Tag: humor writing
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The Honest Dictionary: Words the Way They Actually Work
Language is fascinating. Over centuries, humans have carefully built a vocabulary to describe the world around us. Words were polished, definitions were refined, and meanings were made to sound respectable. Unfortunately, reality did not cooperate. So here is a small attempt to fix that problem. This is The Honest Dictionary — where words are defined…
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The Year I Received the Most Thoughtful Gift of My Life
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. When I was a kid, I loved playing with baby dolls. I had three of them — Sonu, Monu, and Tonu — all in different sizes. My favorite was Sonu. Probably because he was very fat and big. He was also smiling. I had given Monu’s…
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Doing Nothing, Accidentally Shopping, and Other Leisure-Time Skills
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? If I’m being honest—and leisure time deserves honesty—I enjoy doing nothing. Not the aesthetic, soft-life version of nothing that comes with candles and calming music. Just regular, unfiltered nothing. Sitting around. Existing. Letting my mind wander into unnecessary overthinking and then pretending that was intentional.…
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The Underrated Luxury of Not Having to Pee: A Survival Guide for Long Journeys
You never think about it.You don’t wake up grateful for it.You don’t journal about it or manifest it or romanticize it on Pinterest. But not having to pee is one of life’s most underrated luxuries. You only realise this when you’re trapped on a long-distance bus, barely one-tenth into the journey, and your body quietly…