http://youmightbe.com/blog A collection of humor lists from user submissions and usenet postings. Tue, 05 May 2009 16:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://youmightbe.com/blog/2009/04/21/puns-from-the-inbox/ http://youmightbe.com/blog/2009/04/21/puns-from-the-inbox/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:49:07 +0000 Thomas http://youmightbe.com/blog/2009/04/21/puns-from-the-inbox/ Related Posts

• You might be a nurse if... your friends call you for medical advice. ( lloyd , avatarj@mindspring.com ) discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal seems perfectly normal to you (Mary) you have the bladder capacity of five people you have your weekends off planned for a year in advance you believe that "ask-a-nurse" is an......
• You might be a Canadian if... You might be a Canadian if... You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK". You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, i just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield." You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars. You drink pop, not soda. You know that a mickey and......
• You might be a runner if... http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=9545&thread=9545 ...your toenails are black. ...your shoes have more miles on them than your car does. ...you need a magnifying glass to see your name in the paper. ...you have chafing in strange places. ...people say, "You run three miles...at once?" ...all your socks are either stained or torn. ...your......
• You might be in the army if... *  hoah! is your answer to every question in life. (jlewis) * you make your kids pull fireguard and cq. * your family's favorite hair style is a high and tight. * you wont let your wife go to the px because the laundry room failed inspection. * you have......
• You might be from Chicago if... You Might Be From Chicago If... 1. You've ever had to switch from heat to A/C (or vice versa) in the same day. 2. You get extremely irritated when you hear people from other states pronounce the "S" at the end of "Illinois." 3. Grocery stores have bags, not sacks.......

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• Contact Lens Irritation Part 2: Dry Eye Dry eye is a very common cause of contact lens problems and contact lens intolerance. It causes wearers to feel as if there is something in their eyes, a foreign body sensation in their eyes, as if there is grit or dirt in the eye, and eye pain when wearing......
• Wisebread Book Review & Giveaway Wisebread, one of the better-known group personal finance blogs, recently published a book called 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget. Though I got an advance copy, it's taken me a while to read it. There's an excellent reason why--this book is not something to be read all...
• I hope Brian Govern got some swag from The Mountain If you don't know what the heck I'm talking about, don't worry.  I'll explain. If you do, then obviously you've heard of the wonders of the Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt.  This shirt from The Mountain in Keene, New Hampshire, is now the #1 selling item in the Apparel section of......
• Hitting the Slopes in Style: A Guide to Skiing Like Yourself To novices, the ski slope is a dangerous thing. It's too tall, too steep, and too full of white stuff to be considered anything close to safe. In reality, we know that skiing can be a fun, thrilling, even relaxing adventure that people of a wide range of ages can......
• Reluctance to Use Emergency Funds The first step in any good financial plan is to establish an emergency fund to handle life's emergencies and break the cycle of turning to debt. However, some people feel a reluctance to use the fund in an emergency and turn to credit cards to cash flow each bump in......

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• Two (un)romantic poems The following are entries to a contest by The Washington Post, in which respondents had to write a two-line romantic poem...except that the last line had to be as un-romantic as the first line was romantic. 1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife: Marrying you screwed up my life.......
• Drunk needs a push GOTTA  LOVE DRUNK PEOPLE    A man, and his wife are awakened at 3  o'clock in the morning by  loud pounding on the  door.   The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken  stranger,   standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a  push.......
• You might be a Fear Factor addict if... You might be a fear factor addict if... You say grace like this: In 3...2...1...GO! You can recite Joe's disclaimer at the beginning (the stunts you're about to see...) You've ever cooked with worms you've actually tried to jump from building to building. You're used to the taste of buffalo's......
• You might be taking the beanie babies thing too far if... An oldie from the first days of YouMightBe.com... you spend so much money on beanies that you can't afford beans. you kick out your grandmother so the beanies can have their own room. someone asks you how many kids you have, and you answer, "1030... but some are doubles." (......
• You might be addicted to Twitter if... There is a bird-chirping noise coming from your computer every minute or so. You refer to people as @nickname outside of Twitter (seek help if you refer to them that way in real life) People have threatened to un-friend you on Facebook because you have the Twitter app turned......

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• You might be a computer geek if... This was inspired by a site that apparently no longer exists.  I'm starting this one from scratch. you rejoice at the trend toward DRM-free mp3s on Amazon, iTunes, etc... you're a card-carrying member of the EFF when you have to write with a pen, you find yourself using the Palm......
• You might be a nurse if... your friends call you for medical advice. ( lloyd , avatarj@mindspring.com ) discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal seems perfectly normal to you (Mary) you have the bladder capacity of five people you have your weekends off planned for a year in advance you believe that "ask-a-nurse" is an......
• You might be a bad driver if... you've ever offered someone inordinate sums of money for the damage because if the insurance company hears about one more accident... your friends would rather walk five miles barefoot on asfault in 110 degree heat than accept a ride from you. you go to leave the frat party stone......
• (More) You might be a band geek if... ...one time, you went to band camp and came back with a girlfriend. ...you actually like wearing your marching uniform. ...you have your band director on speed dial. ...you have your band director as an emergency contact. (...but what if you're at band camp??) ...you have your high band teacher's......
• You might be an Animaniacs fan if... you've tried to outdo Yakko's singing of the dictionary by singing the Encylopedia. (Lynxan) you've suspected that your successful friend might be a chicken. (Lynxan) you yell "potty emergency" every time you need to go. ( Deena ) you can sing the words to Wakko's "America"... ...or Yahoo's "World".........

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• Fish for Dinner: What Kind of Fish Are Great for Catching and Eating? [caption id="attachment_193" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Walleye: It's what's for dinner."][/caption]There's nothing quite like a meal freshly picked from the lake and the satisfaction of knowing that you went out and caught your own dinner. Kids love to do it, and it's a great way for parents to bond with their children.......
• Music and Writing Last week I wrote a post about a formula I found that works for me whenever I want to "inspire" myself to write. Well, there was something I left out of the equation that merits being discussed: music. A couple of things made me realize how stupid it was to......
• How Did Your Parents Affect Your Views on Credit? Both parents played a strong role in shaping my negative view of credit cards. I think it was for the best...what did yours do?...
• The kindness of friends in the blogosphere My stuff was stolen A few days ago I wrote on this blog about how my car had been broken into, and that I had about $700 worth of electronics, clothing and gear stolen from me.  Among the items stolen were my Ipod and my digital camera. I was extremely......
• Thriller: King of Pop, Michael Jackson, dies at 50 Today, Michael Jackson, one of the biggest music stars in the history of the world, passed away at age 50. Influencing fashion, art, music, and dance, Jackson is has now moved on to the land of Legends....

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• You might be a Twitter Spammer if... (Tip:  To report spam, follow @spam on Twitter and then direct message the @username - e..g., "d spam @spammer") You still have the default avatar (Hint to anyone who hasn't yet) You have been suspended on a regular basis: "Sorry, the account you were headed to has been suspended due......
• You might be a bachelor if... *  you eat frozen pizza without microwaving it. ( you can cook those things? ) * you use a stapler to adjust the length of your trousers. ( Bert van Viegen, viegen ) * you get your furniture out of the clean up pile and then brag about how it......
• You might be a bad driver if... you've ever offered someone inordinate sums of money for the damage because if the insurance company hears about one more accident... your friends would rather walk five miles barefoot on asfault in 110 degree heat than accept a ride from you. you go to leave the frat party stone......
• You might be a gamer if... You don't think of a Russian bazooka when someone says "RPG". You use game stats to describe things in a movie. (Well, Han just blew his Fast-Talk roll) You use game stats to describe things in real life. You laugh yourself silly when you hear the word "Gazebo". The......
• You might be from Michigan if... You might be from Michigan if... 1. You're in a foul mood for days if the Red Wings loose a game. 2. You know what Greenfield Village is. 3. You party in Canada on the weekends. 4. You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees out. 5. You don't find sleeping......

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• That's a lot of money If you've been using Quicken (or another tracking program) for a long time, and you ever want to scare yourself, run a Spending > Itemized Categories Report for the entire time period you've tracked. All I can say after doing this is wow. If I believed Quicken, I'd have spent......
• Seniors Do You Need More Money Consider A Reverse Mortgage The Facts About a Reverse Mortgage 1. What is a reverse mortgage? A reverse mortgage allows homeowners who are 62 years of age and older to utilize their equity as income.  By the way, equity is the difference between how much you owe on your home and the appraised value......
• Oh no, Kerry to run again, he's "feeling it". Oh if there is a God, please do not let this happen. Seems John Kerry wants to run for President again...just when we need a real candidate to end the madness. The quote from CSPAN via ABC News : KERRY: ". . . You just gotta make the judgment. You......
• What My Parents Did and Didn't Teach Me About Credit and Money Management Comparing what I learned about money from my parents with what I didn't learn. I think that overall, my parents did an excellent job. What about yours?...
• Simple Ways to Save Money Once before, I've talked about certain habits I follow in order to save money.   If you're too lazy to follow the link, I'm speaking about my driving habits that save money (up to 32 MPG Now!), but in the end help the environment just a bit.  After Global......

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