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Proof That English Is an Amazing Language

By Steve Laubeon June 9, 2025
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For some wild reason, this sentence makes perfect sense.

“All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life.”

and

“It is true for all that that that that that that that refers to is not the same that that that that refers to.”
(“That” one is from The English Club.)

and

“No word begins with because, because, because is a conjunction.”

and

“If you were to second-guess your decision to book time to visit a Native American community, that would be a reservation reservation reservation.”
(from comedian Brian Regan)

 

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Category: Grammar, Humor

Midweek Fun Puns

By Steve Laubeon April 30, 2025
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For a quick midweek break, here are some really bad puns for your enjoyment. None are original! Don’t blame me. A chicken and an egg go into a restaurant. The waitress asked, “Which of you is first?” To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing. Dogs can’t operate MRI machines. But catscan. What kind of concert only costs 45 cents? A 50 Cent concert featuring …

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Category: Humor

President’s Day – 2025

By Steve Laubeon February 17, 2025
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Today is President’s Day in the U.S. Originally established in 1885 as a recognition of George Washington’s birthday (February 22), it was later expanded to include Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and all other U.S. presidents. Over the centuries, there have been some amusing statements by various U.S. presidents. While you read them, think of how you might work humor into your nonfiction or your …

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Blog Posts I Decided Not to Write

By Dan Balowon June 19, 2024
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Since 2013, when I wrote my first blog post for this agency, I’ve covered a lot of different topics and issues, sometimes repeating some themes that I felt important. But overall, I sought to be an “encouraging realist” when it comes to book publishing. I also make it a habit to plan posts well into the future, so I have my schedule drafted through early 2026, which could either be viewed with a …

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Category: Humor

The Goofy English Language

By Steve Laubeon April 29, 2024
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I stumbled over this poem about odd plurals in the English language. There was no attribution. If you know who wrote it, please let me know so I can give proper credit. Very clever! We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a …

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Category: Grammar, Humor

Labor Day Metaphor

By Steve Laubeon September 4, 2023
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Today the U.S. celebrates Labor Day as a national  holiday. Eight years ago I posted the below video on Labor Day and asked readers to think of ways this bear’s activity is a metaphor for the writing life. For life in general. Or write a 100-word short story about what you saw. I’ve left the creativity of those comments below. Add yours to the mix! Enjoy!

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Category: Humor

Do You Tsundoku?

By Steve Laubeon August 28, 2023
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You may have heard of the numerical Sudoku game, but I play a much better game. And a lot more fun. Tsundoku. Do you tsundoku? That may be unfair, so let me have the Cambridge online dictionary give you the definition: The practice of buying a lot of books and keeping them in a pile because you intend to read them but have not done so yet; also used to refer to the pile itself. Until I recently …

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Category: Humor, Personal

Worst-Case Scenario Survival Guide for Authors

By Dan Balowon June 6, 2023
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In 1999, Chronicle Books published the first in a series of rather unique books, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook; and it sold ten million copies, launching a multimedia franchise. Over a dozen books followed, as well as games, TV series, and other merchandise. Authors Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht built the books around extreme, need-based topics, like how to jump from a moving train …

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Category: Humor, The Writing Life

Fun Fridays – May 26, 2023

By Steve Laubeon May 26, 2023
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When a picture says a thousand words:  

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Category: Fun Fridays, HumorTag: Rejection

Pet Peeves

By Dan Balowon December 1, 2022
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Pet peeves. We all have them, and we all do things that are pet peeves for others. How about starting a blog post with a two-word sentence, which isn’t a sentence? Anyone? Bueller? My Pet Peeves On one hand, I am like everyone else. I don’t like repetitive tapping or spam phone calls late at night. Those are the easy ones. I am also incredibly annoyed by bicyclists who never, ever observe any kind …

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