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Short story: The humour of death is found in a continuing of life after death

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 30 Jun

The old Zen master, Reski Zerploski, seemed to be very serious in his nature, during the latter period of his life. He seemed to have lost his sense of humour. He had been this way ever since his fellow Zen master, in a...

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Just applied for column in a respected local media house blog; I hope to be considered.

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 16 May 25

The Title / Name of Column: Problem on Duty This is the title of choice for my column in question. It is a symbolic title as apart from the protagonist being a ‘problem’ to society, he’s also addressing problems he considers real...

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The importance of commas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Feb 25

The photo is of one of our cats. His name was Blue because, in Australia, red-headed men are often nicknamed Blue. I know @TheHorse will relate to the following. He has a T-shirt that relates to it. I came across a comment with...

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I was 'pretty sure' we'd enjoy Bookworm

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jan 25

One of the films we watched at the recent film festival as ‘Bookworm’. Like another New Zealand film ‘Hunt for the Wilder People’, this was set in NZ with full use made of amazing scenery. It involved a young girl and her...

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Would you feed these animals?

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 4 Jan 25

Adelaide airport has this interesting display - it clearly says "Do not feed or touch these animals". What do you think? Will these animals take any feed given to it? Will that make them sick? Gotta love the Aussie sense of...

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The stink of a New Year’s resolution

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 31 Dec 24

Many of us might make a few New Year’s resolutions, but then as the year gets going, they often fade away into the background, and with that fading though, a noticeable stink is emitted. We might feel bad about not being...

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Some Christmas humour, despite the rush

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 12 Dec 24

[i]This morning, I went to the Post Office, to post a parcel to someone I knew, and the queue, at opening time, 9.00 am, was already a mile long, so I went into the supermarket first, to buy some stuff there, thinking to myself...

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Short Story: The sly psychologist

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 22 Nov 23

The Psychologist, Humphrey Gooseneck, was talking to one of his clients about personality types. He said to him that we can tell someone's personality type from many things that they do, and one of these things is the type...

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Tell 'im he's dreamin'

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Nov 23

The photo has nothing to do with the post. I wrote about the Australian film The Castle and how the phrase ‘one for the poolroom’ as become a common Australian phrase. The other saying to come out of the film is ‘tell him he’s...

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One for the poolroom

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Nov 23

We watched The Castle the other night. It’s become a classic Australian comedy and several quotes from the film have been absorbed into our everyday language. The title comes from the main character's belief that his home is his...

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Short story: Wisdom is often pushed aside and buried, without accepting its truths

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 4 Sep 23

Rabbi Artev Treminski had just died. He was buried in a pauper's grave, at the very back of the local cemetery, without even a headstone. This master, and Rabbi, was little known, in his life, as he preferred to keep a low...

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Poem Dear Weather Girls

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 25 Aug 23

Dear Weather Girls (Inspired by the song It's Raining Men, by The Weather Girls). Regarding your wish for it to rain men, Pray you are indoors if and when, For if a twelve stone bloke Plummets your way he’ll end up broke And...

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Zen story: The chef, and the Zen master

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 5 Jun 23

The Zen master, Erlich Hazlich, once said that any Zen master worth his zen is someone living from love, not from his intellect, put first. He would then add that: [b]"We need to uncover God in our life, by the way that...

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Interesting commercials?

DJ @dilleo (1077) • Canada 26 Feb 23

Hey everyone. I was wondering, if you have any favourite commercials from TV, or ads in general (online, billboards, etc) ? I have seen many funny and/or memorable commercials over the years. Also, some not so much or leaning...

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Zen short story: The Zen value of humour

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 24 Dec 22

The Zen master, Artove Zerploxski, was known for his wry sense of humour. One day, a passing tourist, asked him what the real value of humour is anyway. What is humour to Zen? The master looked thoughtful for a while, and...

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No sense of humour whatsoever!

William Sinclair @Albain (240) • Edinburgh, Scotland 18 Dec 22

Is there anyone you know, a family member maybe, who just doesn't have a sense of humour? Our Uncle Joe (not his real name) is one of the most humourless characters I have ever met. No matter what funny situation arises he quite...

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Zen story: The Zen master who biked badly, but zenned welly

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 25 Nov 22

The old Zen master, Gridl Zerboski, was way too old to be riding a bicycle, but when one of his students was seen by him riding one, he said to his student: "I am 73 now, and I have never ever ridden a bicycle. Perhaps you...

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Some instructions on how NOT to take care of clothing.

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 14 Nov 22

I bought some innerwear and there was a card that had these instructions on how to use them and care for them. The company obviously has a sense of humour - and so they also included a small list of things you should NOT do with...

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Kamala's Border Crisis Declaration

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 16 Sep 22

Finally, from her home in Washington D.C., VP Kamala Harris is pleased to announce her 180 degree turn-around change of heart. This is what the VP Kamala Harris had to say with a maniachal cackle mixed with gleeful pride, "I am...

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kamala harris

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Long drive...

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 5 Sep 22

My daughter, Learner's Permit driver, drove us to the country last Saturday. In the car, my teens thought that their mother was so lame with her jokes. Well, she was asking silly questions. Here are examples: [b]Why was the...

laughter is good medicine

be happy

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