As a way to make some extra money, I recently participated in an online radio quiz show. As part of my participation, I had to answer several quiz questions regarding the early days of Motown Records. As background, Motown is a record label that was originally started by Berry Gordy in Detroit, Michigan during the late 1950’s. One of the questions I was asked included naming Berry Gordy’s former occupation before he launched Motown. I correctly answered this question by saying he was a former auto worker at Ford Motor company. By answering this question correctly, I received a cash prize of five hundred dollars. The next question involved the former R&B singing group the Temptations, which included what name did the group use when they initially wanted to sign to Motown. The answer the was ‘The Elgins’. The last question asked was when did Motown move to California, with the correct answering being 1971. By the end of game I had won five thousand dollars.
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Answering Trivia Questions to Make Extra Money
Sunday, February 19th, 2012Injecting a Bit of Humor in Doctors Notes
Friday, January 27th, 2012Laughter is the best medicine, or so it is said. But while a bit of laughter can surely help you on your way to recovery, being absent from work will sometimes require more than just laughs in order for you to be excused. If you’re getting a copy of a doctors note online, then I might be a good idea to inject some humor into it.
For best results, look for funny sites that have an interesting take on sicknesses. Also look for doctors notes that have a good grasp of puns and wordplay. This way, you are both assured of a well-written doctors note, but one with a hint of light-heartedness.
This way, even if your sickness were serious, you can at least take a bit of the problem away with your humorous doctors notes. Can you truly joke your sickness away? In some cases, probably yes, especially if laughter can promote good health.
Just Too Busy to Have Some Fun
Thursday, November 17th, 2011Cris has been very busy at work these days. In fact, he has not gone out with his friends for so long a time already. Everyone's wondering what ever happened to him. “Where's that fun loving, free spirited Cris that we know?” they would say. Just the other day, Cris was sent home by the company doctor. He looked really sick and could use the time to take some rest. At first, Cris refused to go home, thinking that he had so much to do in the office. But the doctor insisted for him to go home and rest. “Try to sleep, Cris. It's going to do you good.” his doctor advised him. When he got home, he went straight to his room and changed his clothes. After that, he went to bed and tried to close his eyes, hoping to follow the doctor's orders. But then he just can't sleep. So he got his laptop instead, and checked his MySpace inbox. It was the first time that he has opened his account in months. He realized that his friends were already looking for him. Alone and feeling sick, Cris called his friends.
Valentine Jokes Are Mostly Real Incidents
Saturday, September 24th, 2011If something funny happens to someone on Valentine’s Day and you see something similar on the internet with different names then you should not be surprised. These jokes are actually based on real incidents and thus if someone tells you a story and you find the same on the internet then most probably the individual has shared his funny story on a joke site. If you want to find the funniest valentine jokes on the internet all you need to do is look for it. You can search for the jokes using the keyword “valentine jokes” and you will see that there are several different websites that have a collection of such jokes. You can easily send them over to your friends if you want to see them laugh. But one thing that you need to ensure here is that you are not sending it to someone with whom the incident may have happened, because they may fall laughing!
A Little Humor in Your SMS
Monday, August 15th, 2011Now funny SMS messages are downright laughable! But if you’re a person who’s caught up between witty and funny, you’re probably suffering from a sense called “humor”. Humor by general definition is something that provokes laughter and amusement. You can appear funny and smart at the same time which increases your chances of impressing others. If you’re aiming to be one you can start sending one today:
“I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all they got was the collected works of Francis Bacon.” Bill Hirst
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.” Rita Mae Brown
“Science is the record of dead religions.” Oscar Wilde
“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” Bill Watterson
“He who sleeps on the floor will not fall off the bed.” Robert Gronock
“We ought to be more focused on enemies without than preoccupied with finding them within.” Alan Wolfe
“She was what we used to call a suicide blond – dyed by her own hand.” Saul Bellow
“Copy from one, it is plagiarism; copy from two, it is research.” Wilson Mizner
“I wanted to kill the hottest person on Earth. Then I learned that there were laws against suicide.” Missy Fruchter
“Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.” Steven Wright