By Torry Stiles 10. There were 10 people on that last department Zoom call, but four of them were played by Muppets from Sesame Street. 9. So
Tag: humor
Torry’s Top Ten: Signs winter is coming to an end on the Southside
by Torry Stiles Cursing about the lack of snowplows has been replaced by cursing about the lack of D. O. T. trucks fixing potholes. You’re
How to keep your friends while correcting their grammar
By Curtis Honeycutt I love reader feedback, especially when it is glowing. Luann wrote in with a great question. She asked, “How do you keep
Top 10 suggestions for the next Southside Times editor
By Torry Stiles (Dear readers – Nancy Price has been the chief cook and bottle washer for our happy little paper the last few years but
Top 10 strange things overheard during the recent storms
By Torry Stiles 10. “Does e-learning have e-snow days?”: 9. “What do you suppose Dick the Bruiser would have done?” 8. “Shoveling snow is back-breaking
Why is February spelled like that?
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m going to lean on my three years of high school Latin to answer this question. I really wanted to make sure
Top 10 worst ways to spice up Valentine’s Day
By Torry Stiles 10. Life-sized tattoo of your sweetie. 9. A quiet evening at home watching The Burning Bed. 8. Candlelight dinner because you forgot
The meaning of ‘phrop’: how a knight’s made-up word became a humblebrag
By Curtis Honeycutt I have a new favorite word and, no, it’s not “hygge.” Similar to “hygge,” though, this word looks like you dropped a
A feather in your capitonym: when capitalization changes everything
By Curtis Honeycutt Last week I wrote about the difference between “capital” and “capitol.” My research opened up a can of worms, which is what
Top 10 new words and phrases to wrap up the pandemic
By Torry Stiles (Well, folks, it looks like we have turned the corner on this pandemic. We’ve turned so many corners over the past year I think