Author: Dr Wingnut

The goal of this week's word game challenge is to use the words "Lewinsky" and "Kaczynski" in a limmerick.  Submit your answers by return e-mail.Here are the winners:Runner up #1There once was a girl named LewinskyWho played on skin flute like Stravinsky'Twas "Hail To The Chief"On this flute made of beefThat stole the front page…

The Washington Post's "Style Invitational" asks readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are some recent winners:[I have exercised my editorial privilege by adding words to the definitions for added clarity]ForeployAny misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of obtaining…

Great truths about life that little children have learnedNo matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats.When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair.If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back.  They always catch the second person.Never ask a 3-year old to hold a tomato.You can’t trust…

=====================================LIGHTING CHARCOAL GRILLSorWHY ENGINEERS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE…Our subject today is lighting charcoal grills.  One of our favorite charcoal grill lighters is a guy named George Goble (really!!), a computer person in the Purdue University engineering department. Each year, Goble and a bunch of other engineers hold a picnic in West Lafayette, Indiana, at…

A minister gave a talk to the Lion's Club on sex.  When he got home he couldn't tell his wife that he had spoken on sex, so he said he had discussed horseback riding with the members.A few days later, she ran into some men at the shopping center and they complimented her on the…

Little Mary was not the best student in Sunday School. Usually she slept through the class.One day the teacher called on her while she was napping, "Tell me, Mary, who created the universe?" When Mary didn't stir, little Johnny, an altruistic boy seated in the chair behind her, took a pin and jabbed her in…

Corporate has defined a lower cost alternative for Mac and NT conversions that also addresses the Y2K (Year 2000) issue:The goal is to remove all computers from the desktop by Jan, 1999.  Instead, everyone will be provided with an Etch-A-Sketch. There are many sound reasons for doing this:No Y2K problemsNo technical glitches keeping work from…