Good morning. When Zelle chief Denise Leonhard interviewed Preston McCaskill to head up operations of the peer-to-peer payment platform last year, she was impressed by his preparation, problem-solving instincts and curiosity. But what cemented the deal for her was his sense of humor. She "cracked a couple of jokes and gave him the space to be able to crack a few jokes," she says. Once they started laughing, she knew he'd fit well with the team.
For almost a decade, a couple in north London have marked the first day of the new school year with tongue-in-cheek doorstep photos celebrating their two son's return to the classroom. Comedian Tom Price and his wife, author Beth Morrey, began the tradition with a snap holding a bottle of wine and some beer. It has since grown into elaborate set-ups from hot tubs to golf clubs which are now eagerly awaited by their friends and family.
"I've been on the game for a couple of years, and it was definitely something from the moment that I came on-board, when I was talking to Sam, the grounded tone was a priority," Clark said. "Grounding the humor in the world, he made it very clear that if I tried to put a meme in the game, he would come to my house with a baseball bat [laughs]. So, it was definitely in the brief from the beginning to make the tone fit the world."
Publishing this list is like giving you an X-ray examination into my funny bone, the area that harbours all of my dumbest, stoopidest and most insincere thoughts. I got a case of dumb-dumb-itis; it's bad doc, real bad! Please do not take this examination lightly. I had to do a lot of archive searching and cross-referencing; I sought counsel from gurus and masters in the field. I dove deep.
In Spaichingen, a 51-year-old woman faces criminal investigation for allegedly stealing 0.15 worth of water from her neighbor's rain barrel, showcasing extreme frugality.
"Life can be a pretty rough raisin," he says, "so if I manage to distract someone from whatever they're going through or brighten up their day or remind them that it's okay to do what you like doing and have fun, even for a moment, then my job is done."
"I'm the type of person who, if I'm happy, everybody in the room is going to be happy, and if I'm sad, it's going to be very quiet and tense. I'm a temperature guider in the room."
I was drinking so much alcohol, almost a handle of vodka a day, and alcohol is the most destructive drug not just to your body, but it puts you in more danger than any other drug that I've ever experienced.
If this was the year 1276, when man like Archbishop Killwardby opened the Surrey Street Market, then yes, Croydon would not be inside London. But guess what? This ain't the year 1276, and you, my brother, are not a Bishop. If you were to do your research, you would see that following the London Government Act of 1963, Croydon was officially declared a London Borough on April 1, 1965, on page 4,565 of the Act.
The Buffalo Sabres revealed their schedule describing their opponents as different types of chicken wings, celebrating Buffalo's culinary history and avoiding references to their long playoff drought.
"I was a sous chef for 17 years. My last job was in a popular area in the Alps where we had a lunch buffet every afternoon. Once a week, it was themed, and I usually stood at the buffet and made either fresh waffles or pancakes. I had a huge setup with toppings and ice cream at one end. I was in the middle, and at the other end were the items I needed to make the food, like batter."
High On Life is a gem of a first-person shooter that adds a cartoonish wrinkle to gaming's most action-packed genre. The adventure takes you to Blim City, a space metropolis full of all sorts of alien species.
Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel showcased camaraderie and humor post-stage with playful banter about racing and future competitions, reflecting a light-hearted aspect of their rivalry.
Kay humorously explained the origin of Cal Raleigh's nickname, Big Dumper, noting its connection to Raleigh's large posterior. His minor league teammates gave him this name, which he disliked.
The premise is simple - three members of the public are kidnapped recruited to take part in completely random tasks at the behest of Kita and Anita, with no set rules, concrete way to win, or guarantee of personal or mental safety.