Comedian, Playwright, Director, Producer
Experimental Joke-a-day
… What about its sticky-outie teeth?
Its flexible nose?
Its legs like umbrella stands?
No! No! No!
So what did they call it?
Elephas, possibly from Phoenician through Greek and we have no proof what that meant. …
(It possibly meant “Ivory”, Homer used it as such)
Then Hannibal introduced the Romans to the largest living land animal.
Did they name it for being the largest?
Of course not, too easy.
Did they name it for its big flappy ears? No. …
It started with the Greeks.
They went to north Africa & were shown this huge beast on the riverbanks.
Did they name it for its pot belly? Too easy.
How about its fat legs? Peg like teeth? No, no!
They called it hippopótamos: Water horse.
Love to see you saddle that buster!
One of the things that really annoys me is giving stupid pseudo Latin or Greek names to animals.
Read on for examples …
My joke about thinking trees flopped.
It was too cerebral for most and too arboreal for others.
Julia says “At an open mic, some comedians will kill and others will die.”
DEATH replies “All good. Either way suits me.”
Does the bar serve diet blood or just that crappy blood zero?
Asking for a friend.
Et in Arcadia Ego.
(“Even in Arcadia, there am I”, Mission Bay not Arcadia, but who’s counting?)
Birthdays are funny things.
We’re basically celebrating that we haven’t died during the previous 365 days.
Why not celebrate the last day of every month we haven’t died in?
More parties.
Add extra colour to your salads with these pretty red mushrooms.
