What Is A Gig?

As I was publishing this post from John Maloney, I thought I would look up the word gig ... it makes for an interesting read.

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The Gig Economy is Dopey

The following post comes courtesy of John T. Maloney, who sent me an email reply to one of my newsletters and it just was too good not to share. Thankyou John. Nicely delivered.

The 'gig economy' is dopey. Always had a problem w/the term.

For me, a gig is a trident tip spear used for gigging. Period.

Growing up in rural and coastal Connecticut, from April to November, gigging was a principal pastime. We'd go after anything gigable, but mostly bullfrogs and flounder. It was very effective. 

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Good Omens: Christian group petition Netflix over Amazon show

Good Grief, don’t these people understand humor.

Besides Gaiman and Pratchett nailed some stuff pretty accurately, like God’s pronouns.

I always believed that when God created man she was only practicing.


The American Dream

All that is needed ... just three minutes of your time. A little more 'political' than the usual People First posts ... George Carlin - Life Is Worth Losing.

Released January 10, 2006
Recorded November 5, 2005, Beacon Theater, New York City, New York

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Thirteen Years Ago ... needless to say - nothing has changed, other than more people are aware ... hoping that this will make even more people aware ... and then we do something about it.


Thinking Allowed

This is a People First post that was originally on the People First domain. It has been moved here as part of my domain consolidation program. It’s a steady and slow WIP as I check each entry, so do please bear with me.

Government humor from three years ago.

Halcyon days. Simpler times.


😂


… and so with the import complete and now fully tagged - bye bye to 🖇️ humor.philpin.com - because it is here now - and so now my micro blog includes such delights as 🖇️ the 45 best oxymorons … ‘Microsoft Works' is still my favourite.


xkcd: Curve-fitting messages

Maths, Visualization and Humor … All in one handy package.







Retirement

You can retire to Phoenix , Arizona where...

  1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away from your house because you found shade.
  2. You’ve experienced condensation on your hiney from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
  3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
  4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
  5. You know that “dry heat” is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
  6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

You can retire to California where...

  1. You make over $450,000 and you still can’t afford to buy a house.
  2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
  3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
  4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
  5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
  6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought

You can retire to New York City where...

  1. You say “the city” and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan ….
  2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can’t find Wisconsin on a map.
  3. You think Central Park is “nature.”
  4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
  5. You’ve worn out a car horn. ( IF you have a car).
  6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

You can retire to Minnesota where...

  1. You only have three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup …
  2. Halloween costumes have to fit over parkas.
  3. You have seventeen  recipes for casserole.
  4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
  5. The four seasons are: almost winter, winter, still winter,  and road repair.
6. The highest level of criticism is  “He is different, she is different or It was different!

You can retire to the Deep South where...

  1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
  2. “Y’all” is singular and “all y’all” is plural.
  3. “He needed killin” is a valid defense.
  4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Joe Bob, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc etc.
  5. Everywhere is either “in yonder,” “over yonder” or “out yonde”..

You can retire to Colorado where...

  1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
  2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.
  3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
  4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

You can retire to the Nebraska where...

  1. You’ve never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
  2. Your idea of a traffic jam is three cars waiting to pass a tractor.
  3. You have had to switch from “heat” to “A/C” on the same day.
  4. You end sentences with a preposition: “Where’s my coat at.

You can retire to Florida where...

  1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
  2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind – even houses and cars.
  3. Everyone can recommend an excellent cardiologist, dermatologist, proctologist, podiatrist, or orthopedist.
  4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
  5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.

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It's An Approach

“Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl.”

The priest asks, “Is that you, little Joey Pagano?”

“Yes, Father, it is.”

“And who was the girl you were with?”

“I can’t tell you, Father. I don’t want to ruin her reputation.”

“Well, Joey, I’m sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as well tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?”

“I cannot say.”

“Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?”

“I’ll never tell.”

“Was it Nina Capelli?”

“I’m sorry, but I cannot name her.”

“Was it Cathy Piriano?”

“My lips are sealed.”

“Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?”

“Please, Father! I cannot tell you.”

The priest sighs in frustration. “You’re very tight lipped, and I admire that. But you’ve sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself.”

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, “What’d you get?”

“Four months vacation and five good leads…”

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Language

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Non Accidental Accents

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Hesitantly Patriotic

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Copper Clappers et al

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