Posts by Phil Callaway

On Laugh Again we sometimes talk about the awesome critters God has designed, including a male that gives birth? Isn’t that a great idea, ladies? I’ll tell you which critter it is, but first, if you were building an underwater boat, would you craft it out of wood? Likely not. But Cornelis Drebbel did. In…

At the age of 62, my brother-in-law Bill got married. At the reception, his twin brother toasted the groom and mentioned Bill’s age. Bill’s brand new wife Maria turned to me and said, “What? He’s that old?” We laughed. A great sense of humour can take you far in a marriage. The two met on…

When I was a kid, I remember being horrified to hear that God sees me all the time. Every thought. Every word. He knows it all. I couldn’t get away with anything! How do you see yourself? Through your eyes? Or through God’s eyes? A father and daughter were collecting shells on the beach. He…

Do you ever look in the mirror? One hurried morning, I arrived at work with a peanut butter smear on my chin. This, I discovered, after an important meeting. No one pointed it out, but in hindsight they found me unusually funny whenever I said something. I heard about an old gal who looked in…

At times I am shocked by the behaviour of my fellow human beings. Especially when there’s money to be had. They scratch, bite, claw, and sue to get their hands on some cash. Here are a few actual lawsuits, filed by actual people, who believed they had actual cases. Pearson v. Chung. Better known as…

According to Guinness World Records, the world’s largest chocolate Easter bunny was created in Brazil back in 2017 by The Chocolate House Team. This massive sculpture weighed over 9,000 pounds and stood 15 feet tall and 7 feet wide. I think my wife and I could have polished it off in a week. We love chocolate that…

When our children were teenagers, I came home from work most nights to discover that my house was moving. My sons had commandeered my stereo and were playing music that sounded like angry cats chasing a bagpiper. The place was shaking. “Good vibrations,” they called it. Now don’t get me wrong. I love loud music.…

We are projected to spend more than $100 billion on anti-aging products by 2030. Is there a better way? I love visiting old people. They make me feel young. But all of us are aging. In the grocery store one day a guy asked my wife if it’s her dad who writes those books. I…

Ever since he was knee high to a Doberman, our son Steve was fearless. Take him to the ocean, he’d swim out looking for sharks. Take him to the mountains and he’d see how high he could climb. One day when he was five, I watched him jump off a roof with a garbage bag…

A new study provides an enlightening answer A very passionate minister was visiting a little country church. He began his address with a shocking reminder: “Everyone in this parish is going to die.” The evangelist was surprised to notice a man in the front row smiling up at him. “What is so amusing?” the visiting…