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Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Is there really such a thing as the present?: 16 of 24
The present moment is not a thing in the same sense than an apple or a stone or a tree is a thing. It is a concept and the closer we examine it, like an atom, the more elusive and insubstantial and indefinable it becomes. If an atom is examined at the subatomic level, for instance under an electron microscope, it is found to ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Getting in touch with my inner child: 9 of 13
I have tried just about everything to get in touch with my inner child but he/she never answers my letters, my prayers, my emails, my desperate newspaper ads or answerphone messages and hasn't for years. I've undergone highly invasive surgery in just about every part of my body - all to no avail - nothing was ever found. I th... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Lust: 234 of 320
Lust is the spiritual form of its cousin, fire,A good servant, but a bad master.Once it has you in its power,The path to hell is faster. More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fantasy: 58 of 79
Celebrity Death ChallengeHunter S. Thompson vs Charles BukowskiIn this contest, one eagerly awaited for years by all poets and journalists of whatever school or hue, the journalist had the better of the early rounds with a series of cultured left and right jabs to southpaw Bukowski's leonine head. In round 4, Thompson lands a... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Spiritual: 485 of 656
A being hangs poised(man or angel?)over the wellthe bowl of lightor abyss?not daring to leapinto the unknown lightbut too afraid of the darknot to risk itlike diving off the cliff topyou must will yourself overthe terrible brinkinto the black holeof becomingin which you cease to beand become what you always were More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Despair: 208 of 260
I was born under a dark star and if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't haveany luck at all. The last time I tried to hang myself, I used an elasticbelt by mistake, hit my head thirteen times on the rafter and was in hospitalwith serious concussion for a week. I've just read what is considered by manythe funniest joke in the wo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Easy-to-read poetry: 9 of 11
I think that poetry is best read out loud because when we read a poem on the page we are not always in a position to appreciate the sounds and cadences and intonations in the poem. This is brought home to us when we hear a favourite poem read by a very gifted actor or reciter who succeeds in bringing out a new meaning or a rh... More..
Other The world's funniest joke: 89 of 108
While having tea with the Queen of England, George W. Bush asks how she makes sure she's surrounded by smart people. She says, 'I ask the right questions.' With that, she phones Prime Minister Tony Blair (it's an old joke) and says, 'Please answer this riddle: your mother has a child, and your father has a child and the child... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Prayer: 191 of 231
She meditates with a host of confidantsranged on her browshe is dreaming nowand beyond the starsshe is reconciled with herestranged once loved onesand even the deadare present and aliveno distinction betweendead and livinganimate and inanimatefriend and enemyare equally nearall becomes clearas every searing memoryevery heart-... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Things you should never do in an elevator: 25 of 29
Extensive research has shown the following five activities as the most inappropriate or outright dangerous to perform in an elevator:1. Hold an 11-a-side baseball game. Most modern elevators are only equipped to handle 9-a- side maximum, including spectators and hamburger stands.2. Hijack it. Nowadays, most elevators operate ... More..