As someone who had a collection of some 300 VHS tapes, back in the day, I can tell you that the rewinder saved wear and tear on the read/record head. DVDs are much easier to store, and they are also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Part of the problem with working at a help desk is finding clients who need an entirely different kind of help. Billy Mays (1958-2009) was a television pitchman perhaps most associated with products like OxyClean and Kaboom! (I seem to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s clear that Theo’s boss, Denver Poe, knows Theo very well indeed, lucky for both of them. We’re going to visit Theo at the Last Hope Help Desk for a while. He’s about to face a particularly tricky problem with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are book titles that don’t or shouldn’t exist, and Theo and Sheila come up with several, until Caedmon pulls the plug. This actually started life as a challenge at a group lunch one day, and these are but a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anyone who loves spicy food can tell you that there are inherent dangers to overindulgence. This pun comes from “wasabi” peas, the dried green peas liberally coated with wasbi — Japanese horseradish. “Horseradish” is so named for the size and coarseness[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Few things are as unsatisfying as not finishing what you started. After all that effort and expectation, it’s disappointing to miss scoring. Even banks will lose interest (yours). Worse yet, the puns will come back to haunt you as well.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working at a help desk gives you plenty of time to dream up answers that you wish you could give to customers who really deserve it. This was one of mine. It’s funnier if you are as much a fan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
People are going to question my accuracy on this one; I’m including a treatise on the subject, just to be sure. Origins go back to an 1813 discovery of margaric acid, and Napoleon III’s challenge to create a butter substitute[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m grateful to Caedmon for bailing me out, this time around. There are times when the jokes just don’t seem to appear when I need them to. I asked Caedmon if he’d like to be a full-time writer for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I stole from Bogart and Casablanca. It’s a particularly good line to steal for a romance, don’t you think? We’ve reached the end of this bit of Cora and Theo’s romance, but they’ll be back, I promise. Prepare for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
