(A big hat tip to Dianne who found this bit of silliness circling the internet and sent it to our inbox. We are particularly fond of #7 “Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.” It is certainly a rule that we live by. Enjoy! )

[tag]Rules to Live By[/tag]
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. Don’t worry about what people think, they don’t do it very often.

3. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.

4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.

6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

8. A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.

9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of cheques.

12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.

13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.

15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

16. A balanced diet is a muffin in each hand.

17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

19. Junk is something you’ve kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

24. Someone who thinks logically provides nice contrast to the real world.

25. It ain’t the jeans that make your butt look fat.

26. If you had to identify in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’

27. There is a very fine line between ‘hobby’ and ‘mental illness.’

28. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

29. You should not confuse your career with your life.

30. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.

31. Never lick a steak knife.

32. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

33. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

34. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment

35. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that deep down inside we ALL believe we are good drivers.

36. Your friends love you anyway.

Today we have for you a couple of blog posts that include silly lists.

First off, we have the Ten Most Terrifyingly Inspirational [tag]80s Songs[/tag] (complete with videos) from [tag]Cracked.com[/tag]. If you remember the music of the 80s, you may find yourself agreeing with their list, or wondering why they didn’t choose your song.

Then, we have 13 [tag]Halloween Jokes[/tag] from [tag]Enjoying the Ride[/tag]. If you are like most of us here in the Silliness Lair, and your sense of humor sits at about the 3rd grade level, you will love these jokes.

(A Hat Tip to Lyndsey for sending us this bit of silliness she found lurking on the internet. It’s always good to have a few warning signs for this sort of thing.)

The [tag]Warning Signs[/tag] Of [tag]Insanity[/tag]…

*Everyone you meet appears to have tentacles growing out of places that you wouldn’t expect tentacles to be growing from.

*You start out each morning with a 30-minute jog around the bathroom.

*You write to your mother in Germany every week, even though she sends you mail from Iowa asking why you never write.

*Every time you see a street sign, you have a tremendous urge to relieve yourself on it.

*You wear your boxers on your head because you heard it will ward of evil dandruff spirits.

*People stay away from you whenever they hear you howl.

*Nobody listens to you anymore, because they can’t understand you through that scuba mask.

*You begin to stop and consider all of the blades of grass you’ve stepped on as a child, and worry that their ancestors are going to one day seek revenge.

*You have meaningful conversations with your toaster.

*Your father pretends you don’t exist, just to play along with your little illusion.