Thursday , January 23 2025

My Father, The Whorehouse Piano Player

A grade school teacher asks her students what their parents do for a living.Billy proudly stands up and announces, “My daddy plays piano in a whorehouse.”The teacher is aghast and promptly changes the subject. Later that day, she calls Billy’s mother and explains what Billy said.Billy’s mother says, “Actually, his …

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Darrell Joyce: What’s Your Secret?

I just had a birthday. My buddies all took me out. One of them pipes up, out of nowhere, he’s like, ‘You know, out of all of us, D, you’re the only one, man, who does not have any kids. I said, ‘Ha-ha-ha-ha, yeah!’ And the other one said, ‘What’s …

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More Signs That You’re Out of College

— Your refrigerator holds more solid foods than liquids.— You’ve lost the thread on your favorite soap opera.— 8 a.m. means shower and shave, not wake and bake.— You file taxes with more than three digits.— You hear your favorite songs in doctor’s waiting rooms and when you’re on hold …

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Dante Nero: Drug Metaphors

Here’s the great thing about raising a kid in a rough neighborhood. You don’t have to have these little metaphors about why not to do things. If I don’t want her to do drugs, I just go, ‘Look, see? That’s why — ’cause Crackhead Phil lives in my hallway.’

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More Children’s Books That Didn’t Make It

— The Littlest Pawn: A Custody Battle— Fun Four-Letter Words to Know and Share— The Curious Immigrant and the High-Voltage Fence— Some Hobos Can Be Kind— Why You Are Up for Adoption— Grandpa Gets a Casket— 101 Things You Can Do at the Bottom of the Pool — The Magic …

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