
Want more humor? We have it! Here are some of the other articles we think you'll enjoy:
From your new Member Editor, Greg Schiller:
Grounds For Harassment
If we're not diligent, others will smirk all over us.
And a few more from Con Chapman in addition to his feature article:
Citing Risks, FAA May Limit Blogs by Air Traffic Controllers
Yet another reason why airplanes need to be WiFi equipped (passengers only).
Even Supreme Court Justices Need Rap Nicknames
We may have more to worry about than who gets nominated next for the Supreme Court.
Forget the CIA--Pigeons Control Your Brain
This was a late post last week and a lot of people missed it — OR, the pigeons wouldn't let them read it.
As our objective is to put a smile on your face, I would suggest the following:
Walking Back To Grandpa's Smile by Steve C.
There is that magical link when we skip generations ...
The Three B's of Summer: Baseball, Barbecue and Beer by John Philipp
How poitics drives the Big Three Bs.
and
Gentlemen, Circle Your Barbecues, the Grill Girls Are Coming by John Philipp
There are few male bastions left in our society. Barbecue is no longer one.
Please also check out four fun cartoon panels by John L.
Acronymism
Fat Chance
Cellular Disservice
Salesman-slip
That's a sampling of the humor we have so far today.
As always, today and every day, there are many excellent essays, poems and works of assorted fiction to be found at Gather Writing Essentials.
And, remember to join Flit and the Tuesday writers on the morrow.
Have a great week y'all.
John
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Comments: 59
Hope to still see you around. Good luck with your new endeavors.
But seriously, I had good intentions. And thus another stone on the road to hell.
(And it's all about me, don't you know?) ;)
(Of course it's all about you — except when it's all about me )
Peter just wait til the Queen hears that John is now wearing her clothes.........
Good luck John. Perhaps all of this is simple research for your upcoming writing?
These updates have show-cased a lot of great writing.
Thanks
I must say, the clothes are simply marvelous.
I believe the screenplay revision as envisaged will be mostly wrenching and there will be good learning from it.
I'll settle for that.
Have a wonderful week.
You have done a wonderful job with your editorial work on Humor Monday! Thanks.
Thank you for posting to Make me Laugh
The moderating was just taking a lot time and I figured volunteering for 6 months was plenty for the moment.
Now let's go beat some of that piss and vinegar out of Greg. :)