Oh, my, it’s been a long week at work. I ended up working six days, and I am exhausted. So, no originals this week — just didn’t have any time for writing. Instead, enjoy a tall tale from my home state of Michigan. This is from American Folklore, and retold by S. E. Schlosser.
The [...]

From our good friends at Pun of the Day:
One day, a man from the Czech Republic came to visit his friend in New York. When asked what he wanted to see, the visitor replied, “I would like to see one of the zoos in America.”
To his delight, the New Yorker took him to the Bronx [...]

The Restaurant Commandments were written by Mary, my other supervisor at the Restaurant Where I Work(TM), with help from MrJames. “50 Things I’m Not Allowed To Do At Work Anymore” was written by myself. They’re based on true stories and incidents.
The Restaurant Commandments
1) Thou must giveth generously to those who wait upon thee, lest thy [...]

Yesterday was a long day at work. No business makes for a very boring night. We did have on exciting highlight, although “highlight” is probably not the right word for the situation.
A guy came in to the restaurant, walking with that rolling stagger that generally means the guy is drunk. I recognized him almost immediately, [...]

Brought to you by Pun of the Day: Those new courier companies are always pushing the envelope. A carpenter sat on his drill and was bored to tears. A painter’s joke may be off-color while a cook’s might be tasteless. A plumber struggled to replace a tight washer because he didn’t want to faucet. He [...]

Agnostic: 1. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. 2. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
Atheist: One who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods.
     As written by the great Terry Pratchett, Granny Weatherwax once said something along [...]

This week’s riddles are provided by the folks at Web Riddles.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna. Anna’s father, the King, wanted to be sure his daughter married an intelligent man. To test his daughter’s suitors the King hid Anna’s picture in one of three boxes. The suitor had to be [...]

Part of this was posted previously, but this is the entire prologue to my V:tR story, which is tentatively titled “What Little Girls Are Made Of”. This is definitely an “R” rating, if anyone’s interested.
What Little Girls Are Made Of
Prolouge
The first time Jacob saw her, she was standing alone in a park. She was standing [...]

The Bar Edition is brought to you by the fine people at Silly Puns.
A piece of string walked into a bar and said “Gimme a beer!” but the bartender said “Get outta here! We don’t serve your kind here!” So the string left, but he was thirsty, and he really wanted a beer, so he [...]