Veterinary complaints

Along the same lines as the random humor post I put up earlier, you might get a chuckle out of this sign I saw in our local veterinarian's office last week:

Hard to argue...

NaNoWriMo is no more

For many years,I happily participated in National Novel Writing Month, popularly known as NaNoWriMo. This was the chaotic adventure of writing a 50,000-word novel in 30 days, which meant a minimum of 1,665 words per day (or doubling up the next day if you skipped a day).

There was something satisfying about watching one's word count ratchet up...

...until you reached that final tally and crossed the finish line.

Sadly, NaNoWriMo is no more. Apparently the organization was having some legal as well as financial troubles. Those of us who were registered on the site received an email in late March or early April that the whole thing was shutting down. Just now I logged onto the NaNoWriMo website, and this is what I saw:

But the methodology lives on. I just sent in the proposal (synopsis + 3 chapters) for my next Amish romance to my agent, and immediately started writing my daily NaNoWriMo-esque word count so I could complete the story in a timely manner.

I'm sorry the official organization is now closed, but I'm grateful to have participated during their heyday.

A collection of random humor

I keep three "running lists" in draft form on this blog: Interesting things, book-themed things, and things that tickle my funny bone. Basically every time I come across something interesting – or book-related or funny – I just add it to the appropriate file. I've published the first of my "interesting things" lists (here) and I've published a couple of the book-themed lists (here and here). But so far I haven't published any of the humorous things, and the list is growing very long indeed.

So, without further ado and in no particular order, here are a bunch of random humorous things I've come across in the last couple of years.

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God's pronouns

As someone who lives an all-cash lifestyle, I approve of this message:

Nerd joke:

It must be a trial to be a pharmacist:

Yup, I understand this:

Who can sympathize?

Prank or not, the wife still shops too much:

Peekaboo.

I believe the term is "petty revenge." I'll admit I laughed.

Map of every American city.

Introvert advice:

More introvert advice:

History could have been so different:

How's the weather?

I felt this in my soul (see here):

Modern women, too:

Mom's last laugh:

Brilliant.

Science prank:

"All jeans 90 percent off!"

We've all had days like this.

Women will wince in sympathy:

Anyone living in a northern location:

Nerd humor:

Men staring into the dark abyss of Valentine's Day cards:

Neighborly dispute:

Truth:

Ridiculously photoshopped click-bait snake ad:

and

The pure randomness of this:

It takes a few seconds to sink in...

Eww. Just...eww.

Impressive.

Haven't we all had days like this?

Helpful moving tips:

Can attest...

Well designed.

Yup.

I hate it when that happens...

Evil, but funny.

Nerd meets farmer humor:

Same with writing....

Accurate.

...Says every cat-owner everywhere...

A little spicy, but it made me laugh.

THAT meme.

Photobombed.

Did it work?

Art reflects life.

Any questions?

Accidental Renaissance.

Someone was prepared.

Applies to dogs, too.

Nerd humor.

Well, *I'd* buy it....

More art reflects life.

Dad joke.

Aviation humor.

This is me.

How to get the whole cake for yourself.

Bad day at work. This took me a couple of minutes.

Motherhood.

Modern art.

Clear as mud.

How many customers choose the fourth option?

Accurate.

A wedding photo for the ages.

A little clarity....

I see myself in this picture...

Been there, done that.

Yep.

Coming as I do from a family of engineers....

A.I.?

Disturbing...

I hope he used them...

Accurate.

The agony and the tragedy of the favorite nesting box.

Max level.

Beating the stereotype.

True.

Except after sea/see...

Arsenic and Old Lace

Guy gets kicked in the privates. This is every other guy within a 5-mile radius:

I'll admit, I chuckled.

Punctuation matters.

At least she found them...

Visuals help.

How it started ... How it's going...

I sympathize.

It's all in how you say it.

Perspective.

Seems that way.

I'm impressed.

Turning over in their graves...

Feline fun.

Know your geography.

Can't argue.

This assumes they can read.

Brilliant.

That's only about half the humor stuff I've collected, but it's enough for now. I'll post the rest at a later time. Hope you enjoyed the chuckles!