Things that Strike Me Funny

I'm sure some Toyota advertising executive took a bit of heat for the unfortunate wording here. New ads: "Crash and burn for proof.".

Sheesh! It's getting so you can't even trust Twitter for reliable news!

If the stress is so great that the kid's brain is visible, yes, that would probably be harmful.

Oh, I've got a suggestion. Can't help you out with the pizza, though.

Even more amazing: Someone gives a rat's patootie.

How to get 1 billion followers on Twitter.

Yes, as we've all observed, thought is not very prevalent.

Real psychics don't need radios.

Would I get the same effect if I simply used plain old conditioner twice?

Isn't that sort of the way it always happens?

Umm ... I'm a little confused as to whether they want me to pay them the five dollars.

That just ain't right.

My barn has a first name. Friends call it Larry. Hollis, New Hampshire.

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Marlboro Country anymore. Dry River Campground, Crawford Notch State Park, New Hampshire.

Do you suppose they'd take beer instead? Bartlett, New Hampshire.

I guess he's allergic to B's. Nashua, New Hampshire.

How many morons can you find in this story? I don't mean to make light of the potential injuries (the girl was not seriously hurt), nor to exculpate the two city utility workers, but still, ... Okay, two city workers open the manhole then leave it unattended while they go to retrieve some orange cones to warn people about the open manhole. A teenage girl reading a text message walks right into the open manhole. The girl's mother then calls the news media to discuss this, and the girl herself goes on TV to tell the world about walking into an open manhole while texting. Now, I'm just looking at this from the perspective of common sense which, I know may have no bearing in a court of law, but one must ask oneself: Is there anything the girl could have done, and might reasonably be expected to have done, to prevent this accident? If you can think of anything, please don't text me while I'm walking. (From CNN video).

(Sorry, I can not resist this one.) Q: Why are manhole covers round? A: Because manholes are round.

Dear Barrister Marcus Andreeen Esq: Enclosed is a dictionary and an elementary arithmetic book. Please look up the word "final," and please learn to count.

Dear Barrister Marcus Andreeen Esq: I see you did not receive my previous final message.

The bears don't seem to mind.

(I'm afraid I can't quite capture the ambience here and have the sign still legible. This rest area is not even plowed in winter, and the picnic tables are very inconspicuous back among the trees. It really looks like this "No Rest Rooms" sign is just sitting in the middle of the woods.) Londonderry, New Hampshire.

Even the sign is half off. Hudson, New Hampshire.

Will the real "Real IQ Test" please stand up? (Who are you going to believe, someone who uses "U" for "you," or someone who uses s-apostrophe for possessive case?)

Now, that's what I call a markdown! Nashua, New Hampshire

Come on, dog, I'm going to make you Vice President. (I'd like to tell you the dog's name is Sarah, but it isn't. It's Leia.)

Every morning, I put my wife's vitamins on the counter like this.

So, which is it, "New York Deli Style" or "Philly CheeseSteak"? As something of a connoisseur, I assure you, it can not be both.

Becoming a teacher or a social worker won't cost you an arm and a leg, just a leg.

Park officials rejected the idea of mounting cell-phone antennas on elk antlers. (My wireless phone doesn't work at all in the White Mountains. And I like that.)

A reply I received on a forum where I happened to mention the LHC. (Adding Bob Boyken to my list of notable wits.)

Readers of HikingWithChuck.com will recognize that "borrego" means "sheep." I guess they just didn't want to call it the Lemming.

(Please insert your own punch line here.) Hudson, New Hampshire.

Yes, I'd like to try an old fashioned Baconater. Nashua, New Hampshire.

Maybe she should change the name to something more bully-repelling, like Lin-Dah Karate. Hudson, New Hampshire.

So, does "Hungry Size" mean that I should eat this if I'm hungry, or that I'll still be hungry after I eat it?

Just follow Route 3A south. You can't possibly get lost. Hudson, New Hampshire.

They just don't make luxury SUVs the way they used to. (It's for sale. I can get you the phone number, if you like. Gas mileage? Think of what you'll save on insurance!) Hudson, New Hampshire.

"Reliable Security." Is there any other kind? Hudson, New Hampshire.

Dang furriners got no respect for the froth of July. (I didn't take a picture, but the other side of the sign had it spelled, "forth.") Hudson, New Hampshire.

Whenever I can, I look for bargains on day-old air for my car's tires. Laconia, New Hampshire.

Looks green. Sounds green. Smells brown. White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire.

The sign says, "Wildflower Area. No Mowing Before October 1st." But how will they know not to mow until they mow the weeds from in front of the sign? White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire.

I thought it was illegal to catch fish that way. Hudson, New Hampshire.

Maybe it's just me, and maybe you don't need a degree in psychology to figure out the hidden meaning, but even with my reading glasses on, this Norton 360 setup icon looks a whole lot like a mug with a good head on it.

Reckon Senator McCain isn't getting his vote.

This is where my wife keeps her reading glasses when not in use.

My newest granddaughter. (My father has always said that all babies look like Winston Churchill, so it has become my custom to e-mail this picture to the entire family whenever we welcome a new member of the tribe.)

Needs no explanation if you've ever known anyone who pronounces "sea gull" like that. Near Andover, Massachusetts.

The endangered gharial may be out of Lucknow.

So, how do I select diesel? Nashua, New Hampshire

Brilliant! Combining an old myth with a fortune cookie to create a marketing ploy. You gotta love America! ... Umm ... Wait a minute, ... Nashua, New Hampshire

I guess we'll have to wait until the snow melts to find out what chimney tar buildup is. Hudson, New Hampshire

My wife gave me this little desk globe for Christmas. The enclosed note has some Chinese writing and what I take to be the English translation: "Statement: The globe or block is not for dividing line map, just only for sketchy map." Well, okay, as long as it doesn't contain any lead paint or anything.

What, did John's get bought out? Sanbornton, New Hampshire.

Keep on trucking. Sanbornton, New Hampshire.

"What stop sign, Officer?" Andover, Massachusetts

This candidate's party is hoping for a clean sweep. Nashua, New Hampshire

But I don't want to catch the most recent viruses, do I?

Apple "Pi," you see. I arranged apples that had already fallen off the trees, and left them there for the next person to find. Hollis, New Hampshire.

Who knew "Chateau" is an Italian word? Andover, Massachusetts.

If they were so sure the world was going to end, why did they make the poster durable enough to last for 15 years?
To be serious for a moment (I promise, I'll get to a punch line soon), here's my take on such things. Jesus said, "But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." (Mt 24:36). So, as soon as anyone says they know, you can know that they're wrong!
More importantly, what Jesus is telling us is that the end of days is coming. Whether it comes for all of us or for each of us individually, a day will come that is the end of our days. Live each day prepared for it to be your last, and one day, you will be right. And when you stand before the Creator, be prepared to laugh off much of what you thought was important in this life. There is much that you can't take with you, but much that you can: "So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:13). Everything else is laughable.
Photo taken in Manchester, New Hampshire, 9/23/2007.

Background: About one in five businesses along U.S. Route 3 in the village of Twin Mountain, Carroll Township, has one of these moose silhouettes. The earliest ones are painted in basic moose colors, but the more recent ones have been decorated with silly costumes - a Red Sox uniform, Mexican fiesta garb, etc. Here is the moose in front of the new police station. It's in Twin Mountain, New Hampshire.

With all the money they take in, you'd think the wireless phone companies could afford to hire a designer who actually knows what a pine tree looks like. Note the actual pine trees in the background, for comparison. It's in Nashua, New Hampshire.

One of my favorite street names. I do hope the person or persons for whom this street is named can appreciate the creativity of those who named it. It's in Greenfield, New Hampshire.

Our QA manager's office door kind of catches my eye every morning. Haven't heard any reports that it looks like any religious figure, but you never know. I suppose it could be a very skinny Elvis.

This sign has been "wrong way" for months! It's in Andover, MA.