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POPS McGRUMPYFACE [6]: Free Advice on Water Sprinklers
His Glass is Half Empty but Pops is Full of Advice Dear Pops, I’ve got a question about water sprinklers. Every morning, like clockwork, my neighbor’s sprinkler system kicks on…
GUEST: When Logs Attack – Becoming a Wilderness Sawyer
When Logs Attack... Becoming a Wilderness Sawyer Is 40% Physics, 60% ComedyWe were standing in a circle amongst tall Colorado pine trees, all of us wearing hard hats, long sleeves,…
GUEST: March Madness and Lost Human Connection
As I walked into the University of New Mexico’s basketball area, The Pit, I noticed something was deeply, cosmically wrong.The Pit has a unique sunken design that makes you walk…
GUEST ARTICLE: Climbing the Ice (Ice Baby)
After ten minutes of heroic axe swinging, toe kicking, shivering, and aggressively not looking down, I was certain I was near the top of the 50-foot ice wall I’d been…
GUEST: Find your Best Self on the Trail in 2025
“You look like an experienced hiker, how far are you hiking?” one group asked as I made my way up the Colorado Trail. “Another 10 miles today,” I say, “but I’ve…
My Dentist First Got Me High
If I had to thank someone for my ongoing quest to get high, it’d probably be my dentist in 1975.Inclined and bibbed with a mouth full of cotton, I remember squinting at the…
Funny Muscle Podcast: Comedian Lenny Schmidt
Lenny Schmidt stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast to teach us about the logistics of planning comedy material for 5 nights in a row on a cruise ship (hint: you…
Confession: I Joined the HairClub For a Week
First time I noticed I was losing my hair happened two years after I graduated high school. It was the spring of 1985. The Terminator with Arnold Schwarzenegger was still a big…
Contrast: Create indirect comparisons
Chances are you’ll recognize the format or template for this device. It’s when two seemingly unconnected things are sized up against each other in order to discover their similarities and…
Funny Muscle Podcast: Comedian Jake Vevera
New York comedian and co-host of the podcast “Idiots on Parade” Jake Vevera (@jakevevera) stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast to talk about his upcoming comedy special, which is about…
My Two Nights in Jail (A true story)
My eyes cracked open fifteen feet below an industrial ceiling made of cement pockmarked with unfinished air pockets; I had no idea where I was. The front lobe of my…
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THINKIN’ FUNNY [5]: Premise, Setup, and Punchline
Finding Your Funny Muscle Figuring out why a joke didn't work and trying again is what makes you funnier.This Amazon bestseller teaches you how to create laughs like a pro.…
DIARY OF AMERICA’S SHRINK Session #4: Uncle Sam’s Racist Tendencies
Uncle Sam talks to his shrink as we listen in... Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana *** Warning: these notes are for…
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THINKIN’ FUNNY [4]: Difference Between Saying Funny Things and Saying Things Funny
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny. - Don Rickles Who’s the funniest person where YOU work?Why are they so funny?Do they say funny things?Or do they…
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THINKIN’ FUNNY [3]: Serious People Lack this Thinkin’ Funny Fundamental
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain Serious People Often Lack this Thinkin’ Funny Fundamental A frog by itself…
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POPS McGRUMPYFACE [4]: Free Advice on Death
The glass is half empty, but Pops is full of advice... 5/21/21 Dear Pops, I don’t mean to bring the party down, but I just found out that a friend…
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THINKIN’ FUNNY [2]: Create laughs with these 3 creative secret weapons
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anyone tell you different.. - Kurt Vonnegut Hey there! Welcome back to the Thinkin’ Funny Blog where…
How to Punch-Up your writing, even if you’re not terribly funny
What if I told you that even if you’re not terribly funny, you can still effectively punch-up whatever you’ve just written? In the film and television industry, they pay humorous…
Hecklers and Haters are Harmless and Helpful
For twenty-four years, I toured the world as a comedy entertainer, and every night of it, there was a decent chance I’d get heckled. Hecklers are some comics’ worst nightmare,…