I'm sticking my tongue out like the snake. I remember doing it every time we saw this snake at the zoo.

Not only were there serious moments in the last 5 years, but there were some funny ones as well.

Here are 5 of my favorites…

1. When toilet stall selection became one of the most discussed post on my blog. Definitely didn’t see it making the big time…

2. When my then roommate, current roommate, and I found $110 in a bush. Still a topic of lively discussion. You bet I looked in that bush every time I walked by it…not so much as a penny.

3. When I saw a man blowing bubbles in traffic. I still don’t get it.

4. When the boy I babysit yelled, “It ate its butt!” throughout the neighborhood.

5. All my crazy dreams, including the one that got me interviewed for the Washington Post.

Overall, I’m very happy with what’s happened in the last 5 years. I still enjoy blogging and look forward to seeing where I go in the next 5 years.

And I’m not talking about PG-13 jokes.  I’m talking about jokes that have undertones of racism, or jokes that make light of serious situations like murder.  I probably hear a joke like this every few days, if not more frequently.

I don’t think it’s okay to make fun of someone else’s culture.  Perhaps you’re truly just trying to be funny and have no idea how what you say may hurt someone.  But that’s no excuse.  There is no right or best culture, so to make fun of a custom, accent, or tradition is at best, ignorant.

Do you agree?  Is there a kind of humor that you don’t think is appropriate?

Let’s delve into the searches that have brought people to this blog:

what your toilet says about you

I sure hope mine hasn’t been talking…

happy birthday ignorant worm song

I don’t know that song.  I’m curious, though.

1985 day dresses

Let it be noted that this is a Bing search. The supposed better search engine definitely got this one all wrong.

when should you fly the confederate flag

How about never?  On my New Year’s trip to Georgia, Florida, and back, I saw several along the highway.  Just don’t get what people are thinking.

“I want a wedding but” don’t want to get married

The quotes on this one puzzle me.  If I had to choose between the two, I’d rather be married than have a wedding.

my new haircut july 2010

The funny thing about this is that I neither had a haircut in July nor had one since. Soon, though!

babypoony

No words.

sockless blogs

I do blog sockless most of the time (though I have socks on today, under my boots).

good says of the historian

I’d like to think that you could find many good says on my blog.

newly elected letters

Who gets to vote them in?  And can we vote some out of office?  I’d love to get rid of Q quite quickly. Not to mention x.

I didn’t stop and ask them, but you can just tell they snuck over the border illegally.

I don’t know what they’re thinking.  I mean, I know they’re coming here for a better life, but I don’t think that the better life is found on the side of the road (or worse, in it).  My tax dollars pay for those roads, is it too much to expect to be able to use them?  What have they done to help this country?

Oh, well, I guess I just have to deal with them.  All attempts at communication have been met with blank stares and unintelligible bellowing.

Oh yeah, did I mention I’m talking about Canada geese?

*Obviously, this photo was not taking here in Raleigh, NC.  It’s dangerous to try to take a picture and drive (especially with geese in the road)!  They do like to hang out on the exit ramp I take for work.

*Xenophobia is no joke.  I hope no one was offended by this post.

Photo by Fujin

taco bell sauce recipe

Not sure how that ended up here. I don’t even eat at Taco Bell (never been a fan of fast food Mexican).  Certainly have no desire to duplicate it.  I hope my food tastes better than that.

a little bit quady, orange tx

No words.

fairy thoughts

I’ve never met a fairy, so I don’t know what they think.

Why would a christian guy not pursue a girl he likes

I would like to know the answer to this one!

“new haircut” easier

The easiest way to get a new haircut is to pull out a pair of scissors and start chopping away.  Don’t know that that is the best way, though.

leftywater

Water is made up of one oxygen atoms and two hydrogen atoms, no matter your handedness.

happy birthday ignorant worm song

You want to wish an ignorant worm “happy birthday”?  How do you distinguish between learned worm and an ignorant one?

Ronnica Dull

Thanks…I’d like to think that I was at least a *little* bit entertaining, at least in the train-wreck sorta way.

“A human being is like a novel: until the last page you don’t know how it will end. Or it wouldn’t be worth reading…” – We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, p. 162

“We realize that we are saved not just to be forgiven of our sins or to be assured of our eternity in heaven, but we are saved to know God.” – Radical by David Platt, p. 39

[girls are] “an impenetrable fortress of unknowability, really.” – An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, p. 76

“Of all the great world religions, Christianity should value the body most. After all, it taught that God had in some sense taken a human body and used it to redeem the world; everything about the physical should have been sacred and sacramental.” – The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong, p. 219

“I’m at a point now where if preachers can’t come up with something other than inspirational speeches, then maybe they should just read from the word for their sermon.” – a college student quoted in Radical by David Platt, p. 40

“Americans are a charitable people, but what we give away is not quite as astounding when seen in proportion to what we keep.” – Green Like God by Jonathan Merritt, p. 130-131

“Poems are short because nobody can keep up that level of stupidness for more than one page.” – Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson

“As for the future, the only way that the world can say no to genocide is to make sure the people of Darfur are returned to their homes and given protection. If the world allows the people of Darfur to be removed forever from their land and their way of life, then genocide will happen elsewhere because it will be seen as something that works.” – The Translator by Daoud Hari, p. X

“For example, you’re probably not expecting me to ask you out for dinner tonight.” – Taub
(immediately)”No thanks.” – House
“You won’t even consider it?”
“I did, just very quickly.” – House episode “The Choice”

“Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you?” – An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, p. 149

“obsessed with my past wedding”

I can’t help but think that that’s not healthy for a marriage.  Unless you’re Miss Havisham, and then well, it’s just not healthy, period.

“lipsmaker ingredients”
Crack?

“Lord Ignorant”
I prefer to be called “Lady Ignorant,” thankyouverymuch.

“quotes on dealing with ignorant females”

Sure WOMEN can be ignorant just like men, but at least we don’t call you all “males.”

“why my sil will be sleeping hard”
Amanda, care to chime in on this one?

I love my teaching profession
As opposed to a teaching hobby, I suppose. (Wait, I DO have a teaching hobby.)

lunch detention for tardies worksheet
Don’t be a tardy!

“wedding uno”
But it takes dos to wed, and THEN you’re uno. (Dare you to yell out “Uno!” at the next wedding you attend.)

“easter r dress”
Ummm…

“how to grow gernamiums”
I hear they respond better when you get their name right.

“edward is”
“Stalkerish,” “creepy,” and “not hot” would all fit that blank.

Bing search: “major points for pro-choice”
For all their hullabaloo about being the better search engine, they certainly got this one wrong.

“children to call my own” never

Umm, thanks.  Real uplifting.

dear tonge

I imagine Tonge would like his name capitalized.

“depression” die a virgin

Once again, this one really cheers me up.

original name on toothpaste tubes

Not really sure why you’re curious about this one…

quotes that make people go :|

I don’t even know how to make that little guy, nor do I know what it means.  Anyone fluent in smilies and can help me out?  Even so, how do quotes make you make that face?

ignorant pepele at weddings

Amanda and April, I’ll try to keep ignorant “pepele” away from your weddings.

what color jewelry to wear with an orange shirt

How about not wearing an orange shirt and go with crimson instead?

life is easy for an ignorant

I’m going to go all middle school and say, “You would know.”

be a soldier a interest think

EXACTLY.

a name for someone that’s always on the phone

Let’s see…a phone-sitter.

I’m sorry that I have not been fair to you over the last few months.  To be completely honest, you’re not my first.  This twice-daily relationship we’ve had has been sweet, but it’s nothing new to me.

Nor is it forever.  You might have noticed, but you don’t have much to offer me anymore.  Soon, I’ll be finding another, younger, flashier toothpaste tube.  I’m sorry if this is hurtful to hear, but I just want to be completely honest with you.

And that gets me back to the original reason to write this letter to you.  I feel guilty and must confess that I’ve not treated you like I’ve treated the toothpaste tubes before you.  I’m afraid that I’ve hurt you by treating you so carelessly.  In the past I’ve been a strict toothpaste tube roller.  It’s efficient and neat, after all.

But I’ve not given you that courtesy.  Instead, my actions have left you an utter mess.  I have made you look like a worthless piece of trash, albeit unconsciously.  And for that, I’m very sorry.

I promise to treat the new toothpaste tube with the care and respect that you  deserved.

A newly-recommitted toothpaste tube roller,

Ronnica

Right now we’re in Numbers, the fourth book in the Bible. Sunday I was helping them recognize “Numbers” even if they couldn’t read it.

So I asked, “What’s the first book of the Bible?”

The kids answered, “Genesis.”

“What letter does Genesis start with?”

“G,” a few of the kids responded.

“What’s the second book of the Bible?”

“Exodus.”

“What letter does Exodus start with?”

The whole class answers enthusiastically, “X!”