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50 of the Cleverest Memes Ever

Posted on December 5, 2025 by mitchteemley

The word meme comes from the same source as mime. Both can be clever, or incredibly annoying. Like when a mime starts building an imaginary box around you while you’re hunting for a public restroom. Memes just want to go … Continue reading →

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The Longest-Ever Pause Before Laughing?

Posted on August 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

When I was 6-years-old, our next-door neighbor finally completed his years-of-time-and-money-devouring work on a lavish custom motorcycle. We admired it loudly. And then we noticed the name he’d hand-lettered on the gas tank: “Miss Take.” My parents chuckled appreciatively. But … Continue reading →

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What’s Currently Popping in My Head

Posted on July 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

According to my About page, Thursdays are about “Whatever pops into my head.” So here’s a virtual gaggle of the kind of deep stuff that’s currently popping in my head: Why can’t my wife understand that “too much cheese” (or … Continue reading →

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Cutting the Cord Can Be Painful!

Posted on June 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

We’re all-out streamers now. But back in the day, we’d switch cable or satellite providers every time our “new customer offer” ended. I’d be matter-of-fact at first. But then, when I said no to their “we’ll doing anything to keep … Continue reading →

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Look Before You [Insert Disaster Here]

Posted on March 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

My daughter had finally reached the stage where she was ready to use the potty-training seat all by herself! (It’s OK, I’ll wait while you applaud.) Squeak, click, went the bathroom door. A moment later, there was a blood-curdling scream. … Continue reading →

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Confession: I Like Acting Stuffy

Posted on March 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

I’m primarily a writer, director, producer, but I enjoy acting on-screen as well. Here’s a fun little promotional piece I did a few years back for an advertising company called Epipheo. I confess: I liked playing this rather stuffy British fellow … Continue reading →

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13 Hilarious Hybrid Dog Names

Posted on March 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

Hybrid dogs are all the rage. Plus, hybrids save on gas, right? (Some dogs I’ve met run on pure methane). Here are some of my favorite combinations–and, yes, these are actual dog breed names: Bossi-poo – Boston terrier + poodle … Continue reading →

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50 Unpredictable Moments Captured

Posted on February 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Is the universe laughing behind our backs, or does it simply have a different agenda? Sometimes life is beautiful, sometimes it’s weird, mostly it’s just unpredictable. Which is pretty cool. Most of the time. Click on any image to enlarge … Continue reading →

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35 Years Ago Television Evolved Into This

Posted on December 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

This very week in 1989, civilization took a giant slouch forward with the arrival of the most dysfunctional family ever. After two years as a featured short on The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons crawled out of Ullman’s fertile comedy … Continue reading →

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The World’s Most Useless Inventions

Posted on December 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

Inventions! Where would we be without them? Did you know that money doesn’t grow on trees? Someone actually had to invent it! Why? So we could use it to buy other things that don’t grow on trees, like: Computers! Airplanes! … Continue reading →

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