Amusing names

Names serve a very useful purpose. For example, they can help you identify who you're talking to.

Another useful function of names is providing lighthearted amusement, as the following round-up of names highlights...

1) Carmen Holm

Let's start things off with a very happy looking lady, and once you discover her name, it's no wonder she looks so happy.

After all, she had a song written about her which English football fans sing every World Cup and Euros...

"It's Carmen Holm,
It's Carmen Holm,
It's Carmen..."

10 devious riddles and confusing conundrums

It's been quite a while since I last featured any riddles on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, but that's an oversight that I intend to rectify today.

Here's one of my own minted coins from 78 B.C.,
back when my great great great great great great
grandfather first established the Fudgemuffin Mint.

That's just a long-winded way of saying that this week's blog post features another round-up of devious riddles and confusing conundrums for you to solve.

1) An expert visits the Middle East and claims to have seen many ancient artefacts.

He claims to have seen several mummies dating as far back as 200 B.C., several coins dated 78 B.C., and tools from approximately 500 B.C.

How can you be certain that his claims aren't true?




2) Why can’t a man living in Australia be legally buried in Canada?

Funny supermarket photos (part 5)

The supermarket is a source of food and other household essentials, but it can also be a source of humour!

So on that theme, this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes another lightrearted trip to the supermarket.

1) Boneless donuts

At last! I'm glad someone's finally got around to producing boneless donuts.

Credit: imgur

After all, there's nothing worse than biting into a donut and then choking on a bone.

Funny football quotes (part 18)

Another season of the Premier League comes to an end this weekend, so as is tradition on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, this week we feature another round-up of funny football quotes from footballers, pundits and managers.

Pay attention to the 18 yard box.
It may come in useful later on...

1) "The 33 or 34 year olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful."
...Kevin Keegan

If they're not careful?

I wasn't aware that being careful allowed you to prevent the ageing process?




2) "If Villa got another goal now it would change the scoreline completely."
...Tony Cottee

Paradoxes (part 4)

One of the simplest paradoxes is the following sentence:

"This statement is false."

That was a free bonus paradox, and here are ten more lighthearted paradoxes.*

* Editor's note: "Wow! A free bonus paradox! That's very generous of you."
Charles: "Generous is my middle name. (Not literally obviously. My real middle name is Cecil.)"

Editor: "Charles, that's the wrong type of box."
Charles: "Oops, sorry."

1) The Thinking Paradox

The phrase 'Think outside the box' is so well known that to use it is thinking inside the box.

2) The Energy Paradox

My old boss used to drink a diet version of a famous energy drink. How can you have a diet energy drink? Isn't that a contradiction?

'With zero sugar for less energy!'

Happy animals

I've heard it said that happiness can be contagious, so this week I'm going to put that theory to the test with a collection of happy animal photos. Take a look at the following happy animal photos, and then if the theory is true, hopefully they'll leave you feeling a little bit happier yourself.

1) Happy dog

I must admit I love ice cream, and eating it always makes me happy. However, it doesn't make me quite as happy as this extremely happy ice cream eating dog...

Credit: imgflip

This is no exagerration to say that I don't think the dog could possibly look any more happy. I think he's right at the limit of dog happiness.

Star Wars pants game quiz (part 3)

"These aren't the pants you're looking for."

Editor's note: "Charles, didn't you use this same photo last time?"
Charles: "Shush! It was a few years ago now,
so I'm hoping no-one will remember."

A silly game which I like to play from time to time is the Star Wars Pants Game. For the benefit of anyone who doesn't know what that is, you simply take a Star Wars quote and replace one random word with the word 'pants'. People then have to guess what the original quote was.

To test out your Star Wars knowledge, have a read of the following pants themed quotes, then see if you can work out what the real quote is.

1) "You were dreaming about your pants earlier, weren't you?"

...Padme to Anakin

a) Mother
b) Contract for the next movie.
c) Massacre of the tusken raiders.