Archive for Humor
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Grandma and Grandpa Wisdom
We played King of the Hill on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites. If we got hurt, mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of Mercurochrome, and then we got our butt spanked because we were supposed to stay in the yard. Now for our grandchildren, it’s a trip to the emergency room fo...
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What is Love??? (Answered by kids between 5 and 10 years of age)
What is the proper age to get married? Once I am done with Kindergarten, I am going to find a wife. What do most people do on a date? On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go on a second date. When is it okay to kiss someone? You...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Gail and Toni Resolve to..... January 2012 A couple of years ago, we documented our trip to the great Mayan ruins deep in the jungles of southern Mexico. Even though this trip lacked funding from the National Geographic Channel, we did our level best...
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Merry Christmas, Happy Cheer and Gastronomical Fear – In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Don’t get us wrong – we love the holiday season and simply adore Christmas. We like street carolers – as a matter of fact, the Cub Scout Pack from McKinley School has been kind enough to grace Gail’s front porch with their melodic greetings for as...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities – It’s Thanksgiving Time in the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall November seems to be one of those twix seasons – sandwiched between Halloween and the holidays like yesterday’s turkey between two of slices of stale toast. Let’s face it – nothing much happens until the last week of November. But once things cran...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Mitch Miller, Karaoke and the Quad-Cities It was a crisp fall Thursday night back in 1961. The whole family was gathered around the big console TV in the living room. We were already dressed in our PJ’s and washed up ready for bed. It’s a schoo...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities: Are we Getting Buggy? The Mysteries of Summer Revealed
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Can you believe it… our story was on the front cover of last month’s 50+ Lifestyles? We’ve been walking on air. We made sure our mothers got a copy to send out to all those aunts and uncles. We even thought about sending a copy off to our 3rd grade ...
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“Overheard at the coffee shop yesterday”….
A good laugh for people in the over 50 group and perhaps their kids too !!! When I bought my i-phone, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1,800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up unde...
