Humor

Name That Cartoon Caption: October 2025 - One seal talks to another seal who is dressed in green garb
Fun & Games

BOOMER Cartoon Caption Contests: Newest and Beyond

A new chance every month to exercise your sense of humor ... or judge someone else's!

By Brian Marsh | October 4, 2025
Electric football game could at times qualify as one of the "dangerous toys of the '50s" - image by Scott Anderson
From Our Readers

Dangerous Toys of the ’50s

But oh, so much fun!

By Dr. Roger Pierangelo | September 30, 2025
Two men engaged in a bar conversation with beers and bar food. Image by Volodymyr Harasymiv
Greg Schwem

Bar Conversations of a Solo Diner

Was it a good idea to interrupt God?

By Greg Schwem | September 24, 2025
Old black and white image of a man with a doctor, image by Everett Collection. Used with Greg Schwem essay on medical jargon: “Doctor, please spare me the terminology”
Greg Schwem

‘Doctor, Please Spare Me the Terminology’

Is my problem ‘up there,’ ‘down there’ or ‘in there’?

By Greg Schwem | September 19, 2025
big black lace-up boots. Image by Vera Aksionava. For Connie Cook, the bunion saga means wearing ugly cumbersome shoes
From Our Readers

Me, With 11 Toes

The dilemma: shed the bunion or wear ‘cumbersome clod-hoppers’

By Connie Cook | August 19, 2025
Two cherubs kissing at Zwinger Dresden, Germany, their act caught forever into the future, like the kiss-cam victims at the Coldplay concert. By SenatorJoanna
Greg Schwem

Advice for the Coldplay Kiss-Cam Victim

From someone who has been here but not quite there

By Greg Schwem | August 15, 2025
Young woman working at a bake shop, holding a cell phone. Surrounded by young people who are often clueless to the way things used to work, humorist Greg Schwem has learned a few tricks on how to mess with Gen Zers. Image by Aaron Amat
Greg Schwem

How to Mess with Gen Zers

A baby boomer humorist on generational differences

By Greg Schwem | July 25, 2025
Man on computer, wearing headphones, perhaps pursuing ai-generated friends. Image by Aaron Amat.
Greg Schwem

Pursuing AI-Generated Friends

My first attempt at artificial friendship

By Greg Schwem | July 11, 2025
Collectibles in an attic. Image by Joachim Berschauer
From Our Readers

Is There a Hidden Fortune in Your Attic?

Silly collectibles gathering dust

By John Ficarra | July 8, 2025
A big breakfast of eggs, link sausage, toast with jelly, and waffles. For article on dining alone at breakfast. Image by Joshua Resnick
Greg Schwem

Dining Alone at Breakfast

‘When it comes to breakfast, I’d prefer a table for one’

By Greg Schwem | April 11, 2025

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