The History of this Page
These inspirations had humble beginnings in the last century, specifically the 1990’s. At that time I was collecting and compiling “thoughts of the day”, “messages of the day” and “electronic fortune cookies” that could be displayed randomly on an AS/400 green-screen. Many of the original messages included references to AS/400s, green-screens, listings, floppy disks, profit sharing, 401Ks, ESOPs, RPG, COBOL and other relics of a by-gone era. Oddly enough, COBOL is making a resurgence in 2020, showing that Life can have a sense of humor even in the darkest times. When Coronavirus or COVID-19 hit our world in 2020, I started collecting what I thought to be appropriate pandemic jokes when it became clear that many people were looking for a humorous way to deal with this terrible scourge. Please like or dislike as you wish, but I hope that most will bring an idea to your head, hope to your heart or a smile to your face.
“Today my son got dressed in nice clothes and said it was picture day at his school (which is, of course, our kitchen table). It was either a very sweet moment or the first sign that the kid is starting to crack. Either way, I charged him $45 for a 15-picture package.” — @gabutch