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18 Aug 09

A few things that go oddly together: electric razors, a kitchen slicer and my wife’s dark sense of humor.
Last night, Annie and I went to Bloomingdales to look at overpriced electric razors—I’m tired of paying 14 bucks for four replacement Gillette blades. For reasons only known to some Bloomie store display designer, the electric razors and kitchen slicers were placed nearly side by side.
“Oooh, a head slicer,” my wife pointed. “Just stick your head in there.” She joked about putting a severed head Halloween mask on the slicer. Instinctively, I, ah, touched my neck and wondered when was the last time I bought her flowers, or said anything really complimentary. Women like to talk. Men, you must listen, or…
Moments ago I told her about my blogging the head kitchen slicer incident. “It’s because of all these terrible things I watch on TV,” she said. Yeah, the Duggar Family—”18 Kids and Counting“—is about the scariest TV she watches.
Wait. “Jon & Kate plus 8.” Kate would slice off Jon’s head. :)

A few things that go oddly together: electric razors, a kitchen slicer and my wife’s dark sense of humor.

Last night, Annie and I went to Bloomingdales to look at overpriced electric razors—I’m tired of paying 14 bucks for four replacement Gillette blades. For reasons only known to some Bloomie store display designer, the electric razors and kitchen slicers were placed nearly side by side.

“Oooh, a head slicer,” my wife pointed. “Just stick your head in there.” She joked about putting a severed head Halloween mask on the slicer. Instinctively, I, ah, touched my neck and wondered when was the last time I bought her flowers, or said anything really complimentary. Women like to talk. Men, you must listen, or…

Moments ago I told her about my blogging the head kitchen slicer incident. “It’s because of all these terrible things I watch on TV,” she said. Yeah, the Duggar Family—”18 Kids and Counting“—is about the scariest TV she watches.

Wait. “Jon & Kate plus 8.” Kate would slice off Jon’s head. :)

appliances humor Halloween blades

30 Jul 09

The last post is my interview with The Hillywood Show. Here is their video parody of “Twilight.” It’s funny and well-directed and edited. Sisters Hilly and Hannah are talented, indeed.

Hillywood Show Twilight parody humor

20 Mar 09

It goes without saying that an art gallery and subway platform go oddly together.

Do you have a performance story that you’d like told? Please e-mail Joe Wilcox: oddlytogether at gmail.com.

Improv Anywhere New York The Arts humor

22 May 08

She’s not English, but American—and amazing. Her accents go so oddly together.

Do you have a performance story that you’d like told? Please e-mail Joe Wilcox: oddlytogether at gmail.com.

arts humor improv video 21 accents

4 Apr 08

Improv Everywhere brings music and mayhem to a Los Angeles shopping mall. Their performance and the food court go oh-so oddly together.

Do you have a performance story that you’d like told? Please e-mail Joe Wilcox: oddlytogether at gmail.com.

video improv arts humor