Weather is seasonably warm

With not a cloud in the sky and temperatures reaching a high of 12 degrees-Celsius, residents expressed amazement today at how seasonably warm the weather was.
“Is it just me or is this weather exactly what you’d expect it to be for the middle of October?” asked one local, causing others to nod in agreement that [...]

How many hoots do you think I should give about that?

Is That My Shirt is pleased to introduce a new guest contributor, Ruth Chapman.  If you have ever had trouble figuring out how many hoots you should give about something, worry no longer.  Ruth is here to help.
“My co-worker Linda was ten minutes late for a meeting I was holding.  Later she came up and [...]

His Love is Manifest, a poem for Charles de Gaulle

The world of dreams
Allows mortals to be queens,
But the dreams of one
Were a lot more fun;
And powerful
The man, a dreamer
The hero, a keener.
He was no ordinary man.
He was a dream come true
He was our dreams realized
We dreamed of love and we got…

CHARLES DEGAULLE
His love is manifest.
A general was He
Of the finest degree
The world was at [...]

Man dealing with mouse problem given a deeper appreciation for the movie Mouse Hunt

Though originally calling it forgettable and “not very funny,” Don Squigley has developed a stronger appreciation for the movie Moust Hunt after spending several frustrating weeks trying to deal with his own mouse problem.
“It’s been almost a month now since I first heard scratching behind my fridge and but no matter what I do, I [...]

Excuse me, but can you recommend any good video game boxes?

Oh hello there.  No, no, I’m just exploring, thanks — quite content to be left to my own devices.  Of course, I shall beckon  if I need any help.
Well actually, sir, before you turn to leave, maybe you can be of some assistance.   I suppose you’re right — why fly blindly through such a large [...]

Lesser known rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution

1.) A little-known amendment from the Bill of Rights regarding the legality of tomfoolery: Congress shall make no law causing twenty-nine Asian elephants to be imported into these States United for the purposes of buffoonery nor costumery; nor shall any law require Mr. Thos. Buckston of Beer Lane, Boston, Massachussets, to insert ninety-seven quills into [...]

The Next Level: Advice on Taking It To The Next Level

By Melvyn Creelmaster
The editors are pleased to welcome Melvyn Creelmaster to the ITMS team.  Melvyn is North America’s foremost expert on taking a variety of activities to the next level.  Watch for his regular contributions as he responds to reader questions on how to take it to the next level.

Dear Melvyn: Showering.
- Chet Plowe of [...]

Praise for Is That My Shirt

A round-up of what the critics are saying.
“I may be a well-known proponent of global human rights, but from now on, there’s only one thing right for this human: Is That My Shirt?  No, no, that wasn’t a question, that’s the name of the blog.”
– Retired Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louise Arbour

“A stunning achievement.  [...]

Man likes his bituminous coal the way he likes his women

Black, soft, and dirty.

Ninety-eight hot dog buns should be just about right for my barbeque

So, I’ve got fifty hot dogs here. Well, twenty of them are smokies. And another ten are bratwurst. But, using the vernacular lexicon, we can call that fifty hot dogs.
That leaves me with a margin of error of forty-eight buns if I buy ninety-eight of them. That seems about right.
Here’s how [...]