My way of joking is to tell the truth. It’s the funniest joke in the world. – George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) (Image by djedj from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
![IMAGE: Quitting smoking is easy, I've done it hundreds of times. [Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mark-twain-2914114_640_addict-84430_640-200x133.jpg)
Quitting smoking is easy, I’ve done it hundreds of times. [Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.] – Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) (Image by dorze from Pixabay)… More »
As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown… More »
When I wake up in the morning, love, / And the sunlight hurts my eyes, / And something without warning, love, / Bears heavy on my mind, //* Then I look at you, / And the world’s alright with me,… More »
“I think I’ve discovered the secret to life..” “You just hang around until you get used to it..” – Sally Brown (to Charlie Brown and Snoopy) — Charles M. Schulz (1922 – 2000): Peanuts (Image by Sarah Lötscher from Pixabay)… More »
Charlie Brown: “I think Peppermint Patty and Marcie like me, but I don’t know why.. I wish I could ask them…” / Sally Brown: “It’s all right to ask somebody why they hate you, but you should never ask somebody… More »
Marcie: “Psst, sir.. Wake up!” / Peppermint Patty: “Why?” “Z” “A hard one to answer, huh?” // – Charles M. Schulz (1922 – 2000): Peanuts (Image by ivxintong from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Textalk, using the engine from OpenJTalk) More »
![IMAGE: Take the bull by the horns. [Seize the bull by the horns. / The bull must be taken by the horns.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/New-Year-Card-2021ok312net640-200x135.jpg)
Take the bull by the horns. [Seize the bull by the horns. / The bull must be taken by the horns.] (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Snoopy: It was a dark and stormy night. / Linus Van Pelt: “If you’re having trouble selling your work, I’d suggest a different approach…” / Snoopy: It was a stormy and dark night. // – Charles M. Schulz (1922 –… More »
Snoopy: It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a shot rang out! / Lucy Van Pelt: “Isn’t there enough violence in the world today?” “Can’t you write about something nice?” / Snoopy: It was a dark and stormy night.… More »
![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: That's water under the bridge. [That's water over the dam.] / Let bygones be bygones.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/waterfall-100072_640-100x75.jpg)
![IMAGE: Love is blind. [(La.) Amor caecus est.] // The lover is blinded about the beloved, and prefers his own interests to truth and right.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/statue-142195_640-100x75.jpg)
