WORDS OF WISDOM

June 30, 2010

KEEP RIGHT MERGE LEFT

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A TALE OF THE OLD WEST

June 29, 2010

In the Old West, where men were men and so were the women, Clarence Forbes shot a house. Spooked by a varmint, Clarence launched himself momentarily skyward, and when he returned to rest on solid ground, he unholstered his pistol and shot a house. While his intent was to send to eternal rest the varmint […]

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10 DAYS IN JUNE

June 28, 2010

June 17 – The advance scouting party of wild yellow finds a good site. June 27 – The wild yellow community takes formal possession.

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IRIS EYES

June 27, 2010

When iris eyes are shining Sure it’s like a Cornish hen In the guilt of iris laughter You can hear a bloke named Ben When iris hearts are cabbage All the world seems filled with hay And when iris eyes are smiling Sure they usher your wallet away

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A SENTENCE BY NANCY MITFORD

June 26, 2010

My Uncle Matthew had four magnificent bloodhounds, with which he used to hunt his children. In The Pursuit of Love, the character of Uncle Matthew stands in for Mitford’s own father, Lord Redesdale, a loon of the highest order, who did indeed conduct horse and hounds fox hunts, his children taking on the role of […]

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CARTOON FRIDAY 56

June 25, 2010

“Nah, we didn’t get picked either. The crummy mutt recited from ‘Hamlet’ when he was supposed to yodel, and he yodeled when he was supposed to recite from ‘Hamlet’.”

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DOSH

June 24, 2010

This is Dosh, a Cloverian hutkeeper. The mystery of O’Tan’s Gate begins on the high cobbled road before the bound timber gate of Blossom Castle where she is found delirious, her clothes tattered,one antenna broken, and with a blissful smile on her lips as she mumbles, “Random rain riddles … random rain riddles.” Brought to […]

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MORE LOON WISDOM

June 23, 2010

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL UNTIL IT DIES

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FAIRY TALE KWIZ

June 22, 2010

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your: a. teammates. b. hair. c. teammates’ hair. d. raven. e. all of the above except a, b, c, and d. f. howitzer.

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CHARLES

June 21, 2010

Charles rarely emerges from the lower pantry, and on those occasions when he does, the staff bolts pell mell in every possible direction. Charles has that sort of an effect on sentient creatures of any stripe. Stone cold fact. Last Tuesday, so I’m told, Charles emerged, and the staff bolted, all save Buddy, the footman’s […]

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