Tag Archive > silliness

That’s my name - don’t wear it out!

This advertisement found its way into our mailbox today:

Aside from the fact that this has to be one of the dorkiest and pointless wastes of money I’ve ever heard of, why would I need to order a personalized sweatshirt, t-shirt, or cap when I’ve already got the personalized postcard?
Also, did everyone on my street get [...]

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Warning: Instructions May Be Stupid

I just heated up a Hot Pocket for lunch.  The name pretty much indicates that after I stick it in the microwave, I’ll have a pocket of gooey cheesy pepperoni hotness, right?  I mean, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to connect the name Hot Pocket with the notion of high temperatures, does it?
The cardboard [...]

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Judging books by their covers

Tuesday night Mr. Burt and I passed a half hour or so catching up on all the latest movie trailers on Apple Trailers.  One film caught my attention, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which is (in the most un-spoilery summary I can muster) a story about the Holocaust through the eyes of a young [...]

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JaPAN Pizza

Just the other day the realization struck me that never in my life have I eaten a stuffed-crust pizza.  For some people this decision would be a health-conscious one; there’s already an ungodly amount of cheese in pizza, so why do you need to put more in the crust?  I figure pizza’s already unhealthy enough [...]

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Come, let us scratch our heads together.

A little more than a month ago, I posted about a church sign featuring a chess metaphor that just. didn’t. work.  Since then I’ve kept a watchful eye on Trinity Valley Church during my weekly drives home from Wal Mart should they provide any more such gems.
Two weeks ago, this sermon title caught my attention:  [...]

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