Silly protest banners

Protest banners and protest messages can sometimes be controversial and divide opinion. However, they can also be a source of amusement.

This week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes a look at a few protest banners and messages that brought a smirk to my face.

1) Homeless go home

Strictly speaking, this first example is protest graffiti, rather than a protest banner, but either way it's rather bizarre.

What part of 'homeless' do they not understand?

Jokes that work better when spoken aloud (part 2)

You would think that jokes that work better when spoken aloud would be a poor choice of subject for a blog post, given that this blog is published in written form. However, the last time I featured a blog post on jokes that work better when spoken out loud, it got a surprisingly high number of page views.

My cold field. (Mike Oldfield)

Legal disclaimer: This isn't really my field.
It's just a random photo that I found on Pixabay.

I'm a firm believer in paying attention to your audience, so with that in mind, this week's written blog post features the poorly chosen subject of jokes that work better when spoken aloud.

To compensate for my poor choice of medium, you may wish to read the following jokes out loud in order to enhance your joke reading pleasure. However, if you do, make sure you're not on public transport at the time, otherwise people might think you're a bit mad!

1) I thought I heard Tubular Bells on my farm last winter, but it was just my cold field.




2) I asked a Cambodian what language he spoke.

"Khmer," he answered.

"No, you come here," I replied.

The funny side of politics

I generally like to cover lighthearted subjects on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, so that obviously rules politics out.

Or does it?

This week I've decided to attempt an impossible task and feature politics without upsetting anyone. Read on to see if I succeed...

1) Here's a policy that I can certainly get behind...

"Vote no on everything.
We don't need it!
We can't afford it!"

Confusing perspective (Cat edition)

It's been a while since my last 'Confusing Perspective' blog post, so this week I intend to correct that.

The good news for cat lovers is that this latest batch of confusing perspective photos are all cat themed! However, the bad news for people who aren't cat lovers is that this latest batch of confusing perspective photos are all cat themed!

Nevertheless, if you're not a cat lover, then I would still recommend that you check out the photos anyway. I mean, you might as well, seeing as how you're already here.

1) Floating cat

To start things off, here's a cat with impressive magical powers. As you can see, it's floating in the air!

Harry Meowdini. Credit: imgur

Apparently, some people claim that the cat isn't actually floating and it's just a stain on the floor which looks like a shadow. However, I would recommend that you ignore those disbelieving people.

Made up statistics

According to recent research, only 46% of scientific studies could be reproduced, i.e. the other 54% were impossible to reproduce, suggesting the 'scientists' doing the original study had either 'fudged' the results, or were massively incompetent.

Here's the proof!

Credit: reddit

It's shocking, but sadly not surprising, that modern science is less reliable than a coin flip, but on the positive side, it did at least provide the inspiration for this week's blog post.

Which is a fancy way of saying that I've decided to get in on the game and post a few made up statistics of my own...

1) Studies show that watching a beaver eat cabbage lowers stress by 17%.




2) The phrase 'Don't take this the wrong way' has a 0% success rate.

Isn't it ironic? (part 4)

The other day my friend told me I don't know what ironic means, which was ironic because we were at the beach at the time.

Editor: "Charles, then I suspect your friend was right, because irony has nothing to do with the beach."
Charles: "Yes, I know. I was just being ironic."

Anyway, it's National Irony Day today (October 12th, for the benefit of anyone who is reading this blog post in the future), so this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog features another round-up of ironic photos, comments and observations.

1) Ironic statue

To start things off, here's a statue to celebrate freedom, locked behind a chain fence.

Credit: Imgur

"They may take our lives, but they'll never take ... the keys to our chained fence!"

Dead Man's Switch

Dead Man's Switch
by Charles Fudgemuffin

Exciting news! My latest book 'Dead Man's Switch' was released this week!

To promote it, this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes a lighthearted look at the subject of death, starting with an optimistically accurate Japanese word...

1) In Japanese, the kanji for 'widow' translates as 'not dead yet person'.




2) I helped my friend hide a dead body.

He said, "Thanks."

I said, "Don't mention it."

Legal disclaimer: The above story is a work of fiction for the purposes of making a joke. In reality, my friend is extremely ungrateful, and would never say thank you.