Where Can you Get a Free Krampus Greeting Card? Well, it’s Free-ish right here.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted by Jim Cook in Humor and Fun | Religion - (1 Comments)

Yep, a Free Krampus Card, all yours, one per person.

Well, Free-ish. I hate it when people leave the fine print to the last, so let me say upfront you gotta pay shipping and sales tax, which is slightly bogus, but this is the best deal we could get with our distributor…

Krampusnacht Card: Krampus is the reason for the season. Free to you through November 24, 2011

… but that said, hey, want a Krampus Card for the holiday season? J. Clifford drew up this doozy of a Krampusnacht design and you can get it free on a card (not including shipping and handling, yeah, I know, sheesh). Here’s how.

Step 1. Visit the Krampus Card page here and add it to your shopping cart.

Step 2. use the coupon code KWTAHJFOVOWK at checkout.

That’s it! One one card is free per person, and the offer is good through November 24 2011. Get it now so you can send an endearment (or perhaps a birch switch) to your love in time for the Krampuslauf.

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Happy Isaac Newton Eve!

December 24th, 2008 | Posted by Jim Cook in Religion | Science - (0 Comments)

Writing for the New York Times, Olivia Judson observed yesterday that more than one luminary’s birth has been pegged to the day of December 25: Isaac Newton was also born on that day, at least under the older Julian calendar. That makes today Isaac Newton Eve.

Judson somewhat jeeringly suggests that supporters of science give one another Happy Isaac Newton Birthday cards in place of Christmas cards. I endorse that idea sincerely. Do you value calculus over churches, gravity over a 2,000 year-old grave, the Third Law of Motion over the Trinity? Do you know someone else who feels the same? Then consider an exchange of Isaac Newton birthday cards.

This year, it’s really too late for Irregular Times to get in on the Newtonian greeting card market, but here is an offering for next year:

Sir Isaac Newton Birthday Cards Isaac Newton Day Postcard

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McCain-Obama Debate Cards for October 15, 2008: Play Games With History

October 15th, 2008 | Posted by Jim Cook in Barack Obama | Democrats | Election 2008 | Politics | Puzzles | Republicans - (0 Comments)

This is your last chance! In case you somehow slept through all three general election debates, dozens of candidate forums and scores of primary-round debates, tonight’s debate at 9 pm Eastern is your last chance to see the candidates for the 2008 presidential election spar on the issues that matter most for our nation’s future… or not. Are the debates a chance for Americans to learn more about the candidates’ platforms and plans for the nation, or are they a chance for us all to watch a fight and gain vicarious enjoyment from the digs, the punches and the occasional toss of sand in the eye?

You tell me. Here are two Obama-McCain presidential debate bingo cards for you to use tonight. You know the rules: five across, five down or five diagonally in a row and you win. The two cards are filled with words and phrases with a varying likelihood of being propelled out of a candidate’s mouth. Can you guess which of the two cards will be the winner?

Obama-McCain Debate Bingo Card for October 15 2008: Substantive Subjects

Obama-McCain Debate Bingo Card for October 15 2008: Trivial Matters

If you actually want a close contest, use these blanks and write in your own phrases and subjects.

Blank Obama-McCain Debate Bingo Card

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Happy Pig, Sudden Death

October 2nd, 2008 | Posted by Jim Cook in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

Being married to a health care worker means I occasionally find the darndest things lying around the house. Today’s find, between the couch cushions: a 3×5 card with the picture of a smiling pig, entitled “Reasons People Suddenly Die.”

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