Sometimes The Truth Can Be Funnier Than Fiction!
The Web today is full of pages where you can find the latest funny offerings, from jokes to lists of humorus writings on every subject imaginable.
Just like yours, my mail box is full of repeats of funnies that just seem to circulate in order to give your spam filter a workout!
Some of the things I find the most amusing are those cuttings that claim to be from real life. After all, truth is often funnier than fiction.
The links below will take you to some of my favourites.
You will probably notice a pattern emerging as you read these.
Now, I'm not saying that our "cousins across the big pond" have a lack of communal as well as individual intelligence, but I think that some of the pages linked here prove that it's not wise to marry your cousin!
From The United Kingdom
- What The Papers Have To Say
- Some of The Stranger Head Lines Found In UK Newspapers.
- To The works Department
- Cuttings Taken From Actual Letters To The Repairs Departments of UK Council Housing Offices & Housing associations.
- Sporting Quotations
- TV & Radio Quotes that are priceless!
- Church Newsletter
- Typo's and other bloopers from Church Newsletters & Parish Magazines.
- The Queen Mum
- Quotes Taken From The Queen Mother's Book Of Rememberance.
- Female World Records
- Possible Entries In A Female Version Of The Guinness Book Of World Records
- Magic Signs
- Some Magic (Brilliant) Signs And Instructions
- Skip To My Loo
- The True Experience Of Visiting The Ladies Loo!
- Don't Just Book It, Thomas Cook It!
- Brits Don't Complain About Their Holidays, Do they?
From Australia
- Australian Tourism Questions
- Questions & Answers From The Australian Tourism Board's Website
- Ground Crew Log
- Cuttings From A Quantus Airline Maintanance Log
- Sydney Courtroom Drama
- Australian Boy Chooses Guardians
- Mate Match
- Fox FM Listener Quiz Goes Wrong!
- Australian Computer Terms
- Standard Computer Terminology You'll Find Used In Australia's Outback
From The United States Of America
- Courtroom Goofs
- Quotes From USA courtrooms
- Judgement In Your Favour
- Why Americans Shouldn't Serve On Juries
- Idiot Award 2003
- The Top 6 Idiots Of 2003
- New Definitions
- The Washington Post's Definition Competition Entries
- The Darwin Awards Scheme For 2011
- The Latest Installment Of The World Famous Darwin Awards
- The Darwin Awards Scheme
- The First Installment Of The World Famous Darwin Awards
- The Darwin Awards Scheme
- The Second Installment Of The World Famous Darwin Awards
- The Darwin Awards Scheme
- The Also Rans
- Shot Gun Suicide
- Simply Not The Way To Solve An Arguement!
- Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
- Former U.S. Secretary Of Defence Makes Talking Nonsense Look Easy!
- Quality Quotes
- Some Examples Of Opening The Mouth Before Engaging The Brain!
From Siber Space
- Computer Glossary
- An Explanation Of Some Well Known Computer Terminology
- Worldwide Signs
- When translated into English, some signs seem to lose their original meanings
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