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Joke #324

drew tarvin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:08:51 +0000

Apparently it’s insulting to tell someone they look the skinniest they’ve ever looked when they happen to be 8 months pregnant.

Joke #323

drew tarvin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:07:26 +0000

A friend of mine was so excited because he thought he came up with a brilliant idea–gloves for your feet. I didn’t have the heart to tell him they already have that: they’re called socks.

Joke #322

drew tarvin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:05:34 +0000

If you’re standing behind a group of people, waiting for something, are you in line, or on line? If you say on line, well you’re wrong, I’m sorry. Very rarely is there a line on the ground for you to be standing on, plus being “on line” means you’re connected to the internet. In line makes more sense–not only are you in a line, but you’re complying with societal rules, so you’re in line. To say on line is out of line. Of course none of this matters if you’re British, because then you’re in a queue.

Joke #321

drew tarvin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:02:05 +0000

A group of my friends were being all snippy because they had to stay in some sub-par housing while I got to stay in a hotel. I was like “whoa, no need to be so hostel.”

Project #47 - Work on a Bit (Task)

drew tarvin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:50:41 +0000

George Carlin’s Modern Man is probably one of the greatest bits on wordplay I’ve ever seen. It reminds me of a few of my own jokes, but obviously a lot better and all rolled into one. In a tribute to Carlin and in an attempt to challenge my writing skills, I want to write a bit that is similar in premise but with my own spin it.

Success = A 5-minute stand-up bit.

Project #46 - Create Some Improv Videos (Review)

drew tarvin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:05:56 +0000

Finding improv exercises that were applicable to the business world was easy. Finding improv exercises that are designed for only a single person was much harder. Still, I was able to create 5 videos that highlight improv exercises that you can do to improve various aspects of your work.

Unfortunately Youtube takes forever to load new videos, so I’ll be posting them over the next few days (notice that the project was to create the videos, which I’ve done, but not necessarily upload them by the end of tonight). In the meantime, here’s the video that kicks off the whole Humor at Work Video Series.

Joke #320

drew tarvin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:58:15 +0000

I feel like “whats the worst that could happen?” is a pretty dumb question, because it seems to me the answer would be death. Death could happen.

Joke #319

drew tarvin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:56:31 +0000

My last project at work suffered from scope creep. Some sketchy guy kept showing up, scoping things out.

Joke #318

drew tarvin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:55:03 +0000

I want to see a “where are they now” special on Waldo.

Joke #317

drew tarvin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:53:33 +0000

An older lady got mad at me for not giving my seat to her on the subway. The way I see it, if she thinks she’s still young enough to wear UGG boots, she’s still young enough to stand on the subway.