Fortunately in these days of content creation and exhibition, the Jurassic Park/World movies are on CONSTANTLY. And it cable stations still show it, I can mock it. Any way, Weekly Humorist bought into that theory and published by latest over at their website! Check it out!
The important thing about comedy is staying topical and relevant! And that's why I wrote up this parody of Jurassic Park!
Fortunately in these days of content creation and exhibition, the Jurassic Park/World movies are on CONSTANTLY. And it cable stations still show it, I can mock it. Any way, Weekly Humorist bought into that theory and published by latest over at their website! Check it out!
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Thanks to the grandkids, I've been turned onto a Disney show, an Austrialian import called "Bluey" (you don't just say it, you have to shout it). They started off a new season with a longer than usual episode that involved, love, marriage, leaving home, moving away and other things to tear your heart out. Naturally, I felt the urge to mock it. And Weekly Humorist was willing to print it!
Remember back in December 2019 when the biggest news was Trump's campaign posting (on purpose) a video where Trump was photoshopped onto the body of Thanos from Avengers: Endgame destroying everyone. Me, neither, until I turned up this bit I wrote and submitted around. Wow, the idea of Trump being responsible for the deaths of a lot a people was just a far-off dream for him back then. And this was on the heels of him submitting a "Build the Wall"-Game of Thrones meme, which neglected to mention the wall there was useless, too. So, for 2024, the gang got together and posted on May 4th, 2024, a meme of Trump holding a red lightsaber. Apparently no one told the gang the Sith, the bad guys, use the red ones. I updated my old bit and submitted it to Weekly Humorist and they published it on their site! Check it out: How did I not call this the Trump Meme Team?
![]() Finally got around to writing a new piece and sent it off to WH, and they went for it. It actually is another in my occasional series "Live Tweeting" which started over at The Big Jewel, here and here. We reached Toy Story Land and the first ride the kids want to go on is the Slinky Dog rollercoaster, over my vote for Spinning Martians... (the rest of it)
![]() Weekly Humorist, a humor magazine I often submit to and occasionally get in, runs these Hashtag Games on Twitter (X), where they name a topic and we submit humorous responses. These games play right into my gag reflex, so I always throw up something. I've taken to setting my calendar to get online every Wednesday to "play" (and by "play" I mean submit content to their website for free--I like to think of it as pun bono work). I always submit a bunch of them on X (Twitter) and some of them get selected for inclusion to their online site. I always hesitate when this kind of topic is offered, titillate. I'm a prude. I don't like working blue. And when people dive into this opening, it always feels kind of crass. But, in for a penny, in for a pound. I try to go for clever over crude, the double entendre or pun on the title, not that I always succeed. I managed to grind out 15 or so and 10 got picked, so I guess that's a victory. WH posted it over that their (ad-heavy) site, so check it out! Meanwhile, I have to start submitting some legitimate articles to them again. ![]() It seems that brokerage house, Oppenheimer, put a lot of money earlier this year into a new slogan, “The Power of Oppenheimer Thinking.” Then Hollywood released the movie “Oppenheimer” about the creation of the highly destructive WMD and the company had to put it all on the back burner. In fact, they had to issue a FAQ to help explain to customers any connections between the movie and the company (spoiler alert: there aren’t any). They even felt the need to address Barbenheimer, in a sidebar. After the fuss over the movie faded, the company started to roll out the new slogan anew. Now, award season is gearing up and the movie about the atomic bomb is back in the news. Frankly, the company missed a real opportunity by not trying to piggyback on the success of the motion picture. So, we had the focus groups come up with some new slogans: “The Nuclear Power of Oppenheimer Thinking” “Oppenheimer: Getting you results faster than a missile.” “Giving you the ammunition to succeed, that’s Oppenheimer!” “We’ll detonate your future: Oppenheimer” “Opening an account with Oppenheimer? Dyn-O-Mite!” “Oppenheimer: Making cash is a blast.” “Open an account with Oppenheimer and watch the fireworks!” “Oppenheimer: Watch your investments blow up!” “Investing with explosive results; Oppenheimer!” “Oppenheimer: We da bomb!” I'm very happy that this piece found a home. It's been a prose piece, a radio sketch and a version of it is in my screenplay, "Merry Broadcast." And now it's a prose piece again. Hope we get some eyeballs on it As we are aware, the holidays are not always a season of cheer for all people. It’s beyond the “holiday blues” that we’ve all heard about. And it’s a bit beyond medical science. Let’s look into the holiday’s maladies and try to steer clear of Sickmas and resist the general feeling of no wellness. Find out how on Weekly Humorist!
There used to be a time when TV shows would go on hiatus in December to be replaced by Christmas specials. That doesn’t happen much now, and people lament it because they only remember the good specials. Hey, they all can't be Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol! So check out Lesser Known Holiday Specials, now up at Weekly Humorist.
![]() Weekly Humorist, a humor magazine I often submit to and occasionally get in, runs these Hashtag Games on Twitter (X), where they name a topic and we submit humorous responses. These games play right into my gag reflex, so I always throw up something. I've taken to setting my calendar to get online every Wednesday to "play" (and by "play" I mean submit content to their website for free--I like to think of it as pun bono work). I always submit a bunch of entries and some of them get selected for inclusion to their online site. WH is keeping with their spooky season vibe for this week's contest. And again, I was all in, submitting 18 and getting 6 listened on their website. A lot of solid entries, even though there was some overlap with previous games like "Silly Cereals" or "Terror Toys." I don't care for the way WH features their own "entries" on the "winners" list and I swear they add some after the game starts, because I swear I read what they posted, and I wind up duplicating some of their jokes anyway. Well, you should check out the punnery at: |
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