Best Humor/Offbeat News
The following are selected blog posts from bloggers worldwide by Wilson Ng, a Philippine blogger which he thinks represents the most interesting posts on the subject. This is updated several times per week.
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Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Why TechCrunch lives, and Valleywag dies
Valleywag is dead, and none too soon. It's a good example of journalism gone tabloid. … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » What's better? Live or recorded music?
Most of us hear a lot more recorded than live music, but the question is, what's better? What moves you more? … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Play Your Age
A woman is having a bad day at the roulette tables in Vegas. Down to her last $100, completely exasperated, she cries, ???What horrible luck! What in the world should I do now???? A gentleman next to her, trying to calm her down a bit, calmly suggests, ???I don???t know??? Why don???t you play your age???? He walks away. Moments … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Jesus Saves
Not being much the religious type, I asked a friend for proof that Jesus actually saves??? and this is what I got. Pretty definitive proof if you ask me. Mike, you???re a funny character. ?? F&J Staff for Funny and Jokes, 2008. | Permalink | 4 comments | Add to del.icio.us [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Bar Stool Economics
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh would pay $7. … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Play Your Age
A woman is having a bad day at the roulette tables in Vegas. Down to her last $100, completely exasperated, she cries, “What horrible luck! What in the world should I do now?” A gentleman next to her, trying to calm her down a bit, calmly suggests, “I don’t know… Why don’t you play your age?” He walks away. Moments … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Jesus Saves
Not being much the religious type, I asked a friend for proof that Jesus actually saves… and this is what I got. Pretty definitive proof if you ask me. Mike, you’re a funny character. © F&J Staff for Funny and Jokes, 2008. | Permalink | 4 comments | Add to del.icio.us … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Bar Stool Economics
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh would pay $7. … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Blogger jailing backfires on Malaysian government
After country's Internal Security Act is used to imprison a blog editor, a newspaper reporter, and an opposition lawmaker, censorship watchdogs and parliament members cry foul. [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » A Cuckoo Of A Night Out
The other night I was invited out for a night with the ???girls.??? I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, ???I promise!??? Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily. Around 3 a.m., a bit loaded, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » ENGLISH IS A STUPID LANGUAGE
Let???s face it, English is a stupid language. There is no egg in the eggplant. No ham in the hamburger. And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England. And French fries were not invented in France.We sometimes take English for granted. But if we examine its paradoxes we find that Quicksand takes you … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Methuselah
A prominent young lawyer died on his way to court, and found himself before the gates of Heaven. When he arrived, a chorus of angels appeared, singing in his honor. St. Peter himself came out to shake his hand. ???Mr Jones,??? said St. Peter, ???it is a great honor to have you here at last. You are the first being … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Sick of Her
Fred and Jim are having a quiet beer one night when Fred announces that he???s going to divorce his wife.???Good grief,??? says Jim, ???you and Sue are the happiest couple I know! Why on earth would you want to divorce such a lovely woman after all these years of obvious bliss????"Well,??? replies Fred, ???truth be known, I???m just bored with … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Severe Stress Disorder Joke
A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor???s office. After his checkup, the doctor called the wife into his office alone. He said, ???Your husband is suffering from a very severe stress disorder. If you don???t do the following, your husband will surely die.??? The doctor continued, ???Each morning, fix him a healthy breakfast. Be pleasant at all times. For … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Fifteen most buzzed-about athletes
Athlete Sport Country 1.Michael Phelps Swimming United States 2.Yao Ming Basketball China 3.Kobe Bryant Basketball United States 4.LeBron James Basketball United States 5.Dara Torres Swimming United States 6.Shawn Johnson Gymnastics United States 7.Laure Manaudou Swimming France 8.Kerri Walsh Beach Volleyball United States 9.Katie Hoff Swimming United States 10.Misty May-Treanor Beach Volleyball United States 11.Yi Jianlian Basketball China 12.Park Tae-Hwan Swimming … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Naked hiker's jail strip
A hiker jailed for walking across Germany naked has been allowed to go nude because prison clothes depress him. Siegfried Grawert was sentenced to 10 weeks in Nuremberg prison for failing to pay fines for walking around natural beauty spots in the buff. [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Man continues decades-old Cadillac-a-year habit
The 84-year-old Flint man has bought or leased a new Cadillac every year since 1955, the year Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif., and Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus. 'You only live one time. Money is to spend,' he [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Where Do Babies Come From?
A mother is in the kitchen making dinner for her family when her daughter walks in. ???Mother, where do babies come from???? The mother thinks for a few seconds and says, ???Well dear, Mommy and Daddy fall in love and get married. One night they go into their bedroom, they kiss and hug and have sex.??? The daughter looks puzzled … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » How Much Fer Joe?
A Missouri farmer got in his pickup, drove several miles to a neighboring farm and knocked on the farmhouse door. A young boy about 12 opened the door. ???Is yer paw home???? the farmer asked. ???No sir, he ain???t,??? the boy replied. ???He went into town.??? ???Well, said the farmer, is yer maw here???? ???No, sir, she ain???t here neither. … [Link]
Bizdrivenlife's Humor and OffBeat News » Worthy of Heaven
A man appears before St. Peter at the pearly gates. ???Have you ever done anything of particular merit???? St. Peter asks. ???Well, I can think of one thing,??? the man offers. ???Once, on a trip to the Black Hills, out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of high-testosterone bikers who were threatening a young woman. I directed them … [Link]
