Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts

0 Especially for my husband

Monday, August 16, 2010
1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'

17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

18. It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it.

19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

20. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

21. A backward poet writes inverse.

22. In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.

23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

24. Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!

1 If the Catholic Church was a programming language...

Thursday, December 18, 2008
I just read this post on the Curt Jester on the question "What if the Catholic Church was a programming language?" After listing off a few others from a list he read (comparing C to Judaism, Java to Fundamendalist Christianity, C# to Mormonism, etc), here is what he has to say:


Now what would we call a programming language similar to the Catholic Church? How about C†† (pronounced C Cross Cross). Like St. Paul the Church teaches Christ crucified and the cross is never missing from our lives. The C of course stands for Catholic and the universal binary that the code produces. The universal binary is of course accessible by all operating systems. Though while we see the good that is common to many programming languages we hope that all will come to accept the fullness of C††. As programmers we don't want to be triumphalists, but to help to spread the good code to every nation.

The basics of the language C†† would be fixed. Though interfaces can be later added on that help to access the underlying language. The code structures would be based both on apostolic programming tradition and the reference book. The compiler also known as the magisterium would rely on the CDF (Coding for the Doctrine of the Flow) to ensure wayward code was corrected and brought back into fullness of the code specification. When bad code is detected the compiler would throw an anathema.

C†† would certainly be strongly typed. An object created yesterday or even a thousand years ago would remain exactly the same object today. Though this does not mean that we can not understand an object more deeply over time, only that an integer value will not become a string just because it is currently fashionable in the culture for this to be true. What is set to a state of true today remains true tomorrow. For example this is how you would set a true and a false value in C††.

boolean item = dogma;
boolean item2 = heresy;

Other keywords include Fashion (which can hold any value, but is not used for anything serious), Absolute (which holds one constant value that never changes), Discipline value can change over time based on a prudential decision), Hierarchy (An ordered data structure).

Multiple coding styles known as rites can be used to write the code. These rites though will all compile to exactly the same code whether using an Eastern or Western style. Some traditional programmers prefer to only program in Latin, but you can choose a vernacular language as long as you don't use and edition approved by ICEL in the seventies which does not give the full nuances of the keywords.

The reference for C†† would be maintained by the Vaticode. The head programmer/maintainer at the Vaticode is called His Geekiness and he has final say on the language definition and its interpretation. The Vicar of Code is infallible only when speaking on code and compilers. The Nerds in union with His Geekiness are the authentic teachers of the language. New definitions can be added to the language that conform to the reference and apostolic programmers. Sometimes a movement among programmers (geekus fidelum) can lead to the Vaticode adding a new definition.

Here is a sample "Hello World" program in C††



After all "Let there be light" was the original Hello World program by the Divine Programmer. Every C†† requires a "faith" method which is the main entry point to the program. Remember faith() without works() and your code is dead.

If only there was a programming language like the Catholic Church. Right now there are so many denominations of programming languages that keep splitting. Like C+ going into schism from C and then C++ going into schism from C+. I pray that there be but one language.



Nip on over to the Curt Jester to read the rest of the post, as the whole thing is well worth a read!

1 It's at times like this...

Thursday, July 24, 2008
... when you don't know whether to laugh or cry...

From the RTÉ News:

A New Zealand judge has ordered a name change for an embarrassed nine-year-old girl called 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'.

The girl was so embarrassed that she had not revealed the name given by her parents to friends, who simply knew her as K.

Family court judge Rob Murfitt said in a judgement released today that oddball monikers created social hurdles as children grew up.

'She fears being mocked and teased and in that she has a greater level of insight than either of her parents,' he said of the girl.

The judge discovered New Zealand parents had given their children some other unusual names including Number 16 Bus Shelter and Midnight Chardonnay, both of which may relate to the conception of the child.

One child was named Violence and two pairs of twins were called Benson and Hedges and Fish and Chips. The children from another family were all named after six-cylinder Ford cars.

1 Marriage

Monday, July 21, 2008

0 Papa Ben's Novus Ordo 2.0

Monday, July 07, 2008
Everybody is linking to it (or so it seems), but I couldn't resist doing the same!

The Creative Minority Report has a great post on 'Marketing the "New" New Mass'... complete with a wonderful illustration! :-)


3 Apparently....

Friday, July 04, 2008
... I haven't been updating my blog enough. I guess I better post something, then!

How about this? Talented people with too much time on their hands...
















1 CV/Resume Blunders...

Thursday, June 12, 2008
As I'm job hunting at the minute, I've been visiting several websites with information on CV's and interviews. On my travels, I came across this list of CV blunders that I thought I'd share! I never put any of these on my CV so hopefully I'll have better luck at finding employment than I imagine some of these people had...

  • I am very detail-oreinted.
  • My intensity and focus are at inordinately high levels, and my ability to complete projects on time is unspeakable.
  • Thank you for your consideration. Hope to hear from you shorty!
  • Enclosed is a ruff draft of my resume.
  • It’s best for employers that I not work with people.
  • Here are my qualifications for you to overlook.
  • I am a quick leaner, dependable, and motivated.
  • If this resume doesn’t blow your hat off, then please return it in the enclosed envelope.
  • My fortune cookie said, “Your next interview will result in a job.” And I like your company in particular.
  • I saw your ad on the information highway, and I came to a screeching halt.
  • Insufficient writing skills, thought processes have slowed down some. If I am not one of the best, I will look for another opportunity.
  • Please disregard the attached resume-it is terribly out of date.
  • Seek challenges that test my mind and body, since the two are usually inseparable.
    Graduated in the top 66% of my class.
  • Reason for leaving last job: The owner gave new meaning to the word paranoia. I prefer to elaborate privately.
  • Previous experience: Self-employed-a fiasco.
  • Exposure to German for two years, but many words are inappropriate for business.
  • Experience: Watered, groomed, and fed the family dog for years.
  • I am a rabid typist.
  • I have a bachelorette degree in computers.
  • Excellent memory; strong math aptitude; excellent memory; effective management skills; and very good at math.
  • Strengths: Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining composer.
  • I worked as a Corporate Lesion.
  • Reason for leaving last job: Pushed aside so the vice president’s girlfriend could steal my job.
  • Married, eight children. Prefer frequent travel.
  • Objective: To have my skills and ethics challenged on a daily basis.
    Special skills: Thyping.
  • My ruthlessness terrorized the competition and can sometimes offend.
  • I can play well with others.
  • Personal Goal: To hand-build a classic cottage from the ground up using my father-in-law.
  • Objective: I want a base salary of $50-$60,000 dollars, not including bonus. And some decent benefits. Like a retirement plan, health insurance, personal or sick days.
  • Experience: Provided correct answers to customers’ questions.
  • Education: Graduated from predatory school with honors.
  • Never been fired, although it could happen anytime now.
  • I have happily been a “kept man” for the past 10 years.
  • Have extensive experience in turkey manufactures as well as new product development and implementation.
  • I am accustomed to speaking in front of all kinds of audiences. I make points as well as I can.
  • Personal: Five children. Dog: Jasper. Cat: Morris. Gerbil: Binky.
  • While in military, was instrumental in creation of a treat detection system.
  • My compensation package at my last job included a base salary of $64,500 with excellent benefits including flextime. I am looking for a position in which I can work a more flexible schedule.
  • Hire me and you won’t regret it-I am funny, cute, smart and creative… really.
  • Referees available upon request.
  • Previous rank: Senior instigator.
  • I have recently sold my home and I now live in a large RV so I will be able to relocate quickly.
  • Reason for leaving: They stopped paying me.
  • Cover letter: Desire the chance to showcase my delightful personality, intelligence and superior judgment, which are so hard to find these days.
  • Personal achievements: Successfully played “Chop Sticks” on a toy piano with my big toes.
  • Objective: To obtain a position where I can make a difference, infecting others with my professionalism, enthusiasm and dedication.
  • Strengths: Impersonal skills.
  • Special interests: I like any projects that are fun.
  • Please explain any breaks in your employment career: 15 minute coffee break while working at a home improvement store.
  • Vocational plans: Sea World.

1 Statistical Information For The Easily Amused

Wednesday, April 09, 2008
What can I say...?! I'm easily amused!!! ;-)






















3 Especially for Éamonn....

Tuesday, April 01, 2008
... my lovely spell-checking fiancé! ;-)

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin not sea

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar Wright
It shows me strait a weigh

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
It rare lea ever wrong

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My Chequer toed me sew

1 The REAL Da Vinci Code...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
namespace DVC
{
   class DaVinciCode : HolyBloodHolyGrail
   {
      // Set values, later to be overridden by Dan Brown method
      bool monksInOpusDei = false;
      bool jesusMarriedMaryMagdalene = false;
      bool existenceOfPrioryOfZion = false;
      bool bibleCollatedByConstantine = false;
      bool nicaeaCreatedDivinityOfChrist = false;
      bool gospelsLaterEditedToSupportClaims = false;
      bool cupMissingFromLastSupper = false;
      bool saintJohnNotInPicture = false;

      public void Book()
      {
         while (peopleWillingToBelieveAnything && christianBashingAcceptable)
         {
            bookSales++;
            movieHype++;
            danBrownsBankAccount++;
            historicalAccuracy--;
            artHistoryAccuracy--;
            skepticism--;
            badWriting++;

            if (asLongAsItIsNotTheVirginMary)
               divineFeminineSupport++;

            mainStreamMediaChallengeCredibility = false;
            string excuse = "It's a fictional book";
               string action = "Spend hours writing to debunking books complaining that " + excuse;
               bool seeContradictionSpendingTimeDefendingFiction = false;
               foreach (media outlet in mainStreamMedia)
               {
                  bool freePublicity = true;
                  bool notPointOutObviousFlaws = true;
                  bool dontOffendMuslimsAtAllCosts = true;
                  bool christianBashingOkayThough = true;
                  bool misrepresentOpusDei = true;
                  bool askIsJusticeScaliaAMember = true;
               }
            }
         }
      }
}

3 The Perfect Husband

Thursday, March 06, 2008
Several men are in the locker room of a golf club.

A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker-function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen.

MAN: "Hello"

WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"

MAN: "Yes"

WOMAN: "I'm at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only $1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"

MAN: "Sure, ..go ahead if you like it that much."

WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2008 models. I saw one I really liked."

MAN: "How much?"

WOMAN: "$60,000"

MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."

WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing .... The house we wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking $950,000."

MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer, but just offer $900,000."

WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you!"

MAN: "Bye, I love you, too."

The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room look at him in astonishment.

Then he asks: "Anyone know who this phone belongs to?"

1 10 best things to say if you get caught sleeping at your desk...

10. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."

9. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to."

8. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the Whiteout. You probably got here just in time!"

7. "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm."

6. "I was testing my keyboard for drool resistance."

5. "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress. Are you discriminatory toward people who practice Yoga?"

4. "Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."

3. "The coffee machine is broken..."

2. "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot..."

and the #1 best thing to say if you get caught sleeping at your desk...

1. " ... in Jesus' name. Amen."

2 I posted this last year...

Tuesday, February 05, 2008
But hey! It's good!!! ;-)
An Englishman an Irishman and a Scotsman were in a pub, talking about their sons.

"My son was born on St George's Day," commented the Englishman. "So we obviously decided to call him George."

"That's a real coincidence," remarked the Scot. "My son was born on St Andrew's Day, so obviously we decided to call him Andrew."

"That's incredible, what a coincidence," said the Irishman.
"Exactly the same thing happened with my son, Pancake."

1 Especially for Carole... :-)

Monday, January 21, 2008
A Guide to Driving in Ireland


1. Indicators will give away your next move. A confident Irish driver avoids using them.

2. Under no circumstance should you maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, because somebody else will fill in the space, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less chance you have of getting hit.

4. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork, especially with LM, CN or KE plates. With no insurance, the other operator probably has nothing to lose.

5. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a vigorous, foot massage as the brake pedal violently pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to strengthen your leg muscles.

6. Never pass on the right when you can pass on the left. It's a good way to prepare other drivers entering the motorway.

7. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion and are not enforceable in Ireland during rush hour.

8. Always brake and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tyre. This is seen as a sign of respect for the victim.

9. Learn to swerve abruptly without signalling. Ireland is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the Department of Public Works, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them alert!

10. It is tradition in Ireland to honk your horn at cars in front of you that do not move three milliseconds after the light turns green.

11. Remember that the goal of every Irish driver is to get ahead of the pack by whatever means necessary.

12. WARNING! Never come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended.

3 Another light bulb joke...

Friday, January 11, 2008
Q. How many women with PMS does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A. One. ONE!! And do you know WHY it only takes ONE? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb. They don't even know the bulb is BURNED OUT. They would sit in this house in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it OUT. And once they figured it out they wouldn't be able to find the light bulbs despite the fact that they've been in the SAME CUPBOARD for the past SEVENTEEN YEARS.

But if they did, by some miracle, actually find the light bulbs, TWO DAYS LATER the chair that they dragged from two rooms over to stand on to change the STUPID light bulb would STILL BE IN THE SAME SPOT!! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE CRUMPLED WRAPPER THE STUPID @*!#$% LIGHT BULBS CAME IN! WHY?! BECAUSE NO ONE IN THIS HOUSE EVER CARRIES OUT THE RUBBISH!!

IT'S A WONDER WE HAVEN'T ALL SUFFOCATED FROM THE PILES OF RUBBISH THAT ARE 12 FEET DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. THE HOUSE!! IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS...

I'm sorry... what did you ask me?

4 Peace...

Friday, December 21, 2007
We could all use a little peace at Christmas... Here is something I was sent in an email a while back, which I just came across yesterday... I hope it's helpful, especially at this time of year, which can be very hectic and chaotic for some.

Wishing you all a very peaceful Christmas. :-)

Just in case you've had a rough day, here's an 8 step stress management technique recommended in the latest psychological texts. It really works....

1. Picture yourself near a stream.

2. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air.

3. No one but you knows your secret place.

4. You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called "the World".

5. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.

6. The water is crystal clear.

7. You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding underwater.

8. See, You're smiling already.

2 An Irish Ghost Story

Monday, December 10, 2007
I got this from a friend and thought I would share.....


This story happened a while ago in Dublin, and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true.

John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a storm.

The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly come toward him and stop. John, desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door... only to realise there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on!!

The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life. Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared through the window and turned the wheel. John, paralysed with terror, watched as the hand repeatedly came through the window, but never touched or harmed him.

Shortly thereafter John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road, so, gathering strength, he jumped out of the car and ran to it. Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the horrible experience he had just had. A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realized he was crying and... wasn't drunk.

Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and out of breath. Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other...

"Look, Paddy... there's that flipping idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it!!"

1 Smells & Bells!

Friday, December 07, 2007
I spotted this over on Fr Z's blog... who in turn got it from The Roman Sacristan!

"Smells & Bells"
(to the tune of "Jingle Bells")

Processing into church
It’s the TLM today
Doing liturgy right
Chanting all the way (Glo-ri-a!)
Bells at the sanctus ring
Raising our spirits high
Oh how great to have Mass and tradition back in line!

Smells & Bells
Smells & Bells
Liberals cough and fuss
Oh what fun it is to serve in cassock and surplice
Smells & Bells
Smells & Bells
Hippies start to fume
Thanks to the 16th Benedict for Summorum Pontificum!

6 Hmmmm......

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

3 For my millions of American readers out there....

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
... I know I'll forget to post this tomorrow, so thought I would get it in a bit early...

Happy Thanksgiving.