An email from my daughter: Dear Father, Having just read through your blog and further discussions with Kerrie, my editor/fairy godmother...

I'm not usually fond of illusions and so haven't posted all that many.  I was especially turned off internet illusions when someon...

Byter Leo sent me an email about the clip of the fire truck going through the floodwaters: Otto, I originally sent that through to the bo...

"There are two things I like stiff and one of them's jelly." -           Dame Nellie Melba , during a shipboard dinner on be...

  Byter John emailed me a link to a video clip of a fire truck driving through flood waters.   The clip can be viewed by clicking on the ...

  Byter Steve writes: Hello Otto, I think I will finally have my Guru stumped with this one!  I watching the news today about a croco...

  Readers will know that I frequently post quotations. John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, in the preamble to their book “Advanced Banter, Th...

  Today, some hearing humour . . . Three old guys are out walking. First one says, "Windy, isn't it?" Second one says, ...

Today, March 8, is International Women's Day.  Spare a thought for the journey made and that still to go. “It was we, the people; not ...

  Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid.   Actually, it’s quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes me...

  Some words are easy to guess at as regards origins, others are a bit of a puzzle.   This came to mind recently when someone used the wor...

  (Click on the image to enlarge) For all you doubting the authenticity of thie above letter and response, Snopes.com has confirmed that i...

  “Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy...how can I ever forget them...” -           Charles M Schulz Charles Monroe Schulz  (1922 –2000),...