He actually traded a single red paperclip for a house. (With many bartered trades in between.) I have already mentioned that this guy has a supreme sense of joy. See my previous post about one red paperclip.
From his website: Oneredpaperclip.com:
It’s “official.” I’m going to trade one movie role for one [...]

Or Missile.
Check out this funny photo. I have no idea if it is real or not, but there is no reason why it couldn’t be real.

Here’s the idea: you buy some missile-shaped balloons, tie them to your car, and then drive like mad down the highway. It’s funny, and this practical joke is victimeless [...]

This sad news:
Comedian Red Buttons Dies in L.A. at 87
Thursday July 13

Red Buttons, the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television and then in a dramatic role won the 1957 Oscar as supporting actor in “Sayonara,” died Thursday. He was 87.
Buttons died of vascular disease at his home [...]

Yesterday, I did my motivational humorist thing for the good folks at Stewart Title of Colorado Springs. It was a great group, and a fun group and a wonderful day.
One of the main reasons this group invited me to speak to them is that they needed (and I mean needed) to laugh. Over [...]

Ok, so I admit that as funny as these beards are, they sorta creep me out. Can you imagine eating spaghetti with this guy? (Can you say, “Dude… there’s a meatball on your cheek.”)
German Beard Championships
Creative beard : Elmar Weiss with his windmill beard competes in the International German Beard Championships in [...]

I’m so pleased…my big brother finally hit the web.   Check out his new site EdVantage Consulting!
Even though he is my big brother, I’m so proud.
Need an education consultant?  Some help picking your textbooks?  Call my brother Mark Montgomery.
Need a education based motivational speaker for your conference?  Need your teachers to laugh AND learn at your [...]

My favorite part of nearly all sporting events is the show we get after the game is finished. I just love watching the winners celebrate. Who doesn’t?
It’s hard not to smile; it’s hard to stay in a bad mood when you see jump-out-of-your-skin-with-happiness people.
In these photos of the world cup, the joy [...]

Re-bookings.
I just got invited to come back to speak and do my humor-in-the-workplace seminar for the State of Florida Department of Revenue.
THis will be my 4th or 5th time back to Florida for this client.
Cool!
Thanks Florida DOR!
Brad Montgomery
Florida Keynote Speaker, Humor in the Workplace Expert, Fan of the DOR!
Technorati Tags: Motivational Speakers, Humorists, [...]

I love the Onion Newspapers. Check out this awesome parody of motivational speakers.
STILLWATER, OK—Motivational speaker Ron Kalbee was long known for saying, “The word failure is not in my vocabulary.” Author of the best-selling You Can Do It!, his eight-step plan to personal fulfillment has helped millions turn dreams into reality.

Now, according to Kalbee, [...]

Fat Jokes Aren’t Funny… They Hurt.
There was a very interesting article a few days ago in USATODAY.com on the op-ed page by Barbara D’Sousa about how fat jokes aren’t funny. It compares, I think quite eloquently, anti-fat person jokes to jokes about people of color, women, etc.
The article points out how many jokes and even [...]