Tag: writers
member name: Chris Carlisle
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September 24, 2007 09:32 AM EDT --
Hello again, good citizens of Gatherville. It's Monday, which means it's time for another trip down Good Humor Monday lane in the Gather Essentials: Writing group.
Something new today. . . .
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September 10, 2007 09:47 AM EDT --
Welcome again to another edition of Good Humor Monday in the Gather Essentials Writing Group. This marks the 9th week of Good Humor Monday, so you know what that means? Pop quiz!
That’s . . .
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November 12, 2007 09:49 AM EST --
Everybody's probably heard of NaNoWriMo , which has been underway for 12 days now. For those unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo, it stands for National Novel Writing Month, a writing event which . . .
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September 17, 2007 09:26 AM EDT --
Greetings denizens of Gather! Tis Monday once again (no really it is, I checked my calendar), which means it's time for Good Humor Monday here in the Writing Essentials Group. Today rather . . .
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May 05, 2008 06:39 PM EDT --
For all intents and purposes, the following is a suicide note.
Okay, I'm not really killing myself (you can stop emailing the suicide hotline number), at least not my physical self. . . .
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March 27, 2008 08:25 AM EDT --
Yes, Gentle Reader, you read the title correctly. In my household, I currently have a cat who is taking a prescription antidepressant.
So why does my cat need Prozac? It's because he recently developed . . .
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March 27, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
Spring is finally here with all of its usual signs of springy springness: birds are chirping; flowers are budding; baseball players are reporting for random drug testing. While nature tends . . .
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February 07, 2008 02:41 AM EST --
I had an epiphany while driving home from the office the other day. That's one of the advantages of having a long commute: you have plenty of time to let your mind's higher functions go idle and . . .
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February 21, 2008 04:38 PM EST --
This Sunday evening marks the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Although in years past I have made a point to watch the Oscars, I have no intention of watching this year's broadcast.
No, it's . . .
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March 20, 2008 01:40 AM EDT --
Like most pet owners, we try to include our animals in our holiday celebrations. For example, every Christmas our pets get a stocking full of treats and all of the candy canes hung from the lower branches . . .
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April 15, 2008 01:18 AM EDT --
The Crayola 64 pack of crayons turns 50 this year. Well, not my Crayola 64 pack, since it melted in the back window of my parent's 1981 Ford Granada. I had left them there after school one day and . . .
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February 28, 2008 12:11 PM EST --
This Friday is February 29th, also known as Leap Day, also known as the day you'll write the wrong date on all of your checks. Most people know the reason why February is given an extra day every . . .
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June 01, 2006 07:19 AM EDT --
My wife and I took the kids to the zoo this weekend. The zoo wouldn't take them so we had to bring them back home with us.
ba-dum-bum-CHING!
(That joke never gets old. Never gets funny, either.)
So . . .
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May 26, 2006 10:33 PM EDT --
I've noticed a disturbing trend on restaurant menus lately. This is probably the most distressing change to casual dining since the Restaurant Free Trade Act of 1998 made it mandatory for each restaurant . . .
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June 15, 2006 01:25 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch. Link to original article.)
As summer comes barreling in with its stifling heat and humidity, children all across the country take up . . .
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June 23, 2006 04:04 PM EDT --
Dolphins!
Oh, Einsteins of the deep,
Living where their smartness knows no equal
Put in the confining salty brine of the salty salt water.
How sad, they have no toenails.
Is it possible perhaps, just . . .
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July 26, 2006 02:04 PM EDT --
I was wandering through Barnes & Noble during lunch today and found these two books sitting next to each other on the discount rack. The placement of these books side by side made me laugh so I took . . .
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August 13, 2007 10:00 AM EDT --
Monday is the day of the week,
that humorous articles I seek.
To feature humourous potential
in the Gather Writing Essential,
but sadly, the turnout's been quite meek.
Each week I beg . . .
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August 20, 2007 09:39 AM EDT --
(Taps microphone)
Chris: Hello? This thing on?
(loud ear cracking feedback)
Chris: Ow, sorry about that. With all the upgrades around here you run across the occasional glitch. . . .
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October 21, 2007 11:50 PM EDT --
This Monday, we're continuing our monthly interview with humorous folks here on Gather. For October, I managed to track down the elusive Con Chapman!
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