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Cat Got Your Tongue?

Hi Phil Factor friends, this post is from another blogging friend, IamTheSunKing, who likes cats and paranormal subjects, so I thought why not have her combine them and invite her to write about it?  Have you heard the saying*, “Dogs have owners, but cats have staff”? It’s true to some extent, but I would go as far as to say that some cats have bitches. There, I’ve said it. *Here in the UK, it’s…

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Sexiest Man Alive...The Most Important Election

Now that politics are out of the way, we can focus on the most important election, People Magazine’s annual Sexiest Man Alive award. Is it an award? Is it an elected position? Are there certain “honors and benefits occurring thereto“?  If, in the comments below, you can tell me where the phrase “honors and benefits occurring thereto” comes from, I will appoint you as my chief of staff when I am…

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I'm Not Wrong Yet...

Remember my 2024 psychic predictions that I published in December 2023? (Feel free to go back and read them. I’m doing pretty well)  One of my psychic predictions was that neither Biden or Trump would be the next President. Several months ago I was proven half right when Joe Biden withdrew from the race. Some of you may think I’m wrong because Donald Trump won the election. Guess what? Donald…

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The All New Riveting Plot of EVERY Hallmark Movie 2024

Pic from Hallmark Yes, it’s that time of year! Put away all those Halloween decorations, grab a cup of hot cocoa and settle in for the two best holiday traditions; Hallmark movies and my annual blog making fun of them. What are these two trying to do? I’m not sure I want to know the answer. Christmas, you say? No, Christmas is just a secondary annoyance. To all the people born with at least one…

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Daylight Stupid Time

This is my bi-annual reminder that tonight in the United States we move our clocks backward by an hour and my reminder to you that it’s stupid. I’ve been posting this every Fall and Spring since 2006 and will continue to do so until the government does away with Daylight Savings Time. When I’m elected President, or Sexiest Man Alive, whichever comes first, I’m going to pass a law getting rid of…

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Happy Diwalloween?

Pic from Wedding Day Sparklers Yes, it’s Diwali and Halloween on the same day! Two of my favorite holidays are the same day this year. How can this not be an international world-wide holiday? As Diwali is on different dates each year, so these two holidays only collide every so often. If you’re not familiar with the Hindu holiday of Diwali, you could read this, or I could tell you that Diwali is…

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Happy Diwali! हैप्पी दिवाली हेलोवीन

In the “States” and many other countries we may be excited about Halloween, but we’re overlooking a big holiday that is occurring today. Because of the continued popularity of my post Real Sexting Conversations to Read in Hindi? I thought I would branch out my humorous holiday coverage to include the Hindu holiday of Diwali, which starts today. Before we go any further, Hindi is the language that…

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Ten Ways People Ruin Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. If I wasn’t a full grown adult I’d dress up and go Trick or Treating. I do have some pet peeves though about people who don’t share my love of this holiday. 10. “Fun Size” candy: There is nothing fun about a candy bar so small that it wouldn’t give a sugar rush to a hummingbird. For cripes sake! It’s once a year, you can splurge for the full…

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What If I Had Won Survivor...

Possibly me… Every year when the new Survivor season starts I always wonder, “what if…”  What if that was me winning #Survivor? Let’s take a little trip in the way back machine. It was September of 1999. The internet was so new that I was still getting a newspaper made out of actual paper! I’ve always been an avid sports fan and the first thing I’d do when I got my Sunday paper was to check the…

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For Cripes Sake Hallmark!

First of all, who is Cripes and why do we want their sake?  Isn’t that Japanese wine? Hallmark (yes, I’m yelling at you) for cripes sake and all that is holy, why in the world did you debut a NEW HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE yesterday on October 18th?!!? Is nothing sacred? Can we not continue to watch slasher movies in preparation for this country’s  most beloved holiday, Halloween?!!? Is there not…

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The Future is Here!

Pic from uniladtech.com Well, the future is not here on The Phil Factor. If this was the future, I’d be sending this blog to you just by thinking it. What I’m referring to is my blog post from February 3rd when I reported that Elon Musk’s company Neuralink had implanted a device in a living human brain that was supposed allow that paralyzed person to control a computer or smart phone just by…

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If You Really Like Halloween...

Pic from iStockPhoto.com Halloween is coming up and some of us enjoy it more than others. If you’re one of those people, I have good news! There are several Halloween-like holidays all over the world that you can put on your calendar to celebrate the spooky stuff almost all year round. Pic by Creator: SAEED KHAN The Yulan Festival-China: Like most good festivals that celebrate the dead, fire has…

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It's Halloween Month!

Me on my way to work this month Yes, it’s not Halloween yet, but it’s Halloween Month. Yes, I know Halloween Month is not a thing yet, but I’m hoping to make it a “thing“.  I love Halloween because of the costumes, the decorating and the candy of course. I am not a fan of slasher horror films. I’m over them. Like everyone else, when I was a teenager/early twenties, I’d enjoy a good slasher movie…

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Remember The Northampton Clown? Isn't It Time For Another?

Remember in 2013 when a guy in a creepy clown costume just stated appearing on streetcorners in Northampton, England? It was an internet sensation that bred copycat “Killer Clowns” popping up and freaking people out all over the world. In 2013 I tried to reach the Northampton clown for an interview, but alas, despite my worldwide reputation, or maybe because of my worldwide reputation, The…

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The Clown Whisperer

What do you think of clowns? I was working on two thoughtful, interesting blog posts this morning when, while watching the news, I discovered that my city is hosting a clown festival  this weekend! Who doesn’t love clowns, am I right? A clown festival is certainly an activity that doesn’t seem necessary for any reason. I feel like it’s an event just inviting a serial killer to our city. Ok, come…

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To My New Coworkers...

Pic from Emeritus.com It was wonderful to meet you this week and I look forward to working with most of you. Congratulations, you have found the world famous The Phil Factor blog! Yes, it’s me, that guy in your training who when asked for my name, where I’m from and a personal piece of information, said I was a writer. When pressed about my writing I said I had a blog and a handful of novels.…

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It's Pumpkin Spice SZN !!!

Pic courtesy of Starbucks I was also going to name this “A Pumpkin Flavored Phil Factor”. It’s that time of year, again. Sigh.  It has begun. Pumpkin flavored everything is back in stores! WTH? Seriously, are pumpkins such a wonderful delicacy that we have to flavor EVERYTHING with them? Why pumpkin? Is there any other time of year where a flavor takes over the country for a couple months? Around…