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Throwback Thursdays! DiedInHouse.com?

(8/30/2014) Did someone die in your house? Would you want to know that? If it’s happened since you started reading this you should probably call an ambulance as it may not be too late. If you’re planning for someone to die in your house please say so in the comments and I’ll send some people over who would probably like to discuss that with you at headquarters.

Picture credit: angelsghosts.com

As you can see from the picture, it’s very important to find out if there are ghosts in your house b...

Wordless Wednesday! Hey Teacher…

I took this atthe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Have a great Wednesday!~Phil

Top Ten Tuesday! Ten Situations That Should Be Solved By a Rap Battle

If you can’t solve a situation with finger guns then the protocol requires an escalation to a rap battle. Here are the Top Ten Situations That Should Be Solved by a Rap Battle.

10.Presidential elections:Or the leadership of any country really. It’s the 21 st century, voting is so last century.

9. Court cases:I believe that either the lawyers or the defendant and the accuser should engage in a rap battle to determine the outcome. Imagine how exciting it would be to see someone rap their way t...

Music Monday! Everybody’s Free (to wear sunscreen) by Baz Luhrman

I still like this. I’ve included the short version with the lyrics on the screen. There’s so many good lines that ring true. How about if everybody puts their favorite line in the comments?

The race is long and in the end, it is only with yourself. Have a great Monday! ~Phil

Tagged: Baz Luhrman, Everybody's Free, Music, Music Monday, The Phil Factor

I Think I’m Allergic to Allergies (Caution: This post may contain gluten & nuts)

Why is everyone allergic to everything? And why hasn’t modern medicine fixed these allergies? When I was a kid everything was made of gluten and nuts. The tags on our clothes said, “This clothing contains gluten and nuts. Every kind of nuts. There’s too many to count. Anyway if you get hives or can’t breathe, it’s purely coincidental. Suck it up and develop some immunity buttercup. Wash in warm water. Tumble dry on low.” We even had toy guns that shot gluten and nuts. Now, everyone is either...

Would You Rather? The Friday Poll

In a past poll we had money versus love and of course love won, but what about time? Is time on the face of the Earth worth more than money? You tell me and give your reasoning in the comments.

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TBT! Vermont: The Liechtenstein of North America!

Vermont is one of the politically and socially weirdest states in the union so how could I not make fun of it? Had I known last year that their Senator was going to run for President I would have included him. Of course last year I wasn’t entirely sure if Vermont had Senators. Quick, can anyone name the other one?

(8/23/2014) Aaah….Vermont! The lush rolling hills of green, home of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and….and….Well, I guess there really isn’t anything else.

Oh, sorry, there is more in Ve...

Top Ten Tuesday! The Top Ten Best Times for Finger Guns

I can’t even tell you how much I hate GIFs, but when the subject of finger guns came up, how could I pass on Michael Scott? Last Friday I dropped my son off at college and for one of the pictures in his dorm room he posed, giving me the finger guns. I said to myself, “Phil, there must be a lot of perfect moments in life to pull out the finger guns. Also Phil, it’s odd that you refer to yourself in the third person in your own inner monologue.” Both very true, so I said to myself, “Phil, you...

What If Siri Was a Dude?

I have to give credit where credit is due. The idea for this post didn’t come from my reliably disturbed mind, but from that of Little Miss Menopause of the blog Once Upon Your Prime. About two weeks ago she wrote a very funny post about the different Siri options there are and how they might be helpful to women. At the end she wondered how it might play out if Siri was a guy.I decided it would be more fun if Siri was not just a guy, but a duuude. Yeah, that’s right, a dude with three d’s.

Gu...

Throwback Thursday! Hotel Hell

(o8/16/14) Before you read the rest of this post I want you to know that I love staying in hotels. The room is always clean. You leave and come back and someone has made your bed. For these two things alone I would live in a hotel for the rest of my life if that were possible. But there are a few things that bug me…

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Mandatory Valet Parking: I’m not worried about valet’s taking my car for joyrides like inFerris Bueller. It’s not that great of a car. I wish I wen...