Dr Wingnut

Month: May 2000

  • The Grasshopper and the Ant

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    Classic versionThe ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he…

  • Are you Normal?

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    Have you ever wondered if your mind is normal or different?  Well, do this little mind exercise and find out at the end!Free will or synaptic wiring?  You be the judge.  Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow.  There’s no trick or surprise.Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at…

  • Morals

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    The teachergave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them astory with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back andone by one began to tell their stories.Kathy said, "My father's afarmer and we have a lot of egg-laying hens. One time we were taking…

  • Bumper stickers

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    If You Can Read This, I've Lost My Trailer.The Earth Is Full — Go HomeI Have The Body Of A God (Buddha)This Would Be Really Funny If It Weren't Happening to MeCleverly Disguised as a Responsible AdultThe Face Is Familiar But I Can't Quite Remember My NameEat Right, Exercise, Die AnywayIlliterate? Write For HelpHonk If…

  • Darwin Awards

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    The 1999 Darwin Awards – proof that mankind is still evolving!One of the long awaited moments of each New Year is the awarding of the Darwin Award. This prestigious award recognizes those people who, through stupid and inane actions, manage to kill themselves thus improving society by removing their genes from the pool.The runners-up for…

  • This may be true

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    It was the late 1600s in Philadelphia when Quakers were routinely arrested for civil disobedience.At the time, William Penn's mother and two of her sisters owned a successful Quaker business, a bakery. The women increased the price of their pies, specifically donating the money to support the legal expenses of their Quaker friends.Many in the…

  • Noah

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    If Noah had lived in the United States in the 1990s (or even 2000), the story may have gone something like this:And the Lord spoke to Noah and said, "In one year, I am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth with water until all flesh is destroyed. But I want you…