Tag: Humour

• Outwitted (Again)

  Andrew Whalan

  January 12, 2022

  Fiction, Humour, Personal, Poetry

  Humour, Poetry, Poetry community

• The Teddy Bear Principle

  In September 2020, I received an email. Somewhere in the middle was a story about how a university professor solved enquiries before he received them. By keeping a teddy bear outside his office. Attached to it was a sign, “Ask Teddy”. Anyone that did enter the office, however, was asked, “What did Teddy say? What […]

  Andrew Whalan

  December 23, 2021

  Experience, people, Personal, Poetry

  career, Humour, information technology, personal

• White Insta Male Poet

  Andrew Whalan

  March 3, 2021

  Poetry

  Humour, Instagram, Poetry, Poetry community

• The Feminist Card

  “You know me… I either bring the best out of people or the worst…” A mere musing to myself. But a few weeks later, the remark returned to me. Adversely. Not only that but he played the feminist card. On me… This person had hurriedly and thoughtlessly implemented a change that had adversely affected many […]

  Andrew Whalan

  October 1, 2018

  Humour, Leadership, Opinions-Editorial, Personal

  Feminism, Humour, work, workplace

• The Tweets of October

                                         

  Andrew Whalan

  October 21, 2017

  Humour, Politics

  Humour, Politics, United States

• Horse and Carriage or Unfinished Symphony

  I had to laugh (out loud on the train)! For My Dad, Kevin Whalan’s latest blog,opens with the same words as the following speech, written and delivered in 2001,  while I was going through… “Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage “ Well, you don’t see that any more do you? Do […]

  Andrew Whalan

  July 12, 2017

  Opinions-Editorial, Speeches

  divorce, Feminism, Humour, Love, marriage, speech, women

• Baby Crush

  A bald head crowned by a few curls peeks out. Two eyes large and watchful wait and see what I might do. I’m not moving. I stand silent. I’m a daddy statue. Tiny hands cover her eyes. She tries to catch my gaze. No way. I’m having no part of it. Not yet. She opens […]

  Andrew Whalan

  March 28, 2017

  Fiction, Stories

  Child, Childhood, Family, Father, Fiction, Humour, men, Parenting, Relationships, short story, women

• The Happiest Dental Patient Ever

  Was this the last one? I went to the surgery door and called his name. He looked up at once. And his eyes twinkled at me. And he smiled as if he had been in last week!  He walked in arms swinging by his sides as if it was too easy. Tall, thin and vaguely familiar. […]

  Andrew Whalan

  March 2, 2017

  Fiction, Humour, Personal, Stories

  Australia, Fiction, Humour, personal, story

• The Lingering Look (of a Book Lover)

  It’s no task at all. Simply take the books you don’t want and put them into the two spare boxes. But to succeed at this meant I had to be a zombie bricklayer. Pick up a book, one in each hand from the first pile. Then with closed eyes transfer to the outgoing book box. Then I […]

  Andrew Whalan

  January 5, 2017

  Humour, Personal

  author, bibliophile, books, Humour, writing

• Captured By An Audience

  You never really wanted to go out there. You’re outnumbered for one thing. You know that any false move in front of them will be the last and final one. You’re thinking that the light is too bright, your  voice will be too soft, your tread too heavy, your stance too awkward. You’re really scared to […]

  Andrew Whalan

  November 2, 2016

  Fiction, Humour, Personal, Speeches, Stories

  Conversation, fear of public speaking, humorous speaking, Humour, Listening, public speaking, short story, silence, stand up comedy