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‘The Packing Holiday,’ A Cosmic Comedy of Delays, Sticky Tape and Cardboard
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By Jonathan Townendabout an hour ago in Humor
I Was Just Trying to Make Coffee
Saturday morning began with a simple objective... Coffee. That's it. I wasn't remodeling the kitchen. I wasn't installing solar panels. I wasn't attempting to teach myself conversational Mandarin before lunch. I just wanted some coffee. This should have required approximately four minutes and almost no critical thinking. Unfortunately, I own a house.
By The Pompous Post4 days ago in Humor
A.I. for Dummies
For generations, humanity dreamed of artificial intelligence. Scientists imagined machines that could accelerate medical discoveries. Engineers envisioned computers solving problems so complex that ordinary human beings could barely formulate the questions. Futurists predicted intelligent systems that might help unlock the mysteries of physics, explore distant worlds, and expand the boundaries of human knowledge.
By The Pompous Post7 days ago in Humor
The Man Who Was Almost on Carson
Marty Blevins has spent thirty-eight years in comedy, or thirty-six, depending on whether you count the insurance years he claims were spent “developing material.” He calls himself a veteran of the late-night circuit, a pioneer of observational humor, and a performer whose career was once personally affected by the Amazing Kreskin. The Pompous Post dispatched field correspondent Gerald P. Whitcomb to interview Marty ahead of his set at the Chuckle Bucket, a comedy club sandwiched between a tire store and a building that used to be a tire store.
By The Pompous Post11 days ago in Humor
Everything Is Fine
There is something reassuring about waking up in the morning, pouring yourself a cup of coffee, and spending the first few quiet minutes of the day discovering all the new and exciting ways civilization has apparently gone off the rails while you were sleeping.
By The Pompous Post18 days ago in Humor
The Mathematics Are Clearly Not Mathing
Humanity has accomplished some impressive things. We have split the atom, mapped the human genome, landed machines on Mars, photographed black holes, and created tiny computers powerful enough to access virtually all accumulated human knowledge while sitting on the toilet.
By The Pompous Post21 days ago in Humor
Man vs Woman...
This story is based on true events from my personal life during my years in Mauritius. The incidents described here were inspired by real experiences in and around Grand Baie and were originally written in 2012. While some details have been adapted for storytelling purposes, the humour, atmosphere, and many of the situations are drawn directly from life as I experienced it.
By Christian Bass23 days ago in Humor
Beasts of Burden
There was a time when romance required very little infrastructure. At twenty-three, you could meet somebody at a party, stay out until two in the morning, eat something from a food truck whose health inspection certificate appeared to have been printed during the Carter administration, and then fall asleep on a couch containing three failed springs and a decorative pillow shaped like a beer can. You woke up six hours later feeling terrific, and went to work without showering.
By The Pompous Post25 days ago in Humor
