Instead of an apple a day, it is better to get a dose of humor a day to keep the doctor at bay. We can find this daily dose of humor by reading the works and writings of humorist Barry Parham. His book, The Middle-Age of Aquarius, is a powerful, unique brand of humor that can chase away any disease or depression. Warning: you might need a box of tissues because there is a risk of laughing until you cry.
Barry’s various chapters cover every topic imaginable, and no topic is safe from his humorous interpretation as he covers aging, health, work, art, media, cultural norms, fads, the internet, politics and much more.
Barry, like a scientist in a lab, is skilled in mixing the right amount of humorous chemicals to get the most unique, powerful, sarcastic, satiric, versatile, hilarious brand of humor that is quite rare to find these days. He should bottle his humor and sell it as medicine; he would put the doctors out of business not to mention become a billionaire.
In The Middle-Age of Aquarius, he frankly discusses getting older and how after waking at the “pre-caffeine” stage he resembles the man in “those pictorial school posters of man’s evolutional stages, from knuckle-walking ape to fully upright used car salesman.” He reminisces that the year he was born “gas cost about thirty cents a gallon” and “all the ‘stooges’ and ‘rascals’ were still in Hollywood, instead of in Congress.”
Barry describes South Carolina’s freeways as the hub between Florida and the North, and it is “an endless Mad Max outtake, a road rage arena of alien people, all in a hurry to get somewhere else.”
Barry discusses today’s addiction to Facebook and social media with horrible crimes occurring on the web: “Some think the poor guy was mauled by an Unwanted Pet” or that “the ‘Enter’ key on his keyboard got stuck, and Facebook simply liked him to death.”
Barry gives us suggestions for commuter boredom: driver-watching (similar to bird-watching). He lists the different types of drivers like Lane Dancers, the Mascara-y Monster, Warp Jumpers (that sounds like me) and others. He proves that the TSA has no sense of humor because when he was travelling, they picked him up for writing in a column about airport security the phrase “some time to kill.”
Talking about the economy and unemployment, Barry tells us he has discovered the government is still hiring. He gives us a sample US Civics exam. One question dealt with how many full terms can a Senator serve?
His choices are hilarious:
a. One at a time. Then they have to get re-indicted. b. Depends. How much money they got? c. Fifteen-to-twenty, with time off for good behavior. d. Where did you get this confused idea that they actually serve?
Barry shares with us what the government is doing for the planned parenthood program: their new approved pill will be marketed as “Noplanitol.” He ties things up by discussing the Mayan Calendar, the countdown and Doomsday. He quotes an Internet site that says, “Doomsday will be unlike anything that anyone here on Earth has ever experienced before.” Barry just smiles and shakes his head as he comments, “Really? D’ya think? Worse than the last several Doomsdays?”
So when you are feeling down or stressed, just take a “Barry break.” He’ll brighten your day and have you laughing in convulsions. Don’t be surprised when your neighbors and family decide to have you admitted!
Barry’s various chapters cover every topic imaginable, and no topic is safe from his humorous interpretation as he covers aging, health, work, art, media, cultural norms, fads, the internet, politics and much more.
Barry, like a scientist in a lab, is skilled in mixing the right amount of humorous chemicals to get the most unique, powerful, sarcastic, satiric, versatile, hilarious brand of humor that is quite rare to find these days. He should bottle his humor and sell it as medicine; he would put the doctors out of business not to mention become a billionaire.
In The Middle-Age of Aquarius, he frankly discusses getting older and how after waking at the “pre-caffeine” stage he resembles the man in “those pictorial school posters of man’s evolutional stages, from knuckle-walking ape to fully upright used car salesman.” He reminisces that the year he was born “gas cost about thirty cents a gallon” and “all the ‘stooges’ and ‘rascals’ were still in Hollywood, instead of in Congress.”
Barry describes South Carolina’s freeways as the hub between Florida and the North, and it is “an endless Mad Max outtake, a road rage arena of alien people, all in a hurry to get somewhere else.”
Barry discusses today’s addiction to Facebook and social media with horrible crimes occurring on the web: “Some think the poor guy was mauled by an Unwanted Pet” or that “the ‘Enter’ key on his keyboard got stuck, and Facebook simply liked him to death.”
Barry gives us suggestions for commuter boredom: driver-watching (similar to bird-watching). He lists the different types of drivers like Lane Dancers, the Mascara-y Monster, Warp Jumpers (that sounds like me) and others. He proves that the TSA has no sense of humor because when he was travelling, they picked him up for writing in a column about airport security the phrase “some time to kill.”
Talking about the economy and unemployment, Barry tells us he has discovered the government is still hiring. He gives us a sample US Civics exam. One question dealt with how many full terms can a Senator serve?
His choices are hilarious:
a. One at a time. Then they have to get re-indicted.
b. Depends. How much money they got?
c. Fifteen-to-twenty, with time off for good behavior.
d. Where did you get this confused idea that they actually serve?
Barry shares with us what the government is doing for the planned parenthood program: their new approved pill will be marketed as “Noplanitol.” He ties things up by discussing the Mayan Calendar, the countdown and Doomsday. He quotes an Internet site that says, “Doomsday will be unlike anything that anyone here on Earth has ever experienced before.” Barry just smiles and shakes his head as he comments, “Really? D’ya think? Worse than the last several Doomsdays?”
So when you are feeling down or stressed, just take a “Barry break.” He’ll brighten your day and have you laughing in convulsions. Don’t be surprised when your neighbors and family decide to have you admitted!