3 Days in Vegas
Cousin Phil gambled on a big win, but Sin City taught him a different lesson about playing hunches-and going for broke.
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Tag Archives: Humor
Homesick
Baby-sitter to parents who returned home very late: “Please, don’t apologize—if I had a kid like yours, I wouldn’t hurry home either.”
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Door Jam
One morning a mother was out doing errands. After two hours she went back to her car. Searching for the car keys, she discovered they were inside the locked car. She went to the nearest store to ask for a wire hanger to unlock her car—to no avail. She dropped to the ground in tears ... More
Deja Blue
A never-ending problem
Has the automakers bawling.
The cars they’d just as soon forget
They’re constantly recalling. Wayne Tryhuk Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Whistle Stop
We were walking down Madison Avenue recently when we noticed a fellow New Yorker crossing against a red light.
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Old Dog, New Tricks
A wealthy, old gentleman decides to go on a hunting safari in Africa, taking his faithful, elderly dog named Killer along for the company.
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My Porch Plan
A humorous account of man and his porch.
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“Father of the Year”
Award-winning TV personality and recipient of the highest accolades in broadcast journalism, Charles Osgood shares an endearing Father’s Day poem.
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Love and Marriage: A Cartoon Gallery
The Post has a rich history when it comes to humor and cartoons.
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“Burden-bearing Beastie,” by Fred G. Cooper
An inquiry to our archives revives memories of a comical poem from the Depression.
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Happy Was The Soldier!
How can the Army punish a man who considers it a privilege to be in the guardhouse?
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“If I Couldn’t Tell These Stories, I Would Die”: Lincoln and Laughter
April is National Humor Month, and a good time to remember how one valuable sense of humor played a critical role in our history.
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The Long Stretch
One afternoon while in a local store, my middle-aged wife complained to the clerk that she felt old that day because her back hurt. He tried to cheer her up, saying that she only looked 18. To my surprise, she didn’t seem pleased. On the way home, I asked her why. She said with a ... More
Hook, Line, and Stinker
Hook, Line, and Stinker Wife to husband: “One of those trout you were fishing for last weekend called and left her phone number.” Karen S. Chilos
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Special Delivery
A New Yorker I know was so sure his wife was cheating on him that he insisted they move to California. A week later, he discovered they had the same mailman. Gary DaSilva
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The Post Story That Changed Baseball
James Thurber’s 1941 short story might have altered baseball.
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Waiting for the Next Twain
America still hopes someone will fill the vacancy created by Mark Twain 99 years ago.
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