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Samson and Delilah by Cranach the Younger. Samson's cool armor couldn't protect him from Delilah's scissors.81

Harebrained Names for Beauty Salons

Fanciful and attention getting names are apparently mandatory for hair and nail salons. But you can tell that salon names are not to be taken seriously, because people fearlessly and intentionally walk into...

56 comments    humor beauty hair
photo by Linda Gast85

Mice in Your Motor cause Manifold Problems

You may have heard of people with bats in their belfry, but how about rats in their manifold, or mice in their motor? It is only a rumor that small autos are powered by hamsters running full speed on...

22 comments    car vehicle engine
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How to Write Humor: What's So Funny?

An editor I once worked with asked if I could teach her how to write humor. Until then, I had never thought of humor as being something that is taught. I've always thought that people have a humor gene or...

67 comments    how to education humor
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Gold Rush Medicines: A Dose of Deception

The westward movement in the United States started in the mid-1800's at the same time as the rise of mass advertising and the marketing of patent medicines. Many pioneers, concerned about the challenges...

18 comments    home remedies herbal medicine
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Odd Things: The World is Full of Them

An odd thing happened recently. An aquaintace of mine, looked me in the eye and said, "You think of the oddest things." She had apparently been reading some of my recent hubs. In reality, there is a...

22 comments    humor funny garden
Salk on a postage stamp.79

Doctors-- With Diseases Named For Them

It would seem to be a dubious honor to  have a disease named after you, but it has happened to many famous doctors and research scientists . Dr. Crohn , Dr. Bright, Dr. Huntington, Dr. Hodgkin  Dr....

6 comments    health hubchallenge alzheimer's
The innocent-looking ones can be most effective. Notice the pointy hat.71

Using Garden Gnomes for Self-Defense

  I always thought that garden gnomes were useless. Now I am imagining people carrying them around for protection, instead of using pepper spray or other deterrents. If you see a threatening character...

62 comments    humor garden crime
Wine and Confections, Mouse and Parrot by Fleger c.163067

California Cornucopia: A New Year's Fantasy Celebration Menu

County fair exhibits often feature a competition category of themed table settings and menus. This California theme, detailed below, recognizes the Gold Rush and rich multicultural and agricultural heritage...

7 comments    food california vegetables
Photo by Linda Gast71

Grand Jury: A Letter to the Judge

I was summoned to appear before the judge, and as a relatively new resident of this small California county, I had no idea of what to expect. Since moving to these rural foothills, I was certainly out of the...

15 comments    politics community justice
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The Great Calorie Hoax

We have all seen photos of flying saucers, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, but has anyone ever taken a picture of a calorie? You would think that someone, somewhere,would have caught a calorie on film...

6 comments    health food diet
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