My Father Could Be Funny

My father had a strange sense of humor, as most fathers do I suppose. He could be very crass and juvenile sometimes, but at other times I really admired his wit. He was extremely well-read and only read non-fiction, especially world news and politics, because he believed fiction was a complete waste of time.

Whenever he wrote, he always used an old black typewriter and I remember hearing the bashing of the keys with his two index fingers at the end of the hall throughout my childhood. His handwriting, or printing rather, was completely illegible. Only my mother and sister and I could decipher it and this was usually a team effort. I just came across an old letter he sent me while I was in university. He had created a whole list of courses with hilarious titles, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I will share some of the best ones with you now. I hope you might find them as entertaining as I did.

Self Improvement:

SI 201 Creative Suffering

SI 202 Guilt Without Sex

SI 208 Whine Your Way To Alienation

SI 301 Molding Your Child’s Behavior through Fear and Guilt

Business and Career

BC 101 How Money Can Make You Rich

BC 102 Packaging and Selling Your Child

BC 105 Looters Guide to Canadian Cities

BC 106 How To Profit from Your Own Body

Crafts

CR 101 Self-Actualization Through Macrame

CR 102 Needlework for Junkies

BC 103 Bonsai Your Pet

Home Economics

EC 101 Basic Kitchen Taxidermy

EC 201 Christianity and the Art of RV Touring

EC 301 Repair and Maintenance of Your Virginity

Heatlh

HE 102 Exorcism and Acne

HE 204 Skate your Way to Regularity

HE 206 Suicide and Your Health

HE 301 Braille System of the Female Anatomy