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Directory of Just-for-Fun Stuff

Wordplay and General Fun

*Ode to Plurals and other eccentricities in the English language. (Fun for your students, too!)

*Funny English Movie Subtitles: See how Hong Kong Martial Arts movie translators mangle and jangle dialogue!

*Good Exercise: Expressions that sound like they will help you burn lots of calories.

2006 Top Headlines: Language lovers, check these out!

*Bad Ads: Poorly worded, poorly translated, poorly punctuated or just plain poorly written ads!

Fun Facts: Interesting bits of information, word and phrase origins, signs of the times.

*Mensa Invitational: Wacky definitions for new words created by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter. Very funny.

Punny Jokes: Winners of the International Pun Contest

Things to Ponder: Word play, paradoxes, and things to think about.

Thoughts for the Day: Advice, silly sayings, and more stuff to think about.

Trivia for Every State: One fun fact about each state!

Wacky Translations: Change one letter in a familiar foreign phrase and watch what happens!

Who Knew? More fun facts

*Word Facts: Interesting bits of information about the English Language!

Kids

Cute Stuff from Little Ones: Out of the mouths of Babes!

Kids and Teachers: Humorous responses to teachers’ questions and comments.

What Does Love Mean: Kids aged 4 to 8 offer their definitions. Funny, sweet and touching.

Pets

How Many Dogs Does it Take...: Different breeds approach the age-old lightbulb problem! (Cats, too!)

Pet Rules: If you have a dog or a cat, you will relate!

Where Pets Come From: Why we have dogs and cats.

Teaching

Excuse Notes: Notes from parents to explain their kids’ absences.

Hell Explained by a Chemistry Student: Oh, to have kids who can think and write like this one!

*High School Essays: Laugh-out-loud funny writings by actual high school students.

How to Write: Great examples of clichés, alliteration, redundancy, split infinitives, understatement, mixed metaphors, dangling prepositions and other fun bits of language usage.

Kids and Teachers: Humorous responses to teachers’ questions and comments.

No Child Left Behind: The Football Version

*Punctuation is Everything: Which letter would you rather get?

Science Test Answers: Answers by fifth and sixth graders to their science test questions.

Seeing a Classmate, 40 years Later: A bit of perspective!

Work

Three-Minute Management Course: Lessons for anyone who works in an organization.

What Job Lingo Really Means: How to read those want ads!

Work vs. Prison: See how the two compare!

Miscellaneous Humor and Info

Airline Repair: Comments responding to pilots’ gripes by maintenance engineers

Brain Cramps: Dumb quotes!

Brain Cramps II: More dumb quotes, these from athletes!

Disorder in the Court: Excerpts from actual court transcripts of hilarious exchanges between attorneys and witnesses.

Eating Right: A new diet, plus the truth about nutrition and health!

Got Gas? Tips for saving money and fuel as gas prices rise.

*Insurance Claims: Hysterical comments written by drivers on their insurance claim forms.

*Medical Records: Actual records dictated by doctors! Very funny.

Perks of Being Over 40: Or 50, or 60... A few feel way too true!

Retirement Options: What to expect if you move to these areas. Even if you’ve never been there, these are funny!

WD-40: Interesting facts about WD-40 and lots o ideas for its use that may never have occurred to you. Helpful!

*English or ESL Teachers: Check these out for very funny examples of how our language (and communications) can be mangled and transformed. Share them with your kids and see if they can clean them up—or outdo them!

Why this section is included on my Web site.

Handouts and articles for educators, counselors, parents and the general public.

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