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POPSHow To Be Funny Very nice tips with funny examples. Surprise is often worked into a joke through the 'pull-back/reveal' technique. The joke focuses your attention on a particular angle or detail of the scene, then suddenly pans out to show you the whole, surprising picture. Very often the success of these jokes hinges on the joke-teller's subtle control of rhythm: a beat here, a breath there.
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POPSHow the rich starved the world The threat posed by biofuels affects all of us. Global grain stockpiles - on which all of humanity depends - are now perilously depleted. Cereal stocks are at their
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POPSThe anatomy of sarcasm Very interesting article that gets into the various parts of the brain that play in a role in determining whether someone is being sarcastic.
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POPS2400 years old merchantman ship found !! Professor Elisha Linder: "I am mad about the subject. I love to be at the sea, to look at ships, to deal with ships, and to study ships," he said. "And I would die to find an even older ship!"
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POPSWorld’s Best Quotes About Sex “My girlfriend always laughs during sex - no matter what she’s reading.” - Steve Jobs (Founder, Apple Computers) “My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.” - Jack Nicholson “Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is.” - Barbara Bush (Former US First Lady - and you didn’t think Barbara had a sense of humor) “Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.” - Robin Williams “Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.” - Roseanne “Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.” - Billy Crystal “According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful.” - Robert De Niro “There’s
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POPSSpelling Police Our mission is to protect and to defend the highest standard of literacy on the World Wide Web. :)
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POPSIgnorant and Proud One does not have to be a fundamentalist to put a Jesus fish on one's car. Some of those who do so are certainly fundamentalists, but many more would better be described as moderate Christians. And yet, they share at least something with the fundamentalists - some degree of pride in their faith (i.e., their belief of something without evidence). It is not enough for these individuals to believe; they want others to know about it.
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POPSWhy can't Obama admit the obvious Even USAToday (who thinks the world would be a better and safer place if Saddam was still in charge of Iraq) is baffled by Obama's reluctance to admit the truth.
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