Entries from Searchlight Crusade tagged with 'humor'

Translation: Salesgoodspeakian to English

It may not come as a shock to you, but loan officers, along with many other salesfolk, speak a different language than the rest of the population. What will probably annoy you, however, is the number of times they'll say...

Today's Turkey

It's been quite a while since I did one of these. I should probably do them more often, just to make my point. This Eyesore Is Falling Apart But Was It Designed by a Famous Architect! General: La Mesa, 3...

The IAEA and Script Zombies

Attack of the script zombies: In the three days since the last time I've checked referrals, I've gotten 9500 zombie referrals tagged as coming from this page. Why am I not surprised that the International Atomic Energy Agency is...

Links and Minifeatures 10 04 Thursday

The Mom Song I advise you not to forward it to any replicants. ********** The Democrats have accused Rush Limbaugh of being against the troops and want to remove his show from Armed Services Radio. Powerline has some sauce...

Links and Minifeatures 07 30 Monday

I've been having a severe and ongoing problem with spammers "spoofing" my domains - sending out emails with false headers that suggest I sent it out. This morning, the catch all account was literally full of "returned" emails. I can't...

Links and Minifeatures 06 15 Friday

I have a special reason to celebrate Flag Day every year, because on Flag Day of 1997, I married the world's only perfect woman. Yesterday we celebrated 10 years of marriage. So it's not only happy birthday to the...

Links and Minifeatures 06 04 Monday

Carnival of Capitalists ********** Jury indicts Jefferson in bribery probe. More here: Officials say Louisiana congressman is being indicted He was re-elected after the FBI found $90,000 wrapped in tinfoil in his freezer. He was using his congressional offices...

Links and Minifeatures 05 31 Thursday

United 300, a hilarious spoof. "Tonight, we dine in Cleveland!" ********** Air-Car Ready for Mass Production No, it's not a flying car, but it is a noteworthy piece of eco-technology, assuming it's real. I found myself checking the date to...

Humorous test

A co-worker sent me this. It's that time of year to take our annual mental acuity test. Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important to keep mentally alert. If...

What a Difference 30 years Make!

My wife sent this to me: Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack. 1973 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack....

Links and Minifeatures 11 07 (Still Time to Vote!)

No, this is not "Pick on Airbus" week, but FedEx drops A380 order, buys Boeing 777s. Not very long ago, it was looking like Airbus had Boeing on the run, but they are unable to deliver on their promises,...

Today's Turkey

Over at my other site, I've got a feature called "Hot Bargain Properties" Being as the market is swinging more strongly to the buyers every day, it's what you might call a "target rich environment". On the other hand, there...

Links and Minifeatures 07 22 Saturday

Via Don Surber a humorous tale of How to Get The Police To Hurry ********** Hong Kong democrat speaks. Is anyone really surprised that communist China is advocating authoritarian solutions, as opposed to democratic ones? Trying to keep things...

Links and Minifeatures 07 18 Tuesday

Isn't this rich? Carter blames 1980 loss on Walter Cronkite "Updated opinion polls right before the election took place showed that we had slipped," Carter told Shirley. "And it was primarily because Walter Cronkite and everybody else was talking about...

Links and Minifeatures 05 25 Thursday

Via World According to Nick, a do it yourself Demotivator page. Build your own demotivator ********** Language advisory: Hold The Mayo has a very worthwhile suggestion for making a point with Senator McCain. ********** Argghhh! has a piece of courtroom...

Who's Next

I was going over my read list and Politechnical asked the question "Who's next?" which I read just as my Tom Lehrer CD had gotten to the relevant song. I couldn't resist a chance to turn Mr. Lehrer on his...

Links and Minifeatures 02 21 Tuesday

Carnival of Investing. Recommended: Scatterbox, Carnival of Personal Finance. Recommended: Insureblog, Entrepreneur's Journey Carnival of Debt Reduction Carnival of the Capitalists Recommended: Bargaineering, Liberal Wrong, Financial Methods, Small Business Trends ********** Bin Laden Vows Never to Be Captured Alive Since...

Dammit Jim, I'm a Real Estate Agent Not A Doctor!

(With apologies to the late great DeForrest Kelley) Just got off the phone with an agent I know who had an interesting experience today. One of this agent's listings called. Actually his significant other did, because the guy fell down...

Links and Minifeatures 01 13 Friday the 13th!!

I won't be flying American Airlines any time soon, even if I do fly somewhere. American Airlines charged over reserve pilots reduced benefits during deployment. ********** Dean's World provides a fresh breath of rationality on the wiretapping issue. Thank you,...

Top Smart Replies of 2005

My wife sent me this TOP 5 SMART ASS ANSWERS FOR 2005: Smart Ass Answer #5: A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets. As a man approached, she extended her hand for the ticket, instead...