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Laughter Yoga, Meditation And All The Rest
I have a group I meet with every week. I talked to them about the importance of our first two medicines. I tell them they are tears and laughter. Tears are first because we cry when we are born. Laughter is next as that happens at about 4/5 months.
By Denise E Lindquist3 years ago in Humor
Is what happened to us really possible without magic? Where is the scientist taking us?
I went to a hotel with my parents one day. Everything about the hotel had taken my mind. At night, my friend and I entered a separate house. Silence surrounded the house. Looking around, fear gripped me. The house was as big as it was terrifying. My friend and I found a bright light. We felt like some invisible force was pulling us towards it. In the light, we felt as if we were getting lost. My parents' words echoed in my mind.
By MD.Likhon Hossain3 years ago in Humor
Local Author Struggles to Determine if Satire or Satirical Best Tag for His Humorous Vocal Story
Local author, Daniel R. DeMarco, Ph.D. struggled Saturday to determine if he should append the tag "satire" or "satirical" to his story Argan Oil Chronicles Part VI - Yep, You Read That Right, Part Six. Unless You Can't Read Roman Numerals In Which Case You Did Not Read That Right. In Any Case This is the Last One. For Now. Dr. DeMarco said the following in a written statement explaining his confusion. "Anyone who reads any of my stuff, which currently sits at around 10 or so people per month, knows how passionate I am about precision in language. This applies to all aspects of my writing, including so called 'tag' selection. I say so-called because on every other website, and by standard convention, what Vocal calls a 'tag', everyone else calls a keyword. I guess the editors at Vocal felt that if they called them keywords that would imply they were actually findable using common search engines like Gooogle.com. Instead they can only be 'found' using the internal Vocal site search engine which absolutely freakin sucks by the way. In any case, when I publish a story to a given community, I want the tags I select to accurately reflect the content of said story. Is it weird that I throw up in my mouth a little bit everytime I type or say the word community? That's exactly how cheesy and stupid the entire idea of communities actually is. So stupid that I throw up in my mouth even thinking about it. Weird, right? Or, maybe it is the concept of community in a general sense that I find so distressing. Similar to the concept of sharing, it feels like a slippery slope to communism to me, but I digress. I recently pulled together the sixth and final part of the series collecting my most popular and hilarious stories featuring argan oil and was in the process of publishing it in the Humor community when I encountered the head scratching conundrum of whether to choose satire or satirical as a tag.
By Everyday Junglist3 years ago in Humor
Tongue In Groove
TONGUE IN GROOVE A STAND UP COMEDY ROUTINE BY: ANDREW C. MCDONALD Hey folks. I’m Andrew McDonald and I’m from Palm Bay. Ever heard of it? Central Florida on the East coast. Most people hear what they think you said so they pore the maps until they find Palm Beach. Well, never mind – less tourists cluttering up my town then. Still, as far as Palm Bay goes I’m here to tell you – I’ve looked around and sure enough there’s Palms all over the damn place – after all, it’s in Florida. But where the hell is the Bay? There’s a river – that’s easy to find by the smell CAUSE THAT THING STINKS, especially in the summer – but I haven’t found the bay yet. …
By Andrew C McDonald3 years ago in Humor
Myself and Vocal Investment. Top Story - October 2023.
Two lines of code inside a computer having an earnest conversation. Have you already invested? Vocal asked hopefully. I tried my best, but some misunderstandings have left me extremely flabbergasted. My investment is still pending, probably not gonna happen right now. I answered, feeling deflated and a bit sad.
By Novel Allen3 years ago in Humor
MY DAY IN A NUTSHELL
MY DAY IN A NUTSHELL Or maybe, it’s more like “One flew over the cuckoo’s nest” ????? ????? ????? Aw, my poor husband! Trying to take an afternoon nap after a grueling visit with the doctor. Poor guy! Just after the visit was over, before we left the office, my husband called me to the checkout window. His PA had a few things she wanted to explain to him and what did he do? He tells her to explain it all to his wife. After all, “she has the medical background, I don’t and she’ll understand while I won’t.”
By Margaret Brennan3 years ago in Humor
A Witches' Coven's Halloween Soiree
"Behold, Abracadabra!" With a graceful wave of the wand and a sprinkle of shimmering stardust, the room transformed into a celestial wonderland, bathed in the soft glow of floating, twinkling lights that moved to the ethereal strains of an otherworldly melody.
By Printique Studios3 years ago in Humor
